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Martin S. Flaherty

Martin S. Flaherty is a legal scholar and international human rights activist. Flaherty is a law professor in New York… more

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Political science 72%
Economics 8%
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Was recently on a podcast hosted by the firm of Bergstein Flynn Knowlton & Pollina PLLC, about the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel (before he was reinstated). drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Draft Edit - Google Drive
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In a decision issued October 1, 2025, Reagan-appointed U.S. District Judge William Young includes a postcard sent to him saying “Trump has pardons and tanks ... what do you have?" He responds "Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty. Together, We the People ... have our magnificent Constitution."
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It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

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OPINION: It’s time to impose conditions on aid to Israel.

The U.S. should distance itself morally and materially from the slaughter in Gaza, write former Biden admin officials Phil Gordon and Jon Finer.
Opinion | It’s Time to Impose Conditions on Aid to Israel
The United States should distance itself morally and materially from the slaughter in Gaza.
www.politico.com
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Very saddened to hear of the passing of the incomparable Jerry Cohen, a mentor, friend, and champion of the rule of law in China and around the world. It was truly a privilege to have known him. www.wsj.com/world/china/...
Jerome Cohen, the First American to Practice Law in China, Dies at 95
An expert on China—and a sometime critic—Cohen defended companies and dissidents.
www.wsj.com

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Hey #ABC cancelled #Hulu #Disney

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Zelenskyy issued a statement warning other EU nations that RU drones can cover far grater distances beyond Ukraine

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Venezuela says 11 killed in US boat strike were not gang members amid reports vessel was returning to shore. Interior minister says ‘murder has been committed’ while US Congress demands justification for attack.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Venezuela says 11 killed in US boat strike were not gang members amid reports vessel was returning to shore
Interior minister says ‘murder has been committed’ while US Congress demands justification for attack
www.theguardian.com
tribelaw.bsky.social
WTF? Does “the right way” to “practice politics” include lying re factual matters (eg saying Black Women have too little brainpower to be “taken seriously”)? Mourning Kirk’s murder & defending his right to make his wild claims doesn’t excuse praising his political MO

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
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Truly inspiring reflections by Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson this afternoon at Princeton. My colleague Deborah Pearlstein did a wonderful job leading the discussion. Typically insightful introduction by Princeton President Chris Eisgruber.
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High Bridge, over the Harlem River, looking from the Bronx to Manhattan.

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Two issues that are not going away…
Support for the Epstein survivors!…
Getting rid of this guy
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Senators across the country continue to call for RFK Jr.'s removal as Secretary of Health
YouTube video by 13WMAZ
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F*ck‼️

Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
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Chief Justice “Calvinball” Roberts has earned this ignominious place in American history, thanks to the incomparable Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson:
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May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

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