Ann Bartow
annbartow.bsky.social
Ann Bartow
@annbartow.bsky.social

Big fan of free speech and academic freedom. She/her or gender neutral pronouns. Sending much respect to the people of Minnesota. Abolish ICE.

Business 28%
Law 28%
Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.

I love the costumes.

Which industry, pot or alcohol?

I live in a town called Media. That's why I say: alert the Media media!

The first robin of Spring! Someone alert the Media Media!
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
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now that's the power of a union

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Good news! My book #AlgorithmicRuleByLaw, dealing with #government use of #AI and its impact on the rule of law, is now available in paperback: cambridge.org/us/universit...

There's 20% discount with code 'LTSCLAW26'.

The book is also available digitally for free: www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

"Go Birds" is a noun, a verb, an adjective, a dessert topping and an oven cleaner. Signed, a Philadelphian.
“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
This is a great piece by my colleague spencer on the bad bunny helftimeshow but of course there’s never been a more divisive idea in American history than all of us being American, we fought a civil war over it and Trump is nothing if not manifest opposition to it www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
‘Together, We Are America’
Bad Bunny’s critics said his Super Bowl halftime show would be divisive. They were totally wrong.
www.theatlantic.com

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“Donald Trump Makes the Case for Decentralized Elections Great Again” electionlawblog.org?p=154206
“Donald Trump Makes the Case for Decentralized Elections Great Again” #ELB
Ilya Somin at Volokh, with some thoughts on my recent Slate piece.
electionlawblog.org

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“‘The Trust Has Been Absolutely Destroyed’; Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.” electionlawblog.org?p=154208
“‘The Trust Has Been Absolutely Destroyed’; Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.” #ELB
The Atlantic: The email that federal law enforcement sent this week to the nation’s top election administrators would have been routine just a few years ago. “Your election partners,” the Tuesday miss...
electionlawblog.org

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aspirational america is unmeasurably important

not just here, but for the world
Bad Bunny sang for an aspirational America I'm happy and grateful to be part of.

Bad Bunny sang for an aspirational America I'm happy and grateful to be part of.
Here's that Ring #SuperBowl commercial:

I did not think I cared who won the super bowl, but I have to admit seeing the Patriots lose made me happier than I expected.

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There was no happy ending for Patriots' owner Robert Kraft today.
THE HATERS SAID THE PATRIOTS COULDN'T DO IT. AND THEY WERE
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS

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Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on body cameras, sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability.

Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.

(Published 2023)
How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras
Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability. Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even whe...
www.propublica.org

"Request"?

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Bad Bunny halftime show offered a much needed message about unity and love after a year full of hate.

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Louise, a rape survivor featured in our 2025 investigation with @wbur.org, said the proposal gives new hope for victims.

DNA evidence did not tie a suspect to her assault until 17 years later — two years after the state’s statute of limitations expired.
Mass. Governor Proposes Eliminating Statute of Limitations for Rape When DNA Evidence Exists
A WBUR-ProPublica investigation found that no DNA match, testimony or even confession could allow a rape to be prosecuted after the state’s 15-year deadline. The governor aims to “help survivors who h...
www.propublica.org
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
pagesix.com

What about the University of New Hampshire School of Law sexual harassment survivors? Not expecting any justice for us. But at least we can warn people.
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

Hilarious to me, maybe not to you.
Five years ago I caught my dumbest ban
Five years ago I caught my dumbest ban
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY cannot say Black.