Andy Sellars
@sellars.bsky.social
Public interest tech & media lawyer at albertsellars.law, based in Boston. He/him
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DHS is abusing its authority to shut down ICE-watching accounts.
Reporting on public ICE activity is protected by the First Amendment. It’s also something journalists do routinely.
Senator Wyden is right to call out this attack on the First Amendment.
Reporting on public ICE activity is protected by the First Amendment. It’s also something journalists do routinely.
Senator Wyden is right to call out this attack on the First Amendment.
Wyden Blasts Kristi Noem for Abusing Subpoena Power to Unmask ICE Watcher
“DHS apparently is trying to expose an individual’s identity in order to chill criticism of the Trump Administration’s immigration policies.”
theintercept.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
DHS is abusing its authority to shut down ICE-watching accounts.
Reporting on public ICE activity is protected by the First Amendment. It’s also something journalists do routinely.
Senator Wyden is right to call out this attack on the First Amendment.
Reporting on public ICE activity is protected by the First Amendment. It’s also something journalists do routinely.
Senator Wyden is right to call out this attack on the First Amendment.
The great @ncptarmigan.bsky.social on how the increasingly subjective test in FOIA's exemption 4 has become a major problem in government transparency.
Public Money, Private Secrets: Rethinking FOIA in the Age of Public-Private Governance
As public-private partnerships become central to modern governance, FOIA’s Exemption 4 has evolved into a powerful tool for corporate secrecy. After Argus Leader, government agencies and private firms...
lpeproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The great @ncptarmigan.bsky.social on how the increasingly subjective test in FOIA's exemption 4 has become a major problem in government transparency.
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Outrageous.
Cambridge coffee shop accused of denying service to Black journalist over mistaken identity - The Boston Globe
Phillip Martin, a former reporter for GBH, said he was meeting someone at Caffè Nero when he tried to order a cup of tea but was denied.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Outrageous.
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The First Circuit does it again. www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1073...
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The First Circuit does it again. www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1073...
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AP is back in court today to defend itself and the right to speak freely without government retaliation.
Why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
AP is back in court today to defend itself and the right to speak freely without government retaliation.
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Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
I hope to see reporters asking the Red Sox today if this was just for the special events at Fenway over the past week, and either way, why they think it's appropriate to allow signs for the company trying to moneyball ICE deportations.
guess how excited i am today to no longer work at fenway park and spend 81+ days staring at the signs on the green monster
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I hope to see reporters asking the Red Sox today if this was just for the special events at Fenway over the past week, and either way, why they think it's appropriate to allow signs for the company trying to moneyball ICE deportations.
Well damn if the First Circuit didn't have my full attention with the start of this opinion. www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1073...
November 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Well damn if the First Circuit didn't have my full attention with the start of this opinion. www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1073...
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I wish there was federal damages available for 1A violations. Trump should have to pay $$$$$$ every time he tries to intimidate the press in this way.
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I wish there was federal damages available for 1A violations. Trump should have to pay $$$$$$ every time he tries to intimidate the press in this way.
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Mohammed bin Salman should be in a courthouse facing justice for ordering the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Instead, he's at the White House.
Instead, he's at the White House.
After years away from Washington, Saudi crown prince gets warm embrace from Trump, US business
President Donald Trump is welcoming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House. The de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia arrived Tuesday morning for his first White House visit since the 2018 killi...
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Mohammed bin Salman should be in a courthouse facing justice for ordering the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Instead, he's at the White House.
Instead, he's at the White House.
Some exciting data privacy news out of Mass. today: we have a strong new draft of the Mass. Consumer Data Privacy Act out of the Joint Committee on Advanced IT, Cybersecurity, and the Internet.
Massachusetts House Committee Releases Strong Privacy Bill
<p>The House members of the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Advanced IT, Cybersecurity, and the Internet have given a favorable report to a redrafted version of the Massachusetts Consum...
epic.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Some exciting data privacy news out of Mass. today: we have a strong new draft of the Mass. Consumer Data Privacy Act out of the Joint Committee on Advanced IT, Cybersecurity, and the Internet.
Our client Benn Jordan just put together an outstanding review of the security and policy concerns around Flock cameras, check it out!
November 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Our client Benn Jordan just put together an outstanding review of the security and policy concerns around Flock cameras, check it out!
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One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California | CNN Politics
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimina...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
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The NYT just published an article largely hyping internet voting in Alaska.
I do not agree, and argue that the article has significant problems. Let’s look at a few of them 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
I do not agree, and argue that the article has significant problems. Let’s look at a few of them 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The NYT just published an article largely hyping internet voting in Alaska.
I do not agree, and argue that the article has significant problems. Let’s look at a few of them 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
I do not agree, and argue that the article has significant problems. Let’s look at a few of them 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
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Below the line of the 1st page of Professor Dan Burk's last article, just published posthumously by the UC Irvine Law Review.
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Below the line of the 1st page of Professor Dan Burk's last article, just published posthumously by the UC Irvine Law Review.
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Commentary: Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process https://theonion.com/not-sure-how-they-deal-with-criminals-in-your-town-but-round-here-we-use-a-restorative-justice-process/
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Commentary: Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process https://theonion.com/not-sure-how-they-deal-with-criminals-in-your-town-but-round-here-we-use-a-restorative-justice-process/
Larry Summers to Jeffrey Epstein. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Larry Summers to Jeffrey Epstein. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Breaking News: House Democrats released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew of the convicted sex offender's conduct and “spent hours at my house” with a victim.
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Breaking News: House Democrats released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew of the convicted sex offender's conduct and “spent hours at my house” with a victim.
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I swear to god if they fix Bivens but only for members of Congres...
Fascinating. So Congress knows how to write a bill allowing people to sue federal officers?! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I swear to god if they fix Bivens but only for members of Congres...
What a tough end to such a fabulous first season.
So Close, So Cruel: Maine’s Portland Hearts of Pine End Magical Season One Kick from Championship Game
Portland was one kick away from the championship game in its first-ever season...a year defined by success both on and off the pitch.
wblm.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What a tough end to such a fabulous first season.
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Asking my Senators to vote for new leadership; either Chuck Schumer cannot whip votes, in which case he's useless, or he is fine giving up leverage for nothing, in which case he's worthless.
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Asking my Senators to vote for new leadership; either Chuck Schumer cannot whip votes, in which case he's useless, or he is fine giving up leverage for nothing, in which case he's worthless.
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The arrogance of a Senator who is not even running again to take the lead in undermining the Caucus and the voters.
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The arrogance of a Senator who is not even running again to take the lead in undermining the Caucus and the voters.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.