Robert Richards
@rrichard09.bsky.social
I study how people talk about politics and law and participate in governing their communities. Opinions expressed here are mine alone, not those of my employers or institutions.
https://rcrjr.wordpress.com
https://rcrjr.wordpress.com
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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Over the last 10 months, the federal government has cracked down on political expression with a persistence and viciousness reminiscent of some of the darkest periods of U.S. history. Welcome to the Third Red Scare.
The First Amendment Won’t Go Quietly
Welcome to the third Red Scare.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Over the last 10 months, the federal government has cracked down on political expression with a persistence and viciousness reminiscent of some of the darkest periods of U.S. history. Welcome to the Third Red Scare.
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Looking forward to welcoming @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social to Princeton!
I look forward to defending free speech from its progressive critics — and conservative assailants == as the Tanner Letures Nov. 12 and 13 @princeton.edu
A timely topic, sadly
lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...
A timely topic, sadly
lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/202...
Tanner Lecture on Human Values: David D. Cole
Progressives have increasingly lost faith in the First Amendment—at least as it has been interpreted and applied by the Supreme Court. They argue that free speech has been “weaponized” by big busines...
lectures.princeton.edu
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Looking forward to welcoming @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social to Princeton!
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I couldn’t be more delighted to announce that I’ve accepted an offer to join the faculty of Tulane Law School. law.tulane.edu/news/tulane-...
Tulane Law Welcomes Professor Brian Frye to the Faculty
Tulane University Law School News
law.tulane.edu
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I couldn’t be more delighted to announce that I’ve accepted an offer to join the faculty of Tulane Law School. law.tulane.edu/news/tulane-...
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In a single day, two different federal officers point guns at two different @chicagotribune.com photojournalists in and around Chicago. This is dangerous stuff.
1/2 Are there any experts out there who can correctly identify the weapons being pointed directly at these two @chicagotribune.com photojournalists?
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
In a single day, two different federal officers point guns at two different @chicagotribune.com photojournalists in and around Chicago. This is dangerous stuff.
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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A non biologic PCSK9 inhibitor could be a game changer! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/h...
New Pill From Merck Could Slash Cholesterol Levels, Trials Show
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A non biologic PCSK9 inhibitor could be a game changer! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/h...
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Judge Mark Wolf resigns from the District Court of Massachusetts and writes why in a powerful piece in the Atlantic.
One thing he doesn’t mention in his list of reasons but I’m sure is a factor:
Erez Reuveni was one of his law clerks.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
One thing he doesn’t mention in his list of reasons but I’m sure is a factor:
Erez Reuveni was one of his law clerks.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Judge Mark Wolf resigns from the District Court of Massachusetts and writes why in a powerful piece in the Atlantic.
One thing he doesn’t mention in his list of reasons but I’m sure is a factor:
Erez Reuveni was one of his law clerks.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
One thing he doesn’t mention in his list of reasons but I’m sure is a factor:
Erez Reuveni was one of his law clerks.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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in Feb. 2025, I worked on this story about why & how Elon Musk suddenly put an end to USAID… www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid
Musk drove fringe viewpoints on USAID into the mainstream on X as the Trump administration halted the humanitarian relief agency’s work.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
in Feb. 2025, I worked on this story about why & how Elon Musk suddenly put an end to USAID… www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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Refusing to work with Israeli academics means refusing to work with one of the main sources of dissent within Israeli society. To be sure, their views are not uniform, but that is a reason to avoid broad based bans,
Israeli Academics Find Themselves Isolated Despite Gaza Cease-Fire www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
Israeli Academics Find Themselves Isolated Despite Gaza Cease-Fire
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Refusing to work with Israeli academics means refusing to work with one of the main sources of dissent within Israeli society. To be sure, their views are not uniform, but that is a reason to avoid broad based bans,
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After Law Firm Deals With Trump, D.C. Bar Warns of Ethical Jeopardy
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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ICYMI: I reviewed hundreds of internal FBI emails and documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
The records appear to undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
My latest for @lawfaremedia.org:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
The records appear to undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
My latest for @lawfaremedia.org:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
More Trouble for the Comey Indictment?
Public documents may undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
ICYMI: I reviewed hundreds of internal FBI emails and documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
The records appear to undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
My latest for @lawfaremedia.org:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
The records appear to undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
My latest for @lawfaremedia.org:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
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This may be a long shot but: Is anyone on here an expert the laws relating to Illinois non-profit corporations? I'm particularly interested in what information on such groups the public is entitled to.
I searched here and the results are pretty threadbare (no officers list, no documents, etc.):
I searched here and the results are pretty threadbare (no officers list, no documents, etc.):
apps.ilsos.gov
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This may be a long shot but: Is anyone on here an expert the laws relating to Illinois non-profit corporations? I'm particularly interested in what information on such groups the public is entitled to.
I searched here and the results are pretty threadbare (no officers list, no documents, etc.):
I searched here and the results are pretty threadbare (no officers list, no documents, etc.):
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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March 10 is the release date of the book that took me 16 years to research and write. Here's the PRE-ORDER page: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
March 10 is the release date of the book that took me 16 years to research and write. Here's the PRE-ORDER page: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
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The agency behind the real work is a design coop called Forge and they did an absolutely incredible job https://www.forge.coop/
Forge
Forge is a small design and development cooperative.
www.forge.coop
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The agency behind the real work is a design coop called Forge and they did an absolutely incredible job https://www.forge.coop/
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
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A Border Patrol agent boasted about shooting a Chicago resident... www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
‘Put that in your book boys’: CBP agent boasted about repeatedly shooting Chicago woman
A Border Patrol agent who shot a U.S. citizen five times told her lawyer, “I take pride in my shooting skills.” She’s charged with assaulting him.
www.msnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A Border Patrol agent boasted about shooting a Chicago resident... www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
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subscribe to local news in cities dealing with surges of ice/cbp/national guard / federal agents. these reporters are providing some of the only documents we have concerning the acts of our government against civilians, against immigrants.
“Next to the car, a man screamed and stripped off his shirt. Another woman spoke to him in Spanish, telling him to let her put water on his head. The man and the baby had both been hit by pepper spray.”
Shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol, authorities say
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
subscribe to local news in cities dealing with surges of ice/cbp/national guard / federal agents. these reporters are providing some of the only documents we have concerning the acts of our government against civilians, against immigrants.
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One thing I have marveled at is the way that crowds have been disciplined in capturing immigration enforcement’s lack of discipline.
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
One thing I have marveled at is the way that crowds have been disciplined in capturing immigration enforcement’s lack of discipline.
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Huge news. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Huge news. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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This one is pretty shocking, even if you're done being shocked:
ICE arrested a guy during a raid outside a Home Depot. After putting him in one car, they drove off in his w/ his toddler in the back (a violation of policy; they need to call a SW). The punchline:
1/4
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
ICE arrested a guy during a raid outside a Home Depot. After putting him in one car, they drove off in his w/ his toddler in the back (a violation of policy; they need to call a SW). The punchline:
1/4
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This one is pretty shocking, even if you're done being shocked:
ICE arrested a guy during a raid outside a Home Depot. After putting him in one car, they drove off in his w/ his toddler in the back (a violation of policy; they need to call a SW). The punchline:
1/4
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
ICE arrested a guy during a raid outside a Home Depot. After putting him in one car, they drove off in his w/ his toddler in the back (a violation of policy; they need to call a SW). The punchline:
1/4
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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We will not let Minnesotans go hungry.
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We will not let Minnesotans go hungry.