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Sue McMahon @suemcmahon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

During oral args today, Justice Sotomayor mentioned the post-Thind denaturalization campaign when noting the risk of retroactive application of the birthright citizenship EO. Our amicus brief tells that story. @korematsuctr.bsky.social @aaldef.bsky.social @ccrcj.bsky.social

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Good morning! The website of the 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy is LIVE! And it’s 🔥. You need this resource pinned in your favorites. Especially now. 14thamendmentctr.org

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Home - The 14th Amendment Center

The 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy at Howard Law School is a multi-disciplinary institute led by Sherrilyn Ifill, the Vernon Jordan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Civil Rights.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

I’ve been reposting all of the crowd videos of today’s NO KINGS rallies because at some point they’ll try to say it didn’t happen.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Listening on repeat to Don McLean's The Day the Music Died.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments. Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Tomorrow, SCOTUS hears argument in Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to CO's ban on conversion therapy for minors. The Korematsu Center, joined by other race centers, filed an amicus brief supporting CO. We remind Court that First Amendment was asserted to challenge civil rights for racial minorities.

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

WE WON: "This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall w/in..this district court squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US..have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"

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The 14th Amendment Center @the14thcenter.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Last night the 14th Amend Ctr had a terrific opening session on birthright citizenship w/historians Martha Jones & @kate.masur.TONIGHT is Part Two w/a great line-up of scholars & advocates. It’s not too late to register. howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @aaldef.bsky.social @korematsuctr.bsky.social

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UC Irvine School of Law @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

The Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality (@korematsuctr.bsky.social) at UCI Law, together with @newenglandinnocence.org & Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP, filed an amicus brief in Commonwealth v. Robinson before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. bit.ly/47Qc7tc

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/09/2025

no surprised that brett ”almost certainly flunked his remedial classes” kavanaugh thinks the constitution authorizes a race-based federal “papers please” regime. quick, someone ask him what he thinks of the fugitive slave act.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Fundamental Interests Of United States Of America Would Be Irreparably Harmed If It Race-Based Harassment And Detention By Masked Thugs Were Even Temporarily Halted

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

You can now register for the 14th Amendment Center’s webinars on birthright citizenship. The sessions will be held on September 16th and 17th with a line-up of experts. REGISTER NOW: howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

On the absurd DOJ argument that Mr. Abrego Garcia should be held in criminal custody because otherwise ICE might deport him, the judge notes that “At bottom, the Government asks the Court to save it from itself because it may suffer irreparable harm completely of its own making.”

Government emphasizes that absent a stay, it will incur the irreparable injury of
Abrego possibly facing deportation from the United States pursuant to the immigration detainer lodged against him by DHS. If deported, the Government argues, the Department of Justice will
be deprived of the opportunity to pursue its criminal charges against Abrego. (Doc. No. 46 at 4).
At bottom, the Government asks the Court to save it from itself because it may suffer irreparable harm completely of its own making. This contravenes basic legal understanding of what constitutes "irreparable" harm for this analysis. See Sampson v. Murray, 415 U.S. 61, 90 (1974)

The Government concedes that Abrego's impending deportation "would not be instantaneous." (Doc. No. 54 at 7). But this underscores who the Department of Justice should be
making these arguments to: DHS. If the Government finds this case to be as high priority as it
argues here, it is incumbent upon it to ensure that Abrego is held accountable for the charges in the Indictment. If the Department of Justice and DHS cannot do so, that speaks for itself.
Accordingly, this factor counsels against a stay, and all but dooms the Government's motion. See D.T. v. Sumner Cnty. Schs., 942 F.3d 324, 326-27 (6th Cir. 2019) ("even the strongest showing
on the other three factors cannot eliminate the irreparable harm requirement") (citation and
quotations omitted).

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards. Me, via “One First”:

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161. The Court's Disastrous Ruling in the Third-Country Removal Case

The majority did not just greenlight an especially odious immigration policy without any explanation; it did so in a case in which the government defied the district court—twice—with no consequence.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I'm reflecting on the 1965 debate between James Baldwin v. William F. Buckley Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tek...

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James Baldwin vs William F Buckley: A legendary debate from 1965

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

If nobody knows his plans, does that include himself? Asking for the planet.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

It is impossible not to read this in conjunction with the Supreme Court's heartrbreaking, awful decision in Skrmetti allowing states to deny transgender teens the health care they need.

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Jason P. Steed @profsteed.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

“We’re not banning them from these swimming pools on account of race, we’re banning them on account of the melanin levels in their skin.”

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Justice Sotomayor speaks for so many: “The Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent.”

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

He said it. Yes.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Horrifying. We are here.

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

What stage of capitalism is "Taking money from cancer research to pay for military vanity parade"?

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Elected San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju 力儲文 @manorajupd.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Please read this @dailyjournalcorp.bsky.social op-ed about our office’s unacceptably high atty caseloads & why we're limiting the # of new cases we take on. Thanks to @seattleulaw.bsky.social's Prof. Robert Boruchowitz & @korematsuctr.bsky.social's Prof. Robert S. Chang. tinyurl.com/PubDefDJ

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Well - I had to cancel my ticket to see an early screening of the new John Wick spinoff this evening because of a last-minute amicus filing. No regrets. I'll get to the theater in the next week or so to see the film. Working to fight executive overreach isn't something that can wait.

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · 03/06/2025

The targeting of Venezuelan immigrants by the Trump administration today mirrors our country’s dark history of rounding up and incarcerating Japanese American families during World War II. Read about case & our amicus: bit.ly/aea-amicus

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Over 60 Organizations File Amicus Urging Courts to Heed Lessons of Japanese American Incarceration

The Asian Law Caucus filed an amicus brief asking the court to fulfill its role and duty as an arbiter of constitutional law and ensure robust judicial review of executive actions and orders.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

It was a privilege to work with co-counsel to represent @jacl-national.bsky.social and the 63 other organizations that signed onto this brief with an urgent reminder to the court and to educate the public about the terrible things that can result when courts fail to check Executive overreach.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Will we file 3 or 4 amicus briefs this week? Only time will tell.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

“If the unitary executive theory is subject to exceptions for contexts in which the practical consequences of eliminating an agency’s independence would be too extreme, then it’s not much of a theory.” Today’s “One First” on #SCOTUS’s deeply flawed ruling last Thursday in Trump v. Wilcox:

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153. Living by the Ipse Dixit

A constitutional principle like the "unitary executive theory" isn't worth all that much if the Supreme Court can conjure new, unprincipled exceptions to it by simply asserting that they exist.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

He zigs … he zags … Wonder who is profiting from the market swings.

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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

In-kind political donation from @nytimes.com

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

My new opening line to people I’m trying to curry favor with: “I’m sorry I don’t have a plane to give you.” Love the acerbic wit of the South African president.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Even after being inured to the cruelty of this administration, thinking that they can't think of new ways to be gratuitously cruel, ...

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Next year me is going to regret today me saying yes to writing an essay for a symposium that's not due until next year. But I didn't respond when a friend first asked me, and then when they followed up, I felt bad about not responding so I had to say yes.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Listening to Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" as I read the article about the president backing down from Ukraine cease-fire demand.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Today's action is the single largest mass-illegalization event in US history. 350,000 people woke up this morning with legal status, living and working here with official permission. They'll go to bed as undocumented immigrants facing deportation.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Amicus forecast: looks like May 19 will be a good day to file an amicus brief.

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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 16/05/2025

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first.

One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish.

Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points.

We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are.

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Freshman, Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth

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Marcia McCormick @marciamccormick.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

This seems bad. Is this bad?

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

For "One First," I took a deeper dive into Friday afternoon's *very* significant #SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act ruling—including why it effectively freezes AEA removals for the foreseeable future and its (much) broader potential impact on *all* attempts to bring nationwide challenges to Trump policies:

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151. The Supreme Court's (Alien Enemies Act) Patience is Wearing Thin

A very quick breakdown of Friday afternoon's quietly significant ruling slapping down the lower courts in the Northern District of Texas Alien Enemies Act litigation—and what it means going forward.

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Robert Chang @korematsuctr.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Thank you American Community Media for inviting me to speak at your hosted media briefing. Though my eyes are closed on the cover image for the story, I assure you that my eyes were (mostly) open when I spoke. americancommunitymedia.org/media-briefi...

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UC Irvine School of Law @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

On May 8, Profs. @korematsuctr.bsky.social and Annie Lai filed SCOTUS amicus briefs defending TPS. In April, Chang, Prof. Susan McMahon, and the Korematsu Center filed five briefs backing First Amendment rights and birthright citizenship. Learn more: news.law.uci.edu/2025/05/13/u...

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Let's be clear: Republicans don't want more 'parents' at home. They want more *women* at home. If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention

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