@dakotarudesill
Law prof at Ohio State. Write/teach national security (nukes, secrecy, surveillance, intel, use of force, political violence), legislation & democracy, professionalism. Former US Senate, IC, 8th Cir, CSIS. I love high civic standards & deep snow. My views.
World gets scary and I get busier -- did @newsmax.com this morning, nuke pod yesterday, and AM talk radio on why (1) Trump Iran War is a war (Speaker Johnson contrary claims are unfounded) and (2) most egregious use of force violation of US Constitution and international law in US history. Yikes.
It’s the friend/enemy distinction virus. How do we get healthy?
Into?
Once before 9/11 my carry-on on 4 international flights was an actual sword
Dang it
And looks. The side with the most vain headquarters leadership is assured of victory.
So great to re-create this pic from 20 yrs ago with Bill Eskridge. Then he was my prof
@yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social . Now we are colleagues in the legislation tribe that Bill leads. He is a 1st class scholar, teacher, human, and champion of the right of queer people to be equally human under law.
Today's 6-3 Supreme Court decision striking down Trump's tariffs should have been 9-0. But it's a clear W for Constitution, rule of law, separation of powers, Congress, courts, and the public. WWWWWW. Big L for attempted autocracy. Left to litigation: how illegally taxed Americans can get $$ back.
The Dems are demanding that ICE honor the Constitution and the Trump administration is saying that this is out of the question. Think about that. Faithfully executing the law? substack.com/home/post/p-...
What an ugly assault on First Amendment and on Congress.
Thankfully, thwarted.
"A group of ordinary citizens sitting on the grand jury in Federal District Court in Washington rejected the effort."
Shame on DOJ.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
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For embattled, brave, resilient Minnesota, from our brilliant Minnesota artist friend Heather. 💙💙💙
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
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It was a pleasure to join bipartisan pod team of @robport.bsky.social and Chad Oban to talk ICE, Insurrection Act, National Guard, constitutional law, Bill of Rights, & Minnesota.
A remarkable speech, the likes of which most of us never imagined we'd possibly hear in our lifetimes. The Great Rupture appears to be upon us. It's shocking, and deeply distressing, that the political party controlling our Congress appears not to care at all.
www.youtube.com/live/JtF630g...
One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
#KavanaughStops on steroids
"Agents drove around Minneapolis and questioned people about their immigration status.
... [including] drivers who were also charging their vehicles. All of them were people of color. All of them were able to prove they were in the U.S. legally."
Department of Justice officials resign because leadership refused to investigate the murder of Renee Good www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
Escape while you still can
This is the latest of several unconstitutional moves to capture the power of the purse from Congress and further eliminate separation of powers and checks and balances.
A time for choosing, from main street to wall street.
"This new threat is not about my testimony last June or about the renovation of the Federal Reserve buildings. It is not about Congress’s oversight role. .... Those are pretexts."
Thank you, Chairman Powell.
You know something's wrong with all of this.
Resolve to speak up.
You won't be alone. (Just look at Jerome Powell)
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Delighted to be quoted here, about my essay in the Minnesota bar journal. Courage, even at personal cost, is not optional for professionals nor in citizenship.
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The Old Dark Frog, wrapped in white shroud, threatens tiny Frog, who looks terrified. From "Shivers" In *Days with Frog and Toad*
“I am not hungry now,” said the Dark Frog. “I have eaten too many tasty frog children. But after I jump rope one hundred times, I will be hungry again. Then I will eat YOU!”
vibes on point
Our rulers say government has absolute immunity from accountability, even for murder, so don’t think those rules about water mean anything.
Plus water could be weaponized.
Also a threat to election integrity.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Peak idiocy