Robbie Kaplan
@robbiekaplan.bsky.social
Mother, wife, lawyer. Won congestion pricing in NYC. Won E. Jean Carroll. Won Charlottesville. Won Windsor. Founding partner of Kaplan Martin LLP. All views expressed are my own.
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Had so much fun speaking with @ejeancarroll.bsky.social and @michelegoodwin.bsky.social on this podcast. If you listen, I'm sure you will see the point of the saying that laughter is the best revenge. E Jean makes our team here at Kaplan Martin LLP laugh all the time.
Had so much fun speaking with @ejeancarroll.bsky.social and @michelegoodwin.bsky.social on this podcast. If you listen, I'm sure you will see the point of the saying that laughter is the best revenge. E Jean makes our team here at Kaplan Martin LLP laugh all the time.
On the Issues with Michele Goodwin Archives - Ms. Magazine
On The Issues With Michele Goodwin at Ms. magazine is a show where we report, rebel and tell it like it is. On this show, we center your concerns about rebuilding our nation and advancing the promise ...
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July 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Had so much fun speaking with @ejeancarroll.bsky.social and @michelegoodwin.bsky.social on this podcast. If you listen, I'm sure you will see the point of the saying that laughter is the best revenge. E Jean makes our team here at Kaplan Martin LLP laugh all the time.
Had so much fun speaking with @ejeancarroll.bsky.social and @michelegoodwin.bsky.social on this podcast. If you listen, I'm sure you will see the point of the saying that laughter is the best revenge. E Jean makes our team here at Kaplan Martin LLP laugh all the time.
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It was such a joy & honor to help produce this episode.
#OnTheIssuesPod @ejeancarroll.bsky.social @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social @robbiekaplan.bsky.social
"Robbie and I are here to show you he can be beaten...I’m an old, 81-year-old woman, and we beat him twice. It can be done..." - E. Jean Carroll
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"Robbie and I are here to show you he can be beaten...I’m an old, 81-year-old woman, and we beat him twice. It can be done..." - E. Jean Carroll
'Not My Type': How Two Women Took Down Trump on Sexual Assault (With E. Jean Carroll and Roberta Kaplan)
Background reading: 'The False Tropes About Rape We Must Destroy' — Amy L. Bernstein LISTEN: 'Fifteen Minutes of Feminism—The Trump Indictments: Unpacking the E. Jean Carroll Litigation (with Moira Do...
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July 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It was such a joy & honor to help produce this episode.
#OnTheIssuesPod @ejeancarroll.bsky.social @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social @robbiekaplan.bsky.social
"Robbie and I are here to show you he can be beaten...I’m an old, 81-year-old woman, and we beat him twice. It can be done..." - E. Jean Carroll
#OnTheIssuesPod @ejeancarroll.bsky.social @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social @robbiekaplan.bsky.social
"Robbie and I are here to show you he can be beaten...I’m an old, 81-year-old woman, and we beat him twice. It can be done..." - E. Jean Carroll
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I am still in shock. I still can't QUITE believe this miracle!
And it is thanks to you! My readers have more oomph and pizzazzzz than any readers on Earth.
So that's Champagne I'm shooting out the water pistols.
(KIDDING. It's water, but the great photographer, Elinor Carucci got the shot!!)
And it is thanks to you! My readers have more oomph and pizzazzzz than any readers on Earth.
So that's Champagne I'm shooting out the water pistols.
(KIDDING. It's water, but the great photographer, Elinor Carucci got the shot!!)
June 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I am still in shock. I still can't QUITE believe this miracle!
And it is thanks to you! My readers have more oomph and pizzazzzz than any readers on Earth.
So that's Champagne I'm shooting out the water pistols.
(KIDDING. It's water, but the great photographer, Elinor Carucci got the shot!!)
And it is thanks to you! My readers have more oomph and pizzazzzz than any readers on Earth.
So that's Champagne I'm shooting out the water pistols.
(KIDDING. It's water, but the great photographer, Elinor Carucci got the shot!!)
Couldn't be more thrilled for @ejeancarroll.bsky.social whose new book about is number 2 on NYT bestseller list.
You no longer have to take my word for it. "Not My Type" is the best book ever written about what it's actually like to be a plaintiff on trial.
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You no longer have to take my word for it. "Not My Type" is the best book ever written about what it's actually like to be a plaintiff on trial.
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HOLY SHIT!!!
Thank you!
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June 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Couldn't be more thrilled for @ejeancarroll.bsky.social whose new book about is number 2 on NYT bestseller list.
You no longer have to take my word for it. "Not My Type" is the best book ever written about what it's actually like to be a plaintiff on trial.
open.substack.com/pub/ejeancar...
You no longer have to take my word for it. "Not My Type" is the best book ever written about what it's actually like to be a plaintiff on trial.
open.substack.com/pub/ejeancar...
We are living in scary times.
But that only makes it more important to celebrate the moments of pure joy and progress.
So here, on the twelfth anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor, is a photo of Edie Windsor hugging/being hugged by my son and his cousin.
But that only makes it more important to celebrate the moments of pure joy and progress.
So here, on the twelfth anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor, is a photo of Edie Windsor hugging/being hugged by my son and his cousin.
June 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We are living in scary times.
But that only makes it more important to celebrate the moments of pure joy and progress.
So here, on the twelfth anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor, is a photo of Edie Windsor hugging/being hugged by my son and his cousin.
But that only makes it more important to celebrate the moments of pure joy and progress.
So here, on the twelfth anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor, is a photo of Edie Windsor hugging/being hugged by my son and his cousin.
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@ejeancarroll.bsky.social: “I beat Trump twice.”
I sit down with my good friend, the inimitable E. Jean Carroll, to talk about her new book, “Not My Type”, including wild details on her trials against Trump.
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I sit down with my good friend, the inimitable E. Jean Carroll, to talk about her new book, “Not My Type”, including wild details on her trials against Trump.
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E. Jean Carroll on STRIKING BACK With NEW Warnings Trump CAN’T SPIN
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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June 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
@ejeancarroll.bsky.social: “I beat Trump twice.”
I sit down with my good friend, the inimitable E. Jean Carroll, to talk about her new book, “Not My Type”, including wild details on her trials against Trump.
youtu.be/nbKUEuLqsZA
I sit down with my good friend, the inimitable E. Jean Carroll, to talk about her new book, “Not My Type”, including wild details on her trials against Trump.
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As the lawyer who told @ejeancarroll.bsky.social not to use words that are more than three syllables (frankly, would have preferred two), I can confirm that her new book is just as good as the NYT says it is.
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In ‘Not My Type,’ E. Jean Carroll Gets the Last Gab About the Trump Trials
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June 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As the lawyer who told @ejeancarroll.bsky.social not to use words that are more than three syllables (frankly, would have preferred two), I can confirm that her new book is just as good as the NYT says it is.
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While I am definitely biased, I cannot recommend more highly @ejeancarroll.bsky.social's new book, "Not My Type." It is a great read that gives you a sense of what it was really like at our two jury trials against Donald Trump. youtu.be/mGsCvxyT7n8?...
E Jean Carroll explains why 'Not My Type' was a 'top-secret job'
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June 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
While I am definitely biased, I cannot recommend more highly @ejeancarroll.bsky.social's new book, "Not My Type." It is a great read that gives you a sense of what it was really like at our two jury trials against Donald Trump. youtu.be/mGsCvxyT7n8?...
So proud to be able to call @ejeancarroll.bsky.social my dear friend and bravest client.
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A Little Personal News
My Beauteous and Most Wonderful Reader,
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June 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
So proud to be able to call @ejeancarroll.bsky.social my dear friend and bravest client.
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“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards
Doechii at the #BETAwards
June 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards
Doechii at the #BETAwards
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This took a while to get done, but I've chronicled my day among the protesters in Los Angeles, and the idea that this is anything but a celebration of cultural heritage and a firm, nonviolent demand to protect family, friends and neighbors is totally ridiculous.
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Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles
The protesters are being called unspeakably violent by the Trump administration. I mostly saw clergy sit-ins and Tejano bands.
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June 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This took a while to get done, but I've chronicled my day among the protesters in Los Angeles, and the idea that this is anything but a celebration of cultural heritage and a firm, nonviolent demand to protect family, friends and neighbors is totally ridiculous.
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The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.
June 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.
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Trump uses fear as a weapon.
He spread it effectively for two months with his shock and awe/flood the zone barrage.
But in recent weeks as he’s faced a series of defeats, the people have grown less afraid.
So he needs to make a power move to reinstill fear.
Don’t let him have that effect.
He spread it effectively for two months with his shock and awe/flood the zone barrage.
But in recent weeks as he’s faced a series of defeats, the people have grown less afraid.
So he needs to make a power move to reinstill fear.
Don’t let him have that effect.
The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
June 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Trump uses fear as a weapon.
He spread it effectively for two months with his shock and awe/flood the zone barrage.
But in recent weeks as he’s faced a series of defeats, the people have grown less afraid.
So he needs to make a power move to reinstill fear.
Don’t let him have that effect.
He spread it effectively for two months with his shock and awe/flood the zone barrage.
But in recent weeks as he’s faced a series of defeats, the people have grown less afraid.
So he needs to make a power move to reinstill fear.
Don’t let him have that effect.
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At the World Pride fair, we're giving away free books. Parents were kept coming up and thanking me for all the work we do with parents to help kids.
June 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
At the World Pride fair, we're giving away free books. Parents were kept coming up and thanking me for all the work we do with parents to help kids.
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I can't believe we have to say this, but RFK Jr has it all wrong on autism. aftvoices.org/rfk-jr-has-i...
RFK Jr. has it all wrong on autism
Beyond stripping money away from special education — funding that’s required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and…
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June 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I can't believe we have to say this, but RFK Jr has it all wrong on autism. aftvoices.org/rfk-jr-has-i...
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“Put another way, when the sick and lame approached Jesus, he did not say, “Depart from me, for thou shalt die anyway.” He healed the sick and fed the hungry and told his followers to do the same.”
“Put another way, when the sick and lame approached Jesus, he did not say, “Depart from me, for thou shalt die anyway.” He healed the sick and fed the hungry and told his followers to do the same.”
Opinion | Selfishness Is Not a Virtue
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June 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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“Put another way, when the sick and lame approached Jesus, he did not say, “Depart from me, for thou shalt die anyway.” He healed the sick and fed the hungry and told his followers to do the same.”
“Put another way, when the sick and lame approached Jesus, he did not say, “Depart from me, for thou shalt die anyway.” He healed the sick and fed the hungry and told his followers to do the same.”
From @dahlialithwick.bsky.social:
“It may have taken 100 days to fully metabolize that the Trump administration has no regard for the rule of law. But 100 days have also shown that small acts of defiance and principle are replicable and scalable and effective.” slate.com/news-and-pol...
“It may have taken 100 days to fully metabolize that the Trump administration has no regard for the rule of law. But 100 days have also shown that small acts of defiance and principle are replicable and scalable and effective.” slate.com/news-and-pol...
I Think the Tide Is Finally Turning
In just the past few weeks, all kinds of people, from judges to protesters, have taken a stand.
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May 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
From @dahlialithwick.bsky.social:
“It may have taken 100 days to fully metabolize that the Trump administration has no regard for the rule of law. But 100 days have also shown that small acts of defiance and principle are replicable and scalable and effective.” slate.com/news-and-pol...
“It may have taken 100 days to fully metabolize that the Trump administration has no regard for the rule of law. But 100 days have also shown that small acts of defiance and principle are replicable and scalable and effective.” slate.com/news-and-pol...
“Historians should remember this. Stalin’s team were like Komodo dragons: whether they kiss you or bite you, you die of their poison.”
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On Stalin’s Team by Sheila Fitzpatrick review – Soviet bunglers and sadists
A superbly researched book details the incompetents and priapic murderers whom Stalin selected to carry out his atrocities
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April 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“Historians should remember this. Stalin’s team were like Komodo dragons: whether they kiss you or bite you, you die of their poison.”
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As others have noted, it’s truly wild to see Terry Doughty write this. He is one of the most extreme MAGA judges appointed in Trump’s first term, author of many wacky, hard-right rulings reversed on appeal. When even he is appalled by an illegal deportation—it’s a sign of something. Wow.
NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
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Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
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April 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
As others have noted, it’s truly wild to see Terry Doughty write this. He is one of the most extreme MAGA judges appointed in Trump’s first term, author of many wacky, hard-right rulings reversed on appeal. When even he is appalled by an illegal deportation—it’s a sign of something. Wow.
Time and again, in these deeply troubling (even scary) times, women lawyers, judges and officials are scoring points for courage, along with a no-nonsense application of the rule of law.
HAPPENING NOW: At the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, Judge Paula Xinis is set to begin a hearing on the government’s efforts – or lack thereof – to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly removed to El Salvador.
Follow along for updates ⬇️
Follow along for updates ⬇️
April 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Time and again, in these deeply troubling (even scary) times, women lawyers, judges and officials are scoring points for courage, along with a no-nonsense application of the rule of law.
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Part @robbiekaplan.bsky.social greatness as a litigator is that she fights the procedural stuff with the same vigor as she fights the grand points of law.
She got the Trump Administration to agree that the issue of congestion pricing won’t be decided for 6 months.
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She got the Trump Administration to agree that the issue of congestion pricing won’t be decided for 6 months.
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MTA, feds reach agreement that could keep NYC congestion pricing tolls in place into the fall
The MTA and the Trump administration have reached an agreement that could keep New York City congestion pricing in place into the fall.
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April 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Part @robbiekaplan.bsky.social greatness as a litigator is that she fights the procedural stuff with the same vigor as she fights the grand points of law.
She got the Trump Administration to agree that the issue of congestion pricing won’t be decided for 6 months.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
She got the Trump Administration to agree that the issue of congestion pricing won’t be decided for 6 months.
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www.espn.com/womens-colle... GO UCLA & CORI CLOSE!
Women's Final Four predictions: A unanimous favorite (South Carolina-Texas) and a split decision (UConn-UCLA)
No. 1 seeds UCLA, South Carolina and Texas are bound for Tampa, as well as 2-seed UConn. Who will reach the title game?
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April 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
www.espn.com/womens-colle... GO UCLA & CORI CLOSE!