Laurence Tribe
@tribelegal
Paying it forward . . .
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Laurence H. Tribe, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus at Harvard, has taught there since 1968 and was voted the best professor by the Class of 2000. Born in China to Russian Jewish parents, Tribe entered Harvard at 16; graduated with a summa cum laude in Mathematics (1962) and magna cum laude in Law (1966); clerked for the California and U.S. Supreme Courts(1966-68); was tenured at 30 and elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1980 and to the American Philosophical Society in 2010; helped write the constitutions of South Africa, the Czech Republic, and the Marshall Islands; has received eleven honorary degrees; was appointed in by President Obama to serve as the first Senior Counselor for Access to Justice; is a distinguished appellate advocate, having argued 35 cases in the U.S. Supreme Court; and has written many books and articles, including his treatise, American Constitutional Law, cited more than any other legal text since 1950. Former Solicitor General Erwin Griswold wrote: “[N]o book, and no lawyer not on the [Supreme] Court, has ever had a greater influence on the development of American constitutional law." See https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/laurence-h-tribe/
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From John Locke: Why Trump’s insurrection amounted to waging war on the people of the United States of America
“What if the Executive Power being possessed of the Force of the Commonwealth, shall make use of that force to hinder the meeting and acting of the Legislative, when the Original Constitution, or the publick Exigencies require it? I say using Force upon the People without Authori Tonight on MSNBC
For a conversation about today’s blowout DC Circuit argument in Trump’s bid for absolute immunity — and a prognosis — join @Lawrence and me on MSNBC at 10:20 ET. See you soon! Reading the tea leaves of the scheduling in Trump v. Anderson
If you think SCOTUS is eager to enter this fray, or Trump to shut it down, why did it not offset his delay in seeking cert (12/19 - 1/3) when the challengers alone moved (12/28) for expedition? And why is the supposedly fast briefing schedule so much slower than in Bush v Gore? Suggestions For Bending History’s Arc Toward Liberty and Justice For All:
Our Constitution was born of terrible compromises, and of course it continues to bear many of the flaws that marred it from conception, but to blame its flaws for our failures is an unforgivable cop out — one that threatens to blind us to what must be done if we are to avoid the Here is the link to my NPR interview on 12/21/23 on “Here and Now” discussing the topic: Can Colorado remove Trump from the ballot? Talking with respect to Trump’s followers
Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect. Let’s not talk about “democracy.” “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it. Let’s talk about right and wrong. Let’s Donald J. Trump rose to power with political campaigns that largely attacked external targets, including immigration from predominantly Muslim countries and from south of the United States-Mexico border. But now, in his third presidential bid, some of his most vicious and debasing Disqualifying Trump using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment
This unplanned half hour turned out to be my best explanation of why the 14th Amendment disqualification clause matters, how it’s being enforced, and where we as a country go from here. If I do say so myself, it’s worth the time to sit (or jog) through it, and I’d ask you to shar Everyone who reveres history but wants to avoid fetishizing those parts of it that must never be repeated needs to read this brilliant article ⬇️
“Without the context, Nazi artifacts only represent a fascination with and commodification of Nazism; what’s being traded and promoted is Nazi symbology. The claim that a Nazi artifact is so rigidly “historical” as to be apolitical is at best oblivious, if not dismissive, of how Why We Must Help Ukraine Survive Russia’s Assault and Flourish Afterward:
“If Ukraine can survive a Russian invasion and flourish afterward, it will be a rebuke to the idea that the free world is in terminal decline, that alliances with the United States are a bad bet, and that other nations facing similar threats — Taiwan in particular — should simply To Democracy!
Glad you’re there, Noam. Only sustained protest remains as our shared weapon for preserving any vestige of democracy and the rule of law. I can’t be there, so please raise a fist — and your voice — on my behalf! More on Trump’s constitutional ineligibility to be president again
My prolific friend and colleague Noah Feldman calls it legally irresponsible to ignore a precedent like the 1869 circuit court opinion in Griffin. But @judgeluttig.post and I didn’t ignore it: we explained how it had been ripped to shreds as precedent by two l The Georgia trial will be uniquely valuable Why the Georgia RICO indictment is uniquely valuable
“Unlike the other three cases against Mr. Trump, this one is an indictment for history, for the generations to come who will want to know precisely how the men and women in Mr. Trump’s orbit tried to subvert the Constitution and undermine American democracy and why they failed.” I’ll discuss the latest twists in the Trump criminal indictment saga for two 10-minute segments with @Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC at 10:20 & 10:30 tonight. Hope to see you there! Trump’s basic objection to Smith’s 4-count indictment for the greatest crime any American has ever committed against our country
“He is fundamentally saying that he is the law and that anything which brings a law to bear against him undermines what he perceives as America,” this Washington Post article quotes me as saying. I added: “That’s the very inverse of what most of us think America is all about. It’