Join us at @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social Weds 9/17 @ 6pm for a @bkbookfest.bsky.social Bookends panel on NO COP CITY, NO COP WORLD @haymarketbooks.org, w/@micahh.bsky.social @kamaufranklin.bsky.social, Priscilla Grim, Mariah Parker, & free food&drink! RSVP: registration.brooklaw.edu/academic-eve...

🚨BREAKING🚨

Leonard Peltier Granted Executive Clemency

After 50 years of unjust incarceration and the tireless efforts of intergenerational grassroots organizing and advocacy, our elder and relative Leonard Peltier has been granted executive clemency.

Join us tomorrow at 5pm at Brooklyn Law School, organized by the BLS student LPE Collective:

Grateful to Jessica Eaglin for this Jotwell review of my book Radical Acts of Justice, highlighting an expansive idea of what it means to "do" Criminal Law: 🙏

Today, Premal Dharia concludes our symposium on @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social's *Radical Acts of Justice,* by discussing a crisis of purpose in public defense - whose workers must contend with the reality that a better world may obviate the need for their labor.

Luke, can you say more what you mean - is this distinguishing bet. constitutionalism at the level of ideological conflict v. within formal legal institutions?

Thank you @evanbernick.bsky.social for this generous & provocative engagement with my book. I love both of your points, but especially want to engage more with you about the idea - and necessity - of violence in movement struggles!

I am excited that this piece, co-authored with John Legend, is out in the world - we write about the new wave of repressive laws aimed at bail funds and collective care:

Tonight!

Excited to have Radical Acts of Justice included among this company!

Working on a review of @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social’s essential “Radical Acts of Justice,” which for my money is the best book published by a law prof this year—in part because it doesn’t feel like it was written by one. If you haven’t yet, get it. thenewpress.com/books/radica...

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@jocelynsimonson.bsky.social writes at @inquest.bsky.social that “although law and legal battles run through both [Sharlyn Grace and Micah Herskind’s] descriptions of long-term struggle, law is not at the heart of their stories: + https://inquest.org/keeping-each-other-safe/

not yet, but hopefully someday!

I'm going to! stay tuned...

Hi Bluesky! I am still learning how this place works, but the in the meantime... I wrote a book! It's out today, and I'm really excited to be in conversation with people I admire at these events (w/more to come). Please join, & learn more here - https://thenewpress.com/books/radical-acts-of-justice