Michael Mrozinski
@mjmrozinski.bsky.social
Policy, research, and advocacy on public defense, legal system reform & race equity at NLADA.org | Opinions are my own | UChicago, Georgetown Law & CTLS London alum | he/him
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"A promise of a vote on healthcare"
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"A promise of a vote on healthcare"
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President Trump does not have the authority to sidestep Congress in order to silence local governments and non-profit orgs that do work he doesn’t like.
Public servants serve the people, not politics. We're in court to protect the bipartisan promise of public service loan forgiveness.
Public servants serve the people, not politics. We're in court to protect the bipartisan promise of public service loan forgiveness.
US states, nonprofits sue over Trump rule limiting student loan forgiveness
Several Democratic-led states, cities and nonprofits filed lawsuits on Monday seeking to block a new rule by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration that would exclude organizations from a federal student loan forgiveness program if they are deemed to have a "substantial illegal purpose."
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
President Trump does not have the authority to sidestep Congress in order to silence local governments and non-profit orgs that do work he doesn’t like.
Public servants serve the people, not politics. We're in court to protect the bipartisan promise of public service loan forgiveness.
Public servants serve the people, not politics. We're in court to protect the bipartisan promise of public service loan forgiveness.
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Mamdani: "Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Mamdani: "Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
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just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Our Friday programming is underway at the 2025 @nlada.bsky.social Annual Conference! #NLADA25
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Our Friday programming is underway at the 2025 @nlada.bsky.social Annual Conference! #NLADA25
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness isn't a game piece—it's a tool that countless Americans rely on to make education more affordable, but Trump is changing the rules to target organizations that don't align with his partisan political agenda.
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Public Service Loan Forgiveness isn't a game piece—it's a tool that countless Americans rely on to make education more affordable, but Trump is changing the rules to target organizations that don't align with his partisan political agenda.
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Most likely don’t have this on the Election Day radar, but felony disenfranchisement is on the ballot next week in Virginia, an unusually harsh state for denying voting rights to people with criminal records. Major reform may be coming there, and Tuesday is pivotal.
Here’s what you need to know:
Here’s what you need to know:
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Most likely don’t have this on the Election Day radar, but felony disenfranchisement is on the ballot next week in Virginia, an unusually harsh state for denying voting rights to people with criminal records. Major reform may be coming there, and Tuesday is pivotal.
Here’s what you need to know:
Here’s what you need to know:
Thank you to everyone who came out to NLADA's Hill Day! We brought more than 40 advocates to House and Senate offices to discuss the importance of federal healthcare, housing, and education programs for communities served by legal aid & public defense, and the harms of the federal shutdown. #NLADA25
October 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out to NLADA's Hill Day! We brought more than 40 advocates to House and Senate offices to discuss the importance of federal healthcare, housing, and education programs for communities served by legal aid & public defense, and the harms of the federal shutdown. #NLADA25
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The first full day of the @nlada.bsky.social Annual Conference is underway! It's always a jolt of energy to reconnect with NLADA's national network of equal justice advocates. #NLADA25
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The first full day of the @nlada.bsky.social Annual Conference is underway! It's always a jolt of energy to reconnect with NLADA's national network of equal justice advocates. #NLADA25
The final day of @cjinnovation.bsky.social & @jlusa.org's Municipal Courts and the Promise of Community Justice conference is underway! We begin with a presentation by Prof. Alexandra Natapoff (@harvard.edu Law).
There are over 7,500 municipal courts across the country which collect $2B/yr.
There are over 7,500 municipal courts across the country which collect $2B/yr.
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The final day of @cjinnovation.bsky.social & @jlusa.org's Municipal Courts and the Promise of Community Justice conference is underway! We begin with a presentation by Prof. Alexandra Natapoff (@harvard.edu Law).
There are over 7,500 municipal courts across the country which collect $2B/yr.
There are over 7,500 municipal courts across the country which collect $2B/yr.
Thrilled to be at @cjinnovation.bsky.social & @jlusa.org's conference on Municipal Courts and the Promise of Community Justice in Newark, NJ! Looking forward to discussions today and tomorrow about improving court systems to be more receptive and responsive to impacted community needs.
October 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Thrilled to be at @cjinnovation.bsky.social & @jlusa.org's conference on Municipal Courts and the Promise of Community Justice in Newark, NJ! Looking forward to discussions today and tomorrow about improving court systems to be more receptive and responsive to impacted community needs.
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A rare admission from the administration that policy choices have knock-off effects.
In this case: immigration crackdowns raise your grocery bill.
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
In this case: immigration crackdowns raise your grocery bill.
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
October 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A rare admission from the administration that policy choices have knock-off effects.
In this case: immigration crackdowns raise your grocery bill.
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
In this case: immigration crackdowns raise your grocery bill.
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Thank you to @macfound.org and @cjinnovation.bsky.social for an excellent SJC Racial Equity Cohort Steering Committee learning retreat in Philadelphia! Great to visit Why Not Prosper and see their outstanding work. Community reentry organizations like WNP deserve much broader support. #RethinkJails
October 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Thank you to @macfound.org and @cjinnovation.bsky.social for an excellent SJC Racial Equity Cohort Steering Committee learning retreat in Philadelphia! Great to visit Why Not Prosper and see their outstanding work. Community reentry organizations like WNP deserve much broader support. #RethinkJails
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
Thank you to everyone who attended the @nlada.bsky.social Exemplar Awards Gala, donated to NLADA, and/or bid in the social justice art auction last night! Truly inspiring to hear awardees Natalie Epps, Michael Figgins, and Ben Weinberg discuss their paths to distinction in equal justice work.
September 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended the @nlada.bsky.social Exemplar Awards Gala, donated to NLADA, and/or bid in the social justice art auction last night! Truly inspiring to hear awardees Natalie Epps, Michael Figgins, and Ben Weinberg discuss their paths to distinction in equal justice work.
The @nlada.bsky.social Exemplar Awards Gala is tomorrow night! You can support our work for public defense, civil legal aid, and impacted communities by buying a ticket to the Gala, donating to NLADA, or bidding in our art auction. See more info at www.nlada.org/gala2025
2025 Exemplar Awards Gala
The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) Exemplar Awards Gala will honor distinguished members of the corporate counsel and private law firm communities who demonstrate outstanding leader...
www.nlada.org
September 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The @nlada.bsky.social Exemplar Awards Gala is tomorrow night! You can support our work for public defense, civil legal aid, and impacted communities by buying a ticket to the Gala, donating to NLADA, or bidding in our art auction. See more info at www.nlada.org/gala2025
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Chicago has the highest number of lead water service lines in the nation. WBEZ, Grist and Inside Climate News analyzed city data that allows Chicago’s residents to see where the problem is most acute — and how it intersects with poverty and race. trib.al/n4TkzEu
Where are Chicago’s lead pipes?
Lead water service lines are all over the city. But majority Black and Latino neighborhoods bear the biggest burden, our analysis finds.
trib.al
August 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Chicago has the highest number of lead water service lines in the nation. WBEZ, Grist and Inside Climate News analyzed city data that allows Chicago’s residents to see where the problem is most acute — and how it intersects with poverty and race. trib.al/n4TkzEu
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Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
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Today’s Executive Order creating a *nationwide* military “quick reaction force” and setting up an online portal to permit random fascist vigilantes to join soldiers is one of the scariest things I’ve seen in U.S. politics in my adult life. Why is it not getting more attention?
August 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Today’s Executive Order creating a *nationwide* military “quick reaction force” and setting up an online portal to permit random fascist vigilantes to join soldiers is one of the scariest things I’ve seen in U.S. politics in my adult life. Why is it not getting more attention?
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Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
August 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
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I think there's a core problem with the idea that anyone - **especially straight men** - feels entitled to "debate" the existence and rights of trans people.
so there’s gonna potentially be a pod save america “debate” on democrats future support for trans rights in the near future
i had to back out because of scheduling conflicts, and for some reason they didn’t want my help finding a replacement
on the other side of the “debate” is…
matt yglesias
i had to back out because of scheduling conflicts, and for some reason they didn’t want my help finding a replacement
on the other side of the “debate” is…
matt yglesias
August 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I think there's a core problem with the idea that anyone - **especially straight men** - feels entitled to "debate" the existence and rights of trans people.
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Frost: On one end, we have the big ugly law. And then on the other, we have the federal government occupying our cities.. It's not two different things. It's the same damn thing. These aren't things that distract from one another.
This is the thing to enable the other thing,
This is the thing to enable the other thing,
August 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Frost: On one end, we have the big ugly law. And then on the other, we have the federal government occupying our cities.. It's not two different things. It's the same damn thing. These aren't things that distract from one another.
This is the thing to enable the other thing,
This is the thing to enable the other thing,