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Erin Murphy @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social · Aug 4

I have to recommend my book (Inside the Cell), or if you have access, the Modern Scientific Evidence’s treatise chapter on DNA.

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Erin Murphy @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social · Jul 12

When the grift pays better than government work…

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Jul 12

BREAKING: Judge rules that during its large-scale enforcement operation in LA, DHS/ICE has been arresting people without probable cause -- based on factors like accent and line of work.

She orders the agencies to stop.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Erin Murphy @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social · Jul 8

Must read.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

How Much Worse Is This Going to Get?

Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.

www.theatlantic.com

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Jul 1

Alligator Alcatraz from within

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Jun 30

Trump's secret police now has a budget larger than the US Marine Corps. And here's a look at how they're spending all this money.

Opinion | This is what ICE is doing with the tax dollars you already provide it

Immigration and Customs Enforcement stands to see a sharp increase in its funding under the Republican budget bill.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Erin Murphy @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social · Jun 27

For a detailed analysis of case law on administrative v judicial warrants & the line between obstruction and asserting your rights, read my student’s amazing new paper:

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

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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · Jun 23

I updated this piece from February with new guidance on what workers and owners can do if ICE shows up at your restaurant www.eater.com/24364171/ice...

What Should You Do if ICE Comes to Your Restaurant?

We spoke to legal experts about what restaurant owners and workers can do to protect themselves from immigration raids

www.eater.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jun 24

One of our earliest civil rights statutes was designed to protect us against masked gangs who violate our constitutional rights. This particular history makes the masked ICE gangs uniquely repugnant. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Masked Terror

At this point, we have all seen the videos.

open.substack.com

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Erin Murphy @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social · Jun 25

Why a picture with Nancy? She was the only one selfless enough to step aside! And frankly I preferred her speech ripping, side-eyeing antics to Jeffries’ exceedingly measured, college professor tone!

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Thomas Abt @thomasabt.bsky.social · Jun 22

"A teenager on his way to volleyball practice, a young father picking up baby formula and construction workers on their way to job sites." These are Trump's targets, not the violent criminals he promised. In the end, we will all be less safe. Read on. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

A powerful tool in Trump’s immigration crackdown: the routine traffic stop

ICE is vastly expanding its enforcement powers by deputizing local police officers. Many of those picked up during traffic stops have no violent criminal record.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · Jun 22

Who built this? We built this!

And when I'm Mayor, we'll build even more.

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Erin Murphy @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social · Jun 19

“When artificial intelligence is used to diagnose cancer or automate soul-crushing tasks that require vapid toiling, it makes us more human and should be celebrated. But when it sucks out the core process of advanced cognition, cutting-edge tools can become an existential peril.“

Appreciated this.

Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · Jun 19

After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.

The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition

One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.

www.forkingpaths.co

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Jonathan Blitzer @jonathanblitzer.bsky.social · Jun 18

With a shocking and unprecedented level of aggressiveness, the Administration has been targeting Democratic officials on trumped up—and often transparently baseless—charges that they’re interfering with Trump’s immigration crackdown. My latest: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

The Trump Crackdown on Elected Officials

The arrest of Brad Lander in New York was the latest incident in a pattern of increasingly aggressive actions that the Administration has taken against Democrats.

www.newyorker.com

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Erin Murphy @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social · Jun 18

Answer: YES. Nice piece by Ezra Klein on Lander’s many accomplishments.

Opinion | Brad Lander Doesn’t Belong in Jail. Does He Belong in City Hall?

www.nytimes.com

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Rana Abdelhamid @ranafromqueens.bsky.social · Jun 17

Just days ago, Brad Lander called me to interpret for an Arabic-speaking asylee whose case was approved, yet ICE was still harassing him inside the building. Brad personally escorted him out to safety. He does this kind of work quietly, every day.

Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · Jun 17

Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.

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Louleo @louleoresist.bsky.social · Jun 17

You know it's pretty bad when a state has to bring state murder charges against someone and not federal, so that the President doesn't have a chance to ever pardon him😏

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jun 17

Claiming he "assaulted law enforcement" is so obviously belied by the video, which shows no such thing.

Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · Jun 17

CONFIRMED

ICE accuses Lander of assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jun 17

Padilla: I was forced to the ground, first on my knees and then flat on my chest. And as I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway repeatedly asking, why am I being detained? Not once did they tell me why. I pray you never have a moment like this

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · Jun 17

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.

While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.

This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

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Erin Murphy @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social · Jun 16

Chilling, poignant.

Pussy Riot’s founder built a ‘police state’ in an LA art gallery. Then the national guard arrived

Nadya Tolokonnikova tells the Guardian she felt she had ‘entered a wormhole’ when her police state exhibition was shut down – by the police state

www.theguardian.com

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Jun 15

You’re seeing a lot on TV rn about force and misconduct in Los Angeles sheriff department's role.

Well, here’s what happened when someone tried to get serious about bringing accountability to the department: she faced huge pushback… and now she faces criminal charges. boltsmag.org/the-curious-...

The Curious Case Against a Los Angeles Sheriff Watchdog - Bolts

Diana Teran worked for years to root out misconduct in the LA Sheriff’s Department, but now she faces charges from the state AG related to that work. Critics worry it could chill local efforts to ‘pol...

boltsmag.org

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · Jun 14

Our able men and women in uniform swear an Oath to support the Constitution—they didn’t sign up to spend the weekend in a military parade to feed the insatiable narcissism of an incorrigible insurrectionist/dictator.

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Erin Murphy @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social · Jun 14

do this.
#hellnocuomo

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 13

We know what we have to do to save our city from Andrew Cuomo.

We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social

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Senator Alex Padilla @padilla.senate.gov · Jun 12

If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.

We will hold this administration accountable.

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