Excited to have this piece out and contributing to the conversation about how we build and defend happy, healthy, and equitable communities.

Volume 92.8 is now live, featuring pieces by @sonofdavid.bsky.social; @deborahnarcher.bsky.social & Joseph R. Schottenfeld; Katrina T. Goto; Luke Henkel; Brandon Stras; and David Wang. You can find them all here: lawreview.uchicago.edu.

@deborahnarcher.bsky.social & Joseph R. Schottenfeld draw on public nuisance and common law torts to propose a community equity framework that recognizes the collective harms imposed on Black communities by inequitable public infrastructure and development.

Our government's response to Hurricane Katrina was a failure of civil rights and infrastructure policy as Black communities were left unprotected and forgotten. As extreme weather events get more common, elected officials must root out the racial justice failures that enabled Katrina’s destruction.

On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, ACLU President Deborah Archer argues for Rolling Stone that we must learn the lesson of investing in Black communities before it’s too late.

20 years after Katrina, the message remains clear — infrastructure is a civil right. Katrina exposed a structural failure: the erosion of infrastructure in Black communities reflected a deeper neglect of Black lives. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Thanks to the New York Law Journal for the great review of Dividing Lines! www.law.com/newyorklawjo...

Thanks to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for their review of Dividing Lines! www.publishersweekly.com/9781324092131

Is Brooklyn in the house?! I hope so. Join James Forman Jr. and me for a conversation about transportation injustice, systemic racism, and how we can move forward to build back better for everyone. June 9th at 6:30 pm - www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...

Chicago faces a $770 million transit budget shortfall, threatening severe cuts that would disproportionately impact low-income communities. These cuts could devastate mobility and economic prospects for folks who rely heavily on public transportation. apnews.com/article/chic...

I appreciate Sarah Swan and @jotwell.bsky.social ‘s engagement with my recent co-authored article! torts.jotwell.com/building-a-c...

I shared some thoughts with Time magazine on this administration’s threats to transportation justice. time.com/7287364/trum...

I’m excited to join the lineup for SXSW London. If you plan to be there, join me to talk about the current challenges to civil rights and civil liberties. @sxsw.com

We have to keep fighting back. It’s working! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

It was such a pleasure to join you!

Incredible victory. Proud of the ACLU folks who fought for this win! @aclu.org www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

Me & my @nyulaw.bsky.social colleague & work wife, @deborahnarcher.bsky.social, preparing to discuss her amazing book, Dividing Lines, @ the NY Historical Society. Predictably, Deborah, like her book, was absolutely fabulous! Also, check out the @strictscrutiny.bsky.social interview with Deborah!

It’s publication day! And I was excited to kick it off with @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social ! #DividingLines

It was so much fun to join the podcast to chat with the amazing @profmmurray.bsky.social and @leahlitman.bsky.social about my book Dividing Lines!

For decades, highways and roads have been used to divide communities. ACLU president @deborahnarcher.bsky.social joins our host W. Kamau Bell on At Liberty to discuss her new book Dividing Lines which focuses on the role infrastructure plays in reinforcing racial inequality.

This book is about more than roads. It’s about the choices we’ve made — and the communities we’ve harmed— in the name of progress. It’s about what happens when infrastructure becomes a tool of oppression. And it’s about what we can do to change it. Tuesday, April 15th. wwnorton.com/books/978132...

Check out this webinar (April 15) with @deborahnarcher.bsky.social about her forthcoming book DIVIDING LINES (on transportation (in)justice)! We talk with Deborah about her book on our next episode - you won't want to miss that or this webinar!

NYU School of Law Meltzer Center is hosting a webinar with @deborahnarcher.bsky.social (ACLU President, NYU legal scholar, and author of DIVIDING LINES) on April 15. wwnorton.com/books/dividi... Register: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

It’s book release month!! I’m so excited. Get your copy here: wwnorton.com/books/978132...

The administration undid a racial discrimination settlement with a mortgage lender that called a Black neighborhood a jungle. Ushering in the return of redlining. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/b...

On the 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. www.al.com/politics/202...

A victory for transgender people, their families, and civil rights! www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

In “Infrastructure Equality,” Professor @deborahnarcher.bsky.social and I explore how racial inequality in the U.S. is deeply tied to unequal access to infrastructure—and how the legal system can help address it. Forthcoming in the Northwestern University Law Review papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I am excited to share that Yuvraj Joshi’s and my new article entitled “Infrastructure Equality” will be published in the Northwestern University Law Review. You can read a draft on SSRN. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The U.S. Department of Education decided to unfreeze investigations of discrimination complaints at schools across the country, but not for complaints raising race or gender discrimination. Therefore, thousands of race and gender complaints “will continue to sit idle” while children suffer.

A few thoughts as we close out Black History Month.

Racist and lawless is a dangerous combination.

It is absolutely disgusting. The “Dear Colleague “ letter from the Department of Education makes clear that their goal is resegregation. And they are trying to remove every attempt to make students of color feel safe and to be safe. I’m sick to my stomach.

I’m so proud of the work the ACLU has done over the past few weeks.

Today’s abuse of power: Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions against people who assist the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating war crimes and human rights violations. This will harm accountability and violate the First Amendment. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

There is a lot going on in the world right now, but we can’t forget these families, this community, and all they have lost. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We have a right to know who is accessing our private and sensitive information.

Rather than ensuring that infrastructure $ go to the communities that need the investment the most or have suffered from generations of neglect, we get this: “Prioritizing areas with higher birthrates would, however, send more federal funding to Republican states.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...

This is what happens after generations of inequality and exclusion. citylimits.org/2025/02/06/t...

If you haven’t gotten your copy yet, Preorder DIVIDING LINES now through Feb. 7 on BN.com to get 25% off. Use code PREORDER25 at checkout. #BNPreorder @BNBuzz www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dividing-l...

In the face of so much destruction, I know it is hard to focus on everything. But we can’t let what is happening at the EEOC go unnoticed and unchecked. The EEOC is an essential part of our civil rights infrastructure and vital to keeping open the doors to economic opportunity.

The @aclu.org has filed suit on behalf of transgender youth against an executive order from the Trump administration attempting to shut down access to necessary medical care for transgender people under 19 nationwide. We can’t let this cruel and illegal action stand. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

I had an an amazing time at Madison Square Garden where The NY Rangers and MSG celebrated the @aclu.bsky.social and me for Black History Month! We appreciate your support, now more than ever.

These steps to prosecute a doctor providing safe and effective abortion care should alarm everyone who cares about reproductive freedom. Of course this is designed to scare those who help people access essential health care. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Listening to the president and vice president talk about DEI makes it painfully clear that they themselves are desperately in need of a DEI coordinator and a whole suite of trainings. Change begins at home.

I had a great time with the amazing students, faculty, and staff at the Rochester Institute for Technology for their MLK commemoration. We had a far reaching conversation about the current threats to our democracy and the infrastructure of civil rights.

100%! These lies are racist and incredibly dangerous.

it's hard to read the chart in the screenshot but what this moron is actually complaining about isn't "DEI" staff, it's special education teachers. these ghouls are coming for people with disabilities and they aren't even shy about it.

Stop! You can’t blame people of color for everything. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...

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