Anna O. Law
@unlawfulentries.bsky.social
Kurz Chair in Constitutional Rights, CUNY Brooklyn College. Political scientist. Constitutional law & development, US migration(s) & citizenship law, legal history. Book Preorder: https://tinyurl.com/6d2w8d68 Home cook, foodie.
I can now confirm that Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship--African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants has FOOTNOTES not endnotes.
Pre-order link for a March 10, 2026 delivery is in my bio.
Pre-order link for a March 10, 2026 delivery is in my bio.
Fresh round of coffee. Beginning last round of copy edits today.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I can now confirm that Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship--African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants has FOOTNOTES not endnotes.
Pre-order link for a March 10, 2026 delivery is in my bio.
Pre-order link for a March 10, 2026 delivery is in my bio.
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if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove
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Context: There was a policy change under Trump. Since 2011, ICE didn't do enforcement operations in "sensitive locations." Those would be schools, hospitals, and houses of worship. It wasn't encoded in law, but it was the normative practice for a long time. More here:
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Context: There was a policy change under Trump. Since 2011, ICE didn't do enforcement operations in "sensitive locations." Those would be schools, hospitals, and houses of worship. It wasn't encoded in law, but it was the normative practice for a long time. More here:
Fresh round of coffee. Beginning last round of copy edits today.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Fresh round of coffee. Beginning last round of copy edits today.
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Context: There was a policy change under Trump. Since 2011, ICE didn't do enforcement operations in "sensitive locations." Those would be schools, hospitals, and houses of worship. It wasn't encoded in law, but it was the normative practice for a long time. More here:
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Context: There was a policy change under Trump. Since 2011, ICE didn't do enforcement operations in "sensitive locations." Those would be schools, hospitals, and houses of worship. It wasn't encoded in law, but it was the normative practice for a long time. More here:
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Oh hey, I found the war on christmas
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Oh hey, I found the war on christmas
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I like the jokes about cleaning toilets as much as the next person, but there is honestly a lot of needed work that someone could contribute out of the classroom at an elite institution. Here are some recommendations:
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I like the jokes about cleaning toilets as much as the next person, but there is honestly a lot of needed work that someone could contribute out of the classroom at an elite institution. Here are some recommendations:
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Ok fine.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Ok fine.
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I picked a book cover from the 5 designs the OUP design team sent. The friends I showed it to had all sorts of (conflicting) opinions on them.
In the end though, I'm the one who has to stand in front of it for an hour giving talks. That freaking 16 year book project is becoming more real.
In the end though, I'm the one who has to stand in front of it for an hour giving talks. That freaking 16 year book project is becoming more real.
a man in a shirt and tie is screaming with his hands in the air .
Alt: a man in a shirt and tie is screaming with his hands in the air because he is very very excited
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I picked a book cover from the 5 designs the OUP design team sent. The friends I showed it to had all sorts of (conflicting) opinions on them.
In the end though, I'm the one who has to stand in front of it for an hour giving talks. That freaking 16 year book project is becoming more real.
In the end though, I'm the one who has to stand in front of it for an hour giving talks. That freaking 16 year book project is becoming more real.
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“Multiple prominent Protestant leaders say that two pastors close to Trump [Paula White-Cain and Mark Burns] have given their approval of the plan.”
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
“Multiple prominent Protestant leaders say that two pastors close to Trump [Paula White-Cain and Mark Burns] have given their approval of the plan.”
All the “remorse”…only when and because he got caught.
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
All the “remorse”…only when and because he got caught.
I mean, no one is going to read or not read the book because of the cover, right? Unless the cover is totally strange, which it is not.
I picked a book cover from the 5 designs the OUP design team sent. The friends I showed it to had all sorts of (conflicting) opinions on them.
In the end though, I'm the one who has to stand in front of it for an hour giving talks. That freaking 16 year book project is becoming more real.
In the end though, I'm the one who has to stand in front of it for an hour giving talks. That freaking 16 year book project is becoming more real.
a man in a shirt and tie is screaming with his hands in the air .
Alt: a man in a shirt and tie is screaming with his hands in the air because he is very very excited
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I mean, no one is going to read or not read the book because of the cover, right? Unless the cover is totally strange, which it is not.
I picked a book cover from the 5 designs the OUP design team sent. The friends I showed it to had all sorts of (conflicting) opinions on them.
In the end though, I'm the one who has to stand in front of it for an hour giving talks. That freaking 16 year book project is becoming more real.
In the end though, I'm the one who has to stand in front of it for an hour giving talks. That freaking 16 year book project is becoming more real.
a man in a shirt and tie is screaming with his hands in the air .
Alt: a man in a shirt and tie is screaming with his hands in the air because he is very very excited
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I picked a book cover from the 5 designs the OUP design team sent. The friends I showed it to had all sorts of (conflicting) opinions on them.
In the end though, I'm the one who has to stand in front of it for an hour giving talks. That freaking 16 year book project is becoming more real.
In the end though, I'm the one who has to stand in front of it for an hour giving talks. That freaking 16 year book project is becoming more real.
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Our next bath of 3D printed whistles are in process, and we have requests to supply multiple large trainings over the next 2 weeks.
We’ll also hand out hundreds of whistles (for free!) in heavily immigrant communities this week.
We’ll also hand out hundreds of whistles (for free!) in heavily immigrant communities this week.
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Our next bath of 3D printed whistles are in process, and we have requests to supply multiple large trainings over the next 2 weeks.
We’ll also hand out hundreds of whistles (for free!) in heavily immigrant communities this week.
We’ll also hand out hundreds of whistles (for free!) in heavily immigrant communities this week.
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What would actually work great is a TV show about the *nineteenth* century supreme court, where (per @rachelshelden.bsky.social's straight FIRE forthcoming book) all this implausible activity by the Justices was just another day in the Capitol basement ballsandstrikes.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
A Brief History Of Awful TV Shows About the Supreme Court
The concept of “The West Wing for the Supreme Court” might be the only thing more upsetting than the actual Supreme Court.
ballsandstrikes.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
What would actually work great is a TV show about the *nineteenth* century supreme court, where (per @rachelshelden.bsky.social's straight FIRE forthcoming book) all this implausible activity by the Justices was just another day in the Capitol basement ballsandstrikes.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
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Trump administration to prioritize visa interviews for World Cup ticket holders
Trump administration to prioritize visa interviews for World Cup ticket holders
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in some countries where consular staff has been beefed up, visa wait times have been reduced from a year to just a few months.
dlvr.it
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Trump administration to prioritize visa interviews for World Cup ticket holders
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Of all my posts, this is the one that I wish would be shared widely. I hope people will donate to Bryan's legal defense, but even if you don't, it's important to be aware of the human rights horrors that are going on around us on a daily basis.
Please help Bryan, a decent and hardworking person who was just kidnapped off the street in DC. He has been in this country since he was a child. He has a business and a family. He does not deserve such shameful cruelty. Please share.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-bryan...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-bryan...
Donate to Help Bryan Fight for His Freedom, organized by Kira Tewalt
Help Bryan Fight for His Freedom
My name is Kira, and I’m asking for your help on… Kira Tewalt needs your support for Help Bryan Fight for His Freedom
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Of all my posts, this is the one that I wish would be shared widely. I hope people will donate to Bryan's legal defense, but even if you don't, it's important to be aware of the human rights horrors that are going on around us on a daily basis.
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I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
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“If you speak out in defense of judicial independence only to protect judges (or justices) who rule the way you want them to, then I respectfully submit that your definition of judicial independence is bollocks.”
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
193. The "War" on Judges
Deputy Attorney General Blanche's attack on lower courts is an impressive combination of light on substance; shamelessly hypocritical; and profoundly dangerous. More people should be condemning it.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“If you speak out in defense of judicial independence only to protect judges (or justices) who rule the way you want them to, then I respectfully submit that your definition of judicial independence is bollocks.”
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
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I had to decline a lovely invitation from the Texas A&M law school because of a scheduling conflict. It was NOT because I'm a University of Texas Austin graduate and therefore a Longhorn. 😄
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I had to decline a lovely invitation from the Texas A&M law school because of a scheduling conflict. It was NOT because I'm a University of Texas Austin graduate and therefore a Longhorn. 😄
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Fun fact: the US sells more higher ed to China than soybeans
Trump's campaign to kill an industry where America runs a massive trade surplus is succeeding
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fun fact: the US sells more higher ed to China than soybeans
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There have been at least 154 cases in which federal district courts have issued preliminary relief against a Trump administration policy.
Those rulings have come from 121 *different* judges appointed by seven presidents (including 15 appointed by Trump) sitting in 29 district courts in 10 circuits:
Those rulings have come from 121 *different* judges appointed by seven presidents (including 15 appointed by Trump) sitting in 29 district courts in 10 circuits:
193. The "War" on Judges
Deputy Attorney General Blanche's attack on lower courts is an impressive combination of light on substance; shamelessly hypocritical; and profoundly dangerous. More people should be condemning it.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There have been at least 154 cases in which federal district courts have issued preliminary relief against a Trump administration policy.
Those rulings have come from 121 *different* judges appointed by seven presidents (including 15 appointed by Trump) sitting in 29 district courts in 10 circuits:
Those rulings have come from 121 *different* judges appointed by seven presidents (including 15 appointed by Trump) sitting in 29 district courts in 10 circuits: