Daniel Loehr
@danielloehr.bsky.social
Professor at CUNY Law - teaching and writing on criminal law, federalism, and NYC
Writing here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsB
Writing here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsB
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Daniel Loehr
@danielloehr.bsky.social
· May 7
So, the takeaway is that habitual offender laws did not emerge from the tough on crime era in the late 1900s, but instead from the eugenics movement in the early 1900s. The Howard Law Journal published my research on this last month.
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Powerful words from J. Sotomayor dissenting today in #Skrmetti: "By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Powerful words from J. Sotomayor dissenting today in #Skrmetti: "By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
This is concerning. TLDR: So much focus on increasing housing supply through deregulation, but maybe increased supply will not solve the problem, because collusive landlords keep prices high regardless. From Renee Tapp with @lpeproject.bsky.social #nyc #housing
lpeproject.org/blog/prices-...
lpeproject.org/blog/prices-...
Prices and Supply, and How Landlords Control Them
Attempts to solve the affordable housing crisis rely on a flawed understanding of housing economics and landlord business practices. In reality, landlords are colluding to manipulate the market.
lpeproject.org
June 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This is concerning. TLDR: So much focus on increasing housing supply through deregulation, but maybe increased supply will not solve the problem, because collusive landlords keep prices high regardless. From Renee Tapp with @lpeproject.bsky.social #nyc #housing
lpeproject.org/blog/prices-...
lpeproject.org/blog/prices-...
Wow this is an incredible article. I'm seven years late to read it, but can't help sharing it now that I have. Thank you, @feldsky.bsky.social for the reporting. #nyc #trash
www.propublica.org/article/tras...
www.propublica.org/article/tras...
Trashed: Inside the Deadly World of Private Garbage Collection
Waste removal is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. On the darkened streets of New York City, it’s a race for survival.
www.propublica.org
June 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Wow this is an incredible article. I'm seven years late to read it, but can't help sharing it now that I have. Thank you, @feldsky.bsky.social for the reporting. #nyc #trash
www.propublica.org/article/tras...
www.propublica.org/article/tras...
My op-ed for Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social about the history of NY's 3 strikes law, and the opportunity to confront that history through the Marvin Mayfield Act.
amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/05...
amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/05...
OP-ED: Confronting the eugenic legacy behind New York’s mandatory minimums
This spring, the New York State legislature has an opportunity to confront an overlooked yet troubling aspect of its criminal legal system.
amsterdamnews.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My op-ed for Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social about the history of NY's 3 strikes law, and the opportunity to confront that history through the Marvin Mayfield Act.
amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/05...
amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/05...
For anyone that bikes in NYC, you are allowed to bike through an intersection when the walk sign appears, even if the light has not gone green yet. But cops have nonetheless been ticketing people for this. Relevant law below for your reference, along with info about a class action lawsuit suing cops
May 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
For anyone that bikes in NYC, you are allowed to bike through an intersection when the walk sign appears, even if the light has not gone green yet. But cops have nonetheless been ticketing people for this. Relevant law below for your reference, along with info about a class action lawsuit suing cops
I always thought that habitual offender laws and three strikes laws emerged in the 1990s as part of the tough-on-crime era. But then I was looking through old state codes and I saw a three strikes law from 1923. Then I found dozens from around this time, and wondered (naively) what was going on.
May 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I always thought that habitual offender laws and three strikes laws emerged in the 1990s as part of the tough-on-crime era. But then I was looking through old state codes and I saw a three strikes law from 1923. Then I found dozens from around this time, and wondered (naively) what was going on.