K. Sabeel Rahman
@ksabeelrahman.bsky.social
Law prof @ Cornell Law School
Formerly - OIRA Associate Administrator; President, Demos
Formerly - OIRA Associate Administrator; President, Demos
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Congrats to our editorial board members Aziz Rana and Luke Herrine on being named 2025 Freedom Scholars 🥳🥳
Insanely honored to be associated with these brilliant folks. Still not totally sure this is real.
September 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Congrats to our editorial board members Aziz Rana and Luke Herrine on being named 2025 Freedom Scholars 🥳🥳
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CALL FOR PAPERS! 🪩🎉🎊🪩🎉🎊🪩🎉🎊 It's out and full of information. Check it out! Get in touch with questions!
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
Association of Law & Political Economy
Call for Papers: Inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
July 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
CALL FOR PAPERS! 🪩🎉🎊🪩🎉🎊🪩🎉🎊 It's out and full of information. Check it out! Get in touch with questions!
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
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"By excluding agencies’ execution of presidential immigration from the constraints of administrative law, the Court has created more leeway for an aggrandized Executive—notably, one that is transgressing lawful limits to immigration enforcement."
Today, Bijal Shah explains how the Supreme Court, during Trump's first term, deployed the Administrative Procedure Act to restrain the President’s illegal immigration actions.
This time, however, the Court has shown little appetite for such review, fueling the consolidation of presidential power.
This time, however, the Court has shown little appetite for such review, fueling the consolidation of presidential power.
Abandoning Administrative Law During a Presidential Immigration Crisis
While the Administrative Procedure Act can constrain the worst abuses of the Trump administration's immigration regime, the Supreme Court has shown little appetite for such administrative review.
lpeproject.org
July 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"By excluding agencies’ execution of presidential immigration from the constraints of administrative law, the Court has created more leeway for an aggrandized Executive—notably, one that is transgressing lawful limits to immigration enforcement."
The fight building and dismantling state capacity is a fight over democratic freedom and equality.
My latest paper on the kind of state emerging from this moment - and a vision for freedom and governance that should shape an alternative progressive state to come
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
My latest paper on the kind of state emerging from this moment - and a vision for freedom and governance that should shape an alternative progressive state to come
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
June 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The fight building and dismantling state capacity is a fight over democratic freedom and equality.
My latest paper on the kind of state emerging from this moment - and a vision for freedom and governance that should shape an alternative progressive state to come
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
My latest paper on the kind of state emerging from this moment - and a vision for freedom and governance that should shape an alternative progressive state to come
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Save the Date: the inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy conference will be taking place *February 5-7, 2026* at the University of Richmond School of Law. And keep an eye out for the CFP this later this summer!
Association of Law and Political Economy Conference - School of Law - University of Richmond
law.richmond.edu
June 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Save the Date: the inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy conference will be taking place *February 5-7, 2026* at the University of Richmond School of Law. And keep an eye out for the CFP this later this summer!
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Friends - important update on the new LPE Association conference! Moved to Feb 5-7, which will give us all a little more time to plan. Get those paper and panel ideas going, friends, and see you in Richmond!
LPE friends - CONFERENCE UPDATE!! ⏰☎️ Planning is still underway for the first annual LPE conference, launching a new LPE Association, but we're pushing the dates to FEBRUARY 5-7, 2026. We'll be putting out a CFP by August with information about how and what to submit. Until then, save the new date!
June 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Friends - important update on the new LPE Association conference! Moved to Feb 5-7, which will give us all a little more time to plan. Get those paper and panel ideas going, friends, and see you in Richmond!
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LPE friends, big announcement! 🔥🔥 This Sept, the first annual LPE conference, launching a new LPE Association! Been working hard on this, with an amazing crowd of LPE fac and groups - more here: law.richmond.edu/faculty/Inau....
Inaugural Law and Political Economy Association Conference - School of Law - University of Richmond
law.richmond.edu
February 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
LPE friends, big announcement! 🔥🔥 This Sept, the first annual LPE conference, launching a new LPE Association! Been working hard on this, with an amazing crowd of LPE fac and groups - more here: law.richmond.edu/faculty/Inau....
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Save the date for the inaugural Law and Political Economy Association conference on September 11-13, 2025 at the University of Richmond School of Law!
Inaugural Law and Political Economy Association Conference - School of Law - University of Richmond
law.richmond.edu
February 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Save the date for the inaugural Law and Political Economy Association conference on September 11-13, 2025 at the University of Richmond School of Law!
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Thread: A while back I asked people how we should think about DOGE as something other than a government commission, since I think we need a better nomenclature and reference points. This offers some good insights.
best comparative cases for these are historical: the case of colonial india after first franchise extension where elites sought to weaken capacity in the name of fairness and better governance, and the US south after reconstruction. In both cases they had “backlash coalitions” against taxation
January 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Thread: A while back I asked people how we should think about DOGE as something other than a government commission, since I think we need a better nomenclature and reference points. This offers some good insights.
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Excited and honored to be taking the helm at Roosevelt Institute. Our economy should work for the many, not just the few. The Roosevelt community has been instrumental in the fight for shared prosperity, and I can't wait to jump back in in this new capacity. Let's get to work!
We are thrilled to welcome @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social as Roosevelt’s next president and CEO. 🎉
Her accomplished leadership in organizing, law & government service make her the right leader to champion Roosevelt’s vision of a better economy & democracy. rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
Her accomplished leadership in organizing, law & government service make her the right leader to champion Roosevelt’s vision of a better economy & democracy. rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
December 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Excited and honored to be taking the helm at Roosevelt Institute. Our economy should work for the many, not just the few. The Roosevelt community has been instrumental in the fight for shared prosperity, and I can't wait to jump back in in this new capacity. Let's get to work!
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We are thrilled to welcome @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social as Roosevelt’s next president and CEO. 🎉
Her accomplished leadership in organizing, law & government service make her the right leader to champion Roosevelt’s vision of a better economy & democracy. rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
Her accomplished leadership in organizing, law & government service make her the right leader to champion Roosevelt’s vision of a better economy & democracy. rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
December 10, 2024 at 4:33 PM
We are thrilled to welcome @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social as Roosevelt’s next president and CEO. 🎉
Her accomplished leadership in organizing, law & government service make her the right leader to champion Roosevelt’s vision of a better economy & democracy. rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
Her accomplished leadership in organizing, law & government service make her the right leader to champion Roosevelt’s vision of a better economy & democracy. rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
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I had to break the LPE starter pack into 2 EQUAL parts because we exceeded 150, so they are:
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November 17, 2024 at 6:38 PM
I had to break the LPE starter pack into 2 EQUAL parts because we exceeded 150, so they are:
go.bsky.app/P2sMKhK
go.bsky.app/8N2nnSx
go.bsky.app/P2sMKhK
go.bsky.app/8N2nnSx
Very grateful to be a part of the Marguerite Casey Foundation’s Freedom Scholars court. Thrilled to be in community with such an inspiring group of scholars, thinkers, and activists!
www.caseygrants.org/2024-freedom...
www.caseygrants.org/2024-freedom...
K. Sabeel Rahman, JD | Freedom Scholar | Marguerite Casey Foundation
Marguerite Casey Foundation named K. Sabeel Rahman, JD among the 2024 Freedom Scholars advancing racial and economic justice.
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September 19, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Very grateful to be a part of the Marguerite Casey Foundation’s Freedom Scholars court. Thrilled to be in community with such an inspiring group of scholars, thinkers, and activists!
www.caseygrants.org/2024-freedom...
www.caseygrants.org/2024-freedom...
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Today, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social explains how the Supreme Court's recent administrative law decisions represent a fundamental shift in political and economic power, and sets out an alternative vision for the future of the administrative state.
lpeproject.org/blog/after-c...
lpeproject.org/blog/after-c...
After Chevron: Political Economy and the Future of the Administrative State
The Supreme Court’s recent administrative law decisions represent a fundamental shift in both political and economic power. In response, we must not settle for simply restoring the status quo ante.
lpeproject.org
July 23, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Today, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social explains how the Supreme Court's recent administrative law decisions represent a fundamental shift in political and economic power, and sets out an alternative vision for the future of the administrative state.
lpeproject.org/blog/after-c...
lpeproject.org/blog/after-c...
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ICYMI❗
✅ NEW report ▶️ @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social an explores building, dismantling & reimagining the state for an inclusive democracy.
✅ NEW research ▶️ How free #publicbanking options can provide vital financial access.
The weekly #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/2024/06/06/h...
✅ NEW report ▶️ @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social an explores building, dismantling & reimagining the state for an inclusive democracy.
✅ NEW research ▶️ How free #publicbanking options can provide vital financial access.
The weekly #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/2024/06/06/h...
How Do We Build the Government We Need? - Roosevelt Institute
In this week's Roosevelt Rundown: Building, Dismantling, and Reimagining the State, The Exploitative Business of Bank Fees, New Webinar: Black Perspectives on Tax Reform, and What We're Reading.
rooseveltinstitute.org
June 7, 2024 at 5:20 PM
ICYMI❗
✅ NEW report ▶️ @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social an explores building, dismantling & reimagining the state for an inclusive democracy.
✅ NEW research ▶️ How free #publicbanking options can provide vital financial access.
The weekly #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/2024/06/06/h...
✅ NEW report ▶️ @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social an explores building, dismantling & reimagining the state for an inclusive democracy.
✅ NEW research ▶️ How free #publicbanking options can provide vital financial access.
The weekly #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/2024/06/06/h...
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NEW 📄 We deserve a state with the capacity to empower, protect, and respond—not exclude, dominate, and extract.
@ksabeelrahman.bsky.social argues that achieving a just, inclusive democracy and economy requires actively building and reimagining state capacity: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
@ksabeelrahman.bsky.social argues that achieving a just, inclusive democracy and economy requires actively building and reimagining state capacity: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
June 6, 2024 at 2:15 PM
NEW 📄 We deserve a state with the capacity to empower, protect, and respond—not exclude, dominate, and extract.
@ksabeelrahman.bsky.social argues that achieving a just, inclusive democracy and economy requires actively building and reimagining state capacity: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
@ksabeelrahman.bsky.social argues that achieving a just, inclusive democracy and economy requires actively building and reimagining state capacity: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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Great write-up of great @ispsyale.bsky.social event on democratizing the U.S. administrative state with
@awhf.bsky.social, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social and Cristina Rodriguez.
isps.yale.edu/news/blog/20...
@awhf.bsky.social, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social and Cristina Rodriguez.
isps.yale.edu/news/blog/20...
February 13, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Great write-up of great @ispsyale.bsky.social event on democratizing the U.S. administrative state with
@awhf.bsky.social, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social and Cristina Rodriguez.
isps.yale.edu/news/blog/20...
@awhf.bsky.social, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social and Cristina Rodriguez.
isps.yale.edu/news/blog/20...
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Psyched to be moderating the next installment in the @lpenyc.bsky.social New School night school event on February 8!!
event.newschool.edu/lawandpoliti...
event.newschool.edu/lawandpoliti...
January 26, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Psyched to be moderating the next installment in the @lpenyc.bsky.social New School night school event on February 8!!
event.newschool.edu/lawandpoliti...
event.newschool.edu/lawandpoliti...
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This is going to be a great (in-person) event! Each of the amazing panelists will make available a work-in-progress on revitalizing the administrative state. @awhf.bsky.social; @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social; @ispsyale.bsky.social; @cape-team.bsky.social
January 25, 2024 at 2:20 PM
This is going to be a great (in-person) event! Each of the amazing panelists will make available a work-in-progress on revitalizing the administrative state. @awhf.bsky.social; @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social; @ispsyale.bsky.social; @cape-team.bsky.social
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The LPE Project is delighted to announce that we are teaming up with @peoplesparity.bsky.social to offer an open course/reading group (for EVERYONE not just law students/profs) on one of the most urgent political questions of our time: WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE COURTS?!
lpeproject.org/events/open-...
lpeproject.org/events/open-...
Open Course: What To Do About the Courts
The Law and Political Economy Project and the People's Parity Project are teaming up to offer an open course/reading group on the urgent question of what to do about the courts in our current…
lpeproject.org
January 17, 2024 at 8:58 PM
The LPE Project is delighted to announce that we are teaming up with @peoplesparity.bsky.social to offer an open course/reading group (for EVERYONE not just law students/profs) on one of the most urgent political questions of our time: WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE COURTS?!
lpeproject.org/events/open-...
lpeproject.org/events/open-...
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"While investing public dollars into economic transformation is no doubt a major step forward, those dollars ought also to go into creating specifically public institutions of governance."
—K. Sabeel Rahman on the debates about how to implement Biden's industrial policy program:
—K. Sabeel Rahman on the debates about how to implement Biden's industrial policy program:
Saving Bidenomics - Boston Review
Biden’s industrial policy program promises a massive shift from decades of neoliberal orthodoxy. Can it deliver inclusive gains in time?
www.bostonreview.net
January 5, 2024 at 9:49 PM
"While investing public dollars into economic transformation is no doubt a major step forward, those dollars ought also to go into creating specifically public institutions of governance."
—K. Sabeel Rahman on the debates about how to implement Biden's industrial policy program:
—K. Sabeel Rahman on the debates about how to implement Biden's industrial policy program:
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It has been the greatest honor of my career to write a Foreword for the Harv Law Rev. I am grateful to be able to tell this story and tell it from the heart in such a prominent forum. As always, I dream of a day when words can change minds and hearts—and worlds: harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
November 13, 2023 at 6:51 PM
It has been the greatest honor of my career to write a Foreword for the Harv Law Rev. I am grateful to be able to tell this story and tell it from the heart in such a prominent forum. As always, I dream of a day when words can change minds and hearts—and worlds: harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
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In response to President Biden's Environmental Justice Executive Order, a new White House Request for Information is out to inform development of a government-wide Environmental Justice Science, Data, and Research Plan. Share input by December 12 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
October 21, 2023 at 5:55 PM
In response to President Biden's Environmental Justice Executive Order, a new White House Request for Information is out to inform development of a government-wide Environmental Justice Science, Data, and Research Plan. Share input by December 12 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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What Tuberville is doing is part of the bigger GOP playbook to commandeer our civilian and military bureaucracy and wield them as tools of authoritarianism. Really scary stuff. newrepublic.com/article/1752...
September 14, 2023 at 9:01 PM
What Tuberville is doing is part of the bigger GOP playbook to commandeer our civilian and military bureaucracy and wield them as tools of authoritarianism. Really scary stuff. newrepublic.com/article/1752...
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Trump judges are learning to love zombie precedent—old, repudiated decisions that greenlit overt sexism, homophobia, and white supremacy. And some, like Barbara Lagoa, are going out of their way to signal their desire to revive the worst of them. t.co/bKW9LoW5KF
Trump Judges Have a New Strategy for Gutting Minority Rights
Can a state prohibit gay people from adopting children or stop immigrants from purchasing property?
t.co
August 23, 2023 at 3:29 PM
Trump judges are learning to love zombie precedent—old, repudiated decisions that greenlit overt sexism, homophobia, and white supremacy. And some, like Barbara Lagoa, are going out of their way to signal their desire to revive the worst of them. t.co/bKW9LoW5KF