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Subbaraman PLLC

@subblaw

The law-related musings (or not) of appellate litigator Mahesha Subbaraman.

 Minneapolis, MN
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@NASAOct 30
We mourn the passing of Patrick Stewart, who inspired countless individuals at NASA (and beyond) to boldly go where no one has gone before.
Image description: A packed, sparkling starfield captured by our Hubble telescope — with strange new worlds potentially awaiting. Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, R. Cohen

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Interestingly, the Minnesota Constitution has a provision like the one that @legalstyleblog quotes below. I wonder how many other state constitutions share this express feature omitted from the text of the federal Constitution.
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@legalstyleblogOct 30
Hypothetical: if this provision had not been crossed out by the Senate from the Bill of Rights, would it have changed the case law? Or is it surplusage? I suspect interbranch appointments would change at minimum…
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Clear eyes. Fully caffeinated heart. Can’t lose.
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First time I’ve filed an amicus brief like this. Might be the only time. But these are the kinds of cases on which equal access to justice truly hinges. And as the saying goes, “speak now, or ….”
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What feels like a lifetime ago (in 2011), Judge Doty administered the oath making me a member of the Minnesota federal district court bar, alongside several of my former colleagues at @RobinsKaplan. RIP to a true Minnesotan jurist in every sense of the term.
The Minnesota Star Tribune (@StarTribune) profile pictureThe Minnesota Star Tribune
@StarTribuneJun 28
David Doty, Minnesota federal judge who presided over NFL labor cases for decades, has died startribune.com/david-doty-m…
David Doty, Minnesota federal judge who presided over NFL labor cases for decades, has died

David Doty, Minnesota federal judge who presided over NFL labor cases for decades, has died

Judge David Doty oversaw the 1993 legal settlement that strengthened free agency rights for players.

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“An old king from some vanished country.”
Still On The Road (@StillOnTheRoad_) profile pictureStill On The Road@StillOnTheRoad_Jun 14
Bob speaks in @nytimes
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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).
Fix the Court (@FixTheCourt) profile pictureFix the Court@FixTheCourtJun 9
A federal judge with a term limit? Yep, those exist!
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Privileged to have authored this amicus brief for @PRM_Media.
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PRM's amicus brief was cited in the EPI v. TVA opinion by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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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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@internetarchiveApr 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
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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.
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

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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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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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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Art—meet real life.
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@CBSNewsFeb 18
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
Grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup inventor accuses Hershey of "quietly replacing" ingredients

Grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup inventor accuses Hershey of "quietly replacing" ingredients

Brad Reese claims Hershey is cutting costs by relying on cheaper ingredients, risking the Reese's brand.

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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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PRM remembers long-time board member Martin Owings publicrecordmedia.substack.c…
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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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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).
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Paul Taske (@Paul_Taske) profile picturePaul Taske
@Paul_Taske2 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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