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Jonathon Booth

@jboothhistory.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Law, CU Boulder Current projects: Police Takeovers Legalizing the Counterrevolution of Property Studying Policing from a Law and Political Economy Perspective jonathonbooth.com

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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 2h
I see the conservative argument is “liberals don’t like the live-streamed execution of a terrorist but loved watching Charlie Kirk get executed.” Which raises some interesting questions about who they think Tyler Robinson is
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 15h
Wait Jackson and Collins are doing another debate? They just did one!
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Michael Karlik @michaelkarlik.bsky.social · 17h
Wild stuff. *One day* after a self-represented noncitizen's habeas petition was assigned to a judge, Gordon Gallagher of Colorado granted it and ordered a bond hearing. He wrote that there was "no purpose in awaiting a response" from the govt. as the 10th Circuit already resolved the legal issue.
ORDER DRAWING CASE by Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 10/07/2026. After review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1(b), the court has determined that this case does not appear to be appropriate for summary dismissal. Therefore, the case will be drawn to a presiding judge and, if applicable, to a magistrate judge. See D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1(c). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that this case shall be drawn to a presiding judge and, if applicable, to a magistrate judge. (This case is randomly reassigned to District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-04809-GPG.) For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. (pklin, ) (Entered: 10/07/2026)ORDER. For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner's Petition (D. 1 ) is GRANTED IN PART, to the extent Petitioner seeks a bond hearing at which Respondents bear the burden of proof of showing Petitioner's continued detention is proper and was proper at the time of Petitioner's arrest. It is FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), and in order to preserve the Court's jurisdiction, Respondents SHALL NOT REMOVE Petitioner from the District of Colorado except pursuant to a final order of removal from the United States. It is FURTHER ORDRED that, to the extent they have not yet done so, Petitioner is directed to (1) serve Respondents with a copy of the Petition and accompanying papers and a copy of this Order; and (2) promptly file proof of such service on the docket. By District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 10/8/2026. For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. (eluce ) (Entered: 10/08/2026)
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 20h
If you’ve ever read The Deportation Machine by Adam Goodman, you know how this went last time we did this
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 23h
This sucks
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 23h
Does any other state have this requirement? That’s a really strange separation of powers set up. @yeargain.bsky.social
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 23h
Judge Sorokin orders vindictive-selective prosecution discovery & disclosure of grand jury minutes for Ksenia Petrova, the frog embryo researcher. "Credible showing [she] was prosecuted due to her status as Harvard-affiliated researcher & J1 visa holder." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They, in turn, reproduce under-oath statements made by a longtime customs
attorney in Petrova's federal habeas proceedings, which also concerned the events at issue in this
case. Doc. No. 45 at 13. The attorney had provided a sworn declaration attesting that, during his thirty-five-year career, he was not aware of any person having been prosecuted for smuggling without having been processed by customs officers for a "failure to declare" violation, nor could
he recall ever seeing smuggling charges brought for failing to declare a research sample
regardless of the traveler's willfulness. Id.; Doc. No. 67 at 22 (quoting same declaration). In the
circumstances presented, the foregoing suffices to satisfy Petrova's burden of supplying "some
evidence" of discriminatory effect as the relevant caselaw requires. The cited declaration
comprises a credible showing that Petrova was prosecuted due to her status as a Harvard-affiliated researcher and J-1 visa holder-
facts which "some evidence" before the Court also
shows placed her in the crosshairs of those presently controlling the Executive Branch. E.g., Doc. No. 67-2 (referencing visa and "educated individuals with a pedigree"); Doc. No. 67-4 at 5 (responding to "fake news" and mentioning Petrova's affiliation with Harvard); see also Doc.
No. 67 at 9-10 (describing context in which Petrova's case arose and actions targeting Harvard
and higher-education-related visa holders). The same declaration also credibly shows that other
travelers who have willfully failed to declare research samples or similar items but were not
Harvard-affiliated visa holders were not treated the same way.
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 23h
Covering up killings of Americans with the approval of a foreign government... kinda treasonous
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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 06/10/2026
BOOM! 💥💥💥 The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals granted Penn-AAUP’s motion to vacate the bad district court opinion on Trump’s absurd demands. Trump tried to get a list of Jews from Penn & failed, & now, thanks to @aaup-penn.bsky.social, the admin leaves with nothing that it can use elsewhere.
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Notice of Docket Activity
The following transaction was filed on 10/06/2026
Case Name:
EEOC v. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Case
Number:
26-1897
Document(s): Docket Entry #25
Docket Text:
ORDER (KRAUSE, CHUNG and MASCOTT,
Circuit Judges) The foregoing motion to vacate the District Court's March 31, 2026
order is GRANTED. The matter is REMANDED to the District Court with the instruction to DISMISS. Panel ID: CCO-130 Judge: CHUNG
Authoring (PDB)
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion": www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
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The Speech That Gets You Banned From America
Leaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S.
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#1 wife guy trick. "Sorry I can't do this unethical and illegal thing, I don't want to make my wife mad"
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Kevin @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Bro is literally robbing poor women"
/hat have you seen, heard, or read about Roger Marshall over the last few weeks? (Among those who say it's made them feel less favorable toward him.)
"He sent people to prison for medical debt. He was shouted down at a public speaking event."
"He arrests people for $50."
"I read an article in national news about him suing patients and some getting arrested over as little as $50. Most all were young mothers or pregnant women."
"That he sends delinquent patients to jail. That he does whatever Trump tells him to do."
"That he had his [redacted] handed to him at the State Fair, and maybe if he would listen to the people he represents, he would know how angry they are with him."
"I didn't think it was possible for me to think less of that horrible woman-hating, intellectually lazy fool, but seeing that he mercilessly attacked 700 patients with lawsuits, sheriffs, and 18% collections interestis disgusting."
"Total scumbag, fake Kansan, sued those innocent people, ruining the lives of our neighbors."
"Bro is literally robbing poor women."
"Collecting bills from a poor woman who apparently gave birth and then had her arrested for nonpayment. People should pay their bills, but some people are simply unable to. And he is charging something like 16% on the balance, which is ridiculous. I just do not think he is the right person for the position. I do not think he is [sic] done a good job for Kansas or provided the support that Kansas needs."
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I strongly believe that, everything else about the death penalty aside, the state should only be allowed to try once.
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
youtube.com
Toots and the Maytals - Take Me Home Country Roads
YouTube video by Lisa Sixties
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danielle weisberg @danielleweisberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
desecrating the Animaniacs’ home and for what! For what
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
this sounds like a criminal conspiracy to me
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Abolish ICE.
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What's your favorite reggae cover? is honestly more fun
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Eh I can't choose but Townes doing Dead Flowers is up there. He just uhhh embodies the song more than the Stones did
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Dead Flowers
Townes Van Zandt · Roadsongs · Song · 1994
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Susan Collins sounds like she’s on deaths door
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Is this not a clip from the trailer park boys
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
TX Gov 48-47 Hinojosa +1 OH Gov 48-44 Acton +4 KS Gov 44-47 R+3 MI Gov 48-45 Benson +3 NE Gov 44-43 Pillen +1 FL Gov is only Donalds +2
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Super embarrassing to be an SDNY AUSA and write in court about "super intelligence"
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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Our federal appellate judges are not busy enough, exhibit 5,397
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
TFW the courts make you follow your own organizations bylaws
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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
For the new issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social, @brianhochman.bsky.social and I spoke to the great @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social about our new 50th anniversary edition of the Church Committee Report and what it teaches us about the past, present, and future of how the US government disrupts movements.
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Trump Is Dusting Off an Old Blueprint for Disrupting Social Movements
The mid-1970s Church Committee investigation showed that the FBI, the CIA, and other intelligence agencies targeted the left collectively, not as isolated movements. We need to learn that lesson today.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Three U.S. citizens arrested and detained by immigration agents are the first Californians to sue federal officers under the No Kings Act, hours after it was signed by Gov. Newsom last week.
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Homicide Chicago is down 4% YTD. Last year was the lowest homicide count in Chicago since 1965
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ed Martin says that Tina Peters met with Trump in the Oval Office today to discuss election integrity and “the plans” for the upcoming midterms elections.
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
absolutely insane and evil
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Michael Karlik @michaelkarlik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is wild. Of the 60 cases initiated in Colorado's U.S. District Court on September 28, *36* of them were immigration habeas cases. A little under half were filed by people without representation.
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Sean Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sitting in on a press Zoom about new data on ICE activity and detention trends across Colorado from The Colorado Rapid Response Network (CORRN), alongside the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I would certainly not say vt gov is safe republican. One notable thing is that even polls that have Scott up significantly, he can’t crack 45% which is pretty bad for one of the most popular governors in the country!
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Create the District and Circuit Court of the Murder Isn’t a Crime Zone of Death in Yellowstone. Reorg the courts and relocate all the worst Trumpers to a new district and circuit with no people. This is 1/10th sarcasm and 9/10ths not. Impeachment is a nullify, so need to be creative.
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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
the emblem of this for me was a Roman-handled anon twitter account whose identity I happened to learn by accident, and who in real life has no children and exudes incel vibes, tweeting about how “they’re coming for our kids”
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The Yale Law Journal @yalelawjournal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tomorrow the Supreme Court hears Suncor v. Boulder County, on whether state climate tort suits are preempted by federal law. New in Forum: Rachel Rothschild on how those suits collide with federal deregulation. yalelawjournal.org/essay/the-co...
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The Collision of State Climate Tort Suits with Federal Deregulation | Yale Law Journal
For decades, state tort law has provided a mechanism for addressing environmental damage even if the cause is transboundary in nature. This Essay argues that...
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Shocked it’s that high honestly
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Reading the Alito originalism op ed and wow, what an intellectual titan.
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Matthew Tokson @mtokson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A federal district judge just declared that Flock camera systems violate the Fourth Amendment! Applying Chatrie, the court concludes that extensive camera networks engage in unlawful "indiscriminate mass surveillance." A major ruling. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm definitely going to send this case (helpfully linked in the article!) out in Crim, good discussion about felony murder but also a good review of mens rea and strict liability
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I would have much more patience for originalism if its proponents were willing to be to admit that many times there is not conclusive evidence of original (public) meaning. It’s the insane arrogance that there’s always going to be a clear answer about 240 year old sentences that drives me crazy
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Oakland Review of Books @oaklandreviewofbooks.org · 02/10/2026
An update, in which a judge on Wednesday dismissed it: oaklandside.org/2026/10/02/c...
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Coal company’s $1 billion lawsuit against Oakland dismissed
A federal judge rejected a coal company's argument that it is owed hundreds of millions of dollars because of the city's opposition to the planned West Oakland coal terminal.
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is somehow the most horrifying AI thing I've ever seen? This video truly seems like a cut scene in a dystopian movie youtube.com/watch?v=nrLwgIj_OSo&time_continue=0&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.casio.com%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.casio.com
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Moflin – 4 Million Emotional Possibilities Powered by Proprietary AI | CASIO
YouTube video by CASIO Japan
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Casio is selling an "AI companion" (not sex related i hope?) for $429
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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Looking for a reviewer for this book for the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social www.bwb.co.nz/books/land-r...
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Land, Race and the Settler Imagination - BWB Bridget Williams Books
Liana MacDonald exposes how settler colonialism is sustained by the places we move through, the institutions we work in and the stories we tell.
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Mr. Pope, you are NOT an AI influencer!!!!
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I will say for the record that I Remember Everything is a much better song than Choosin Texas open.spotify.com/track/4KULAy...
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I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves)
Zach Bryan، Kacey Musgraves · Zach Bryan · Song · 2023
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
👀
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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