Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Taking a break from social media to focus on…everything but social media. Ciao ciao. 020
Reposted by Matthew ErieIsabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Economics can either enable the slide toward fascism, or defend affordability, dignity, and democracy. I wrote ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS with my baby by my side—a constant reminder that the future should be livable for all. Out in October with Random House. 19716193
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 04/06/2026This move will definitely hurt scholarship. Academics will have to find new ways to share their work, ideally a centralized database. Ideas?? 000
Reposted by Matthew ErieNPR @npr.org · 04/06/2026A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks. n.pr/3PWDxqKn.prNational Guard has done little to reduce violent crime in D.C., a new study findsA new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks. 21734091462
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The International Law and Social Science (ILASS) interest group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) invites you to apply to our biennial conference. The workshop will be held at the UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles, California on January 29-30, 2027. online.asil.org/asilssa/ecms...online.asil.org 000
Reposted by Matthew ErieMary Anne Franks @maryannefranks.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Tomorrow evening at the Library of Congress, I'll be in dialogue with Above the Law's David Lat, legal scholar Eugene Volokh, and ACLU attorney Emerson Sykes about the current state of free speech in America. Free and open to the public (registration required): the-nxtlevel.com/campaigns/vi...the-nxtlevel.comA More Perfect Union: Free Speech, “DEI,” and America at 250Light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. You can read more about our panelists below. 210232
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 31/05/2026This is a superb analysis of the importance of Chinese companies “going out” and their effects on foreign markets. stedjarati.substack.com/p/the-reckon...stedjarati.substack.comThe ReckoningChina’s Companies have arrived. Neither side is fully ready. 000
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Brutal. www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comThe Rule of Law Is Dead in the USThe rule of law presupposes that there are rules that provide a consistent, repeatable, and knowable set of outcomes. That’s no longer the case. 000
Reposted by Matthew ErieAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 27/05/2026BREAKING 35 former federal judges move to reopen Trump v. IRS in an effort to kill the $1.776B slush fund. Doc buff.ly/1065CA7 5758291616
Reposted by Matthew ErieBec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026My pre-genocidal rhetoric radar is on high alert. I won’t share the White House link but it includes: “If you’ve witnessed an Alien abduction, do not be alarmed.The Alien is in good hands.We will take care of it… and return it safely to its place of origin.” Trump will claim it’s humor. It’s not. 042
Reposted by Matthew ErieDoug Merrill 🌻 @bagatsen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Until 1933, German universities led the world. They have never regained that position. 210647
Reposted by Matthew ErieElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026This photo of Andy Kim in the moments before ICE gassed everyone at Delaney Hall is going into the history books. We need more of this from our electeds. 190111153610
Reposted by Matthew ErieBad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026They didn't die while serving in the military, but they died protecting our freedoms from those who would destroy them, nonetheless. Remembering these heroes on this Memorial Day. 3171161736
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Proud of my high school which is documenting the contributions of Asian Americans to the state of CT. One thing I’ve come to appreciate about the U.S.: whereas the national headlines are dystopic, there are inspiring initiatives at the local levels. www.ctpublic.org/show/where-w...ctpublic.orgCT high school students lead the effort to preserve local AAPI historyStudents from Simsbury High School are working to amplify Asian American voices across Connecticut through the oral history and documentary project “Make Us Count.” We hear from them. 000
Reposted by Matthew ErieTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Maryland's Republican sheriffs threatened to not abide by the new state law that bans 287(g) contracts with ICE. But all but one now has ended the contracts, and the last says it's no longer enforced. marylandmatters.org/2026/05/18/d...marylandmatters.orgDespite threats, Maryland sheriffs quickly dropped 287(g) agreements with ICE - Maryland MattersMaryland sheriffs vowed to fight legislation prohibiting formal agreements between local police agencies and ICE. But eight of the nine counties that had the 287(g) agreements have pulled out and the ... 527597
Reposted by Matthew ErieJustice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Tonight, Justice Connection projected John Adams’ warning over the Trump banner hung on DOJ headquarters. We are “a government of laws, not of men.” Because this administration is turning DOJ into one man’s sword and shield. 13701174
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Great to see “Public contracts and dual non-compliance: a case study of Chinese investors in Bolivia” with Monika Prusinowska out with Transnational Legal Theory. First 50 downloads *free*. #criticalminerals #lithiumtriangle #publicprocurement #cld www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comPublic contracts and dual non-compliance: a case study of Chinese investors in BoliviaThis article examines how public contracts operate within South-South relations through a case study of Chinese investment in Bolivia. By focusing on two examples — infrastructure and the lithium s... 010
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 06/05/2026“Public man-made death.” This is the legacy of this administration. History will not forget. hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...hsph.harvard.eduUSAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthThe Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord... 010
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Very grateful to be a part of this community. The 11th Cir. last year denied the plaintiffs’ motion for an injunction in the case I examine in “Property as National Security,” but as a great man once said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” 010
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Wonderful to celebrate the publication of Inter-Asian Law at @asilorg.bsky.social annual meeting with co-editor Ching-Fu Lin, contributors @pashahsieh.bsky.social and Tran Hoang Tu Linh with commentators Yuka Fukunaga and @akinkugbe.bsky.social. The book is free: www.cambridge.org/core/books/i... 073
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Very grateful to Prof Anna Gelpern (author of the most impressive study of Chinese loan agreements ever) for her #JOTWELL review of our special issue “China in Compliance” in Regulation & Governance. corp.jotwell.com/thesis-antit...corp.jotwell.comThesis, Antithesis, Dissonance: Compliance in China - Corporate LawMatthew S. Erie, Compliance in China, 20 Reg. & Gov. 149 (2026). Matthew S. Erie, Molly Bodurtha & Sokphea Young, Legal Brokers of Chinese Investment in Cambodia: Compliance Between Contract and Cult... 000
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 15/03/2026This should be a great discussion. The China-South Asia nexus is a next horizon issue that touches on a number of core economic, strategic, and legal issues for Asia and beyond. sc.edu/about/office...sc.edu 010
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Looking forward to discussing the new PRC “Ethnic Unity and Progress” Law with these experts. cscc.sas.upenn.edu/events/2026/...cscc.sas.upenn.eduChina's Fraught Ethnic Future: Implications of the New Law on Ethnic Unity and Progress | Center for the Study of Contemporary China 011
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Nice to see “Seeing Beyond the Words: What Interdisciplinary Methodologies Reveal About International Law” from Proceedings of 119th Annual Meeting of @asilorg.bsky.social out. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Thanks to Mark Pollack for including my brief essay “Narratives of International Law.”cambridge.orgSeeing Beyond the Words: What Interdisciplinary Methodologies Reveal About International Law | Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting | Cambridge CoreSeeing Beyond the Words: What Interdisciplinary Methodologies Reveal About International Law - Volume 119 010
Reposted by Matthew Erie𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Wow. 13133614516658
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 31/01/2026I look forward to learning from Natalie Lichtenstein, former GC of #AIIB, and Prof Tamar Gutner this Wednesday. The event is open to the public. If you’re in DC, please join us. @americanuniversity.bsky.social #MDBs #multilaterals #developmentfinance #Chinalawanddevelopment 010
Reposted by Matthew ErieSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 25/01/2026I cannot imagine the devastation this family is experiencing today. This statement is powerful and must be read. 5337061414
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 20/01/2026How do we make sense of the work we as legal comparativists do in a world animated by emotions like hatred & fear? I try to make sense of this in “Adversarial Comparativism: The Role of Emotion in U.S.-China Comparative Law Projects” just published in AJCL. academic.oup.com/ajcl/advance...academic.oup.comAdversarial Comparativism: The Role of Emotion in United States–China Comparative Law Projects†Abstract. Contemporary comparative law operates across a landscape riven by protectionism, nationalism, and securitization, all of which complicate compara 030
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 19/01/2026This. www.americanbar.org/groups/publi...americanbar.orgWhat Lawyers Can Do to Defend the Rule of Law, Our Democracy and Our ElectionsThis Discussion Guide is drafted in the form of questions and answers. Ideally, the host of a given event would ask these questions of the volunteer speaker before an audience of legal professionals, ... 020
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 19/01/2026“The only way to keep the space from imploding is to fill it, to prop up the walls: to claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting.” One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. 030
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Ending 2025 on a positive note, I’m happy to announce that Inter-Asian Law, edited by myself and Ching-Fu Lin, is just out with @universitypress.cambridge.org. Please find the Open Access book here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/i... #comparativelaw #internationallaw #lawanddevelopment #lawandtechcambridge.orgInter-Asian LawCambridge Core - Asian Studies - Inter-Asian Law 061
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Stay pro-active and engaged in 2026. Democracy is an active verb and requires doing. 010
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 26/12/2025“Democracy is being contested in every arena, and it must be defended in each and every one.” www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illibe...foreignaffairs.comThe Illiberal InternationalAuthoritarian cooperation is reshaping the global order. 010
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 18/12/2025The International Law & Social Science (ILASS) Interest Group of @asilorg.bsky.social announces 2 prize competitions: 1. ILASS Prize for Best Article 2. ILASS Prize for Best Book Nominations due Dec 31. More info: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/... 020
Reposted by Matthew EriePrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 16/12/2025We are #hiring! PUP seeks a Publishing Assistant (Oxford, UK, Hybrid) who will be responsible for providing assistance to the Editorial, Marketing & Sales, Publicity, & International Rights teams. Applications will be accepted through Sunday 4 Jan. Apply today: www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p... 096
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Very sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. He was a true scholar and a gentleman. He took the time to get to know junior scholars and gave them a boost through his colloquium. He had a gentle manner but a fierce intellect. Rest in peace. #legalhistory legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2025/12/will...legalhistoryblog.blogspot.comWilliam E. NelsonWilliam E. Nelson ( NYU ) William E. Nelson , the Judge Edward Weinfeld Professor of Law Emeritus at the New York University School of Law ,... 030
Reposted by Matthew ErieChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 13/12/2025AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS? HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON? HOW?????????? 192193612
Reposted by Matthew ErieJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 09/12/2025College teachers and staff everywhere, take note 213373
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 07/12/2025I’m never watching “Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot!” again. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremonyPresident Donald Trump has presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony. 010
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Legal surrealism. …Life imitating art imitating life… 010
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 30/11/2025“We are the problem.” Absolutely agree. And the thing is - we can do something about that. Act now. Petition. Protest. Teach. Write. Voice. 050
Reposted by Matthew ErieCHRD人权捍卫者网络 @chrdnet.bsky.social · 28/11/2025🔴 Starting Dec 1, CHRD is featuring 10 human rights defenders wrongfully imprisoned for 10+ years as we count down to #IntlHumanRightsDay on Dec 10. By commemorating their struggle, we highlight the plight of all imprisoned defenders across 🇨🇳. Join us to demand their #freedom! 077
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 25/11/2025On Nov. 14 & 15, I was fortunate to attend a special conference to honor the life & works of Professor Frank Upham of NYU Law School who is retiring. Frank’s approach to understanding the relationships b/w law, politics, & ideology in comparative & socio-legal studies has left a profound legacy. 020
Matthew Erie @matthewserie.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Looking forward to returning to the #AmericanAnthropologicalAssociation annual meeting after about a 10-year hiatus. If there was ever a time to think outside the box, this is it, and anthros are trained to do exactly that. Excited to participate in these 2 China legal anthro events. #legalanthro 030