Sarah Taitz
@sarahtaitz.bsky.social
civil rights attorney based in nyc. free speech, protest law, and challenging abusive policing. she/her. opinions my own.
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Surprise, surprise: Unlawful searches remain common in the NYPD, according to the latest report from its federally appointed independent monitor.
Is It Bad to Have 'Low Levels of Constitutional Compliance'?
Eric Adams's NYPD goon squad is not following the law, and other links to start your day.
hellgatenyc.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Surprise, surprise: Unlawful searches remain common in the NYPD, according to the latest report from its federally appointed independent monitor.
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If you wanted to declare liberal protestors = antifa = terrorist and use federal armed force against them, Joe Kent is a guy you'd pick to run your National Counterterrorism Center
Joe Kent, the guy Trump is nominating to lead his counterterrorism division, employed Proud Boys and Patriot Front members, met with Nick Fuentes and sat down with a neo-Nazi YouTuber for an interview.
February 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
If you wanted to declare liberal protestors = antifa = terrorist and use federal armed force against them, Joe Kent is a guy you'd pick to run your National Counterterrorism Center
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The demonstration streams out of the park, down an alley of police barricades on First Avenue to the NYU Langone complex.
February 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The demonstration streams out of the park, down an alley of police barricades on First Avenue to the NYU Langone complex.
NYU Langone hospital is bowing to gender fascism by cancelling youth gender-affirming care appointments. New Yorkers won’t stand for it!
February 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
NYU Langone hospital is bowing to gender fascism by cancelling youth gender-affirming care appointments. New Yorkers won’t stand for it!
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Rep. @ilhanmn.bsky.social speaking at today's USAID protest: "This is what the beginning of dictatorship looks like."
February 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Rep. @ilhanmn.bsky.social speaking at today's USAID protest: "This is what the beginning of dictatorship looks like."
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If Musk gets away with leading the charge to close USAID by executive action and cut funding, it won't stop there. They will go through the budget and zero out programs and polices they disagree with across the government. Congress becomes inert and useless. Game over democracy. Line in the sand.
February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If Musk gets away with leading the charge to close USAID by executive action and cut funding, it won't stop there. They will go through the budget and zero out programs and polices they disagree with across the government. Congress becomes inert and useless. Game over democracy. Line in the sand.
Back to school today.
February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Back to school today.
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We are witnessing a system-wide, and utterly predictable, failure from the media and opposition party to convey what is happening. Chuck Schumer is talking about eggs.
Trump is openly violating the law on a vast and unprecedented scale and everyone is acting like it's normal. NPR had a long story about finding a rare shrew. NYT said he was disregarding "legal niceties." This is an attack on the Constitution as profound as the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
February 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
We are witnessing a system-wide, and utterly predictable, failure from the media and opposition party to convey what is happening. Chuck Schumer is talking about eggs.
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The fact that the Very Serious Constitution Defenders are demanding we all comply with illegal executive orders that are the legal equivalent of scribbling slurs on construction paper with crayons says all you need to know about the kind of authority they actually believe should control the country.
January 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The fact that the Very Serious Constitution Defenders are demanding we all comply with illegal executive orders that are the legal equivalent of scribbling slurs on construction paper with crayons says all you need to know about the kind of authority they actually believe should control the country.
Eric Adams is a disgrace to New York.
“Working with the mayor of New York City was fantastic," Ms. Noem said: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/n...
Inside the N.Y.C. Immigration Crackdown That Yielded 39 Arrests
ICE agents conducted roundups in New York City, and a day later, local authorities announced their own gang takedown. In immigrant neighborhoods, fear was palpable.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Eric Adams is a disgrace to New York.
A true witch hunt.
A Well-Connected NYU Parent Is Trying to Get Students Deported
The founder of Mothers Against College Antisemitism says her 62,000-member Facebook group is influencing NYU policy.
theintercept.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A true witch hunt.
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Keep it up. He should not know peace until he gets his act together or resigns leadership. archive.is/Rv504
January 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Keep it up. He should not know peace until he gets his act together or resigns leadership. archive.is/Rv504
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I was to give a talk at a big US Attorney's Office next week abt the complicity of German lawyers in the creation of the Nazi state. Yesterday the Justice Department cancelled it.
Irony is dead.
I've got an op/ed on this I'm looking to place. Help appreciated.
#LawSky #Skystorians #Holocaust
Irony is dead.
I've got an op/ed on this I'm looking to place. Help appreciated.
#LawSky #Skystorians #Holocaust
January 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I was to give a talk at a big US Attorney's Office next week abt the complicity of German lawyers in the creation of the Nazi state. Yesterday the Justice Department cancelled it.
Irony is dead.
I've got an op/ed on this I'm looking to place. Help appreciated.
#LawSky #Skystorians #Holocaust
Irony is dead.
I've got an op/ed on this I'm looking to place. Help appreciated.
#LawSky #Skystorians #Holocaust
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wow. a girl can’t even go for a one hour therapy session anymore without losing some rights, huh?
January 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
wow. a girl can’t even go for a one hour therapy session anymore without losing some rights, huh?
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These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
January 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
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The 12 Democrats who joined Republicans to pass the Laken Riley Act:
Catherine Cortez Masto—NV
John Fetterman—PA
Ruben Gallego—AZ
Maggie Hassan—NH
Mark Kelly—AZ
Jon Ossoff—GA
Gary Peters—MI
Jackie Rosen—NV
Jeanne Shaheen—NH
Elissa Slotkin—MI
Mark Warner—VA
Raphael Warnock—GA
Catherine Cortez Masto—NV
John Fetterman—PA
Ruben Gallego—AZ
Maggie Hassan—NH
Mark Kelly—AZ
Jon Ossoff—GA
Gary Peters—MI
Jackie Rosen—NV
Jeanne Shaheen—NH
Elissa Slotkin—MI
Mark Warner—VA
Raphael Warnock—GA
The Senate has voted 64-35 to pass the Laken Riley Act, which will enable Trump’s ICE to put migrants in detention without due process & empower states to block visa programs & federal immigration policy.
12 Democrats voted with Republicans.
12 Democrats voted with Republicans.
January 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The 12 Democrats who joined Republicans to pass the Laken Riley Act:
Catherine Cortez Masto—NV
John Fetterman—PA
Ruben Gallego—AZ
Maggie Hassan—NH
Mark Kelly—AZ
Jon Ossoff—GA
Gary Peters—MI
Jackie Rosen—NV
Jeanne Shaheen—NH
Elissa Slotkin—MI
Mark Warner—VA
Raphael Warnock—GA
Catherine Cortez Masto—NV
John Fetterman—PA
Ruben Gallego—AZ
Maggie Hassan—NH
Mark Kelly—AZ
Jon Ossoff—GA
Gary Peters—MI
Jackie Rosen—NV
Jeanne Shaheen—NH
Elissa Slotkin—MI
Mark Warner—VA
Raphael Warnock—GA
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the news that Leonard Peltier is finally going to be released is a really important reminder that among all the awful, there’s also hope and goodness.
keep seeking that hope and goodness out, connect with it, and use it as fuel to keep pushing forward.
we all still hold a lot of power for good.
keep seeking that hope and goodness out, connect with it, and use it as fuel to keep pushing forward.
we all still hold a lot of power for good.
January 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
the news that Leonard Peltier is finally going to be released is a really important reminder that among all the awful, there’s also hope and goodness.
keep seeking that hope and goodness out, connect with it, and use it as fuel to keep pushing forward.
we all still hold a lot of power for good.
keep seeking that hope and goodness out, connect with it, and use it as fuel to keep pushing forward.
we all still hold a lot of power for good.
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Imagine the ADL statement if an Oberlin sophomore did this.
The ADL is actively harming the fight against antisemitism. Cravenly. Knowingly. And has been for a long time. But this is a clear new low. bsky.app/profile/ahjo...
The ADL is actively harming the fight against antisemitism. Cravenly. Knowingly. And has been for a long time. But this is a clear new low. bsky.app/profile/ahjo...
January 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Imagine the ADL statement if an Oberlin sophomore did this.
The ADL is actively harming the fight against antisemitism. Cravenly. Knowingly. And has been for a long time. But this is a clear new low. bsky.app/profile/ahjo...
The ADL is actively harming the fight against antisemitism. Cravenly. Knowingly. And has been for a long time. But this is a clear new low. bsky.app/profile/ahjo...
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"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
January 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Congrats Ravi—relief after a long and hard fight.
On his last full day in office, U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir, who was facing possible deportation.
Watch our most recent interview with Ragbir:
Watch our most recent interview with Ragbir:
Biden Urged to Pardon Immigrant Rights Leader Facing Deportation
Immigrant rights activists are urging the Biden administration to pardon longtime activist Ravi Ragbir, who has been targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for potential detention and deporta...
www.democracynow.org
January 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Congrats Ravi—relief after a long and hard fight.
100%. This isn't just about TikTok.
SCOTUS acknowledged the ban's impact on expressive activity but concluded that the government’s interests in national security and data protection outweigh the burdens on speech.
It's a dark day for free expression when national security provides a justifiable rationale to suppress speech.
It's a dark day for free expression when national security provides a justifiable rationale to suppress speech.
January 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
100%. This isn't just about TikTok.
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reading Hell Gate's morning newsletter re: all the cops and National Guard on the subway, with more cops to come—and thinking about how easy it is for them to arrest someone for not paying—and how that "theft" could fall under Laken Riley—it's like Adams and Hochul are pre-staging mass deportations
Cuts to Parks and 3K, More Cops on the Subway
And more news for your Friday.
hellgatenyc.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
reading Hell Gate's morning newsletter re: all the cops and National Guard on the subway, with more cops to come—and thinking about how easy it is for them to arrest someone for not paying—and how that "theft" could fall under Laken Riley—it's like Adams and Hochul are pre-staging mass deportations
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Inside the State Dept., senior political appointees repeatedly disregarded their own experts on Israel's human rights violations.
These officials cracked down on leaks by threatening criminal investigations and classifying material critical of Israel.
New, @propublica.org
These officials cracked down on leaks by threatening criminal investigations and classifying material critical of Israel.
New, @propublica.org
A Year of Empty Threats and a “Smokescreen” Policy: How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza
Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons. Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Departme...
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Inside the State Dept., senior political appointees repeatedly disregarded their own experts on Israel's human rights violations.
These officials cracked down on leaks by threatening criminal investigations and classifying material critical of Israel.
New, @propublica.org
These officials cracked down on leaks by threatening criminal investigations and classifying material critical of Israel.
New, @propublica.org
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467 days. None of us will ever be the same. Nor should we be. Nothing will ever be the same. Nor should it be.
January 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
467 days. None of us will ever be the same. Nor should we be. Nothing will ever be the same. Nor should it be.
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On the ceasefire — shared on IG by @lsarsour.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
On the ceasefire — shared on IG by @lsarsour.bsky.social