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Barry Friedman
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Professor @nyulaw. Director @policingproject. Litigator, author (and dad). Author - Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission; The Will of the People; Open Book

Barry E. Friedman is an American academic and one of the country's leading authorities on constitutional law, policing, criminal procedure, and federal courts, working at the intersections of law, politics and history. Friedman teaches a variety of courses including Judicial Decisionmaking, Federal Courts and the Federal System, and Criminal Procedure: Fourth and Fifth Amendments, as well as a seminar on Democratic Policing. He writes about judicial review, constitutional law and theory, federal jurisdiction, judicial behavior, and policing. His scholarship appears regularly in the nation's top law and peer-edited reviews. .. more

Economics 32%
Political science 30%

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Everyone’s talking about alternative response — but few are looking under the hood at how 911 dispatch actually works. My new piece with @barryfriedman1.bsky.social in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social explores why the design of dispatch protocols matters so much.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...
Vital City | The Devil Is in the Details (of 911 Dispatch)
Helping people with serious mental illness hinges on giving better tools and guidance to those who take emergency calls.
www.vitalcitynyc.org

I have been saying for some time that all the institutions have failed us, it is now up to the people.

This morning, I have faith.

This paper discusses a crucial piece in the world of diversified response to 911 calls - how to make dispatch work! Proud to co-author with the amazing @jessicagillooly.bsky.social

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New paper out! My co-author @barryfriedman1.bsky.social of @policingproject.bsky.social and I explore how 911 dispatch protocols can unintentionally undermine the goals of alternative response — and what to do about it.
Out in Criminology & Public Policy: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Rethinking rules for 911: Dispatching alternative responders in Denver and San Francisco
Research Summary Alternatives to police response to 911 calls have emerged as a leading public safety reform strategy. A key policy implementation challenge lies in determining whether alternative r...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Having just experienced my first empty-nester Halloween, with all that entails, I am of the view that there is a market for "Halloween baskets" - an assortment of candy like your kids would have brought home, had they been here collecting.

When presidents hit the foreign travel trail usually things are not going great domestically

Me too!

Exactly.

Super interesting comments by GOP Oklahoma Governor and head of NGA on deployment of Texas Guard in IL. I don't agree with it all, but there is real sanity here, itself in too short supply.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago
www.nytimes.com

With thanks to @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social who let me take the host chair #probablecausation here I talk with the amazing #JensLudwig about his terrific book #UnforgivingPlaces, about how behavioral economics can help with gun violence. Give it a listen?

urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...
Bonus Episode 15: Jens Ludwig — Probable Causation
Date: September 23, 2025
urldefense.proofpoint.com

The @Policing Project is hiring a Senior Communications Associate – to help us effect change and get the word about all the good works we are doing. Care to join our team? Let us hear from you!

www.policingproject.org/senior-comms...
Senior Communications Associate — The Policing Project
www.policingproject.org

Wow

Weaponized drones for school shootings are moronic. The question I still have not heard answered? How do they fly through the classroom doors?

www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...

I could say more. I will in the book I've begun to write on public safety.
Company says high-tech drone system could make schools safer
Before most kids go back to school, one Texas-based company, called “Campus Guardian Angel,” is providing schools with demos of a new high-tech drone system it says can help save lives in school shoot...
www.nbcnews.com

This from #VanitaGupta is crucial reading about administration attacks on the not-for-profit sector.

For George Bush, it was 1,000 points of light. Apparently not so much right now. We've lost that charitable spirit that defines the United States.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...
Opinion | You May Not Be Trump’s Target This Time. But You Could Be Next.
www.nytimes.com

Trapeze?

Would that we applied that rule for judges and prosecutors whenever it was warranted on the facts. We don’t.

Record measles outbreak. Yes this is how we do public safety here in the US.

wapo.st/3GbSP6b
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year high as outbreaks spread
Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.
wapo.st

Closing barn doors after cows are in the field. It is how we deal with tragedy and public safety here in the US. (Read till end)

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Texas state leaders neglected flood management projects as they spent money elsewhere — Axios Austin
As Texas state leaders have prioritized spending on border security and property tax cuts, they have been far more reluctant to fund flood management efforts.
apple.news

Wow @kenwhite.bsky.social and. @daniellecitron.bsky.social thank you for sharing.

Does it make sense to have 50 different state regulatory regimes for AI? No. Does it make sense for Congress to preempt them & put nothing in their place? No. Is this consistent with how American federalism should work? No. Should states be able to regulate law enforcement in their own states? Yes!

I think only your own

UVA President Jim Ryan being forced out of his job by USDOJ is a travesty.

This, I think, is the main point. The universal injunction issue is complicated. Always was. I look forward to seeing if this precedent holds when a Democrat is president.
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.

Exactly

Wag the Dog

Legitimate law enforcement officials should never be masked.

This really is a great video.
I love this man. My heart is soaring for his bravery and his words. @melissjpeltier.bsky.social
This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊

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I love this man. My heart is soaring for his bravery and his words. @melissjpeltier.bsky.social
This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊