Let's say it again: 1) Harvard said "No," and Trump has backed off. 2) Chicago (and Illinois) said "No," and Trump has backed off. It's day by day. But those who said "OK, sure," have gained nothing at all. Except shame.

terrific essay by feminist historian Joan Scott on attacks on free inquiry in the time of her father and now: “this time around, the stakes feel even higher”

I am excited that this special issue of the @ajil.bsky.social —on reparations in international law—is now out! 1/

These numbers represent staggering shares of federal law enforcement agents, being shifted from criminal law enforcement to minor civil immigration offenses www.cato.org/blog/ice-has...

Key phrase here is "and only us" This was the core of Dred Scott, that the founders meant the word citizen to only mean white settlers. And 14th Amendment birthright citizenship clause was an explicit repudiation of that, that all born here have an equal claim on what it means to be an American

There's that part in 1231 where they get to decide to ignore a designation if they determine it prejudices the United States, which they would undoubtedly say because they're sociopaths.

Without free expression there is no university. I present, Indiana Former University: www.indystar.com/story/news/e...

What is going on at Columbia? Ellen Shrecker, esteemed historian of McCarthyism and higher ed, and Nina Berman, documentary photographer extraordinaire, answer clearly.

AAUP v Rubio, day 3. knightcolumbia.org/content/dhs-...

my entire timeline is trans people struggling with suicidal ideation and panic attacks next to cis people talking about other things besides the ruling that says banning our health care is legal a microcosm of trans life in america

"Constitutional Sheriff" of Brevard County, FL, Wayne Ivey, threatens to kill anti-ICE demonstrators.

Megalomaniacal narcissism is the new separation of powers

Historian here this is how abolitionists dealt with slave catchers in northern states. #Resist

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The Ninth Circuit is hearing oral argument tomorrow in the challenge to Trump's unconstitutional birthright citizenship order. Read our amicus brief supporting the challenge on behalf of an ideologically diverse group of legal scholars: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/s...

FBI agents are now visiting Charlottesville’s public defenders *at their homes*. It’s naked intimidation of our justice system.

We are parents, teachers, healthcare workers, educators, students, faith leaders, community members and taxpayers. We remember the Palestinians killed in Gaza with our tax dollars and say #StopArmingIsrael #StopStarvingGaza #FundCareNotGenocide Join us: www.youtube.com/@TheyAllHave...

The Supreme Court denied cert today in a complicated and controversial case involving federal Indian law, Apache Stronghold. This case, brought by a nonprofit and not a Native nation, focused closely on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (rights) over the treaty violations (power).

In what might be the logical endpoint of American Zionism, the Heritage Foundation has declared that pro-Palestinian activism is not just antisemitic, but is in fact a shadowy global conspiracy … led by Jews. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...

The law professors who are arguing against birthright citizenship in the US are reinventing a common law decision from 1677 about allegiance and aliens that was pivotal for creating a common law of slavery in England’s empire. — a logic recreated in Dred Scot. — rejected by 14th amendment.

Tulsi Gabbard's Chief of Staff told a top intelligence analyst to rewrite a report to claim that Venezuela' government directed Tren de Aragua to commit crimes in the U.S. - so the report would support using the Alien Enemies Act to avoid due process. 🎁 Article www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...

Something to keep your eye on after the birthright citizenship arguments: 2 other cases before SCOTUS- 1 involving humanitarian parole & another involving TPS- where the govt is asking SCOTUS to let it deport up to 1 million people w/o going through the proper legal process. 🧵

Oh, sweet merciful fire, two notes: (1) Even Latham & Watkins, ya'll. (2) The lawyer defending an AI company for using stolen IP to train their AI/LLM used the company's AI/LLM to cite check her brief, which hallucinated results. fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...

If you can no longer demonstrate citizenship through a birth certificate, this impacts *all* children born in the United States, not just ones covered by the birthright citizenship EO as I outline here papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... And in forthcoming Jacob Hamburger piece that I'll link below 1/

Another Reason Trump’s #BirthrightCitizenship Order is Unlawful By Professors Kristin A. Collins, Gerald Neuman and @rosenbloom.bsky.social "The EO is unlawful for another reason that has received far less public attention: it violates the federal birthright citizenship statute." #SCOTUS

Reminder - birthright citizenship is upheld by constitutional AND statutory law. Grateful to @rosenbloom.bsky.social, Gerald Neuman, and Kristin Collins for filing this excellent amicus brief on the statutory grounds. Check it out when you have the chance. 🗃️⬇️

Statutory originalism FTW!

Like, this article isn’t even both sides-ism, it’s just one side, the one that has zero textual or historical support-ism

Hey NY Times-- It is still a "fringe theory" -- every court has rejected it. There is still a "broad consensus" -- John Eastman is a disgraced lawyer under indictment. The only thing that has changed is the Times.

Legal historians Kristin Collins, Gerald Neuman, and Rachel @rosenbloom.bsky.social amicus brief shows that a 1952 (and 1940) law establishes “a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” shall be a “citizen[] of the United States at birth.” 8 U.S.C. § 1401(a)."

Yesterday, Gerald Neuman, Kris Collins and I filed an amicus brief arguing that the birthright citizenship executive order is clearly unlawful on statutory grounds. clearinghouse.net/doc/160190/ 🧵

"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."

from @maketheroadnj.bsky.social When ICE came out Mayor Baraka he was in a public area. People yelled: "Circle the Mayor!" Rep. McIver ran to protect Rep. Coleman. "You're touching a federal official." People held on to protect each other. HSI swarmed & took Baraka. www.instagram.com/p/DJcj8w5R3nK/

Listen to this segment. They *entrapped* Mayor Baraka and someone explicitly told ICE to arrest him, an American citizen standing on public ground, in front of sitting members of Congress who tried to stop it. This was already very bad and is now holy shit bad.

She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!

Mohsen Mahdawi is free! History was made in Vermont today. #FreeThemAll

Reminder that words matter. You can’t “deport” a US citizen. You might be kidnapping, disappearing, exiling, expelling, illegally removing, etc., but you’re not “deporting” a US citizen.

Good morning. Because Prof. Wurman's anti-birthright citizenship paper now has a "highly recommended" accolade, I want to take a moment to step back. Let's recount what Wurman said yesterday and why it shows he's muddling through his new theory in a way that a non-expert might explore a new issue.

Stories coming from around the country that students are having their SEVIS status randomly restored, just as randomly as it was terminated. Suggests that ICE is either reversing these terminations on a large scale or having actual human beings finally look at cases and make decisions.

JUST IN: A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from pulling federal funds from places it deems “sanctuary cities,” saying the policy is unconstitutional. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I hope many lawyers and journalists will be in attendance. I have noticed that people are struggling to find the words to accurately describe what is happening. Because the history of enforced disappearance has been mostly relegated to people at the border, people in the interior are unfamiliar w/it

Dramatic reporting from Haaretz Yaniv Kubovich confirms: killing of the paramedics was a cold blooded massacre. -Israel had allowed unrestricted movement of civilians on route -Forces were aware of ambulance traffic -Troops shot from close range, as paramedics yelled that they are first responders

CAC filed an amicus brief on behalf of nine leading legal scholars, including @evanbernick.bsky.social, @amandafrost.bsky.social, @rosenbloom.bsky.social, and @ilyasomin.bsky.social.

Please watch this video of #MohsenMahdawi you do not need an Instagram account to see it. #vermont #ImpeachRubio

JUST TO CATCH PEOPLE UP — #Florida Highway Patrol used A STATE LAW that had been paused 2 WEEKS ago by a federal judge to ILLEGALLY ARREST AND DETAIN a Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a U.S. citizen born in Georgia She’s now EXTENDING the block of the state law #SB4C after the incident