Kamaile Turcan

Associate Professor @UHMLawSchool

[Kamaile Turcan @KamaileTurcan]

Maryland State Supreme Court Justice Killough cited my "Bogeyman of Environmental Regulation" article https://t.co/tVoEczaA6U for federal preemption principles in his dissenting opinion in Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP, a climate case. https://t.co/RPv0OoKDbl

[Hawaiʻi's Law School @UHMLawSchool]

U.S. Supreme Court 2025-2026 Term in Review, this Thursday, Aug 13, 12-1:30pm HST via Zoom. Professor Kamaile Turčan, a former Sotomayor clerk, breaks down the term. Moderated by Dean Emeritus Aviam Soifer. Register: https://t.co/U2unnuehIM

[Kamaile Turcan @KamaileTurcan]

@emilysbremer 2/2 Interesting personal anecdote is that my "small" essay of around 7k words has generated the most discussion / conference invites in my field compared to "full" pieces.

[Kamaile Turcan @KamaileTurcan]

@emilysbremer Endorsed! I strongly support efforts toward shorter/efficient articles that still move the conversation forward (and maybe even more so than the long slogs!). Smaller pieces currently count for "less" in my institution's tenure scheme, alas.

[Kelsey Piper @KelseyTuoc]

My ancestors buried half their children. All mine are alive. My ancestors' house had a dirt floor. Mine is wood. I have indoor plumbing, I have hot water, I have never in my life hauled a full bucket half a mile and I probably never will. Do you know how rare it is, in human history, for small children to wear shoes? Mine have multiple pairs. I can speak to my relatives who live thousands of miles away, for free, at any time. Video, if we want video. With machine translation, if we speak different languages.

The original Library of Congress had 740 books in it. I have more than that. If I run out of books in my home my local public library has 350,000. If I want to take a hundred books with me on vacation, they all fit on a device that fits in my purse.

I have heat in the winter and AC in the summer and a washing machine and I have never, ever, ever had to scrub a dress clean by hand in the stream. I can look up recipes from more than a hundred different countries and I've tried dozens of them. I ride a clean and modern train across my city for $4, or take a robot taxi if I'm out too late for the train. I donate $40,000 every year to the cause of getting healthcare to the world's poorest people and even after the donations I never have to think about whether I can afford a book, or a pair of shoes, or a cup of coffee.

There is a great deal more to fight for, of course. I hope that our descendants will look back on our lives and list a thousand ways they're richer. Maybe we ourselves will do that, if some of the crazier stuff comes true.

But the abundance is all around you and to a significant degree you aren't feeling it only because fish don't notice water.

[Emily S. Bremer @emilysbremer]

The case that rulemaking is mostly a post-APA development is, imho, overstated. Reminded of this (again) today as I read a 1948 manual on admin procedure that says: "Rule making has been a part of federal governmental procedure since the founding of the government."

[Kamaile Turcan @KamaileTurcan]

Americans to Congress:

[Kamaile Turcan @KamaileTurcan]

I had the honor to hear Betty speak several years ago in DC. Absolute icon and national treasure.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104. https://t.co/kOsX20vL3r

[Matt Margolis @ItsMattsLaw]

Thank you for your email. As you are likely aware, I am mentally checked out until 2026 and will be unable to provide a response to your inquiry until then. If you have any questions, that’s unfortunate.

[Hawaiʻi's Law School @UHMLawSchool]

Richardson Law’s Ka Huli Ao celebrates 20 years of advancing Native Hawaiian legal education and advocacy. Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina presented an honorary certificate recognizing its impact. Mahalo to all who shaped this milestone!

🔗 https://t.co/1RUfNK2Mi4

#WSRSL

[Hawaiʻi's Law School @UHMLawSchool]

Congratulations to Dean Camille Nelson, named the 2025 recipient of the NAACP California-Hawaiʻi State Conference’s Dr. Alice A. Huffman “Hats Off” Award of Excellence! Her leadership continues to inspire #justice, #equity, and community.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/jLfMU0zy5a

[Hawaiʻi's Law School @UHMLawSchool]

After 18+ years of service, including 15 as Chief Justice, Mark E. Recktenwald steps down from the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court, leaving a legacy of leadership and innovation.

Mahalo nui, Chief Justice Recktenwald, for your unwavering support of Richardson Law.

https://t.co/rPa4f5Ixwa

[Kamaile Turcan @KamaileTurcan]

@lsolum Thank you!

[GermanStrands @GermanStrands]

Games got delayed to dodge Silksong, only to end up releasing right next to Hades 2 😭.

[Kamaile Turcan @KamaileTurcan]

@WilliamBaude And I suppose “interim” doesn’t really work for denials of cert petitions either. I remain partial to your original shadow docket :)

[Kamaile Turcan @KamaileTurcan]

@WilliamBaude Would this suggest, then, that we need yet another separate term for orders on cases like the death penalty cases? Interim docket does not seem appropriate for those.

[Kamaile Turcan @KamaileTurcan]

New ! I dig into administrative law’s role in democracy, highlight the Hawai`i Supreme Court as a leader in this respect, and begin to conceptualize a “Public Voice Doctrine” counterbalance to the Major Questions Doctrine. Early stage, feedback welcome! https://t.co/LIZpo4GstN

[Hawaiʻi's Law School @UHMLawSchool]

Richardson Law is proud to be recognized in The Princeton Review’s “Best Law Schools for 2025,” earning No. 1 for Most Diverse Faculty. We also ranked among the top schools for Best State & Local #Clerkships and Most Chosen by Older Students.

Read more: https://t.co/0Fm5Q82Dmk

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

Yes.

Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking.

Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.

[Sherif Girgis @sherifgirgis]

I gave a talk (in 2013) about when/why academics should & shouldn't care about intellectual diversity. More personal than my usual fare (& the most readable thing I've written--not saying that's a high bar)... 1/9