Joey Cozza

Some professional news: after 8 years in Texas, I’m heading back east. Starting in July, I’ll be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at @smithcollege! I’m going to miss my community here in Houston, but I’m very excited for this new adventure!

Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. apnews.com/article/juerge…

Last semester in Con Law, instead of giving my students a hypothetical case, they assessed the Learning Resources case. They predicted both the outcome and logic of today's opinion from the Court. Very proud!

Key section of Roberts' opinion. "The President asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs... he must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it."

The Supreme Court is clear that tariffs are taxes.

6-3 decision. “It is also telling that in IEEPA’s half century of existence, no President has invoked the statute to impose any tariffs, let alone tariffs of this magnitude and scope.” “Accordingly, the President must “point to clear congressional authorization” to justify his extraordinary assertion of that power. He cannot.” supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

NEW: The Supreme Court has held that IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

Forgot the word unisex and asked the store clerk if the sizing was nonbinary 🤦🏻‍♂️

BREAKING: #SCOTUS rejects Trump over deployment of National Guard to aid immigration enforcement in Illinois, says law limits use to when regular military is insufficient. 3 justices dissent: Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/2643… Earlier: politico.com/news/2025/10/1…

Walking in a winter wonderland ❄️

NEW: Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship scotusblog.com/2025/12/suprem…

Snowy day in MA!

Lexi's daycare did a holiday photoshoot 😍

NEW: Supreme Court takes up major new election case on whether states can count ballots that are received after Election Day

BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.

Happen to see that the openly gay leader of the D66 party is likely to lead the new government in the Netherlands? Curious how citizens evaluate lesbian and gay party leaders? My latest co-authored article exploring this question is now online @BJPolS!

Ireland, Presidential Election: With the majority of 1st counts completed, Catherine Connolly (Independent) has won the 2025 Irish Presidential Election. Her candidacy was supported by Labour (S&D), Sinn Féin (LEFT), Social Democrats (S&D), People Before Profit (LEFT), Green Party (Greens/EFA), Solidarity (LEFT) and 100% Redress (*) ➤ europeelects.eu/ireland #Áras2025 #Ireland

Rest easy, little man. Thanks for over 19 years of goofiness, love, and companionship. Sorry Lexi was so obsessed with you!

Forgot to add the second one!

New faculty photoshoot!

29 years of friendship!