Jonathan Hafetz
@jonathanhafetz.bsky.social
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Professor of Law at Seton Hall University. Formerly ACLU senior attorney. Host of Law on Film podcast.
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Danielle Sassoon is right to call out universities for using “security” as a convenient justification for shutting down controversial speech. The notion that conservatives are the main victims of this practice is delusional, though. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/o...
Opinion | I Resigned as Manhattan’s U.S. Attorney. Law Schools Are Missing the Point of My Story.
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On the latest Law on Film podcast, Elliot Hasler, writer and director of "Vindication Swim," joins me to discuss Mercedes Gleitze's historic and contested swim across the English channel, which raises timeless questions of proof, reputation, and justice.
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Vindication Swim (2024) (Guest: Elliot Hasler) (episode 49) - Law on Film
Vindication Swim (2024) tells the story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel in 1927. This major accomplishment, however, was soon called into question when another...
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Few companies rely on—and benefit from—our constitutional freedoms as much as media empires like Disney and Paramount. It’s astonishing to see them trading away their freedoms and ours for short-term profits.
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To kick off Season 4 of Law on Film podcast, Professor Steve Koh @bulaw.bsky.social joins me for "The Godfather," a masterpiece of crime & power. Listen as we discuss how the film explores themes of justice, loyalty, corruption, and the blurred lines between family & law:
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Ep 48: The Godfather — Law on Film
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As we are about to start the new school year, it's exciting to see all the forthcoming scholarship by my fantastic Seton Hall Law colleagues! Read more about it: law.shu.edu/news/seton-h...
A poster with a blue background with photos of faculty members from Seton Hall and their forthcoming scholarship. You can read the actual names of the pieces here: https://law.shu.edu/news/seton-hall-law-facultys-latest-scholarship-makes-an-impact.html
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Wonderful to participate in @icon-s.bsky.social in Brasilia
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My latest article, "Digital Information Technologies and International Humanitarian Law: New Challenges and Opportunities" is now out in the Denv. J. Int'l L. & Policy. Thanks again to all those who offered helpful feedback along the way
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'Digital Information Technologies and International Humanitarian Law: New Opportunities and Challenges'
Digital technologies are transforming the nature and role of information during armed conflict. They have exponentially increased the amount of information abou
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Honored to give the keynote address tomorrow to the Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de Mexico, on "International Criminal Law and the Global Pursuit of Justice: Challenges and Imperatives in the 21st Century"
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«International Criminal Law and the Global Pursuit of Justice: Challenges and Imperatives in the 21st Century»
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Honored to have Aziz Huq @uchicagolaw.bsky.social join me on Law on Film podcast to discuss Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Conformist" and why this masterpiece about fascism is as timely now as ever.
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Law on Film
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With the help of colleagues @tylermcbrien.com & @annahickey.lawfaremedia.org of @lawfaremedia.org , I compiled this interactive table of the state of play of litigation over Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation. Lemme know if you see errors.
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It was an honor participating in a panel addressing national security and immigration issues, and the current threats to the Constitution @lawandsociety.bsky.social in Chicago, with @akalhan.bsky.social, @pmargs.bsky.social, @nicolehallett.bsky.social, Eunice Lee, Arianna Vedaschi, Chiara Graziani,
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The continued delay merely to grant the bail application has such a chilling effect on speech, on top of furthering the cruelty.
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True. There is, sadly, a great body of literature that gives perspective to the terrifying moment that always seems on the precipice of something worse
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Victor Navasky's "Naming Names" should be next book everyone reads.
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Trump is waging "the gravest assault on free speech since at least the McCarthy era," as @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social says--but it's the failure of so many powerful institutions to fight back that's even more ominous for our democracy. www.ibanet.org/Trumps-assau...
Trump’s assault on the First Amendment
The Trump administration has executed a wide-ranging crackdown on freedom of speech by targeting student protestors, lawyers and the press.
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