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AAUP @aaup.org · 8d

BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.

Full ruling here:

Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com

Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 8d

⬇️ NEWS: “This is a historic ruling that should have immediate implications for the Trump administration’s policies. If the First Amendment means anything, it means the government can’t imprison people simply because it disagrees with their political views."
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In Landmark Ruling, Federal Court Says Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

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Matthew Kavanagh @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social · 8d

“‘No law’ means ‘no law”
glad to be a member of @aaup.org who today won a case that speaking out on behalf of the human rights of Palestinians is protected speech for all, not just citizens
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Judge issues blistering opinion against Trump policy to deport pro-Palestinian students

Judge rules non-citizens have the same free speech rights as US citizens under the first amendment

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Nevada State Education Association @nsea.bsky.social · Sep 3

Aspiring Educators are on campus at the College of Southern Nevada this week, connecting with students and building momentum for a brand-new chapter in Southern Nevada. The future of our union is growing stronger every day! #UnionStrong

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Indivisible Northern Nevada ❌👑 @indivisiblennv.bsky.social · Sep 3

WE'RE MARCHING! In Saturday's Pride parade - 10AM in Midtown. Let's gather a HUGE COALITION OF ALLIES to send a LOUD message to elected officials, community and, most importantly, to our LGBTQIA+ community that we are committed to protecting their civil liberties and human rights.#nevadapride

We're Marching - WITH PRIDE! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ · Indivisible Northern Nevada

JOIN OUR CREW! You've been wanting a march, so here it is! 🥁 Indivisible Northern Nevada is marching in this year's Pride parade, Saturday, September 6 at 10am in Midtown. We want to pull together a H...

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Aug 16

Seemed appropriate today.

Ukrainian flag flying at a house in Reno.

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Nevada Faculty Alliance @nvfa.bsky.social · Jul 21

Closing arguments today in @aaup.org AAUP v Rubio. Higher education under attack through ideological deportations. knightcolumbia.org/content/land...

Landmark Trial Ends, With Court’s Ruling to Come; Record Uncovers New Details on Ideological-Deportation Policy and Its Effects on Academic Life

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jul 19

"Additional ± 4,108 SF of below grade space available for storage" perfect place for the bodies.

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jul 15

Innocent 3-minute gap in the video. Just the Rose Mary Stretch. @dicknixon.bsky.social

Rose Mary Woods demonstrating how she might have "inadvertantly" erased 18.5 minutes of the Nixon tapes.

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jul 12

#NvLeg #NvPERS

Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jul 12

3/ This is good news for future contribution rates, but contribution rates are changed only once per biennium--this is a non-rate-setting year.

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jul 12

2/ The performance figures for private markets (4.7% vs 12.7% benchmark) in this preliminary report are as of 3/30/2025 because of lagging valuations. They are likely to improve in the final updated report in October because of better performance for public markets in the past quarter.

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jul 12

Nevada PERS investment performance for FY2025 as of 6/30/2025 was 10.6%, well above the actuarial assumed rate of 7.25%, but lagging from the 11.5% market benchmark due to underperformance of private real estate and private equity allocations. 1/

Table of Nevada Public Employees' Benefit Program preliminary investment performance as of 6/30/2025. For FY2025, 10.6% total return versus 11.5% market return.

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jul 10

ICE is using an anonymous doxing blacklist (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_...) to target student protesters at American universities.

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UAW @uaw.org · Jul 10

"When we began bargaining, the University of Maine System said they wanted to work together to improve conditions for graduate workers. Nearly two years later, I’m tired of platitudes and inaction."

@uawregion9a.bsky.social

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Opinion: Graduate student workers are essential to the state’s universities. They deserve a contract now.

"Every day we go without a contract is another day some graduate workers struggle to afford to live in the communities where we work and study."

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Amy Pason @apason.bsky.social · Jul 7

Public employees deserve the right to collectively bargain! Glad to see Utah fighting back. Nevada Faculty Alliance @nvfa.bsky.social hopes to see Nevada expand collective bargaining to #HigherEd faculty next session (we'll keep trying until we get rights!)

In These Times @inthesetimes.com · Jul 7

In a state with one of the most challenging referendum processes in the nation, organizers gathered more than double the number of required signatures to give voters a chance to defeat an anti-union bill. inthesetimes.com/article/utah...

Utah Labor Coalition Puts Bargaining Ban on Hold with Historic Referendum

The group collected over 300,000 signatures opposing Utah’s ban on public sector collective bargaining, giving voters the chance to reject it.

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jul 8

@aaup.org defends First Amendment rights. "the government conceded that noncitizens lawfully present in the United States have the same First Amendment rights as citizens. But it later walked back that concession, claiming that there are 'nuances'..." knightcolumbia.org/content/aaup...

AAUP v. Rubio, Daily Trial Updates

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · Jun 28

“Tens of thousands have gathered for the Budapest Pride march, defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists.”

Solidarity with everyone marching at Budapest Pride today. It’s beautiful to see so many people resisting authoritarian politics.

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Budapest Pride goes ahead, defying Orban threat of 'legal consequences'

Tens of thousands have gathered for the LGBTQ march in Hungary's capital, despite a police ban and warning from PM Viktor Orban.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Jun 25

I didn’t want the mayor to blow up the city like he mentioned many times; I just wanted him to fix the old bowling alley like he promised in passing once. Anyone saying I’m partially responsible for the explosions is just a sign that they have no argument.

Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City

It’s so easy to label people these days. From the way folks have been talking, you’d think everyone falls into two buckets: those who voted against...

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jun 24

It's time for Fiscal Note Reform in Nevada!

Amy Pason @apason.bsky.social · Jun 24

We've added a verse to Schoolhouse Rock's "I'm just a bill": its all about #fiscalnotes! #NVLeg @nvfa.bsky.social
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OPINION: How bills come to die a fiscal note death before sine die - The Nevada Independent

OPINION: How bills come to die a fiscal note death before sine die. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jun 18

It's high time for electronic, secure, disconnected Blue Books.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · Jun 18

ICYMI | In Melissa Ryckman’s world history survey, an introductory class that consists mostly of non–history majors, she asks her students to complete a brief 100-word assignment every Friday based on what they learned over the previous...

Read more ➡️ #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jun 15

No Kings Day was one of the largest days of protest in US history. From deep red small towns to our largest cities, millions of people turned out to make it clear that the American people will not bow to fascism. #NoKings

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jun 16

Nevada Regent Goodman asks whether #NSHE is sensitive to student athletes who she evidently believes are transphobic. @unevadareno.bsky.social student leader answers in public comment. #NvLeg #SpeakingTruthToPower

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Kent Ervin @ervinkentm.bsky.social · Jun 14

#NvGov #NvLeg bill watch. Governor Joe "Veto" Lombardo has bested his own record, with 87 vetoes in 2025 versus 75 in 2023. 519 bills have been signed.

Bar chart showing signed and vetoed bills by legislative session from 1999 to 2025. Final 2025 numbers as of 6/13/2025: 519 signed, 87 vetoed. Fourteen-session average: 558 signed, 26 vetoed.