Harrison Stark @harrisonstark.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This decision green-lighting DOJ’s challenge to Illinois’s converse-1983 law and courthouse-arrest statute is troubling, especially from a federalism perspective. 🧵 101
Harrison Stark @harrisonstark.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Excited to publish this new report on state + local efforts to protect residents from immigration raids + warrantless arrests at places like hospitals, schools, courthouses, libraries and shelters. Many of these state policies are on stronger legal ground than some might assume. 040
Reposted by Harrison StarkState Democracy Research Initiative @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026🔥There is still time to apply for our Staff Attorney and Fellowship positions!🔥 Learn more and apply here🏃♂️➡️➡️ statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/get-involved/work-with-us 011
Reposted by Harrison StarkMatthew Segal @segalmr.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Vermont enacts state law allowing individuals to sue govt officials, including *federal* officials, for violating U.S. Constitution. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/28/m... 29927
Reposted by Harrison StarkBryna Godar @bgodar.bsky.social · 20/04/2026While federal laws and the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause place constraints on what property-related tools states and localities can use to push back on ICE actions, this report explains that they still have some avenues for ensuring the federal government and its contractors do not overreach. 064
Reposted by Harrison StarkBryna Godar @bgodar.bsky.social · 16/04/2026The assault charges are in keeping with a long history of state prosecutions of federal officers. Read more on that history here: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/our-work/can... 012
Reposted by Harrison StarkMatthew Segal @segalmr.bsky.social · 14/04/2026New lawsuit filed by valid visa holder against federal immigration agents includes "converse 1983" claims under Maine Civil Rights Act. 👇 0156