Zahr K. Said
@zahrsaid.bsky.social
Arab-American Law Professor at Santa Clara University / overuses f-bomb (see photo) / writes about copyright, social justice, remedies & torts / frets about present and future higher education / manages EDS/POTS & more… 🦓🦓🦓
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أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
An important read about current cancer research, government funding, and one person’s journey through her cancer dx—by the brilliant Cathy Gellis
I Want A New Drug. A Vaccine Even. And A Functioning FDA, CDC, NIH, Etc…
My cancer is back. This is disappointing but not unexpected; of the 2/3 of people who survive their first bout with ovarian cancer, 80% usually have it recur at some point. For me it was sooner tha…
www.techdirt.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
An important read about current cancer research, government funding, and one person’s journey through her cancer dx—by the brilliant Cathy Gellis
“I am an originalist, and if the original meaning of the Constitution compelled this outcome, I would … agree that the Supreme Court should respect it until the Constitution is amended… But both the text and the history of Article II are far more equivocal than the … Court has been suggesting. “
Special Feature: Must Administrative Officers Serve at the President’s Pleasure?
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“I am an originalist, and if the original meaning of the Constitution compelled this outcome, I would … agree that the Supreme Court should respect it until the Constitution is amended… But both the text and the history of Article II are far more equivocal than the … Court has been suggesting. “
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
Or you can celebrate CC, a known genocidal rapist, as our (liable for sexual assault and suspected of child rape himself) President encourages.
Or you can celebrate CC, a known genocidal rapist, as our (liable for sexual assault and suspected of child rape himself) President encourages.
7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Christopher Columbus
President Trump has vowed to bring Columbus Day ‘back from the ashes.’ But here are some shocking things you may not know about the much-celebrated historical figure behind it.
open.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
Or you can celebrate CC, a known genocidal rapist, as our (liable for sexual assault and suspected of child rape himself) President encourages.
Or you can celebrate CC, a known genocidal rapist, as our (liable for sexual assault and suspected of child rape himself) President encourages.
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Israel raided prisoner family homes across five districts in the West Bank. www.middleeasteye.net/news/west-ba...
Israel raids homes of West Bank prisoners set to be released in deal
Families of captive Palestinians threatened not to celebrate release of family members following ceasefire deal
www.middleeasteye.net
October 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Israel raided prisoner family homes across five districts in the West Bank. www.middleeasteye.net/news/west-ba...
Excellent piece on why the compact is one of the stupidest “policies” by an administration full of stupid ideas.
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
newrepublic.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Excellent piece on why the compact is one of the stupidest “policies” by an administration full of stupid ideas.
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com
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DESPICABLE: Van Jones Apologizes for Turning ‘Dead Gaza Baby’ Into a Punchline on Bill Maher’s Show. Actually Van did worse than "joke." He peddled the Netanayhu LIE that the images of dead Palestinian children were just part of disinfo campaign by Qatar. www.mediaite.com/media/news/i...
CNN's Van Jones Apologizes for 'Dead Gaza Baby' Rant
CNN's Van Jones apologized for comments he made on Bill Maher's show Friday night which drew intense backlash from critics.
www.mediaite.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
DESPICABLE: Van Jones Apologizes for Turning ‘Dead Gaza Baby’ Into a Punchline on Bill Maher’s Show. Actually Van did worse than "joke." He peddled the Netanayhu LIE that the images of dead Palestinian children were just part of disinfo campaign by Qatar. www.mediaite.com/media/news/i...
Never thought I’d find myself nostalgic for the days of secret “Torture Memos” being used to justify war in pitching Congress. (Back when Congress had to agree.)
October 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Never thought I’d find myself nostalgic for the days of secret “Torture Memos” being used to justify war in pitching Congress. (Back when Congress had to agree.)
Also how many phone numbers does Al Franken have??
I’ve hit STOP and “reported junk” at least twice on that guy, but dems gotta dem I guess.
Seriously though, what’s the conversion rate on these out of the blue texts asking for money for people in random districts around the country??
I’ve hit STOP and “reported junk” at least twice on that guy, but dems gotta dem I guess.
Seriously though, what’s the conversion rate on these out of the blue texts asking for money for people in random districts around the country??
September 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Also how many phone numbers does Al Franken have??
I’ve hit STOP and “reported junk” at least twice on that guy, but dems gotta dem I guess.
Seriously though, what’s the conversion rate on these out of the blue texts asking for money for people in random districts around the country??
I’ve hit STOP and “reported junk” at least twice on that guy, but dems gotta dem I guess.
Seriously though, what’s the conversion rate on these out of the blue texts asking for money for people in random districts around the country??
Phones sold to Democrats need to come with a STOP button.
(Or …Dems could stop spamming us with urgent texts 8-10x a day from all over the country, also an option)
(Or …Dems could stop spamming us with urgent texts 8-10x a day from all over the country, also an option)
September 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Phones sold to Democrats need to come with a STOP button.
(Or …Dems could stop spamming us with urgent texts 8-10x a day from all over the country, also an option)
(Or …Dems could stop spamming us with urgent texts 8-10x a day from all over the country, also an option)
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“It’s yet another way this regime practices eugenics. By refusing disabled people the accommodations they need, they’re targeting them for elimination.
People die in ICE custody every year, but we often don’t hear about them. Their stories go untold, their pleas unheard and the eugenics unopposed”
People die in ICE custody every year, but we often don’t hear about them. Their stories go untold, their pleas unheard and the eugenics unopposed”
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
“It’s yet another way this regime practices eugenics. By refusing disabled people the accommodations they need, they’re targeting them for elimination.
People die in ICE custody every year, but we often don’t hear about them. Their stories go untold, their pleas unheard and the eugenics unopposed”
People die in ICE custody every year, but we often don’t hear about them. Their stories go untold, their pleas unheard and the eugenics unopposed”
Proud that Santa Clara Law has stepped up to help law students afford legal education as federal loan amounts undergo major changes next year.
This Law School Is Offering Guaranteed Scholarships To All Incoming Students Thanks To New Student Loan Caps - Above the Law
Which law school will be the next to hand out guaranteed scholarships like this?
abovethelaw.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Proud that Santa Clara Law has stepped up to help law students afford legal education as federal loan amounts undergo major changes next year.
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For Constitution Day, Santa Clara Law had a great discussion about the "Rule of Law"
Watch the video (which I think I unintentionally evaded): santaclarauniversity.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
With @zahrsaid.bsky.social @nickserafin.bsky.social
Watch the video (which I think I unintentionally evaded): santaclarauniversity.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
With @zahrsaid.bsky.social @nickserafin.bsky.social
Constitution Day event
santaclarauniversity.hosted.panopto.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
For Constitution Day, Santa Clara Law had a great discussion about the "Rule of Law"
Watch the video (which I think I unintentionally evaded): santaclarauniversity.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
With @zahrsaid.bsky.social @nickserafin.bsky.social
Watch the video (which I think I unintentionally evaded): santaclarauniversity.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...
With @zahrsaid.bsky.social @nickserafin.bsky.social
Disappointing. Do better, Perkins.
September 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Disappointing. Do better, Perkins.
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SCOTUS time. :::drink:::
Good luck to us & democracy.
We’re gonna need it.
Good luck to us & democracy.
We’re gonna need it.
June 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
SCOTUS time. :::drink:::
Good luck to us & democracy.
We’re gonna need it.
Good luck to us & democracy.
We’re gonna need it.
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If/when there is another election, we'll see how this is applied to Democrats.
But, of course, this is dripping with hypocrisy from Republicans...as EVERYTHING with them always is.
#SupremeCourt
But, of course, this is dripping with hypocrisy from Republicans...as EVERYTHING with them always is.
#SupremeCourt
I want to reiterate that countless conservative judges issued universal injunctions against the Biden administration, and the Supreme Court never halted the practice. Now, barely five months into Trump's second term, the court puts an end to these injunctions. A brazen double standard.
June 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If/when there is another election, we'll see how this is applied to Democrats.
But, of course, this is dripping with hypocrisy from Republicans...as EVERYTHING with them always is.
#SupremeCourt
But, of course, this is dripping with hypocrisy from Republicans...as EVERYTHING with them always is.
#SupremeCourt
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The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority just took away lower courts' single most powerful tool for reining in the Trump administration's lawless excesses, stripping them of authority to issue universal injunctions that block illegal policies nationwide. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority just took away lower courts' single most powerful tool for reining in the Trump administration's lawless excesses, stripping them of authority to issue universal injunctions that block illegal policies nationwide. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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It is almost impossible for a policy to be this unpopular.
"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
June 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It is almost impossible for a policy to be this unpopular.
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i’m so fucking fed up with this shit. when journalism outlets can’t even accurately and honestly say what’s happening to journalists—that they’re being attacked by cops and federal jackboots—then we are really and truly cooked. under scrutiny!!!!! i can’t. i can’t.
L.A. law enforcement's treatment of journalists during protests is once again under scrutiny
L.A. law enforcement's treatment of journalists during protests is once again under scrutiny
Journalists have been shot with less-lethal police rounds, tear-gassed, shoved and detained while chronicling the ongoing civil unrest and military intervention in Los Angeles.
www.latimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
i’m so fucking fed up with this shit. when journalism outlets can’t even accurately and honestly say what’s happening to journalists—that they’re being attacked by cops and federal jackboots—then we are really and truly cooked. under scrutiny!!!!! i can’t. i can’t.
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LAPD appears to have kettled protesters around 7:45pm to prevent them from leaving, waited for the 8pm curfew to kick in and then mass-arrested them for curfew violations.
June 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
LAPD appears to have kettled protesters around 7:45pm to prevent them from leaving, waited for the 8pm curfew to kick in and then mass-arrested them for curfew violations.
President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum gave Trump “full credit” for the name change.
“Thanks to Donald Trump, when one thinks of America, one no longer thinks of liberty,” she said. “One thinks of TACO.”
“Thanks to Donald Trump, when one thinks of America, one no longer thinks of liberty,” she said. “One thinks of TACO.”
June 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum gave Trump “full credit” for the name change.
“Thanks to Donald Trump, when one thinks of America, one no longer thinks of liberty,” she said. “One thinks of TACO.”
“Thanks to Donald Trump, when one thinks of America, one no longer thinks of liberty,” she said. “One thinks of TACO.”
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If Barack Obama or Joe Biden had proposed this, the GOP would be in the streets with pitchforks and
torches.
I guess the new "conservative" position is, "I want the state to know everything about me at all times."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...
torches.
I guess the new "conservative" position is, "I want the state to know everything about me at all times."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If Barack Obama or Joe Biden had proposed this, the GOP would be in the streets with pitchforks and
torches.
I guess the new "conservative" position is, "I want the state to know everything about me at all times."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...
torches.
I guess the new "conservative" position is, "I want the state to know everything about me at all times."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...
Today in NYT’s ethics column (though unburdened by what might have been useful mention of the first sale doctrine), the author gets this issue right. Patronizing used art is “sustaining the low-cost democracy of art’s second life.”
May 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Today in NYT’s ethics column (though unburdened by what might have been useful mention of the first sale doctrine), the author gets this issue right. Patronizing used art is “sustaining the low-cost democracy of art’s second life.”
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Guy who got a "free" $400M plane from Qatar was up late tweeting about corruption.
May 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Guy who got a "free" $400M plane from Qatar was up late tweeting about corruption.