Take a break from doomscrolling for me to tell you about how the theft crimes you hear about are literally the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what is actually being stolen and by whom.

Notable that when Judge April Perry scheduled today's hearing in the Broadview 6 case, she told the feds to bring unredacted transcripts showing how the law in the case was described to the grand jury. By dropping the conspiracy count, the feds avoided sharing them: bsky.app/profile/jons...

SCOTUS decision isn’t just about maps. It’s about who has power. Our focus must be on state/local races not just federal ones. It’s the state legislature that draws the maps. Electing Dems will help ensure that the maps will be drawn fairly & that every minority group will have their voices heard.

I am very interested to see whether concerns over AIPAC ties will trickle out from feds to local electeds (this article about a CA prosecutor really caused me to think about that) boltsmag.org/stanford-san...

Having an opportunity to share the perils---but also the amazing, evidence-based paths forward!---within the criminal courts system is a huge privilege. I'm so grateful to my alma mater for this coverage!

This is so amazing!!! A smart lawyer read The Price of Mercy, reflected on it, and is using it to make change---I could not be more thrilled!!! losgatan.com/blum-a-lawye...

Surveillance technology is largely a money pit full of really toxic illusions

This was an amazing night and I'm so grateful for the heroic defenders of Houston!

Every day I write about crime and curse under my breath, dammit, Leo, what are you DOING

you know, Donald Trump has a point. whenever a robbery, murder, mass shooting, or just a simple pickpocket situation happens, I immediately think “this would never have happened if Pope Leo just did his job”

MISTER ROGERS IS WEAK ON CRIME

Like imagine your grandpa said “the pope is weak on crime” at dinner.

Pope Leo is weak on crime is one of the craziest sentences I’ve ever read.

JD Vance, are you free in October

Potentially a huge boost to a more unified, more smoothly functioning EU

What do you call the opposite of charisma? Revulsmo?

Looking for that same amazing Vance Effect right here at home in November

Obviously not a substitute for Congress doing its job, but now would be a good time for Clinton, W, Obama, and Biden to say something jointly.

Wahls launches anti-corruption platform in Iowa U.S. Senate race

If posting with barbaric fervor about launching a genocide doesn’t warrant removal from office, then what would? This moment demands invoking the 25th Amendment. If Vance and the Cabinet want any redemption from history, this is their chance. (1/2)

Anyone who currently holds the power to prevent a war crime and doesn't do so is complicit and should be held accountable to the fullest extent.

Let us know you'll be there! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emily-galvin-almanza-the-price-of-mercy-tickets-1985328503999# . @galvinalmanza.bsky.social  @keribla.bsky.social

We hosted a candid book discussion with @galvinalmanza.bsky.social, on her new book, The Price of Mercy. Her journey as a former public defender and her insights on practical solutions for justice system improvement were invaluable. Learn more and get the book here: www.emilygalvinalmanza.com

Such beauties. Jorie Graham and James Galvin circa 1981, Humboldt County, CA.

Cops arrested a Black pastor watering flowers The Alabama Supreme Court’s response? Giving bad cops *more* power to arrest good neighbors ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

Houston and Austin, I'm headed your way next week! Come see me? calendar.austinchronicle.com/event/emily-...

Heads up that while we're watching Hormuz, Israel's minister of defense said they are planning to now do in Lebanon what they did to Gaza. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5766...

Thank you @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the deeply thoughtful review of The Price Of Mercy!!! www.publishersweekly.com/9780593799116

Just completely chilling to watch.

Early results of AI for police investigation: they locked up someone's Grandma for 5 months even though she had bank records proving her innocence the whole time. share.google/0BVIoI4KOmSN...

Jailing people increases crime in the long run

I'm just a girl standing in front of a grocery store aisle asking for garbage bags that don't off-gas vocs

Discussing The Price of Mercy last night at @politicsprose.bsky.social w/ Congressman Raskin was everything... smart, challenging conversation, engaged community, & an amazing, legendary bookstore. Hope to see you again soon, this fall, to talk about Andromeda Diaz and the Reasonable Doubt!

Excellent evening at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social with @tribelaw.bsky.social ! Tonight: @politicsprose.bsky.social with @raskin.house.gov ! 6pm! Be there or be 🟨

Book tour as a nation's transit system unravels! Let's make the most of it! Thanks @amtrak.com for keeping me moving, and thanks @crownpublishing.bsky.social for giving me excellent places to go next...see you tomorrow @harvardbookstore.bsky.social and see you Friday @politicsprose.bsky.social!

Run the country like a business! (Into the ground) The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it | Fortune share.google/xB9dNvYWVhYk...

By tying his voter suppression bill to the TSA funding, Trump is saying we’ll have long lines and TSA folks won’t get paid unless Republicans strip the ability to vote from millions of Americans. It’s not voter ID. It’s voter suppression.

PAYING ONE BILLION DOLLARS TO LOSE THE GREEN ENERGY RACE... a wild new low of a bad deal, even for this president. Literally paying money so that everyone else has to also pay more money for energy. A true lose-lose deal. Amazing. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/c...

I have finally found the perfect doctor

Hey guys, I'm headed East... Philadelphia 3/24 Boston 3/26 DC 3/27 I've got some amazing interlocutors, too...Dr. Paul Heaton will be joining me at Penn, @tribelaw.bsky.social will be joining me in Boston, and @raskin.house.gov will be joining me in DC! www.emilygalvinalmanza.com/tour

BREAKING: A judge just blocked Kennedy's handpicked vaccine advisers, and all votes they've taken in the past year. They will not meet this week. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Also it's OSCAR NIGHT and if you're rooting for The Alabama Solution you might enjoy this convo between me and Andrew Jarecki at @92ndstreety.bsky.social a few weeks ago! www.92ny.org/archives/emi...

HOW COOL WAS IT just now to find The Price of Mercy on Reparations Club's home page???? I was so thrilled! And honored! Thank you so much @repclub.bsky.social !!!!! rep.club/products/pri...

Best 📚 since last 📚 #PubLibs #Booksky #FridayReads

The Constitution does not call before the maintenance of sewer systems or highways or the construction of airports or even the running of various public departments. But it does call for the right to counsel. Excellent op ed. mississippitoday.org/2026/02/27/p...

All these Doge Bros' sworn testimony is basically some version of "this thing wasn't about white guys so I canceled it" but exclusively phrased in the worst possible way

Join us for The Price of Mercy Book Talk with attorney and former public defender, @galvinalmanza.bsky.social. 📅March 24 6 – 8 p.m. ET @penncareylaw.bsky.social Gittis Hall, rm 214 3501 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Register: tinyurl.com/37hdn4y6

I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children. This is learned today: Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%. www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...

This prosecutor objecting to Brendon's sane, reasonable request for basic equity is so embarrassing for them. Like how do you stand up and take the position "no let's not spend an extra couple of hours to eliminate a clear appearance of racial bias." apnews.com/article/juri...

This seems good www.abajournal.com/news/article...