Tom Durkin
@tadurkin.bsky.social
National Federal Criminal Trial Lawyer and Distinguished Practitioner in Residence Loyola University Chicago School of Law & Co-Director, National Security & Civil Rights Center
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🚨Over 1,300 former DOJ officials—spanning both parties—have signed a statement condemning the Trump Administration’s attacks on the legal profession and the rule of law.
Read their urgent warning and call to action: protdem.org/doj-alumni-s...
Read their urgent warning and call to action: protdem.org/doj-alumni-s...
DOJ Alumni Statement Opposing Executive Branch Attacks on Lawyers and Law Firms
We, the undersigned, are alumni of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) who have collectively served both Republican and…
medium.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🚨Over 1,300 former DOJ officials—spanning both parties—have signed a statement condemning the Trump Administration’s attacks on the legal profession and the rule of law.
Read their urgent warning and call to action: protdem.org/doj-alumni-s...
Read their urgent warning and call to action: protdem.org/doj-alumni-s...
Bernard Harcourt and I on ABC 7 Chicago tonight re DOJ 10/7 Task Force
abc7chicago.com/post/trump-a...
abc7chicago.com/post/trump-a...
New initiative could use terror laws against college students who protest war in Gaza
Legal experts told the ABC7 I-Team the Trump administration's new Justice Department Joint Task Force will allow the FBI to weaponize the free speech of college students who have spoken out against th...
abc7chicago.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Bernard Harcourt and I on ABC 7 Chicago tonight re DOJ 10/7 Task Force
abc7chicago.com/post/trump-a...
abc7chicago.com/post/trump-a...
From The Guardian yesterday. @bernardharcourt.bsky.social
"The legal risks are real. They are perilous, and they are alarming." Tom Durkin @tadurkin.bsky.social and I just penned an opinion piece in @theguardian.com on the ongoing threats to protected speech on campus and the universities' duty to protect their students: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US is poised to use terror laws against students. This could be worse than McCarthyism | Thomas Anthony Durkin and Bernard Harcourt
A new 7 October 2023 taskforce says it’ll investigate support for Hamas, paving the way for a legal strategy targeting free speech
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
From The Guardian yesterday. @bernardharcourt.bsky.social
Reposted by Tom Durkin
"The legal risks are real. They are perilous, and they are alarming." Tom Durkin @tadurkin.bsky.social and I just penned an opinion piece in @theguardian.com on the ongoing threats to protected speech on campus and the universities' duty to protect their students: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US is poised to use terror laws against students. This could be worse than McCarthyism | Thomas Anthony Durkin and Bernard Harcourt
A new 7 October 2023 taskforce says it’ll investigate support for Hamas, paving the way for a legal strategy targeting free speech
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"The legal risks are real. They are perilous, and they are alarming." Tom Durkin @tadurkin.bsky.social and I just penned an opinion piece in @theguardian.com on the ongoing threats to protected speech on campus and the universities' duty to protect their students: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A federal judge has enjoined the execution method of nitrogen asphyxiation in Louisiana, stating the petitioner had “clearly shown that he is substantially likely to prove that nitrogen hypoxia poses a substantial risk of conscious terror and psychological pain”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Judge halts Louisiana’s first death row execution in 15 years
Jessie Hoffman Jr was granted motion to block his killing by nitrogen hypoxia, which state AG has said will be appealed
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A federal judge has enjoined the execution method of nitrogen asphyxiation in Louisiana, stating the petitioner had “clearly shown that he is substantially likely to prove that nitrogen hypoxia poses a substantial risk of conscious terror and psychological pain”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...