Donna Lieberman

And US Open and CBS showed what losers they are by censoring crowd response Booing Trump…
Censorship is bad for tennis — and democracy.

Commentary: Hochul must sign bills that protect access to reproductive care As threats mount nationwide, New York must do all it can to ensure everyone can get the care they need.

"As threats mount nationwide, NY must do all it can to protect our personal medical decisions and to ensure we can get the care we need. Gov. Hochul has repeatedly promised to protect NYers’ access to abortion & repro care, and now she must demonstrate her commitment," writes
@dlnyclu.bsky.social.

Commentary: Hochul must sign bills that protect access to reproductive care As threats mount nationwide, New York must do all it can to ensure everyone can get the care they need.

Donna Lieberman of @nyclu.org is absolutely right. It's vital that @governor.ny.gov sign these critical bills to protect New Yorkers' reproductive freedom, including the NY Health Information Privacy Act that I carry w/@lindabrosenthal.bsky.social.
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Screenshot of a NYCLU-branded press release responding to the Trump administration suing New York City over its sanctuary laws.

New York City, like any local government, has no obligation to redirect its resources to take on federal immigration enforcement, let alone the cruel and lawless deportation campaign the Trump regime is waging.

@nyclu.org's full statement on the DOJ's lawsuit against NYC's sanctuary laws:

New York City's decades-old sanctuary laws have made our city safer, supported our economy, strengthened our communities, and made it easier for our people to access vital services.

Trump, Miller, and Bondi want to conscript NYC to do their bidding, but this city and our people won’t back down.

We will not let hate filled rhetoric and cruel policies divide us. We will stand united to make good trouble, to defend equal justice for everyone in this country - citizen are not.

Hands off free speech, hands off immigrants, and hands off our democracy. @dlnyclu.bsky.social

Welcome Home, Mahmoud.
We the People are what democracy looks like.
Mahmoud and Noor are what courage, grit and morality look like.
Proud to stand with you. In it for the long haul. @nyclu @aclu_nationwide

Mahmoud Khalil’s freedom makes all of us a little more free.

Whatever opinions you may hold about the issues on which Khalil speaks out, if they can detain him for his views, they can detain you for yours.

Doubt that they will at your peril.

Celebrate his release as a win for freedom itself.

Trump and his administration have made it abundantly clear that they are intent on silencing everybody who disagrees with them.

But we will not be silenced. We must always speak out to defend immigrants, democracy, and justice.

No public official should be arrested for asking questions of ICE.

Arresting a public official for asking questions is dangerous intimidation and sends an unmistakably authoritarian message – that ICE doesn’t care about the rule of law, and that anyone exercising their right to challenge ICE and speak up for immigrants will be punished.

WIN: A federal court found that there is no legitimate basis for Mahmoud Khalil’s continued detention and he must finally be released to his wife and newborn child.

This is a clear rejection of the Trump administration’s ploy to detain and deport Mahmoud solely for his political beliefs.

Judge rules Trump administration can no longer detain Mahmoud Khalil on claims he’s a threat to foreign policy But Columbia University graduate can be held for inaccurately filling out green card application, says judge

#FreeMahmoud

To pass a free and democratic world on to our children, we’re just being asked to take principled public stands, refuse to capitulate to corruption, and take collective action including with those with whom we disagree.

We owe at least that much to those who 81 years ago were asked to do far more.

Rebuffing Trump, New York Refuses to Rescind Native American Mascot Ban

I love NY

I came to my college reunion to support #CrimsonCourage and Harvard standing for academic freedom and democracy.

There’s still time to join over 5k alumni and sign the brief

June 14 is NO KINGS Day…

Stay tuned

Students Studying at Columbia Library Were Suspended for Protest They Took No Part In Students at Butler Library during Wednesday’s Gaza protest faced harsh consequences, though several had their suspensions lifted days later.

Columbia/Barnard’s appeasement campaign: suspend 1st, ask questions later… their patron must be very happy … but we who believe in freedom are not

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HAPPENING NOW: Rümeysa Öztürk arrives at Logan Airport after over six weeks of unlawful ICE detention.

Rümeysa will speak alongside members of her legal team, @markey.senate.gov and @pressley.house.gov.

Two woman walking and embracing each other in front of an ICE detention center. The woman on the left is wearing a black dress and heels. The woman on the right is smiling and wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. Members of the press are in the background.

Two women standing, smiling, and embracing each other with grass, water, and the sky in the background. The woman on the left is wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. The woman on the right is wearing a black dress.

Two woman stand next to each other and hold onto one another. The woman on the left is wearing a black dress. The woman on the right is smiling and wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. In the background is the fence of an ICE detention center.

Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.

📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro

YouTube video by Democracy Docket BREAKING: DOJ Won't Appeal Block on Trump's Anti-Voting Order

🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, DOJ does not plan to appeal a judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump from adding a proof of citizenship requirement on a federal registration form.

Paige and I explain.
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Trump says he will revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status The university warned that such a move would lead to "diminished financial aid for students, abandonment of critical medical research programs, and lost opportunities for innovation,"

This is utterly unconstitutional and unprecedented - but it is entirely consistent with Trump’s long-held desire to silence views that don't mirror his own.

Harvard's willingness to fight this governmental overreach makes me proud to be an alum.

Important victory for the rule of law!

“The Trump administration’s assault on immigrant’s rights and free speech are not isolated issues. They are part of a larger authoritarian playbook aimed at silencing dissent and dismantling the very institutions that undergird our democracy.” - NYCLU attorney Veronica Salama

Hope…

Good news: A federal court barred Border Patrol from stopping and arresting people using practices that violate the Constitution. We shouldn't have to live our lives in fear of being stopped by ICE. @ufw.bsky.social @aclu.org @aclu-norcal.bsky.social @sdicaclu.bsky.social

🚨NOW: Thousands of New Yorkers rally at Foley Square for the start of the nationwide May Day march to demand an end to the billionaire takeover & stronger protections for workers.

Immigrant workers are the backbone of our city, and we’ll stand up & fight back to protect them! #MayDayStrong

New York May Weaken Its Oversight Over Religious Schools A potential last-minute addition to the state budget would amount to a major victory for Hasidic Jewish leaders.

political horse trading cannot justify a budget deal that trades away EVERY NY child’s right to a sound basic education. No one should get a pass for any reason , including the political power of a religious voting bloc. @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
@leaderasc.bsky.social

I was born in the McCarthy era, but this is McCarthyism on steroids.

Our democracy is under dire threat. But we have a government of laws, not men. And NO ONE is above the law.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Hands off immigrants, nonprofits, our schools, our bodies, our kids - and hands off free speech!

How We’re Fighting Back Against Trump - NYCLU

The threats against our civil rights and liberties are real, and we cannot afford take them lightly.

But we will always fight back against anyone who endangers our democracy. And we're just getting started.