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Prof. Shirley Lin

@profshirleylin.bsky.social
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Professor of Law @brooklynlaw. Work law, CRT & social movements. Board member @disstudies.bsky.social. (she/her) Opinions = own. Research = papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAu…

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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In short we’re not saying vertical review or review of the executive are “exceptions” from our critique of judicial supremacy. We’re saying judicial supremacy obstructs Congress’s power to hold states/presidents accountable under federal law and Congress’s own interpretation of the Constitution
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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Out today in @journalrep.bsky.social , lead by one of our talented PhD students, Emily Ortiz 💯😎 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Right-Wing Shift? Evaluating Authoritarianism, Social Dominance, and System Justification Among People of Color Before and After the 2024 Election | Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics | Cambridg...
Right-Wing Shift? Evaluating Authoritarianism, Social Dominance, and System Justification Among People of Color Before and After the 2024 Election
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Sojourners @sojo.net · 17/05/2026
“This inhumane forced labor goes against our most basic, fundamental teaching of loving our neighbors,” Raquel Irizarry said. “It is modern-day slavery.” sojo.net/articles/opi...
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The 24-Hour Workday Is Crucifying New York’s Home Care Workers
A city as rich as New York has no excuse for letting its immigrant women work 24-hour shifts. The "No More 24 Act" can help change this.
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
U.S. law profs have rebutted a full complement of specious EEOC arguments [link in post]. Now more than ever, research on #race, #labor + #statistics are essential to the integrity of #law. We remain obligated to make concepts at the core of democracy are accessible to the public. lnkd.in/p/gq6Fpwfs
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#brooklynlawschool #workplacelaw #civilrights #employmentlaw #legalscholarship | Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn Law School Professor Shirley Lin ​spearheaded an effort with Rutgers Law Professor Stacy Hawkins and New York Law School Professor Andrea J. Johnson in urging the U.S. Equal Employment Opport...
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#access 📚"We recognize that not all members of SDS have experience or capacity to find collaborators across disciplines and institutions. We invite individual scholars, panels, roundtables + workshop groups to post ideas for single paper presentations [on] our Collaboration Forum." And sponsors:
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SDS Conference 2027 - Sponsorships
This conference is entirely funded through membership and registration fees and the generous donations and sponsorships of our supporters and collaborators. Your payment will go towards CART and ASL s...
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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 01/05/2026
This is an essential read, and really calls for some deep thinking among liberals about the normative work that analytical terms like 'polarization' are doing in American and comparative politics
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
What an incredible gathering! Thanks to IMM chairs for growing this space.
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Ian @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Trump beefing with a neighbor for no reason but making building more expensive at a time when we are in a housing crisis is genius level stuff.
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Ezra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The draft of my newest article is now online: Ezra Rosser, Poverty Law Field Guide, forthcoming Florida State University Law Review, papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers..... Please share with anyone who writes/teaches/works in poverty law or poverty law-related fields!
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Poverty Law Field Guide
<p><span>Inequality in the United States continues to rise sharply and academics are increasingly paying attention to the relationship between the law and the m
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 09/08/2026
Stanford Law Prof. Pamela Karlan joined PBS News Hour's @amnanawaz.bsky.social to discuss how proportional representation could put an end to the gerrymandering wars. Prof. Karlan joined 500+ scholars on a letter urging Congress to adopt PR and end redistricting wars for good. Watch the segment:
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Scholars urge Congress to adopt proportional representation | PBS News Hour
As high-profile battles over redistricting have become a fixture in political headlines, a group of scholars is sounding the alarm on the consequences of gerrymandering. In an open letter to Congress,...
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georgetownlj.bsky.social @georgetownlj.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
In Race-Conscious Data, @profshirleylin.bsky.social argues that the collection, interpretation, and use of race-conscious data serve the common good but have been suppressed by executive action. In response, Lin offers a six-part taxonomy of ideological stances toward race-conscious data.
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"We are headed toward a world of productivity without prosperity, execution without verification and capacity without constraint. But this outcome is not inevitable."
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Jake Snow @snowjake.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
COME WORK at the ACLU! @aclu-norcal.bsky.social is hiring attorneys to work on tech and civil rights (my team) and the criminal legal/immigration system. These folks will work at the cutting edge of legal and policy efforts in California and beyond. Apply here: www.aclunorcal.org/jobs/staff-a...
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Staff Attorney / Senior Staff Attorney - ACLU of Northern California
Develop and carry out litigation and policy advocacy to advance to protect and defend civil rights and civil liberties for all Californians.
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"What shape can world-making projects take in a “field” such as ours, which coalesces across and through hierarchies of labor, citizenship, health, gender, sexuality, race, mobility, discipline, age, and access? How might we envision community, care, and collaboration in a time of stoked division?"
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2027 SDS Conference – Society for Disability Studies
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Universal gasps +👏 for @disstudies.bsky.social's conference - for our field to push boundaries again - and again. #DisabilitySky
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SAW @saw-anthroofwork.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Thrilling to see a future class of Society For @disstudies.bsky.social visionaries reflected here. In recruiting our candidate slate, we strove for the widest cross-section of our membership's work theorizing DisStudies globally. Members, your ballot closes on 11:59 EDT today, Mon. 7/13!
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Thrilling to see a future class of Society For @disstudies.bsky.social visionaries reflected here. In recruiting our candidate slate, we strove for the widest cross-section of our membership's work theorizing DisStudies globally. Members, your ballot closes on 11:59 EDT today, Mon. 7/13!
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
How might we amplify disabled expertise and crip wisdom - centering ways of living with injury and interdependence - as a way of refusing the ableist nihilism that underwrites apocalypse’s finality & its fixation on healing, cure, & redemption? Submit your proposal: sites.google.com/disstudies.o...
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SDS Conference 2027 - Submission Form
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Iconic line from @stevevladeck.bsky.social here in response to Will Baude’s SCOTUS boosterism www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...
Baude: I agree that we are in unprecedented times, maybe even a constitutional crisis, but if we survive it, the court deserves no small share of the credit.
Vladeck: Exactly the same credit we might give to the arsonist who shows up with a fire extinguisher.
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Deeply honored to begin tenure today at @brooklawschool.bsky.social as Professor of Law. So many colleagues made the path possible, supporting me in work law and disability law during tumultuous times. Tenure during unrelenting attacks on higher ed is not a privilege or recognition ever squandered./
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I went to high school with @micahlasher.bsky.social + wish we were still living in USW. Also of note: "the bulk of the outside spending — more than $20 million — came from PACs funded by AI executives [b/c of] Bores, who passed a regulatory bill in Albany last year." gothamist.com/news/micah-l...
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Micah Lasher wins crowded Democratic primary for Manhattan U.S. House seat
Lasher bested a busy field to put himself in position to take one of the House’s wealthiest and bluest seats.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
BREAKING — Judge in Coe vs. Blanche provisionally certifies plaintiffs as a class and grants temporary restraining order against DOJ accessing private medical records of trans youth treated at NYU Langone
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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Any massive movement w enduring effects on political understanding is not a failure-not only because of the changed commonsense but because that’s how you make an opening for a big win down the line. Few believe this despite … all of modern history. But that’s fine. That’s why I write books.
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
And also - our Board nominee slate of candidates announced Monday is phenomenal. @disstudies.bsky.social, please vote in your new Board members!
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Logistics: CFP Deadline is September 20, 2026. The conference will be held on April 23, 2027 from 12 pm to 7:30 pm EDT and April 24, 2027 from 10 am to 6 pm EDT. Completely Virtual with ASL and CART for all live sessions. Questions? Email us at Meeting@DisStudies.org.
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Universal gasps +👏 for @disstudies.bsky.social's conference - for our field to push boundaries again - and again. #DisabilitySky
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JDG @cottonmather.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The lie is always repeated clearly; the correction is always elliptical. “Trump says hamsters speak French. Biologists aren’t so sure.”
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/06/2026
BREAKING: in May 2026, *every single one* of the 599 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,665 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Beyond excited to rejoin this productive confab of political scientists at @apsa.bsky.social. I'll be presenting "Disparate Impact Redux" on the Contemporary Crises in Constitutional Courts panel, and Saturday's panel on "Pluralism and Reflexivity in Teaching Practices and Course Design."
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
As the (U.S.) public reflects on Pride month, the arc of "justice" reminds me it's past time to empty our wallets (or in-kind offerings) to benefit trans communities, regardless of how any of us identify.
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Alfalphamale @alfalphamale.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
ACAB: Delaney Hall protests remained tense for an eighth night in Newark, New Jersey, as state police marched on demonstrators late Friday — at one point ordering an WNBC crew out of their marked news car and into a cloud of tear gas. www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/d...
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WNBC crew removed from news car as law enforcement tear gases Delaney Hall protesters
News 4’s Checkey Beckford and her photojournalists were ordered out of their marked news vehicle during a class between New Jersey State Police and Delaney Hall protesters.
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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🏚️Beyond Private Property by Clara Esteve Jordà challenges how property law drives environmental harm & inequality. 👓 Read the intro free: doi.org/10.4337/9781... 📘Shop Print: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... #PropertyLaw #EcoJustice #NewBook #ConstitutionalLaw #ClimateAction
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Post. The. Complaint.
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Alliance For Higher Education @alliancehighered.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
In order for democracy to thrive higher ed needs to be free from partisan influence, students must have the freedom to learn, and for all people to thrive as a result of better access to college. Read more of @michaelhgavin.bsky.social interview: collegewatch.substack.com/p/seeking-st...
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Seeking Strength in Numbers
Sixty schools have joined an alliance to push back against the Trump administration
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
“Take a moment to think before you dive in. That’s the best advice for Google Photos users, as the company confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation.” www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
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Google Starts Scanning All Your Photos As New Update Goes Live
Google wants its AI to see all the photos of "you and your loved ones." Billions of users must now decide.
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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 23/04/2026
Amir with the scoop: last night, NoMore24.org reached a deal with Speaker Menin, who agreed to put Council Intro 303 on the floor for a vote on May 14. The basic idea of justice is simple, but its implementation is messy: if this city bill becomes law, then the state will then need to act fast too.
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Grundy, Saida 🇵🇸 | Demotivational Speaker @saigrundy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
my latest from @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Conservative justices actually consider race – except in correcting inequality
In Louisiana v Callais, the supreme court has openly considered white Republicans in partisan redistricting
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AAUP @aaup.org · 30/03/2026
"HB 490's vagueness leaves the door open for pretextual terminations that would shut down departments & majors, closing doors for students & eliminating their opportunities to learn about a wide variety of topics. It prioritizes profit over education & partisan interests over academic achievement."
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Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Allowing Easier Faculty Layoffs
The legislation would explicitly permit terminations for low enrollment or “misalignment of revenue and costs.” The GOP supermajority can override any veto from the Democratic governor.
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Shira Ovide @shiraovide.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
So this happened when we called the White House switchboard yesterday.
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Isaac Kamola @isaackamola.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I am really excited to announce the publication of the report "Academic Freedom and Collective Bargaining," published by @highered-cb.bsky.social and @aaup.org's CDAF! Thanks Bill Herbert, @timcain.bsky.social Erin Ward, Anita Levy and Kathryn Ritchie (& Kate Taylor) www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Remember when people were fired for *reposting* accurate quotes from Charlie Kirk after he was killed.
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Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
This is not just a “mean tweet.” This is a character assassination of an honorable public servant, a concept Trump will never understand, all to rewrite the history of Trump‘s own dishonor.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
New article in Disability Studies Quarterly - vol 45, issue 2 Crip Joy, Misogynoir, and Digital Care Work: Disabled Content Creators Navigating Visibility, Desire, and Surveillance Shawna Sheperd-Murtagh (North Carolina State University) #DisabilityStudies #CripTime #Misgynoir #Disability
Poster for the article - off-write text on a dark green background, with a photo of a desk with books behind the green background. The poster features DSQ's logo in blue letters and information regarding the article such as the title and authors, listed in the post.
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
📲 Grad student seeking a paid role in scholarship? Consider applying for Assistant Editor of @disstudies.bsky.social's mainstay journal: Disability Studies Quarterly📖
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Ms Rachel talking to Deiver Henao, a 9yo in an immigration detention center www.instagram.com/reel/DVzUzoz... What a world
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404 Media @404media.co · 12/03/2026
This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon. Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
BREAKING: Per WaPo, a new whistleblower report alleges a former DOGE member said he kept his SSA computer & credentials, giving him “God-level” access to Social Security systems. Meanwhile, Trump wants to force every state to rely on SSA data for voter roll purges under the SAVE America Act. 1/
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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This must end immediately.
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