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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 1d

Read brief here:

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow, SCOTUS hears argument in Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to CO's ban on conversion therapy for minors. The Korematsu Center, joined by other race centers, filed an amicus brief supporting CO.

We remind Court that First Amendment was asserted to challenge civil rights for racial minorities.

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 7d

WE WON: "This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall w/in..this district court squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US..have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 15d

UC Irvine School of Law @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social · 19d

The Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality (@korematsuctr.bsky.social) at UCI Law, together with @newenglandinnocence.org & Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP, filed an amicus brief in Commonwealth v. Robinson before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

bit.ly/47Qc7tc

Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 19d

Free speech for thee ...

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The 14th Amendment Center @the14thcenter.bsky.social · 20d

Last night the 14th Amend Ctr had a terrific opening session on birthright citizenship w/historians Martha Jones & @kate.masur.TONIGHT is Part Two w/a great line-up of scholars & advocates. It’s not too late to register. howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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UC Irvine School of Law @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social · 19d

The Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality (@korematsuctr.bsky.social) at UCI Law, together with @newenglandinnocence.org & Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP, filed an amicus brief in Commonwealth v. Robinson before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

bit.ly/47Qc7tc

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29d

no surprised that brett ”almost certainly flunked his remedial classes” kavanaugh thinks the constitution authorizes a race-based federal “papers please” regime. quick, someone ask him what he thinks of the fugitive slave act.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:

Moreover, as for stops of those individuals who are legally in the country, the questioning in those circumstances is typically brief, and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear to the immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens or otherwise legally in the United States.

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 29d

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Fundamental Interests Of United States Of America Would Be Irreparably Harmed If It Race-Based Harassment And Detention By Masked Thugs Were Even Temporarily Halted

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Sep 5

You can now register for the 14th Amendment Center’s webinars on birthright citizenship.
The sessions will be held on September 16th and 17th with a line-up of experts. REGISTER NOW:
howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jun 25

On the absurd DOJ argument that Mr. Abrego Garcia should be held in criminal custody because otherwise ICE might deport him, the judge notes that “At bottom, the Government asks the Court to save it from itself because it may suffer irreparable harm completely of its own making.”

Government emphasizes that absent a stay, it will incur the irreparable injury of
Abrego possibly facing deportation from the United States pursuant to the immigration detainer lodged against him by DHS. If deported, the Government argues, the Department of Justice will
be deprived of the opportunity to pursue its criminal charges against Abrego. (Doc. No. 46 at 4).
At bottom, the Government asks the Court to save it from itself because it may suffer irreparable harm completely of its own making. This contravenes basic legal understanding of what constitutes "irreparable" harm for this analysis. See Sampson v. Murray, 415 U.S. 61, 90 (1974)

The Government concedes that Abrego's impending deportation "would not be instantaneous." (Doc. No. 54 at 7). But this underscores who the Department of Justice should be
making these arguments to: DHS. If the Government finds this case to be as high priority as it
argues here, it is incumbent upon it to ensure that Abrego is held accountable for the charges in the Indictment. If the Department of Justice and DHS cannot do so, that speaks for itself.
Accordingly, this factor counsels against a stay, and all but dooms the Government's motion. See D.T. v. Sumner Cnty. Schs., 942 F.3d 324, 326-27 (6th Cir. 2019) ("even the strongest showing
on the other three factors cannot eliminate the irreparable harm requirement") (citation and
quotations omitted).

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Jun 23

Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards.

Me, via “One First”:

161. The Court's Disastrous Ruling in the Third-Country Removal Case

The majority did not just greenlight an especially odious immigration policy without any explanation; it did so in a case in which the government defied the district court—twice—with no consequence.

www.stevevladeck.com

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AFT @aft.org · Jun 23

Does this make America safer?

ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · Jun 19

I'm reflecting on the 1965 debate between James Baldwin v. William F. Buckley Jr.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tek...

James Baldwin vs William F Buckley: A legendary debate from 1965

YouTube video by Aeon Video

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · Jun 18

If nobody knows his plans, does that include himself?

Asking for the planet.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · Jun 18

It is impossible not to read this in conjunction with the Supreme Court's heartrbreaking, awful decision in Skrmetti allowing states to deny transgender teens the health care they need.

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · Jun 18

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

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Jason P. Steed @profsteed.bsky.social · Jun 18

“We’re not banning them from these swimming pools on account of race, we’re banning them on account of the melanin levels in their skin.”

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · Jun 18

The sheer level of logical contortion required to say that banning trans care “doesn’t exclude any individual from medical treatments on the basis of transgender status” is truly mind-blowing.

The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · Jun 18

Skirmetti just came back. 6-3 against healthcare for trans minors.

This is nauseating.

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · Jun 18

Justice Sotomayor speaks for so many:

“The Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims.

In sadness, I dissent.”

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · Jun 18

The SCOTUS decision in U.S. v Skrmetti is a devastating loss for transgender youth and their loved ones.

To the transgender community — you are not alone in this fight. We remain committed to ensuring all families can get the health care they need.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jun 16

He said it. Yes.

Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · Jun 16

"I have never seen a record where racial discrimination by the government is so palpable... Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?" Judge Young (Reagan appointee) ruling in our favor against Trump research cuts.

Read more of the Judge's fiery language: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/breaking-n...

NIH grant funding restored

Judge rules grant terminations on the basis of DEI and gender identity are discriminatory and illegal

www.ifyoucankeepit.org

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jun 12

Horrifying. We are here.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jun 12

Sitting US Senator Alex Padilla forcibly wrestled to the ground and arrested by the FBI for attempting to ask a question of DHS secretary Kristin Noem.

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · Jun 12

What stage of capitalism is "Taking money from cancer research to pay for military vanity parade"?

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Elected San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju 力儲文 @manorajupd.bsky.social · Jun 6

Please read this @dailyjournalcorp.bsky.social op-ed about our office’s unacceptably high atty caseloads & why we're limiting the # of new cases we take on. Thanks to @seattleulaw.bsky.social's Prof. Robert Boruchowitz & @korematsuctr.bsky.social's Prof. Robert S. Chang. tinyurl.com/PubDefDJ

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · Jun 5

Well - I had to cancel my ticket to see an early screening of the new John Wick spinoff this evening because of a last-minute amicus filing.

No regrets. I'll get to the theater in the next week or so to see the film. Working to fight executive overreach isn't something that can wait.

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jun 3

The targeting of Venezuelan immigrants by the Trump administration today mirrors our country’s dark history of rounding up and incarcerating Japanese American families during World War II. Read about case & our amicus: bit.ly/aea-amicus

Over 60 Organizations File Amicus Urging Courts to Heed Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration

The Asian Law Caucus filed an amicus brief asking the court to fulfill its role and duty as an arbiter of constitutional law and ensure robust judicial review of executive actions and orders.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · Jun 3

It was a privilege to work with co-counsel to represent @jacl-national.bsky.social and the 63 other organizations that signed onto this brief with an urgent reminder to the court and to educate the public about the terrible things that can result when courts fail to check Executive overreach.

Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jun 3

On behalf of @jacl-national.bsky.social and 60+ organizations, @asianlawcaucus.org, @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social and the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality filed an amicus brief asking the court to preserve the essential right to due process and ensure judicial review of executive orders.

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