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Leo Yu

@profleoyu.bsky.social
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Law professor at SMU Law. Write and teach about race & law, LPE, Asian Americans, and civil rights.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
I'm proud I don't have Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace. And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Just published my new paper at the Texas A&M Law Review. It’s about the revival of the alien land laws, this New Cold War with China, and what does it mean for POC, especially the Chinese. scholarship.law.tamu.edu/cgi/viewcont...
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Today was my last class at SMU Law School. Civil Rights. I enjoyed every moment I spent with my students. They are why I do what I do. SMU was where my American dream started. I’ll always be a Mustang, but I’m also excited about my next academic chapter at UMass Law. Pony Up! 🐎🦄
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
This is a year of many disappointments from American higher Ed and I sometimes feel truly depressed about the reality. Then something like this happens and I feel re-empowered again. My students are the reasons why I do what I do. Thank you SMU APALSA! I’m glad to be your lantern!
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
… yup. Got a similar message from a small AI company and offered to pay me in … Amazon gift card …
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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Rümeysa's legal team is coordinating a fundraiser for her and her family to help them deal with this crisis, including medical costs since ICE has kept Rümeysa from accessing all her medications. Please donate if you're able:
chuffed.org
Justice for Rumeysa Ozturk
Dear Friends, Allies, and Supporters,
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Just make it a longer article. My last article was like that - it’s a rage-fused project and it turned out to be better than I thought.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The last part sounds like a Sex and the City episode. You know, those annoying Carrie Bradshaw self-reflections.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
“But is storytelling scholarly? Isn’t it too descriptive?!” I’ve been hearing those noise for too long …
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
We can’t say that America has reached its darkest time- it went much lower before. But for millennials and Gen Z, you are living in the worst America in your life time. It’s cruel, stupid, vile, ugly, and tacky. Look at her. A dog killer wearing a golden daytona, talks/wears trash at the same time.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
And tacky watch (golden daytona 🤮) plus tackier hair extensions. New low of America for sure.
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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
No … I don’t think that’s necessary …
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Phillip Anderson @phillipanderson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The staff at this public elementary school in DC showed far more courage than an Ivy with $15 billion endowment
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
… but you have tenure? What’s the consequence would be?
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The recent Yale law school debacle on the LPE censorship and the ridiculous Paul Weiss farce disrupt the assumption that elitism naturally leads to societal responsibilities. No, elitism without principle is the worst form of cowardice. They are so afraid of helping anybody, including themselves.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
For fucks sake - we are experiencing full-blown American political decay to the core.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Make my words he is gonna do Shapiro or similar shit like that.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Paul Weiss pledged to abandon DEI and to provide free legal representation equivalent to $40 million for clients with “a full spectrum of political viewpoints” to include the president’s “antisemitism taskforce”, “fairness in the justice system and “other mutually agreed projects.”
politico.com
White House strikes deal with major law firm to lift sanctions
Paul, Weiss agrees to provide free legal assistance for causes favored by the White House.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
also alien land laws …
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Many democrats’ problem is that they don’t seem to believe in anything.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The @lpeproject.bsky.social eventually posted a response signed by several Yale faculty members.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Still waiting for @yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social ‘s statement, and I have not heard any faculty member from YLS say anything about this. This is completely disappointing and outrageous.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The radio silence from the so called moderate democrats on the detention of the Columbia student is another example of white liberalism: it has no principle, no backbone, no hope. The only thing that unites that front is American imperialism, and they’ll punish anybody for speaking out against it.
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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Despite all that has come out of Washington in the past several weeks, to date, no new laws have been enacted related to the operations of the university. UMass operates within the bounds set by the laws of our Commonwealth and nation and will continue to do so. www.umass.edu/news/article...
umass.edu
A Message from the Chancellor: Supporting the Community Through Changes in Federal Policy | UMass Amherst
Chancellor Javier Reyes sent a message to the campus community on March 5 to address the shifting federal landscape and how the university is supporting the community in this time.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
As a first-gen scholar who came from a blue color neighborhood, I’m constantly amazed by the excessive courtesy rendered to downright awful people at the law academy. You talk shit, you gonna got slapped. It is what it is. So no, you are fine lol.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Liberalism is dying both domestically and internationally. People on the left need to find a new base, but there has been no effort on that. Meanwhile, conservatism evolved: it leans towards fascism domestically, and old-school imperialism internationally. This won’t end well.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I mean Congress is the sucker these days so that checks …
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Dragging China into every possible take is so tiring, and lame. Don’t use China as an excuse for everything you do or wanna do.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Let it rip.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
This also misled readers by blatantly mischaracterizing Wong Kim Ark.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The authors also misled readers by mischaracterizing the 1898 Wong Kim Ark ruling. The Court did not impose parents’ permanent residence as a condition to have birthright citizenship. Permanent residence as an immigration status was created in the 1950s. New York Times at this point is just a rag.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Life can be incredibly cruel. Be kind to people. Cherish everyday.
npr.org
NPR host Adrian Ma remembers his girlfriend who died in D.C. plane crash
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
They thrive at the law school system because they know that liberals, while being the undisputed majority in faculty room, do not fight back, have no real principles, yet strongly believe in elitism.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
“Gaza Development Plan.” Wow, NYT.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I’m tired of all the “this is illegal” outcries aiming Trump’s actions. Law rarely fixes any societal injustice. Law is man-made, class-based social structure. The rule of law can co-exist with just about any injustice, e.g. genocide, racism, censorship. You’ve lived through it. Wake up.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
So, it appears that a former student of mine is an alleged 1/6 participant and now in high place with the Trump administration. He was in my LWR and 60 percent of my lecture was based on a hypo in which a law student was arrested for 1/6 involvement. He was a good student. Idk how to feel anymore. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I’m working on a piece about TikTok. My current position is that unstructured data is the new resource property of the AI era and the US’s opposition about TikTok is about a non-white, non-western power is now taking over the control of means of production. shorturl.at/7fxLT tell me what you think!
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Had many inspiring conversations at the AALS conference in my favorite city, San Francisco.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
I mean Condoleezza Rice still thinks it was the right call to invade Iraq considering all the lies. Self-reflection is not tradition in DC.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
it’s almost funny to see people trying to rationale Donald Trump. This is a guy who’s selling a fragrance named “fight fight fight” a month before inauguration. He’s there all for himself and that is all. He doesn’t care as long as his personal interest is safe.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Congratulations!
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Some news to share. I will join the University of Massachusetts School of Law starting Fall 2025! Very excited. Somehow I have a very good feeling about the life in New England. Must be massively different from Texas. Should I be extra and also become a Patriot fan?
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
My 2:30 am reflection: neoliberalism is fascism. It has always been and will continue to be so.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The international criminal justice system was created for thee, not me. And this is the position of the editorial board of WaPo.
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Since when social media platforms are expected to show all perspectives of lives? Also - what kind of institution in our life contains all perspectives of lives?
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Why took so long ?
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Leo Yu @profleoyu.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Avoidance is a luxury.
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