Martha Albertson Fineman

@mlafineman.bsky.social

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Feminist author and professor. Mother, grandmother, and tourist in life. Founding Director of the Feminism and Legal Theory Project and the Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative (Emory University)

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Martha Albertson Fineman is an American jurist, legal theorist and political philosopher. She is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law. Fineman was previously the first holder of the Dorothea S. Clarke Professor of Feminist Jurisprudence at Cornell Law School. She held the Maurice T. Moore Professorship at Columbia Law School. .. more

Political science 61%

Sociology 18%

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 10h

Every American should be ashamed of this… of our government doing this …
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...

‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 16h

“Symbolic” or not, it’s the wrong message… www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 1d

A little sarcasm …https://abovethelaw.com/2025/11/trump-defends-sacred-right-to-starve-kids-for-separation-of-powers/

Trump Defends Sacred Right To Starve Kids For Separation Of Powers - Above the Law

We got money for ICE, though, don't you worry!

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 1d

More chaos …
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump Wines Sold At Coast Guard Stores On Federal Property

Exchanges in Washington, D.C., and Virginia have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider, allowing his family’s business to earn revenue from sales on federal property.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 3d

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 3d

How does this make any political sense .. even for Trump
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Trump demands supreme court intervene after judges reject bid to halt Snap funding

Appeals court rejects administration’s legal effort and orders officials to pay November’s food aid benefits in full

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 3d

After losing at the appellate level, Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to continue to deny food to hungry people …
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order on releasing SNAP benefits

A federal judge had directed the administration to release full benefits for November. The administration is appealing the order.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 3d

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Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner)

BREAKING: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the Justice Department's request for an administrative stay of the temporary restraining order requiring full SNAP benefits be paid by ...

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 3d

After Tuesday’s election, it seems to be a great time for cartoons

Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 3d

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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs in on Health Care Debate and Government Shutdown | KFF

As the government shutdown continues, this poll finds that public support remains high for extending the enhanced ACA tax credits set to expire at the end of the year. Three quarters of the public fav...

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 3d

Had not heard about this protest march…
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Public Health Workers March to HHS, Demand RFK Jr.'s Removal

American Public Health Association closes its annual meeting with organized protest

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 4d

The real welfare fraud

Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 4d

the Justice Department says it’s going to appeal the order to feed hungry Americans
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 4d

Interesting new organization patrioticmillionaires.org

Home

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 4d

“sandwich guy” not guilty … open.substack.com/pub/mikebroc...

Twelve Citizens and the Social Contract

Twelve citizens sat in a room and remembered who they were.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 5d

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Bomb threat at several N.J. polling locations linked to Russian email address, police say

The bomb threat caused several locations to be closed as police investigated and ultimately led to a judge extending polling hours until 9 p.m. at those locations.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 5d

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Pope Leo offers his strongest criticism of Trump yet

The Pope, who is American, called for "deep reflection" on how migrants are treated, and spoke against US bombing of Venezuelan vessels.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 5d

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Trump's tariffs face a skeptical SCOTUS as Gorsuch warns of a "one-way ratchet" in presidential powers

Kavanaugh stood out in defense of the administration, but even his questions started lagging as the day wore on.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 5d

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Supreme Court appears skeptical of legality of most of Trump’s tariffs

The Supreme Court held arguments on one of the most important cases of its term, testing whether the president has authority to impose wide-ranging tariffs.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 5d

More election analysis statuskuo.substack.com/p/what-a-night

What a Night!

I’m hopping on a plane to SoCal for the next few days to attend Human Rights Campaign events, but I wanted to share with you some of my joy, delight and thoughts on yesterday’s resounding election res...

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 5d

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Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer’s Remorse About Trump

Elections are the one opportunity we have to see what the people think. And what they think is clear: Trump sucks.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 5d

Study: voters live longer…
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Voting is a stronger determinant of mortality than education: a full-electorate survival analysis with 21-year follow-up

Background Although voting is recognised as a social determinant of health, the association between electoral participation and subsequent mortality at an individual level has not been established. O...

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 5d

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Vive La Résistance

Waves can be blue after all.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 6d

Election 2025

Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 6d

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The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future

Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 6d

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Says It Will Make Some SNAP Payments After Trump Threatened to Defy Court

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 6d

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What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Tariffs Case

If the Court blesses the president’s use of emergency powers to evade Congress, the consequences would be profound.

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Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 6d

“SNAP recipients were not in this fight. They were dragged into this fight by the administration. And so I want you to think about this: They are literally pitting sick people against hungry people. I can’t think of anything more craven than that.”

Senator Raphael Warnock, Georgia

Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 6d

Preserving history in the face of governmental attempts to erase it
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A small army is racing against time and Trump to preserve U.S. history

Like 'monks' in the Middle Ages, volunteers are working to preserve cultural treasures they fear are under threat from President Trump’s war against 'woke.'

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