“Imagine whole bookshelves, seminars, workshops and trainings that teach aspiring tech entrepreneurs techniques like these. Imagine hundreds of engineers whose job every day is to invent new ways to keep you hooked.” Our latest -- a great story reported by Gauri Sood:👇 theflaw.org/articles/the...

“I think the only reason that we are not all outraged constantly is that it has become normalized to see that type of misleading messaging everywhere....But that doesn’t make it okay, it just means that we are used to it.” theflaw.org/articles/big...

The Character & Fitness process is a black box that shapes who gets to practice law. @unlockthebarny.bsky.social is gathering stories to expose how C&F impacts underrepresented communities & to help democratize the profession. Take the survey: tinyurl.com/UTB-People-S...

Why does Trump’s second term feel more unhinged—more coordinated—than his first? Because it is. Brilliant reporting by @holdenhop.bsky.social who untangles the individuals and ideologies powering Trump 2.0. theflaw.org/articles/new...

"With graduation less than a few days away, my classmates and I can’t shake one feeling: that we were paid to stay silent and encouraged to stay distracted. Sometimes it feels as though we are brilliant marionettes controlled by technicality and fear." Our latest: theflaw.org/articles/our...

The Trump administration shut down the CFPB: deleted its public guidance, halted enforcement, canceled settlements, & fired staff. A full-scale demolition of consumer protection as a gift powerful banks. In our latest, Carson Whitesell reports for The [F]law: theflaw.org/articles/con...

Billionaire team owners. Taxpayer-funded stadiums. Cities abandoned. Oakland lost all 3 of its pro teams in 5 years. The public is still paying the price. Read our latest: theflaw.org/articles/hom...

Important! Grateful to @peoplesparity.bsky.social for their leadership and to many law students for demonstrating to powerful BigLaw partners what courage looks like.

Social media’s algorithms are “designed to exploit the human brain’s attraction to divisiveness.” Political radicalization are “hollowing out our democratic institutions.” How do those pieces fit together, and how are corporations profiting off of it all? Our latest!:👇 theflaw.org/articles/in-...

"I really think we all need to be speaking up right now. . . . I think this would be so much stronger if many more of my fellow presidents were speaking up." - Chris Eisgruber www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/p...?

When Veritas is threatened, so is democracy. When democracy is threatened, "neutrality" is betrayal. It’s time for Harvard to live its motto—not just wear it. Rally with us to protect truth and academic freedom while we still can.

"While the world condemns the unspeakable violence committed against innocents, what of the corporations that stake their business model on it?" theflaw.org/articles/cor...

Citibank quietly closed Armenian Americans’ accounts based on their last names. No warning. No explanation. Just discrimination. Our latest episode: theflaw.org/articles/fla...

The USDA passed a new policy away from the public eye, and suddenly millions of animals used in research were hidden too. This is a story of secret policies and agency capture—but also a story of compassion for the animals we exploit in the name of scientific progress. theflaw.org/articles/ani...

From 91 members of Harvard Law School faculty to students: "We share a conviction that our Constitution...was designed to make dissent and debate possible without fear of government punishment. Neither a law school nor a society can properly function amidst such fear." tinyurl.com/letter-to-ou...

"The only way to win justice is through collective action and solidarity.” - @vail.bsky.social hlrecord.org/public-inter...

We're excite to share our latest article and paired podcast. In both Izza Drury reveals the hidden realities of the H-2A visa program—marketed as a pathway for temporary agricultural work but serving as a system that traps migrant farmworkers in cycles of exploitation. theflaw.org/articles/no-...

"The success of the film 'Killers of the Flower Moon' shows that the time is ripe for other stories of theft and deception endured by my people. Disturbingly, these stories go well beyond the 1920s murders depicted in the film. They are ongoing." theflaw.org/articles/cor...

Let's get busy!

The @systemicjustice.bsky.social at HLS is launching a new initiative to unite law students and lawyers in the fight for justice, civil rights, and democracy. Check it out!

Latest episode of [F]law School: Police body cameras aren’t about accountability. Footage & the public are being manipulated to legitimize violence, expand surveillance, and boost profits. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or theflaw.org/articles/fla...

We’re launching a new initiative to unite law students and lawyers in the fight for justice, civil rights, and democracy. Communities targeted by the Trump administration need us now more than ever. Help us spread the word, and learn more here: systemicjustice.org/2025/02/the-...

The good news: Local governments are taking the lead on major political and social issues; The bad news: corporate interest groups are taking notice. Lobbyists are probably targeting your hometown now–the problem is a lot bigger (and tougher to detect) than you think. theflaw.org/articles/sma...

Lawyers and law students: Join a team of justice-oriented folks providing urgent law-related research and analysis to help respond to pressing challenges. Learn more and get involved 👇 systemicjustice.org/2025/02/the-...

Our latest [F]law School episode -- eye opening conversation with Luke Hinrichs about the growing use of child labor in the U.S.-- a bad problem that is destined to get significantly worse under Trump. MAGA = Make Adolescents Grind Again theflaw.org/articles/fla...

📣 📣CONFERENCE ALERT: "Facing the Future: Organizing and Lawyering for Justice" For justice-oriented law folks hoping to resist Trump 2.0 and help imagine and work for a better world. BREAKING: Draft schedule is up, and registration is open. Space is limited. Learn more at facingthefuture.net!

Big news coming! We’re getting close to announcing the schedule and more speakers for our Facing the Future Conference. Spoiler: justice-oriented law students won’t want to miss this! facingthefuture.net

In two weeks (Jan 31 – Feb 2), the Systemic Justice Project's 2025 conference will taking place at HLS on Facing the Future: Organizing and Lawyering for Justice. Co-sponsored by us, @peoplesparity.bsky.social, & @systemicjustice.bsky.social

This episode of the [F]law School podcast, with Jheri' Richards, examines relationship between mass incarceration and corporate greed. It is so good! -- way way better than anything else that might be dominating the media at the moment. theflaw.org/articles/fla...

📣📣Calling all law students hoping to fight for justice in a world that's lurching the other way. Join us at the "Facing the Future" conference -- 1/31 - 2/1. Registration opens later this week. Stay updated at facingthefuture.net.

“We need to start with honesty, and with clarity that what many are now calling ‘burnout’ is actually moral injury.” Law students must weigh personal costs in Big Law careers, from moral injury to lost meaning. Is it time to rethink "the path of least resistance." theflaw.org/articles/mor...

New episode of [F]law School just dropped. This one uncovers how private equity is gutting the nursing home industry, where profit-driven investors are trading care for cash flow, and leaving some of the most vulnerable residents in the wreckage. theflaw.org/articles/fla...

Great reporting on the strategies private equity funds have used to acquire and siphon money from nursing homes, and the regulatory regimes which have encouraged it. theflaw.org/articles/i-c...

Ten of the [F]law's Best Readings and Listenings of 2024 (in no particular order).

We're back to Bluesky! So much to report! For starters, check out our podcast, flawSchool.org. Not to brag, but it's pretty great!

Thrilled to be partnering with @peoplesparity.bsky.social and @lpeproject.bsky.social for this year’s conference on progressive lawyering. Stay tuned—details coming soon. Spoiler: it’s going to be amazing!

Here's something to look forward to! Mark your calendars for the second annual "Corporate Capture of the Legal System" conference to take place on Jan. 26 and 27 of 2024. It's going to be great! Stay tuned for details!

For students in the New England area, the second Systemic Justice Teach-In--focusing on the struggle to Stop Cop City and the critical role of organizing--is two weeks away. Learn more at teach-in.org. Please help us spread the word.

The [F]law Magazine is looking for short contributions from law students who have interned in Big Law over the last couple of years. They're also looking for help getting the word out about this new series, "Big [F]law." See flyer for more details. Complete the survey at bit.ly/3ErBjGX

The [F]law is on Bluesky now! Because apparently the only person as invested in destroying corporate power as we are is the richest person on earth