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Ruth Colker
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Law professor who is passionate about disability justice and critical race theory. #pwd #disability

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Ruth Colker is an American legal scholar working as the Distinguished Professor and Heck Faust Chair in Constitutional Law at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. She was awarded the 2009 Distinguished University Professor by the university. .. more

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 14d
Imagine this in a trial.

Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing

Declaration filed in federal court:

"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · 15d
Avoid Ft Lauderdale Hertz rental car facility. They rented me a small SUV that they knew had a nonfunctional rear camera. They “graciously” backed it out of the space for me so I would not discover the defect. Fraud! Illegal! #hertz. Fortunately I avoided an accident through extreme caution. Beware!

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Dec 8
This is an amazing podcast series about organizing. Please listen! pranavjani.com/togetherweri...
Together We Rise: Solidarity Stories From Central Ohio
Podcast launches December 8 !
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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Sep 23
Blaming mother for child’s disabilities is a tired trope. Not news.

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · Aug 28
BREAKING: Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by fired UPenn law professor Amy Wax. Judge Timothy Savage (GHWBush) says Wax hasn't shown racial discrimination and her speech-related claims are not protected under federal law. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Aug 22
I learned today that Ohio State faculty can’t put a land acknowledgement statement in their syllabus and that we can’t ask students to voluntarily disclose their pronouns. #firstamendment #ohiostate

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Jun 28
OSU has a banned words list for multimedia postings:

Diversity
DEI/DEIJ (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice)
Equity
Implicit bias
Inclusion
Inclusive Excellence
Racial justice
Social justice
Underrepresented/underprivileged/underserved
Antiracism

#censorship

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Jun 18
What will it take for the Supreme Court’s conservatives to acknowledge the obvious political reality that many state legislatures and the Trump administration HATE transgender people and consider them subhuman? The death of transgender people is on their dirty hands. All of them. I am so disgusted.

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Apr 18
docs.google.com/document/d/1... This is the letter drafted by law professors in their individual capacities at Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University. Please share!!
Faculty Letter_Draft B
“A lawyer, as a member of the legal profession, is a representative of clients, an officer of the legal system and a public citizen having special responsibility for the quality of justice.” Preamble,...
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Tamalita DeBernardi @tamalita.com · Apr 14
Canadian actress held by ICE for 12 day. OMFG 😡😡😡 youtu.be/ve1SUlzh7vo?...
Held by ICE for 12 Days Over Visa Renewal, Canadian Actress Tells Her Story | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Feb 20
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The Fork in the Road | Mark Greif
There may well be normalcy again. But it lies on the other side—not in accommodation to this malevolent insanity, run by lackeys and toads. The risk of overreaction is trivial compared to the risks of...
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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · Feb 17
The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Feb 14
The NY judge in charge of the criminal case against Mayor Adams is Dale Ho — former ACLU lawyer who Republicans tried to keep off the court. Sweet!!

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Feb 9
www.10tv.com/video/news/p... I am the first clip after the intro. Fun interview on Trump’s atrocities.
Face the State | Feb. 9, 2025
On this week's Face the State, we discuss Trump's recent executive orders, take a deep dive into Project 2025 and the childcare affordability crisis.
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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Feb 5
Remember when courts said Biden overstepped his authority when he tried to rescind some student loan debt? Are those courts going to rein in Trump’s outrageous overreach? Waiting …

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Feb 3
Trump ban on gender affirming care extends to age 19. They are coming after adults. States have historically defined age of consent for health care. But states rights are out the window under Trump.

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Jan 31
In case you missed it, Trump is now blaming the hiring of disabled people for the airline crash. Of course.

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Jan 24
You are correct but X chromosome does develop before Y chromosome so the first sex designation after conception would be female. So Trump is either nonbinary or female but definitely not male according to his own EO.

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Troy Matthews @keeptroyblue.bsky.social · Jan 24
Do not let them in unless they have a warrant signed by a judge. A criminal warrant. Not an ICE warrant. Leave the door shut.

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Jan 24
Not getting attention but Trump administration is beginning to dismantle disability accessibility. Waiting for ramps to start being removed both figuratively and literally.

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James Tate @jamestate121.bsky.social · Jan 23
There is no need to apologize for being a decent human with love for the Lord and fellow humans. Good on her for following the Lord and telling Lord Dump Truck off in such a beautiful, Godly way. She is my new hero.

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Jan 22
Trump’s gender executive order makes everyone female by defining sex “at conception.” Guess we just elected our first female President!

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Jan 10
The real headline from today’s Trump case is that 4 Justices are completely in Trump’s pocket. Their immunity ruling was as broad as it seemed.

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Jeanine 💙 @madammaleficent.bsky.social · Dec 30
If you ever share / repost anything, please let it be this

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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · Dec 18
This article by Ruth Colker argues that despite the First Amendment's disallowance of religious establishment, the #UnitedStates exhibits Christian favoritism in its #political & #legal systems.

Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Dec 10
www.salon.com/2024/12/10/i... Great article about transgender case. It’s all about the cruelty. And has implications for sex discrimination doctrine.
"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"
U.S. v. Skrmetti could have "enormous impact" for the "whole field of sex discrimination," law professor warns.
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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Dec 10
They no longer tie children’s arms to the bed following eye surgery. It’s my earliest memory. Barbaric.

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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Dec 9
I had a memory today. I was 4, and awake in hospital after eye surgery. My eyes were bandaged shut. My arms were tied to bed. I was terrified. But my mother said that a cousin had lent me a phonograph player so I could listen to music in hospital. I went from sad to happy in an instant. #disability
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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · Dec 9
Thanks for the starter pack!