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Nancy Gertner

@ngertner.bsky.social
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Retired federal judge, Harvard law School Professor of Practice 2011-2014, currently part time teaching sentencing, law and neuroscience, writer (opeds, books), occasional CNN and MSNBC commentator, regular WGBH Jim and Margery show, wife, mom, grandmom.

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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/04/o...
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Gloria Steinem taught us that our ambitions were valid - The Boston Globe
She gave a generation of women the language, confidence, and solidarity to challenge a status quo that once seemed immovable.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
An Authoritarian’s Dream open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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An Authoritarian’s Dream
The Supreme Court handed Trump the mantel he's been yearning for.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Andrew Weissmann (@weissmann)
BREAKING: Don't fall for what Blanche is suggesting in his Congressional testimony right now -- DOJ is NOT getting rid of the whole bogus slush fund deal; it's still giving Trump $1,776 billion AND st...
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...
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‘Infuriated’ Former Judges Take on Trump
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...
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‘Infuriated’ Former Judges Take on Trump
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...
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Opinion | Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices?
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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From the PublicFreakout community on Reddit: ICE at San Francisco airport arrest woman with her daughter after they passed security checkpoint
Explore this post and more from the PublicFreakout community
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I knew Robert Mueller. I was a defense lawyer; he was my opponent. The best there was…https://x.com/Microinteracti1/status/2035444431290093818?s=20
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Scott McGrew on Instagram: "A lesser reported moment from the Bondi hearing. #Bondi"
315K likes, 4,190 comments - scottmcgrewnbc on February 12, 2026: "A lesser reported moment from the Bondi hearing. #Bondi".
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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The door-to-door terror in Minneapolis
Is the door-to-door terror we're seeing in Minneapolis now what Renee Macklin Good was protesting? "If so, I would blow a whistle and sound my horn as she did. So should we all," writes retired federa...
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Andrew Weissmann (@weissmann)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fGTsYXBWQgU&si=7SO4WEQl4fjmMc28
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
My commentary on Todd Blanche’s speech to the Federalist Society www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/o...
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The Justice Department’s war on judges - The Boston Globe
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has it backward. There are no rogue judges; there is only a rogue president.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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Judging The Justice System In The Age Of Trump: Nancy Gertner
Judge Nancy Gertner retired from the bench in 2011, but she’s not retiring in her personality—with candid comments on many subjects, including SCOTUS.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised. #dailyshow
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
someone should tell Trump they don't give the Peace Prize to people who blow up boats and murder those on high seas nor to those who deploy military against their own people. NEVER.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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Portland Judge’s Vital Lesson: Deference Is Not Blind Obedience
Judges can’t defer to determinations “untethered to facts.”
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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No apology necessary
Being right on the law means never having to say you're sorry.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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The hard-won hope of the long defeat
A mindset for a dark time
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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The rich and powerful go unpunished: Julie K. Brown on the scale of the Epstein scandal
"These victims feel betrayed once again, by the DOJ and by our government officials who, they believe, are still covering up for wealthy and powerful men."
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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170. DOJ's (Ridiculous) Misconduct Complaint Against Chief Judge Boasberg
DOJ's complaint that Chief Judge Boasberg engaged in "misconduct" would be laughably stupid if it didn't reflect such a transparently obvious and dangerous attempt to delegitimize the federal courts.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
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Furkan Gözükara on X: "This is the best ever true news BBC ever made about Israel, 4 minutes but every minute is extremely important https://t.co/ZnSEpPvusb" / X
This is the best ever true news BBC ever made about Israel, 4 minutes but every minute is extremely important https://t.co/ZnSEpPvusb
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
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I served on the federal bench. Emil Bove is unfit to be a judge. - The Boston Globe
Bove won’t follow the law. He will follow the president.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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Federal Judges Are Begging Us to Pay Attention
A Data-Driven Analysis of nearly 300 Federal Cases Reveals Judges Quoting Kafka and Warning of Democracy in Peril
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
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She's in ICE detention. From 1,500 miles away, his piano lulls her to sleep.
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE detention for 3 months. She is one of a growing number of non-criminal immigrants detained by ICE.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Bondi‘s quote about Abrego Garcia? “He now will meet the full force of American justice.” Well, that’s good. Because he already has met the full force of American injustice!
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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Big Law Has Won Three Cases. But Trump Is Ahead in the Long Game
Opinion: Deans Erwin Chemerinsky and David Faigman, and retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner say that Big Law's quick court wins don't erase Trump's damage to the profession, underscoring that law firm...
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
The Tragic History of Neoliberalism open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Tragic History of Neoliberalism
Don’t buy revisionist attempts to rehabilitate it. Instead, push for a bold progressive populism.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
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Trump Is Defunding Public Safety
Across-the-board cuts at DOJ are endangering American lives—and exposing the hypocrisy of an administration that claims to care.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Cruelty and Intimidation are the Goals open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Cruelty and Intimidation are the Goals
The prosecution of Judge Hannah Dugan had nothing to do with ICE enforcement and everything to do with intimidation
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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The Disappeared
Deported. Disappeared. Dehumanized.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/u...
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Former Trump Staff Members Liken His Actions to Those of ‘Royal Despot’
In an open letter, prominent Republicans criticized President Trump for using his power to punish two former administration officials who criticized him.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
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Trump Discriminating Against Blue States Sets Up Historic Crisis
Opinion: Judge Nancy Gertner, David L. Faigman, and Erwin Chemerinsky warn Donald Trump targeting his enemies in blue states could lead to conflicts between the federal government and states not seen ...
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Gulag Archipelago
He is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants, anywhere in the world.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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Opinion | Trump’s Crusade Against Antisemitism Is Extremely Bad for the Jews
Antisemitism is real. But the enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
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Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump
The time has come to defend the oath we took when we became officers of the court.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Donald Trump is seeking to erase the United States as we know it
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Ruth Marcus @ruthmarcus.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The White House has gone after another leading law firm. This time Paul Weiss. I cannot overstate how dangerous this is—and how urgent for the private bar to respond with solidarity to this assault on the legal profession and rule of law.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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Antisemitism on American Campuses? Reflections on Recent Developments at Columbia University
The views expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy or Harvard Kennedy School. These perspectives have been presented to e...
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
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Trying To Undo A Coup, In The Courts
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 02/08/2025 · 56m
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
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Of course it’s a coup (audio)
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
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Prebunking Elon Musk's Super Bowl Propaganda
Perception is reality.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
DoJ is obeying it until the 11th circuit hears the case. But DOJ should dismiss the remaining defendants, that they shouldn’t be subject to criminal penalties if DJT is not. That would leave pending a bizarre dismissal decision by Cannon but that is not precedent for other dct judges.
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Nancy Gertner @ngertner.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Trump filed another motion before Cannon to stop both reports. Cannon has jurisdiction over none of this … no right to address the J6 report at all. And no right to address the MAl report, a case she has dismissed, to protect a trial the she believes should never happen. It is lawless.
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