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Law prof at Texas Law, co-founder and counsel at the Policing Project at NYU Law, aspiring cake decorator, mom of 2

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He so totally nailed it. (The people who find a way to be mad about it will by definition be the absolute worst.)

09.02.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘€ Looks like the husband of the woman ICE abducted called his lawyer, lawyer called the cops, then the police chief went and got her & took her home

Article says it may be the first time local Minnesota PD "intervened in a federal law enforcement action" since Trump started terrorizing the state

31.01.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 2015 πŸ” 678 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 40

This is exactly right from @barryfriedman1.bsky.social and @stevevladeck.bsky.social . Creating a federal cause of action is a must--but it's the longterm strategy. In the meantime, local police and prosecutors should be building their cases *now*

26.01.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œFreedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”

25.01.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 17808 πŸ” 7090 πŸ’¬ 419 πŸ“Œ 476

Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,

Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.

24.01.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 25356 πŸ” 6068 πŸ’¬ 706 πŸ“Œ 260

*These* are the people you want to let into homes without a judicial warrant?

24.01.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

I am honestly afraid to ask ….

23.01.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A masked ICE officials with a 5 year old child

A masked ICE officials with a 5 year old child

This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars

22.01.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 25605 πŸ” 12099 πŸ’¬ 1418 πŸ“Œ 1212

This is irredeemable. My youngest is just a year older than this little boy so this photo is going to stick with me for a while.

22.01.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Woman holding half-marathon finisher medal

Woman holding half-marathon finisher medal

The world is terrible but this morning I ran my first half marathon at 42 years old and I’m feeling pretty great about that. (Oh and my bib number was 1776 #NoKings)

18.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait to hear Kavanaugh’s take on why pumping gas while being a person of color gives rise to reasonable suspicion for a stop.

12.01.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...

I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!

04.12.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 2291 πŸ” 607 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 100
Image of the first page of the casebook

Image of the first page of the casebook

Law Profs teaching First Amendment: I have put together a FREE, recently updated, and easy to use casebook for use in free speech classes. If you are interested in using such a casebook, send me an email or DM and I would be happy to share!

07.11.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.

09.11.2025 00:55 πŸ‘ 14465 πŸ” 4316 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 127
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Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.

30.10.2025 13:14 πŸ‘ 3062 πŸ” 1881 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 226

I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been β€œimmigrants go home.”

It would have been β€œget your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”

28.10.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 12115 πŸ” 3065 πŸ’¬ 193 πŸ“Œ 67

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

25.10.2025 17:51 πŸ‘ 18805 πŸ” 5010 πŸ’¬ 637 πŸ“Œ 237

Old Soviet joke:

Why do ICE agents travel in groups of three?

One can read, one can write, and the third keeps an eye on the two intellectuals

23.10.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 5818 πŸ” 1606 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 13
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Never too early to teach kids about democracy. #NoKings

18.10.2025 17:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kavanaugh stop

09.10.2025 21:40 πŸ‘ 382 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 4

Nothing says β€œland of the free” like armed agents of the state saying β€œshow me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...

23.09.2025 08:54 πŸ‘ 7497 πŸ” 3124 πŸ’¬ 179 πŸ“Œ 89
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Sincerely wondering: what remedies does Justice Kavanaugh believe are and should be available in federal court these days for excessive force violations by federal immigration officials?

08.09.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

This is unconscionable. Our entire profession should be up in arms.

Masked law enforcement and now anonymous lawyers. Our courts are open as is our legal system. If you can’t put your name to your representation as a lawyer then you should not be allowed to appear in court. @americanbar.org

21.07.2025 22:01 πŸ‘ 2832 πŸ” 991 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 39

Absolute gut punch.

09.07.2025 02:35 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€˜What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech  | NPR
β€˜What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech | NPR YouTube video by NPR

Well, I guess it’s never too early to post this again β€”

04.07.2025 01:38 πŸ‘ 1253 πŸ” 554 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 15
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Contributor: Lawmakers are right to try to bar ICE agents from hiding their identities Masked, unidentified strangers grabbing people off the street without explanation? This is not how policing should look in a democratic society.

Christy Lopez and I on why it is completely unacceptable for law enforcement, including ICE, to be masking:

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

30.06.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
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Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.

ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

19.06.2025 21:52 πŸ‘ 38159 πŸ” 12581 πŸ’¬ 3053 πŸ“Œ 1507

Make this go viral.

18.06.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 3261 πŸ” 1736 πŸ’¬ 176 πŸ“Œ 65
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week" YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC

Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.

But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.

That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.

18.06.2025 01:31 πŸ‘ 36358 πŸ” 7761 πŸ’¬ 574 πŸ“Œ 205

1/2 This is appalling in principleβ€”and shocking in detail, if you Zoom in on specific parcels offered for rush sale. www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

Eg (shown in dark green) Forest Service land people use for hiking, camping, horse-riding, general outdoors-ing in San Bernardino Mountains.

17.06.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 759 πŸ” 440 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 36