# ![@damonroot Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::228868362.png) @damonroot Damon Root

Damon Root posts on X about supreme court, donald trump, jersey, bill clinton the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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[countries](/list/countries)  3.74% [musicians](/list/musicians)  1.87% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  1.87% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  1.87% [finance](/list/finance)  0.93% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  0.93%

**Social topic influence**
[supreme court](/topic/supreme-court) 10.28%, [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) 2.8%, [jersey](/topic/jersey) 2.8%, [bill clinton](/topic/bill-clinton) 1.87%, [searches](/topic/searches) 1.87%, [sports betting](/topic/sports-betting) 1.87%, [federal reserve](/topic/federal-reserve) 0.93%, [quick](/topic/quick) 0.93%, [bad bunny](/topic/bad-bunny) 0.93%, [super bowl](/topic/super-bowl) 0.93%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Brett Kavanaugh says Trump threatens Federal Reserve independence Trumps legal arguments would weaken if not shatter the independence of the Federal Reserve the justice said"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2026/01/22/brett-kavanaugh-says-trump-threatens-federal-reserve-independence/)  2026-01-22T12:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Mike Johnson wants to spare ICE the hassle of getting the right warrant before forcibly entering a home Here's a quick reminder of what the Fourth Amendment has to say about that"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2026/02/05/mike-johnson-wants-to-spare-ice-the-hassle-of-getting-the-right-warrant-before-forcibly-entering-a-home/)  2026-02-05T12:01Z [----] followers, 365.2K engagements


"Conservative judicial activists vs. ICE Why a conservative judges patience is at an end over Trumps immigration crackdown in Minnesota"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2026/01/29/conservative-judicial-activists-vs-ice/)  2026-01-29T13:15Z [----] followers, 292.3K engagements


"Bad Bunny and the SCOTUS precedent that denies Puerto Ricans their rights Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show helped teach a valuable civics lesson to certain uninformed conservative pundits"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2026/02/10/bad-bunny-and-the-scotus-precedent-that-denies-constitutional-rights-to-puerto-ricans/)  2026-02-10T12:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Did Brett Kavanaugh just apologize for butchering the Fourth Amendment Maybe. Puzzling over a curious omission from the conservative United States Supreme Court justice"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2026/01/01/did-brett-kavanaugh-just-apologize-for-butchering-the-fourth-amendment-maybe/)  2026-01-01T12:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"No ICE agents do not have absolute immunity from state prosecution J.D. Vance's assertion that federal agents enjoy 'absolute immunity' from state prosecution is unsound as a statement of law"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2026/01/13/no-ice-agents-do-not-have-absolute-immunity-from-state-prosecution/)  2026-01-13T12:01Z [----] followers, 21.3K engagements


"Did Brett Kavanaugh just apologize for butchering the Fourth Amendment Maybe. https://reason.com/2026/01/01/did-brett-kavanaugh-just-apologize-for-butchering-the-fourth-amendment-maybe/ https://reason.com/2026/01/01/did-brett-kavanaugh-just-apologize-for-butchering-the-fourth-amendment-maybe/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/2007188945961185310)  2026-01-02T20:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"From Bork to Willett: Is the Conservative Legal Movement Going Libertarian http://reason.com/blog/2017/08/04/from-bork-to-willett-is-the-conservative http://reason.com/blog/2017/08/04/from-bork-to-willett-is-the-conservative"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/893533104559853568)  2017-08-04T18:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Remove the Confederate monuments and replace them with statues of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/897482832137920512)  2017-08-15T15:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Listening to the Sun Records box set. Hard to believe Jerry Lee Lewis still walks among us. #thekiller"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/89761225491226624)  2011-07-09T18:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"And while we're at it George Jones. RT @kurt_loder @damonroot Not to mention co-founders Fats Domino Little Richard Chuck Berry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/89770787095064576)  2011-07-09T18:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Cant differentiate between the founders of the U.S. & the founders of the Confederacy Consult Frederick Douglass http://reason.com/archives/2006/10/01/a-glorious-liberty-document/ http://reason.com/archives/2006/10/01/a-glorious-liberty-document/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/898180599046959104)  2017-08-17T13:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Neil Gorsuch to Senate Judiciary Committee: "You better believe I expect judicial decrees to be obeyed.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/901249953162571776)  2017-08-26T01:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The Arpaio pardon is further proof of what we already knew: Trump is an enemy of the Constitution https://reason.com/blog/2016/03/03/donald-trump-enemy-of-the-constitution/amp https://reason.com/blog/2016/03/03/donald-trump-enemy-of-the-constitution/amp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/901261055304880128)  2017-08-26T01:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Listening to The Exploited's under-appreciated thrash album The Massacre. Police Shit fits well w/ @reasonmag's criminal injustice issue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/90171409199931392)  2011-07-10T21:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The case for sanctuary cities is pure James Madison http://reason.com/blog/2017/08/28/james-madison-would-love-sanctuary-citie http://reason.com/blog/2017/08/28/james-madison-would-love-sanctuary-citie"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/902245913606987777)  2017-08-28T19:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"It's pretty clear that Frederick Douglass was a classical liberal https://twitter.com/ProfDBernstein/status/903634927836692480 http://reason.com/archives/2012/07/17/frederick-douglass-classical-liberal https://twitter.com/ProfDBernstein/status/903634927836692480 http://reason.com/archives/2012/07/17/frederick-douglass-classical-liberal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/903638173183565825)  2017-09-01T15:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"In Warrantless Cellphone Search Case Its the Trump Administration vs. the 4th Amendment https://reason.com/blog/2017/09/01/in-warrantless-cellphone-search-case-its https://reason.com/blog/2017/09/01/in-warrantless-cellphone-search-case-its"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/903697369748955139)  2017-09-01T19:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Heres my take on BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN the riveting new documentary about New Yorks shameful eminent domain abuse: http://t.co/Szey99y http://reason.com/archives/2011/07/11/the-great-basketball-swindle http://reason.com/archives/2011/07/11/the-great-basketball-swindle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/90452496551645184)  2011-07-11T16:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Read this thread https://x.com/ConLawWarrior/status/904903498684354560 It's important to understand a few things about the violence that Det. Payne directed towards this peaceful nurse /1 https://t.co/EbJe5oJIyN https://x.com/ConLawWarrior/status/904903498684354560 It's important to understand a few things about the violence that Det. Payne directed towards this peaceful nurse /1 https://t.co/EbJe5oJIyN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/905064991807680512)  2017-09-05T13:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The Trump administration vs. the Fourth Amendment https://reason.com/blog/2017/09/01/in-warrantless-cellphone-search-case-its https://reason.com/blog/2017/09/01/in-warrantless-cellphone-search-case-its"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/905067656277090304)  2017-09-05T13:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"For those of you whove been pining for a Justice Clarence Thomas bobblehead: http://t.co/fpECErE http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2011/07/bobblehead-alert-its-clarence-thomas-turn.html http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2011/07/bobblehead-alert-its-clarence-thomas-turn.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/90520937270747136)  2011-07-11T20:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Heres the article about political correctness and 1980s hardcore punk that youve been waiting for http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/08/the-freakout-over-politically-incorrect http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/08/the-freakout-over-politically-incorrect"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/906215503148015616)  2017-09-08T17:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Always read @petersuderman when he writes about booze http://reason.com/archives/2017/09/12/government-almost-killed-the-c http://reason.com/archives/2017/09/12/government-almost-killed-the-c"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/907592950053568512)  2017-09-12T13:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Celebrate H.L. Menckens birthday today by reading my [----] essay on the Sage of Baltimore http://reason.com/archives/2010/11/18/heeding-the-sage-of-baltimore http://reason.com/archives/2010/11/18/heeding-the-sage-of-baltimore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/907693459636719616)  2017-09-12T19:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"She stood up for herself & others by persuading SCOTUS to partially overturn the Defense of Marriage Act which Bill Clinton signed into law https://x.com/BillClinton/status/907701640458854400 In standing up for herself Edie also stood up for millions of Americans and their rights. May she rest in peace. https://t.co/9nNazdmnPP https://x.com/BillClinton/status/907701640458854400 In standing up for herself Edie also stood up for millions of Americans and their rights. May she rest in peace. https://t.co/9nNazdmnPP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/907733334553501697)  2017-09-12T22:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Heres the article on Ted Cruz sex toys and the Constitution that youve been waiting for http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/14/ted-cruz-sex-toys-and-the-constitution http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/14/ted-cruz-sex-toys-and-the-constitution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/908345842112892928)  2017-09-14T15:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"ICYMI: The Freakout Over Politically Incorrect Punk http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/08/the-freakout-over-politically-incorrect http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/08/the-freakout-over-politically-incorrect"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/908419105065177088)  2017-09-14T19:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Great piece from David Bernstein and @joshbtweets on Justice Stephen Breyers hostility to individual rights: http://t.co/vTPXTWD http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2011/07/supreme_court_justice_stephen.html http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2011/07/supreme_court_justice_stephen.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/90861182822531072)  2011-07-12T19:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The Libertarian Lawyer Who Battled Jim Crow http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/20/the-libertarian-lawyer-who-battled-jim-c http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/20/the-libertarian-lawyer-who-battled-jim-c"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/910589694102171648)  2017-09-20T19:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"When the Government Declared War on the First Amendment http://reason.com/archives/2017/09/26/when-the-government-declared-w http://reason.com/archives/2017/09/26/when-the-government-declared-w"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/912684089152557058)  2017-09-26T14:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Trump Nominates Libertarian-Minded Texas Justice Don Willett to U.S. Appellate Court http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/28/trump-nominates-libertarian-minded-texas http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/28/trump-nominates-libertarian-minded-texas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/913498968503603200)  2017-09-28T20:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"5th Circuit judicial nominee Don Willett is a proponent of economic liberty and a critic of asset forfeiture http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/28/trump-nominates-libertarian-minded-texas http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/28/trump-nominates-libertarian-minded-texas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/913770481005801472)  2017-09-29T14:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in Fall [----] http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/02/3-supreme-court-cases-to-watch-in-fall-2 http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/02/3-supreme-court-cases-to-watch-in-fall-2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/914855618728677376)  2017-10-02T14:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


""Ironic that the term incompetence is used here because the only thing that is incompetent is the passage itself. http://t.co/av6te8e http://tiny.cc/fc3oe http://tiny.cc/fc3oe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/91862593811136512)  2011-07-15T13:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"When Judicial Restraint Trumps the Second Amendment http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/24/when-judicial-restraint-trumps-the-secon http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/24/when-judicial-restraint-trumps-the-secon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/922870128894758916)  2017-10-24T16:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Great list. But it is lacking the immortal Creature from the Black Lagoon. https://x.com/edgarwright/status/923382315807412225 For your Halloween enjoyment please enjoy a very personal list of my [---] favourite horror films. https://t.co/5SUTUA0LZC https://x.com/edgarwright/status/923382315807412225 For your Halloween enjoyment please enjoy a very personal list of my [---] favourite horror films. https://t.co/5SUTUA0LZC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/923596167694479360)  2017-10-26T17:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@edgarwright Fair point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/923598280709361665)  2017-10-26T17:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"For Halloween heres something on the horror writer H.P. Lovecraft http://reason.com/archives/2016/10/01/american-horror-story http://reason.com/archives/2016/10/01/american-horror-story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/925344685857628160)  2017-10-31T12:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"For Halloween heres something on ghosts seances magic tricks and the spook racket featuring @MrTeller http://reason.com/archives/2011/04/05/the-spook-racket http://reason.com/archives/2011/04/05/the-spook-racket"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/925401904355692550)  2017-10-31T16:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@sheldongilbert Justice Field had some violent scrapes in his early California days plus he is the only SCOTUS justice ever arrested on murder charges"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/925406414725623808)  2017-10-31T16:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Trump Judicial Nominees Oppose the Trump Administration on Civil Asset Forfeiture and Birthright Citizenship https://reason.com/blog/2017/11/02/trump-judicial-nominees-oppose-the-trump https://reason.com/blog/2017/11/02/trump-judicial-nominees-oppose-the-trump"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/926170223845273601)  2017-11-02T19:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"These Trump judicial nominees oppose the Trump administration on civil asset forfeiture and birthright citizenship https://reason.com/blog/2017/11/02/trump-judicial-nominees-oppose-the-trump https://reason.com/blog/2017/11/02/trump-judicial-nominees-oppose-the-trump"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/926441229285457920)  2017-11-03T13:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Are you allowed to vote while wearing a Dont Tread on Me t-shirt SCOTUS will soon decide http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/14/are-you-allowed-to-vote-while-wearing-a http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/14/are-you-allowed-to-vote-while-wearing-a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/930513729162235904)  2017-11-14T19:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"If this weeks Senate Judiciary Committee hearing represents the Democrats best effort at casting doubt on his nomination @JusticeWillett has nothing to worry about from that side of the aisle http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/16/senate-dems-pathetic-attack-don-willett http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/16/senate-dems-pathetic-attack-don-willett"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/931595665603465216)  2017-11-17T18:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Achievement unlocked: I have finally succeeded in my quest to write about 1980s hardcore punk in the august pages of Reason magazine http://reason.com/archives/2017/11/18/politically-incorrect-punk http://reason.com/archives/2017/11/18/politically-incorrect-punk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/932658011163815937)  2017-11-20T17:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Why Trump Deserves to Lose in Federal Court on Sanctuary Cities http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/21/why-trump-deserved-to-lose-in-federal-co http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/21/why-trump-deserved-to-lose-in-federal-co"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/933337120424554497)  2017-11-22T14:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This Awful SCOTUS Decision Helped Create Todays Civil Asset Forfeiture Racket http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/27/this-awful-scotus-decision-helped-create http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/27/this-awful-scotus-decision-helped-create"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/935213481325940736)  2017-11-27T18:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Today at SCOTUS: Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking vs. the Fourth Amendment http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/29/today-at-scotus-warrantless-cell-phone-t http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/29/today-at-scotus-warrantless-cell-phone-t"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/935875324604280832)  2017-11-29T14:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"No Chief Justice John Roberts is not a secret liberal http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/29/no-chief-justice-john-roberts-is-not-a-s http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/29/no-chief-justice-john-roberts-is-not-a-s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/935954981122920448)  2017-11-29T19:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Justice Sotomayor came out swinging on the government lawyer in today's Carpenter v. U.S. oral arguments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/935970179049246724)  2017-11-29T20:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"And here's Justice Gorsuch accusing the government lawyer of ignoring the original meaning of the 4th Amendment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/935975161697882118)  2017-11-29T20:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@jadler1969 @mfcannon Not sure if my views and those of @jadler1969 are so far apart. Seems to me that Roberts' fondness for minimalism/deference is part of his fondness for constitutional avoidance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/936239816181800961)  2017-11-30T14:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"James Murdoch heir apparent to the Empire is responsible for some of the best hip-hop music of our time. http://t.co/EOaHxW0 http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/james-murdoch-hip-hop-head/242235/ http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/james-murdoch-hip-hop-head/242235/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/93707415077388289)  2011-07-20T15:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Today at SCOTUS: Does the Federal Ban on Sports Gambling Violate the 10th Amendment http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/04/today-at-scotus-does-the-federal-ban-on http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/04/today-at-scotus-does-the-federal-ban-on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/937688640028856320)  2017-12-04T14:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Next up the hermeneutics of Venom. RT @mcmoynihan I think the editor forgot to edit this. http://t.co/xjTNIGT #gradstudentrecordreviews http://p4k.in/nxxDqi http://p4k.in/nxxDqi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/93808337795284992)  2011-07-20T22:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Senate Judiciary Committee votes 11-9 in favor of 5th Circuit judicial nominees @JusticeWillett and James Ho. Vote was entirely along party lines. Their nominations now proceed to the Senate floor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/938804280248676353)  2017-12-07T16:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Texas Justice Don Willett Is One Step Closer to Being Confirmed to the Federal Bench http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/07/texas-justice-don-willett-is-one-step-cl http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/07/texas-justice-don-willett-is-one-step-cl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/938826773604728833)  2017-12-07T17:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Progressive originalism and the death of the living Constitution: http://t.co/gUIFa7y http://reason.com/archives/2011/07/21/death-to-the-living-constituti http://reason.com/archives/2011/07/21/death-to-the-living-constituti"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/94159142633218048)  2011-07-21T21:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Justices Alito and Gorsuch Clash Over Cell Phones Privacy and Property Rights http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/15/justices-alito-and-gorsuch-clash-over-ce http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/15/justices-alito-and-gorsuch-clash-over-ce"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/941699919445942272)  2017-12-15T16:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"An exceptional piece of journalism. You should all read it. https://twitter.com/laurenkrisai/status/942752827390251008 https://twitter.com/laurenkrisai/status/942752827390251008"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/942756156841263104)  2017-12-18T13:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"RT @DemJournal: @damonroot on prog originalism v. living Const: http://t.co/TW9rlHj A debate we hosted in the new issue http://t.co/EdbnR4k http://bit.ly/kbJFNz http://bit.ly/qHv6HZ http://bit.ly/kbJFNz http://bit.ly/qHv6HZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/94493457787273217)  2011-07-22T19:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Heres something on the Fourth Amendment the exclusionary rule and illegal government searches http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/03/the-fourth-amendment-the-exclusionary-ru http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/03/the-fourth-amendment-the-exclusionary-ru"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/948576625851031553)  2018-01-03T15:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Sanctuary cities are protected by both the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent https://twitter.com/JoshACLU/status/948377941142011904 http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/11/trumps-executive-order-on-sanctuary-citi https://twitter.com/JoshACLU/status/948377941142011904 http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/11/trumps-executive-order-on-sanctuary-citi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/948579022619004929)  2018-01-03T15:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"As Jeff Sessions unleashes the federal government against legal state marijuana dont forget to blame the lousy SCOTUS decisions that empowered the feds in the first place http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/04/blame-scotus-for-allowing-the-feds-to-ta http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/04/blame-scotus-for-allowing-the-feds-to-ta"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/948977861205086209)  2018-01-04T18:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Eminent domain abuse has reared its ugly head in East Harlem http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/11/new-york-city-unleashes-eminent-domain-a http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/11/new-york-city-unleashes-eminent-domain-a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/951547081445044224)  2018-01-11T20:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@sheldongilbert A brief history of the dairy lobby's unwholesome influence on the U.S. Supreme Court http://reason.com/archives/2015/07/07/spilled-milk http://reason.com/archives/2015/07/07/spilled-milk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/951581064295866369)  2018-01-11T22:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"How the Supreme Court Is Aiding and Abetting Occupational Licensing Abuse http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/12/how-the-supreme-court-is-aiding-and-abet http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/12/how-the-supreme-court-is-aiding-and-abet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/951829997123194881)  2018-01-12T14:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"How the Government Is Gutting the Right to Trial by Jury http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/25/government-is-gutting-the-right-to-trial http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/25/government-is-gutting-the-right-to-trial"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/956538498504372225)  2018-01-25T14:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito Butt Heads Over the Fourth Amendment Again http://reason.com/blog/2018/02/01/neil-gorsuch-and-samuel-alito-butt-heads http://reason.com/blog/2018/02/01/neil-gorsuch-and-samuel-alito-butt-heads"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/959081890107068416)  2018-02-01T15:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"From Bork to Willett: Is the conservative legal movement going libertarian http://reason.com/archives/2018/02/01/from-bork-to-willett http://reason.com/archives/2018/02/01/from-bork-to-willett"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/959131845244932098)  2018-02-01T18:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass with this essay on Douglasss fight for liberty equality and individualism http://reason.com/archives/2018/02/02/when-the-constitution-was-at-war-with-it http://reason.com/archives/2018/02/02/when-the-constitution-was-at-war-with-it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/959459376233893888)  2018-02-02T16:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Frederick Douglass the former slave who secretly taught himself how to read would teach the American people a thing or two about the true meaning of the Constitution http://reason.com/archives/2018/02/02/when-the-constitution-was-at-war-with-it http://reason.com/archives/2018/02/02/when-the-constitution-was-at-war-with-it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/960982634582151174)  2018-02-06T21:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Month http://reason.com/blog/2018/02/16/3-supreme-court-cases-to-watch-this-mont http://reason.com/blog/2018/02/16/3-supreme-court-cases-to-watch-this-mont"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/965954526015639552)  2018-02-20T14:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The Awful Supreme Court Precedent That Helped Create Todays Asset Forfeiture Nightmare http://reason.com/archives/2018/03/01/the-awful-supreme-court-preced http://reason.com/archives/2018/03/01/the-awful-supreme-court-preced"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/969321039955202050)  2018-03-01T21:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"So we decided it would be in your best interest. My best interest How do you know what my best interest is http://t.co/mvKHwz6 http://tiny.cc/anlwc http://tiny.cc/anlwc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/97060069505634304)  2011-07-29T21:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Justice Sotomayor faults SCOTUS for failing to protect right to effective counsel in death row case http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/05/sonia-sotomayor-faults-scotus-for-failin http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/05/sonia-sotomayor-faults-scotus-for-failin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/970712036744327171)  2018-03-05T17:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Slayer twitter is the best twitter https://twitter.com/ianchriste/status/970680151334948864 https://twitter.com/ianchriste/status/970680151334948864"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/970742402867777537)  2018-03-05T19:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@sheldongilbert Heres something on the link between Justice Holmes and Robert Bork http://reason.com/archives/2014/12/11/when-judicial-activists-switch http://reason.com/archives/2014/12/11/when-judicial-activists-switch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/971063340024942592)  2018-03-06T16:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The federal governments new lawsuit against sanctuary state California appears to suffer from a significant constitutional defect http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/08/jeff-sessionss-flawed-lawsuit-against-sa http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/08/jeff-sessionss-flawed-lawsuit-against-sa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/971779563003969541)  2018-03-08T16:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Drunk History: When the government banned female bartenders and the Supreme Court rubber-stamped the prohibition http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/13/drunk-history-when-the-government-banned http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/13/drunk-history-when-the-government-banned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/973593109010493442)  2018-03-13T16:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Why Jeff Sessions case against the pro-sanctuary city California Values Act is a constitutional loser http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/14/jeff-sessions-case-against-californias-s http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/14/jeff-sessions-case-against-californias-s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/973993906865090562)  2018-03-14T18:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Some good picks here. But I would dethrone Metallica and award the state of California to Sleep or perhaps to Slayer. And with all due respect to Overkill New Jersey is and always will be Danzig country. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/are-these-the-best-metal-bands-of-every-us-state/ http://www.brooklynvegan.com/are-these-the-best-metal-bands-of-every-us-state/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/974006305613631488)  2018-03-14T19:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This is an oldie but a goodie. Worth reading if you care about criminal justice issues http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2014/11/20/why-innocent-people-plead-guilty/ http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2014/11/20/why-innocent-people-plead-guilty/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/974665785149927425)  2018-03-16T15:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"100 percent agree with this. Tied for Second place: Stand By Me and The Good the Bad and the Ugly. https://x.com/MattWelch/status/975557085608980480 The Harder They Come https://t.co/uk5mTHLYby https://x.com/MattWelch/status/975557085608980480 The Harder They Come https://t.co/uk5mTHLYby"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/975876804815851521)  2018-03-19T23:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Worth reading. A federal judge makes the case for abolishing prosecutorial immunity https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/03/13/let-s-put-an-end-to-prosecutorial-immunity https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/03/13/let-s-put-an-end-to-prosecutorial-immunity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/976088556920803328)  2018-03-20T13:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Federal court rules that warrantless cell phone searches at the U.S. border do not violate the Fourth Amendment http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/16/no-fourth-amendment-protection-against-w http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/16/no-fourth-amendment-protection-against-w"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/976096452752658432)  2018-03-20T14:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Why the Summer Zervos lawsuit is bad news for Donald Trump http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/23/why-the-summer-zervos-lawsuit-is-bad-new http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/23/why-the-summer-zervos-lawsuit-is-bad-new"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/977186026320953344)  2018-03-23T14:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ARossP @GeneHealy @anti_flag Everybody needs to believe in something. I believe Ill have another beer. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Na9bY9gmhw4 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Na9bY9gmhw4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/977222678770745345)  2018-03-23T16:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Happy Friday. Heres Tom Waits and Hank Williams III singing a Cajun song https://www.youtube.com/watchv=qmVO9h5eWUA https://www.youtube.com/watchv=qmVO9h5eWUA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/977261567598350338)  2018-03-23T19:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The connection between Paula Jones lawsuit against Bill Clinton and Summer Zervos lawsuit against Donald Trump http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/23/why-the-summer-zervos-lawsuit-is-bad-new http://reason.com/blog/2018/03/23/why-the-summer-zervos-lawsuit-is-bad-new"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/978259570962386944)  2018-03-26T13:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Nice profile of 2nd Amendment super lawyer and beer defender @alangura http://t.co/YZNUT6r http://thexemplar.com/blog/xemplar/2011/08/01/alan-gura-its-a-matter-of-principle/ http://thexemplar.com/blog/xemplar/2011/08/01/alan-gura-its-a-matter-of-principle/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/98426392127090689)  2011-08-02T16:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Neil Gorsuch Joins Liberals in 5-4 SCOTUS Opinion Striking Down Portion of Federal Immigration Law https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/17/neil-gorsuch-joins-liberals-in-5-4-scotu https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/17/neil-gorsuch-joins-liberals-in-5-4-scotu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/986264251319898112)  2018-04-17T15:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas clash over due process and immigration law https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/17/neil-gorsuch-and-clarence-thomas-clash-o https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/17/neil-gorsuch-and-clarence-thomas-clash-o"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/986353186402394112)  2018-04-17T21:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"A significant constitutional split has emerged between Justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas over the meaning of the Due Process Clause https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/17/neil-gorsuch-and-clarence-thomas-clash-o https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/17/neil-gorsuch-and-clarence-thomas-clash-o"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/986593895667650562)  2018-04-18T13:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"In New York Blight Is Whatever Officials Say It Is http://reason.com/archives/2018/04/23/in-new-york-blight-is-whatever http://reason.com/archives/2018/04/23/in-new-york-blight-is-whatever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/988418691019755520)  2018-04-23T14:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"At the center of todays Supreme Court showdown over Trumps travel ban is a [----] precedent about a self-described revolutionary Marxist who was denied entry to the U.S. https://reason.com/blog/2017/06/27/to-save-his-travel-ban-at-scotus-trump-i https://reason.com/blog/2017/06/27/to-save-his-travel-ban-at-scotus-trump-i"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/989138249884078081)  2018-04-25T13:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Here's the audio for today's Supreme Court oral arguments in Trump v. Hawaii https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2017/17-965 https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2017/17-965"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/989171532571258880)  2018-04-25T15:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@petersuderman Record of the year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/989955895193948161)  2018-04-27T19:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Why the Trump Administration Keeps Losing in Court on Sanctuary Cities http://reason.com/blog/2018/05/07/why-the-trump-administration-keeps-losin http://reason.com/blog/2018/05/07/why-the-trump-administration-keeps-losin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/993498264845651969)  2018-05-07T14:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"RIP to Adam Parfrey publisher of one of my favorite books on punk rock the indispensable American Hardcore: A Tribal History https://twitter.com/reason/status/995023241797296128 https://www.amazon.com/American-Hardcore-Second-Tribal-History/dp/1932595899/ref=asap_bcie=UTF8 https://twitter.com/reason/status/995023241797296128 https://www.amazon.com/American-Hardcore-Second-Tribal-History/dp/1932595899/ref=asap_bcie=UTF8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/995027284854759424)  2018-05-11T19:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The Supreme Court has just ruled that a federal law prohibiting New Jersey from legalizing sports gambling in casinos and racetracks violates constitutional principles of federalism. Background here: http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/30/scotus-sports-betting-ban-10th-amendmend http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/30/scotus-sports-betting-ban-10th-amendmend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/996029626580373504)  2018-05-14T14:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Todays SCOTUS ruling in Murphy v. NCAA is a big win for federalism advocates who argued that while Congress may pass a nationwide ban on sports betting the feds may not forbid New Jersey from partially repealing its own statewide ban"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/996031570774552578)  2018-05-14T14:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"A more direct affront to state sovereignty is not easy to imagine. Big win for federalism advocates today at SCOTUS in the sports betting case Murphy v. NCAA https://reason.com/blog/2018/05/14/supreme-court-overrules-federal-law-that https://reason.com/blog/2018/05/14/supreme-court-overrules-federal-law-that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/996051130034675713)  2018-05-14T15:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"SCOTUS Says Non-Authorized Rental Car Drivers Do Not Automatically Forfeit Their Fourth Amendment Rights https://reason.com/blog/2018/05/14/scotus-says-non-authorized-rental-car-dr https://reason.com/blog/2018/05/14/scotus-says-non-authorized-rental-car-dr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/996091437887512576)  2018-05-14T18:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The Right Stuff is a hell of a book. Tom Wolfe RIP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/996407764074328064)  2018-05-15T15:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Neil Gorsuch and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clash Over Federal Labor Law and the Specter of Lochner v. New York http://reason.com/blog/2018/05/21/neil-gorsuch-and-ruth-bader-ginsburg-cla http://reason.com/blog/2018/05/21/neil-gorsuch-and-ruth-bader-ginsburg-cla"  
[X Link](https://x.com/damonroot/status/998676768314875904)  2018-05-21T21:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

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