@bobneedham.bsky.social
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Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
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PSA to everyone, basically
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
PSA to everyone, basically
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Ann Arbor: On Tuesday evening of next week, at Literati Bookstore downtown, I'll be talking about my new book with Gil Seinfeld. Come discuss!
literatibookstore.com/event/2025-1...
literatibookstore.com/event/2025-1...
Richard Primus: The Oldest Constitutional Question
An independent bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Staff picks, curated displays, author events, book clubs, book subscriptions, and more.
literatibookstore.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ann Arbor: On Tuesday evening of next week, at Literati Bookstore downtown, I'll be talking about my new book with Gil Seinfeld. Come discuss!
literatibookstore.com/event/2025-1...
literatibookstore.com/event/2025-1...
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ICYMI: My SCOTUS term preview in the Guardian. It focuses on the Voting Rights Act case - and how that case illustrates the long-running campaign against Reconstruction & civil rights that appears in much of what SCOTUS & POTUS do. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
A 160-year-old campaign against civil rights heads to the supreme court
Louisiana v Callais could roll back what remains of the Voting Rights Act, putting the future of America’s multiracial democracy at stake
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ICYMI: My SCOTUS term preview in the Guardian. It focuses on the Voting Rights Act case - and how that case illustrates the long-running campaign against Reconstruction & civil rights that appears in much of what SCOTUS & POTUS do. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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NEW. You know how Christian nationalists always cite the Bible to support their stances on abortion, guns, gay rights, etc.? Well, it ain't what Jesus said. So says SiriusXM host John Fugelsang in his new book. And we discuss the book in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/41468...
link.motherjones.com/public/41468...
September 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
NEW. You know how Christian nationalists always cite the Bible to support their stances on abortion, guns, gay rights, etc.? Well, it ain't what Jesus said. So says SiriusXM host John Fugelsang in his new book. And we discuss the book in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/41468...
link.motherjones.com/public/41468...
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EPA To Drop 'E,' 'P' From Name
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July 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
EPA To Drop 'E,' 'P' From Name
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prepping the @strictscrutiny.bsky.social episode we're recording, and ... sitting and reflecting on what the administration is doing with the alien enemies act (summarily deporting people *with no apparent basis* *to countries they've never been* *without telling their families*) is ... something.
March 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
prepping the @strictscrutiny.bsky.social episode we're recording, and ... sitting and reflecting on what the administration is doing with the alien enemies act (summarily deporting people *with no apparent basis* *to countries they've never been* *without telling their families*) is ... something.
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Thanks to @umichlaw.bsky.social for doing an author Q&A on my recent article "The New Substantive Due Process!"
Q&A here: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/5qs-lea...
Full (Texas Law Review) article here: texaslawreview.org/the-new-subs....
Q&A here: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/5qs-lea...
Full (Texas Law Review) article here: texaslawreview.org/the-new-subs....
5Qs: Leah Litman on SCOTUS and the Rise of the “New Substantive Due Process” | University of Michigan Law School
The US Supreme Court has upended the traditional understanding of substantive due process in recent rulings, Professor Leah Litman, ’10, argues in a new paper.
michigan.law.umich.edu
March 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Thanks to @umichlaw.bsky.social for doing an author Q&A on my recent article "The New Substantive Due Process!"
Q&A here: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/5qs-lea...
Full (Texas Law Review) article here: texaslawreview.org/the-new-subs....
Q&A here: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/5qs-lea...
Full (Texas Law Review) article here: texaslawreview.org/the-new-subs....
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More Parents Say Allowing Child To Play Football Not Worth Risk Of Being Drafted By Jets
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December 10, 2024 at 8:33 PM
More Parents Say Allowing Child To Play Football Not Worth Risk Of Being Drafted By Jets
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For five years, I have been covering what is unquestionably the biggest criminal justice scandal in American history.
Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.
But it's not over.
A thread.
Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.
But it's not over.
A thread.
December 2, 2024 at 6:02 PM
For five years, I have been covering what is unquestionably the biggest criminal justice scandal in American history.
Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.
But it's not over.
A thread.
Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.
But it's not over.
A thread.