Maxine Eichner
@maxineeichner.bsky.social
Law Prof. Families, gender, reproductive rights, and inequality. Views definitely not UNC’s.
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Maxine Eichner
@maxineeichner.bsky.social
· Feb 19
628 law professors have signed this statement warning that we are seeing "the gravest threat to the rule of law . . . ever presented in our lifetimes." Complete list of signers at docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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In a decision that I'm sure will have no negative repercussions whatsoever, the University of Arkansas has fired a law prof b/c of public criticism of the prof's comments (on her personal facebook page) about Charlie Kirk: abovethelaw.com/2025/10/law-...
Law Professor Fired For Comments On Charlie Kirk's Death Over Objections Of Appeals Panel - Above the Law
Professor's Facebook posts led to her termination.
abovethelaw.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In a decision that I'm sure will have no negative repercussions whatsoever, the University of Arkansas has fired a law prof b/c of public criticism of the prof's comments (on her personal facebook page) about Charlie Kirk: abovethelaw.com/2025/10/law-...
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"We need to remind ourselves, constantly, that in the median experience of tyranny, life is largely unchanged. ...If we wait until the abuses become severe and widespread enough to register in our standard analytic tools, it will be too late."
www.offmessage.net/p/the-median...
www.offmessage.net/p/the-median...
The Median Experience Of Tyranny
If the politics of tyranny were self-discrediting, we wouldn't need mantras like "never again."
www.offmessage.net
October 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"We need to remind ourselves, constantly, that in the median experience of tyranny, life is largely unchanged. ...If we wait until the abuses become severe and widespread enough to register in our standard analytic tools, it will be too late."
www.offmessage.net/p/the-median...
www.offmessage.net/p/the-median...
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"The Vanderbilt Chapter of the AAUP stands with the national AAUP, the AAUP chapters of the other targeted universities, and members of the Vanderbilt community in opposing the Compact and demanding that our administration do so as well."
The Vanderbilt chapter of @aaup.org has issued a statement condemning President Trump's proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" as an illegal assault on civil rights, academic freedom, shared governance, and institutional autonomy.
vanderbiltaaup.org/2025/10/06/s...
vanderbiltaaup.org/2025/10/06/s...
Statement by the Vanderbilt AAUP Executive Committee on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
October 6, 2025 On October 2nd, Vanderbilt was among nine universities “invited” to sign a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” with the federal government. The Compact, however, i…
vanderbiltaaup.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"The Vanderbilt Chapter of the AAUP stands with the national AAUP, the AAUP chapters of the other targeted universities, and members of the Vanderbilt community in opposing the Compact and demanding that our administration do so as well."
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“No self-respecting university could ever accept something like this,” said Lee Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar and former Columbia University president. “Trying to protect conservative ideas against being ‘belittled’ — that’s about as violative of the First Amendment interests as you can get.”
Colleges weigh whether to sign onto Trump plan or forgo federal benefits
A new proposal from the Trump administration would give colleges funding advantages if they adopt conservative priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“No self-respecting university could ever accept something like this,” said Lee Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar and former Columbia University president. “Trying to protect conservative ideas against being ‘belittled’ — that’s about as violative of the First Amendment interests as you can get.”
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I genuinely cannot believe that Ezra Klein said we should run pro-life candidates in Kansas, Ohio, and Missouri; three states that recently held abortion referendums where the pro-choice side won!
![Issue 1
November 7, 2023
Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety(1]
Results
Choice
Votes
%
& Yes
2,227,384
56.78%
No
1,695,480
43.22%
Total votes
3,922,864
100.00%](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gouysuoxatjdb5bjcqe4sfh7/bafkreielbywjkgthjrsgp5s7na3nxbcn3wrdpwegj7vtrqswh6goqydgra@jpeg)
September 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I genuinely cannot believe that Ezra Klein said we should run pro-life candidates in Kansas, Ohio, and Missouri; three states that recently held abortion referendums where the pro-choice side won!
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NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com
Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com
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Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well:
AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...
www.pbs.org
September 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well:
AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Page One of today's NYT:
September 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Page One of today's NYT:
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In Alabama, a trans civil rights lawyer is facing criminal charges; three civil rights lawyers are fighting sanctions.
I spoke to @chrisgeidner.bsky.social about how federal judges came after a team of civil rights lawyers who challenged a transgender care ban
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I spoke to @chrisgeidner.bsky.social about how federal judges came after a team of civil rights lawyers who challenged a transgender care ban
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How federal judges put a trans civil rights lawyer under criminal investigation
A "ego driven, petty" attack targets attorneys who fought a transgender care ban in Alabama.
www.motherjones.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In Alabama, a trans civil rights lawyer is facing criminal charges; three civil rights lawyers are fighting sanctions.
I spoke to @chrisgeidner.bsky.social about how federal judges came after a team of civil rights lawyers who challenged a transgender care ban
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I spoke to @chrisgeidner.bsky.social about how federal judges came after a team of civil rights lawyers who challenged a transgender care ban
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
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"...when people say we were "lied to" about what Trump would do to us. We weren't! US farmers knew Trump planned another trade war, and that it would hurt our businesses. And a lot of farmers just voted for him anyway."
NO BAILOUTS FOR FARMERS!
NO BAILOUTS FOR FARMERS!
Why Farmers Voted For Trump
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
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September 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"...when people say we were "lied to" about what Trump would do to us. We weren't! US farmers knew Trump planned another trade war, and that it would hurt our businesses. And a lot of farmers just voted for him anyway."
NO BAILOUTS FOR FARMERS!
NO BAILOUTS FOR FARMERS!
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What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
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“She’s very black and white, right and wrong, no gray area,” he said, “which is not the way to do medicine.”
An important @propublica.org story showing how a false sense of certainty by child abuse pediatricians leads CPS to take children from parents based on shaky and oftentimes disputed evidence
An important @propublica.org story showing how a false sense of certainty by child abuse pediatricians leads CPS to take children from parents based on shaky and oftentimes disputed evidence
A Doctor Challenged the Opinion of a Powerful Child Abuse Specialist. Then He Lost His Job.
A Minneapolis pediatrician said he felt pressured to “fall in line” with child abuse specialist Dr. Nancy Harper and her team. Then he was given a choice: resign or be fired.
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“She’s very black and white, right and wrong, no gray area,” he said, “which is not the way to do medicine.”
An important @propublica.org story showing how a false sense of certainty by child abuse pediatricians leads CPS to take children from parents based on shaky and oftentimes disputed evidence
An important @propublica.org story showing how a false sense of certainty by child abuse pediatricians leads CPS to take children from parents based on shaky and oftentimes disputed evidence
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I am not exaggerating when I say the Supreme Court’s unsigned, unexplained order yesterday is the worst thing it has done since Trump returned to office. And not just on the merits—it’s also an unfathomably dangerous green light for Trump to flout lower court orders. slate.com/news-and-pol...
June 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I am not exaggerating when I say the Supreme Court’s unsigned, unexplained order yesterday is the worst thing it has done since Trump returned to office. And not just on the merits—it’s also an unfathomably dangerous green light for Trump to flout lower court orders. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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I couldn't let that Confessore piece slide. It was such a disgusting hit piece on a vulnerable community in a moment of crisis. I dissected the article and why its framings are dishonest at best and outright lies of ommission at worst.
www.thedissident.news/anatomy-of-a...
www.thedissident.news/anatomy-of-a...
Anatomy of a Hit Piece: Deconstructing The New York Times' Attack on Transgender Rights in U.S. v. Skrmetti
Seemingly not content with the US v. Skrmetti decision issued by the court siding with Tenessee to ban gender affirming care for trans youth, the New York Times was ready to pour salt on the fresh wou...
www.thedissident.news
June 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I couldn't let that Confessore piece slide. It was such a disgusting hit piece on a vulnerable community in a moment of crisis. I dissected the article and why its framings are dishonest at best and outright lies of ommission at worst.
www.thedissident.news/anatomy-of-a...
www.thedissident.news/anatomy-of-a...
This explanation of the path to Skrmetti is a must read. If you weren’t (properly) outraged before, you will be.
I don’t have the answers today, but, before I can move forward to the coverage that is going to be important in understanding Skrmetti and its consequences, I wanted to just lay out what I’m thinking about in the aftermath — and why.
Here it is, tonight at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/where-is-t...
Here it is, tonight at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/where-is-t...
Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?
On the far right's campaign to create uncertainty. And the powerful institutions that helped along the way.
www.lawdork.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This explanation of the path to Skrmetti is a must read. If you weren’t (properly) outraged before, you will be.
When you inadvertently say the quiet part out loud. Sexism in the legal profession is far from dead.
I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
June 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
When you inadvertently say the quiet part out loud. Sexism in the legal profession is far from dead.
This horrific bit from Jessica Valenti's substack:
WV prosecutor Tom Truman said if women who miscarry want to avoid arrest, they should “call 911” to tell them that their pregnancy has ended: “Call your doctor. Call law enforcement, or 911, and just say, ‘I miscarried. I want you to know.’”
WV prosecutor Tom Truman said if women who miscarry want to avoid arrest, they should “call 911” to tell them that their pregnancy has ended: “Call your doctor. Call law enforcement, or 911, and just say, ‘I miscarried. I want you to know.’”
June 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This horrific bit from Jessica Valenti's substack:
WV prosecutor Tom Truman said if women who miscarry want to avoid arrest, they should “call 911” to tell them that their pregnancy has ended: “Call your doctor. Call law enforcement, or 911, and just say, ‘I miscarried. I want you to know.’”
WV prosecutor Tom Truman said if women who miscarry want to avoid arrest, they should “call 911” to tell them that their pregnancy has ended: “Call your doctor. Call law enforcement, or 911, and just say, ‘I miscarried. I want you to know.’”
Naomi Cahn, Mary Ziegler & I just published a Slate piece on an alarming FL case. Republican judges are trying to block abortions-and other health care-for teens without parents' consent. To do that, they've made up history and overlooked the harm it would cause teens. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Florida Republicans Came Up With a New Lie About History to Support Extreme Abortion Bans
It’s been common to see Republicans claim to act in the name of parents.
slate.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Naomi Cahn, Mary Ziegler & I just published a Slate piece on an alarming FL case. Republican judges are trying to block abortions-and other health care-for teens without parents' consent. To do that, they've made up history and overlooked the harm it would cause teens. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Horrifying that we’re locking up foreign scientists for no reason. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
Opinion | I Came to Study Aging. Now I’m Trapped in ICE Detention.
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Horrifying that we’re locking up foreign scientists for no reason. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
Way past time for this. Chalk up one victory for a much embattled and bedraggled rule of law.
🚨Jefferson Griffin has FINALLY conceded to Justice Allison Riggs following his defeat in federal court on Monday. Griffin spent six months attempting to overturn his 734-vote loss in November: www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race, ending unprecedented effort to overturn election
Griffin’s concession puts to bed a contentious and chaotic saga in NC politics, one that has raised substantial questions about democracy and may impact the state’s elections for years to come.
www.newsobserver.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Way past time for this. Chalk up one victory for a much embattled and bedraggled rule of law.
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HUGE ruling—by a conservative judge—that is almost certain to be affirmed by the 4th Circuit and is unlikely to be disturbed by SCOTUS. Justice Riggs’ final victory draws much closer.
BREAKING: U.S. District Court Judge Richard Myers orders the NC State Board of Elections to certify a 734-vote win for Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs and rejects all of Griffin's election protests. Judge stays order for one week so Griffin may appeal. #ncpol
May 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
HUGE ruling—by a conservative judge—that is almost certain to be affirmed by the 4th Circuit and is unlikely to be disturbed by SCOTUS. Justice Riggs’ final victory draws much closer.