Marty Lederman
Professor at Georgetown University Law Center; former DOJ/OLC attorney
- Genuine question: As opposed to what? Assume someone in the "inner circle" either genuinely thought Biden was more likely than other possible nominees to win, or tried unsuccessfully to persuade him to step aside. What should they have done *then*? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/b...
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- Would you have refused to do those things if you were in the inner circle? Again, it's possible to question the judgment of those who felt confident he had the best chance of winning--but once he decided to run, what should they and others have done differently? @jamalgreene.bsky.social
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- From everything I've seen and read, the inner circle was confident that Biden was fully capable of governing--and the book appears to be focused on electoral prospects.
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- This tweet reads as if it was AI-generated. Within the word limit, though.
Congress can solve this with legislation to make the Librarian of Congress a congressionally appointed position — it did the same in 2023 for the Architect of the Capitol.- NEW: Congressional Republicans are pushing back against Trump’s attempted takeover of the Library of Congress after a brief standoff with DOJ officials this morning. w/ @ktullymcmanus @jordainc t.co/BJ79oZAj9C
- Not as long as the Copyright Office is part of the Library.
- A Justice Souter anecdote: balkin.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-ju...
- I believe the adage derives from Horace's "“Even the good Homer nods, ... [but] in so long a work it is allowable if drowsiness comes on.” I quoted it here, w/r/t no less than George Washington: scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcont...
- Anyone interested in the Supreme Court or jurisprudence should purchase and read this great book.
- My Hughes Court volume is now available in paperback, a steal at the low low price of 20 cents a page, or $59.99 (not much more than a decent doorstop would cost!): www.cambridge.org/core/books/h...
- Gonna go way out on a limb here and predict a Cecily Strong cameo on SNL this Saturday.
