Carolyn Shapiro
@cshaplaw.bsky.social
Law prof at Chicago-Kent College of Law; co-director of CK Institute on the Supreme Court; Of Counsel, Schnapper-Casteras, PLLC; former IL Solicitor General.
This is NOT the law.
Judge Kacsmaryk writes to say that the First Amendment only protects "public discourse necessary to self-government," as he slurs drag and holds it not protected.
January 18, 2026 at 3:21 AM
This is NOT the law.
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some great observations from @sarahjeong.bsky.social👇🏼
w/guest appearance by @cshaplaw.bsky.social👇🏼👇🏼
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w/guest appearance by @cshaplaw.bsky.social👇🏼👇🏼
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January 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
some great observations from @sarahjeong.bsky.social👇🏼
w/guest appearance by @cshaplaw.bsky.social👇🏼👇🏼
bsky.app/profile/lawf...
w/guest appearance by @cshaplaw.bsky.social👇🏼👇🏼
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DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
January 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
Kavanaugh stop
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Kavanaugh stop
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Echoing @johnpfaff.bsky.social: This is like the times when Trump claims to have “the right to” do something. Here, the Fourth Amendment “protect[s]” “arrests.” But they do not have rights against us; we have rights against them. They have only the powers we gave them.
January 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Echoing @johnpfaff.bsky.social: This is like the times when Trump claims to have “the right to” do something. Here, the Fourth Amendment “protect[s]” “arrests.” But they do not have rights against us; we have rights against them. They have only the powers we gave them.
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"Without predicting outcomes, however, it’s worth both clarifying the state of the law—especially in the face of false claims from the Trump administration—and identifying some of the key issues Minnesota prosecutors will have to consider," writes @cshaplaw.bsky.social.
Minnesota Can Prosecute Jonathan Ross—But It May Not Be Easy
States can prosecute federal officials for violating state law, depending on the specific facts and laws.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Without predicting outcomes, however, it’s worth both clarifying the state of the law—especially in the face of false claims from the Trump administration—and identifying some of the key issues Minnesota prosecutors will have to consider," writes @cshaplaw.bsky.social.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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damn.
January 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
damn.
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People like to think of judicial decisions as occurring in a vacuum, but history shows us they don’t. This decision isn’t separate from the organizing happening on the ground—it’s a result of it. Who knows how long it will stand, but for now it’s a win for the people.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
People like to think of judicial decisions as occurring in a vacuum, but history shows us they don’t. This decision isn’t separate from the organizing happening on the ground—it’s a result of it. Who knows how long it will stand, but for now it’s a win for the people.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
As I explained in this post, the ICE agents' failure to come to Renee Good's aid might be its own basis for a state criminal prosecution. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/minn...
January 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
As I explained in this post, the ICE agents' failure to come to Renee Good's aid might be its own basis for a state criminal prosecution. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/minn...
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This, by @cshaplaw.bsky.social, is a good explainer of the legal issues around the potential for Minnesota to prosecute the ICE agent who killed Renee Good.
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
This, by @cshaplaw.bsky.social, is a good explainer of the legal issues around the potential for Minnesota to prosecute the ICE agent who killed Renee Good.
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This is important and, also, not not new. There were reports of this in LA, Portland, and Chicago, at least, as well.
Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This is important and, also, not not new. There were reports of this in LA, Portland, and Chicago, at least, as well.
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On Jan. 7, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. @cshaplaw.bsky.social explores under what circumstances state and local officials could prosecute the agent for violating state law and identifies some obstacles Minnesota prosecutors will have to contend with.
Minnesota Can Prosecute Jonathan Ross—But It May Not Be Easy
States can prosecute federal officials for violating state law, depending on the specific facts and laws.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
On Jan. 7, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. @cshaplaw.bsky.social explores under what circumstances state and local officials could prosecute the agent for violating state law and identifies some obstacles Minnesota prosecutors will have to contend with.
I wrote about how and whether Minnesota can prosecute Jonathan Ross for killing Renee Good.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/minn...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/minn...
Minnesota Can Prosecute Jonathan Ross—But It May Not Be Easy
States can prosecute federal officials for violating state law, depending on the specific facts and laws.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I wrote about how and whether Minnesota can prosecute Jonathan Ross for killing Renee Good.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/minn...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/minn...
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A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country
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Obviously it's a lie but how do you even theoretically get "internal chest bleeding" from the front fender of a Honda Pilot
January 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Obviously it's a lie but how do you even theoretically get "internal chest bleeding" from the front fender of a Honda Pilot
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I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
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Local parents groups asking if adults can ride school buses to help protect children from ICE after a special ed bus got stopped this morning. Like a Dirty Harry movie except the villain in the federal government.
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Local parents groups asking if adults can ride school buses to help protect children from ICE after a special ed bus got stopped this morning. Like a Dirty Harry movie except the villain in the federal government.
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"Jacobin" has a huge article on Jewish politics in which they claim the fact that Mamdani's career was not destroyed by allegations of antisemitism, as Jeremy Corbyn's was, is evidence politics are changing.
They do not even consider the possibility Corbyn is an antisemite and Mamdani is not.
They do not even consider the possibility Corbyn is an antisemite and Mamdani is not.
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"Jacobin" has a huge article on Jewish politics in which they claim the fact that Mamdani's career was not destroyed by allegations of antisemitism, as Jeremy Corbyn's was, is evidence politics are changing.
They do not even consider the possibility Corbyn is an antisemite and Mamdani is not.
They do not even consider the possibility Corbyn is an antisemite and Mamdani is not.
This is an important development.
Breaking News: Minnesota and Illinois separately sued the Trump administration over its ICE deployments, saying they were unconstitutional.
Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments
The two Democratic-led states claimed in separate lawsuits that the immigration enforcement campaigns violated the Constitution.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
This is an important development.
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BREAKING: Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul sue Noem and others over DHS immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, seeking TRO to block the surge and stop unlawful actions detailed in the complaint.
January 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
BREAKING: Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul sue Noem and others over DHS immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, seeking TRO to block the surge and stop unlawful actions detailed in the complaint.
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Hearing many stories now of ICE going to the homes of observers and activists to menace them.
January 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Hearing many stories now of ICE going to the homes of observers and activists to menace them.
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Change a few words and this could have been the statement every university president had the opportunity to make last year.
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
www.federalreserve.gov
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Change a few words and this could have been the statement every university president had the opportunity to make last year.
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...