Joanna Schwartz
@jcschwartzprof.bsky.social
Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law, UCLA. Civil rights, police accountability, civil procedure. Author of Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable (2023). Learn more at: joannaschwartz.net
And for an amicus brief I co-signed, spearheaded by SDRI's Rob Yablon and Miriam Seifter, arguing that the Westfall Act doesn't prevent California's Bane Act from being used against federal officers, read this: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/featured/202...
Ninth Circuit – Quiñonez v. United States Amicus Brief Filed
PDF Available Here On October 22, the State Democracy Research Initiative’s faculty co-directors, Miriam Seifter and Rob Yablon, filed an amicus brief with nine other legal scholars in Quiñonez v. Uni...
statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
And for an amicus brief I co-signed, spearheaded by SDRI's Rob Yablon and Miriam Seifter, arguing that the Westfall Act doesn't prevent California's Bane Act from being used against federal officers, read this: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/featured/202...
The State Democracy Research Initiative @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social is doing incredible work regarding this type of "converse-1983" or "state Bivens" act. For anyone interested in exploring the viability of this type of legislation, read this: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/research-exp...
Exploring State Checks Against Federal Overreach
Published: August 8, 2025 Updated: October 23, 2025 States have many tools to help counter federal abuses of power. Facing a torrent of controversial federal government actions, states today are pursu...
statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The State Democracy Research Initiative @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social is doing incredible work regarding this type of "converse-1983" or "state Bivens" act. For anyone interested in exploring the viability of this type of legislation, read this: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/research-exp...
I agree with you 1000 percent - it is too hard to bring these cases but that in NO way should be taken to mean that the cases shouldnt be brought.
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I agree with you 1000 percent - it is too hard to bring these cases but that in NO way should be taken to mean that the cases shouldnt be brought.