Black New Yorkers, did y'all get this mailer? Or I guess any New Yorker, that could tell me how targeted this is

Ellis says the order is "enjoining all chilling of First Amendment rights."

Ellis, still ruling, makes a reference to awarding "complete relief" to the plaintiffs. She said it will "necessarily incidentally benefit other protesters, journalists and religious figures."

‼️ (real ones know this is a hobbyhorse of mine, as the Supreme Court has on multiple occasions effectively accepted the administration's argument that being forced to follow the law constitutes irreparable harm warranting a stay of an injunction)

Ellis: "Moreover, the public has a strong interest in having a government that conducts itself fairly and according to its own stated regulations and policies."

Ellis: "The public also has an interest in its citizens' bodily integrity, the right to peaceful protest, the right to assemble, the right of peaceful free exercise of religion."

Ellis also finds that the feds' use of force in Chicago "shocks the conscience."

Ellis: "I see little reason for the use of force that the federal agents are currently using. Pointing guns, pulling out pepper spray, throwing tear gas, shooting pepperballs and using other less lethal munitions do not appear to be appropriate."

Judge Ellis says the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their claim that the Trump administration "put substantial pressure on religious practitioners to modify their behavior and violate their beliefs."

Ellis again insists that the Trump administration's arguments "lack credibility."

Judge Ellis finds that the Trump administration has placed "content-based restrictions" on protesters. "Tellingly, she says, "defendants do not deny that they would treat pro-ICE demonstrators more favorably."

Ellis: "The unlawful activity by a few protesters does not transform a peaceful assembly into an unlawful assembly."

Ellis notes that the feds argue "plaintiffs have not been engaged in First Amendment protected activity" because they've "intermingled themselves with rioters." "But as I've previously stated," Ellis says, "I don't find defendants' version of events credible."

Ellis notes people being tear gassed, staring down the barrel of a gun and being "slammed to the ground with their head bashed into the street." "All of that would cause a reasonable person to think twice about exercising their fundamental constitutional rights."

Ellis: "It doesn't matter that someone continues to go protest, or continues to be courageous. That is irrelevant as to whether there was a chilling effect."

got to talk with @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social over at @liberalcurrents.com about * gestures broadly at everything * www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...

Very exciting to see activists launching a new nonprofit today to keep building on the community of volunteers that came together to get Mamdani elected. Our Time is a 501(c)(4) and plans to start events in December.

#tbt sorry we missed this, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.

this article is great, actually

After going through several incidents since the start of Operation Midway Blitz — like the ones above — Judge Ellis says, "those are the factual findings that I'm making to support this preliminary injunction."

Ellis on the Oct. 24 incident in Lake View: "When an agent deployed gas, he stated, 'Have fun.' And then, two additional tear gas canisters were deployed."

Ellis on the Oct. 14 incident on the Southeast side: "Agents pushed, shoved, tackled protesters, pointed guns at them, threw tear gas and deployed smoke canisters. Everyone that agents detained were released by the FBI, and none of them are currently charged with assault."

Ellis: "The government would have people believe, instead, that the Chicagoland area is in a vice hold of violence, ransacked by rioters and attacked by agitators. That simply is untrue. And the government's own evidence in this case belies that assertion."

You don't want to be the Trump administration when the judge starts with a wind-up like this

She reads the poem in full.

Ellis begins by quoting from Carl Sandburg's "Chicago": www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just took the bench. She's expected to rule on a request for a preliminary injunction governing the use of force by federal agents in Chicago.

The front page of the New York Times is asking if women belong the workplace and @aselrod.bsky.social and @liberalcurrents.com, come through with this. Incredible timing.

Once again, we need to define what “feminism” is here. Not everything any woman ever does—not even in the political realm, and not even concerning gender—is “feminism.” Opposing the rights of women as a class to equal status and dignity is in fact called “antifeminism.”

I was thinking about Zohran’s transition team and today’s anti-feminist piece in the New York Times, and my mother’s book on the first generation of women to work in the city government in New York City. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

This was fun! pls check it out 😊

when people take issue with one of my articles, I do often reread them & try assess where the person's coming from, if I overlooked something or got something wrong, or if I could have made my point in a different way to avoid the apparent disconnect but please don't come to me talkin out your neck

my article is good, actually 🙂 ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...

Sometimes--perhaps even oftentimes--when I sit down and just do something I had been avoiding or had otherwise worked myself up about, it is...just fine lol and I had no reason to feel some type of way eeevery so often, tho, I *am like...oh see, I remember now, that's why I didn't do that shit lmao

In my brief time as an op-ed editor (<year), Brettbug Stephens argued Ashkenazis might be genetically superior, & Tom Cotton called for violence against George Floyd protestors. Some of us were constantly pushing back. I met with Sulzberger multiple times. Lip service was given, nothing changed.

I said "President???" in the same tone of voice that New York said "Beyoncé???" I saw someone say the other day they thought she was planning a Governor run but president hits different lol

How can these two seemingly contradictory things about US politics both be true? 1. Partisanship is calcified. 2. Election outcomes are thermostatic. TURNOUT. It’s not the same people who vote every time. Mobilizing, organizing, educating, party infrastructure—it all matters.

My book now has a page + a publication date!! Baby steps to feeling more real. @oxfordacademic.bsky.social Page: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

100% correct. The Dem ads about Trump weren't just "orange man bad." They were: I'm focused on lowering costs while my GOP opponent is serving Trump, who is raising costs with tariffs, canceling infrastructure, etc.

When your "I'm not antisemitic, it's just that ..." defense is "if we push back too hard on antisemitism I might have to eat dinner with some Jews and that would contradict my faith" ... You're not beating the rap guys

My mother was the breadwinner in the family, first to get a college degree in the family, and when she was pregnant with me her boss came into her office, told her that she'd never be the same accountant again, and fired her on the spot. That was in nineteen eighty two

women, are they bitches?

We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply

"Basically, the major questions doctrine has had one purpose in the hands of the Roberts Court: stymieing any kind of progressive policymaking. But today, Chief Justice John Roberts suggested for the first time that it may affect the Court’s favorite president, too..."

You have to hand it to Alito & Thomas, once bought, they stay bought.

we loved speaking with @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social about her book and what the court’s like, whole deal is

Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito doing the "what if I was the last man on Earth? Would you date me then?" move, trying to identify the hypothetical conditions under which Trump's tariffs regime could possibly be legal ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...