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Ezra Rosser

@ezrarosser.bsky.social

190 followers 130 following 140 posts

Poverty Law Blog Feed | Poverty Law, Indian Law, Property Law Prof. | Author of A Nation Within: Navajo Land and Economic Development (Cambridge U. Press 2021).

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · 5d

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Fact-Checking Misinformation About SNAP

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · 6d

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New Article: Our Eviction Court Clients Need This Treaty: The U.S. Must Finally Ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

New Article: Fran Quigley, Our Eviction Court Clients Need This Treaty: The U.S. Must Finally Ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, forthcoming in the Marquett…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · 13d

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Marie Failinger

Marie Failinger died on Oct. 27, 2025. Her faculty page is here. And her obituary is here. I just wanted to share this news for those who might not have seen it. I also wanted to add that it was a …

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · 16d

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New Article: “Social Justice Unionism: Intersectionality in the Twenty-First Century Workplace”

New Article: Shirley Lin & Michael Nunn, Social Justice Unionism: Intersectionality in the Twenty-First Century Workplace, 86 Ohio St. L.J. Online 1 (2025). Abstract: In “Strike with Pride”: Un…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · 19d

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New Op-Ed: We Found a Solution to Homelessness. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Throw It Out.

New Op-Ed: Philip Mangano, We Found a Solution to Homelessness. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Throw It Out., NY Times (Oct. 20, 2025).

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · 20d

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Maine Law Review Housing Symposium

Maine Law Review Housing Symposium Foreword Equitable Housing Policy Peter R. Pitegoff Preface Evicted From the Outside Colleen Cosgriff Articles Symposium Keynote: “A Call to Housing Advocacy” Gre…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · 23d

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New Article: Climate Strains and the Safety Net

New Article: Andrew Hammond, Climate Strains and the Safety Net, 111 Iowa Law Review (forthcoming 2025). Abstract below: As the climate crisis deepens, environmental pressures like extreme heat and…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · 28d

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New Book: Ending Income Inequality: A Critical Approach to the Law and Economics of Redistribution

New Book: Matthew Dimick, Ending Income Inequality: A Critical Approach to the Law and Economics of Redistribution (Cambridge University Press 2025). Overview below: Income inequality in America ha…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Oct 14

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New Article: The New Redlining: How Progressive Policies Restrict the Development of Housing Supply and Perpetuate America’s Racist Property Law Past

New Article: Steve Calandrillo and Kelsey Dunn, The New Redlining: How Progressive Policies Restrict the Development of Housing Supply and Perpetuate America’s Racist Property Law Past, 77 Fl…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Oct 13

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New Article: Rural Legal Markets

New Article: Elizabeth Chambliss, Rural Legal Markets, 12 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 961 (2025). Abstract below: Research on rural access to justice tends to appeal to a romantic conception of rural lawy…

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Rick Weinmeyer @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social · Oct 13

‘Unlivable’ conditions festered at Chicago apartment building long before jarring immigration raid www.wbez.org/public-safet...

‘Unlivable’ conditions festered at Chicago apartment building long before jarring immigration raid

Feces smeared on walls. Swarms of gnats. Broken elevators and busted locks on front doors. Residents of the South Shore apartment complex targeted by federal agents blame the owner and property manage...

Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Oct 10

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New Article: Riding the Silver Tsunami in Pursuit of Economic Democracy: Economic Inequality, Baby Boomers, and Worker Cooperatives

New Article: Julie C. Cortes, Riding the Silver Tsunami in Pursuit of Economic Democracy: Economic Inequality, Baby Boomers, and Worker Cooperatives, 32 Geo. J. Pov. L. & Pol’y 205 (2025)…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Oct 9

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New Essay: Response to Progress and the Taking of Indigenous Land by Ezra Rosser: The Truth About Midkiff Justifies Kelo’s Reversal:

New Essay: Shelly Ross Saxer, Response to Progress and the Taking of Indigenous Land by Ezra Rosser: The Truth About Midkiff Justifies Kelo’s Reversal, 86 Ohio State Law Journal Online 1 (2025) [ab…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Oct 9

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New Article: Grants Pass and the Pathology of the Criminal Law

New Article: Ben A. McJunkin, Grants Pass and the Pathology of the Criminal Law, 102 Wash. U. L. Rev. 1583 (2025). Abstract below: Last Term, the Supreme Court held that cities may, consistent with…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Oct 6

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New Article: Abolishing the Criminal Record: Poverty Following Arrest and Conviction

New Article: Oliwia Lukacz, Abolishing the Criminal Record: Poverty Following Arrest and Conviction, 32 Geo. J. Poverty L. & Pol’y 359 (2025). Abstract below: The collateral consequences …

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Oct 2

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New Book: The Rural Lawyer: How To Incentivize Rural Law Practice and Help Small Communities Thrive

New Book: Hannah Haksgaard, The Rural Lawyer: How To Incentivize Rural Law Practice and Help Small Communities Thrive (Cambridge University Press 2025). Overview below: The Rural Lawyer takes a clo…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Oct 1

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How Much More Would People Pay in Premiums if the ACA’s Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire?

Online Calculator: How Much More Would People Pay in Premiums if the ACA’s Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire? Kaiser Family Foundation (Sept. 30, 2025).

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Oct 1

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New Article: Why Medicaid Is Addressing Homelessness with Section 1115 Waivers: A Critical Examination of the United States’ Federalist Mental Health System

New Article: Joshua Haas, Why Medicaid Is Addressing Homelessness with Section 1115 Waivers: A Critical Examination of the United States’ Federalist Mental Health System, 100 Wash. L. Rev. 51…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Sep 26

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New Article: Pathways to Eviction

New Article: Nicole Summers & Justin Steil, Pathways to Eviction, Law & Social Inquiry 1-41 (2024). Abstract below: Over the past several years, socio-legal researchers have focused attenti…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Sep 24

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New Article: Renters’ Tax Credits

New Article: Michelle D. Layser, Renters’ Tax Credits, 113 Geo. L.J. 1107 (2025). Abstract below: America is facing an affordable housing crisis that current policies have failed to mitigate. Even …

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Sep 23

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New Op-ed: To Help Solve Homelessness, Recognize Necessity as a Right

New op-ed: Ezra Rosser, To Help Solve Homelessness, Recognize Necessity as a Right, The Rooftop (Sept. 23, 2025) [Note: not sold on the title, but rest is a high level version of my forthcoming The…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Sep 23

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New Report: Mapping Diaper Insecurity in the US

New Report: Urban Institute, Mapping Diaper Insecurity in the US (Sept. 8, 2025).

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Sep 22

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New Articles: Connecticut Law Review Symposium—Housing in the 21st Century: Problems, Progress, and Predictions

New Articles: Connecticut Law Review Symposium—Housing in the 21st Century: Problems, Progress, and Predictions with lots of great contributions: Richard Rothstein, Initiating Remedies for Our Unco…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Sep 19

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New Article: Plain-Bagel Streamlining? Notes from the California Housing Wars

New Article: Christopher S. Elmendorf and Clayton Nall, Plain-Bagel Streamlining? Notes from the California Housing Wars, 75 Case W. Rsrv. L. Rev. 263 (2024). Abstract below: In recent years, the C…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Sep 5

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New Article: “Abolition in the Real World: A Case Study of Cash Bail Abolition in Illinois”

New Article: Christopher Williams, Abolition in the Real World: A Case Study of Cash Bail Abolition in Illinois, 60 Harv. CR-CL L. Rev. 443 (2025). Abstract below: In recent years, legal academia’s…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Jul 20

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Call-for-Papers: Inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference

Call-for-Papers: Inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference. Info below: The Association of Law and Political Economy planning committee invites proposals for the inaugura…

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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Jul 19

Just finished There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645871..., by @brian-goldstone.bsky.social . Highly recommended look at those in precarious housing and the hardships faced by families trying to find and hold onto even bad shelter options.

There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone: 9780593237144 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Jul 17

Trump's HUD time limits proposal could put 1.4 million households at risk of losing housing subsidies — primarily families with children in public housing and Section 8, according to new research from New York University obtained by the AP.

1.4M of the nation's poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump's proposed HUD time limit

A Trump administration proposal could put more than a million low-income households at risk of losing their government-subsidized housing.

Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · Jun 30

An honor to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber and Repairers of the Breach to denounce the GOP's catastrophic tax bill on behalf of tens of millions of Americans who will lose Medicaid, SNAP benefits and other lifeline staples.