Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:

States can prosecute ICE and CBP officers and, under the right circumstances, achieve convictions. Read our latest explainer on why and how: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/federal-officers-absolute-immunity/

Here is a collection of sworn testimonies from detainees being held in ICE custody. Until reading these testimonies, I wasn't fully aware of what is happening. Please read them yourself. We need to know this. We need to understand the consequences of ICE/CBP arrests. assets.aclu.org/live/uploads...

In the wake of Renee Good’s killing, the White House has insisted that ICE and CBP officers have “absolute immunity” for their violent attacks on the people of Minneapolis and other American cities. ⚠️ Wrong ⚠️ Get the details here: https://protdem.org/4qqwXpp

A number of important legislative proposals moved forward recently, including the NOPE Act on Capitol Hill and several states have advanced Universal Constitutional Remedies Acts. @raders.bsky.social explains their significance: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/a-grand-unified-strategy-to-uphold

"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit. If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.

Excellent publication. Have read closely and thought it highly suitable for classroom use.

Truly essential reading for the globally minded -- and for those who wonder about why we might want to extend democratic boundaries.

This is how you do it. Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process.

New Video on Space Exploration and Global Political Order: Prof. Daniel Deudney of Johns Hopkins University, with Profs. Ian Crawford and James Thompson: "The Color of the Skies in 2025": video.wixstatic.com/video/bdf8dc...

Very interesting proposal from two expert observers/commentators on the UN system and international law.

The UN's human rights work is under disproportionate budget pressure, 40 states warned in Geneva, and human rights groups urge no further cuts should be made www.democracywithoutborders.org/39807/uns-hu...

Leading global scholar of right-wing populism sounds alarm on Trump admin security strategy -- Constitutional liberal democracy squarely in its sights. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What should the EU do about #Hungary? 🇪🇺🇭🇺 New ARENA Europa podcast ep. is out! We often ask what’s feasible instead of what’s right when it comes to #RoL enforcement in the #EU. @vmakszimov.bsky.social asked me about what “the right thing” might be. 🔗 Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/2lyLtQi...

ICE unlawfully removed this student from the US and separated her from her family and her school, Babson College. Her interview with @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social captures the cruelty and impunity of Trump 2.0. Babson and the Massachusetts state government should join the court case to bring her back.

Looks really good, Matt. Stands to be an extremely useful book about the utility of normative concepts for actually improving our lives and communities.

At an international round table in Berlin hosted by Democracy Without Borders, experts and activists warned that autocratic governments are weakening the UN’s ability to promote human rights and democracy. There was broad support for greater civil society and citizen participation at the UN.

First bluesky post. Will use it to tout amazing book I recently reviewed, by Mathias Koenig-Archibugi. Uses an array of sophisticated methods, incl machine learning, to explore feasibility of global democracy. Can't recommend highly enough: academic.oup.com/book/57306 @democracywithoutborders.org