Prof. Shirley Lin
@profshirleylin.bsky.social
Associate Professor @brooklynlaw. Work Law, CRT & social movements. Board member, @disstudies.bsky.social. (she/her) Opinions = own. Research = https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1398227
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More than 20 years after the term was coined, the neurodiversity movement sits at a crossroads.
Our latest forum, led by Robert Chapman with responses from @catherinetan.bsky.social, @profshirleylin.bsky.social, @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, Ari Ne'eman, Liat Ben-Moshe, and Kristin Bumiller
Our latest forum, led by Robert Chapman with responses from @catherinetan.bsky.social, @profshirleylin.bsky.social, @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, Ari Ne'eman, Liat Ben-Moshe, and Kristin Bumiller
The Future of Neurodiversity - Boston Review
The movement has made important progress, but focusing on rights and representation leaves too many behind.
www.bostonreview.net
Thrilled to contribute to such a fulsome discussion in response to "Futures of Neurodiversity." A dream invite from @bostonreview.bsky.social to address histories & movement leadership that centers DisCrit / race-critical analysis -- and other utilitarian approaches to law. #disabililty #lawsky
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This is a 100% elite manufactured craze.
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
This is a 100% elite manufactured craze.
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NEW: Excited to share this report by @milov-cordobam.bsky.social, detailing how legislatures in 2025 targeted judicial independence and sought to inject politics into state courts - at a moment when we are relying on them more than ever to protect our rights. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Legislative Assaults on State Courts in 2025
State legislatures retaliated against state courts that had struck down partisan gerrymanders, safeguarded direct democracy, and exerted independence from state political branches.
www.brennancenter.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
NEW: Excited to share this report by @milov-cordobam.bsky.social, detailing how legislatures in 2025 targeted judicial independence and sought to inject politics into state courts - at a moment when we are relying on them more than ever to protect our rights. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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The glibness with which these people are dismissing what is, fundamentally, an extensive record of elite atrocities makes me think it’s better if I don’t finish this sentence
raise your hand if you are not, in fact, in the Epstein files
February 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The glibness with which these people are dismissing what is, fundamentally, an extensive record of elite atrocities makes me think it’s better if I don’t finish this sentence
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In the past year, we have witnessed the murders of Renée Good & Alex Pretti, the deaths of at least 36 immigrants like Chaofeng Ge in ICE custody, and the kidnapping and deportation of children like 6-year-old Yuanxin Zheng. These targeted, racist attacks on immigrants and their loved ones must end.
January 30, 2026 at 9:43 PM
In the past year, we have witnessed the murders of Renée Good & Alex Pretti, the deaths of at least 36 immigrants like Chaofeng Ge in ICE custody, and the kidnapping and deportation of children like 6-year-old Yuanxin Zheng. These targeted, racist attacks on immigrants and their loved ones must end.
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"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
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Jesus Christ. The "pivot" lasted about 15 minutes.
Arresting a black journalist under the Ku Klux Klan Act for covering a pro-immigration protest at a Christian nationalist church led by an ICE officer is the perfect encapsulation of this administration's authoritarianism, racism, and trolling.
Arresting a black journalist under the Ku Klux Klan Act for covering a pro-immigration protest at a Christian nationalist church led by an ICE officer is the perfect encapsulation of this administration's authoritarianism, racism, and trolling.
NEWS: The Trump regime has arrested Don Lemon in its latest crackdown on journalism after he reported from inside a church protest in Minnesota—despite a magistrate judge previously rejecting the case against him as unsupported by evidence.
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Jesus Christ. The "pivot" lasted about 15 minutes.
Arresting a black journalist under the Ku Klux Klan Act for covering a pro-immigration protest at a Christian nationalist church led by an ICE officer is the perfect encapsulation of this administration's authoritarianism, racism, and trolling.
Arresting a black journalist under the Ku Klux Klan Act for covering a pro-immigration protest at a Christian nationalist church led by an ICE officer is the perfect encapsulation of this administration's authoritarianism, racism, and trolling.
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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As COVID has disabled Americans in record numbers, the Labor Department proposes to make caring for the homebound disabled more difficult by lowering the compensation and rights conferred on home care workers who are overwhelmingly women and minorities.
January 29, 2026 at 11:32 AM
As COVID has disabled Americans in record numbers, the Labor Department proposes to make caring for the homebound disabled more difficult by lowering the compensation and rights conferred on home care workers who are overwhelmingly women and minorities.
#Disability communities continue to find a way out of no way. Please forward, share, connect this @disstudies.bsky.social call to amplify vital efforts far + (world)wide: @ilo.org @crdjustice.bsky.social @equitableforall.com @dderamo.bsky.social/DRF #disabilitysky
The Society for Disability Studies invites nominations for the 2026 SDS Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to Disability Studies across scholarship, activism, mentorship, & creative practice
Descriptions of all 9 awards: disstudies.org/nominate/
Nominations form: bit.ly/2026SDSAwards
Descriptions of all 9 awards: disstudies.org/nominate/
Nominations form: bit.ly/2026SDSAwards
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
#Disability communities continue to find a way out of no way. Please forward, share, connect this @disstudies.bsky.social call to amplify vital efforts far + (world)wide: @ilo.org @crdjustice.bsky.social @equitableforall.com @dderamo.bsky.social/DRF #disabilitysky
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When administrators justify destroying a successful teaching and learning center in the name of efficiency, we must ask: Efficiency towards what end? What is a university for, if not teaching and learning?
The University of Texas has decided that teaching is not something they're interested in supporting. Learning itself is apparently now part of unacceptable "DEI." www.chronicle.com/article/ut-a...
UT-Austin Is Closing Its Teaching Center. Faculty Members Ask: Why?
A series of shutdowns announced by the provost are short on detail. Professors say they make little sense.
www.chronicle.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 PM
When administrators justify destroying a successful teaching and learning center in the name of efficiency, we must ask: Efficiency towards what end? What is a university for, if not teaching and learning?
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More than 400 years of history and a decade of advocacy were torn down Thursday afternoon when National Park Service employees removed every single display at the President’s House.
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
January 23, 2026 at 10:33 PM
More than 400 years of history and a decade of advocacy were torn down Thursday afternoon when National Park Service employees removed every single display at the President’s House.
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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On May 1st, 2025, our movement didn’t just join history, we helped make it.
Students, educators, immigrants, union members, and community organizations stood together against Trump’s attacks and demanding a country that puts people over profit.
In 2026, we carry forward the spirit of May Day.
Students, educators, immigrants, union members, and community organizations stood together against Trump’s attacks and demanding a country that puts people over profit.
In 2026, we carry forward the spirit of May Day.
January 6, 2026 at 8:38 PM
On May 1st, 2025, our movement didn’t just join history, we helped make it.
Students, educators, immigrants, union members, and community organizations stood together against Trump’s attacks and demanding a country that puts people over profit.
In 2026, we carry forward the spirit of May Day.
Students, educators, immigrants, union members, and community organizations stood together against Trump’s attacks and demanding a country that puts people over profit.
In 2026, we carry forward the spirit of May Day.
A phenomenal discussion about the EEOC and agencies from "The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts" with (l to r) Vicky Lipnic, P. David Lopez, and Blair Bullock. #AALS2026
January 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
A phenomenal discussion about the EEOC and agencies from "The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts" with (l to r) Vicky Lipnic, P. David Lopez, and Blair Bullock. #AALS2026
Our final #AALS New Voices presenter is @yiranzhang.bsky.social (Cornel ILR, Cornell Law) on contradictions across an array of schema to assess whether care work is "work," as state paid care work programs expand. #labor #disability
January 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Our final #AALS New Voices presenter is @yiranzhang.bsky.social (Cornel ILR, Cornell Law) on contradictions across an array of schema to assess whether care work is "work," as state paid care work programs expand. #labor #disability
Next in #AALS2026 New Voices, Andrea Johnson (New York Law School) situates the weaponization of employment law + civil rights doctrines under a "reverse interest convergence" frame.
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Next in #AALS2026 New Voices, Andrea Johnson (New York Law School) situates the weaponization of employment law + civil rights doctrines under a "reverse interest convergence" frame.
#AALS New Voices in Work Law: Julia Cortes (Akron Law), on U.S. regulation of tipping - both and/versus - minimum wages, living wage, and "ipso facto" wages.
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
#AALS New Voices in Work Law: Julia Cortes (Akron Law), on U.S. regulation of tipping - both and/versus - minimum wages, living wage, and "ipso facto" wages.
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Next up at AALS 🛎️a full-day program from Labor Relations and Emp Discrimination Law sections. As labor Chair, it's my pleasure to highlight our experts trw (Thu)
• New & Emerging Voices in Work Law @ 9:35am
• Labor & Democracy in Crisis @1
• The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts @ 2:35
• New & Emerging Voices in Work Law @ 9:35am
• Labor & Democracy in Crisis @1
• The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts @ 2:35
January 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Next up at AALS 🛎️a full-day program from Labor Relations and Emp Discrimination Law sections. As labor Chair, it's my pleasure to highlight our experts trw (Thu)
• New & Emerging Voices in Work Law @ 9:35am
• Labor & Democracy in Crisis @1
• The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts @ 2:35
• New & Emerging Voices in Work Law @ 9:35am
• Labor & Democracy in Crisis @1
• The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts @ 2:35
Next up at AALS 🛎️a full-day program from Labor Relations and Emp Discrimination Law sections. As labor Chair, it's my pleasure to highlight our experts trw (Thu)
• New & Emerging Voices in Work Law @ 9:35am
• Labor & Democracy in Crisis @1
• The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts @ 2:35
• New & Emerging Voices in Work Law @ 9:35am
• Labor & Democracy in Crisis @1
• The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts @ 2:35
January 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Next up at AALS 🛎️a full-day program from Labor Relations and Emp Discrimination Law sections. As labor Chair, it's my pleasure to highlight our experts trw (Thu)
• New & Emerging Voices in Work Law @ 9:35am
• Labor & Democracy in Crisis @1
• The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts @ 2:35
• New & Emerging Voices in Work Law @ 9:35am
• Labor & Democracy in Crisis @1
• The State of Enforcement: Hear From the Experts @ 2:35
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The president is also signalling to his followers in and out of government what the party line on this horrific murder will be. That it's transparently false is almost beside the point. Indeed, publicly adopting the falsehood will fast become a loyalty test.
That he chooses the "me or your lying eyes?" approach, in the full knowledge that there are multiple videos out there, is a striking commentary on the nature of propaganda in the modern information environment.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The president is also signalling to his followers in and out of government what the party line on this horrific murder will be. That it's transparently false is almost beside the point. Indeed, publicly adopting the falsehood will fast become a loyalty test.
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Staying silent about trans people or walking back support for them won’t prevent candidates from losing elections.
Instead, explicitly including trans people in a vision about everyone’s right to an affordable, safe, dignified life is how. we. win. ✊🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Instead, explicitly including trans people in a vision about everyone’s right to an affordable, safe, dignified life is how. we. win. ✊🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Staying silent about trans people or walking back support for them won’t prevent candidates from losing elections.
Instead, explicitly including trans people in a vision about everyone’s right to an affordable, safe, dignified life is how. we. win. ✊🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Instead, explicitly including trans people in a vision about everyone’s right to an affordable, safe, dignified life is how. we. win. ✊🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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If the Supreme Court pulled something like this while FDR was president, he would have had them escorted out of the building and nailed the doors shut. When the Dems take power, they should consider that.
This ruling only temporarily lets Texas use its new gerrymander for 2026, but by 2028, SCOTUS may have gutted the Voting Rights Act & the Texas GOP may have re-gerrymandered the map *again*, making it moot.
This SCOTUS has repeatedly let the GOP use illegal gerrymanders for at least one election
This SCOTUS has repeatedly let the GOP use illegal gerrymanders for at least one election
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
If the Supreme Court pulled something like this while FDR was president, he would have had them escorted out of the building and nailed the doors shut. When the Dems take power, they should consider that.
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Trusted institutions are crumbling around the globe, seemingly all at once. In the wake of rising authoritarianism and eugenic thought, we want to make sure that intellectual spaces platforming disabled perspectives remain strong & we are earnestly asking for your help
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December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Trusted institutions are crumbling around the globe, seemingly all at once. In the wake of rising authoritarianism and eugenic thought, we want to make sure that intellectual spaces platforming disabled perspectives remain strong & we are earnestly asking for your help
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