Corporate money has influenced immigration policymaking for decades. But what’s in it for big business? In the fight over the future of America’s immigration system, it’s worth keeping an eye on the actions and motivations of corporations. theflaw.org/articles/imm...

Trump hopes to kill the Roadless Rule--America’s largest conservation action for forests--handing 45M acres to logging interests under a “fire prevention” pretext. Public comments close Sept 19. Learn more here: theflaw.org/articles/roa... You can comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...

“They take your phone, your wallet, even your passport.” But sure, "Love Is Blind" is just a fun little experiment. Ali Medina on how Netflix turns contestants into profit: theflaw.org/articles/suf...

“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...

Jocks. Creeps. Tech bros. Read @holdenhop.bsky.social brilliant analysis of “Tech-Bro Fascism” and its grip on Trump 2.0. theflaw.org/articles/new...

If you want the omitted story on how the NYTimes produced the very anti-trans moral panic (that they now apparently need a podcast to sort out) read our reporting: theflaw.org/articles/pro...

for those in the area -- this should be great!

"The Jock/Creep formulation fits especially well. Trump is pure Jock. He’s a wannabe strongman, obsessed with physical power and domination. He’s a man who shares AI-generated photos of himself as a preening, regal king or a jacked Jedi (or Sith) warrior." theflaw.org/articles/new...

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...

“It feels like the school takes pride in its robust student organizations and all that they do but when it comes to actually supporting them, many organizations are told to look to firms for the sponsorships and funding required to put up their events.” theflaw.org/articles/our...

At Harvard Law School, students are fundraising from the very firms they're afraid to criticize. This brilliant article uncovers the power of Big Law distorts legal education and students' lives and careers.

"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...

“Quitting EIP was the best decision I made in law school.” A public interest student reflects on walking away from Big Law recruiting - toward a future that aligns with their values, provides a viable livelihood, and helps them build the world they want to live in. hlrecord.org/guest-essay-...

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...

Advice for law students and lawyers--indeed, everyone trying to advance justice in systems and organizations whose overall effect is to facilitate injustice--from the brilliant @cohen489.bsky.social: “Build your capacity for discomfort with your own hypocrisy.” theflaw.org/articles/rac...

I ♥️ student journalism

Reporters at @theflawmagazine.bsky.social interview @cohen489.bsky.social who offers essential guidance for law students (and lawyers) on what it means to be principled, pragmatic, and persistent inside systems designed to co-opt or crush dissent.

Very proud of this powerful interview with the amazing @cohen489.bsky.social! “It cannot be simultaneously true that you are willing to pay $300,000 for this degree because it’s worth so much and it opens all of these doors but then you feel like you can’t do anything.” theflaw.org/articles/rac...

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...

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-...

The next generation of lawyers knows that it’s their duty to stand on the side of democracy, and they’re showing the courage and commitment that our entire profession needs to find. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

"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...

I wrote about the H-2A program in the US and the need to hold the biggest corporate actors to account - take a read !

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 theft never stopped. Big Oil just got better at covering its tracks. This is great article!

"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...

Lawyers and law students eager to lend a hand responding to attacks on civil rights, vulnerable communities, democratic institutions, and the environment, learn how to get involved.👇 Organizers, lawyers, or legal organizations in need of support, reach out.👇 systemicjustice.org/2025/02/the-...

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...

"The Supreme Court was laying the groundwork for the status quo well before it invented presidential immunity. In its 2010 decision Citizens United, it invented the idea that...money is speech, so corporations must be free to flood elections with their money." ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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...

“External auditors are also in the business of profit maximization. They are not in the business of catching labor violations.” Our latest! theflaw.org/articles/eco...

“It’s litigation terrorism.” - Joseph Stiglitz on how fossil fuel companies use investor-state lawsuits to block climate action. Great new article!👇

Our latest!: Under the guise of investor protection, international investment agreements have become powerful tools for foreign fossil fuel investors to thwart climate action and profit from their own demise. We cannot allow remnants of the past to cost us the Earth. theflaw.org/articles/reg...

📣 📣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!

In our latest article, the amazing @laineynewman.bsky.social uncovers how private equity firms, which oversee millions of U.S. employees, are insulated from legal liability. theflaw.org/articles/we-...

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

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...

Great reporting by Jheri' Richards exploring how publicly traded private prisons exploit the free labor of unfree people as a modern-day, digital slave auction. theflaw.org?post_type=ar...

📣📣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).