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Last week I wrote that ICE (& immigration judges) are increasingly openly defying courts. lpeproject.org/blog/immigra...
Now, a judge compiled 100 cases from ICE’s MN siege where ICE ignored court orders.
Yet what are dems offering? Basically—laws that ask ICE to please follow the law.
Now, a judge compiled 100 cases from ICE’s MN siege where ICE ignored court orders.
Yet what are dems offering? Basically—laws that ask ICE to please follow the law.
January 29, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Last week I wrote that ICE (& immigration judges) are increasingly openly defying courts. lpeproject.org/blog/immigra...
Now, a judge compiled 100 cases from ICE’s MN siege where ICE ignored court orders.
Yet what are dems offering? Basically—laws that ask ICE to please follow the law.
Now, a judge compiled 100 cases from ICE’s MN siege where ICE ignored court orders.
Yet what are dems offering? Basically—laws that ask ICE to please follow the law.
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I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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Important thread: for a long time I have been waiting to see a clear critique of vendor influence over the safety net space. This maps out the political economy of vendor capture of safety net systems.
Corporations are extracting billions from America’s safety net and their payday is about to be supercharged by new rules.
I lay out how programs like Medicaid have become vulnerable to corporate capture and what we need to build to stop it.
@lpeblog.bsky.social
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
I lay out how programs like Medicaid have become vulnerable to corporate capture and what we need to build to stop it.
@lpeblog.bsky.social
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Important thread: for a long time I have been waiting to see a clear critique of vendor influence over the safety net space. This maps out the political economy of vendor capture of safety net systems.
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Absolutely terrific post by @lukefarrell.bsky.social . It’s shocking, wasteful, and pernicious how much our government relies on private contractors to perform the state function of administering public services. Great proposals here.
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The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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Corporations are extracting billions from America’s safety net and their payday is about to be supercharged by new rules.
I lay out how programs like Medicaid have become vulnerable to corporate capture and what we need to build to stop it.
@lpeblog.bsky.social
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
I lay out how programs like Medicaid have become vulnerable to corporate capture and what we need to build to stop it.
@lpeblog.bsky.social
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Corporations are extracting billions from America’s safety net and their payday is about to be supercharged by new rules.
I lay out how programs like Medicaid have become vulnerable to corporate capture and what we need to build to stop it.
@lpeblog.bsky.social
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
I lay out how programs like Medicaid have become vulnerable to corporate capture and what we need to build to stop it.
@lpeblog.bsky.social
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
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“hidden foster care, which is believed to have emerged in the 1980s, furthered the neoliberal-social-conservative project of dismantling the welfare state and reinstating the poor-law-style ideal of family responsibility” - excellent post from Edie Conekin-Tooze
Today, Edie Conekin-Tooze explains how kinship diversion, though often framed as a humane alternative to foster care, advanced the neoliberal dismantling of the welfare state and revived poor-law notions of family responsibility.
Hidden Foster Care as Neoliberal Family Governance
Kinship diversion is often framed as a humane alternative to foster care. In practice, the expansion of hidden foster care has advanced the neoliberal effort to dismantle the welfare state and…
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January 27, 2026 at 9:18 PM
“hidden foster care, which is believed to have emerged in the 1980s, furthered the neoliberal-social-conservative project of dismantling the welfare state and reinstating the poor-law-style ideal of family responsibility” - excellent post from Edie Conekin-Tooze
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Today, we share an open letter from seventy-two University of Minnesota Law faculty addressing the federal government’s ongoing campaign of fear, intimidation, and violence against Minnesotans.
An Open Letter to the Minnesota Law Community
Seventy-two University of Minnesota Law faculty address the federal government's ongoing campaign of fear, intimidation, and violence against Minnesotans.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Today, we share an open letter from seventy-two University of Minnesota Law faculty addressing the federal government’s ongoing campaign of fear, intimidation, and violence against Minnesotans.
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"projects that seek to subvert formal systems by moving funding into diversion programs face a perennial risk: co-option by a neoliberal-social-conservative project that is all too ready to replace well-funded, formal state processes with private responsibility by families and communities."
Today, Edie Conekin-Tooze explains how kinship diversion, though often framed as a humane alternative to foster care, advanced the neoliberal dismantling of the welfare state and revived poor-law notions of family responsibility.
Hidden Foster Care as Neoliberal Family Governance
Kinship diversion is often framed as a humane alternative to foster care. In practice, the expansion of hidden foster care has advanced the neoliberal effort to dismantle the welfare state and…
lpeproject.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
"projects that seek to subvert formal systems by moving funding into diversion programs face a perennial risk: co-option by a neoliberal-social-conservative project that is all too ready to replace well-funded, formal state processes with private responsibility by families and communities."
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Today, Edie Conekin-Tooze explains how kinship diversion, though often framed as a humane alternative to foster care, advanced the neoliberal dismantling of the welfare state and revived poor-law notions of family responsibility.
Hidden Foster Care as Neoliberal Family Governance
Kinship diversion is often framed as a humane alternative to foster care. In practice, the expansion of hidden foster care has advanced the neoliberal effort to dismantle the welfare state and…
lpeproject.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Today, Edie Conekin-Tooze explains how kinship diversion, though often framed as a humane alternative to foster care, advanced the neoliberal dismantling of the welfare state and revived poor-law notions of family responsibility.
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The week in review: @n-th-n.bsky.social on how immigration agencies are openly defying federal courts, and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social and @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social on the Part IV problem in legal scholarship.
Plus, as always, the best of LPE from around the web 👇🧵
Plus, as always, the best of LPE from around the web 👇🧵
Weekly Roundup: Jan 23
Nathan Yaffe on the immigration agencies openly defying federal courts, and Sabeel Rahman and Jocelyn Simonson on the Part IV problem in legal scholarship. Plus, Michael Macher traces the bipartisan…
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January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The week in review: @n-th-n.bsky.social on how immigration agencies are openly defying federal courts, and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social and @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social on the Part IV problem in legal scholarship.
Plus, as always, the best of LPE from around the web 👇🧵
Plus, as always, the best of LPE from around the web 👇🧵
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If you're rushing to finish an article for the upcoming law review submission season, we have good news and bad news.
The good news: you can ditch that Part IV! 😀
The bad news: you still have to finish Parts I-III 😬
The good news: you can ditch that Part IV! 😀
The bad news: you still have to finish Parts I-III 😬
Today, @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social challenge the idea that law review articles should conclude with a set of actionable prescriptions.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
Beyond Feasibility in Legal Scholarship
Law review articles are expected to conclude with a short section, often “Part IV,” that translates analysis into actionable prescriptions. Though well-intentioned, this convention constrains ambition...
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January 22, 2026 at 3:22 PM
If you're rushing to finish an article for the upcoming law review submission season, we have good news and bad news.
The good news: you can ditch that Part IV! 😀
The bad news: you still have to finish Parts I-III 😬
The good news: you can ditch that Part IV! 😀
The bad news: you still have to finish Parts I-III 😬
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It seems to me Congress should hold off on funding elaborate conspiracies to violate the Constitution.
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 22, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It seems to me Congress should hold off on funding elaborate conspiracies to violate the Constitution.
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This is great. We obviously live in a world (now, maybe always) where incremental policy proposals and doctrinal tweaks don't get at the core of what matters in law and legal disputes.
Today, @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social challenge the idea that law review articles should conclude with a set of actionable prescriptions.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
Beyond Feasibility in Legal Scholarship
Law review articles are expected to conclude with a short section, often “Part IV,” that translates analysis into actionable prescriptions. Though well-intentioned, this convention constrains ambition...
lpeproject.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This is great. We obviously live in a world (now, maybe always) where incremental policy proposals and doctrinal tweaks don't get at the core of what matters in law and legal disputes.
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For years, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social & I have been frustrated with what we call the Part IV Problem in legal scholarship, the expectation of neat & feasible prescriptions to end pieces. Our frustrations are heightened in this moment of authoritarianism, as we wrote today at @lpeblog.bsky.social:
Today, @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social challenge the idea that law review articles should conclude with a set of actionable prescriptions.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
Beyond Feasibility in Legal Scholarship
Law review articles are expected to conclude with a short section, often “Part IV,” that translates analysis into actionable prescriptions. Though well-intentioned, this convention constrains ambition...
lpeproject.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:02 PM
For years, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social & I have been frustrated with what we call the Part IV Problem in legal scholarship, the expectation of neat & feasible prescriptions to end pieces. Our frustrations are heightened in this moment of authoritarianism, as we wrote today at @lpeblog.bsky.social:
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Today, @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social challenge the idea that law review articles should conclude with a set of actionable prescriptions.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
Beyond Feasibility in Legal Scholarship
Law review articles are expected to conclude with a short section, often “Part IV,” that translates analysis into actionable prescriptions. Though well-intentioned, this convention constrains ambition...
lpeproject.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Today, @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social challenge the idea that law review articles should conclude with a set of actionable prescriptions.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
This convention, they argue, constrains ambition, sidelines critique, and conflates near-term feasibility with rigor.
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I have a piece on @lpeblog.bsky.social detailing how ICE & immigration judges are at war against federal courts.
100s of federal judges—and one nationwide class—have held ICE & IJs are breaking the law imposing blanket mandatory detention—yet they continue undeterred: lpeproject.org/blog/immigra...
100s of federal judges—and one nationwide class—have held ICE & IJs are breaking the law imposing blanket mandatory detention—yet they continue undeterred: lpeproject.org/blog/immigra...
Immigration Agencies Are Openly Defying Federal Courts
Federal courts have overwhelmingly rejected the Trump Administration's radical expansion of mandatory detention. Despite this, ICE continues to arrest and detain tens of thousands of people each month...
lpeproject.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I have a piece on @lpeblog.bsky.social detailing how ICE & immigration judges are at war against federal courts.
100s of federal judges—and one nationwide class—have held ICE & IJs are breaking the law imposing blanket mandatory detention—yet they continue undeterred: lpeproject.org/blog/immigra...
100s of federal judges—and one nationwide class—have held ICE & IJs are breaking the law imposing blanket mandatory detention—yet they continue undeterred: lpeproject.org/blog/immigra...
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However lawless you think the immigration agencies have become, it's worse than you think.
Judges have ruled against ICE's new mandatory detention policy by a margin of 308-14. They have also held that a nationwide class is eligible for bond hearings. Yet ICE continues to enact the policy.
Judges have ruled against ICE's new mandatory detention policy by a margin of 308-14. They have also held that a nationwide class is eligible for bond hearings. Yet ICE continues to enact the policy.
I have a piece on @lpeblog.bsky.social detailing how ICE & immigration judges are at war against federal courts.
100s of federal judges—and one nationwide class—have held ICE & IJs are breaking the law imposing blanket mandatory detention—yet they continue undeterred: lpeproject.org/blog/immigra...
100s of federal judges—and one nationwide class—have held ICE & IJs are breaking the law imposing blanket mandatory detention—yet they continue undeterred: lpeproject.org/blog/immigra...
Immigration Agencies Are Openly Defying Federal Courts
Federal courts have overwhelmingly rejected the Trump Administration's radical expansion of mandatory detention. Despite this, ICE continues to arrest and detain tens of thousands of people each month...
lpeproject.org
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 AM
However lawless you think the immigration agencies have become, it's worse than you think.
Judges have ruled against ICE's new mandatory detention policy by a margin of 308-14. They have also held that a nationwide class is eligible for bond hearings. Yet ICE continues to enact the policy.
Judges have ruled against ICE's new mandatory detention policy by a margin of 308-14. They have also held that a nationwide class is eligible for bond hearings. Yet ICE continues to enact the policy.
"Given the scale of the deportation agencies, there is simply no way for legal responses to keep pace with the lawless mass lockup. Unlike ICE, the habeas bar did not receive a multi-billion dollar investment to underwrite limitless expansion."
Today, @n-th-n.bsky.social describes an alarming development: in more than 1,600 habeas cases, federal judges have ruled that ICE is breaking the law by imposing blanket mandatory detention.
Yet ICE continues to enforce the policy, effectively nullifying judicial oversight through sheer scale.
Yet ICE continues to enforce the policy, effectively nullifying judicial oversight through sheer scale.
Immigration Agencies Are Openly Defying Federal Courts
Federal courts have overwhelmingly rejected the Trump Administration's radical expansion of mandatory detention. Despite this, ICE continues to arrest and detain tens of thousands of people each month...
lpeproject.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:11 PM
"Given the scale of the deportation agencies, there is simply no way for legal responses to keep pace with the lawless mass lockup. Unlike ICE, the habeas bar did not receive a multi-billion dollar investment to underwrite limitless expansion."
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Today, @n-th-n.bsky.social describes an alarming development: in more than 1,600 habeas cases, federal judges have ruled that ICE is breaking the law by imposing blanket mandatory detention.
Yet ICE continues to enforce the policy, effectively nullifying judicial oversight through sheer scale.
Yet ICE continues to enforce the policy, effectively nullifying judicial oversight through sheer scale.
Immigration Agencies Are Openly Defying Federal Courts
Federal courts have overwhelmingly rejected the Trump Administration's radical expansion of mandatory detention. Despite this, ICE continues to arrest and detain tens of thousands of people each month...
lpeproject.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Today, @n-th-n.bsky.social describes an alarming development: in more than 1,600 habeas cases, federal judges have ruled that ICE is breaking the law by imposing blanket mandatory detention.
Yet ICE continues to enforce the policy, effectively nullifying judicial oversight through sheer scale.
Yet ICE continues to enforce the policy, effectively nullifying judicial oversight through sheer scale.
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"Republicans’ goal was never regulatory decisions that maximized net benefits; it was less regulation, consistent with their broader political vision."
A good day to revisit @epopppp.bsky.social's call to confront (and perhaps learn from) the conservative weaponization of Cost-Benefit Analysis.
A good day to revisit @epopppp.bsky.social's call to confront (and perhaps learn from) the conservative weaponization of Cost-Benefit Analysis.
January 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"Republicans’ goal was never regulatory decisions that maximized net benefits; it was less regulation, consistent with their broader political vision."
A good day to revisit @epopppp.bsky.social's call to confront (and perhaps learn from) the conservative weaponization of Cost-Benefit Analysis.
A good day to revisit @epopppp.bsky.social's call to confront (and perhaps learn from) the conservative weaponization of Cost-Benefit Analysis.
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My selections cover tariffs as economic sabotage, lessons from the second red scare, the perversion of trust law, what CalRx teaches us about abundance, and the political economy of trans healthcare. This is America (woo).
To close out the year, our editorial staff shares some of their favorite posts from 2025.
2025 Yearly Roundup: Editors’ Picks
Edie, James, Eve, and Liz highlight some of their favorite posts from 2025.
lpeproject.org
December 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My selections cover tariffs as economic sabotage, lessons from the second red scare, the perversion of trust law, what CalRx teaches us about abundance, and the political economy of trans healthcare. This is America (woo).
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To close out the year, our editorial staff shares some of their favorite posts from 2025.
2025 Yearly Roundup: Editors’ Picks
Edie, James, Eve, and Liz highlight some of their favorite posts from 2025.
lpeproject.org
December 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
To close out the year, our editorial staff shares some of their favorite posts from 2025.