Danielle Citron

This guy is the guy that Marimar Martinez had IDed as a YouTuber in advance of her shooting. Tricia McLaughlin emphasized that "doxing" to justify her shooting.

Colleges weigh whether to sign onto Trump plan or forgo federal benefits A new proposal from the Trump administration would give colleges funding advantages if they adopt conservative priorities.

“No self-respecting university could ever accept something like this,” said Lee Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar and former Columbia University president. “Trying to protect conservative ideas against being ‘belittled’ — that’s about as violative of the First Amendment interests as you can get.”

On the ground reporting should be vitally useful here. Mainstream news must verify or debunk, not just spread this claim.

I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.

It's especially for journalists covering this story!

Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.

Ford CEO says $2 billion in tariff costs prevents more US investments Ford CEO Jim Farley says tariffs on imported parts are driving up costs on the company's cars.

Ford CEO on tariffs: “I mean, it's frustrating 'cause we're the most American auto company, and we export the most, and yet, we have this $2 billion headwind, which prevents me from investing even more in the US.”

finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ce...

“DOGE was efficient in at least one way: individuals associated with DOGE created databases that ‘contain highly sensitive personally identifiable information on every American’ and that ‘can be manipulated with little to no oversight.’”
Arguably that was DOGE’s real purpose.

This story is breaking my heart. And making me so furious.

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Keep going. We need your voice. And do take a break somehow.

BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 100-page opinion -- says it is unequivocally, lopsidedly easy to determine that the Trump administration's view of birthright citizenship is wrong.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

/3 "Re-upping" = academic I told you so.

/2 Re-upping Enforcement Lawmaking & Judicial Review, where I argued that the Supreme Court risked subverting judicial power for executive power if they curbed lower court decisionmaking.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.

/1 Lower court judges interviewed for this article discuss their frustration with the Supreme Court's not having their back: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Out today: The Fall of Affirmative Action, by Justin Driver www.amazon.com/Fall-Affirma...

This from my incomparable colleague, Caleb Nelson, on originalism and the unitary executive theory.

I will also reup my story from March about how Weiss’s for-profit University of Austin (UATX)—touted as a haven for free academic inquiry—has a dozen scholars and officials with ties to Hungary's speech-suppressing regime.

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

This social app can put your face into fake movie scenes, memes and arrest videos The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.

OpenAI is essentially a social arsonist, developing and releasing tools that hyper scale the most racist, misogynistic, and toxic elements of society, lowering the barriers for all manner of abuse. The so called guardrails make a pinky swear look like an ironclad contract.

russ vought saying "no, its a three year term" when Biden asks for his resignation on the naval academy visitors board

Your occasional reminder that Russ Vought, who is claiming the right to fire civil servants for whatever reason he sees it, once refused to quit a political appointment position even after Trump had lost.

Why Aren’t Professors Braver? Fear and self-censorship in academe.

“The point is not just that it’s good to be liked. I’m sure that helps, but I’ve seen people secure great jobs due to their accomplishments as scholars and scientists, even if they weren’t especially popular. Instead, the point is that it’s bad to be disliked — even by a small proportion of people.

Here's a very smart draft article from Sam Bray, whose work on injunctions is quite influential with the Supreme Court's conservative justices on remedies questions, about removing federal officers:

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Professor’s New Book Explores Life and Legacy of Justice Robert H. Jackson A new book from Professor G. Edward White explores the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, an underexplored but historically consequential 20th-century jurist.

A new book by #UVALaw Prof. G. Edward White explores the life and legacy of #SCOTUS Justice Robert H. Jackson. www.law.virginia.edu/news/202510/...

New privacy lawsuit against the Trump administration arguing that DOGE, DHS and USCIS secretly consolidating "Americans' sensitive data from multiple agencies w/o statutorily required notice to the public and Congress." Complaint here: democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...

Same for my mom and the surgery was so so helpful. Life changing. Crossing every finger!!

Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.

New: Last night in the Senate, Ted Cruz blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.

Is Trust & Safety Dead, or Just Evolving? | TechPolicy.Press Tech Policy Press contributing editor Dean Jackson considers the conclusions of a new paper by Danielle Keats Citron and Ari Ezra Waldman.

New research from @daniellecitron.bsky.social @ariezra.bsky.social examines growing concerns around content moderators — people tasked with keeping social media free of explicit content. Their upcoming paper adds to mounting warnings about this challenging job www.techpolicy.press/is-trust-saf...

The Know Nothings are turning over in their graves.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

a new mRNA therapy apparently can cut the rate of Huntington's disease progression by ~75%. yet more miracle shit www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Internet Coup Is Here. And the World Is Still Asleep | TechPolicy.Press At UNGA 80, the world’s leaders have a chance to prove that they understand what is at stake, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social The internet is under a quiet coup. Surveillance tech once for dictators is now global, sold to governments. Democracies are complicit, civil society is shrinking. Will we defend an open internet—or let it vanish?
www.techpolicy.press/the-internet...

This logic, and this level of “evidence” is used to build gang databases throughout the country.

That thing civ pro profs say never happens!!