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Erasing slavery: a historian writes about memory in constitutional law and politics

Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · 12d

At Sciences Po Tuesday

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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · 13d

Register at nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

In the framework of the Max Weber Programme Special Lecture, this event features a conversation with Ariela Gross (UCLA School of Law).

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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · 13d

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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · 13d

I’m not even on threads but instagram keeps trying to send me there and this is what I saw! Jesus. “A terrorist group called Antifa”?!

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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · 22d

My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...

Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · 23d

Outrageous.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 23d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

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I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 26d

Even Grok is calling the shooter a groyper. Lmao

Elon musks grok ai identifies tyler Robson Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin as a “groyper” from the “toxic underbelly of the maga ecosystem”

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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · 26d

Reading T. Thomas Fortune, Black and White. Wow!

Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · 27d

If you’re in Paris…La séminaire "Politiques antidiscriminatoires" @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social le 30 septembre 2025, 28 rue des Saint-Pères, salle Pierre Hassner (bâtiment B, 1er étage). I’ll present “Right-Wing Backlash and the Memory of a Colorblind Constitution in the United States.”

Why Does The New York Times Keep Ignoring Polls Showing Mamdani Leading With Jewish Voters?

Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Sep 7

Mamdani is way ahead with NY Jewish voters, but you’d never know it from the @NYTimes portside.org/2025-09-04/w...

In the months leading up to New York assemblymember Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the June 24 Democratic primary, the New York Times—as I documented at the time—used innuendo, sectarian framing, an...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Sep 3

Emory announces it is closing its DEI offices.

And, they put the responsibility for announcing it on Leah Ward Sears, former Georgia Supreme Court justice and the new interim president of Emory as of yesterday.

"The standards are clear, and we must act accordingly."

Well, not really, but.

EMORY
Office of the President
Dear Emory Community,
This is a hard and important statement to make, and I want to speak to you from my heart.
I know Emory's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts have meant a great deal to many, not just as programs, but as a statement about who we are and what we believe in. As someone who has reaped the benefits of the needs these programs were meant to address, I know they were created with the best of intentions and staffed by talented, committed professionals.
We live in a time of changing expectations and new requirements, however. Federal laws and mandates have been implemented that require higher education institutions to alter fundamentally or even close offices and programs focused on DEl. The standards are clear, and we must act accordingly.
Guided by the Office of General Counsel and other appropriate campus officials, we will work promptly and carefully to discontinue current DEl offices and programs. We will also work closely with each impacted employee to provide appropriate support and assistance through the transition.

I understand all too well the significance of this change and the questions it will generate in the minds of many. For me, the core issue is one of values. The Emory I believe in is committed to every person having an equal place, voice, and chance to succeed. We demonstrate this every day through how we lead, hire, mentor, and serve. Closing offices or reimagining lawful programs is not, after all, the same as ending our unwavering commitment to fairness, belonging, and opportunity for all, values that are part of Emory's
DNA.
I'm honored to lead Emory, and I'm excited to work together as we inspire and challenge each other while making sure everyone in our community feels valued and respected. I'm confident we can follow the law while not losing sight of who we are.
Sincerely,
Justice Leah Ward Sears 80L
Interim President
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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is a really important piece taking apart the false factual premises of the Trump Administration’s attack on UCLA. There was no “Jew Exclusion Zone” at UCLA.

Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · Aug 31

The federal govt's extortion of UCLA has numerous problems. One is that it is ostensibly based on some factual allegations that are so exaggerated that they are actually false.

I wrote about this today in a long blog post reflecting on what I saw at UCLA and how lawyers later mischaracterized it:

Balkinization: Making Policy Based on Falsehoods: The Federal Government vs UCLA

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

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Los Libros de la Catarata @cataratalibros.bsky.social · Sep 1

Los Libros de la Catarata también en eBooks: 'Ser libre, ser negro. Raza, libertad y derecho en Cuba, Luisiana y Virginia', de Alejandro de la Fuente y Ariela J. Gross @arielagross.bsky.social ¿Cómo se convirtieron en "negros" los africanos que llegaron a las Américas? buff.ly/tFcq3tK

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · Aug 27

There's a lawsuit about AI stealing your work. It's the same lawyers taking on Elsevier et al in a separate case.

Academics:
1. Check if your work is in LibGen at www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

2. If so, let the lawyers know at www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · Aug 27

There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.

As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how

Part 1: is your work in Libgen?

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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Aug 27

whet moser @whetmoser.com · Aug 27

used to be you could get an indictment against a ham sandwich. now you can't even indict a guy who throws a ham sandwich. folks, www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Aug 27

Heartbreaking

Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Rules N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research Can Be Cut

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · Aug 22

In significant part the systematic attempts by right wingers to erase the history and realities of slavery in the US is aimed at preparing the ground to (further) frustrate and reverse civil rights legislation and jurisprudence.

Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Aug 21

Penn Law Review symposium issue on the uses and misuses of history in constitutional law is out!

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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Aug 22

“disfavored”

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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Aug 22

Amy. Coney. Barrett. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Aug 21

Penn Law Review symposium issue on the uses and misuses of history in constitutional law is out!

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Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Aug 21

This is not ok.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Aug 21

NEW—Earlier this evening agents from ICE/other fed agencies were outside Rhode Island Ave metro in DC asking people exiting the station for their IDs, per someone who experienced it. When the person presented their Real ID license, an agent said that wasn't sufficient. Luckily they had secondary ID.

Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Aug 20

“critics”

Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’

Ariela Gross @arielagross.bsky.social · Aug 20

Trump: stop making my book project “Erasing Slavery” so damn relevant! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...