Blake Emerson
@blakeprof.bsky.social
Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law.
Administrative law, political theory. Author: The Public’s Law. Personal views only. https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/blake-emerson
Administrative law, political theory. Author: The Public’s Law. Personal views only. https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/blake-emerson
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And too often we act as though all legal judgments are criminal ones
“Too often we act as though legal judgments and ethical ones must be the same,” Helen Lewis argues of the Cornell rape case: What happened that night might not satisfy a criminal standard of proof, but, “to use an old-fashioned word, it was wrong.” theatln.tc/hFjIPlq7
October 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
And too often we act as though all legal judgments are criminal ones
It’s striking that the GOP has a massive cash advantage even when Trump is currently causing lasting harm to the US and global economy. What does that say about the interests of capital?
October 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It’s striking that the GOP has a massive cash advantage even when Trump is currently causing lasting harm to the US and global economy. What does that say about the interests of capital?
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“Although she knew intellectually that it wasn’t about her, one refrain kept going through her head: “I didn’t deserve this. Why did this happen to me?”
A 'Gut Punch': Black Women Fired by DOGE Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame
This story is a collaboration between MindSite News, Capital B, The 19th, and The Nation, and was edited by MindSite News. Photographs by Kuwilileni Hauwanga When Sharon Davis opened her email at 5 a....
capitalbnews.org
October 9, 2026 at 11:06 PM
“Although she knew intellectually that it wasn’t about her, one refrain kept going through her head: “I didn’t deserve this. Why did this happen to me?”
I like how Mike Collins just acts like he’s writing something very important down while Ossoff rips him to shreds.
Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"
October 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I like how Mike Collins just acts like he’s writing something very important down while Ossoff rips him to shreds.
Getting advertisements for flannel trousers when it’s 95 degrees is violence
October 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Getting advertisements for flannel trousers when it’s 95 degrees is violence
Yale Law School should have enrolled at least one more foreigner so as not to waste a spot on this moron.
Vance: "Some of America's most elite universities bring in foreigners to undercut wages of American residents. There are 9 universities in particular we believe merit an investigation. Those are Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, the University of Pittsburg, UC Davis, Cal Tech, Arizona State, and MIT."
October 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Yale Law School should have enrolled at least one more foreigner so as not to waste a spot on this moron.
Say what you will, but this is quite the backdrop for a presidential launch speech, especially at a time when the right is constantly classics-maxxing.
Too bad the man is rizzless.
Too bad the man is rizzless.
October 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Say what you will, but this is quite the backdrop for a presidential launch speech, especially at a time when the right is constantly classics-maxxing.
Too bad the man is rizzless.
Too bad the man is rizzless.
Whenever I see an instagram post from Vance I expect it to be an Onion headline.
October 8, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Whenever I see an instagram post from Vance I expect it to be an Onion headline.
It remains a problem (as it was after 10/7 in 2023) that some fringe parts of the pro-Palestinian camp are incapable of recognizing, or hostile to, grief and mourning for the death of Israeli civilians.
October 8, 2026 at 2:43 AM
It remains a problem (as it was after 10/7 in 2023) that some fringe parts of the pro-Palestinian camp are incapable of recognizing, or hostile to, grief and mourning for the death of Israeli civilians.
One more time with feeling
Trump: You wanna see trauma? I said it the other day. Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles.
October 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
One more time with feeling
Is Russ Vought going to bomb Los Angeles?
Trump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country."
October 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Is Russ Vought going to bomb Los Angeles?
Trump is surely aware San Diego has a giant navy and marine base, yes? He’s not just fantasizing sbout the destruction of California cities, right?
October 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Trump is surely aware San Diego has a giant navy and marine base, yes? He’s not just fantasizing sbout the destruction of California cities, right?
What a choice cultural moment for the NYT to keep publishing Jeffrey Toobin—surely one of the only people who could write a column about the Supreme Court.
October 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
What a choice cultural moment for the NYT to keep publishing Jeffrey Toobin—surely one of the only people who could write a column about the Supreme Court.
POV: your global strategic footprint is imperiled by marginally upgraded toy airplanes.
October 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
POV: your global strategic footprint is imperiled by marginally upgraded toy airplanes.
If you think the unitary executive theory is driven by originalism, you haven’t been reading the relevant scholarship on the topic.
“The disaster being created by today’s conservative justices isn’t motivated by a liking for Trump’s personal style of governance. It’s driven by their blind adherence to the foolish dogma of originalism.” —Noah Feldman
Eradicating the ‘Fourth Branch’ | Noah Feldman
By ending the independence of federal agencies, the Supreme Court has taken another step toward the creation of an elected presidential dictatorship.
www.nybooks.com
October 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
If you think the unitary executive theory is driven by originalism, you haven’t been reading the relevant scholarship on the topic.
Don’t be a hyperventilating resistance lib and read anything at all into Hegseth’s “department of war” creating a “FASCOM.”
Army is establishing a new command. FASCOM = Futures and Autonomous Systems Command.
October 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Don’t be a hyperventilating resistance lib and read anything at all into Hegseth’s “department of war” creating a “FASCOM.”
Quite the window into what really drives concerns about welfare fraud, if it wasn’t already clear.
October 2, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Quite the window into what really drives concerns about welfare fraud, if it wasn’t already clear.
Alas, stack left undisturbed
October 2, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Alas, stack left undisturbed
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Since when is it anti-democratic for a President to abide by the terms of a federal statute? @leahlitman.bsky.social @profmmurray.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social have an important new paper highlighting slippery slope problems presented by the strong form of UET: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Is the Unitary Executive Democratic or Autocratic Governance?
This essay examines whether the unitary executive theory provides for democratic or autocratic governance. It argues that the unitary executive theory's underly
papers.ssrn.com
October 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Since when is it anti-democratic for a President to abide by the terms of a federal statute? @leahlitman.bsky.social @profmmurray.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social have an important new paper highlighting slippery slope problems presented by the strong form of UET: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Another important paper exploring problems with UET's claims about democratic accountability is @blakeprof.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Liberty and Democracy Through the Administrative State: A Critique of the Roberts Court’s Political Theory
The values of liberty and democracy repeatedly arise in recent Supreme Court opinions on administrative law. The conservative Justices have argued that the powe
papers.ssrn.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Another important paper exploring problems with UET's claims about democratic accountability is @blakeprof.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
One of the key takeaways from Bill Gates’ interview with Ezra Klein is that Bill Gates has a really irritating personality.
Also, AI may kill hundreds of millions of people, but that’s old news.
Also, AI may kill hundreds of millions of people, but that’s old news.
October 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
One of the key takeaways from Bill Gates’ interview with Ezra Klein is that Bill Gates has a really irritating personality.
Also, AI may kill hundreds of millions of people, but that’s old news.
Also, AI may kill hundreds of millions of people, but that’s old news.
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1/ The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights just released its report on campus antisemitism and Title VI. I testified at the hearing. The report is unanimous, bipartisan, & debunks the main legal theories behind recent attacks on universities for allegedly tolerating antisemitism. 🧵
September 28, 2026 at 6:37 PM
1/ The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights just released its report on campus antisemitism and Title VI. I testified at the hearing. The report is unanimous, bipartisan, & debunks the main legal theories behind recent attacks on universities for allegedly tolerating antisemitism. 🧵