Jamie O'Connell
@jamieoconnell.bsky.social
Lecturer in Residence @stanfordlaw, Research Affiliate @stanfordcddrl, human rights, transitional justice, business and human rights
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AITANA D'OR.
2023 - 2024 - 2025
2023 - 2024 - 2025
September 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
AITANA D'OR.
2023 - 2024 - 2025
2023 - 2024 - 2025
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The silence of Stanford (my employer) is staggering.
June 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The silence of Stanford (my employer) is staggering.
Why hasn’t Stanford President Jonathan Levin signed to stand with the rest of the academy against the Trump Administration’s autocratic campaign to subordinate universities? The presidents of nearly every Ivy plus MIT have, plus over 200 others.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
More Than 220 Academic Leaders Condemn Trump’s ‘Overreach’
The statement came a day after Harvard University sued the administration over its decision to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding, following the school’s refusal to submit to a list of dema...
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Why hasn’t Stanford President Jonathan Levin signed to stand with the rest of the academy against the Trump Administration’s autocratic campaign to subordinate universities? The presidents of nearly every Ivy plus MIT have, plus over 200 others.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
A great profile of my fabulous colleague Gulika Reddy!
@stanfordlaw.bsky.social’s Gulika Reddy was featured on @reuters.com’s Practical Law Public Interest Profile, in which she discussed her pro bono practice and academic career. Read more about Professor Reddy’s background here: www.reuters.com/practical-la....
Public Interest Profile | Practical Law The Journal | Reuters
Gulika Reddy, International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic at Stanford Law School
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April 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A great profile of my fabulous colleague Gulika Reddy!
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How to (Self-)Destroy a Hegemon in 6 Easy Steps:
1. Wreck academia + science infrastructure
2. Erect massive tariff barriers + supercharge econ inequality
3. Re-segregate your (very) diverse military
4. Destroy elements of soft power (e.g., USAID)
5. Dismantle your democracy
6. Nuke immigration
1. Wreck academia + science infrastructure
2. Erect massive tariff barriers + supercharge econ inequality
3. Re-segregate your (very) diverse military
4. Destroy elements of soft power (e.g., USAID)
5. Dismantle your democracy
6. Nuke immigration
April 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
How to (Self-)Destroy a Hegemon in 6 Easy Steps:
1. Wreck academia + science infrastructure
2. Erect massive tariff barriers + supercharge econ inequality
3. Re-segregate your (very) diverse military
4. Destroy elements of soft power (e.g., USAID)
5. Dismantle your democracy
6. Nuke immigration
1. Wreck academia + science infrastructure
2. Erect massive tariff barriers + supercharge econ inequality
3. Re-segregate your (very) diverse military
4. Destroy elements of soft power (e.g., USAID)
5. Dismantle your democracy
6. Nuke immigration
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Defending Democracy in America
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Defending Democracy in America
It’s time to take action.
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March 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Defending Democracy in America
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We should all appreciate that we have already entered very scary times.
March 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
We should all appreciate that we have already entered very scary times.
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Huge news from Turkey: Ekrem İ̇mamoğlu, Istanbul’s popular mayor and Erdogan opponent has been detained alongside a long list of his political allies. This comes hours after his decades long university diploma was revoked; today long list of alleged crimes, claiming he leads a criminal organization.
March 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Huge news from Turkey: Ekrem İ̇mamoğlu, Istanbul’s popular mayor and Erdogan opponent has been detained alongside a long list of his political allies. This comes hours after his decades long university diploma was revoked; today long list of alleged crimes, claiming he leads a criminal organization.
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I wish university leaders would a) read this, and b) reconsider their silence.
This administration is coming for higher education. Failing to point out the illegality, the violation of basic legal rights, and attacks on research and what they mean isn't going to save us.
This administration is coming for higher education. Failing to point out the illegality, the violation of basic legal rights, and attacks on research and what they mean isn't going to save us.
New from me at Cato: in its demands that Columbia surrender its academic and administrative independence to federal overseers, the Trump administration has violated one law after another. And there's every reason to think it's planning to roll out the same game plan to other universities. /1
What Can the Feds Legally Demand of Columbia University?
The Trump administration is using the threat of a funding cutoff to demand sweeping changes at Columbia University, including a drastic overhaul of its system of student discipline, and the putting of...
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March 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I wish university leaders would a) read this, and b) reconsider their silence.
This administration is coming for higher education. Failing to point out the illegality, the violation of basic legal rights, and attacks on research and what they mean isn't going to save us.
This administration is coming for higher education. Failing to point out the illegality, the violation of basic legal rights, and attacks on research and what they mean isn't going to save us.
The list of 60 academic institutions under investigation for “antisemitic discrimination and harassment” is here:
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U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment
The Office for Civil Rights today sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil...
www.ed.gov
March 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The list of 60 academic institutions under investigation for “antisemitic discrimination and harassment” is here:
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
The action against Columbia, the investigation of nine other schools, and now this against 60 (including Columbia and many in the list of nine) are all meant to terrorize university administrations into chilling speech against any Trump policies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
Trump Officials Warn 60 Colleges of Possible Antisemitism Penalties
The administration’s warning came just after it pulled hundreds of millions of dollars from Columbia University.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The action against Columbia, the investigation of nine other schools, and now this against 60 (including Columbia and many in the list of nine) are all meant to terrorize university administrations into chilling speech against any Trump policies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
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Student expulsions, funding threats, and labels like “agitators” and “illegal protests” are straight out of the playbook of communist parties and modern autocrats like Orban.
He’s trying to do away with the freedoms of speech, association, and inquiry, and it’s not going to stop with universities.
He’s trying to do away with the freedoms of speech, association, and inquiry, and it’s not going to stop with universities.
March 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Student expulsions, funding threats, and labels like “agitators” and “illegal protests” are straight out of the playbook of communist parties and modern autocrats like Orban.
He’s trying to do away with the freedoms of speech, association, and inquiry, and it’s not going to stop with universities.
He’s trying to do away with the freedoms of speech, association, and inquiry, and it’s not going to stop with universities.
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NEW: Perkins Coie has hired Williams & Connolly to fight Trump's executive order targeting Perkins.
There had been concern in the legal community about whether major law firms would shy away from the fight out of fear of incurring Trump's wrath.
But Williams & Connolly is considered formidable.
There had been concern in the legal community about whether major law firms would shy away from the fight out of fear of incurring Trump's wrath.
But Williams & Connolly is considered formidable.
Top Law Firm Targeted by Trump Over Clinton Campaign Work Hires Counsel
President Trump stripped Perkins Coie of access to federal buildings and personnel, citing its work for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. The firm hired Williams & Connolly, which is skilled in fightin...
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March 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NEW: Perkins Coie has hired Williams & Connolly to fight Trump's executive order targeting Perkins.
There had been concern in the legal community about whether major law firms would shy away from the fight out of fear of incurring Trump's wrath.
But Williams & Connolly is considered formidable.
There had been concern in the legal community about whether major law firms would shy away from the fight out of fear of incurring Trump's wrath.
But Williams & Connolly is considered formidable.
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Arresting and threatening to deport students because of their participation in political protest is the kind of action one ordinarily associates with the world’s most repressive regimes. It’s genuinely shocking that this appears to be what’s going on right here. 1/
March 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Arresting and threatening to deport students because of their participation in political protest is the kind of action one ordinarily associates with the world’s most repressive regimes. It’s genuinely shocking that this appears to be what’s going on right here. 1/
A depressing but highly illuminating must-read: In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musk’s ultimate goal becomes clear www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musk’s ultimate goal becomes clear
Shrink government, control data and -- according to one official closely watching the billionaire’s DOGE -- replace “the human workforce with machines.”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A depressing but highly illuminating must-read: In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musk’s ultimate goal becomes clear www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...