“Our species’ ability to come up with unexpected and original ideas is something to protect and nurture… A world where creative thinking flourishes is a world that has a better chance to weather the changes that A.I. will bring.” @nytimes.com @drrebeccawinthrop.bsky.social @brookings.edu

When most people think of wrongful convictions, they don't think of wrongful convictions of queer people. The Satanic Panic is a key example where queer people were targeted and yet have been glossed over. This Pride Month, let's learn from the 80s backlash to understand and challenge that of today.

"The Satanic Panic coincided with a rise in conservative political & social influence & a broader backlash against feminism and LGBTQ rights." On the little-told history of queer criminalization in the Satanic Panic from Valena Beety for the start of Pride Month.

I want to send a special thank you to the students of the LGBTQ+ Rights Discussion Group at the University of Oxford. This talk kicked off a three day trip to talk about my forthcoming book, Pink Crime. Here is a photo of me with some of the discussion group folks. #PinkCrime #LGBTQRights

Proud to celebrate my longtime client, Tasha Mercedes Shelby, on earning her Associate of Arts degree from Hinds Community College along with five other incarcerated Mississippians. Tasha is a member of Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society, further proving her dedication to academic achievements.

“On International Missing Children’s Day, the European Parliament lights up in blue to ensure no missing child is forgotten. We stand in solidarity with the families who never stop searching,” - Ewa Kopacz, European Parliament Vice-President and Coordinator on Children's Rights.

“On Wednesday morning, the Justice Department went to court to advance an argument that, if accepted, would all but erase the existence of transgender people in the law.” Read my report at Law Dork:

Loved working on this Op Ed with Katie Kronick, supported by ‪@scholars.org‬. Excited delirium's horrors persist. truthout.org/articles/exc...

So excited to speak on May 28 at the SOAS Brunei Gallery with @clivestaffordsmith.bsky.social

I'm amazed I get to speak at the lecture hall for the Brunei Gallery SOAS University of London, which is currently exhibiting "In-/Visible Spectrums: Contemporary Video Art from the Sinosphere." www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/... 1/4

Thank you to IU Maurer Law team for highlighting my new book, Pink Crime, and the important conversations surrounding it. Read the post on the IU Maurer blog: blogs.iu.edu/maurerlaw/20...

Thanks to Ensar Tota & @theregreview.bsky.social for featuring my Regulating Healthcare Coverage Algorithms work. Relevant papers in the Indiana Law Journal & forthcoming in the @michlawreview.bsky.social are located here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... and here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Introducing my forthcoming book, Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity. Pink Crime tells the stories of women and queer people who were convicted of crimes that never occurred and warns of the laws coming next. Out August 4 from the New Press!

On Tuesday, May 26, I will be presenting my forthcoming book "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" to the LGBT+ Rights Discussion Group at the University of Oxford. This event kicks off a three day book tour in England.

Congratulations to Professor Holning Lau for releasing this important report alongside The Williams Institute. @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social is excited to welcome Prof. Lau during the Indiana Law Journal Symposium on Pink Crime this fall.

AI is shaping medical coverage decisions. Here’s how to tell the story healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/05... @jennoliva.bsky.social @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social

Alabama jail staff didn’t help when she went into labor — other inmates did, lawsuit says www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... @pregnancyjust.bsky.social

Urge Hoosier Lawmakers to Study the Death Penalty. Send an email to the Legislative Council here: indianaabolition.org/2026study?so...

On this day in 1886, a New York court denied Kate Stoneman’s application for bar admission. Stoneman and other suffragists immediately lobbied for state legislation opening bar membership to women. NY’s governor signed the bill on May 20, 1886, and Stoneman became NY’s first woman lawyer. #WeTheMen

From @theathletic.com: The volleyball player Jordan Lucas has gone viral for his celebrations. Since coming out in his teenage years, he’s always felt empowered just to be himself on the court. nyti.ms/4eNumTh

Most people in Indiana who need abortion care are forced to travel to neighboring states; the Hoosier Abortion Fund covers child care costs, travel, and food. With access to abortion medication at risk, donate here: fund.nnaf.org/Valena #hoosierabortionfund #pinkcrime @alloptionsnatl.bsky.social

Tasha Shelby has spent 27 years wrongly convicted for a crime that never happened; I've represented her for 15 years. Hear from her yourself in the podcast series "Unshakeable Science," One Minute Remaining: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social @innocencenetwork.bsky.social

Every time I’ve seen this video over the past week, I watch it. I’ve followed Jordan Lucas on all platforms. More self-expression in all sports. Please and thank you ❤️

Additional work around these algorithms and their de-regulation is available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... and here: theconversation.com/how-artifici...

New draft paper forthcoming in the @michlawreview.bsky.social that works hard to create a path for state pre-market validation of healthcare coverage algorithms: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers..... Very much a work-in-progress and comments are extremely welcome.

My "New" War on Drugs talk w/Georgetown University's HAPI program is tomorrow. It will focus on my Virginia Law Review paper (w/Taleed El-Sabawi): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... & @inquest.bsky.social essay: inquest.org/everything-o... You can register here: georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

NEW: When a Wisconsin mayor ended his city's contract with Flock (the AI surveillance company), he was stunned to see Flock refused to remove cameras. So he covered them with plastic bags. Now local activists are taking their fight to Madison & the Dane County sheriff, wanting more cameras gone.

We had such a great time welcoming @valenabeety.bsky.social here at Tulane Law today. She presented her piece, Reproductive Wrongful Convictions: Gender, Ableism and Labeling as "Unfit," which is forthcoming in the UCLA Law Review for our faculty workshop series. Thanks, Valena!

Ms Rachel talking to Deiver Henao, a 9yo in an immigration detention center www.instagram.com/reel/DVzUzoz... What a world

Demand grows for doulas who can help moms with addiction stateline.org/2026/01/30/d...

Fascinating panel on @jennoliva.bsky.social’s new paper Regulating Healthcare Algorithms in the Shadow of ERISA with fantastic commentary by @danielschwarcz.bsky.social & Charlotte Tschider at @setonhallhealthlaw.bsky.social WIP retreat 🔥🔥🔥

Prof. @jennoliva.bsky.social appeared on PBS NewsHour, discussing her research in the area of healthcare coverage algorithm regulation. Fantastic interview for anyone interested in how AI is factoring into health insurance decision making. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Important and timely work by health law extraordinaire @jennoliva.bsky.social featured on @pbsnews.org — discussing the AI battle between private insurers (who use AI to deny claims) & patients (who use new AI tools to draft effective appeals on those denials) . 🔥🔥🔥 www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... Helpful insights from @jennoliva.bsky.social @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social

This is going to be a terrific discussion re: AI & health insurance coverage decisions that’s open to the public if you are interested. @umnconsortium.bsky.social

www.thenation.com/article/soci... @elizabethweill.bsky.social @thenation.com

Dissenting from the court's majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner's reversal "calls into doubt the foundation of the trial." By @pamelacolloff.bsky.social

I'm so excited about this year's line up for our external faculty workshop series, y'all! We'll be welcoming Guy-Uriel Charles (Harvard), @pbaronmiller.bsky.social, @richardalbert.bsky.social, @valenabeety.bsky.social 1/2

🎧 AI is changing how we work, how we make art, and how we access healthcare. @jennoliva.bsky.social joined Taonga Leslie on #BrokenLaw to explore how AI and algorithms are being used to restrict access to healthcare & how lawyers and patients can advocate for greater fairness and transparency.

Prof. @valenabeety.bsky.social talks about the progress made by the newly established Indiana Innocence Project. Great work being done by Indiana University faculty and students! indianapublicmedia.org/news/iu-stud...

A huge thanks to @brnnewsfacts.bsky.social for interviewing me about my recently published Indiana Law Journal essay, Regulating Healthcare Coverage Algorithms available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

theconversation.com/how-artifici... @jennoliva.bsky.social

Purdue is trying to ban the student newspaper from using the university's name in its title and ending preferred campus access--in the name of institutional neutrality.

Our latest on ways that states can provide better heath data sanctuaries to at-risk populations (spoiler alert: stop sharing data with health care criminalization states & stop collecting sensitive healthcare info). Thanks to my co-authors @lizchiarello.bsky.social & Wendy Bach

JUST IN: Democrat John Ewing has defeated Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert, a Republican who was running for a fourth term. Ewing, who currently serves as Douglas County's treasurer and will be Omaha's first Black mayor, leads Stothert 56 to 44 percent with most ballots counted.

A man checked out 100 books on Jewish history, Black history, and LGBTQ+ education from a library only to burn them

I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...

NEW, from me: Shaken baby syndrome--a diagnosis that has resulted in wrongful convictions across the country--continues to shape criminal prosecutions and child welfare investigations, under the name "abusive head trauma." My story of what happened to one family. www.propublica.org/article/shak...

Unreal. The Brox DA's office found this man innocent but "the presiding judge refused to dismiss the conviction, arguing that it would set a precedent to undo scores of other convictions. [He indicated] that if he did, the floodgates of other appeals would open." www.amny.com/new-york/bro...