The law-related musings (or not) of appellate litigator Mahesha Subbaraman.
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“An old king from some vanished country.”
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Jun 9
Bankruptcy judges fall under Congress’s Article I authority over bankruptcy, so constitutional life-tenure protections for Article III federal judges do not apply. This is also why federal courts may be vested with the power to appoint bankruptcy judges (inferior officers).
A federal judge with a term limit? Yep, those exist!
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May 8
Privileged to have authored this amicus brief for @PRM_Media.
PRM's amicus brief was cited in the EPI v. TVA opinion by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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May 6
Always a privilege to argue before the Minnesota Supreme Court—this time in defense of unemployment benefit applicants, due process, and common sense. Here’s the argument video: us-ord-1.linodeobjects.com/m…
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Apr 21
The arguments behind every landmark Supreme Court ruling have never been freely available to the public… until now.
Thanks to a gift from the Wolf Law Library at William & Mary Law School, more than 125,000 #SCOTUS records & briefs are now freely freely available on the Internet Archive, spanning 1830 through 2019. The arguments that shaped America, including Brown v. Board of Education. Loving v. Virginia.
Read the full announcement ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/…
@WMLawSchool #SupremeCourt #DemocracysLibrary
ALT The official seal of the United States Supreme Court, featuring a circular design with the words “Supreme Court of the United States” surrounding a central emblem of a balanced scale of justice and a laurel wreath, symbolizing law, authority, and fairness.
ALT Monogram of William & Mary Law School featuring a white intertwined “W&M” topped by a crown, referencing the university’s royal charter.
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Photos: Stunning images from the Artemis moon mission startribune.com/12-stunning-…
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We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.
ALT A full disk image of Earth, as seen from the Orion capsule. The planet is a pale blue, swirling with white clouds and glowing slightly lighter blue in place from reflected light. From about 8 to 9 o'clock, a large brown landmass is Africa, with the Iberian peninsula twinkling with lights just where the planet curves. At the 1 o'clock spot, aurora glow in a thin green glow, just barely separated from the planet's surface. Earth is set against the black of space. Credit: NASA/Reid Weisman
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Mar 19
VICTORY: The City of Douglas, Michigan, chickens out after scrambling a woman’s property rights. Kathy Sarkisian was fined $300 a day for keeping six hens, but after we sued the City, it reissued her permit, dropped the fines, and removed its unconstitutional neighbor veto.
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Mar 10
SCOOP: Judiciary OKs new Supreme Court defender office to help represent indigent defendants at #SCOTUS.
Its full-time director will serve as counterweight to the U.S. solicitor general in federal criminal cases. The first will be former Kagan clerk and SG atty Ashley Robertson.
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Feb 19
Art—meet real life.
Brad Reese, the grandson of the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, is criticizing The Hershey Co. for "quietly replacing" the candy's flagship chocolate and peanut butter ingredients.
cbsn.ws/3ZJmKc2
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Privileged to file this friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of Restore the Fourth encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to make clear apartments are no less secure against government searches than houses with front porches. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
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24 Dec 2025
PRM remembers long-time board member Martin Owings
publicrecordmedia.substack.c…
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24 Dec 2025
Marty’s good will and dedication will be deeply missed by the PRM board. An announcement about a PRM-sponsored gathering in his memory is pending.
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3 Oct 2025
In fact, the ‘press’ in England during the reign of James I (1603-1625) bore eerie similarities to the online outlets of today (e.g., Substack).
2 Oct 2025
Yes. Because “the press” entails the entities responsible for publishing and disseminating information and is not limited to some abstract ideal of the institutional press.
The institutional press was not a thing at the time of the founding so 1A press protection could not possibly be limited to an institutional press.
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26 Sep 2025
It all keeps coming back to this. Nice article @jennifersaba
26 Sep 2025
TikTok sound and fury signifies next to nothing reuters.com/legal/government…
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18 Sep 2025
As age 'creeps' up on me & ppl see that, asked by few what's a take away of my long time involvement at Capitol. I say:
The power of persistence which demonstrates that a single, determined person can make a significant impact on public policy. I truly believe that! #mnleg
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#BREAKING: C-SPAN is coming to @YouTube and @Hulu this fall!
Press Release: C-SPAN.org/YouTubeTV
Press Release: C-SPAN.org/Hulu
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15 Jul 2025
Privileged as always to be included among these excellent Minnesota appellate litigators. It’s a thankless job. These folks make it look easy—the very definition of a #superlawyer
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