Melissa Murray
@profmmurray.bsky.social
Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Prof. of Law @nyulaw.bsky.social; Faculty Dir. @bwlcnyu.bsky.social; co-host @strictscrutiny.bsky.social; talking head @ms.now; @NYTimes.com bestselling author. Views mine. RT not endrsmt.
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Pro-life family values
January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Pro-life family values
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So to reiterate now they are attacking an orphaned child
School of Renee Good’s son targeted by right-wing attacks
Threats to Southside Family Charter School in Minneapolis came after New York Post articles and a series of social media posts from right-wing commentators.
sahanjournal.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 AM
So to reiterate now they are attacking an orphaned child
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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“Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE” is a sentence that shouldn’t exist.
My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
“Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE” is a sentence that shouldn’t exist.
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Not me absolutely gobsmacked to run into Roger Sterling in the @msnowreports.bsky.social green room.
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Not me absolutely gobsmacked to run into Roger Sterling in the @msnowreports.bsky.social green room.
To be fair, it sounded better in the original German.
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
To be fair, it sounded better in the original German.
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NEW: We preview this week's oral arguments & also discuss an array of legal news - Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social joins us to debunk the admin's "legal" justifications for Venezuela & explain how he convinced SCOTUS to say to the National Guard.
AND MORE! crooked.com/podcast/debu...
AND MORE! crooked.com/podcast/debu...
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table and says it is law
Alt: Barack Obama in a suit and tie is sitting at a table and says it is law
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
NEW: We preview this week's oral arguments & also discuss an array of legal news - Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social joins us to debunk the admin's "legal" justifications for Venezuela & explain how he convinced SCOTUS to say to the National Guard.
AND MORE! crooked.com/podcast/debu...
AND MORE! crooked.com/podcast/debu...
But see, Historians Say Property Rights Led to Black People Being 'Very Badly Treated.'
January 12, 2026 at 1:05 PM
But see, Historians Say Property Rights Led to Black People Being 'Very Badly Treated.'
Powell's term as Fed Chair ends in May. The Administration's inability to play the (not that) long game speaks volumes.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Powell's term as Fed Chair ends in May. The Administration's inability to play the (not that) long game speaks volumes.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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Because reading is fundamental.
They are not.
In 1916 the U.S. entered an agreement w/Denmark in which in exchange for taking control of the islands of St. Croix, St. John, & St. Thomas (then the “Danish West Indies”), the U.S. would pay $25 million & not object to Danish control of Greenland.
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In 1916 the U.S. entered an agreement w/Denmark in which in exchange for taking control of the islands of St. Croix, St. John, & St. Thomas (then the “Danish West Indies”), the U.S. would pay $25 million & not object to Danish control of Greenland.
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Because reading is fundamental.
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I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
TBF, when I refer to the Dep't of War or the Sec'y of War, I'm usually smirking.
On the other hand, there's this...
On the other hand, there's this...
January 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
TBF, when I refer to the Dep't of War or the Sec'y of War, I'm usually smirking.
On the other hand, there's this...
On the other hand, there's this...
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Watch this. It is a sober, and sobering, look at how the courts are working toward the autocratic project. @strictscrutiny.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social @profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social
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How Autocrats Use Courts to Destroy Democracy
YouTube video by Strict Scrutiny
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January 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Watch this. It is a sober, and sobering, look at how the courts are working toward the autocratic project. @strictscrutiny.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social @profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOp-...
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Take a listen to our first episode of 2026!!
Happy New Year!
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
a close up of a grinch 's face with the words `` smile '' written on it .
ALT: a close up of a grinch 's face with the words `` smile '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Take a listen to our first episode of 2026!!
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Always so helpful in processing *the things* — give them a listen!
Happy New Year!
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
a close up of a grinch 's face with the words `` smile '' written on it .
ALT: a close up of a grinch 's face with the words `` smile '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Always so helpful in processing *the things* — give them a listen!
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Wow. Totally mandatory listening.
Happy New Year!
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
a close up of a grinch 's face with the words `` smile '' written on it .
ALT: a close up of a grinch 's face with the words `` smile '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Wow. Totally mandatory listening.
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It’s never a good sign for world news when the @strictscrutiny.bsky.social gals ask me to join them but I was honored to return to the pod for an emergency hit on the Venezuela invasion: youtu.be/nrR8gdpS-c0?...
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
It’s never a good sign for world news when the @strictscrutiny.bsky.social gals ask me to join them but I was honored to return to the pod for an emergency hit on the Venezuela invasion: youtu.be/nrR8gdpS-c0?...
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This episode is essential listening.
I was especially grateful for the decoder ring that @kimlanelaw.bsky.social gives us here--teaching us to separate what the court might do to nominally assert its independence, all while working steadily to further the entrenchment of authoritarianism in the US.
I was especially grateful for the decoder ring that @kimlanelaw.bsky.social gives us here--teaching us to separate what the court might do to nominally assert its independence, all while working steadily to further the entrenchment of authoritarianism in the US.
Happy New Year!
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
a close up of a grinch 's face with the words `` smile '' written on it .
ALT: a close up of a grinch 's face with the words `` smile '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This episode is essential listening.
I was especially grateful for the decoder ring that @kimlanelaw.bsky.social gives us here--teaching us to separate what the court might do to nominally assert its independence, all while working steadily to further the entrenchment of authoritarianism in the US.
I was especially grateful for the decoder ring that @kimlanelaw.bsky.social gives us here--teaching us to separate what the court might do to nominally assert its independence, all while working steadily to further the entrenchment of authoritarianism in the US.
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Happy New Year!
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
a close up of a grinch 's face with the words `` smile '' written on it .
ALT: a close up of a grinch 's face with the words `` smile '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Happy New Year!
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...
Bec Ingber explains the lawlessness of Venezuela strikes & rendition
Kim Lane Scheppele tells us what to watch for in creeping authoritarianism (including in courts)
Skye Perryman updates holiday legal rights +
Josh Ortner on Trump lower court noms
crooked.com/podcast/can-...