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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

"Private Prosecution and the State" is out now in NYU L. Rev.! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 25/06/2025

"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

"Tonight was not our night. Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani's night. I called him. I congratulated him." —Cuomo

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/06/2025

NEW: The New York State Legislature passed a bill banning anonymous complaints to the state child abuse hotline. The change comes in the wake of a 2023 ProPublica investigation that showed how the hotline had been weaponized by people endlessly calling in baseless allegations against exes or rivals.

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New York Bans Anonymous Child Welfare Reports

New legislation will require callers to the state child abuse hotline to identify themselves. ProPublica’s reporting in 2023 found that many anonymous callers made false allegations that led to intrus...

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Out now, Family Regulation’s Consent Problem! In which I describe (some of!) the incredibly coercive & unconstitutional methods the state uses to extract families’ consent to home searches… columbialawreview.org/content/fami... (1/3)

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

It’s not just that they normalize political violence. They also accuse the left of engaging in mostly imaginary violence, which gives unhinged right-wingers justification to “retaliate.”

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

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New York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

As NYWFP works to consolidate support around its slate of candidates, we're proud to rank @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #1 🥳 To give voters clear guidance, we're ranking a full slate of 5 candidates. When we unite, we can defeat Cuomo & elect a mayor who fights for us. Let's get this done!

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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

SCOTUS rules, 7-2, that detainees the Administration suspects of being TdA members, and wants to deport under the Alien Enemies Act, need more notice that was given and cannot at present be deported. Kavanaugh concurs. Alito & Thomas dissent. supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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becca laurie @imbeccable.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

bill de blasio in park slope, ordering his breakfast sandwich as “mi sandwich especial” and quoting the onion headline omg www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Screenshot from The New Yorker: One morning a few weeks ago, I met de Blasio at his regular coffee shop in Park Slope. He had just come from the gym—the same one that he’d insisted on commuting to every morning from Gracie Mansion, no matter how much grief the press gave him for it—and was wearing sweats. He held forth among his fellow-patrons with a spirit of magnanimous, possibly unreciprocated camaraderie, greeting a startled man by the door with a familiar “How you doing, brother?” and ordering his breakfast (scrambled egg whites, cheddar, ham, and tomato on multigrain toast) as “mi sandwich especial.” These days, de Blasio most often makes the news for his love life or for such momentous moves as dyeing his salt-and-pepper crewcut. But he’s sensed a bit of de Blasio nostalgia creeping into town. “Since I left office, the No. 1 thing that people come up to me on the street and talk about is pre-K,” he told me, lacing his iced espresso with a heavy pour of simple syrup. “The No. 2 thing that people talk about is that Onion headline.” He quoted it for me, savoring every word: “Well, well, well, not so easy to find a mayor that doesn’t suck shit, huh?”

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

My paper, Prosecuting Families, is out! As with so many good ideas, it began when a prosecutor said something to me in court that enraged me--this time, "Don't blame me, Ms. Arons, I'm just doing my job!" as she sought to separate 2 tiny kids from their mom. scholarship.law.upenn.edu/penn_law_rev...

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Prosecuting Families

Hundreds of thousands of parents are prosecuted in the family regulation system each year. Their cases are investigated by family regulation agencies and prosecuted by lawyers employed by the governme...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

ACLU filed a class habeas petition in the Southern District of New York following Monday's SCOTUS order that challenges to Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation must be brought in habeas. SDNY is where the two individual plaintiffs, at least when filed, were located. assets.aclu.org/live/uploads...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
G.F.F.;* and J.G.O.;* on their own behalf and on behalf of others similarly-situated,
Petitioners-Plaintiffs,
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; PAMELA BONDI,
Attorney General of the United States, in her official capacity; KRISTI NOEM, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in her official capacity; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; TODD LYONS,
Acting Director of the Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in his official capacity; U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT; MARCO RUBIO,
Secretary of State, in his official capacity; U.S.
STATE DEPARTMENT; WILLIAM P. JOYCE, in his official capacity as acting New York Field Office Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; PAUL ARTETA, in his official capacity as the Director of the Orange County Correctional Facility;
Case No. 1:25-cv-02886
Respondents-Defendants.
CLASS PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND CLASS COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

8. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 et seq. (habeas
corpus), art. I, § 9, cl. 2 of the U.S. Constitution (Suspension Clause), 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (United
States as defendant), 28 U.S.C. § 1361 (mandamus), and 28 U.S.C. § 1651 (All Writs Act).
9. The Court may grant relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241; 28 U.S.C. § 2243; the
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq.; the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651; and
the Court's inherent equitable powers.
10. Venue is proper in this District under 28 U.S.C. § 2241; 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b); and,
28 U.S.C. § 1391(e)(1) because at the time of the filing of this action the Petitioners were detained in the Respondents' custody within the Southern District of New York; a substantial part of the events and omissions giving rise to the claim occurred in this district; Respondents
Joyce and Arteta reside in this district; and Respondents are agencies of the United States or
officers of the United States acting in their official capacity.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Petitioners respectfully pray this Court to:
a. Assume jurisdiction over this matter;
b. Certify this action as a class action on behalf of the proposed Petitioner Class, appoint the
Petitioners as class representatives, and appoint the undersigned counsel as class counsel;
c. Grant a temporary restraining order to preserve the status quo pending further proceedings;
d. Enjoin Respondents from transferring Petitioners out of this district during the pendency
of this litigation;
e. Grant a writ of habeas corpus to Petitioners that enjoins Defendants from removing them
pursuant to the Proclamation;
f. Enjoin Respondents from removing Petitioners pursuant to the Proclamation;
g. Declare unlawful the Proclamation;
h. Award Petitioners' counsel reasonable attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice
Act, and any other applicable statute or regulation; and
i. Grant such further relief as the Court deems just, equitable, and appropriate.

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Brandon Johnson @bjeromy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

My friend and former @nyulaw.bsky.social colleague @hdamonfeng.bsky.social has written an excellent and important piece in @slate.com highlighting more of the Trump administration’s cruelty. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Specifically Targeting Children Again

Immigration officials are threatening to prioritize unaccompanied immigrant children for deportation.

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Haiyun Damon-Feng @hdamonfeng.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Among the Trump administration’s ongoing assaults on lawyers is its very real threat to take away critical legal services from vulnerable kids. My write-up for @slate.bsky.social is below.

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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Specifically Targeting Children Again

Immigration officials are threatening to prioritize unaccompanied immigrant children for deportation.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

A small horror, among many - the federal Child Welfare Information Gateway has taken down its pages on racial disproportionality in the family regulation system. (& a moment to be grateful for @waybackmachine.bsky.social!)

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 22/12/2024

Important people understand a part of the development of these projects is making sure the use case for the police is built in. We’re not getting ever more intrusive surveillance as a side effect of convenience but with the idea police departments etc will buy them for the purpose of surveillance.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Just another very normal day for New York's very normal mayor!

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Very happy to share that my article, Family Regulation's Consent Problem, will run in @ColumLRev! I argue that fam reg "consent" searches regularly violate the Constituion. . . & that the Constitution is a woefully incomplete solution to surveillance of marginalized communities.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 29/03/2024

NY DOC is putting everyone on lockdown and cancelling all visits during the eclipse. Dehumanization for dehumanization's sake. (And as just a little extra spice, also ordering eclipse glasses for everyone?)...

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 09/03/2024

Delighted to share that Family Regulation Prosecutors will be published in @PennLRev. Thanks to all (including the prosecutors who inspired this when I was in practice. . .) who helped make this stronger! Draft is available here & comments are welcome!...

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

Every year, NYC’s family regulation agency searches the homes of tens of thousands of New Yorkers, almost all of them poor and Black or Latinx. www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/nyregion…...

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

Excited to share that my piece, "Thompson v. Clark & the 'Reasonable' Policing of Marginalized Families," is now out in @SocialChangeNYU. Many thanks to the editors, (particularly for letting me use scare quotes in my...

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

A beautiful and thorough piece by @strawburriez , laying out why a carceral approach to “child welfare” — punishing individual families for societal problems — has got to go. Very exciting to see abolition move in from the fringes!

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 08/06/2023

TX (?!) passed a law requiring CPS to inform parents of their rights. Still time (beyond time) for NY to do the same! Pass the Family Miranda Notice of Family Rights Act (A.1980/S.901). www.propublica.org/article/new-york…

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NYC Child Welfare Agency Says It Supports “Miranda Warnin...

Despite publicly claiming to support a measure that would...

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 05/06/2023

Last month, I spoke on a panel w/ the ACS commissioner & he said, "I believe [parents'] constitutional rights are clear." This month, ACS lobbies to remove the word "rights" from a bill informing parents of their rights. Huh....

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 22/05/2023

Thrilled that my article, The Empty Promise of the Fourth Amendment in the Family Regulation System, is now out in @WashULRev! (1/3) wustllawreview.org/2023/05/19/the-e…

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 05/05/2023

This is absolutely not what prosecutors do in 99.9% of cases — they constantly overcharge to coerce pleas, charge after virtually no investigation, etc—and it’s absolutely wild, infuriating & irresponsible that @nytimes continues to run with this kind of narrative.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 15/03/2023

Three years on, the evidence is clear: children stayed just as safe during COVID without the massive family regulation apparatus. Why go back now? Grateful to Melissa Friedman and Daniella Rohr of @LegalAidNYC for carrying this lesson forward! ...

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 22/04/2018

Help I was described as a manic pixie dream girl where did it all go wrong for me

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 05/04/2018

@hqtrivia just began with a heartfelt tribute to MLK. Not sure what to do with that information, but I felt I should share.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 30/12/2017

@Swedishjerkface you’re getting the recognition you deserve!

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 30/12/2017

@SheaSerrano I gave BAOT to my bro-in-law and he immediately gave it the highest honor.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 02/12/2017

Woman in line at Trader Joe's on the UWS: "You know how I can’t eat wheat? Except for wheat grown in New Zealand or Australia?" Help.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 17/11/2017

Aaaaand *click* But honestly what better to worship than a sausage roll???

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 30/09/2017

I just changed into a jumpsuit in the bathroom of a moving Amtrak train on the way to a wedding so yeah I’m feeling ready for anything.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 20/08/2017

But I finally made it far enough into The Wire to see Ben Carson shouted out as a pediatric neurosurgeon, so I'll call the flight a wash.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 20/08/2017

Things you don't want to hear from the 4-year-old behind you on a plane: "Can I have some candy? I'm feeling nauseous!"

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 12/08/2017

Man playing despacito on the steel drums in the 59th street station while train is stalled = peak NY summer.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 20/06/2017

TIL: my 13yo cool kid nephew communicates with his crushes via PINTEREST. Honestly genius, bc who would've EVER thought to check up on that?

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 30/05/2017

Um the woman next to me on the train is texting Trey Anastasio and also rescheduling her colonoscopy on her phone. #goals

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 28/05/2017

Hm I was on the fence about this dress before but this review addressed all of my most pressing concerns.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 27/05/2017

Client just texted me, "que haces mi amor?" Odds are even on whether I was the intended target.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 23/04/2017

On this bus to D.C., we literally are leaving a passenger at a rest stop in Delaware after the driver saw he had a beer. Driver don't play.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 16/04/2017

Ok I just got a beautiful haircut, ate some fro yo, and am en route to see F8 OF THE FURIOUS. This is the day Jesus would want for me.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 13/04/2017

Someone is playing a harmonica outside my apartment and I am ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED by it. Just FYI.

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Anna Arons @annaarons.bsky.social · 04/04/2017

My proudest accomplishment on any given Monday is saying no to the siren call of free pizza at my gym. #humbrag

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