Today, I’m going to tweet about the intersection of two of my favorite things – law and movies. Specifically, an interesting legal doctrine at the heart of a plot point in The Dark Knight. 1/13 As you may remember, one key plot point was to go after the mob by arresting their accountant, a Chinese citizen. But before he can be arrested he flees to Hong Kong. Enter Batman. 2/13

The transcript is finally up! Unsurprisingly, Justice Sotomayor is the first to jump in with a question, comparing the Board to the US Attorney.

#PROMESA OA She follows up by asking if Congress could pass #PROMESA for a state. Former SG, on behalf of the Board, argues that no, it couldn't - and that Aurelius's problem is really with Art. IV, not Art. II.

Yet none of the Petitioners address it. And this is an important brief, because while I believe the arguments in my brief are correct, it allows the Court away out of the trap, as least as far as PR is concerned.

#PROMESA 455/ On the flip side, as compelling as the brief is, it only answers the mail as far as PR is concerned. As I point out in my brief, neither Guam nor the Virgin Islands has had a successful constitutional plebescite.

#PROMESA 456/

Two weeks from tomorrow, the US Supreme Court will hear consolidated arguments in 5 cases challenging #PROMESA, Congress's attempts to deal with Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis. The case implicates the reach of Article II's Appointment's Clause. I will be tweeting commentary. 1/X First, I'll provide some background. Then I'll go through the briefs. I will try and tag all posts #PROMESA, so if you want to mute that term, you can still see my other tweets. 2/