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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · 7d

Kavanaugh Stops

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7d

“The Govt sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to the check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where ppl are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work in jobs such as landscaping, construction, agriculture, or car washes…” -Justice Kavanaugh

Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 7d

"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · 7d

Such an important piece by Kate Weisburd and Daniel Harawa

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: The 4th Amendment will no longer protect you

Thanks to the Supreme Court, now there is no real limit on police seizures. People of color will bear the brunt of this regime, including immigrants who are already subject to raids.

www.latimes.com

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Stanford CIS @stanfordcis.bsky.social · 9d

New research from @daniellecitron.bsky.social @ariezra.bsky.social examines growing concerns around content moderators — people tasked with keeping social media free of explicit content. Their upcoming paper adds to mounting warnings about this challenging job www.techpolicy.press/is-trust-saf...

Is Trust & Safety Dead, or Just Evolving? | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press contributing editor Dean Jackson considers the conclusions of a new paper by Danielle Keats Citron and Ari Ezra Waldman.

www.techpolicy.press

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Sep 3

Awww thank you, friend! I aspire to be you, queen! 👑

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Sep 3

So honored to be recognized by the @williamsinstitute.bsky.social and alongside @nbenas.bsky.social @margotpollans.bsky.social @ddangaran.bsky.social @darapurvis.bsky.social. Their scholarship is outstanding!

UC Irvine School of Law @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social · Sep 2

Congratulations to Prof. @ariezra.bsky.social who has been awarded the 2025 Dukeminier Awards’ Ezekiel Webber Prize by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law‬ for his article, “Gender Data in the Automated Administrative State,” 123 Colum. L. Rev. 2249 (2023). news.law.uci.edu/2025/09/02/p...

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Aug 22

Such a joy to collaborate with @daniellecitron.bsky.social on our third (!!!) piece together, this time bringing our perspectives to trust and safety. Danielle has been in the trenches since the beginning. I couldn’t have written this without her!

Danielle Citron @daniellecitron.bsky.social · Aug 22

Excited to share a piece @ariezra.bsky.social and I have written “The Evolution of Trust and Safety” papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Evolution of Trust and Safety

<p><span>This Article tells the inside story of the rise, spread, and evolution of trust and safety. We bring unique perspectives to this story. One of us (Citr

papers.ssrn.com

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Aug 10

So sorry for your loss. Sending hugs!

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jul 26

RFK Jr. has fired all members of the Preventive Services Task Force, which requires insurance companies to cover certain treatments. The Supreme Court ruled he could do so in June.

Likely next step: Appointing quacks who will end mandatory insurance coverage for PrEP.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Exclusive | RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs

The task force determines which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients.

www.wsj.com

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jul 25

Go @daniellecitron.bsky.social! 5 Questions for Danielle Citron.

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

5 questions for Danielle Citron

www.politico.com

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Jul 23

"The book about Gamergate we have been waiting for."

@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social includes "Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right" by @adriennemassanari.bsky.social in a round-up of new scholarship about the alt-right:

Reactionary Futurism 2025 | Los Angeles Review of Books

Jordan S. Carroll reviews recent scholarship on the alt-right.

lareviewofbooks.org

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jul 24

It’s all so 🍌

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jul 24

This paper is so well done!

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jul 14

Not really the focus of the post

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jul 13

cc: @daniellecitron.bsky.social

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jul 13

Yeah, let’s run an experiment that re-traumatizes children to make an AI that won’t ever be able to detect trauma in children. If that’s not the AI industry’s motto, I don’t know what is??

Also, how does something like this even pass IRB?

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Jul 13

“The interdisciplinary team built the model after recording 18 sessions with children as they shared traumatic experiences.”

USF researchers develop AI that detects PTSD in children’s facial expressions

The tool can help overcome barriers to diagnosis, like cognitive development, language skills, avoidance behaviors and emotional suppression.

www.tampabay.com

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jul 11

You’re shocked? Hahaha

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jul 9

The line from Skrmetti to this sham of a workshop” on gender affirming care is the demand for perfection (which doesn’t exist in science) for trans care studies while applying zero standards to anti-trans “studies”. They also literally weaponize a trans kid’s death to stoke anti-trans hate.

s. baum @transvestigations.bsky.social · Jul 9

Hi all—I'll be periodically live-posting today's FTC event on GAC's supposed "deceptive trade practices."

Trump's anti-trans agenda is getting creative—cracking down on (or at least intimidating) GAC providers w/ misapplied consumer protection laws. The event will be...interesting.

[A THREAD 🏳️‍⚧️🧵]

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jul 2

For the right wing judiciary, “[t]he only logical consistency that matters is that the trans person loses.” @joshablock.bsky.social is exactly right.

Josh Block @joshablock.bsky.social · Jul 2

1. Shockingly bad decision out from the Eleventh Circuit today saying that a transgender woman has no 1A right as a public school teacher to identify herself as "Ms." or use she/her pronouns.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jul 2

This new book on the theory and method of law and technology by the brilliant @rcalo.bsky.social is so important! Congrats Ryan!

Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · Jun 29

I am so damn excited to share my new book, Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach. Full of stories and priced at $40, this book explains why law finds technology so difficult to regulate, and what to do about it. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jun 30

New Article! I interviewed those involved in drafting ADPPA, the American Data Privacy & Protection Act, & reviewed primary sources. I tell the story of how law, legal processes, and influences on civil society skewed ADPPA in industry-friendly ways.

scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/cgi/viewcont...

scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu

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K. Sabeel Rahman @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social · Jun 29

The fight building and dismantling state capacity is a fight over democratic freedom and equality.

My latest paper on the kind of state emerging from this moment - and a vision for freedom and governance that should shape an alternative progressive state to come

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jun 27

With the obvi caveat that class actions are not always practical, have been restricted, and will inevitable leave ppl out, everyone should do this immediately. Luckily, smart lawyers knew what was coming and were ready. This is how it’s done.

Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · Jun 27

Wow was that fast--an immigrant advocate group already filed an amended complaint seeking class action relief in its birthright citizenship case in federal court in Maryland

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jun 25

The Trump FTC will use consumer protection law to ban gender affirming care. Speakers at this event include Miriam Grossman, who argues that ppl say they’re trans bc it’s cool, and Michael Laidlaw, who’s only job seems to be to lie when testifying against trans people.

www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

The Dangers of “Gender-Affirming Care” for Minors

This workshop will focus on unfair or deceptive trade practices in “gender-affirming care” for minors.

www.ftc.gov

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Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jun 20

Truism applies to all Free Beacon “stories”

Ari Ezra Waldman @ariezra.bsky.social · Jun 20

Hard agree, no notes.

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