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Jamal Greene
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Dwight Professor of Law, Columbia Law School. Ex-DOJ/OLC. Becoming familiar with your game.

How Rights Went Wrong available at Bookshop.org (https://tinyurl.com/se32my4r), Amazon (https://tinyurl.com/3vbcfwa4), or a decent public library.
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · Jun 10
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
debpearlstein.bsky.social Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · Jun 10
Zaitsev, a 36-yr-old Russian citizen w/a pending asylum case, said he was beaten by ICE agents...Photos in court filings show Zaitsev with bruises and scabs on his face. “We came to the US for protection because of what we encountered in Russia. It seems that we are encountering here what we fled.”
jamalgreene.bsky.social
Recalling Life's 1939 Joe DiMaggio profile: "Joe, now twenty-four, speaks English without an accent and is otherwise well-adapted to most U.S. mores. Instead of olive oil or smelly bear grease he keeps his hair slick with water. He never reeks of garlic and prefers chicken chow mein to spaghetti.”
adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 6h
Italians, your white card has been revoked. Stefani Germanotta is a perfidious latin
Illegal aliens and Latin hookers twerking at the SuperBowl. Not a single white person or English translation at the Super Bowl. This isn’t White enough for me. Cant even watch a Super Bowl anymore because immigrants have literally ruined everything.
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Reposted by Jamal Greene
donmoyn.bsky.social
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
A player trying to tackle a fan during the Super Bowl seems… newsworthy?
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 AM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
This is a really important reminder that the import of the Epstein files goes beyond sex acts and abuse and looking for Trump gotchas but exposes an elaborate, dark, and independently newsworthy world of access and influence in vivid detail.
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d
Bill Kristol: “It’s blindingly obvious that the Trump administration has no interest in our learning more about Epstein. It’s also blindingly obvious the web of corruption and complicity around Epstein was large and intricate, and that there is much more we deserve to know.”
Trump at the Pearly Gates
Why the president thinks he’s going to Heaven.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
Andrew Garfield
ceilidhann.bsky.social Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 2d
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
pajiba.com Pajiba @pajiba.com · 3d
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Reposted by Jamal Greene
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.

It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings

It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)

s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
I'm starting to think maybe not all free expression constitutes "debating" "ideas".
February 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
Stuck on that line about a speaking invitation being an “advance.” Yikes!
tframpton.bsky.social Thomas Frampton @tframpton.bsky.social · 4d
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."

This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.

yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
The real question is does Dalen Terry get the OAKAAK treatment?
February 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Reposted by Jamal Greene
david.noll.org
We are already well on the way there, but Article III courts should not assume that anything that happens before the immigration "courts" provides constitutionally adequate due process. DHS is all but announcing it will not provide neutral decisionmakers.
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d
🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
Thus, rather than require such adjudications, the Department is changing its regulations to provide the Board more flexibility in reviewing appeals. Instead, for appeals taken from decisions issued after this IF becomes effective, as explained in Section IV.A of this preamble, the default will be summary dismissal unless a majority of current Board members vote to consider the appeal on the merits. And such dismissals will occur quickly—within 15 days of filing the appeal—allowing aliens to seek Federal court review expeditiously, rather than potentially waiting for years for a Board decision that in the vast majority of cases would affirm the underlying Immigration Judge decision.
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
This is endurance.
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jamalgreene.bsky.social Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 5d
The thing is, for businesses that are public goods and not just profit centers, and whose missions include holding government and other powerful actors to account, "enduring" without "thriving" is a badge of honor, not a bug.
maxtani.bsky.social max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 5d
Matt Murray's full email to staff about today's cuts at the Washington Post
February 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
The thing is, for businesses that are public goods and not just profit centers, and whose missions include holding government and other powerful actors to account, "enduring" without "thriving" is a badge of honor, not a bug.
maxtani.bsky.social max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 5d
Matt Murray's full email to staff about today's cuts at the Washington Post
February 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 3:38 AM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
Timeline cleanse.
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
(1) Most respondents approved, (2) the margin of error for this 58-player poll is a double-digit number, (3) we don't know how many players approved of other halftime acts, and (4) the players are not the audience. Nothingburger.
soulwithoutaking.bsky.social Dreamboat Annie @soulwithoutaking.bsky.social · 6d
the headline also could have read that 58.6% approve but that wouldn't have gotten the clicks they want. A popular sports radio station in Columbus Ohio is upending my preconceptions about the place: on the T-Bone & Tyvis Show they're relentlessly mocking the idiocy of the respondents to this poll.
Nearly Half of NFL Players Disapprove of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Performance
The Athletic conducted a poll of current NFL players about Bad Bunny's upcoming Super Bowl halftime show performance, proving the league is split
www.usmagazine.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
"Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely."
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6d
BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FRITZ EMMANUEL LESLY MIOT, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 25-cv-02471 (ACR) V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: "America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions." More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington's vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take.? eSec Noem I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom-not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS. WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE. 6:52 PM - Dec 1, 2025 - 13.2M Views ' Letter from George Washington to Joshua Holmes (December 2, 1783). 2 Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl.) 1110 n.91. But see supra n.l. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) "damn" countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti's TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, "killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies." They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer's disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) 1 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. 1 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. | 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. 9| 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. 9|5. They claim that Secretary Noem's decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary's decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things— in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Reposted by Jamal Greene
chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FRITZ EMMANUEL LESLY MIOT, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 25-cv-02471 (ACR) V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: "America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions." More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington's vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take.? eSec Noem I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom-not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS. WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE. 6:52 PM - Dec 1, 2025 - 13.2M Views ' Letter from George Washington to Joshua Holmes (December 2, 1783). 2 Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl.) 1110 n.91. But see supra n.l. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) "damn" countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti's TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, "killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies." They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer's disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) 1 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. 1 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. | 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. 9| 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. 9|5. They claim that Secretary Noem's decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary's decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things— in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 12:42 AM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
Some post-apocalyptic social historian is going to discover this clip and tear up their dissertation.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
Pirro: "You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law abiding law owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this District, count on going to jail. And that makes all the difference"
February 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
I would add that anyone trying to “take over the voting” would be involved in a criminal conspiracy. Anyone whose mind such a thing might enter should constantly be made aware of that fact and its consequences. Especially those who do not enjoy SCOTUS-conferred immunity (i.e., everyone, save one).
joshuaadouglas.bsky.social Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 7d
The President has no authority to administer elections. '

"Take over the voting" is not a thing and courts should stop it if he tries.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Reposted by Jamal Greene
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If you’re a tenured con law prof interested in election law, Ga State is looking for you to join @anthonymkreis.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf and me. Exciting new Con Law/Democracy Center opening soon! Here’s the Ad: nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
jamalgreene.bsky.social
It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the Dilley, Texas South
www.sacurrent.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Reposted by Jamal Greene
klong.bsky.social
In the days before the presidential inauguration, an Emirati sheikh paid $187 million to entities controlled by Donald Trump’s family to take a major stake in one of the president’s crypto companies, World Liberty Financial.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Reposted by Jamal Greene
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Reposted by Jamal Greene
brizzyc.bsky.social
"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm." A must read.
February 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM