Melissa Murray
@profmmurray.bsky.social
Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Prof. of Law @nyulaw.bsky.social; Faculty Dir. @bwlcnyu.bsky.social; co-host @strictscrutiny.bsky.social; talking head @ms.now; @NYTimes.com bestselling author. Views mine. RT not endrsmt.
This episode is chaotic in the best possible way.
NEW - we break down the legal messes that are the TX redistricting case & opinions; shenanigans on the Comey indictment; the White House's penchant for sex traffickers ...
... & more! (including worms)
Then Prof. Jill Hasday joins to chat her book WE THE MEN!
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... & more! (including worms)
Then Prof. Jill Hasday joins to chat her book WE THE MEN!
crooked.com/podcast/boy-...
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media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This episode is chaotic in the best possible way.
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ICYMI: Kate & Leah go over the last week on the shadow docket (including racial profiling....) & what's been going on in the lower courts.
THEN Symone Sanders Townsend @symonedsanders.bsky.social (MSNBC cohost) joins to talk about how SCOTUS helped implement Project 2025 crooked.com/podcast/how-...
THEN Symone Sanders Townsend @symonedsanders.bsky.social (MSNBC cohost) joins to talk about how SCOTUS helped implement Project 2025 crooked.com/podcast/how-...
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media.tenor.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
ICYMI: Kate & Leah go over the last week on the shadow docket (including racial profiling....) & what's been going on in the lower courts.
THEN Symone Sanders Townsend @symonedsanders.bsky.social (MSNBC cohost) joins to talk about how SCOTUS helped implement Project 2025 crooked.com/podcast/how-...
THEN Symone Sanders Townsend @symonedsanders.bsky.social (MSNBC cohost) joins to talk about how SCOTUS helped implement Project 2025 crooked.com/podcast/how-...
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
This photo is sending me.
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This photo is sending me.
Wishing the best boi the best birthday!🎉🎂😘🐶🐶🐶
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Wishing the best boi the best birthday!🎉🎂😘🐶🐶🐶
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We are thrilled to welcome @profmmurray.bsky.social back with us tonight. She joins @jbrownedianis.bsky.social for a conversation about expanding inclusion and strengthening trust in our democratic life. Together, they bring deep insight and a shared vision for a democracy that serves all of us.
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We are thrilled to welcome @profmmurray.bsky.social back with us tonight. She joins @jbrownedianis.bsky.social for a conversation about expanding inclusion and strengthening trust in our democratic life. Together, they bring deep insight and a shared vision for a democracy that serves all of us.
"Unusual" is doing a lot of work here.
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Unusual" is doing a lot of work here.
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"There are about a thousand of us."
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"There are about a thousand of us."
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
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At 2025 Texas Tribune Festival…
Melissa Murray:“What does it mean to do mid-cycle redistricting?”
Eric Holder: “It means someone is trying to cheat!”
Holder (82nd U.S. A.G.); Murray (Law Prof NYU).
@profmmurray.bsky.social @ericholder.bsky.social @texastribune.org
Melissa Murray:“What does it mean to do mid-cycle redistricting?”
Eric Holder: “It means someone is trying to cheat!”
Holder (82nd U.S. A.G.); Murray (Law Prof NYU).
@profmmurray.bsky.social @ericholder.bsky.social @texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
At 2025 Texas Tribune Festival…
Melissa Murray:“What does it mean to do mid-cycle redistricting?”
Eric Holder: “It means someone is trying to cheat!”
Holder (82nd U.S. A.G.); Murray (Law Prof NYU).
@profmmurray.bsky.social @ericholder.bsky.social @texastribune.org
Melissa Murray:“What does it mean to do mid-cycle redistricting?”
Eric Holder: “It means someone is trying to cheat!”
Holder (82nd U.S. A.G.); Murray (Law Prof NYU).
@profmmurray.bsky.social @ericholder.bsky.social @texastribune.org
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if you have a few spare coins, a local family could really use your help
My neighbors just up the street from us own A-squared pizza in Charlottesville, and their youngest was recently diagnosed with leukemia.
Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.
Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.
Donate to Help Zoey Beat Leukemia, organized by Julie Bendle
Help Zoey Beat Leukemia
Zoey is a precocious, funny, and determined 3-year-old who loves unicorn… Julie Bendle needs your support for Help Zoey Beat Leukemia
www.gofundme.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
if you have a few spare coins, a local family could really use your help
Genuinely thought this was the work of the @nytpitchbot.bsky.social.
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Genuinely thought this was the work of the @nytpitchbot.bsky.social.
New studio, who dis? Looking forward to joining @velshi.com on @velshimsnbc.bsky.social on @msnowcomms.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
New studio, who dis? Looking forward to joining @velshi.com on @velshimsnbc.bsky.social on @msnowcomms.bsky.social
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In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
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Looking forward to my conversation with
@profmmurray.bsky.social
at the @texastribune.org festival today. You can livestream the event here: festival.texastribune.org/event/c17d2d...
@profmmurray.bsky.social
at the @texastribune.org festival today. You can livestream the event here: festival.texastribune.org/event/c17d2d...
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Looking forward to my conversation with
@profmmurray.bsky.social
at the @texastribune.org festival today. You can livestream the event here: festival.texastribune.org/event/c17d2d...
@profmmurray.bsky.social
at the @texastribune.org festival today. You can livestream the event here: festival.texastribune.org/event/c17d2d...
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Watch live: Former U.S. Attorney General @ericholder.bsky.social sits down with @profmmurray.bsky.social of NYU Law School. #TribFest25
Watch Eric Holder speak at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The former U.S. attorney general sits down with Melissa Murray of NYU Law School at 4 p.m. Friday.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Watch live: Former U.S. Attorney General @ericholder.bsky.social sits down with @profmmurray.bsky.social of NYU Law School. #TribFest25
No lies detected, @ericholder.bsky.social!
At 2025 Texas Tribune Festival…
Melissa Murray:“What does it mean to do mid-cycle redistricting?”
Eric Holder: “It means someone is trying to cheat!”
Holder (82nd U.S. A.G.); Murray (Law Prof NYU).
@profmmurray.bsky.social @ericholder.bsky.social @texastribune.org
Melissa Murray:“What does it mean to do mid-cycle redistricting?”
Eric Holder: “It means someone is trying to cheat!”
Holder (82nd U.S. A.G.); Murray (Law Prof NYU).
@profmmurray.bsky.social @ericholder.bsky.social @texastribune.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
No lies detected, @ericholder.bsky.social!
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Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
WAHOO-WA 🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙
Gov.-Elect Spanberger Calls On UVA Board of Visitors to Pause Presidential Selection; "As it will be a priority of my administration to stabilize & normalize the leadership of our public colleges & universities, I will make appointments soon after my inauguration." bluevirginia.us/2025/11/gove...
Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger Calls On UVA Board of Visitors to Pause Presidential Selection
Good to see this from Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger: Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger Calls On UVA Board of Visitors to Pause Presidential Selection RICHMOND, Va. — Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger ...
bluevirginia.us
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
WAHOO-WA 🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙
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I don't have a high opinion of SCOTUS.
But this outcome was clear-as Mark & I explained on MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
People SHOULD worry about SCOTUS & educate people about what SCOTUS is doing & might do.
They shouldn't whip ppl into frenzies on cases that aren't going anywhere.
But this outcome was clear-as Mark & I explained on MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
People SHOULD worry about SCOTUS & educate people about what SCOTUS is doing & might do.
They shouldn't whip ppl into frenzies on cases that aren't going anywhere.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I don't have a high opinion of SCOTUS.
But this outcome was clear-as Mark & I explained on MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
People SHOULD worry about SCOTUS & educate people about what SCOTUS is doing & might do.
They shouldn't whip ppl into frenzies on cases that aren't going anywhere.
But this outcome was clear-as Mark & I explained on MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
People SHOULD worry about SCOTUS & educate people about what SCOTUS is doing & might do.
They shouldn't whip ppl into frenzies on cases that aren't going anywhere.
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See this? This is a case to potentially be concerned about!
BREAKING: #SCOTUS will decide an issue near and dear to President Trump: whether federal law allows states to tally ballots in federal elections after Election Day. 5th Circuit ruled it does.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
See this? This is a case to potentially be concerned about!
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
If that's the case, then he's an utterly feckless leader of his caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
If that's the case, then he's an utterly feckless leader of his caucus.