Marin K. Levy

Marin K. Levy

@marinklevy.bsky.social

Professor of Law, Duke Law School; Academic Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute. Mother of sons & spinner of ⚖️🧵s.

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Marin K. Levy
@marinklevy.bsky.social

Judge Furman: "[T]he Court holds that Comey is entitled to judgment as a matter of law on her central claims that she was terminated in violation of the constitutional separation of powers and federal law. It therefore grants her retroactive reinstatement and backpay . . ."

Marin K. Levy
@marinklevy.bsky.social

"Additionally, it grants her request for a declaration that Defendants (1) violated the separation of powers . . . (2) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), and (3) violated her Fifth Amendment due process and statutory rights."

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Marin K. Levy
@marinklevy.bsky.social

The Judge says "she will appoint UChicago Consitutional law expert William Baude as an outside counsel. He'll be charged with filing an Amicus Brief that would clarify what powers the judge has under the consitution to appoint a special prosecutor and who that prosecutor would ultimately answer to."

nbcchicago.comFederal judge weighs special prosecutor in ‘Broadview Six' caseA federal judge is evaluating whether to assign a special prosecutor after the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s handling of the ‘Broadview Six’ case
Marin K. Levy
@marinklevy.bsky.social

The Judge says "she will appoint UChicago Consitutional law expert William Baude as an outside counsel. He'll be charged with filing an Amicus Brief that would clarify what powers the judge has under the consitution to appoint a special prosecutor and who that prosecutor would ultimately answer to."

nbcchicago.comFederal judge weighs special prosecutor in ‘Broadview Six' caseA federal judge is evaluating whether to assign a special prosecutor after the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s handling of the ‘Broadview Six’ case

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Steve Vladeck
@stevevladeck.bsky.social

#BREAKING: Over public dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito, #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s request for a stay in the mail-in ballots case. The USPS Rule will remain blocked—almost certainly through the midterms.

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Brennan Center
@brennancenter.org

We interviewed 35 federal judges. Every single one said the dangers federal judges face are more serious today than in the past. @washingtonpost.com breaks down our report, which covers the sharp rise in threats over the past decade and makes recommendations.

washingtonpost.comDozens of federal judges describe intensifying threats in new reportOne jurist paid to construct a safe room after the floor plan of their home was posted on the internet.

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Ryan Goodman
@rgoodlaw.bsky.social

This may be one of the most important legal openings to combat government corruption and DOJ abuse. • Power of grand juries to investigate corruption - even if prosecutors oppose • Model Grand Jury Charges for judges to instruct jurors of their powers • more By team at Yale Law School.

justsecurity.orgSword of the People: The Power of Grand Juries to Investigate Administration CorruptionThe untold power of regular grand juries and special grand juries to conduct investigations and issue reports when federal prosecutors won't.

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Luke Bronin
@lukebronin.bsky.social

West Hartford, Granby, Bloomfield, Hartford, Windsor & way more to go. Think I won the support of Luke the Labradoodle. Pulling out all the stops! Get in line to vote by 8PM and make your voice heard! #vote #ct01

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Dan Epps
@epps.bsky.social

Thrilled that my and @donfro.bsky.social's new paper, "Constitutional Rights and General Private Law," will be in the Harvard Law Review next year. It's a sequel to our 2023 Yale L.J. piece, "The Fourth Amendment and General Law." We need to revise, so no @SSRN yet, but here's the abstract:

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Trump is trying to destroy academic freedom - he sees it as an impediment to his corruption of our democracy. I know university leaders, like those at Yale, are in a tough position given his attacks, but they are under no obligation to agree to anything other than what's required under existing law.

Marin K. Levy
@marinklevy.bsky.social

THI§

Josh Chafetz@joshchafetz.bsky.social

not me googling "section sign" for the millionth time because it's easier to cut and paste from the wikipedia page devoted to the section sign than it is to navigate Word's insert symbol menu in search of § ...

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Merriam-Webster
@merriam-webster.com

The ‘dog days’ of summer get their name due to their association with the Dog Star, Sirius, found in the constellation Canis Major. The first visible rising of Sirius occurs during the hot stretch from early July to early September. Woof.

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Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney.bsky.social

JUST IN: The D.C. Circuit has agreed to consider reviving Judge Boasberg's contempt proceedings against the administration for defying his orders in the Alien Enemies Act case. The full bench will have oral arguments in September, storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.comOrder Sent – #01208862466, Att. #1 in In re: Donald Trump (D.C. Cir., 25-5452) – CourtListener.comPER CURIAM ORDER, En Banc, [2179802] filed granting the unopposed motion of 174 Former Judges to participate as amicus curiae [2173014-2]; The Clerk is directed to file the lodged Amicus brief [217306...

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William Baude
@williambaude.bsky.social

I was the least of three coauthors on this one, but delighted we pulled it off.

Marin K. Levy@marinklevy.bsky.social

Very grateful "Remedies for a Constitutional Crisis" with @williambaude.bsky.social and Sam Bray is now out . . .

harvardlawreview.orgRemedies for a Constitutional Crisis - Harvard Law ReviewIntroduction In a constitutional showdown with the executive branch, the courts may seem to have limited remedial options. Once we reach a point where...

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Jack Rakove
@jrakove.bsky.social

I just received the terribly distressing news that Gordon Wood was hit by a car and killed yesterday. We were together with other Founding era scholars at the 2nd Judicial Circuit conference last week at Lake George, and he was as usual in fine fettle and as always enjoyable to talk to.

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Eric Columbus
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social

Replying to @ericcolumbus.bsky.social

Seems that my memory does, in fact, serve👇👇

Joshua J. Friedman@joshuajfriedman.com

“We can confirm that no U.S. Attorney’s Office has declined to investigate any case relating to the subject matter of CNN’s inquiry,” a Justice Department spokesperson told CNN. “We will not comment beyond that.” archive.ph/arkmq#select...