New article: an on-the-ground study of how police use of force investigations actually work in the US and why criminal accountability remains elusive. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

My Article, “The Paradox of Federal Oversight in Police Misconduct Investigations,” is in print @denverlawreview.bsky.social Read it here: www.denverlawrev.org/_files/ugd/9...

Video of Knight's answer, posted by several folks on the other site ...

If Hilary Knight isn’t the flag bearer for closing ceremonies we ride at dawn 🦅🇺🇸

Why is the USA women’s ice hockey head coach wearing a tie that are Sweden’s colors?

Enlightening insight from experienced federal prosecutors open.spotify.com/episode/3ehb...

This is not the law.

Me: I’m gonna get so much work done today My sick kid:

Just as we all predicted 🫠 #OnWisconsin

Ilana also presented her article in development, called "Institutionalized Challenges for Investigating Police Criminality," at the SEALS conference. And she started new research on federal judicial consent decrees in the police reform and police accountability process. #UKLawProfResearch

UK Law faculty were busy with research this summer! @ifriedman01.bsky.social worked on edits to her article, "The Paradox of Federal Oversight in Police Misconduct Investigations," forthcoming in the Denver Law Review. #UKLawProfResearch

There’s a pun waiting to happen with this case vis a vis prosecutors’ [typical] ability to indict a ham sandwich. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

When an on-duty cop kills a civilian, how are they investigated for their use of force, especially when that force is alleged to be a crime? My new article answers this question! We’re in the cycle and up on SSRN - would love to hear your feedback & comments papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Petitioner's merits brief filed in Case v. Montana, the Supreme Court's first real Fourth Amendment case in several years, on the standard for warrantless entry to a home for purposes of rendering emergency aid. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

Presenting bright & early tomorrow AM but we can meet later on the beach with a daiquiri 😎

UK Law Prof @ifriedman01.bsky.social was quoted in the Cincinnati Enquirer about two reporters who were arrested while covering a protest. Her quote brings needed expert views to the issue. Way to go, Ilana! #UKLawProfResearch www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

The UK College of Law announced the death of Professor Mark Kightlinger, who taught at the university for more than two decades.

Quoted here regarding this emerging situation in Cincinnati www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

Whoa. Spicy footnote from Justice Jackson, dissenting in the ADA case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

How can you not be romantic about sports? 🥹

*Opens bsky to see what’s going on*

An investigation in Phoenix marked the first time the DOJ had found the rights of homeless people were routinely violated. Now the department is closing its investigation and retracting findings of constitutional violations. By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social‬

Let’s go!

This will make us all less safe. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/u... The last paragraph states, in part, “It was among the arguments that appeared to resonate with jurors, most of whom were white.”

Officials investigating the 8 agencies found unjustified killings, excessive force, debtors’ prisons, retaliation against police critics, racial discrimination, unlawful strip searches and undercover officers having sexual contact with sex workers. By @tophersanders.bsky.social

Min Woo with a chefs hat on his wheels. Love to see it 👨‍🍳⛳️ #TheMasters #lethimcook

I still think White Lotus: Wisconsin Dells would slap so hard.

If anyone wants to talk about how White Lotus season 3 was a total miss I’m here.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday named a new interim chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, the city agency tasked with investigating police shootings and allegations of misconduct.

ON WISCONSIN! ❤️

For anyone in the region who is interested:

At least we have women’s hockey #OnWisc

Who approved that Geico March Madness commercial with the car alarm? What is wrong with you?

Omg Laila Edwards that release 🥹

Abbey Murphy has to be tossed. That was ungodly late and high. What in the world…

For those unfamiliar with how someone with a green card (legal permanent residence), such as Mahmoud Khalil, might lose their status, I wrote a brief explainer. How to Lose a Green Card www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...

A fantastic explainer from my UK Law colleague Matt Boaz regarding Columbia University’s Mahmoud Khalil www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...

UK Law Prof NEW ARTICLE ALERT! Prof. @ifriedman01.bsky.social just posted her most recent scholarship, forthcoming in the Denver Law Review. It's titled “The Paradox of Federal Oversight in Police Misconduct Investigations.” Check it out here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #UKLawProfResearch

Thrilled that my latest Article, “The Paradox of Federal Oversight in Police Misconduct Investigations,” has found a home with @denverlawreview.bsky.social

85 of Minnesota’s 87 counties now direct calls involving people in mental health crisis to non-police Crisis Response Units – trained mental health professionals – rather than police. mailchi.mp/safercitiesr...

Finally got around to putting this thing on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Do you believe in miracles?

Check out this interview with UK Law Prof. Raquel Wilson. "If you were to make a list the people in the United States who know the most about federal sentencing law and policy, Raquel Wilson would be near the top of it." #UKLawProfResearch sentencing.substack.com/p/the-senten...

McDavid is perpetually a cheat code 🥲#USAvCan

During the past six years taxpayers have spent at least $472.4 million to resolve police misconduct lawsuits, setting a new record, according to a WTTW News analysis. news.wttw.com/2025/02/10/f...

Question: Did gun violence in New Jersey increase, decrease, or remain unchanged after implementation of the state’s 2017 bail reform policy? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 1/3

Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world. Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends. www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...

Excited to share my new article in @sfjournal.bsky.social ! Using a survey experiment with 995 families, I show how race shapes beliefs about school safety. White, Asian, and Latine families perceive Black schools as less safe—even when safety ratings are identical. #Education #Race 1/4

A police officer in Washington State was sentenced Thursday to more than 16 years in prison for killing a man during an attempted arrest in 2019, cementing the first conviction under a state law that made it easier to prosecute police officers for using deadly force.