Erin Carroll
@erincarroll.bsky.social
Faculty @GeorgetownLaw. Writing about the free press, democracy, & rule of law.
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Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States, 1932, Frida Kahlo #womensart
June 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States, 1932, Frida Kahlo #womensart
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Journalists: if you've been arrested or are facing an imminent threat of arrest, you can call @rcfp.org's hotline 24/7 at 1-800-336-4243. Write it on your arm in sharpie!
June 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Journalists: if you've been arrested or are facing an imminent threat of arrest, you can call @rcfp.org's hotline 24/7 at 1-800-336-4243. Write it on your arm in sharpie!
A characteristically thoughtful take by my colleague @dannywt.bsky.social on how the uninitiated might explore generative AI.
I've had a few recent conversations with judges and law profs who haven't tried generative AI, or have only used it for a few minutes to write a poem or other trivial fun. After a few people asked me about how to start, I thought I'd write up my suggestions: www.wilftownsend.net/p/some-ideas...
Some ideas for judges, lawyers, and legal academics on trying generative AI
On the usefulness of personal experience, and suggestions about what to try
www.wilftownsend.net
June 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A characteristically thoughtful take by my colleague @dannywt.bsky.social on how the uninitiated might explore generative AI.
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Re-reading Abrams v. United States for the gazillionth time to prep for class tomorrow and I had overlooked this before, or forgotten it: perhaps the most famous free speech opinion ever, the birth of the "marketplace of ideas" metaphor was... written about non-citizens.
March 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Re-reading Abrams v. United States for the gazillionth time to prep for class tomorrow and I had overlooked this before, or forgotten it: perhaps the most famous free speech opinion ever, the birth of the "marketplace of ideas" metaphor was... written about non-citizens.
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THREAD: Last year, ProPublica started receiving tips from an unusual kind of source: flight attendants. They said they'd worked on deportation flights for ICE, and they could tell us what it was really like on board. 1/
April 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
THREAD: Last year, ProPublica started receiving tips from an unusual kind of source: flight attendants. They said they'd worked on deportation flights for ICE, and they could tell us what it was really like on board. 1/
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“I live with that we didn’t struggle enough.” A lesson from a Russian journalist-in-exile
Read this and more in our monthly newsletter by the Tracker’s Managing Editor @kamccudden.bsky.social.
Read this and more in our monthly newsletter by the Tracker’s Managing Editor @kamccudden.bsky.social.
‘I live with that we didn’t struggle enough.’ A lesson from a Russian journalist-in-exile
Normalizing control of media access was one small step the Kremlin took to undermine press freedom.
pressfreedomtracker.us
March 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“I live with that we didn’t struggle enough.” A lesson from a Russian journalist-in-exile
Read this and more in our monthly newsletter by the Tracker’s Managing Editor @kamccudden.bsky.social.
Read this and more in our monthly newsletter by the Tracker’s Managing Editor @kamccudden.bsky.social.
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Want to know why the Trump admin's efforts to exclude the AP from the WH press pool violates central 1A principles not only as of today but as of 1791? Then check out this brief, I wrote with @knightcolumbia.org and 11 other 1A scholars. Spoiler: bc it violates CORE DEMOCRATIC VALUES
Our first (and possibly last) foray into originalism. Thanks to all of the signatories, and especially to @genevievelakier.bsky.social, who led this effort. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
March 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Want to know why the Trump admin's efforts to exclude the AP from the WH press pool violates central 1A principles not only as of today but as of 1791? Then check out this brief, I wrote with @knightcolumbia.org and 11 other 1A scholars. Spoiler: bc it violates CORE DEMOCRATIC VALUES
Proud to be a signatory on this brief in support of the AP. Thanks to @genevievelakier.bsky.social and @knightcolumbia.org for all of their work.
Our first (and possibly last) foray into originalism. Thanks to all of the signatories, and especially to @genevievelakier.bsky.social, who led this effort. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
March 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Proud to be a signatory on this brief in support of the AP. Thanks to @genevievelakier.bsky.social and @knightcolumbia.org for all of their work.
The news is hideous, but I'm more grateful than ever for what's left of the free press & journalists reporting on the onslaught of inhumane dictates from politicians & their cronies. Amplify & $$support those outlets where you are getting info. They really are a bulwark for democracy & rule of law.
March 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The news is hideous, but I'm more grateful than ever for what's left of the free press & journalists reporting on the onslaught of inhumane dictates from politicians & their cronies. Amplify & $$support those outlets where you are getting info. They really are a bulwark for democracy & rule of law.
Just want to amplify. This work couldn’t be more important right now. And what a great place to do it.
It's a busy time, and so we're hiring another legal fellow to start right away.
I hope you'll consider joining us.
knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...
I hope you'll consider joining us.
knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...
knightcolumbia.org
March 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Just want to amplify. This work couldn’t be more important right now. And what a great place to do it.
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There's a lot of work to do. We're hiring another Legal Fellow to start ASAP. Please send the best people our way. @knightcolumbia.org knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...
| Knight First Amendment Institute
knightcolumbia.org
March 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
There's a lot of work to do. We're hiring another Legal Fellow to start ASAP. Please send the best people our way. @knightcolumbia.org knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...
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It's a busy time, and so we're hiring another legal fellow to start right away.
I hope you'll consider joining us.
knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...
I hope you'll consider joining us.
knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...
knightcolumbia.org
March 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It's a busy time, and so we're hiring another legal fellow to start right away.
I hope you'll consider joining us.
knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...
I hope you'll consider joining us.
knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...
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INTERNSHIP ALERT: We're hiring for our Summer 2025 Research & Communications Internship. Seeking undergraduates to join us in the defense of the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age. Deadline: 3/30, 11:59 pm ET. Details & application instructions: knightcolumbia.org/page/summer-...
| Knight First Amendment Institute
knightcolumbia.org
March 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
INTERNSHIP ALERT: We're hiring for our Summer 2025 Research & Communications Internship. Seeking undergraduates to join us in the defense of the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age. Deadline: 3/30, 11:59 pm ET. Details & application instructions: knightcolumbia.org/page/summer-...
I regularly tell people that I have the best job there is. Want to try it out? Georgetown Law is looking for a visitor to teach Legal Practice this coming academic year (2025-26). More info here: lnkd.in/e3qNxFMh. Applications are due March 24. Happy to answer questions.
March 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I regularly tell people that I have the best job there is. Want to try it out? Georgetown Law is looking for a visitor to teach Legal Practice this coming academic year (2025-26). More info here: lnkd.in/e3qNxFMh. Applications are due March 24. Happy to answer questions.
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Knight Institute Says Threats to Deport Student Protesters Pose “Existential Threat” to Universities
Statement from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social below and at link.
knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
Statement from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social below and at link.
knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
March 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Knight Institute Says Threats to Deport Student Protesters Pose “Existential Threat” to Universities
Statement from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social below and at link.
knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
Statement from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social below and at link.
knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
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With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
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A visual guide to spring flowers in East Asia. Clockwise from top right, in Japanese. I added English + Korean and Chinese Mandarin readings below
梅 plum (ume/maehwa/mei)
杏 apricot (anzu/salgu/xing)
李 plum (sumomo/jadu/li)
桃 peach (momo/boksung-a/tao)
櫻 cherry (sakura/beotkkeot/ying)
🎨 mojacookie
梅 plum (ume/maehwa/mei)
杏 apricot (anzu/salgu/xing)
李 plum (sumomo/jadu/li)
桃 peach (momo/boksung-a/tao)
櫻 cherry (sakura/beotkkeot/ying)
🎨 mojacookie
March 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A visual guide to spring flowers in East Asia. Clockwise from top right, in Japanese. I added English + Korean and Chinese Mandarin readings below
梅 plum (ume/maehwa/mei)
杏 apricot (anzu/salgu/xing)
李 plum (sumomo/jadu/li)
桃 peach (momo/boksung-a/tao)
櫻 cherry (sakura/beotkkeot/ying)
🎨 mojacookie
梅 plum (ume/maehwa/mei)
杏 apricot (anzu/salgu/xing)
李 plum (sumomo/jadu/li)
桃 peach (momo/boksung-a/tao)
櫻 cherry (sakura/beotkkeot/ying)
🎨 mojacookie
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One would expect to hear from the publisher of the Times on this. And the Washington Post. And NPR. And all the rest.
Every president of both parties going back generations subscribed to the principle that a president doesn't pick the press corps that is allowed in the room to ask him questions. Trump has just declared that he will.
The message is clear. Given that the White House has already kicked one news organization out of the pool because of coverage it does not like, it is making certain everyone else knows that the rest of us can be barred too if the president does not like our questions or stories.
February 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
One would expect to hear from the publisher of the Times on this. And the Washington Post. And NPR. And all the rest.
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Today’s news—Trump White House taking control of which journalists can cover the leader, a big step toward a Kremlin like press pool of handpicked media.
Just as jarring as Trump's pro-Russia foreign policy pivot has been his embrace of Putin-like tactics at home, unfolding with a speed and ferocity far different than what Trump was able to pull off in his first term. Call it the Putinization of America. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Donald Trump’s Putinization of America
It’s not just in foreign policy that the President is turning Russia’s way.
www.newyorker.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Today’s news—Trump White House taking control of which journalists can cover the leader, a big step toward a Kremlin like press pool of handpicked media.
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UPDATE: Following a wave of criticism from press freedom advocates, a Mississippi city dropped its libel lawsuit against The Clarksdale Press Register.
The case had resulted in a judge ordering the paper to remove an editorial chiding city leaders. [via @apnews.com]
The case had resulted in a judge ordering the paper to remove an editorial chiding city leaders. [via @apnews.com]
February 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
UPDATE: Following a wave of criticism from press freedom advocates, a Mississippi city dropped its libel lawsuit against The Clarksdale Press Register.
The case had resulted in a judge ordering the paper to remove an editorial chiding city leaders. [via @apnews.com]
The case had resulted in a judge ordering the paper to remove an editorial chiding city leaders. [via @apnews.com]
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Earlier today, @knightcolumbia.org joined with @earthjustice.bsky.social to sue the USDA for unlawfully taking down webpages related to climate change.
See the complaint here:
knightcolumbia.org/cases/northe...
See the complaint here:
knightcolumbia.org/cases/northe...
February 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Earlier today, @knightcolumbia.org joined with @earthjustice.bsky.social to sue the USDA for unlawfully taking down webpages related to climate change.
See the complaint here:
knightcolumbia.org/cases/northe...
See the complaint here:
knightcolumbia.org/cases/northe...
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NEW: Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed.
As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It’s Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content
Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed.
www.propublica.org
February 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
NEW: Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed.
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This is disgraceful.
Judge Bates, appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, is a widely respected member of the judiciary.
He and other judges deserve so much better.
Judge Bates, appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, is a widely respected member of the judiciary.
He and other judges deserve so much better.
February 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This is disgraceful.
Judge Bates, appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, is a widely respected member of the judiciary.
He and other judges deserve so much better.
Judge Bates, appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, is a widely respected member of the judiciary.
He and other judges deserve so much better.
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People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…
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February 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
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AP could have been cowardly and rolled over for Trump.
“We had to comply or we’d lose [funding/access/privileges]” like so many orgs are doing.
It would have been easy for them to say “gulf of America”
But it never stops there.
They got the memo. Good job AP.
“We had to comply or we’d lose [funding/access/privileges]” like so many orgs are doing.
It would have been easy for them to say “gulf of America”
But it never stops there.
They got the memo. Good job AP.
BREAKING: Associated Press is suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment.
This is what needs done at every turn. Resist. Fight back.
Well done AP👏
This is what needs done at every turn. Resist. Fight back.
Well done AP👏
February 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
AP could have been cowardly and rolled over for Trump.
“We had to comply or we’d lose [funding/access/privileges]” like so many orgs are doing.
It would have been easy for them to say “gulf of America”
But it never stops there.
They got the memo. Good job AP.
“We had to comply or we’d lose [funding/access/privileges]” like so many orgs are doing.
It would have been easy for them to say “gulf of America”
But it never stops there.
They got the memo. Good job AP.