David H. Gans

What's Happening To Civil Rights Under ICE? w/ David Gans Grant talks to David Gans about what we’re seeing happen to civil rights and Constitutional rights as ICE continues to occupy Minneapolis.

CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social joined @granthermes.bsky.social to discuss ICE's "rampant disregard for constitutional safeguards." Watch now: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...

ICE took their papers—and won’t give them back Immigrants are being released from detention without documents proving their status.

New: Immigrants in MN are being released from detention without their IDs, work permits, social security cards, and other key documents that prove their status to begin with
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE took their papers—and won’t give them back Immigrants are being released from detention without documents proving their status.

“If you look at the Constitution’s texts, its language is broad and sweeping, and it protects persons—whether they’re citizens or not." Read more from @davidhgans.bsky.social in @motherjones.com about the Fourth Amendment's protections for everyone: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE took their papers—and won’t give them back Immigrants are being released from detention without documents proving their status.

NEW from @julialurie.bsky.social: Immigrants in Minnesota are being released from ICE detention without the work permits, Social Security cards, licenses, and other documents that prove their status

Thanks Franita, the piece is now up on SSRN and is available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers..... Comments very much welcomed and appreciated.

Really fascinating work from my brilliant colleague David H. Gans:

Hi Michael, here's the SSRN link to download the piece: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....

Hi Jerry. Here's the SSRN link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....

Ken Burns (@kenlburns) on Threads Today we celebrate the birthday of one of our country’s greatest scholars and activists W.E.B Du Bois. I’m looking forward to the new doc on his life and work, REBEL WITH A CAUSE. Here’s an early loo...

Celebrating the birthday of the great scholar and visionary W.E.B DuBois, whose meticulously-researched seminal work Black Reconstruction, is the essential historical account of the true story of Reconstruction and how it was destroyed.
www.threads.com/@kenlburns/p...

This important new scholarship from my @myconstitution.bsky.social colleague @davidhgans.bsky.social has the added bonus of also being incredibly interesting. It's definitely a must-read!

Thanks to everyone who expressed interest in my forthcoming @stanlrev.bsky.social piece. As promised, I have posted the current version of the piece on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers..... Comments very welcome. So excited to work with Stanford's amazing editors in getting this into print.

Thanks Sarah!

Thanks Michael. It should be up on SSRN on Monday and I’m happy to share a link with you. Thanks for your interest in seeing the piece.

Thanks Jerry. I’m planning to post to SSRN on Monday and I’ll post a link then. Thanks for your interest.

This one is definitely in the queue

YouTube video by CBS New York Honoring Eunice Hunton Carter, New York's first Black female prosecutor

CAC Scholar-in-Residence @catherinepowellesq.bsky.social spoke to CBS about the legacy of Eunice Hunton Carter, New York's first Black female prosecutor and a key figure in American history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2aX...

Thanks so much Heidi!

Thrilled that my article, Forgotten Framers: Black Conventions and the Second Founding, is forthcoming in the Stan. L. Rev. @stanlrev.bsky.social. It discusses Black Conventions held during Reconstruction and how these conventions are critical to a proper understanding of the 13, 14, & 15th Amdts.

Constitutional Accountability Center and William & Mary Law School's Digital Democracy Lab invite you to AI & Constitutional Democracy at 250. Monday, March 2, 3 PM ET, virtual event. Featuring: Catherine Powell, CAC Scholar-in-Residence and Professor at Fordham Law School; Margaret Hu, Digital Democracy Lab Direct and Professor at W&M Law School. Moderator: Praveen Fernandes, CAC Vice President.

From facial recognition to fertility trackers, digital surveillance can create and replicate inequality. Join CAC VP Praveen Fernandes, Professor @catherinepowellesq.bsky.social, and Professor Margaret Hu for a virtual conversation on AI and civil rights: www.theusconstitution.org/events/ai-an...

"We are often told not to look back over the past. . . But remember that all the present rests on the past." from Frederick Douglass's speech at the celebration of his 71st birthday in D.C. [Cleveland Gazette, 3/34/1888] #DouglassDay

What's Happening To Civil Rights Under ICE? w/ David Gans Grant talks to David Gans about what we’re seeing happen to civil rights and Constitutional rights as ICE continues to occupy Minneapolis.

We have to tell the history of white supremacist violence that produced the Fourteenth Amendment. Then and now, our Constitution is meant to protect us from state violence. Watch more from CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social with @granthermes.bsky.social: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...

Thank you!

Looks fascinating. I'd love to see a PDF as well if possible.

Congrats!!

Pitchford v. Cain | Constitutional Accountability Center

The 14th Amendment bars prosecutors from striking potential jurors based on race. Read our #SCOTUS amicus brief with @nacdl.org explaining why state criminal defendants should be able to access federal courts to vindicate that constitutional right: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/p...

What's Happening To Civil Rights Under ICE? w/ David Gans Grant talks to David Gans about what we’re seeing happen to civil rights and Constitutional rights as ICE continues to occupy Minneapolis.

It's clear that so-called "Kavanaugh stops" aren't just brief investigative stops to check ID. Watch more from CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social with @granthermes.bsky.social: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...

What rights do I have when interacting with federal immigration forces, and do those rights even matter in an environment where free speech or simply existing in my own neighborhood can be met with violence? https://triplepundit.com/2026/us-constitution-ice-immigration-raids/

"If law enforcement officers, whether they’re ICE or state officers, retaliate because individuals are recording them, that is a violation of the First Amendment." Read more from
@davidhgans.bsky.social's conversation with @triplepundit.bsky.social's Mary Mazzoni:

“If you can’t be physically secure in your community, you can’t really enjoy liberty and freedom and all the promises the Constitution provides,” explains @davidhgans.bsky.social Gans. “As we see ICE terrorizing these communities, that lesson is brought home in a really strong way.”

Five constitutional amendments Trump is ignoring in Minnesota Let us count the ways your rights have been violated.

ICE is violating the Constitution in Minnesota. I tried to count the many, many ways. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...