benjamin levin

benjamin levin

@hashtagblevin.bsky.social

prof at WashU Law. teaches criminal law & procedure. papers at https://ssrn.com/author=1660906. occasional thoughts at https://postcardsofthehanging.substack.com/.

292 Followers 459 Following 6 Posts Joined Jun 2025
5 months ago

Check out the latest from Dan on social movements, judges, and small "c" conservatism

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5 months ago

Thanks! We are neither terribly prolific nor proficient as bloggers. But having an opportunity to write & think w/ @danfarbman.bsky.social is a treat

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5 months ago
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Legalized Racial Profiling The increasing obsolescence of the Fourth Amendment

Legalized Racial Profiling: bit.ly/46Rabyv
Flagging an important new op-ed by Daniel Harawa & Kate Weisburd on Noem vs. Vasquez Perdomo

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5 months ago
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A Commons in the Master's House Thoughts on radical pragmatism and the institutions we inhabit

Today from me over at Postcards of the Hanging it's a callback to something I wrote a while ago that feels like it might have some utility amidst...everything we're experiencing right now. Radical pragmatism, etc.

open.substack.com/pub/postcard...

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5 months ago
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Criminal Law, What Is It Good For? Institutional purpose, incoherence, and injustice in U.S. criminal policy

Criminal Law, What Is It Good For?
bit.ly/47DWo0d

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6 months ago
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Crime in the City "Public safety" in DC

As I warned you yesterday, @hashtagblevin.bsky.social and I will occasionally be writing about stuff in a shared space. Read Ben's first post on crime, DC, and who is being kept safe from whom here.

open.substack.com/pub/postcard...

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6 months ago
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Crime in the City "Public safety" in DC

Just posted "Crime in the City"--some thoughts on the DC police takeover, crime panics, and "public safety" bit.ly/4gj1fpF

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6 months ago

Do you ever find yourself wondering what @danfarbman.bsky.social & I are thinking? If so, you're in luck. We have a new site. Check out the first post from Dan on crisis, pessimism, & possibility.

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