You’re Not Laughing Now

 

During 2017 to 2021, I do not remember many U.S. DOJ citations to my publications touching on the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses. At that time, DOJ’s briefs went their own way. But now, in Sistrunk, a new emoluments clause case (filed in 2026), I detect a new openness. See generally <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc8lCqdigEs>. 

Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, Sistrunk Seeds Inc. v. Donald J. Trump in his official capacity at 17, Civ. A. No. 1:26-cv-23365-RAR-LFL (S.D. Fla. brief filed: Aug. 11, 2026) (filed by U.S. DOJ) (citing Tillman’s ‘Trump’s “Emoluments” Problem’ in ‘Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y’), ECF No. 37, 2026 WL -------; 

State Defendants’ and the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint at 22, Sistrunk Seeds Inc. v. Donald J. Trump in his official capacity at 17, Civ. A. No. 1:26-cv-23365-RAR-LFL (S.D. Fla. brief filed: Aug. 11, 2026) (filed by the Solicitor General of Florida) (citing: [i] Tillman’s ‘Trump’s “Emoluments” Problem’ in ‘Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y’; and, [ii] Blackman & Tillman’s ‘Domestic Emoluments Clause’ entry in ‘Heritage Guide 3d’), ECF No. 38, 2026 WL -------;

Seth Barrett Tillman, ‘You’re Not Laughing Now,’ New Reform Club (Aug. 12, 2026, 12:42 PM), <https://reformclub.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-three-citation-day.html>;