Prof. Shirley Lin

It's indefensible and makes clear to everyone that breaking the law, and baiting the Roberts Court to renege on Bostock conservativism is the goal. I've written about illiteralism of excluding transgender and non-binary folx from "sex" discrimination here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Opinion | A win for 11.9 million workers Most independent contractors want the flexibility they lose when they become direct employees.

So the editorial board of @washingtonpost.com supports the Trump rule on independent contractors. Yet NO disclaimer that Bezos and Amazon depend on misclassification of drivers for their biz model. @prospect.org
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Me (Chinese American woman, black rimmed glasses) in sunlit Baltimore Penn Station with 1911 stained glass ceiling above.

Returning from presenting Race-Conscious Data today at U Maryland's Legal Theory Workshop. Deeply appreciative of Dean @leighgoodmark.bsky.social, host Prof @tyang.bsky.social and UMD Law faculty for stellar questions, feedback, and ideas to carry into Disparate Impact Redux.

Show your empathy and support for the courageous female survivor who fought Trump's sexual abuse tooth and nail as a 13/14 y.o. girl.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files.

This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now.

www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

It's not hyperbolic. It's not conspiratorial. The presidential-controlled Justice Dept covering up victim testimony of alleged crimes against a child by the US president is the most atrocious scandal in US history.

There should be blanket media coverage & bipartisan demands for Trump's resignation.

This blatant xenophobic racism against an entire group of immigrants is unacceptable, and every member of Congress who cheered it is a horrifying stain on America.

ICE’s national campaign of terror has had tragic consequences. Congress should rein in this lawless behavior by exercising its control through the appropriations process. Our system of checks and balances only works if each branch does its job. #SOTU2026 www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...

An injury to one is an injury to all. America’s unions will keep peacefully mobilizing and organizing to stand up for our immigrant union siblings across the country. We’ll never be divided by this administration’s strategy of fear.

Breaking: The Olympic gold-winning U.S. women's hockey team DECLINES Trump's invitation to his State of the Union address after he was caught on video mocking them.

Amazing @why2cake.bsky.social!! 📚 Thanks so much for showing up for @brooklawschool.bsky.social WOCA. Please do follow their work year-round on 'sta www.instagram.com/brooklynwoca/

The WOCA Luminary Scholarship By The Women Of Color Alliance

To all who remember the real struggles and near-misses of earning a degree, as #firstgen, a gender minority of color, or striving to live in the very city you hope to work in.

Please consider donating if able, to Women of Color Alliance's Luminary Scholarship by 3/1 givebutter.com/the-woca-lum...

The WOCA Luminary Scholarship By The Women Of Color Alliance

To all who remember the real struggles and near-misses of earning a degree, as #firstgen, a gender minority of color, or striving to live in the very city you hope to work in.

Please consider donating if able, to Women of Color Alliance's Luminary Scholarship by 3/1 givebutter.com/the-woca-lum...

This is a 100% elite manufactured craze.

Legislative Assaults on State Courts in 2025 State legislatures retaliated against state courts that had struck down partisan gerrymanders, safeguarded direct democracy, and exerted independence from state political branches.

NEW: Excited to share this report by @milov-cordobam.bsky.social, detailing how legislatures in 2025 targeted judicial independence and sought to inject politics into state courts - at a moment when we are relying on them more than ever to protect our rights. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

The glibness with which these people are dismissing what is, fundamentally, an extensive record of elite atrocities makes me think it’s better if I don’t finish this sentence

Press Statement January 30, 2026 In the past year, we have witnessed the murders of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, the deaths of at least 36 immigrants like Chaofeng Ge and Parady La in ICE custody, and the kidnappings, separation, and deportation of children like 6-year-old Yuanxin Zheng here in Queens. In New York, raids have disrupted the lives of millions and arrests of Chinese and Bangladeshi immigrants increased 1000% in 2025. These targeted, racist attacks on immigrants and their loved ones must end. Today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a bill that will ban partnerships between ICE and local law enforcement, prevent ICE from using local detention facilities for their raids, and stop ICE from entering homes, schools, daycare centers, hospitals, and places of worship without a warrant. aafederation.org 2/3

In the past year, we have witnessed the murders of Renée Good & Alex Pretti, the deaths of at least 36 immigrants like Chaofeng Ge in ICE custody, and the kidnapping and deportation of children like 6-year-old Yuanxin Zheng. These targeted, racist attacks on immigrants and their loved ones must end.

A young Fred Korematsu

A photo of Fred Korematsu in his later years

"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu

Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/

Jesus Christ. The "pivot" lasted about 15 minutes.

Arresting a black journalist under the Ku Klux Klan Act for covering a pro-immigration protest at a Christian nationalist church led by an ICE officer is the perfect encapsulation of this administration's authoritarianism, racism, and trolling.

I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.

But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

As COVID has disabled Americans in record numbers, the Labor Department proposes to make caring for the homebound disabled more difficult by lowering the compensation and rights conferred on home care workers who are overwhelmingly women and minorities.

#Disability communities continue to find a way out of no way. Please forward, share, connect this @disstudies.bsky.social call to amplify vital efforts far + (world)wide: @ilo.org @crdjustice.bsky.social @equitableforall.com @dderamo.bsky.social/DRF #disabilitysky

When administrators justify destroying a successful teaching and learning center in the name of efficiency, we must ask: Efficiency towards what end? What is a university for, if not teaching and learning?

More than 400 years of history and a decade of advocacy were torn down Thursday afternoon when National Park Service employees removed every single display at the President’s House.

🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

Congrats Ali, you haven't stopped!! Remembering now the Voting Rights team @aaldef.bsky.social was so grateful - yet shocked! - ~150 law students of all backgrounds turned out for AAPI election protection + polling...we got a special debrief for @cunylaw.bsky.social volunteers. Go #APALSA #SALSA!!

ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.

The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”

On May 1st, 2025, our movement didn’t just join history, we helped make it.

Students, educators, immigrants, union members, and community organizations stood together against Trump’s attacks and demanding a country that puts people over profit.

In 2026, we carry forward the spirit of May Day.

A phenomenal discussion about the EEOC and agencies from "The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts" with (l to r) Vicky Lipnic, P. David Lopez, and Blair Bullock. #AALS2026