Carolyn Eichner
@eichnercarolyn.bsky.social
Historian 19th c. France & empire; gender, race, & sexuality; social movements; Paris Commune;
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I wish there was a book that covered all three of those areas
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I wish there was a book that covered all three of those areas
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Under the common law, the arguments that aliens had no rights, that alienage was heritable to the children (Butts v Penny, 1677) had justified slavery in the colonies.
The 14th amendment was intended to secure, by constitutional amendment, against any resurrection of these claims.
The 14th amendment was intended to secure, by constitutional amendment, against any resurrection of these claims.
Creating a Common Law of Slavery for England and its New World Empire | Law and History Review | Cambridge Core
Creating a Common Law of Slavery for England and its New World Empire - Volume 39 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
September 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Under the common law, the arguments that aliens had no rights, that alienage was heritable to the children (Butts v Penny, 1677) had justified slavery in the colonies.
The 14th amendment was intended to secure, by constitutional amendment, against any resurrection of these claims.
The 14th amendment was intended to secure, by constitutional amendment, against any resurrection of these claims.
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NEW: Judge Jenkins ruled that the Trump administration’s effort to force states to assist their mass deportation efforts was a violation of the 10th Amendment and states’ rights.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Judge throws out Trump’s lawsuit against Illinois over sanctuary policies
The case is just one in a series of lawsuits DOJ has filed against blue states and cities.
www.politico.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
NEW: Judge Jenkins ruled that the Trump administration’s effort to force states to assist their mass deportation efforts was a violation of the 10th Amendment and states’ rights.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Thank you, Briony! That is super nice of you!
July 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Thank you, Briony! That is super nice of you!
Oh, congratulations!!
July 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Oh, congratulations!!
It was so good to meet you! I am sorry we didn’t have a chance to really talk.
July 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It was so good to meet you! I am sorry we didn’t have a chance to really talk.
Thank you for this thread. It is absolutely on the mark. And thanks also for pointing out the insidious conflation of Jews and Zionism.
July 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Thank you for this thread. It is absolutely on the mark. And thanks also for pointing out the insidious conflation of Jews and Zionism.
I never hear of this Communard Crémieux!
July 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I never hear of this Communard Crémieux!