Ellen Cosgrove
@ellencosgrove.bsky.social
Happily retired law school administrator. Focused on family, friends, volunteering, consulting and travel. Preoccupied by politics.
So proud of Mount Holyoke president Danielle Holley who continues to lead in this important effort to preserve the values of higher education
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I’m a college president. Universities can’t retreat as Trump attacks DEI programs
OPINION: President Trump’s attacks on DEI programs threaten to reverse decades of progress for women, people of color, disabled people, LGBTQ+ communities and immigrants.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So proud of Mount Holyoke president Danielle Holley who continues to lead in this important effort to preserve the values of higher education
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Join the nationwide movement to protect freedom, equality, and democracy. weholdtruths.com
Good people are leading this effort. I’m in.
Good people are leading this effort. I’m in.
July 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Join the nationwide movement to protect freedom, equality, and democracy. weholdtruths.com
Good people are leading this effort. I’m in.
Good people are leading this effort. I’m in.
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Thank you to all of our service members and veterans. We appreciate you, your families, and your sacrifices for our country. Wish we were spending millions on you instead of a parade.
June 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Thank you to all of our service members and veterans. We appreciate you, your families, and your sacrifices for our country. Wish we were spending millions on you instead of a parade.
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To mobilize the National Guard, Trump cited 10 U.S.C. 12406, which authorizes the president to do so when the U.S. faces foreign invasion or rebellion or when he cannot otherwise execute the laws. This is NOT such an occasion. So today’s coup is manifestly illegal and must be stopped judicially.
June 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
To mobilize the National Guard, Trump cited 10 U.S.C. 12406, which authorizes the president to do so when the U.S. faces foreign invasion or rebellion or when he cannot otherwise execute the laws. This is NOT such an occasion. So today’s coup is manifestly illegal and must be stopped judicially.
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I will never forget that the week Qatar decided to bribe the president of the United States with a plane, CNN decided to focus on the age and health of an ex-president.
Shame.
Shame.
May 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I will never forget that the week Qatar decided to bribe the president of the United States with a plane, CNN decided to focus on the age and health of an ex-president.
Shame.
Shame.
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How many Republicans have spoken out against Trump's threat to suspend habeas corpus?
How many Republicans have spoken out against Trump's "gift" from Qatar?
How many Republicans--and other Republican-adjacent elites--put the Constitution above Trump?
The sad answer: vanishingly close to zero.
How many Republicans have spoken out against Trump's "gift" from Qatar?
How many Republicans--and other Republican-adjacent elites--put the Constitution above Trump?
The sad answer: vanishingly close to zero.
May 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
How many Republicans have spoken out against Trump's threat to suspend habeas corpus?
How many Republicans have spoken out against Trump's "gift" from Qatar?
How many Republicans--and other Republican-adjacent elites--put the Constitution above Trump?
The sad answer: vanishingly close to zero.
How many Republicans have spoken out against Trump's "gift" from Qatar?
How many Republicans--and other Republican-adjacent elites--put the Constitution above Trump?
The sad answer: vanishingly close to zero.
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Big attendance at May Day NY Bar Association protest in Foley Sq where the lawyers recited their Oath to the Constitution to uphold the Rule of Law #MayDay
May 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Big attendance at May Day NY Bar Association protest in Foley Sq where the lawyers recited their Oath to the Constitution to uphold the Rule of Law #MayDay
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“The pretexts that the administration is using [to attack universities] have to do with D.E.I. and antisemitism. The real reasons, I think, are anti-intellectualism and greed, and the fact that Trump is building a mafia state.”
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April 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“The pretexts that the administration is using [to attack universities] have to do with D.E.I. and antisemitism. The real reasons, I think, are anti-intellectualism and greed, and the fact that Trump is building a mafia state.”
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Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
There is a PR narrative quickly emerging about “entitlement” of elite universities, as if this $ is some sort of subsidy
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
April 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
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"It would be hard to find a federal investment that has generated larger or clearer returns than the National Science Foundation fellowships." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-scie...
Trump’s Science Cuts Will Be Felt for Generations
Mindless slashing at NSF won’t just harm the scientific enterprise today—it will damage discovery and innovation for years to come.
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April 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"It would be hard to find a federal investment that has generated larger or clearer returns than the National Science Foundation fellowships." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-scie...
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Bob Bauer and I discuss Wilkinson’s CA4 opinion and the Boasberg contempt opinion. open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
Wilkinson’s Impressive Paean to the Rule of Law
And discussion of the Boasberg contempt opinion
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April 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Bob Bauer and I discuss Wilkinson’s CA4 opinion and the Boasberg contempt opinion. open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
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So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)
April 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
Government sponsored research is important to all of us.
Harvard updated its website to show the importance of this research.
Please review to get a better understanding of what is at stake.
These are not political decisions and should not be caught up in political discourse.
www.harvard.edu
Harvard updated its website to show the importance of this research.
Please review to get a better understanding of what is at stake.
These are not political decisions and should not be caught up in political discourse.
www.harvard.edu
Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
Www.harvard.edu
April 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Government sponsored research is important to all of us.
Harvard updated its website to show the importance of this research.
Please review to get a better understanding of what is at stake.
These are not political decisions and should not be caught up in political discourse.
www.harvard.edu
Harvard updated its website to show the importance of this research.
Please review to get a better understanding of what is at stake.
These are not political decisions and should not be caught up in political discourse.
www.harvard.edu
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Just as all federal employees have been ordered back to the office five days a week, the Trump administration has closed a federal office that oversees child care centers in federal buildings and fired most of the staff www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Scores of child-care centers at risk after Trump officials gut federal office
The General Services Administration has eliminated its office overseeing child-care centers and stopped providing accreditation to centers in federal buildings.
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March 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Just as all federal employees have been ordered back to the office five days a week, the Trump administration has closed a federal office that oversees child care centers in federal buildings and fired most of the staff www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Thank you to @bruno2s.bsky.social for sharing a link to last Tuesday's Senate "censorship" hearing, queued to my opening statement.
March 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Thank you to @bruno2s.bsky.social for sharing a link to last Tuesday's Senate "censorship" hearing, queued to my opening statement.
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We depend on the rule of law. We rely on it to do our work, to defend our rights, to support our communities.
Writing for @newsweek.com, I urge lawyers to become zealous advocates in support of the rule of law.
www.newsweek.com/its-time-zea...
Writing for @newsweek.com, I urge lawyers to become zealous advocates in support of the rule of law.
www.newsweek.com/its-time-zea...
It's Time for Zealous Advocacy To Safeguard the Rule of Law | Opinion
A collapse of the system of laws in America will rattle markets not just here but everywhere.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We depend on the rule of law. We rely on it to do our work, to defend our rights, to support our communities.
Writing for @newsweek.com, I urge lawyers to become zealous advocates in support of the rule of law.
www.newsweek.com/its-time-zea...
Writing for @newsweek.com, I urge lawyers to become zealous advocates in support of the rule of law.
www.newsweek.com/its-time-zea...
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Dear Big Law. This is how it is done. Bravo, Jenner and Block! Don’t you other firms ever watch those superhero movies? The selfish, greedy cowards always finished last!
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March 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Dear Big Law. This is how it is done. Bravo, Jenner and Block! Don’t you other firms ever watch those superhero movies? The selfish, greedy cowards always finished last!
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Bravo.
UPDATE: A third law firm — Wilmer Hale — has filed suit against Trump this AM, represented by veteran Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement. Clement says the executive orders are flagarantly unconstitutional and violate separation of powers.
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March 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Bravo.
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Yesterday, more than 1,000 lawyers and legal groups signed a letter calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to defend the Federal Judiciary, the Rule of Law, and the legal profession from the President’s vicious and palpably unconstitutional attacks.
March 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Yesterday, more than 1,000 lawyers and legal groups signed a letter calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to defend the Federal Judiciary, the Rule of Law, and the legal profession from the President’s vicious and palpably unconstitutional attacks.
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The DC Circuit’s decision upholding Judge Boasberg’s TRO against the lawless deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador by Trump & Co was ironclad. Both Judge Millett and Judge Henderson wrote magnificent opinions. Judge Walker dissented — in a lame opinion.
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March 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The DC Circuit’s decision upholding Judge Boasberg’s TRO against the lawless deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador by Trump & Co was ironclad. Both Judge Millett and Judge Henderson wrote magnificent opinions. Judge Walker dissented — in a lame opinion.
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"Of all of the American legal institutions now facing sustained attack, none would seem better positioned to push back against Mr. Trump’s strongman tactics than this class of wealthy and politically connected firms, known collectively as Big Law..."
(gift link)
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(gift link)
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March 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Of all of the American legal institutions now facing sustained attack, none would seem better positioned to push back against Mr. Trump’s strongman tactics than this class of wealthy and politically connected firms, known collectively as Big Law..."
(gift link)
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(gift link)
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Talk about “desperate measures,” to use Speaker Johnson’s own description of the proposed elimination of some federal courts!
This is totally insane.
It’s an extreme case of “If you don’t like the message, shoot the messenger.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
This is totally insane.
It’s an extreme case of “If you don’t like the message, shoot the messenger.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges
Republican lawmakers are setting their sights on the judiciary following court rulings that have halted Trump's agenda.
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March 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Talk about “desperate measures,” to use Speaker Johnson’s own description of the proposed elimination of some federal courts!
This is totally insane.
It’s an extreme case of “If you don’t like the message, shoot the messenger.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
This is totally insane.
It’s an extreme case of “If you don’t like the message, shoot the messenger.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...