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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · 9d

So many generative contributions that will carry me through the rest of the fall semester. Thank you to my co-chair Renagh O’Leary and the many scholars, students, and staff who made these events a success!

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · 9d

It was a big weekend for me @law.wisc.edu. I had the great pleasure of being in conversation with Prof. Melissa Murray for both the Wisconsin Law Review Symposium on the Shadow Carceral State and my Care and Carcerality conference the next day.

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Raúl Carrillo @raulcarrillo.bsky.social · Jun 26

📣 ICYMI! LPE Conference FEBRUARY 5-7, 2026 @ Richmond Law! CFP by August! Follow @a-lpe.bsky.social right now!! ✊

Association of Law and Political Economy @a-lpe.bsky.social · Jun 6

LPE friends - CONFERENCE UPDATE!! ⏰☎️ Planning is still underway for the first annual LPE conference, launching a new LPE Association, but we're pushing the dates to FEBRUARY 5-7, 2026. We'll be putting out a CFP by August with information about how and what to submit. Until then, save the new date!

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Sarah Katz @skatzesq.bsky.social · May 25

What a joy to discuss Decarceralizing and Decolonizing Family Law at #lsa2025 with such a phenomenal group! I could have chatted all day with Corey B Best, Tianna Gibbs , Emily Poor, Lisa Washington, and Jessica Dixon Weaver !

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · May 22

Really can't downplay the seriousness of this for all of higher ed. But at the same time you wonder how putting powerful enemies into an unmistakably existential crisis will pay off for a regime still consolidating power

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · May 22

Breaking news: The Trump administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students, saying it allowed anti-American agitators.

Existing foreign students must transfer or risk losing their legal status, DHS said.

Live updates: Trump administration revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students

Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the Republican-led Congress.

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Apr 4

We both have a 16-month old! Yesterday, we gave him five different types of fruit….

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Apr 2

This looks amazing!

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Mar 28

That’s so kind, Rachel! Thanks so much!

Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Mar 27

So happy that I was voted classroom teacher of the year. Thank you!

University of Wisconsin Law School @law.wisc.edu · Mar 27

Each spring, UW Law School celebrates excellence in teaching through its Teacher of the Year awards. Congratulations to this year's honorees: @slwashington.bsky.social, Emily Buchholz and Brady Williamson. bit.ly/4iAuKUm.

Lisa Washington, Emily Buchholz and Brady Williamson

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Amy Kapczynski @akapczynski.bsky.social · Feb 18

LPE friends, big announcement! 🔥🔥 This Sept, the first annual LPE conference, launching a new LPE Association! Been working hard on this, with an amazing crowd of LPE fac and groups - more here: law.richmond.edu/faculty/Inau....

Inaugural Law and Political Economy Association Conference - School of Law - University of Richmond

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University of Wisconsin Law School @law.wisc.edu · Feb 14

Join the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society for "The Policy and Politics of Caregiving" Symposium -- Feb. 21, in person or virtually! Presenters include our own @slwashington.bsky.social. And @francescahong.bsky.social. apps.law.wisc.edu/calendar/?tr...

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Feb 2

I’m done.

Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · Feb 2

WTF www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...

Luka Dončić traded to Lakers from Mavericks for Anthony Davis in blockbuster deal: Sources

The stunning move sends Dončić, a five-time NBA All-Star, to one of the league’s top markets to compete alongside LeBron James.

www.nytimes.com

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Jan 25

Same here!

Kat Macfarlane @katmacfarlane.bsky.social · Jan 25

Really enjoyed @abonisaenz.bsky.social’s article The Right to Fail: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Right to Fail

This Article explores the conceptual and legal dimensions of the right to fail, particularly the role of support in its conceptualization and operationalization

papers.ssrn.com

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Kat Macfarlane @katmacfarlane.bsky.social · Jan 21

Forthcoming piece from Britney Wilson looks terrific. Predisposed: Race, Disability, and Death Investigations
72 UCLA L. Rev. _ (2025) (forthcoming) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Predisposed: Race, Disability, and Death Investigations

<div> <div> <div> <p><span>Disability, preexisting conditions, or underlying conditions might seem like uncontroversial factors to cite when determining a

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Jan 15

Pretty great to see this in print. It was a joy to work with the editors at the Yale Law Journal. Now what to do with all of these copies?

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Jan 11

Ha!! Thanks, Megan.

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Jan 11

Thanks!!

Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Jan 11

Thanks!

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Jan 11

Thanks so much, Neoshia!

Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Jan 11

Thank you!

Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Jan 10

Grateful to receive the #AALS2025 Section on Family and Juvenile Law Emerging Scholars Award. The picture feels right since I wrote Time and Punishment while pregnant and submitted it during the early postpartum period.

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Nov 27

Such good news!

christopher-lau.bsky.social @christopher-lau.bsky.social · Nov 27

Thrilled to share that our client, Manuel Cucuta, was released yesterday after serving nearly three decades in prison. Just in time for his first Thanksgiving with family in 27 years.

law.wisc.edu/newsletter/F...

Wisconsin Innocence Project Client Manuel Cucuta Released After 27 Years in Prison | University of Wisconsin Law SchoolSite iconsUniversity logo that links to main university websitefacebooktwitteryo...

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · Nov 23

Optimist: the cup is half full

Pessimist: the cup is half empty

Sociologist: how we understand the cup is actually the result of socially constructed interpretations of the world

Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · Nov 23

Optimist: The cup is half full.

Pessimist: The cup is half empty.

Law professor: I have more of a comment than a cup...

Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · Nov 23

Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Law professor: No cups in the park

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Nov 15

Yes!

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Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social · Nov 15

I like you even more now.

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