Melissa Murray
@profmmurray.bsky.social
Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Prof. of Law @nyulaw.bsky.social; Faculty Dir. @bwlcnyu.bsky.social; co-host @strictscrutiny.bsky.social; talking head @ms.now; @NYTimes.com bestselling author. Views mine. RT not endrsmt.
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Hillary was right about everything….
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Hillary was right about everything….
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
NGL, I enjoyed both of them.
love this juxtaposition on the best selling books of the week from Bookshop.org
February 7, 2026 at 4:56 AM
NGL, I enjoyed both of them.
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"Know Your History": Donald Trump posted and then removed a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama on Truth Social. Symone Sanders Townsend explains why the post cannot be swept under the rug.
February 7, 2026 at 1:59 AM
"Know Your History": Donald Trump posted and then removed a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama on Truth Social. Symone Sanders Townsend explains why the post cannot be swept under the rug.
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Heads up, folks.
New, from me: Trump finalized his Schedule F policy, allowing him to remove job protections from career civil servants.
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
Trump's Schedule F Rule Finalized
A bizarro rule formally justifies politicizing public services
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Heads up, folks.
All of this. And if you think that post was NBD, or you're just inured to it at this point, you're showing us who you are.
"Donald Trump engaging in this behavior during Black History Month is no accident," writes Columnist Solomon Jones. "His childish attempt to taint the legacy of America’s most accomplished Black couple is about more than insulting the Obamas. It is meant to demean all of us."
Trump’s racist Truth Social post is meant to demean us all | Solomon Jones
www.inquirer.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
All of this. And if you think that post was NBD, or you're just inured to it at this point, you're showing us who you are.
I hate it here.
February 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I hate it here.
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I’ll note that @profmmurray.bsky.social also has a book coming out and we should all preorder it instead.
February 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I’ll note that @profmmurray.bsky.social also has a book coming out and we should all preorder it instead.
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The front page Hachette Book Group website, which just announced it will publish Sam Alito's book this fall, is all about condemning bans on kids' books that discuss LGBTQ identity—the same books that Alito's majority opinion in Mahmoud v Taylor is scrubbing from classrooms across the country
February 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The front page Hachette Book Group website, which just announced it will publish Sam Alito's book this fall, is all about condemning bans on kids' books that discuss LGBTQ identity—the same books that Alito's majority opinion in Mahmoud v Taylor is scrubbing from classrooms across the country
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NEW: We break down various challenges to what is happening in MN (including MN's challenge to Metro Surge, private citizens suits against abusive ICE practices, and a judge ordering Liam Ramos freed) -
Then Tommy Vietor gives us a lightning round on Trump foreign policy
crooked.com/podcast/the-...
Then Tommy Vietor gives us a lightning round on Trump foreign policy
crooked.com/podcast/the-...
a man in a sheriff 's uniform sits at a judge 's bench
Alt: a man in a sheriff 's uniform sits at a judge 's bench
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
NEW: We break down various challenges to what is happening in MN (including MN's challenge to Metro Surge, private citizens suits against abusive ICE practices, and a judge ordering Liam Ramos freed) -
Then Tommy Vietor gives us a lightning round on Trump foreign policy
crooked.com/podcast/the-...
Then Tommy Vietor gives us a lightning round on Trump foreign policy
crooked.com/podcast/the-...
Girl, whut?
February 3, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Girl, whut?
Keeping the chair warm for @arimelber.bsky.social tonight on @beatwithari.bsky.social on @msnowreports.bsky.social! Tune in!
February 2, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Keeping the chair warm for @arimelber.bsky.social tonight on @beatwithari.bsky.social on @msnowreports.bsky.social! Tune in!
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👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
It's true! I'm delighted to announce my latest project (with @simonandschuster.bsky.social), "The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader."
In bookstores in May, but preorder yours now (maybe get one for your favorite federal official? It makes a great gift!).
In bookstores in May, but preorder yours now (maybe get one for your favorite federal official? It makes a great gift!).
January 30, 2026 at 10:50 PM
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
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Of course. And that’s why Dems need to lean in and work towards dismantling ICE.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.
Don’t let up.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.
Don’t let up.
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Of course. And that’s why Dems need to lean in and work towards dismantling ICE.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.
Don’t let up.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.
Don’t let up.
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+ ... Melissa has a very exciting announcement!!!! 👀👀👀👀 @profmmurray.bsky.social
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader
A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader
bookshop.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
+ ... Melissa has a very exciting announcement!!!! 👀👀👀👀 @profmmurray.bsky.social
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
It's true! I'm delighted to announce my latest project (with @simonandschuster.bsky.social), "The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader."
In bookstores in May, but preorder yours now (maybe get one for your favorite federal official? It makes a great gift!).
In bookstores in May, but preorder yours now (maybe get one for your favorite federal official? It makes a great gift!).
January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
It's true! I'm delighted to announce my latest project (with @simonandschuster.bsky.social), "The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader."
In bookstores in May, but preorder yours now (maybe get one for your favorite federal official? It makes a great gift!).
In bookstores in May, but preorder yours now (maybe get one for your favorite federal official? It makes a great gift!).
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This is absurd to put all of those CBP agents involved in the murder of Alex Pretti back onto the streets already.
They pose a very real, proven danger to the community.
They pose a very real, proven danger to the community.
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 10:08 PM
This is absurd to put all of those CBP agents involved in the murder of Alex Pretti back onto the streets already.
They pose a very real, proven danger to the community.
They pose a very real, proven danger to the community.
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AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
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It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
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For those asking where we go from here: Not voting to fund ICE is a great place for us to start.
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 PM
For those asking where we go from here: Not voting to fund ICE is a great place for us to start.
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🚨 Breaking from the US Senator for Connecticut. 👇
There you have it.
ICE has never been about immigration enforcement.
It's a weapon used to brutalize Americans and stoke enough fear so that Trump can rig the elections and usher in dictatorship.
There you have it.
ICE has never been about immigration enforcement.
It's a weapon used to brutalize Americans and stoke enough fear so that Trump can rig the elections and usher in dictatorship.
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
🚨 Breaking from the US Senator for Connecticut. 👇
There you have it.
ICE has never been about immigration enforcement.
It's a weapon used to brutalize Americans and stoke enough fear so that Trump can rig the elections and usher in dictatorship.
There you have it.
ICE has never been about immigration enforcement.
It's a weapon used to brutalize Americans and stoke enough fear so that Trump can rig the elections and usher in dictatorship.
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He wasn't a domestic terrorist. A domestic terrorist was the Oklahoma City bomber. This was a VA nurse looking out for his neighbors.
January 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM
He wasn't a domestic terrorist. A domestic terrorist was the Oklahoma City bomber. This was a VA nurse looking out for his neighbors.
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JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
TincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF
www.documentcloud.org
January 25, 2026 at 1:03 AM
JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...