Again.

When dementia takes away words, pain can go unnoticed. This School of Nursing research at UMB is finding new ways to detect discomfort in non-verbal patients so no one suffers in silence. Supported by the National Institute on Aging. #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB #DementiaCare #PainAwareness #ElderCare

“As a public university, we are stewards of taxpayer resources, and a payment of this scale would completely devastate our country’s greatest public university system as well as inflict great harm on our students and all Californians.” —UC President James B. Milliken

As Democrats wrestle with the question of retaliatory gerrymandering they should remember that it is the Supreme Court has driven us to this moment. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration for detaining immigrants at the notorious new Everglades detention center, cruelly dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," in inhumane conditions without access to legal counsel.

It was my honor to work with distinguished lawyer colleagues on this statement of commitment to the principles that must undergird American democracy. It appears today as full page ad in the @nytimes.com & in papers around the country. Learn more at @weholdthesetruths.bsky.social

@zekecohen.bsky.social, thank you for meeting with the staff of the Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law at @umaryland.edu Maryland Carey Law. @profmpinard.bsky.social and I are looking forward to working with you.

My statement on today’s decision in Trump v Casa:

Another officer-involved shooting in West Baltimore one week after arabber’s death

BREAKING AND BIG:

Reminder that I AM LATINA AND PROUD. I am the product of immigration - my grandmother was undocumented and entered the country from Mexico as a baby. My mother was a fierce, gorgeous Latina woman of Mexican and Spanish descent.

Gibson Banks Center for Race and the Law joined 80+ Asian American organizations and law centers in submitting an amicus brief opposing the federal executive order to ban birthright citizenship. The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the cases today. bit.ly/AAsDefendBirthrightCitizenship

Because the reporting across outlets hasn’t mentioned it I want to stress that Justice Jackson referenced the courageous & resolute stance of federal judges J. Shelly Wright in Louisiana and Frank Johnson in Alabama who issued school desegregation orders in the face of “Massive Resistance” to Brown.

Baltimore City was on point today. The signs were hitting hard! #HandsOff

Former Maryland governor and Social Security chief Martin O’Malley fired up "Hands Off" protesters at SSA's headquarters in Baltimore County today. O'Malley railed against President Donald Trump & "co-president" Elon Musk over cuts to the agency. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

A few tickets left for this timely conversation about policing in Baltimore 10 years after the police-involved death of Freddie Gray. @umbaltimore.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/still-risi...

I appreciated the opportunity to speak with @mddailyrecord.bsky.social about the impact of racially discriminatory and abusive policing in Baltimore’s Black communities. @profmpinard.bsky.social @leighgoodmark.bsky.social @sifill.bsky.social

Please read this. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Last week, the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative, established by Maryland’s Attorney General Anthony Brown and Public Defender Natasha Dartigue, released a report Breaking the 71%: A Path Toward Racial Equity in the Criminal Legal System. /1 www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/reports/MEJC...

It is absurd for the federal government to attack universities for "antisemitism." In fact, Trump's policy is itself antisemitic I explain here. snyder.substack.com/p/antisemiti...

Infuriating. I’m so sorry ED team. This inhumane treatment of you and other federal workers is unacceptable.

There it is. Raskin always on point.

Maybe you’ll get it if Rachel says it.

The US Department of Education works to ensure that every student, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to thrive. I’m proud to join 250+ former ED officials in thanking our career colleagues for their service. static1.squarespace.com/static/67ac0...

Black History Month is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Black Americans to our nation. The Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law at Maryland Carey Law School celebrates the work of the eponyms of our Center – Professors Larry Gibson and Taunya Lovell Banks.

Unions representing federal workers sued the Treasury Department and its head, Scott Bessent, on Monday in an effort to block Elon Musk and his team from accessing the federal payment system.

This is so powerful.

Maryland’s AG is building a million-dollar litigation team to battle Trump

Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.

Today, the Gibson Banks Center for Race and the Law at Maryland Carey Law School released a resource, How Schools Use Reportable Offenses in Maryland: Frequently Asked Questions, which explains when law enforcement must report student arrests to schools and how schools must use this information.

Proud to co-author this op-ed w/ @moniqueldixon.bsky.social on the over-criminalization of Black children in Md. We point out that the intense focus on "youth crime" is connected to a history that has hyper-criminalized & disposed of Black children. digitaledition.baltimoresun.com/infinity/art...

Tell your Dept of Education you want the same: NC, PA, NJ, NY, CT, CA, MA, DE. Call you Gov’s or State Ed Depts and tell them you want this. Teachers’ unions likewise. @rweingarten.bsky.social Teachers & school administrators need to know what to do.

Federal workers! Know your rights. Call tomorrow w Democracy Forward.

This week, new U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) leaders reportedly instructed the civil rights division not to file new cases until further notice. Yesterday, I attended a federal court public hearing of an 8-yr-old civil rights case, US v. Baltimore Police Department (BPD). /1

We’re suing President Trump. The 14th Amendment is clear: People born in the United States are citizens. An executive order cannot override the Constitution.

To my own community: this is not just about immigrants.Trump has set up a challenge to the meaning of the provision of the Constitution written & ratified to ensure our full citizenship. We must protect its integrity in full. We can never be silent when the 14th is attacked. It is our legacy.

Hello everyone. This is my first post after leaving X and Threads. Looking forward to meeting the Bluesky community.