Perry Grossman
@perrygrossman.bsky.social
Voting rights at NYCLU. Adjunct at Fordham Law. Mets, Knicks, and Cardinal. Dad to a 6th-Gen Bronxite. Personal views only.
It is hard to explain—because it is sheer lunacy—how extremely different it is to hold federal officials liable for violating anyone’s constitutional rights and to get recompense for victims.
Pass laws to give the People a cause of action to hold lawless agents like Bovino accountable.
Pass laws to give the People a cause of action to hold lawless agents like Bovino accountable.
Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It is hard to explain—because it is sheer lunacy—how extremely different it is to hold federal officials liable for violating anyone’s constitutional rights and to get recompense for victims.
Pass laws to give the People a cause of action to hold lawless agents like Bovino accountable.
Pass laws to give the People a cause of action to hold lawless agents like Bovino accountable.
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I have a review of Justice Barrett's recent book, "Listening to the Law,"in the LA Review of Books.
Check it out!
lareviewofbooks.org/article/is-j...
Check it out!
lareviewofbooks.org/article/is-j...
Is Justice Barrett Listening? | Los Angeles Review of Books
Leah Litman prosecutes Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s new legal memoir, “Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution.”
lareviewofbooks.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I have a review of Justice Barrett's recent book, "Listening to the Law,"in the LA Review of Books.
Check it out!
lareviewofbooks.org/article/is-j...
Check it out!
lareviewofbooks.org/article/is-j...
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
I’ve gotten asked repeatedly why the district courts matter if SCOTUS is going to do what it does. And it’s because the facts matter and, if nothing else, the district courts are memorializing the brutal facts and federal officials’ serial lies about their savage treatment of Americans.
Judge Ellis derides Greg Bovino as a serial fabulist who brazenly lied on the stand and seemingly considered it funny to perjure himself. cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I’ve gotten asked repeatedly why the district courts matter if SCOTUS is going to do what it does. And it’s because the facts matter and, if nothing else, the district courts are memorializing the brutal facts and federal officials’ serial lies about their savage treatment of Americans.
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This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
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NOW UPDATED: @meganpiont.bsky.social's "How to report ICE" zine includes the ✨new ICE hotline number for NYC✨
For those new to this type of guide: "SALUTE" is an acronym to help us remember what steps to take.
For those new to this type of guide: "SALUTE" is an acronym to help us remember what steps to take.
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
NOW UPDATED: @meganpiont.bsky.social's "How to report ICE" zine includes the ✨new ICE hotline number for NYC✨
For those new to this type of guide: "SALUTE" is an acronym to help us remember what steps to take.
For those new to this type of guide: "SALUTE" is an acronym to help us remember what steps to take.
If you had any doubt that doing jury duty is at least as important an act of political participation as voting at the ballot box, just look at how DC’s juries have thwarted some of the federal government’s abusive prosecutions.
D.C. doesn't have statehood. We don't have voting representation in Congress. We have limited home rule that can be taken away any time. When Trump oppresses us, we have few democratic means of fighting back.
Juries are one of them. And Trump can't take that away. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Juries are one of them. And Trump can't take that away. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Sandwich Guy’s Verdict Sent Exactly the Right Message to Trump
Dunn—aka Sandwich Guy—became a folk hero in August.
slate.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
If you had any doubt that doing jury duty is at least as important an act of political participation as voting at the ballot box, just look at how DC’s juries have thwarted some of the federal government’s abusive prosecutions.
Poetry.
THE BALLAD OF SANDWICH MAN
This is the taLE of Sandwich Man,
Whose aim was straight and true,
Who fought for his home with deli meats
As any man should do.
Border Patrolman Lairmore
Wore armor thick snd strong
When he felt the sting of a whole wheat roll
He shouted, “This is wrong!!
This is the taLE of Sandwich Man,
Whose aim was straight and true,
Who fought for his home with deli meats
As any man should do.
Border Patrolman Lairmore
Wore armor thick snd strong
When he felt the sting of a whole wheat roll
He shouted, “This is wrong!!
November 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Poetry.
This is a great job with some outstanding lawyers who are also the best kind of people.
ATTORNEYS: Do you like state courts, appellate litigation, and… winning sometimes? The ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative is hiring for a 2-year attorney position!
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Join our team! We’re looking for committed, passionate people for open roles at the ACLU.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is a great job with some outstanding lawyers who are also the best kind of people.
There’s a converse 1983 bill recently introduced in NYS: The New York Civil Rights Act, S.8500 (Myrie)/ A.9076 (Romero).
@jcschwartzprof.bsky.social @sifill.bsky.social
(www.nysenate.gov/legislation/...)
@jcschwartzprof.bsky.social @sifill.bsky.social
(www.nysenate.gov/legislation/...)
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
There’s a converse 1983 bill recently introduced in NYS: The New York Civil Rights Act, S.8500 (Myrie)/ A.9076 (Romero).
@jcschwartzprof.bsky.social @sifill.bsky.social
(www.nysenate.gov/legislation/...)
@jcschwartzprof.bsky.social @sifill.bsky.social
(www.nysenate.gov/legislation/...)
Election officials get flack when things go wrong and should get credit when things go well.
We had an extremely high turnout election in NYC with strong mail-in voting, early voting, and Election Day voting. And it was smooth.
Thanks to the NYC Board of Elections and all of the poll workers.
We had an extremely high turnout election in NYC with strong mail-in voting, early voting, and Election Day voting. And it was smooth.
Thanks to the NYC Board of Elections and all of the poll workers.
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Election officials get flack when things go wrong and should get credit when things go well.
We had an extremely high turnout election in NYC with strong mail-in voting, early voting, and Election Day voting. And it was smooth.
Thanks to the NYC Board of Elections and all of the poll workers.
We had an extremely high turnout election in NYC with strong mail-in voting, early voting, and Election Day voting. And it was smooth.
Thanks to the NYC Board of Elections and all of the poll workers.
Accepting private payment for servicemembers is an off-the-charts constitutional violation. The founders were so concerned about a standing army’s loyalty to a king that the constitution only allows Congress to raise and support armies with appropriations that can’t be longer than 2 years.
The Pentagon said Friday it accepted the money for military paychecks during the government shutdown.
Billionaire Timothy Mellon Is The Mystery Donor Who Gave $130 Million To Pay Military, Report Says
The Pentagon said Friday it accepted the money for military paychecks during the government shutdown.
www.forbes.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Accepting private payment for servicemembers is an off-the-charts constitutional violation. The founders were so concerned about a standing army’s loyalty to a king that the constitution only allows Congress to raise and support armies with appropriations that can’t be longer than 2 years.
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Absolute immunity from criminal law is non-existent under American law. Even SCOTUS's decision in Trump v US limits presidential immunity to "official acts." States have prosecuted federal officials for violations of state law for over 200 years. 1/
Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."
October 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Absolute immunity from criminal law is non-existent under American law. Even SCOTUS's decision in Trump v US limits presidential immunity to "official acts." States have prosecuted federal officials for violations of state law for over 200 years. 1/
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LAW STUDENTS: The ACLU's State Supreme Court Initiative has an internship posting for Spring 2026. www.aclu.org/careers/inte...
Careers at ACLU
Join our team! We’re looking for committed, passionate people for open roles at the ACLU.
www.aclu.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
LAW STUDENTS: The ACLU's State Supreme Court Initiative has an internship posting for Spring 2026. www.aclu.org/careers/inte...
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"In the first 10 days of June 2025, ICE agents in NYC made 495 arrests — more than twice the arrests it made in all of June last year."
The influx of ICE agents at courthouses undermines our right to due process and traumatizes immigrant families. None of this makes New Yorkers safer.
The influx of ICE agents at courthouses undermines our right to due process and traumatizes immigrant families. None of this makes New Yorkers safer.
NYC Immigration Arrests Just Shot Through the Roof, New Data Shows
Newly obtained federal records offer the clearest picture yet of how aggressively the Trump administration has pursued its mass deportation agenda — with a sixfold increase in arrests in early June.
www.thecity.nyc
July 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"In the first 10 days of June 2025, ICE agents in NYC made 495 arrests — more than twice the arrests it made in all of June last year."
The influx of ICE agents at courthouses undermines our right to due process and traumatizes immigrant families. None of this makes New Yorkers safer.
The influx of ICE agents at courthouses undermines our right to due process and traumatizes immigrant families. None of this makes New Yorkers safer.
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A friendly reminder that this is (still) unconstitutional, whether the federal courthouse doors are open to hear the claim or not.
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July 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A friendly reminder that this is (still) unconstitutional, whether the federal courthouse doors are open to hear the claim or not.
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Superman is the story of an immigrant who grew up in Kansas, landed a low-paying job as a reporter in Metropolis, and still had time for a hobby because urban housing was affordable.
July 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Superman is the story of an immigrant who grew up in Kansas, landed a low-paying job as a reporter in Metropolis, and still had time for a hobby because urban housing was affordable.
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There will now be 10,000 new ICE agents & 100,000 new detention beds--and few safeguards protecting people from constitutional violations by the feds.
Time for states to pass laws allowing people to sue fed agents. Read about it these "converse-1983" statutes here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Time for states to pass laws allowing people to sue fed agents. Read about it these "converse-1983" statutes here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
July 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
There will now be 10,000 new ICE agents & 100,000 new detention beds--and few safeguards protecting people from constitutional violations by the feds.
Time for states to pass laws allowing people to sue fed agents. Read about it these "converse-1983" statutes here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Time for states to pass laws allowing people to sue fed agents. Read about it these "converse-1983" statutes here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
June 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
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And if the claim is that because he's Muslim, he has a special obligation to prove it: Stop and think about what you're saying. 3) Many, many Jews support Mamdani. Starting with Brad Lander. So there's no claiming "Jews in NYC feel X." Please take from this, FINALLY, that we are not a monolith. >
June 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
And if the claim is that because he's Muslim, he has a special obligation to prove it: Stop and think about what you're saying. 3) Many, many Jews support Mamdani. Starting with Brad Lander. So there's no claiming "Jews in NYC feel X." Please take from this, FINALLY, that we are not a monolith. >
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Worth noting that Erez Reuveni has vigorously defended the government’s immigration policies over the last decade, as it was his job to do. This letter’s allegations are shocking (though not surprising, alas) and should be taken with the utmost seriousness.
🚨NEW: Erez Reuveni, the DOJ lawyer fired for his honesty in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, sends Congress a whistleblower letter detailing lawlessness at the DOJ around the CECOT deportations.
He says Emil Bove told the DOJ to respond to likely court orders blocking flights with "fuck you."
He says Emil Bove told the DOJ to respond to likely court orders blocking flights with "fuck you."
June 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Worth noting that Erez Reuveni has vigorously defended the government’s immigration policies over the last decade, as it was his job to do. This letter’s allegations are shocking (though not surprising, alas) and should be taken with the utmost seriousness.
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Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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BREAKING: We are suing Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his unlawful unlawful 287(g) agreement with ICE, which gives Nassau police the authority to stop, question, and arrest any resident they believe is in the U.S. illegally.
This agreement is in blatant defiance of state law.
This agreement is in blatant defiance of state law.
ICE Is Working With Long Island Police. A Lawsuit Calls That Illegal.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
BREAKING: We are suing Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his unlawful unlawful 287(g) agreement with ICE, which gives Nassau police the authority to stop, question, and arrest any resident they believe is in the U.S. illegally.
This agreement is in blatant defiance of state law.
This agreement is in blatant defiance of state law.