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Anna O. Law
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Kurz Chair in Constitutional Rights, CUNY Brooklyn College. Political scientist. Constitutional law & development, US migration(s) & citizenship law, legal history. Book PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/6d2w8d68 Home cook, foodie. .. more

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h
Here's a particularly juicy nugget I found in my reporting . . .

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.

I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.

They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com

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Eladio Bobadilla @eladiobobadilla.com · 1h
Here we go!

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 1h
Sigh.

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Laura Clawson @lauraclawson.bsky.social · 1h
Cannot believe I got my cat a cat bed and he actually uses it.
Gray tabby cat awake and looking over the edge of blue cat bed with snowflake pattern. Gray tabby cat curled up asleep on cat bed.

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 1h
Have guests in your house for the holidays and need fast snacks/appetizers? Got rolls of Pillsbury crescent rolls? Then you can do this. I promise you it's fast and easy. Brush the dough with egg wash for color before baking.
Shortcut Asian Bakery Hot Dog Scallion Buns Recipe
My Mom's rendition of this savory treat has been a runaway hit on IG! I'm re-sharing the recipe and technique for creating the perfect scallion flower bun at home.
www.extrapetite.com

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 1h
The idea that you have to win a major book prize before your colleagues will stop treating you like crap.... is why a lot of people, many of them POC and women, leave the profession. You shouldn't have to be Theda Skocpal level of scholar to be treated like a human.

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 1h
One hundred and forty laws that almost were.

Here are some highlights among the scores of bills Hochul vetoed in 2025.

nysfocus.com/2025/12/23/h...
Here's Every Bill That Kathy Hochul Vetoed in 2025
One hundred and forty laws that almost were.
nysfocus.com

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 1h
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com

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THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 2h
The statistic was quietly posted online in a department report in recent days.
Use of Force By NYPD Officers Surged 20% Last Year
The 11,746 incidents of use of force in 2024 by police officers marked the highest number since detailed record-keeping began in 2016.
buff.ly

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 2h
[oof]
“I don't go to very many faculty meetings at all - but | stopped going to Harvard Sociology meetings a long time ago. When I returned to Harvard in the 1980s, many in the Sociology Department made my life miserable, and the Government Department initially refused to accept me as a faculty member. I had no department, really. After years of that, I finally won the top award in political science for my book Protecting Soldiers and Mothers, and the Government Department voted to accept me on their faculty. I just said, okay, I'm going to be in a place where I'm not excluded and treated like a witch all the time, as I was then in Sociology.”

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 2h
Me in the coming year
Cartoon of an Asian American woman with glasses peering out from behind her hands held up to her face

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2h
concentration camps.
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 3h
ICE is planning 7 massive human warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people … with a smaller facility holding up to 1,500 people in Woodbury. wapo.st/4axtwZ4
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
wapo.st

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 3h
Also revealing to read about her at points in her career navigating toxic departments and going to where colleagues were civil.

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 3h
Really enjoyed this interview with Theda Skocpol, one of the founders of the American Political Development research I do. Here she talks about being interdisciplinary and the challenges of keeping the big picture in view while also drilling down on nuance and details. Whole thing was a great read.
TS: Well, look, it’s important to keep in mind that the teachers I learned the most from were not discipline-bound. Barrington Moore wasn’t even in a disciplinary department and didn’t go to any professional meetings at all. And Marty Lipset, who was the other really important influence for me in many ways, bridged political science and sociology his entire career. He always felt — and I agree with this — that if you’re studying the societal contexts of politics, there’s no point in drawing intellectually on only one of these disciplines.

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 3h
Merry Christmas Eve to all who celebrate, and you'd better.
theblogginggoth.bsky.social The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 4h
You'd better watch out!
You'd better watch out
YOᑌ'ᗪ ᗷETTEᖇ ᗯᗩTᑕᕼ OᑌT
A price sign from a supermarket advising its 250 for a "Christmas Bag of Threats"

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Ximena Bustillo @ximenabustillo.bsky.social · 3h
SCOOP: @repdangoldman.bsky.social received a letter from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem outlining an investigation into an ICE officer put on leave after pushing a woman to the ground.

But the letter raises questions about how DHS investigates employee misconduct. www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...
ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe
DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee misconduct.
www.npr.org

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 3h
ah, was post dinner, so I only got a cannoli topped with pistachios and my friend who was hungrier had an eclair and lobster tail.

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jesse @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 4h
One of the late Obama scandals was his AG meeting with Bill Clinton briefly on a tarmac

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The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 4h
You'd better watch out!
You'd better watch out
YOᑌ'ᗪ ᗷETTEᖇ ᗯᗩTᑕᕼ OᑌT
A price sign from a supermarket advising its 250 for a "Christmas Bag of Threats"

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 13h
I scolded him

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 13h
Rocco’s in West Village
Three shelves id Italian pastries

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 13h
I had dinner with a friend tonight who is middle aged and never seen it!

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Theciscokidder @theciscokidder.bsky.social · 16h
Whatever you do, don't bring up the marinara's divorce.
A jar or marinara sauce on a grocery store shelf that reads, "SINCE 1935, Mezzetta FAMILY CO. SENSITIVE MARINARA SAUCE NO ONIONS OR GARLIC"

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Chris Warshaw @chriswarshaw.bsky.social · 18h
Does anyone have recommendations for good texts for undergrads or masters students that compare/contrast the basic institutional setup of state and local governments? (e.g., council/manager systems in local governments)

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18h
Kavanaugh has just repudiated Kavanaugh on the subject of "Kavanaugh stops." He went on an extreme detour to do so, too.

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 19h
my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
a red original Mini Cooper parked between two Tesla Cybertrucks

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 19h
You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to the Supreme Court

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 19h
NOTED: In Kavanaugh's Illinois National Guard solo concurrence, he adds footnote that seems to try to calm outrage over his solo opinion in the CA ICE emergency ruling that led to some calling race-based immigration arrests "Kavanaugh stops." Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...