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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · 17d

Such a pleasure to join @imarajones.bsky.social on @translash.org to talk about the history of anti-queer and trans surveillance

TransLash Media @translash.org · 19d

This week on TransLash Podcast, @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with @kredburn.bsky.social and @ziembavision.bsky.social to discuss the DHS rolling back limitations on surveillance based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 19d

Genevieve Lakier is who everyone should be reading on the risks of government jawboning in the Jimmy Kimmel case. @genevievelakier.bsky.social

Richard M Re @richardre.bsky.social · 19d

Lakier on Carr and jawboning:

blog.dividedargument.com/p/did-brenda...

Did Brendan Carr Violate the First Amendment? And Can Anything Be Done?

the constitutional law of jawboning

blog.dividedargument.com

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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · 19d

So, no, this is not a tit for tat situation. Context and power matter a lot. Rounding everything up to “cancel culture”
or ”consequence culture” only advances one highly motivated perspective.

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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · 19d

Recall that the closest analogue was allegations that the Biden admin was connected to social media moderation policy. Justice Barrett found no “concrete link.”

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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · 19d

Part of the success of “cancel culture” as a meme is that it makes dissimilar activity look the same. Protesting a speaker is not the same as shunning sexual predators is not the same as the federal government silencing dissent.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19d

“What we’re seeing is an unprecedented attempt to silence disfavored speech by the government,” said Brendan Nyhan, a political scientist at Dartmouth College. “Donald Trump is trying to dictate what Americans can say.” https://to.pbs.org/46AYg7U

Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...

to.pbs.org

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Aziza Ahmed @azizaahmed.bsky.social · 25d

I wrote a book that I hope helps people think about the relationship between law, science, social movements, &political economy.

It tells the story of how feminists transformed the response to AIDS to ensure better access to healthcare.

Avail for preorder!

www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...

Risk and Resistance

Cambridge Core - American Studies - Risk and Resistance

www.cambridge.org

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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · Sep 5

It can be hard to keep up with all the ways the feds are going after trans folks- really helpful analysis of concerning developments at FTC from @lookheron.bsky.social

ProMarket @promarket.bsky.social · Sep 5

NEW: @lookheron.bsky.social evaluates the FTC’s transformation into a political tool to advance a conservative social agenda. He argues that no initiative better exemplifies the agency’s politicization than its investigation into gender-affirming care that threatens transgender rights and autonomy.

The FTC’s Investigation Into Gender-Affirming Care Exemplifies Its Impressment Into the Culture Wars - ProMarket

Luke Herrine evaluates the Federal Trade Commission’s transformation into a political tool to advance a conservative social agenda. He argues that no FTC initiative better exemplifies the agency’s politicization than its investigation into gender-affirming care that threatens transgender rights and autonomy.

www.promarket.org

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Lindsay Wiley @lindsaywiley.bsky.social · Sep 5

There are two big legal issues when states try to fill gaps in fed health insurance regulations: (1) the insurance issue is more likely to require new state legislation than the pharmacy issue & (2) states can’t touch two of the biggest types of insurance - “self-insured” employer plans & Medicare

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Lindsay Wiley @lindsaywiley.bsky.social · Sep 5

Several states are moving fast to remove barriers, but their power over insurance coverage is more limited than their power to permit pharmacists to give vaccines.…

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Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · Aug 20

Subpoenas made public this week show the government is demanding doctors turn over a wide range of sensitive, identifiable data about its trans patients — everything from social security numbers to Zoom records, notes, addresses, "everything written or recorded." Our story: wapo.st/4lAnkRy

Government’s demand for trans care info sought addresses, doctors’ notes, texts

Legal experts said the Justice Department subpoenas related to medical care for transgender minors appear to be unprecedented.

wapo.st

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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · Aug 20

The astounding triumph Born in Flames by @benchansfield.bsky.social is out! The rare work of history that changes common sense - in this case the burning of the Bronx and other cities in the 70s - while also making revelatory moves for theory and historiography.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/b...

When the Bronx Burned, Tenants Died and Landlords Got Rich

www.nytimes.com

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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · Aug 20

lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_...

Lambda Legal Condemns Trump Administration’s Illegal Exclusion of Gender-Affirming Care from Government Employee Health Benefits

Policy violates constitutional protections and multiple federal anti-discrimination laws Lambda Legal today condemned the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s announcement that it will exclude cover...

lambdalegal.org

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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · Aug 20

The insurance companies are required to comply as a condition of participation.

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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · Aug 20

I don’t understand the objection. This is reporting about a ban being implemented in federally managed plans.

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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · Aug 20

Under the radar, gender affirming care won’t be covered by major federal insurance programs. www.advocate.com/politics/fed...

Trump quietly bans federal health insurance from covering gender-affirming care

The largest federal health insurance provider now bans coverage for gender-affirming care, but allows "faith-based counseling."

www.advocate.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today is publication day and I can't wait for my pre-ordered copy to arrive. CONGRATULATIONS BENCH! Get your own copy today and read it with others.

Bench Ansfield @benchansfield.bsky.social · Aug 13

Less than one week until the publication of BORN IN FLAMES! It makes a huge difference if you *preorder* before 8/19! Get the book from any outlet and my press will send you these 4 beautiful stickers once you fill out the form copied below.

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Yuvraj Joshi @yuvrajjoshi.bsky.social · Aug 18

Back to school! ✨📚 Excited to teach “Law and Inequality” again at @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social, joined by these wonderful scholars:

Alice Abrokwa
Matthew Patrick Shaw
Russell Robinson
@kredburn.bsky.social
@lauraportuondo.bsky.social
Maureen Edobor
Susan Sturm

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Gemma Donofrio @gemmadonofrio.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hi all, I am on the legal academic job market this year. My job talk paper focuses on pronatalism in tort law, and the complexity of claims seeking recourse for deprivation of abortion in light of Dobbs. Happy to send it upon request, feedback is always welcome!

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

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Karen Tani @kmtani.bsky.social · Jul 31

Torts teachers: the 2025 edition of the completely FREE Witt-Tani casebook is now up on the CALI website! Thanks again to @johnfabianwitt.bsky.social for adding me as a co-author a few editions back. I love this book & love hearing from those of you who use it! www.cali.org/books/torts-...

Torts: Cases, Principles, and Institutions | CALI

www.cali.org

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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · Aug 16

Very disheartening (& gratuitously cruel) that the federal government has gone all the way from (i) Title IX requires schools to allow transgender students access to restrooms (which is correct) to (ii) Title IX prohibits schools from doing so (which ain't).[1]
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Education Dept. says it’ll pull funding from five Virginia districts over gender policies

The Education Department investigated the schools’ transgender policies after a complaint was filed by a group founded by senior White House official Stephen Miller.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jill Hasday @jillhasday.bsky.social · Aug 15

On this day in 1924, Phyllis Schlafly was born. She spearheaded efforts to block ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment in the 70s and 80s, in part by denying the persistence of discrimination against women. Then she tried to get an important post in the Reagan admin & was passed over. #WeTheMen

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Association of Law and Political Economy @a-lpe.bsky.social · Aug 13

We can’t wait to read your ideas! For more information and to submit, check out our website: lawandpoliticaleconomy.org

Association of Law & Political Economy -

Call for Papers: Inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference

lawandpoliticaleconomy.org

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Association of Law and Political Economy @a-lpe.bsky.social · Aug 13

⭐️ Are you a scholar 1-3 years away from the job market? Learn more about applying to our emerging scholars program at this link: lawandpoliticaleconomy.org.

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Association of Law and Political Economy @a-lpe.bsky.social · Aug 13

📢 Heads up! The Association of Law & Political Economy is accepting submissions for our first-ever conference starting THIS Friday 🎉

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Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · Aug 7

“The hand that torched the Bronx and scores of other cities,” Ansfield writes, “was that of a landlord impelled by the market and guided by the state.”

Dan Piepenbring on Born in Flames, by Bench Ansfield (@benchansfield.bsky.social).

New Books, by Dan Piepenbring

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