Erin Murphy
@erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social
Norman Dorsen Professor of Civil Liberties
NYU Law. Study the criminal legal system, forensic evidence/DNA. Author Inside the Cell.
Occasionally posting. Mostly lurking.
NYU Law. Study the criminal legal system, forensic evidence/DNA. Author Inside the Cell.
Occasionally posting. Mostly lurking.
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Erin Murphy
@erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social
· Jun 27
For a detailed analysis of case law on administrative v judicial warrants & the line between obstruction and asserting your rights, read my student’s amazing new paper:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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“Every person I spoke to in Minnesota and Maine said that the disruption to their children’s lives was much worse than with Covid. At least then they knew that they would be safe when they were inside.”
Opinion | Welcome to the Resistance, Public School Parents
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
“Every person I spoke to in Minnesota and Maine said that the disruption to their children’s lives was much worse than with Covid. At least then they knew that they would be safe when they were inside.”
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Can’t stop talking about this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social piece about the ways the tech industry has tricked us all into trading connection for convenience and how to break free of it. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Can’t stop talking about this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social piece about the ways the tech industry has tricked us all into trading connection for convenience and how to break free of it. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Redistricting did not turn out how Trump wanted. So, now he is resorting to political prosecutions, ballot seizures and the threat of federal paramilitary to steal the 2026 midterms. He is normalizing the idea that his administration will take over ballot counting. We cannot let that happen.
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Redistricting did not turn out how Trump wanted. So, now he is resorting to political prosecutions, ballot seizures and the threat of federal paramilitary to steal the 2026 midterms. He is normalizing the idea that his administration will take over ballot counting. We cannot let that happen.
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Local cops should be focused on local crime.
Today I'm announcing the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act to stop ICE from deputizing police to do a federal agency’s job.
Today I'm announcing the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act to stop ICE from deputizing police to do a federal agency’s job.
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Local cops should be focused on local crime.
Today I'm announcing the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act to stop ICE from deputizing police to do a federal agency’s job.
Today I'm announcing the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act to stop ICE from deputizing police to do a federal agency’s job.
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Ok, so now Republicans think adding Justices to a Supreme Court whose outcomes you don't like is a good thing?
Good thing to remember for the future, Democrats!
Good thing to remember for the future, Democrats!
Utah governor signs bill adding justices to state Supreme Court as redistricting appeal looms
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a bill expanding the state Supreme Court’s five-judge panel to seven.
apnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Ok, so now Republicans think adding Justices to a Supreme Court whose outcomes you don't like is a good thing?
Good thing to remember for the future, Democrats!
Good thing to remember for the future, Democrats!
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👇🎯 Not once has the national media asked a GOP politician about affording ICE the way Biden/the Dems were asked about the cost of
student loan debt relief & literally everything else for the last 50 years.
student loan debt relief & literally everything else for the last 50 years.
Folks are dying from winter storms and the power has been out for a week but the government can spend big money on detention camps. bsky.app/profile/cost...
How many times in your life have you heard a member of Congress or someone on TV say “we can’t afford it” when talking about something small but very important? It’s been happening my entire life. We can’t afford it? They’re putting seven times the annual budget of the EPA into immigrant detention.
February 2, 2026 at 3:34 AM
👇🎯 Not once has the national media asked a GOP politician about affording ICE the way Biden/the Dems were asked about the cost of
student loan debt relief & literally everything else for the last 50 years.
student loan debt relief & literally everything else for the last 50 years.
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Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen
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February 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
Without death as a prosecutorial bargaining chip, Mangione has every reason to take this to trial rather than plead.
And prosecutors, especially the current DOJ clown car, may struggle to seat a jury that doesn’t have at least one person who secretly thinks he’s a hero. It could hang again & again.
And prosecutors, especially the current DOJ clown car, may struggle to seat a jury that doesn’t have at least one person who secretly thinks he’s a hero. It could hang again & again.
apnews.com/article/mang... bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione
Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione
A judge has ruled that federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. U.S.
apnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Without death as a prosecutorial bargaining chip, Mangione has every reason to take this to trial rather than plead.
And prosecutors, especially the current DOJ clown car, may struggle to seat a jury that doesn’t have at least one person who secretly thinks he’s a hero. It could hang again & again.
And prosecutors, especially the current DOJ clown car, may struggle to seat a jury that doesn’t have at least one person who secretly thinks he’s a hero. It could hang again & again.
Courts have sanction powers and Bars have disciplinary hearings and both should be used against lawyers who pursue sham prosecutions for purposes of political intimidation.
January 30, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Courts have sanction powers and Bars have disciplinary hearings and both should be used against lawyers who pursue sham prosecutions for purposes of political intimidation.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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One of the greatest fears for facial recognition tech is its use to suppress dissent. Congress has been talking about creating laws for facial recognition since the "Snooper Bowl" in 2001, when it was unknowingly used on football fans (wrote about it in my book). But lawmakers never got it done.
ICE has weapons of war...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
...and surveillance: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
... including face recognition app Clearview AI. In 2024, DHS was only using Clearview for child exploitation investigations. Now use includes investigating "attacks on law enforcement."
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
...and surveillance: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
... including face recognition app Clearview AI. In 2024, DHS was only using Clearview for child exploitation investigations. Now use includes investigating "attacks on law enforcement."
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 PM
One of the greatest fears for facial recognition tech is its use to suppress dissent. Congress has been talking about creating laws for facial recognition since the "Snooper Bowl" in 2001, when it was unknowingly used on football fans (wrote about it in my book). But lawmakers never got it done.
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“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
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This is sort of a throughline in cases of excessive force used by law enforcement. The civilian is supposed to perfectly adhere to some unwritten code of conduct; the armed professional supposedly trained for such situations is only human & must be given lattitude if they succumb to fear and rage.
The administration is insisting that its masked goons are so emotionally stunted that words can launch them into a murderous rage.
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
January 29, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This is sort of a throughline in cases of excessive force used by law enforcement. The civilian is supposed to perfectly adhere to some unwritten code of conduct; the armed professional supposedly trained for such situations is only human & must be given lattitude if they succumb to fear and rage.
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The ACLU is raising alarm over a facial recognition app loaded onto the smartphones of immigration agents to identify and arrest people.
"It's being used on the street in ways that are dangerous, that are totally unprecedented in this country, and that are, frankly, blatantly illegal."
"It's being used on the street in ways that are dangerous, that are totally unprecedented in this country, and that are, frankly, blatantly illegal."
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The ACLU is raising alarm over a facial recognition app loaded onto the smartphones of immigration agents to identify and arrest people.
"It's being used on the street in ways that are dangerous, that are totally unprecedented in this country, and that are, frankly, blatantly illegal."
"It's being used on the street in ways that are dangerous, that are totally unprecedented in this country, and that are, frankly, blatantly illegal."
This is what we have — a team of militarized cosplayers — instead of basic healthcare for all.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
The Height of Close-Combat Weaponry Is on This Woman’s Doorstep
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is what we have — a team of militarized cosplayers — instead of basic healthcare for all.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
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This needs to happen at the very least
January 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
This needs to happen at the very least
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God only knows what's happening in these gulags
New: DHS now says that two weeks of missing surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention center isn't "missing," it was never recorded in the first place and thus can't be produced in an abuse lawsuit. An utter shitshow:
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter
Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 5:43 PM
God only knows what's happening in these gulags
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The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
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Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
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cut off funds to the Minn deployment absent a request from the governor; limit CBP operations to the border (as used to be the case); require body cameras, immediate suspension of any agent after firing his/her weapon; eliminate masks; install an IG; etc. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
How to Stop the Fascism
What we do after another DHS murder
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
cut off funds to the Minn deployment absent a request from the governor; limit CBP operations to the border (as used to be the case); require body cameras, immediate suspension of any agent after firing his/her weapon; eliminate masks; install an IG; etc. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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It’s hard to overstate how freakish it is for law enforcement who just shot someone to be shuffled off to other assignments with no investigative period at all.
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
It’s hard to overstate how freakish it is for law enforcement who just shot someone to be shuffled off to other assignments with no investigative period at all.