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People’s Parity Project
@peoplesparity.bsky.social
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Nationwide network of law students and attorneys organizing to unrig the law and build a legal system that works for people, not corporate profits.
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 9h
By providing criminal immunity for all “official acts” by the president and removing civil accountability from actions outside of U.S. borders, the Supreme Court has eliminated any path to restraining Trump short of impeachment and removal— @skennedy2504.myatproto.social
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 29d
The court has, in effect, created a special legal zone around the presidency—as well as executive agents writ large—in which actions, even when blatantly illegal, are immunized from consequences: @skennedy2504.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com
How the Supreme Court Turned Trump Into a Danger to Everyone
The administration’s decision to launch an attack against alleged drug runners in the Caribbean is a lawless act—or at least it used to be.
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 1d
If we don't reform this court we will be stuck for years with a court that is emboldening the most base, authoritarian impulses of this president @thelisagraves.bsky.social on court reform + new report PPP Report by
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d
Wednesday is gonna be a rough day:

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument in a pair of cases that threaten what little remains of the federal government’s ability to protect voters from racial gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act

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Louisiana v Callais: The Republicans Justices Are Getting Ready to Finish Off the Voting Rights Act
In Louisiana v Callais, John Roberts will have the chance to finish his decades-long war on. voting rights.
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 1d
Read the new report 👇
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No Kings: The Urgent Need for Court Reform - People's Parity Project
People’s Parity Project’s new report,“No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform,” analyzes the outcomes of the 389 cases challenging Trump Administration
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 1d
We have to talk about the importance of court reform so that people know there is another future possible to contrast to our slide into authoritarianism:
@jennyhunter.bsky.social on @legalafmtn.bsky.social fmtn.bsky.social w/ @thelisagraves.bsky.social
The Way to SHUT DOWN SCOTUS’s Shadow Docket Games REVEALED
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 4d
✴️WATCH our recent "Lawyering Under Authoritarianism" talk with Sima Atri (Community Justice Collective), Setareh Ghandehari (@detentionwatchnetwork.org), Alec Karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social
(@civrightscorps.bsky.social) & Sofía Montez (Project South)

👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXldcVlbnTU
Lawyering Under Authoritarianism
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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 4d
And, finally, the good people at @peoplesparity.bsky.social have a new report, “No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform,” which analyzes the outcomes of the 389 cases challenging Trump Administration actions filed in federal court between January 2025 and September 1, 2025.
No Kings: The Urgent Need for Court Reform - People's Parity Project
People’s Parity Project’s new report,“No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform,” analyzes the outcomes of the 389 cases challenging Trump Administration
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 4d
It's bonus season! PPP has launched the Big Law Pro-Bonus Pledge for law firm associates to donate part or all of their bonuses to pro-bono organizations that our firms are leaving out to dry. Take a stand, take the pledge 👇
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 4d
A law professor is probably writing an article right now explaining how Trump has the authority to fire the Nobel Committee.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 5d
🚨 BREAKING: A federal grand jury indicts New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on one count of fraud. The indictment comes after Trump ordered the DOJ to go after his perceived enemies more aggressively last month.
In Latest Political Prosecution, Trump’s DOJ Indicts New York AG Letitia James
Read more here.
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 5d
Separation of powers for thee, not for me. We are at the mercy of Calvinball jurisprudence. Court reform must be a nonnegotiable for rebuilding democracy👇
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Johari Menelik Frasier @joharifrasier.bsky.social · 8d
New PPP report just dropped! Looking forward to digging in later because we cannot wait to start thinking about the future.
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 8d
1/2 📢PPP’s new report “No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform” shows that court reform would strengthen democracy & help right-size the role of the courts by handing power back to our elected representatives. @jennyhunter.bsky.social

👉READ MORE: tinyurl.com/PPPNoKings
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 7d
The courts alone won't save our democracy — at least, not the way they function right now.

This report from @peoplesparity.bsky.social explains: https://peoplesparity.org/research/no-kings-the-urgent-need-for-court-reform/
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 6d
3/3🚨PPP’s new report urges progressives to back several #CourtReform tools🚨3) The No Kings Act states that “no person, including any President, is above the law,” and that Presidents and Vice Presidents are not entitled to immunity from prosecution.

⚖️READ: tinyurl.com/PPPNoKings
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 6d
2/3🚨PPP’s new report urges progressives to back several #CourtReform tools🚨2) Jurisdiction stripping, channeling & supermajority rules added to progressive laws could curb courts from overturning democracy-enhancing laws & return power to our elected representatives.

⚖️READ: tinyurl.com/PPPNoKings
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 6d
1/3 🚨PPP’s new report urges progressives to back several #CourtReform tools🚨1) Court Expansion: adding justices to SCOTUS. Had the 2023 Judiciary Act passed, an expanded Roberts Court might have ruled differently in several Trump-related cases.

⚖️READ MORE: tinyurl.com/PPPNoKings
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 7d
🚨Court reform is no longer theoretical, it is necessary🚨
Our new report,“No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform,” provides a blueprint to strengthen democracy & right-size the role of the courts by handing power back to the people 👉 peoplesparity.org/new-ppp-repo...
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 8d
Court reform must be part of any plan to save democracy Read: @elienyc.bsky.social @thenation.com on what's at stake

Our new analysis finds court reform would check SCOTUS as a facilitator of autocracy, while preserving litigation as a tool to fight back: peoplesparity.org/research/no-...
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 8d
💯 strongly agree
👇 Our new report on why court reform is absolutely necessary & how we make it happen peoplesparity.org/new-ppp-repo...
New PPP Report: No Kings, the Urgent Need for Court Reform - People's Parity Project
Report Finds court reform could mitigate SCOTUS's worst abuses in enabling Trump FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 6, 2025  CONTACT: [email protected]
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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 8d
I don't know when or how it will come, but there will be a moment when Trump's presidency is behind us and we're picking up the pieces of our democracy.

That can't be the first time we think about how we rebuild; that planning has to start now. Deep, structural court reform must be a part of it.
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 8d
1/2 📢PPP’s new report “No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform” shows that court reform would strengthen democracy & help right-size the role of the courts by handing power back to our elected representatives. @jennyhunter.bsky.social

👉READ MORE: tinyurl.com/PPPNoKings
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 8d
2/2 “Progressive court reform is inherently anti-authoritarianism. It is about future-proofing the judiciary and safeguarding democracy.” - Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social @jennyhunter.bsky.social

👉READ our new report, "No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform”: tinyurl.com/PPPNoKings
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 8d
1/2 📢PPP’s new report “No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform” shows that court reform would strengthen democracy & help right-size the role of the courts by handing power back to our elected representatives. @jennyhunter.bsky.social

👉READ MORE: tinyurl.com/PPPNoKings
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 9d
Faith Allen, PPP State Courts Fellow, presented "Imbalanced Justice North Carolina," at the #InOurCourt conference at Elizabeth City State University & the need for more pro-people judges in NC @commoncausenc.bsky.social @billycorriher.bsky.social

⚖️READ THE REPORT: tinyurl.com/JusticeNC
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Sailor Jones @sailorjones.bsky.social · 10d
“I never paid attention to our judges…but after doing the research I learned judges have a ton of [power]. We should be paying a lot more attention to who they are, where they came from and where they raised their money.” —Faith Allen, @peoplesparity.bsky.social #InOurCourt
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Common Cause NC @commoncausenc.bsky.social · 10d
The "In Our Court" conference is underway today at Elizabeth City State University with inspiring speakers and a great turnout of North Carolinians who are committed to the fight for justice in our state! Learn more at CCNC.me/InOurCourt #InOurCourt
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People’s Parity Project @peoplesparity.bsky.social · 13d
4/4 🚨🚨"With our democracy under attack like never before, the role of a fair judiciary in safeguarding election integrity and indeed democracy itself could not be more critical.” @billycorriher.bsky.social

👉READ: tinyurl.com/JusticeNC
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