
Derek T. Muller
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Derek T. Muller
@derektmuller
Professor of Law @NDLaw. Election law, federal courts, legal education & profession. 313 native. I don't read the replies. Rhymes with duller.


.@BasedMikeLee on SAVE America: "If we don't get it done or at least do everything that we possibly can to try to get it passed, I think there's a very significant risk that our own base doesn't show up for us in November."

It is difficult to overstate what Texas A&M law has accomplished in just ten years. If this momentum can be continued, even in part and even for a short time, this school will tear apart the longstanding hierarchical order in the legal academy. That would be a good thing.


Sen. Collins says in interview she can't support the changes to mail-in/absentee ballots in the Schmitt substitute amendment to SAVE America even with new language giving more flexibility to states “I cannot support the burdensome changes in absentee balloting ... His hardship exemption, I still believe, is very burdensome" Means likely at least three GOP senators will vote against the substitute

Beth Pratt is the left-wing activist in charge of building Gavin Newsom's $114 million cougar and butterfly bridge. She's turned the bridge into a boondoggle, and now blames Trump for blown deadlines and increased costs. Her bio does not note any previous construction experience.


🦅🏛️ Nomination Update (PN786-7) TITLE: "Melissa Holyoak, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah for the term of four years, vice Trina A. Higgins." UPDATE: "Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 694." as of March 12th, 2026 READ MORE: 119th Congress - PN786-7 congress.gov/nomination/119… #GovFeed #USPolitics #POTUS


Texas A&M Law proudly welcomes Lawrence B. Solum, a renowned legal theorist and scholar. Solum will serve as co-director of the Center on the Structural Constitution at Texas A&M Law, alongside Profs. Katherine Mims Crocker and Neil Siegel. 🔗hubs.li/Q0479flJ0



Given that it's St. Patrick's Day I have to confess I thought that Jackie Kennedy's maiden name was O'Nassis up until....maybe like a week ago




Students who took notes by hand scored ~28% higher on conceptual questions than laptop note-takers. Writing forces your brain to process and compress ideas instead of copying them.









