@mjblawrence

Law professor @EmoryLaw researching health law, admin law, and addictions.

 Atlanta, GA
law.emory.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/lawrence-profile.html
Joined January 2014
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Replying to @marknevitt
@marknevitt and I have been shouting for almost a year now that the long-term military appropriations in the OBBA (the ones that will steal the next House's influence over foreign affairs) are unconstitutional. Cool to see @DemocracyFwd file a complaint raising that claim.
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Link to the full complaint is on the plaintiffs' webpage here: democracyforward.org/news/pr…

New Lawsuit Challenges Administration’s Unlawful Militarization of Public Lands Along Southern...

Albuquerque, N.M. — New Mexico Wildlife Federation, Battalion Search and Rescue, and Southern Border Communities Coalition filed a lawsuit today challenging the administration’s unlawful…

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Dan Epps@daneppsSep 16
NEW PAPER: Now up on @SSRN, my and @danielledonfro's "Constitutional Rights and General Private Law," forthcoming in @HarvLRev. Check it out! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Delighted to have a post today in @lpeblog talking applied admin law, transsubstantivity, and drug scheduling--"Doing Applied Administrative Law" lpeproject.org/blog/doing-ap…

Doing Applied Administrative Law

Administrative law is often described as “transsubstantive”: in understanding, evaluating, and articulating the rules governing federal agency action across public health, environmental regulation…

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This is huge news...devil will be in the details. The history of settlements leading to public health benefits is murky, and industry standards can wind up benefiting industry in long run. A reason for those concerned to pay more attention to tech harms now, not less.
The New York Times
@nytimesAug 26
Breaking News: Meta reached a landmark settlement of up to $17.1 billion with 47 states, D.C. and U.S. territories and has to make major changes to its products over claims it endangered children with addictive social media platforms. nyti.ms/3UiXTfE

Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims

The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.

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A great article on public health and settlements, but there are many others: law.stanford.edu/publication…... Also I joined Lubin and coauthors in discussing what a social media settlement ought to look like here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4037…
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Lawfare
@lawfareAug 24
To prevent a potential September government shutdown, Congress is considering legislation that would automatically fund the government if appropriations lapse. @mjblawrence, @marknevitt, and Amelia Powell highlight a potential constitutional problem with this legislation.
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Matthew B. Lawrence@mjblawrenceMay 15
Replying to @RichardMRe
IMHO downsides of long articles are worth it because they enable law review editors, newbies, and lawyers outside particular "fields" to participate in legal scholarship, bringing diversity and innovation. This dilutes the power of elites in subfields, but that's feature not bug.
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Wow, thank you Emily Hammond for a very thoughtful review of "Second-Class Administrative Law"! adlaw.jotwell.com/putting-a-…
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Matthew B. Lawrence@mjblawrenceApr 23
And in long: I think this confusion just shows again how fundamentally broken our scheduling system is. Congress needs to step in and fix it, as Dave Pozen and I suggest in the Harvard Law Review: harvardlawreview.org/print/v…

Drug Scheduling as Institutional Design Harvard Law Review

The United States makes bad choices when it comes to psychoactive drugs. Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), U.S. drug law has simultaneously fueled mass incarceration, inhibited needed...

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Keith Humphreys
@KeithNHumphreysApr 23
I spoke with @MLNow about how providing addiction treatment in jails is both important and challenging. missionlocal.org/2026/04/sf-…

40% of people booked into S.F. jail at the start of 2025 were back within a year

San Francisco drug users say going to jail is like a revolving door. Hundreds are booked again and again, Mission Local's analysis found.

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Yaël Ossowski⚜️
@YaelOssApr 23
Yes, sometimes it takes a change agent like President Trump to get things like cannabis more normalized in our society. Schedule I --> III is a big deal my comments on @thehill TV this morning
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Kevin Sabet
@KevinSabetApr 23
Some thoughts on the administration's move to reschedule marijuana.
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(Continuing thread on marijuana rescheduling, I am bad at twitter): So--what did DOJ (Trump Admin) do today if it hasn't finished the lawful rulemaking process for rescheduling?
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In short: You have a major step--the scheduling of the hearing in June--along with a clear signal that the Trump admin is going to reschedule. We also get this interim order that seems to be effective now, though it might be unlawful and might get enjoined...if it gets to court.
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And in long: I think this confusion just shows again how fundamentally broken our scheduling system is. Congress needs to step in and fix it, as Dave Pozen and I suggest in the Harvard Law Review: harvardlawreview.org/print/v…

Drug Scheduling as Institutional Design Harvard Law Review

The United States makes bad choices when it comes to psychoactive drugs. Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), U.S. drug law has simultaneously fueled mass incarceration, inhibited needed...

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I'm a law professor, worked at DEA (during Biden) and OMB (during Trump 1), and just read through the marijuana rescheduling order. I'm going to share my preliminary thoughts about what is going on and what is next.
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So how did this order today reschedule marijuana if it didn't follow the formal rulemaking process set out by law in 21 U.S.C. 811?
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Thread continues here (I'm bad at twitter): xitter.cf/mjblawrence/status/204…
Matthew B. Lawrence@mjblawrenceApr 23
(Continuing thread on marijuana rescheduling, I am bad at twitter): So--what did DOJ (Trump Admin) do today if it hasn't finished the lawful rulemaking process for rescheduling?
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