Current read. Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, From Revolution to Autocracy, by @juliaioffe.bsky.social #Booksky #NowReading #WellReadBlackGirl

Courts Matter: What We Can Learn from Callais and the Virginia Redistricting Case - @acslaw.bsky.social www.acslaw.org/inbrief/cour...

Watching now. W.E.B. DuBois: Rebel With A Cause @wttw.bsky.social @pbs.org #BlackHistory #WEBDuBois #RebelWithACause

Saturday. 🌞📖🍹 Current read: An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence, by Zeinab Badawi. #Booksky #SaturdayReset

Use your public library! 📚💙

This just in: We are honored to receive the 2026 @acslaw.bsky.social Programming Award! 🎉 Watch this space for future events and opportunities to get more involved in the fight for the rule of law and a multiracial democracy.

ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Board Members reaffirming their oath today. The rule of law is under attack, and we must all do our part to stand up and be counted. #NationalLawDay @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @acslaw.bsky.social

Judges can’t uphold the rule of law if they’re fearing for their lives. ACS President Phil Brest warns that rising threats against the judiciary are an attack on democracy itself. thehill.com/opinion/judi...

The American Constitution Society released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, condemning the Court's demolition of the Voting Rights Act. Read the Press Release: www.acslaw.org/press_releas...

Calling all my lawyer friends! Chicago Stands for the Rule of Law, this Friday, May 1, National Law Day of Action. ⚖️ RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/chica... #Chicago #LawDayofAction #LawSky

Chicago-area bookstores are set to host their biggest celebration yet for Independent Bookstore Day www.wbez.org/books/2026/0... #IndependentBookstoreDay #Booksky

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Current read. Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution, by @drpenieljoseph.bsky.social #Booksky #Blacksky #AmericanHistory

Join us tomorrow evening for a critical discussion on public defense in the age of Trump 2.0, and ICE oversight and accountability. Tuesday, April 7: 6 - 8PM RSVP link: lnkd.in/gZ23iU5j Food and refreshments provided @acslaw.bsky.social @cookcodefender.bsky.social @reporticenow.bsky.social

How early Black Chicagoans used photography to redefine their image @wbez.org www.wbez.org/curious-city... #Chicago #BlackChicago #Blacksky

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that tests whether states should be allowed to count ballots that are mailed on time but arrive after Election Day. The case could have broad implications. n.pr/4uNc2iJ

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Currently reading: Kin, by @tayari.bsky.social #Booksky #WellReadBlackGirl #Blacksky

US judiciary approves new public defender office focused on US Supreme Court advocacy www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Weekend read. 📖⚖️ Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department, by @carolleonnig.bsky.social and @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social #Booksky #WellReadBlackGirl #DOJ

Chicagoans, Joined By 3 Former Presidents, Gather To Say Goodbye To Rev. Jesse Jackson blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/06/c... #RevJesseJackson #Chicago #Blacksky

SCOTUS rejects private prison company GEO Group's attempt at avoiding accountability - @lawdorknews.bsky.social #SCOTUS #ConLaw open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...

Chicago and its New Negro swagger hum throughout 'Sinners' chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2... #SinnersMovie #Chicago #BlackSky

As ACS President Phil Brest told the NYT this week rejecting originalism isn’t enough — ACS needs to be part of lifting up an affirmative, alternative vision of constitutional interpretation. “The real genius of originalism is not in its intellectual heft, it is in the framing and the messaging.”

Rest in peace and power, Rev. Jackson. #JesseJackson #IAmSomebody

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Friday evening. 🍷📖 Now reading: The Seven Daughters of Dupree, by @nikeshaelise.bsky.social

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Weeknight fun at the New Edition + Boyz II Men + Toni Braxton concert last night at the United Center. Exhausted this morning. But worth it. So fun. Note: I’m still in love with Ronnie. And maybe Ralph. And Bobby. And maybe Ricky. #NewEdition #BoyzIIMen #ToniBraxton

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This Is All John Roberts’ Fault: Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man. - @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202... #SupremeCourt #ConLaw #SCOTUS

Current fiction read, for an upcoming @chicago-acs.bsky.social book club discussion with the author, Illinois Appellate Court Justice David Ellis, as a special guest. 📖⚖️ #Booksky

Link: www.wbez.org/immigration/... @ilattygeneral.bsky.social

Still not over it. Good Better Best…GO BEARS…it’s Chicago!! 🧡🏈💙

Let’s go #ChicagoBears… It’s Chicago! 💙🏈🧡

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This must not be normalized. Read President Phil Brest’s full statement on the killing of Renee Nicole Good and the urgent need for accountability. Read more: www.acslaw.org/press_releas...

Medicaid is unchanged for now, Cook County officials say, amid a spike in misinformation and confusion chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/... #Medicaid #Illinois

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Sunday evening, with Baldwin: A Love Story, by Nicholas Boggs. #Booksky #Blacksky #JamesBaldwin

Hundreds of new laws take effect in Illinois in 2026. Full list and what you should know: www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c... #Illinois #NewLaws

Current novel: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. #SundayReading #Booksky #Hamnet

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Supreme Court, on a 6-3 vote, rejects Trump's effort to deploy National Guard in Illinois for now via @lawdorknews.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei... #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #ConLaw

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Friday morning. 📖☕️🐈

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