Brant T. Lee
@proflee.bsky.social
Law Prof, 5th gen San Franciscan and proud citizen of Akron, OH. I read, write, and teach about race. Also, irregular installments: #commentaryonbooksihaventread, #wheniretire, #capitalismisthetheologyofwhiteness
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May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
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Here's the amicus brief on Harvard's behalf from other universities storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Here's the amicus brief on Harvard's behalf from other universities storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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if for example Ras Baraka was allegedly trespassing—Newark police could have issued him a ticket, in the usual manner of things. Some ragtag group of unidentified armed men squirreling him away to an immigration detention facility is flagrantly extralegal even if they claim government authority.
there’s no reason for ICE to have conducted this arrest, and to have conducted it masked, and then to have taken him to a location they won’t disclose, except to terrorize and demonstrate they act outside the law. Seizing the person’s like the core feature of tyranny!
US Attorney for NJ Alina Habba told Fox News that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is being held in an undisclosed location. She refused to say where he is.
May 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
if for example Ras Baraka was allegedly trespassing—Newark police could have issued him a ticket, in the usual manner of things. Some ragtag group of unidentified armed men squirreling him away to an immigration detention facility is flagrantly extralegal even if they claim government authority.
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Black history happens every day, and the stories from NPR listeners are good examples of that. From becoming the first Black mayor of a town to singing music about change, these stories matter.
This Black History Month, we're highlighting stories from community changemakers
Black history happens every day, and the stories from NPR listeners are good examples of that. From becoming the first Black mayor of a town to singing music about change, these stories matter.
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February 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Black history happens every day, and the stories from NPR listeners are good examples of that. From becoming the first Black mayor of a town to singing music about change, these stories matter.
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February 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Last night MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said Trump was the first U.S. president to “switch sides during a war.” That aptly describes Trump’s betrayal but it can’t begin to convey the depravity of what Trump did in throwing our ally overboard and lying about every facet of Putin’s criminal aggression.
February 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Last night MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said Trump was the first U.S. president to “switch sides during a war.” That aptly describes Trump’s betrayal but it can’t begin to convey the depravity of what Trump did in throwing our ally overboard and lying about every facet of Putin’s criminal aggression.
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Republican pollster Frank Luntz debunks Trump’s lie about zelensky’s approval numbers, points out they’re actually higher than Trump’s 👇🏽
February 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Republican pollster Frank Luntz debunks Trump’s lie about zelensky’s approval numbers, points out they’re actually higher than Trump’s 👇🏽
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Update: There are now FOUR lawsuits against birthright citizenship executive order:
1. ACLU suit (NHICS v. Trump) in New Hampshire.
2. 18 states + SF/DC in Massachusetts.
3. WA, IL, AZ, OR suit in Western District of Washington.
4. CASA/ASAP suit (CASA v Trump) in District of Maryland.
1. ACLU suit (NHICS v. Trump) in New Hampshire.
2. 18 states + SF/DC in Massachusetts.
3. WA, IL, AZ, OR suit in Western District of Washington.
4. CASA/ASAP suit (CASA v Trump) in District of Maryland.
January 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Update: There are now FOUR lawsuits against birthright citizenship executive order:
1. ACLU suit (NHICS v. Trump) in New Hampshire.
2. 18 states + SF/DC in Massachusetts.
3. WA, IL, AZ, OR suit in Western District of Washington.
4. CASA/ASAP suit (CASA v Trump) in District of Maryland.
1. ACLU suit (NHICS v. Trump) in New Hampshire.
2. 18 states + SF/DC in Massachusetts.
3. WA, IL, AZ, OR suit in Western District of Washington.
4. CASA/ASAP suit (CASA v Trump) in District of Maryland.
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She has no discretion to deny the motion to dismiss, but finds that the government has provided no legitimate reason to dismiss with prejudice
January 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
She has no discretion to deny the motion to dismiss, but finds that the government has provided no legitimate reason to dismiss with prejudice
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@kmtani.bsky.social 's HLR Foreword is as excellent as people say it is.
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The Supreme Court 2023 Term - Foreword: Curation, Narration, Erasure: Power and Possibility at the U.S. Supreme Court
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The Foreword to the <i>Harvard Law Review</i>’s annual Supreme Court issue has become a genre unto itself. Often, it has been a forum for authors to showcase bi
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January 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
@kmtani.bsky.social 's HLR Foreword is as excellent as people say it is.
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Sharing here a long thread I just shared on Threads about Zuckerberg. Yes, I encouraged folks to come to Bluesky. Anyway, pull up a chair.
a red chair sits in front of a wall that has a sign that says new amsterdam on it
ALT: a red chair sits in front of a wall that has a sign that says new amsterdam on it
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January 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Sharing here a long thread I just shared on Threads about Zuckerberg. Yes, I encouraged folks to come to Bluesky. Anyway, pull up a chair.
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“Though there is no way to know how often coverage gets cut off mid-treatment, ProPublica has found scores of lawsuits over the past decade in which judges have sharply criticized insurance companies for citing a patient’s improvement to deny mental health coverage.”
Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.
Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.
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December 31, 2024 at 2:30 PM
“Though there is no way to know how often coverage gets cut off mid-treatment, ProPublica has found scores of lawsuits over the past decade in which judges have sharply criticized insurance companies for citing a patient’s improvement to deny mental health coverage.”
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As expected, SCOTUS grants the request for TikTok and the TikTok creators to split argument time on Jan. 10, meaning Noel Francisco will get 30 minutes for TikTok, Jeffrey Fisher will get 30 minutes for the creators, and Elizabeth Prelogar will get an hour for the government.
December 31, 2024 at 4:04 PM
As expected, SCOTUS grants the request for TikTok and the TikTok creators to split argument time on Jan. 10, meaning Noel Francisco will get 30 minutes for TikTok, Jeffrey Fisher will get 30 minutes for the creators, and Elizabeth Prelogar will get an hour for the government.
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Jimmy's here in Heaven, and let me tell you, it's rare to meet someone who got the 'love thy neighbor' part so right.
December 31, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Jimmy's here in Heaven, and let me tell you, it's rare to meet someone who got the 'love thy neighbor' part so right.
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"Truly outrageous" + "entirely plausible" = why we are so cynical these days. Read this story.
I talked to @nbedera.bsky.social about her devastating research into Title IX offices & new book On the Wrong Side: “There’s this myth men’s lives are ruined when they’re accused of sexual violence—it isn’t just untrue, it becomes justification for giving them benefits to compensate for that."
Not Only Do Campus Sexual Assailants Go Unpunished, They Often Get Special Treatment
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
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December 31, 2024 at 12:54 AM
"Truly outrageous" + "entirely plausible" = why we are so cynical these days. Read this story.
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I don’t blame Chris Wray personally for resigning from FBI. I’m sure his life has been nothing but headaches since he took the job of FBI director, but with the news of his resignation, you can almost hear the foundations of the rule of law splintering.
Live updates: Wray resignation clears way for Trump nomination of Kash Patel at FBI
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.
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December 11, 2024 at 10:10 PM
I don’t blame Chris Wray personally for resigning from FBI. I’m sure his life has been nothing but headaches since he took the job of FBI director, but with the news of his resignation, you can almost hear the foundations of the rule of law splintering.
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NEWS: Montana Supreme Court unanimously rules to keep gender-affirming medical care available to minors on current terms while litigation over Montana's ban on such care continues. The ruling upheld a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the ban. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...
December 11, 2024 at 9:07 PM
NEWS: Montana Supreme Court unanimously rules to keep gender-affirming medical care available to minors on current terms while litigation over Montana's ban on such care continues. The ruling upheld a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the ban. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day #6
#BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day #6
November 25, 2024 at 1:13 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day #6
#BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day #6
You can "quote post" or reply and put your emoji in there: 👍🏽🎉💁🏻♂️
New to Bluesky. Thanks to you Brant T Lee. I have an account on TwitX that I never used. My big question: I want to respond to your post with an emoji but my only choice is a heart? That somehow doesn’t seem appropriate here.
November 23, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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Okay, enough moping.
"—He who, though thus endued as with a sense
And faculty for storm and turbulence,
Is yet a Soul whose master-bias leans
To homefelt pleasures and to gentle scenes;
Sweet images! which, whereso’er he be,
Are at his heart"
"—He who, though thus endued as with a sense
And faculty for storm and turbulence,
Is yet a Soul whose master-bias leans
To homefelt pleasures and to gentle scenes;
Sweet images! which, whereso’er he be,
Are at his heart"
391. Character of the Happy Warrior - Collection at Bartleby.com
391. Character of the Happy Warrior WHO is the happy Warrior? Who is he What every man in arms should wish to be? —It is the generous Spirit, who, when brought Among the tasks of real
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November 23, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Okay, enough moping.
"—He who, though thus endued as with a sense
And faculty for storm and turbulence,
Is yet a Soul whose master-bias leans
To homefelt pleasures and to gentle scenes;
Sweet images! which, whereso’er he be,
Are at his heart"
"—He who, though thus endued as with a sense
And faculty for storm and turbulence,
Is yet a Soul whose master-bias leans
To homefelt pleasures and to gentle scenes;
Sweet images! which, whereso’er he be,
Are at his heart"