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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 4d

If you're in Illinois and facing criminal charges from protesting ICE, or if you were attacked by ICE or law enforcement supporting them, I might be able to represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 8d

Important!

#PublicHealthLaw #PHLaw #ReproLaw #HealthLaw #LawIsASDoH #LawIsATechnicalField #HealthLawRocks

H/t @lynettemartins.bsky.social

Lindsay Wiley @lindsaywiley.bsky.social · 9d

New from me in @statecourtreport.org @brennancenter.org:

Because Texas’s default judgment against Dr. Carpenter aims to punish her for the protection of public morality & future pregnant patients, embryos & fetuses, NY courts aren’t obligated to recognize it.

statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

New York Courts Should Reject Texas’s Attempt to Enforce its Abortion Ban Beyond its Borders

Precedent supports the refusal to enforce out-of-state civil judgments that punish an individual in the name of protecting the public.

statecourtreport.org

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SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 12d

Prof Heather Walter-McCabe (@profwaltermac.bsky.social) will present at IU McKinney’s Virtual Grand Rounds on medical evidence in court challenges to anti-LGBTQ policies on Thurs. Oct 2 at 1 p.m. EDT.

Register for the webinar here: mckinneylaw.iu.edu/events/curre...

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Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 12d

What's so remarkable about this is how it acknowledges Sanger's turn into eugenics, and explicitly rejects it, and then pushes for alternative caregivers like doulas and midwives. As someone deeply interested in how male politicians talk about bodily autonomy, this is REMARKABLE.

Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 12d

Cuomo could never.

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Heather Walter-McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · 13d

As others have pointed out, this outcry is also needed in other areas - see health care access for trans folks.

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 13d

“When officials in [US] agencies are so blatantly no longer relying on the actual evidence base to make policy, we have to assume that ‘data’ from them is so tainted that none of it can be fully trusted—and audiences need to know that.” @tarahaelle.bsky.social:

healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/09...

Countering false and misleading claims about Tylenol and autism from the top

Journalists must rely on evidence, medical societies and experts to counter misinformation from federal agencies about Tylenol and autism.

healthjournalism.org

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Heather Walter-McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · 13d

Absolutely true.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13d

The way the NYT covers this, while they helped to create a similar moral panic that preceded Skrmetti, might be the thing that drives me mad.

Wednesday, September 24 5:45
'Autism Doesn't Need a Cure'
The Trump administration's unproven claims of a link between Tylenol and autism has sown deep mistrust among those living with the disability.

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Heather Walter-McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · 16d

Keep speaking up. Keep creating community. We must work together to stop this.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 16d

Under pressure from Texas government officials, Angelo State University in Texas is banning all discussion or mention of the existence of trans people along with banning the LGBTQ pride flag from campus and forced misgendering of trans people.

conchoobserver.com/2025/09/19/a...

Alt text: Screenshot of a document outlining a new university policy. The bullet points state:

No discussion of transgender topics or anything suggesting more than two genders.

All information in syllabi about transgender topics must be removed.

Instructors must use students’ given names, not preferred names.

Safe-space stickers, LGBTQ flags, etc. are banned and must be removed.

Employees must remove pronouns from email signatures.

The university will not support faculty who teach or discuss these topics in class.

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Heather Walter-McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · 16d

Some hope this morning!

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16d

I watch the pollination in real time. I watch people step up without support. I see the red state Democrats rally. I see them blossom. I witness the fruit of their work ripen.

Magic.

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How 'Bout Them Apples

My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyon...

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 16d

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

jamanetwork.com

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 17d

Mandatory vaccination and democratic rights: thank you, Dr. @benjaminmateus.bsky.social, for discussing these issues with me. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Mandatory vaccination and democratic rights: An interview with law professor Dorit Reiss

Dorit Reiss is a law professor specializing in the legality and necessity of school vaccine mandates.

www.wsws.org

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 19d

A white man killed another white man, but Black people are catching death threats.
So, instead of talking about white feelings again, I explored my own death threats, and tips for others who are unused to white America.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Threatening Vulnerable People Is No Way to Mourn Someone Who Was Murdered

Those who had nothing to do with the violence against Charlie Kirk are being menaced—just like always.

www.thenation.com

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APHA @apha.org · 19d

When people are sheltering together during a disaster, it's not a good idea to be unvaccinated. APHA's Benjamin weighs in what could happen if hurricanes and low vaccination rates collide in Florida: www.eenews.net/articles/how...

How hurricanes and falling vaccine rates could collide in Florida

Public health experts say diseases are more likely to tear through crowded storm shelters after the state canceled vaccine mandates.

www.eenews.net

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 18d

4:30 p.m. on a Friday, and there are *5* emergency applications from the Trump administration pending at #SCOTUS:

1) Slaughter (FTC removal);
2) Global Health Council (pocket rescissions);
3) Cook (Fed Board removal for "cause");
4) Orr (gender identity on passports); and
5) Noem (Venezuela TPS).

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Heather Walter-McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · 18d

A newer Civ pro teacher here. Now we know.

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 19d

When we get to pleading in my first-year Civil Procedure class, my students often ask me just how over the top a complaint would have to be for a judge to strike it without even being *asked* to do so.

Thanks to President Trump, we have an answer:

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

storage.courtlistener.com

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Heather Walter-McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · 19d

@doritreiss.bsky.social is a great follow for information on ACIP meeting and vaccines generally. Grateful her work.

Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 19d

ACIP does not have authority to change the vaccine information statement off the floor. There is a detailed process for that. It is not within your power to just rewrite it.

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Heather Walter-McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · 19d

It’s finally here! Thrilled to be hosting our 2025 Health Law Scholars at @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social this weekend. Looking forward to lots of great scholarship and discussion.

Picture of coffee mug with health law scholar pictures on it and pens and name badge in the meeting room.

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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 20d

“If children start playing football a little later in life, or stop playing a little earlier, or play flag football instead of tackle, that can offer some protection, he added.”

😑😑 #PHEthx #Bioethics #PHLaw

Many Minor Hits Can Damage an Athlete’s Brain

www.nytimes.com

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 20d

Repeated hits during contact sports could cause damage to the brain years before the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...

Study: Brains of athletes could show signs of damage before CTE - UPI.com

Repeated hits during contact sports could cause damage to the brain years before the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health revealed Wedne...

www.upi.com

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Heather Walter-McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · 20d

It has been something to continue to learn about MO politics as a newer resident of the state.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20d

They truly are the dumbest people…

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Heather Walter-McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · 20d

A good read from Ta-Nehisi Coates. Discussing both the tragedy of Kirk’s death and the harmful impact of his word. Two things can be true at once. Take a look.

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 21d

Ta-Nehisi Coates has written the best yet commentary on last week's events, while pundits, politicians and others have disgraced themselves in their whitewashing of of this man's legacy. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20d

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21d

Trans rights are human rights.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22d

1. UCLA is in negotiations with Trump. Now we know the demands.

Trump wants a statement that UCLA does not recognize trans student identities, a ban on youth care at UCLA clinics, bathroom bans, and more.

Students are fighting back.

The latest from S. Baum.

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Trump's UCLA Settlement Proposal Reveals Massive Anti-Trans Attacks: Students And Faculty Fight Back

It’s not only students and faculty who have something to lose—countless doctors, trans youth, and families could see health care vanish.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25d

I know these “interviews” with Justice Barrett are carefully scripted. But if she’s going to keeping urging Americans to “read the opinions,” and not just commentary, it sure would be nice if someone would ask her what we should do when—as is so often the case these days—there’s no opinion to read…

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27d

The New York Times is casting doubt on the report that the shooter's casings had "transgender and anti-fascist" messages on them.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

A screenshot of a New York Times article by Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett. The article reports that, according to a preliminary internal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) report, officials recovered ammunition engraved with statements expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology. However, a senior law enforcement official cautioned that the report had not been verified by ATF analysts, conflicted with other summaries of evidence, and may have been misinterpreted. The article emphasizes that such preliminary reports often mix accurate and inaccurate information and are not usually made public during fast-moving investigations.

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