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Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw writes that the deployment of the National Guard has become a political problem, complicating disaster response and climate resilience efforts. Read more in The Invading Sea: https://bit.ly/3JXWQge
Natural disasters are a rising burden for the National Guard | The Invading Sea
New Pentagon data show climate impacts are shaping reservists’ mission, in potential conflict with their use in law enforcement.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw writes that the deployment of the National Guard has become a political problem, complicating disaster response and climate resilience efforts. Read more in The Invading Sea: https://bit.ly/3JXWQge
Professor Matthew Lawrence of #EmoryLaw notes that former President Trump’s recent actions are without precedent, reflecting an escalation in federal-state tensions. Read more in Vanity Fair: https://bit.ly/4hZd1GM
Trump Calls Democrats the Party of “Satan” as Blue States Are Hit With Funding Cuts, National Guard Deployments
Oregon, Illinois, and California are among the targeted states. They all went for Kamala Harris in 2024.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Professor Matthew Lawrence of #EmoryLaw notes that former President Trump’s recent actions are without precedent, reflecting an escalation in federal-state tensions. Read more in Vanity Fair: https://bit.ly/4hZd1GM
Professor Ani Satz of #EmoryLaw writes that when it comes to medical privacy, injured workers face fewer protections than prisoners—a gap with serious implications for health equity and workers’ rights. Read more in The Hill: https://bit.ly/4nUo1qb
When it comes to medical privacy, injured workers have it worse than prisoners
This surprising denial of medical privacy is the result of our current approach to workers' compensation.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Professor Ani Satz of #EmoryLaw writes that when it comes to medical privacy, injured workers face fewer protections than prisoners—a gap with serious implications for health equity and workers’ rights. Read more in The Hill: https://bit.ly/4nUo1qb
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw comments on the deepening partisan divide exposed by lawsuits over National Guard deployments, noting, “It’s concerning to have states so divided and polarized.” Read more in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: https://bit.ly/3WQFpB9
Lawsuit against Trump's Washington National Guard deployment exposes country's deep partisan divide
A courtroom in Washington has become the latest battleground over President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement intervention
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November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw comments on the deepening partisan divide exposed by lawsuits over National Guard deployments, noting, “It’s concerning to have states so divided and polarized.” Read more in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: https://bit.ly/3WQFpB9
Professor Matthew Lawrence of #EmoryLaw explains how the Antideficiency Act could expose federal officials to felony liability in the event of mass firings. Read more in Reuters: https://reut.rs/4nNGVyX
Uncharted legal territory if Trump starts shutdown firings, experts say
President Donald Trump has repeatedly tested the boundaries of executive power since his return to office and is exploring uncharted legal territory with threats to carry out mass firings during the federal government shutdown, legal experts and lawmake...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Professor Matthew Lawrence of #EmoryLaw explains how the Antideficiency Act could expose federal officials to felony liability in the event of mass firings. Read more in Reuters: https://reut.rs/4nNGVyX
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw explains the legal and constitutional questions surrounding former President Trump’s attempt to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon. Read more in The Oregonian: https://bit.ly/43XWA7J
Why Trump could still send troops to Portland, no matter what appeals court says
Even if Trump loses his 9th Circuit appeal of a federal judge’s decision, the Insurrection Act would likely give him the power he seeks.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw explains the legal and constitutional questions surrounding former President Trump’s attempt to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon. Read more in The Oregonian: https://bit.ly/43XWA7J
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw discusses how employers across industries are increasingly restricting employee speech, as highlighted in a recent case involving Delta. Read more in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: https://bit.ly/3XnqtKU
Delta flight attendant fired for Kirk-related social post speaks out
Mathew Palmer, a Delta flight attendant, was suspended by the airline the day after writing a Facebook post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw discusses how employers across industries are increasingly restricting employee speech, as highlighted in a recent case involving Delta. Read more in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: https://bit.ly/3XnqtKU
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw provides insight on the ongoing debate over National Guard deployments and the balance of state and federal authority. Read more in The Dispatch: https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/the-fight-over-national-guard-deployments-continues/
The Fight Over National Guard Deployments Continues
Court battles have slowed down deployments, but the Trump administration may have more legal leverage.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw provides insight on the ongoing debate over National Guard deployments and the balance of state and federal authority. Read more in The Dispatch: https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/the-fight-over-national-guard-deployments-continues/
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw joins Heterodox Academy to discuss The War on Tenure, exploring how debates over tenure are rooted in labor dynamics and academic freedom. Read the full conversation: https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/tenure-is-about-labor-dynamics-not
Tenure is About Labor Dynamics, Not Only Academic Freedom.
What we learned from legal anthropologist Deepa Das Acevedo about the “war on tenure.”
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November 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw joins Heterodox Academy to discuss The War on Tenure, exploring how debates over tenure are rooted in labor dynamics and academic freedom. Read the full conversation: https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/tenure-is-about-labor-dynamics-not
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw explains the legal framework and limits of federalizing the National Guard in response to unrest in U.S. cities. Read his analysis in FactCheck.org: https://www.factcheck.org/2025/10/qa-on-trumps-attempt-to-deploy-national-guard-to-portland-and-chicago/
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A presentation by scientists on a work group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel highlighted various alleged “safety uncertainties” of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, including those about cancer and changes to the im...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw explains the legal framework and limits of federalizing the National Guard in response to unrest in U.S. cities. Read his analysis in FactCheck.org: https://www.factcheck.org/2025/10/qa-on-trumps-attempt-to-deploy-national-guard-to-portland-and-chicago/
Professor Michael Broyde of #EmoryLaw argues that decisions on judicial recusal should rest with the full Supreme Court, not individual justices. Read more in Law360: https://www.law360.com/articles/2398043
High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal - Law360
As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both ju...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Professor Michael Broyde of #EmoryLaw argues that decisions on judicial recusal should rest with the full Supreme Court, not individual justices. Read more in Law360: https://www.law360.com/articles/2398043
Professor Sara Zdeb of #EmoryLaw discusses whether a New Jersey congresswoman could be shielded by the Immunity Act, testing the limits of the Trump immunity ruling. Read more in Bloomberg Law: https://bit.ly/4nNFfp9
NJ Congresswoman’s Defense Tests Bounds of Trump Immunity Ruling
A federal congresswoman’s effort to dismiss federal charges against her is raising for the first time whether the broad immunity the US Supreme Court conferred to President Donald Trump equally applie...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Professor Sara Zdeb of #EmoryLaw discusses whether a New Jersey congresswoman could be shielded by the Immunity Act, testing the limits of the Trump immunity ruling. Read more in Bloomberg Law: https://bit.ly/4nNFfp9
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw examines the legal and oversight implications of U.S. military operations in the Caribbean in his latest piece for Just Security. Read more: https://www.justsecurity.org/123172/caribbean-strikes-legal-oversight-us-military/
Caribbean Strikes and Collapse of Legal Oversight in U.S. Military
Congress and the public must address the pressures imposed on servicemembers and defend the guardrails that protect democracy.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw examines the legal and oversight implications of U.S. military operations in the Caribbean in his latest piece for Just Security. Read more: https://www.justsecurity.org/123172/caribbean-strikes-legal-oversight-us-military/
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw discusses legal anthropology and the value of understanding law through cultural and human-centered perspectives in a conversation with The Square Circle Clinic.
Watch the discussion: https://bit.ly/4nIQHDj
Watch the discussion: https://bit.ly/4nIQHDj
Legal Anthropology: Neetika Vishwanath and Deepa Das Acevedo in Conversation | The Square Circle Clinic, NALSAR posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Join Neetika Vishwanath (Director of Criminalisation and Punishment, The Square Circle Clinic) in conversation with Professor Deepa Das Acevedo (Associate Professor, Emory Law School) as they delve in...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw discusses legal anthropology and the value of understanding law through cultural and human-centered perspectives in a conversation with The Square Circle Clinic.
Watch the discussion: https://bit.ly/4nIQHDj
Watch the discussion: https://bit.ly/4nIQHDj
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw critiques recent U.S. military strikes targeting suspected drug traffickers, calling the operations “unsatisfactory and deeply disturbing” for lacking clear legal grounding.
Read more: https://wapo.st/46xxGOb
Read more: https://wapo.st/46xxGOb
U.S. kills 3 in another strike on ‘narcoterrorists’ vessel, Trump says
The strike marks the third such attack on boats alleged to be carrying illicit drugs this month. Experts have questioned the legality of the strikes.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw critiques recent U.S. military strikes targeting suspected drug traffickers, calling the operations “unsatisfactory and deeply disturbing” for lacking clear legal grounding.
Read more: https://wapo.st/46xxGOb
Read more: https://wapo.st/46xxGOb
Professor David Lawrence of #EmoryLaw provides legal insight on proposed legislation to strengthen protections for children using social media platforms.
Read more from Capitol Beat: https://bit.ly/491Ndaq
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Georgia lawmakers look for ways keep social media from harming children |
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November 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Professor David Lawrence of #EmoryLaw provides legal insight on proposed legislation to strengthen protections for children using social media platforms.
Read more from Capitol Beat: https://bit.ly/491Ndaq
Read more from Capitol Beat: https://bit.ly/491Ndaq
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw questions the legal authority behind recent U.S. military actions targeting alleged drug cartels, as discussed in Reuters.
Read more: https://reut.rs/3KNurtt
Read more: https://reut.rs/3KNurtt
Trump determines US is at war with drug cartels, document to Congress says
President Donald Trump has determined the United States is engaged in "a non-international armed conflict" with drug cartels, according to a document notifying Congress of its legal justification for deadly U.S. strikes on boats off Venezuela.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw questions the legal authority behind recent U.S. military actions targeting alleged drug cartels, as discussed in Reuters.
Read more: https://reut.rs/3KNurtt
Read more: https://reut.rs/3KNurtt
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw discusses a new federal proposal introduced after the Kirk campus shooting and its potential implications for political violence prevention.
Read more on Spectrum News: https://bit.ly/4ogQKpE
Read more on Spectrum News: https://bit.ly/4ogQKpE
Bill seeks to prohibit federal funding for certain entities
Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, proposed the legislation after the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw discusses a new federal proposal introduced after the Kirk campus shooting and its potential implications for political violence prevention.
Read more on Spectrum News: https://bit.ly/4ogQKpE
Read more on Spectrum News: https://bit.ly/4ogQKpE
Professor Jonathan Nash of #EmoryLaw analyzes a recent appellate decision in the Trump Organization case, highlighting the broader implications for criminal law and judicial reasoning.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Professor Jonathan Nash of #EmoryLaw analyzes a recent appellate decision in the Trump Organization case, highlighting the broader implications for criminal law and judicial reasoning.
Read more in https://bit.ly/42B2Rps: https://bit.ly/4qqna3d
Read more in https://bit.ly/42B2Rps: https://bit.ly/4qqna3d
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw explains how the establishment of a national defense area may bypass the Posse Comitatus Act, clarifying the legal framework around domestic military involvement.
Read more: https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/trump-project-2025-and-immigration/
Read more: https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/trump-project-2025-and-immigration/
Trump, Project 2025 and Immigration - FactCheck.org
Project 2025 and President Donald Trump are largely in sync on immigration. As part of our series, we examine some of the many actions that Trump has taken that were proposed in the conservative docum...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw explains how the establishment of a national defense area may bypass the Posse Comitatus Act, clarifying the legal framework around domestic military involvement.
Read more: https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/trump-project-2025-and-immigration/
Read more: https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/trump-project-2025-and-immigration/
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw shares insights with Inside Higher Ed on efforts to protect academic freedom and the ongoing debate surrounding tenure in U.S. universities.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3VZSA2i
Read more: https://bit.ly/3VZSA2i
Fighting Back Against “The War on Tenure”
Deepa Das Acevedo’s new book is a response to the erosion of tenure protections that has become all too clear in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw shares insights with Inside Higher Ed on efforts to protect academic freedom and the ongoing debate surrounding tenure in U.S. universities.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3VZSA2i
Read more: https://bit.ly/3VZSA2i
Professor Jessica Roberts of #EmoryLaw coauthors a paper in Science urging stronger protections for consumer genetic privacy and the responsible use of direct-to-consumer genetic data.
Read the article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz7229
Read the article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz7229
The precarious future of consumer genetic privacy
Congress and other lawmakers must act to robustly protect direct-to-consumer genetic data and biospecimens into the future
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October 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Professor Jessica Roberts of #EmoryLaw coauthors a paper in Science urging stronger protections for consumer genetic privacy and the responsible use of direct-to-consumer genetic data.
Read the article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz7229
Read the article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz7229
Professor John Acevedo of #EmoryLaw explains why the Department of Justice is seeking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s travel records, offering legal perspective on the ongoing inquiry.
Watch the segment on WXIA: https://bit.ly/4hd6R5s
Watch the segment on WXIA: https://bit.ly/4hd6R5s
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October 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Professor John Acevedo of #EmoryLaw explains why the Department of Justice is seeking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s travel records, offering legal perspective on the ongoing inquiry.
Watch the segment on WXIA: https://bit.ly/4hd6R5s
Watch the segment on WXIA: https://bit.ly/4hd6R5s
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw writes in Time about the history and purpose of academic tenure, explaining what it truly protects and why it matters for higher education today.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4nRtzma
Read more: https://bit.ly/4nRtzma
The Real History of Tenure
If academics want to protect the idea of tenure, they need to understand how and why it became the norm.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo of #EmoryLaw writes in Time about the history and purpose of academic tenure, explaining what it truly protects and why it matters for higher education today.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4nRtzma
Read more: https://bit.ly/4nRtzma
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw comments on the Trump administration’s reported plan to assign military lawyers as immigration judges, raising key questions about legal authority and process.
Read more from the Associated Press: https://bit.ly/477xhB0
Read more from the Associated Press: https://bit.ly/477xhB0
Trump administration taps Army Reserve and National Guard for temporary immigration judges
The Trump administration is tapping National Guard and Army Reserve lawyers to be temporary immigration judges after firing dozens of existing judges.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Professor Mark Nevitt of #EmoryLaw comments on the Trump administration’s reported plan to assign military lawyers as immigration judges, raising key questions about legal authority and process.
Read more from the Associated Press: https://bit.ly/477xhB0
Read more from the Associated Press: https://bit.ly/477xhB0