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Laurie Silvers & Mitchell Rubenstein Distinguished Professor of Law
University of Miami School of Law
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Recent Bluessky Posts- Jotwell Corporate: Andrew F. Tuch, Private Equity, Retail Investors, and Litigation Risk, JOTWELL (May 20, 2026) (reviewing Ludovic Phalippou & William J. Magnuson, Private Equity, Public Capital, and Litigation Risk, available at SSRN (Nov. 14, 2025)), corp.jotwell.com/private-equi.... May 20, 2026 Jotwell
- Trump has figured out the secret to getting away with astounding criminality: In modern politics it's not the crime that gets you, it's the cover-up. Other than the #epstein files, MAGA doesn't do cover-ups; all the financial thieving is loud and proud. May 20, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Any DOJ settlement that gives the President a dollar -- or a direct material benefit -- is a plain-as-day violation of the Presidential Emoluments Clause: "The President shall not receive ... any other Emolument from the United States, or any of [the states]." Art II, S.1, cl. 7. May 20, 2026 Jed H. Shugerman
- It cannot bind, because you cannot rely to your detriment on a promise you make to yourself. The document itself is an unconstitutional violation of the presidential oath. May 19, 2026 James Grimmelmann
- Historian here this is literally about gutting the Reconstruction amendments especially the consequential 14th amendment piece by piece. May 19, 2026 Manisha Sinha
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Jotwell- Sex and Tech May 21, 2026 Aya Gruber
- Private Equity, Retail Investors, and Litigation Risk May 20, 2026 Andrew F. Tuch
- Ordinary Contract Law May 19, 2026 Orit Gan
- Resilience and Judicial Power in the Aftermath of Trump v. CASA May 18, 2026 Suzette M. Malveaux
- Putting a Human Face on Administrative Law May 15, 2026 Emily Hammond
- Corporate Groups & the Principle of Reality May 14, 2026 Verity Winship
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