Howie Erichson
@howarderichson.bsky.social
Law professor at Fordham, teaching and writing about civil procedure, complex litigation, torts, and legal ethics. Sometimes a singer-songwriter, sometimes a drummer, often a dreamer and a doubter.
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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US judge rejects Capital One $425 million settlement with depositors reut.rs/49MB2hY
US judge rejects Capital One $425 million settlement with depositors
A federal judge rejected Capital One's $425 million settlement with depositors who said they were cheated out of high interest rates, saying the payout was too small and millions of account holders would continue to be short-changed.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
US judge rejects Capital One $425 million settlement with depositors reut.rs/49MB2hY
It's good to see jurors serving their historic role as bulwarks against tyranny and prosecutorial overreach. apple.news/AmKELOTvVQua...
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer — The Washington Post
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It's good to see jurors serving their historic role as bulwarks against tyranny and prosecutorial overreach. apple.news/AmKELOTvVQua...
This editorial is well supported and well expressed. On the topics I know best--higher education and rule of law--it gets the story exactly right. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This editorial is well supported and well expressed. On the topics I know best--higher education and rule of law--it gets the story exactly right. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Glad to see this. American universities have flourished because of their academic freedom. Viewpoint-based government interference is antithetical to great teaching and research. Resources are essential, but so is the freedom to pursue truth fearlessly. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Universities Are Standing Up to Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Glad to see this. American universities have flourished because of their academic freedom. Viewpoint-based government interference is antithetical to great teaching and research. Resources are essential, but so is the freedom to pursue truth fearlessly. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
It is so exciting that @binsky18.bsky.social has joined @pamelabookman.bsky.social and the rest of our fantastic team of civil procedure scholars at @fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social!
In the latest installment of "The Big Idea" Q&A series, Fordham Law Professor Robin Effron (@binsky18), who joined the faculty this fall, discusses her most recent scholarship on the topic of how best to notify people when they are being sued or caught up in other legal proceedings.
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The Big Idea: Rethinking Legal Notice in a Digital World
Professor Robin Effron, who joined the Fordham Law faculty in fall 2025, is an expert on civil procedure and complex litigation whose work is routinely cited by courts in the
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October 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It is so exciting that @binsky18.bsky.social has joined @pamelabookman.bsky.social and the rest of our fantastic team of civil procedure scholars at @fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social!
A depressing read, but useful to get the collective wisdom of Republican & Democratic lawyers on threats to the rule of law. Particularly sad to see the devastation of DOJ's reputation.
'Bow to the Emperor’:We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
'Bow to the Emperor’:We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
‘Bow to the Emperor’:We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency
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October 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A depressing read, but useful to get the collective wisdom of Republican & Democratic lawyers on threats to the rule of law. Particularly sad to see the devastation of DOJ's reputation.
'Bow to the Emperor’:We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
'Bow to the Emperor’:We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
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Omg. I’ve never seen anything like this in a judicial opinion:
![Case 1:25-cv-10685-WGY Document 261
Filed 09/30/25
Page 1 of 161
Post card dated June 19, 2025
(On file in Chambers)
1 9/S UNE 2025
TRUMP HAS PARDONS
AND TANKS..
WHAT DO
You
HAVE?
Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States -- you and me --have our magnificent Constitution.
Here's how that works out in a
specific case --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS -- HARVARD FACULTY CHAPTER, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AT NEW
YORK UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS-AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, and
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiffs,
)
CIVIL ACTION NO.
25-10685-WGY
v.
MARCO RUBIO, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, and the DEPARTMENT OF STATE, KRISTI NOEM, in her official
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September 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Omg. I’ve never seen anything like this in a judicial opinion:
Wow, judge strikes Trump's NYT complaint for violating Rule 8's "short & plain" instruction. That's a rare event, but correct: "As every lawyer knows (or is presumed to know), a complaint is not a public forum for vituperation and invective—not a protected platform to rage against an adversary."
September 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Wow, judge strikes Trump's NYT complaint for violating Rule 8's "short & plain" instruction. That's a rare event, but correct: "As every lawyer knows (or is presumed to know), a complaint is not a public forum for vituperation and invective—not a protected platform to rage against an adversary."
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I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action
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In rebuke to Trump administration, judge rules for Harvard on many key issues in the funding cutoff cases. I’m glad the university held fast rather than buckling under to the bully. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In rebuke to Trump administration, judge rules for Harvard on many key issues in the funding cutoff cases. I’m glad the university held fast rather than buckling under to the bully. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Grand jury won't indict Sandwich Guy! In the very city where rioters were pardoned for brutally attacking police officers on Jan 6, it's a way for citizens to show they understand irony and they understand throwing a sandwich in frustration at this invasion. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Grand jury declines to indict man who threw a sandwich at federal officer in D.C.
The former Justice Department employee who threw a sub at federal officers in Washington, and came to be known as "Sandwich Guy," was not indicted on a federal felony charge.
www.nbcnews.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Grand jury won't indict Sandwich Guy! In the very city where rioters were pardoned for brutally attacking police officers on Jan 6, it's a way for citizens to show they understand irony and they understand throwing a sandwich in frustration at this invasion. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Today, Judge Xinis held a status conference in Kilmer Abrego Garcia's lawsuit challenging his impending removal to Uganda. @annabower.bsky.social reported from the conference, where Xinis barred the government from removing Abrego Garcia, at least until briefing on the petition is complete.
Judge Xinis Holds Status Conference in Abrego Garcia. v. Noem et al
Anna Bower reported from the conference, where Xinis barred the government from removing the defendant until briefing is complete.
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August 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today, Judge Xinis held a status conference in Kilmer Abrego Garcia's lawsuit challenging his impending removal to Uganda. @annabower.bsky.social reported from the conference, where Xinis barred the government from removing Abrego Garcia, at least until briefing on the petition is complete.
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BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego has been RELEASED from prison and is headed home to Maryland to be with his family. Judge Xinis has an order in place requiring a 72 hour notice if ICE decides to detain and deport him to a third country. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is released from federal custody in Tennessee
Abrego Garcia walked out of federal custody for the first time since March, when he was deported to El Salvador in what the government has called an "administrative error."
www.nbcnews.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego has been RELEASED from prison and is headed home to Maryland to be with his family. Judge Xinis has an order in place requiring a 72 hour notice if ICE decides to detain and deport him to a third country. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Sad to see the end of an era. I've had the privilege of teaching superb students from all over the world, which was win-win-win, especially for US students. I hope our universities will soon return to being supported (or at least not thwarted) by our own government. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
As Trump Pushes International Students Away, Asian Schools Scoop Them Up
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August 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Sad to see the end of an era. I've had the privilege of teaching superb students from all over the world, which was win-win-win, especially for US students. I hope our universities will soon return to being supported (or at least not thwarted) by our own government. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
As I prepare to welcome new law students, I am fighting the urge to go deep-cynic about law and courts. I think the most powerful act of resistance I can offer is to teach future lawyers how to think clearly, how to care about facts, and how to understand fundamental legal values.
August 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
As I prepare to welcome new law students, I am fighting the urge to go deep-cynic about law and courts. I think the most powerful act of resistance I can offer is to teach future lawyers how to think clearly, how to care about facts, and how to understand fundamental legal values.
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Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."
August 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."
As someone who takes legal ethics seriously, I am glad courts see the obvious unconstitutionality of the president's outrageous attempts to punish law firms for their representation of clients and their support of causes. thehill.com/opinion/judi...
Why did Trump target the law firm Susman Godfrey? The answer is shocking.
This needs to stop here, and it needs to stop now.
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July 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
As someone who takes legal ethics seriously, I am glad courts see the obvious unconstitutionality of the president's outrageous attempts to punish law firms for their representation of clients and their support of causes. thehill.com/opinion/judi...
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A federal judge ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released on bail while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges, a legal victory for the migrant who was wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration reut.rs/4kQnB2r
July 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A federal judge ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released on bail while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges, a legal victory for the migrant who was wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration reut.rs/4kQnB2r
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JUST IN: A judge has certified a nationwide class aimed at blocking the effects of Trump's birthright citizenship order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
July 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
JUST IN: A judge has certified a nationwide class aimed at blocking the effects of Trump's birthright citizenship order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is how things will proceed after Trump v. CASA's rejection of universal injunctions. Federal court certifies nationwide class action and grants preliminary injunction for the class. It's clunkier but often it can do the job and it has certain advantages. apnews.com/article/birt...
New Hampshire judge to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in New Hampshire says he will certify a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected by Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.
apnews.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is how things will proceed after Trump v. CASA's rejection of universal injunctions. Federal court certifies nationwide class action and grants preliminary injunction for the class. It's clunkier but often it can do the job and it has certain advantages. apnews.com/article/birt...
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Our full-page color ad running today in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Arizona Republic, and the Dallas Morning News. These are the truth which unite us, and these are the truths which every American needs to know. weholdtruths.org #sharethetruths
July 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our full-page color ad running today in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Arizona Republic, and the Dallas Morning News. These are the truth which unite us, and these are the truths which every American needs to know. weholdtruths.org #sharethetruths
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Make Class Actions Great Again?
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With universal injunctions out of style, class actions are already trending
As one door closes, another opens: Litigants are quickly adapting to the Supreme Court’s ruling nixing nationwide pause on executive policies.
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June 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Make Class Actions Great Again?
w/ @benjaminweiss.bsky.social @ryanknappy.bsky.social
www.courthousenews.com/with-univers...
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