“As the Trump admin asserts national security powers to target foreign and domestic enemies at unprecedented scale, the Supreme Court will have to decide whether there truly are no limits to the racialized security state it has unleashed.” My new essay in Daedalus, www.amacad.org/daedalus/sup...

I was happy to moderate this conversation on how Orientalism, the masterpiece of Palestinian American intellectual Edward Said, revolutionized academic inquiry around the world. Said's message to speak to power resonates even louder today.

Read this brilliant essay by my colleague, immigration law expert Jennifer Chacon, on the Supreme Court's shadow docket decision effectively permitting racial profiling in immigration raids: verfassungsblog.de/noem-ice-sup...

'“It’s gratifying to see a student newspaper upholding free speech at a time when many institutions are bending the knee,” said Shirin Sinnar, a law professor at Stanford.

theintercept.com/2025/08/26/s...

My latest article, on how organizers & lawyers in three cities sought to “flood the courts” to protect homeless people and renters facing eviction. law.stanford.edu/wp-content/u...

My new op-ed about the terrorism provision slipped into the budget bill: "At a time of growing American authoritarianism, the last thing Congress should be doing is granting new powers to the president to destroy civil society groups that stand in his way."
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If your university is claiming it can't support noncitizen students for legal reasons, see this new legal analysis out from @aaup.bsky.social. www.aaup.org/news/institu...

Today's the first #StanfordDayofGiving. All donations are doubled for the next 24 hours, and you can direct your money to a specific part of campus. The Markaz Resource Center is a lifeline for many on campus. Please donate at dayofgiving.stanford.edu/campaigns/th....

Stanford is notably absent from this statement from hundreds of colleges and universities against "the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education." www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

In the latest episode of the Stanford Legal Podcast, Pamela Karlan is joined by Stanford Law School Professor @ssinnar.bsky.social and former DOJ prosecutor Brendan Ballou to discuss Trump’s pardons and the rule of law. Listen to the episode here: law.stanford.edu/stanford-leg...

My op-ed: "Colleges and universities ... seem to be hoping that their muted responses — and affirmative acquiescence — will spare them. ...This sort of acquiescence will not only fail to protect institutions, but will expose all of us to further repression."
stanforddaily.com/2025/01/28/f...

NYT reporting mass immigrant ICE raids have begun in Chicago.

I'm an immigrant & Chicago based human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, actions to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.

No paywall. Please share widely. www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...

My just published article in U. Chicago Legal Forum on how terrorism charges replicate the severity of historical treason charges, but with few of the constraints: legal-forum.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...

Brilliant!

Decades-long political pressure to avoid studying or speaking out on Palestine within academia make it harder to fairly resolve Title VI complaints today. My blog post here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/title-v...