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Nancy Gertner

@ngertner.bsky.social

Retired federal judge, Harvard law School Professor of Practice 2011-2014, currently part time teaching sentencing, law and neuroscience, writer (opeds, books), occasional CNN and MSNBC commentator, regular WGBH Jim and Margery show, wife, mom, grandmom.

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Kyle Cheney

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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.

This is one that stands out:
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January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM

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The door-to-door terror in Minneapolis

Is the door-to-door terror we're seeing in Minneapolis now what Renee Macklin Good was protesting? "If so, I would blow a whistle and sound my horn as she did. So should we all," writes retired federa...

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January 19, 2026 at 4:33 AM

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Andrew Weissmann (@weissmann)

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January 19, 2026 at 4:33 AM

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Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling

November 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM

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My commentary on Todd Blanche’s speech to the Federalist Society www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/o...

The Justice Department’s war on judges - The Boston Globe

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has it backward. There are no rogue judges; there is only a rogue president.

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November 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM

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Judging The Justice System In The Age Of Trump: Nancy Gertner

Judge Nancy Gertner retired from the bench in 2011, but she’s not retiring in her personality—with candid comments on many subjects, including SCOTUS.

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November 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM

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October 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM

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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised. #dailyshow

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October 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM

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Jen Rubin

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someone should tell Trump they don't give the Peace Prize to people who blow up boats and murder those on high seas nor to those who deploy military against their own people. NEVER.

October 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM

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Portland Judge’s Vital Lesson: Deference Is Not Blind Obedience

Judges can’t defer to determinations “untethered to facts.”

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October 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM

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No apology necessary

Being right on the law means never having to say you're sorry.

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September 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM

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The hard-won hope of the long defeat

A mindset for a dark time

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August 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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The rich and powerful go unpunished: Julie K. Brown on the scale of the Epstein scandal

"These victims feel betrayed once again, by the DOJ and by our government officials who, they believe, are still covering up for wealthy and powerful men."

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August 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM

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170. DOJ's (Ridiculous) Misconduct Complaint Against Chief Judge Boasberg

DOJ's complaint that Chief Judge Boasberg engaged in "misconduct" would be laughably stupid if it didn't reflect such a transparently obvious and dangerous attempt to delegitimize the federal courts.

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July 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM

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Furkan Gözükara on X: "This is the best ever true news BBC ever made about Israel, 4 minutes but every minute is extremely important https://t.co/ZnSEpPvusb" / X

This is the best ever true news BBC ever made about Israel, 4 minutes but every minute is extremely important https://t.co/ZnSEpPvusb

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July 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Nancy Gertner

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I served on the federal bench. Emil Bove is unfit to be a judge. - The Boston Globe

Bove won’t follow the law. He will follow the president.

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July 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM

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Federal Judges Are Begging Us to Pay Attention

A Data-Driven Analysis of nearly 300 Federal Cases Reveals Judges Quoting Kafka and Warning of Democracy in Peril

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June 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM

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She's in ICE detention. From 1,500 miles away, his piano lulls her to sleep.

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE detention for 3 months. She is one of a growing number of non-criminal immigrants detained by ICE.

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June 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM

Nancy Gertner

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Bondi‘s quote about Abrego Garcia? “He now will meet the full force of American justice.” Well, that’s good. Because he already has met the full force of American injustice!

June 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM