Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinNiko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In 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 192
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinEfrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Out today in @journalrep.bsky.social , lead by one of our talented PhD students, Emily Ortiz 💯😎 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgRight-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 12811
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinSojourners @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...sojo.netThe 24-Hour Workday Is Crucifying New York’s Home Care WorkersA 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. 043
Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026U.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/gq6Fpwfslnkd.in#brooklynlawschool #workplacelaw #civilrights #employmentlaw #legalscholarship | Brooklyn Law SchoolBrooklyn 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... 131
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinProf. 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:sites.google.comSDS Conference 2027 - SponsorshipsThis 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... 001
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinTom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 01/05/2026This 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 04922
Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026What an incredible gathering! Thanks to IMM chairs for growing this space. 000
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinIan @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Trump 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. 2275
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinEzra Rosser @ezrarosser.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The 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!papers.ssrn.comPoverty 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 054
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 09/08/2026Stanford 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:thirteen.orgScholars urge Congress to adopt proportional representation | PBS News HourAs 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,... 37530
Reposted by Prof. Shirley Lingeorgetownlj.bsky.social @georgetownlj.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In 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. 111
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." 000
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinJake Snow @snowjake.bsky.social · 30/07/2026COME 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...aclunorcal.orgStaff Attorney / Senior Staff Attorney - ACLU of Northern CaliforniaDevelop and carry out litigation and policy advocacy to advance to protect and defend civil rights and civil liberties for all Californians. 24645
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinProf. 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?"disstudies.org2027 SDS Conference – Society for Disability Studies 111
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinProf. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Universal gasps +👏 for @disstudies.bsky.social's conference - for our field to push boundaries again - and again. #DisabilitySky 131
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinProf. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Thrilling 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! 022
Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Thrilling 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! 022
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinSociety for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 13/07/2026How 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...sites.google.comSDS Conference 2027 - Submission FormInstructions 021
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Iconic line from @stevevladeck.bsky.social here in response to Will Baude’s SCOTUS boosterism www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o... 173255684
Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Deeply 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./ 3261
Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I 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...gothamist.comMicah Lasher wins crowded Democratic primary for Manhattan U.S. House seatLasher bested a busy field to put himself in position to take one of the House’s wealthiest and bluest seats. 010
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026BREAKING — 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 182462524
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinDeva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Any 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. 24013
Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026And also - our Board nominee slate of candidates announced Monday is phenomenal. @disstudies.bsky.social, please vote in your new Board members! 000
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinSociety for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Logistics: 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. 012
Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Universal gasps +👏 for @disstudies.bsky.social's conference - for our field to push boundaries again - and again. #DisabilitySky 131
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinJDG @cottonmather.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The lie is always repeated clearly; the correction is always elliptical. “Trump says hamsters speak French. Biologists aren’t so sure.” 1398
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/06/2026BREAKING: 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.rpc.state.gov 5820561157
Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Beyond 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." 111
Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026As 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. 030
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinAlfalphamale @alfalphamale.bsky.social · 30/05/2026ACAB: 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...nbcnewyork.comWNBC crew removed from news car as law enforcement tear gases Delaney Hall protestersNews 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. 041
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinEdward 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 052
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Post. The. Complaint. 221170198
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinAlliance For Higher Education @alliancehighered.bsky.social · 12/05/2026In 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...collegewatch.substack.comSeeking Strength in NumbersSixty schools have joined an alliance to push back against the Trump administration 122
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinMar 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...forbes.comGoogle Starts Scanning All Your Photos As New Update Goes LiveGoogle wants its AI to see all the photos of "you and your loved ones." Billions of users must now decide. 6015691154
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinBright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 23/04/2026Amir 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. 042
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinGrundy, Saida 🇵🇸 | Demotivational Speaker @saigrundy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026my latest from @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comConservative justices actually consider race – except in correcting inequalityIn Louisiana v Callais, the supreme court has openly considered white Republicans in partisan redistricting 153
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinAAUP @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."insidehighered.comKentucky Senate Passes Bill Allowing Easier Faculty LayoffsThe 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. 0114
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinShira Ovide @shiraovide.bsky.social · 27/03/2026So this happened when we called the White House switchboard yesterday. 934495
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinIsaac Kamola @isaackamola.bsky.social · 18/03/2026I 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...aaup.org 1116
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Remember when people were fired for *reposting* accurate quotes from Charlie Kirk after he was killed. 7151301351
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 21/03/2026This 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. 2924125937
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinSociety for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 16/03/2026New 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 122
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📖 001
Reposted by Prof. Shirley Linelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Ms Rachel talking to Deiver Henao, a 9yo in an immigration detention center www.instagram.com/reel/DVzUzoz... What a world 1773362497
Reposted by Prof. Shirley Lin404 Media @404media.co · 12/03/2026This 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 118686193535
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026BREAKING: 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/ 27817491
Reposted by Prof. Shirley LinKaren Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 11/03/2026This must end immediately. 032