Lawrence Lessig

1 month ago | lessig.medium.com | Lawrence Lessig

tl;dr: Made-up constraints on Congress’s power: How is this a conservative theory? At the core of the Trump administration’s theory of executive power lies a mistake. It’s easy to see how the mistake got going. It’s troubling to see how far it has traveled. The mistake involves the question of the President’s power over the administration of federal law.

2 months ago | lessig.medium.com | Lawrence Lessig

ChatGPT’s list of the 10 most vulnerable MembersLessig·Follow4 min read·--There are two institutions responsible for where we are now. Only one can we do anything to change. The one we can’t change is the judiciary. Trump is openly trying to transform the most basic principles of American constitutional government. I am not yet convinced the courts will allow that to happen.

2 months ago | lessig.medium.com | Lawrence Lessig

(I love that Grok is not cowardly about using public figures in its creations)Lessig·Follow7 min read·--My colleague, Larry Tribe, argues that President Trump could indeed serve a third term under the Constitution. As he tweeted yesterday,This argument is wrong. It takes more than a tweet to show why. Let’s start with why it seems right.

Mar 25, 2025 | substack.com | Lawrence Lessig

No one who knows anything about the history of democratic collapse could miss the pattern that is unfolding in America today. Institutions designed to be independent are quickly being brought to heal. Law firms, the media, universities: In case after case, the President is making illegal demands of these institutions, and the institutions are caving. Not fully, or not completely.

Mar 25, 2025 | lessig.medium.com | Lawrence Lessig

(Not the image I wanted, but you can read about that here)Lessig·Follow6 min read·--No one who knows anything about the history of democratic collapse could miss the pattern that is unfolding in America today. Institutions designed to be independent are quickly being brought to heal. Law firms, the media, universities: In case after case, the President is making illegal demands of these institutions, and the institutions are caving. Not fully, or not completely.