Meera Deo
@meeradeo.bsky.social
author | law prof | LSSSE Director | empirical scholar | DEI expert | plant-based foodie | mama | BA UCBerkeley | JD UMich | PhD (Soc) UCLA
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Meera Deo
@meeradeo.bsky.social
· Nov 7
📢 The 2025 LSSSE Annual Report is here!
This year, we focus on the experiences of law students with disabilities—their strengths, challenges, and the ways they enrich legal education.
👉 Read the full report now: lssse.indiana.edu/what-we-do/r...
#LSSSE #LegalEducation #DisabilityInLawSchool
This year, we focus on the experiences of law students with disabilities—their strengths, challenges, and the ways they enrich legal education.
👉 Read the full report now: lssse.indiana.edu/what-we-do/r...
#LSSSE #LegalEducation #DisabilityInLawSchool
Fam, I’m so proud of this one: the first comprehensive empirical study of disability in law school. Did you know 20% of law students have disabilities? And while they outperform their peers on engagement, they need more institutional support. Learn about their backgrounds, behaviors & experiences👇
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I’m beginning every panel I chair for the rest of my career with this frontal attack…
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I’m beginning every panel I chair for the rest of my career with this frontal attack…
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"A threat to anyone’s constitutional rights is a threat to us all. Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s [view], American citizens could be subject to the same treatment. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution."
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
"A threat to anyone’s constitutional rights is a threat to us all. Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s [view], American citizens could be subject to the same treatment. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution."
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
"They are not, it emerges, 'killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.'"
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...
February 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"They are not, it emerges, 'killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.'"
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Days after Secretary Noem took office, she purported to "vacate" decisions by Secretary Mayorkas to extend TPS for Venezuela and Haiti — even though the law says repeatedly that TPS, once granted, lasts until it expires.
The 9th Circuit says she had no authority to do that.
The 9th Circuit says she had no authority to do that.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans and Haitians was unlawful, a Ninth Circuit panel found.
It’s the first time an appellate court has ruled on the substance of Trump efforts to dismantle the TPS program.
It’s the first time an appellate court has ruled on the substance of Trump efforts to dismantle the TPS program.
DHS Unlawfully Ended Venezuelan Migrant Status, Ninth Cir. Says
The Trump administration’s termination of humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants violated the Immigration and Nationality Act, a federal appeals court ...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Days after Secretary Noem took office, she purported to "vacate" decisions by Secretary Mayorkas to extend TPS for Venezuela and Haiti — even though the law says repeatedly that TPS, once granted, lasts until it expires.
The 9th Circuit says she had no authority to do that.
The 9th Circuit says she had no authority to do that.
Happy Submission Day to all who celebrate!
a woman wearing a red hat is holding a microphone and says " and may the odds be ever in your favor "
ALT: a woman wearing a red hat is holding a microphone and says " and may the odds be ever in your favor "
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February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Happy Submission Day to all who celebrate!
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“With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike, it is so ordered” is a thing you write when you know the Fifth Circuit will reverse you and can hope only that the court of history will affirm
NEWS: Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos. A thunderous rebuke against ICE’s violent campaign in Minnesota. Read the order below.
Link:
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Order – #9 in Conejo Arias v. Noem (W.D. Tex., 5:26-cv-00415) – CourtListener.com
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT--The Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Grea...
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February 1, 2026 at 1:21 AM
“With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike, it is so ordered” is a thing you write when you know the Fifth Circuit will reverse you and can hope only that the court of history will affirm
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I find it necessary these days to affirm the obvious because the descent into fascism is mostly a continuous, not discrete, process so here it goes:
these are internal checkpoints by secret police for what is routine freedom of movement.
these are internal checkpoints by secret police for what is routine freedom of movement.
It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
ICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I find it necessary these days to affirm the obvious because the descent into fascism is mostly a continuous, not discrete, process so here it goes:
these are internal checkpoints by secret police for what is routine freedom of movement.
these are internal checkpoints by secret police for what is routine freedom of movement.
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Very exciting to see the LSSSE Director @meeradeo.bsky.social be named as one of the top 25 most influential people in legal education, according to the National Jurist!
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January 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Very exciting to see the LSSSE Director @meeradeo.bsky.social be named as one of the top 25 most influential people in legal education, according to the National Jurist!
nationaljurist.com/the-25-most-...
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
We’ve got a fabulous lineup of speakers this spring at Southwestern Law School! Starting the year with the incomparable Russell Robinson
from @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social!
from @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social!
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We’ve got a fabulous lineup of speakers this spring at Southwestern Law School! Starting the year with the incomparable Russell Robinson
from @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social!
from @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social!
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Check out this interview with LSSSE Director @meeradeo.bsky.social and the ABA Commission on Disability Rights about our 2025 Annual Report on law students with disabilities:
www.americanbar.org/groups/diver...
Read the full report at the link in our bio!
#LSSSE #LawSchool #Disability
www.americanbar.org/groups/diver...
Read the full report at the link in our bio!
#LSSSE #LawSchool #Disability
Disability, Engagement, and Belonging in Law School: Insights from LSSSE Survey
The 2025 Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) report is the first national, longitudinal, empirical study to focus specifically on the experiences of law students with disabilities.
www.americanbar.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Check out this interview with LSSSE Director @meeradeo.bsky.social and the ABA Commission on Disability Rights about our 2025 Annual Report on law students with disabilities:
www.americanbar.org/groups/diver...
Read the full report at the link in our bio!
#LSSSE #LawSchool #Disability
www.americanbar.org/groups/diver...
Read the full report at the link in our bio!
#LSSSE #LawSchool #Disability
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best way to end day 2: chicken roast and aloo bhortha from boishakhi
January 3, 2026 at 2:19 AM
best way to end day 2: chicken roast and aloo bhortha from boishakhi
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Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
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Trump is re-escalating his immigration crackdown by expanding his racist travel ban to 39 countries. That includes 8 Asian and Pacific Island nations.
This policy will tear families apart and endanger vulnerable people from around the world, many of them Muslim and most of them people of color.
This policy will tear families apart and endanger vulnerable people from around the world, many of them Muslim and most of them people of color.
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Trump is re-escalating his immigration crackdown by expanding his racist travel ban to 39 countries. That includes 8 Asian and Pacific Island nations.
This policy will tear families apart and endanger vulnerable people from around the world, many of them Muslim and most of them people of color.
This policy will tear families apart and endanger vulnerable people from around the world, many of them Muslim and most of them people of color.
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
Just spent 6 mins trying to read 2 words of my own handwriting on an article draft.... Happy Monday 🫠
December 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Just spent 6 mins trying to read 2 words of my own handwriting on an article draft.... Happy Monday 🫠
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Landmark case up for argument at SCOTUS at 10am on the power of presidents to fire independent agency heads.
Here’s my quick preview in Espresso, @economist.com’s daily app.
I’ll be posting live analysis during the oral argument in this thread
Here’s my quick preview in Espresso, @economist.com’s daily app.
I’ll be posting live analysis during the oral argument in this thread
December 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Landmark case up for argument at SCOTUS at 10am on the power of presidents to fire independent agency heads.
Here’s my quick preview in Espresso, @economist.com’s daily app.
I’ll be posting live analysis during the oral argument in this thread
Here’s my quick preview in Espresso, @economist.com’s daily app.
I’ll be posting live analysis during the oral argument in this thread
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Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said earlier today that seeing this video was "one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service."
"People will someday see this video and they will see that that video shows ... an attack on shipwrecked sailors."
"People will someday see this video and they will see that that video shows ... an attack on shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said earlier today that seeing this video was "one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service."
"People will someday see this video and they will see that that video shows ... an attack on shipwrecked sailors."
"People will someday see this video and they will see that that video shows ... an attack on shipwrecked sailors."
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The term “remigration” has a dark past that everyone needs to understand. It was created on the European far right as a coded call for ethnic cleansing, the forced removal of non-white immigrants and even their children.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The term “remigration” has a dark past that everyone needs to understand. It was created on the European far right as a coded call for ethnic cleansing, the forced removal of non-white immigrants and even their children.
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If this doesn't make you smile and laugh (and maybe even tear up a bit), well, not sure why we're connected online at all.
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If this doesn't make you smile and laugh (and maybe even tear up a bit), well, not sure why we're connected online at all.