Sharon Brett
@sharonbrett.bsky.social
Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Law
Bio: https://law.ku.edu/people/sharon-brett
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Sharon Brett
@sharonbrett.bsky.social
· Dec 1
Call for Papers for 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference is now up: law.ku.edu/junior-facul.... Lots of advanced notice, hope you will consider submitting!
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
15th Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop
April 24, 2026| KU School of Law
law.ku.edu
Gentle reminder as we close out the fall semester that you should submit that abstract/idea/working paper for the 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference. More details at the link below. Reach out w/ questions, & *please share this widely.* We have an amazing lineup of senior scholars!
There is a *lot* going on at the moment, especially in the world of fed courts. But the priority deadline for submitting for the Fed Courts Junior Scholars Workshop is coming up - get those abstracts in! Details here: law.ku.edu/junior-facul...
Please share widely with your networks!
Please share widely with your networks!
15th Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop
April 24, 2026| KU School of Law
law.ku.edu
January 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
There is a *lot* going on at the moment, especially in the world of fed courts. But the priority deadline for submitting for the Fed Courts Junior Scholars Workshop is coming up - get those abstracts in! Details here: law.ku.edu/junior-facul...
Please share widely with your networks!
Please share widely with your networks!
Going on 8+ hours of delays at the airport, ask me anything
January 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Going on 8+ hours of delays at the airport, ask me anything
My article on Article III standing in police misconduct cases seeking injunctions (and the difficulty of proving it due to poor police record keeping practices) is now out in the BYU Law Review. In case you’re bored over the holidays :) digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digitalcommons.law.byu.edu
December 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
My article on Article III standing in police misconduct cases seeking injunctions (and the difficulty of proving it due to poor police record keeping practices) is now out in the BYU Law Review. In case you’re bored over the holidays :) digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Reposted by Sharon Brett
Gentle reminder as we close out the fall semester that you should submit that abstract/idea/working paper for the 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference. More details at the link below. Reach out w/ questions, & *please share this widely.* We have an amazing lineup of senior scholars!
Call for Papers for 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference is now up: law.ku.edu/junior-facul.... Lots of advanced notice, hope you will consider submitting!
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
15th Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop
April 24, 2026| KU School of Law
law.ku.edu
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Gentle reminder as we close out the fall semester that you should submit that abstract/idea/working paper for the 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference. More details at the link below. Reach out w/ questions, & *please share this widely.* We have an amazing lineup of senior scholars!
My mom was diagnosed earlier this year. The first time they give the test it’s to establish a baseline; every time thereafter they’re trying to see how quickly the disease is progressing.
My dad died from complications due to Alzheimer’s.
I remember the first time they gave him this test. It was BECAUSE it was already quite clear something was very wrong, even if we didn’t yet have a diagnosis, and even if he did okay the first time.
This isn’t some routine prophylactic exam.
I remember the first time they gave him this test. It was BECAUSE it was already quite clear something was very wrong, even if we didn’t yet have a diagnosis, and even if he did okay the first time.
This isn’t some routine prophylactic exam.
Omg. “”The first question is like, ‘What is this?’ And they show a lion, a giraffe, a fish, and a hippopotamus. And they say, ‘Which is the giraffe?’” he recalled.”
December 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
My mom was diagnosed earlier this year. The first time they give the test it’s to establish a baseline; every time thereafter they’re trying to see how quickly the disease is progressing.
As a teacher of first semester law students I find this…… questionable.
In a first, many top law firms this year are recruiting summer associates during students' first semester. Some are dangling ‘jumbo offers’ and ‘loyalty’ bonuses for students who do two summer stints back-to-back, keeping them out of other firms' reach reut.rs/44U44cD
December 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
As a teacher of first semester law students I find this…… questionable.
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Jesse Minter, get ready for some very, very weird emails
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Jesse Minter, get ready for some very, very weird emails
This is a very niche skeet and breaks my mold of only work related content On Here but can dusty may coach football too or what
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is a very niche skeet and breaks my mold of only work related content On Here but can dusty may coach football too or what
Gentle reminder as we close out the fall semester that you should submit that abstract/idea/working paper for the 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference. More details at the link below. Reach out w/ questions, & *please share this widely.* We have an amazing lineup of senior scholars!
Call for Papers for 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference is now up: law.ku.edu/junior-facul.... Lots of advanced notice, hope you will consider submitting!
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
15th Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop
April 24, 2026| KU School of Law
law.ku.edu
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Gentle reminder as we close out the fall semester that you should submit that abstract/idea/working paper for the 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference. More details at the link below. Reach out w/ questions, & *please share this widely.* We have an amazing lineup of senior scholars!
Civ pro year✌🏼in the books. Another great small section of students. Still think this has to be one of the best jobs there is.
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Civ pro year✌🏼in the books. Another great small section of students. Still think this has to be one of the best jobs there is.
Meg is a Lawrence treasure. During Covid, she served free sack lunches to the community out of her diner. She donates meals for KU Law student events & hosts fundraisers for local orgs trying to make Lawrence a better place. We should not be failing our small biz owners like this.
Meg Heriford, owner of Ladybird Diner in Lawrence, Kansas, typically uses the Affordable Care Act marketplace to purchase health insurance. But that may change. The tax subsidies that help her and more than 200,000 Kansans pay for health insurance are about to expire.
This Kansas diner owner says she’ll have to go without health insurance if federal subsidies end
Enhanced credits for health insurance purchased from the Affordable Care Act marketplace expire at the end of this year. If they aren’t renewed, premiums will skyrocket for many people in Kansas and nationwide.
www.kcur.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Meg is a Lawrence treasure. During Covid, she served free sack lunches to the community out of her diner. She donates meals for KU Law student events & hosts fundraisers for local orgs trying to make Lawrence a better place. We should not be failing our small biz owners like this.
The co-directors of the State Supreme Court Initiative (Matt and Julie) are two of the smartest and loveliest people I know. Please encourage good candidates you know to apply! You might even get to come visit me in Kansas . . . 👀
ATTORNEYS: Do you like state courts, appellate litigation, and… winning sometimes? The ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative is hiring for a 2-year attorney position!
Apply here: www.aclu.org/careers/appl...
Apply here: www.aclu.org/careers/appl...
Careers at ACLU
Join our team! We’re looking for committed, passionate people for open roles at the ACLU.
www.aclu.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The co-directors of the State Supreme Court Initiative (Matt and Julie) are two of the smartest and loveliest people I know. Please encourage good candidates you know to apply! You might even get to come visit me in Kansas . . . 👀
Reposted by Sharon Brett
Monthly reminder! Lots of advanced notice! Get yer papers in (before mid January, for priority consideration)! Come hang with me in Lawrence in April!
Call for Papers for 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference is now up: law.ku.edu/junior-facul.... Lots of advanced notice, hope you will consider submitting!
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
15th Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop
April 24, 2026| KU School of Law
law.ku.edu
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Monthly reminder! Lots of advanced notice! Get yer papers in (before mid January, for priority consideration)! Come hang with me in Lawrence in April!
A great opportunity for current law students to work with brilliant attorneys doing cutting edge state court work.
LAW STUDENTS: Do you like state courts and state constitutions?
The ACLU's State Supreme Court Initiative is seeking interns for summer 2026: www.aclu.org/careers/inte...
The ACLU's State Supreme Court Initiative is seeking interns for summer 2026: www.aclu.org/careers/inte...
Careers at ACLU
Join our team! We’re looking for committed, passionate people for open roles at the ACLU.
www.aclu.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A great opportunity for current law students to work with brilliant attorneys doing cutting edge state court work.
Reposted by Sharon Brett
The White House’s interest in not being razed is ultimately an interest in not becoming a beautiful ballroom, the best ballroom, one that many have tried but not gotten done. That is not an especially weighty legal interest. Kavanaugh, J. , concurring
October 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The White House’s interest in not being razed is ultimately an interest in not becoming a beautiful ballroom, the best ballroom, one that many have tried but not gotten done. That is not an especially weighty legal interest. Kavanaugh, J. , concurring
I got my 1st round of edits from the NYU team this week. Many comments were like “here are 10 other examples of your point since we accepted this piece.” Since they wrote their memo w/ edits 3 days ago, there are even more examples to cite to.
This isn’t a humblebrag. It’s abject sadness.
This isn’t a humblebrag. It’s abject sadness.
My essay on the (very incorrect) Kavanaugh concurrence in Vasquez Perdomo has found a home - coming to NYU Law Review Online in early 2026.
For now, draft available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
For now, draft available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
<i>Lyons</i>, Remedies, and the Fourth Amendment in <i>Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo</i>
In<i> Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo</i>, the Supreme Court stayed a lower court injunction as part of its increasingly heavy emergency shadow docket. The injunction p
papers.ssrn.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I got my 1st round of edits from the NYU team this week. Many comments were like “here are 10 other examples of your point since we accepted this piece.” Since they wrote their memo w/ edits 3 days ago, there are even more examples to cite to.
This isn’t a humblebrag. It’s abject sadness.
This isn’t a humblebrag. It’s abject sadness.
@profferguson.bsky.social’s work in this area is so important.
Should you know if police used AI to draft your police report? Only Utah and California require such basic transparency. Who is next? theconversation.com/concerns-abo...
Concerns about AI-written police reports spur states to regulate the emerging practice
AI-generated police reports promise to save cops time, but they also raise a host of legal and technical concerns.
theconversation.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
@profferguson.bsky.social’s work in this area is so important.
I wrote about the Arpaio litigation in my essay on Vasquez-Perdomo, and how Kavanaugh's concurrence ignored that case's history. Glad to see @jesspish.bsky.social, an expert on local sheriffs, picking up that thread, too. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
October 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I wrote about the Arpaio litigation in my essay on Vasquez-Perdomo, and how Kavanaugh's concurrence ignored that case's history. Glad to see @jesspish.bsky.social, an expert on local sheriffs, picking up that thread, too. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Call for Papers for 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference is now up: law.ku.edu/junior-facul.... Lots of advanced notice, hope you will consider submitting!
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
15th Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop
April 24, 2026| KU School of Law
law.ku.edu
October 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Call for Papers for 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference is now up: law.ku.edu/junior-facul.... Lots of advanced notice, hope you will consider submitting!
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.
This is mostly correct. Most law enforcement agencies wouldn't do something this egregious. I do worry, however, that this sort of behavior at the federal level only emboldens state and local police to match course.
Lots of crim legal reformers have been arguing—correctly—that ICE’s behavior that is drawing outrage isn’t *that* much different from lots of routine police actions.
But I think this is. Even the bigger gang raids have not indulged in this magnitude of wanton indiscriminate collective punishment.
But I think this is. Even the bigger gang raids have not indulged in this magnitude of wanton indiscriminate collective punishment.
Terrorizing and wrecking an entire 150-unit apartment building--hundreds of people, mostly legal or citizens--to detain 37 people. This should be a much more massive story.
October 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is mostly correct. Most law enforcement agencies wouldn't do something this egregious. I do worry, however, that this sort of behavior at the federal level only emboldens state and local police to match course.
My essay on the (very incorrect) Kavanaugh concurrence in Vasquez Perdomo has found a home - coming to NYU Law Review Online in early 2026.
For now, draft available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
For now, draft available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
<i>Lyons</i>, Remedies, and the Fourth Amendment in <i>Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo</i>
In<i> Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo</i>, the Supreme Court stayed a lower court injunction as part of its increasingly heavy emergency shadow docket. The injunction p
papers.ssrn.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My essay on the (very incorrect) Kavanaugh concurrence in Vasquez Perdomo has found a home - coming to NYU Law Review Online in early 2026.
For now, draft available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
For now, draft available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reposted by Sharon Brett
Another big month for state supreme court oral arguments. Is there a constitutional right to record law enforcement? Can Texas seek information about PFLAG's membership? Can Michigan deny workers comp to undocumented immigrants? And much more... statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in October
Issues on the dockets include New York’s Voting Rights Act, investigations of gender-affirming care for minors, and Meta’s challenge to a disclosure law for political ads.
statecourtreport.org
October 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Another big month for state supreme court oral arguments. Is there a constitutional right to record law enforcement? Can Texas seek information about PFLAG's membership? Can Michigan deny workers comp to undocumented immigrants? And much more... statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
Reposted by Sharon Brett
This is a VERY well crafted lawsuit.
1) Plaintiff is natural born.
2) He was detained 2X in a fast-growing part of Alabama, not in a city that Brett Kavanaugh could be easily duped into believing was all migrants.
3) Unwarranted detentions were on private property.
4) He showed Real ID both times.
1) Plaintiff is natural born.
2) He was detained 2X in a fast-growing part of Alabama, not in a city that Brett Kavanaugh could be easily duped into believing was all migrants.
3) Unwarranted detentions were on private property.
4) He showed Real ID both times.
JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is a VERY well crafted lawsuit.
1) Plaintiff is natural born.
2) He was detained 2X in a fast-growing part of Alabama, not in a city that Brett Kavanaugh could be easily duped into believing was all migrants.
3) Unwarranted detentions were on private property.
4) He showed Real ID both times.
1) Plaintiff is natural born.
2) He was detained 2X in a fast-growing part of Alabama, not in a city that Brett Kavanaugh could be easily duped into believing was all migrants.
3) Unwarranted detentions were on private property.
4) He showed Real ID both times.