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The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

When did live music become a luxury good? Victoria Yusupov looks at how Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster have reshaped access to live music through consolidation and control. The result: higher prices, fewer choices, and fans, artists, and society all worse off. theflaw.org/articles/the...

The Corporate Capture of Live Music

Who Wins and Who Loses in a Ticket-mastered World?

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 16/09/2026

'The Backfire Effect' is a pretty astonishing story that lays bare so many of the worst parts of the criminal legal system, and so there's basically no one better than @jduffyrice.bsky.social to tell it. Highly recommend you listen to this podcast.

Examined: The Backfire Effect

About Examined: Overlooked cases that never got the real investigation they deserved. Each season features deeply reported stories about crime, punishment, and the people inside the criminal legal sys...

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This article and its author are already making an important difference in some of NY municipal energy policies. Learn about flaws in U.S. energy policies and what can be done. theflaw.org/articles/ove...

Overcharged: Investor-Owned Utilities and America’s Power Imbalance

Why a Century-Old Compromise is Failing to Keep Utility Bills Down…

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Beginning of The Justice Series! My co-authors and I make the case for justice.

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Check, out our latest. Becca Gray gets real with reality tv casting directors and others immersed in the world of Hollywood to understand how racial dynamics and corporate power influence hit reality show Love Island. theflaw.org/articles/the...

The Reality Behind “Reality”

How Love Island reflects and platforms racial biases…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

College baseball recruiting has become a pay-to-be-seen market. In “Ballplayers at the Gate,” George Roggie examines how for-profit recruiting companies drive up the cost of getting noticed—and shut talented players without deep pockets out. theflaw.org/articles/bal...

Ballplayers at the Gate

How For-Profit Recruiting Companies Drive Prices Up and Players Out…

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Thirty years ago I wondered why our legal system promises justice but delivers only law. Today Harvard Law & Policy Review published the Preface to The Justice Series, by Dean Strang and me. Foreword by Judge Nancy Gertner. Many more follow this year. journals.law.harvard.edu/lpr/volume-2...

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Volume 20, Issue 2 Toward Justice Full Volume Front Matter The Justice Series: Foreword Judge Nancy Gertner The Justice Series: A Preface Jon Hanson and Dean A. Strang The Justice Promise Jon Hanso…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"As the big houses have become bigger and bigger, their business has become more about making money than art or protest." theflaw.org/articles/ama...

Amazon Told Me to Read This

How Corporations Control the Book Industry…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Amazon and big publishing dominate the book industry. But such consolidated corporate power endangers the vitality of a diverse, vibrant book market. This piece explores how a small group of corporations overseas what Americans read. theflaw.org/articles/ama...

Amazon Told Me to Read This

How Corporations Control the Book Industry…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Hampton Inn employees in Minnesota cancelled the hotel reservations of DHS agents during Operation Metro Surge. In response, Hilton cut the hotel location from their franchise to appease shareholders. Read Abby Kleiman on what that reveals & why it matters: theflaw.org/articles/no-...

“No Rooms at the Inn” for ICE Agents

Minnesota hotel employees cancel ICE hotel reservations…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“Nobody was asked about it. Nobody voted on it.” Juvaria Shahid’s terrific new article shows how Flock Safety and other corporations are turning a profit by turning public streets into a privately built surveillance state. theflaw.org/articles/dra...

Dragnet Surveillance by Design

In April 2024, Brandon Upchurch was driving his red Dodge Ram in Toledo, Ohio when a Flock Safety AI-camera misread his license plate and flagged his vehicle as stolen. Within minutes…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Corporate money has influenced immigration policymaking for decades. But what’s in it for big business? In the fight over the future of America’s immigration system, it’s worth keeping an eye on the actions and motivations of corporations. theflaw.org/articles/imm...

Immigration Policy, Captured

When Aboulkhassim Issakh learned that he would soon be resettled in the United States, he felt like he had won the lottery. “When your name is called to go to America, you jump from joy because you…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Trump hopes to kill the Roadless Rule--America’s largest conservation action for forests--handing 45M acres to logging interests under a “fire prevention” pretext. Public comments close Sept 19. Learn more here: theflaw.org/articles/roa... You can comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...

Roadless Rule Repeal

Administration Hides Behind Fire Risk Smokescreen to Sell Public Land…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

“They take your phone, your wallet, even your passport.” But sure, "Love Is Blind" is just a fun little experiment. Ali Medina on how Netflix turns contestants into profit: theflaw.org/articles/suf...

Suffering for Your Entertainment

How Love Is Blind Turns Contestants Into Profit…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

“Imagine whole bookshelves, seminars, workshops and trainings that teach aspiring tech entrepreneurs techniques like these. Imagine hundreds of engineers whose job every day is to invent new ways to keep you hooked.” Our latest -- a great story reported by Gauri Sood:👇 theflaw.org/articles/the...

The Innocent Victims of the Dopamine Economy

How corporations use children’s developmental vulnerabilities to create life-long consumers.

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

“I think the only reason that we are not all outraged constantly is that it has become normalized to see that type of misleading messaging everywhere....But that doesn’t make it okay, it just means that we are used to it.” theflaw.org/articles/big...

Big Oil’s Net-Zero Illusion

How Big Oil is, once again…

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Unlock the Bar @unlockthebarny.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

The Character & Fitness process is a black box that shapes who gets to practice law. @unlockthebarny.bsky.social is gathering stories to expose how C&F impacts underrepresented communities & to help democratize the profession. Take the survey: tinyurl.com/UTB-People-S...

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Jocks. Creeps. Tech bros. Read @holdenhop.bsky.social brilliant analysis of “Tech-Bro Fascism” and its grip on Trump 2.0. theflaw.org/articles/new...

New MAGA, Same as the Old MAGA?

Trump, Vance, and “Tech-Bro Fascism”…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

If you want the omitted story on how the NYTimes produced the very anti-trans moral panic (that they now apparently need a podcast to sort out) read our reporting: theflaw.org/articles/pro...

Profiting From Moral Panic

How Profit-Driven Media Outlets Empowered the Anti-Trans Movement…

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

for those in the area -- this should be great!

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

"The Jock/Creep formulation fits especially well. Trump is pure Jock. He’s a wannabe strongman, obsessed with physical power and domination. He’s a man who shares AI-generated photos of himself as a preening, regal king or a jacked Jedi (or Sith) warrior." theflaw.org/articles/new...

New MAGA, Same as the Old MAGA?

Trump, Vance, and “Tech-Bro Fascism”…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Why does Trump’s second term feel more unhinged—more coordinated—than his first? Because it is. Brilliant reporting by @holdenhop.bsky.social who untangles the individuals and ideologies powering Trump 2.0. theflaw.org/articles/new...

New MAGA, Same as the Old MAGA?

Trump, Vance, and “Tech-Bro Fascism”…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

“It feels like the school takes pride in its robust student organizations and all that they do but when it comes to actually supporting them, many organizations are told to look to firms for the sponsorships and funding required to put up their events.” theflaw.org/articles/our...

Our Silence is for Sale?

How Law Firms make the Harvard Experience Possible…

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

At Harvard Law School, students are fundraising from the very firms they're afraid to criticize. This brilliant article uncovers the power of Big Law distorts legal education and students' lives and careers.

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

"With graduation less than a few days away, my classmates and I can’t shake one feeling: that we were paid to stay silent and encouraged to stay distracted. Sometimes it feels as though we are brilliant marionettes controlled by technicality and fear." Our latest: theflaw.org/articles/our...

Our Silence is for Sale?

How Law Firms make the Harvard Experience Possible…

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

“Quitting EIP was the best decision I made in law school.” A public interest student reflects on walking away from Big Law recruiting - toward a future that aligns with their values, provides a viable livelihood, and helps them build the world they want to live in. hlrecord.org/guest-essay-...

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The Trump administration shut down the CFPB: deleted its public guidance, halted enforcement, canceled settlements, & fired staff. A full-scale demolition of consumer protection as a gift powerful banks. In our latest, Carson Whitesell reports for The [F]law: theflaw.org/articles/con...

Consumer Protection: A Eulogy

Trump’s Efforts to Dismantle Consumer Protection…

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Advice for law students and lawyers--indeed, everyone trying to advance justice in systems and organizations whose overall effect is to facilitate injustice--from the brilliant @cohen489.bsky.social: “Build your capacity for discomfort with your own hypocrisy.” theflaw.org/articles/rac...

Rachel Cohen Interview

In the spring semester of 2025, Aimee Cicchiello and Roop Patel interviewed Rachel Cohen. Rachel is a 2022 Harvard Law Graduate who boldly challenged her law firm, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

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Rachel Cohen @cohen489.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I ♥️ student journalism

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Reporters at @theflawmagazine.bsky.social interview @cohen489.bsky.social who offers essential guidance for law students (and lawyers) on what it means to be principled, pragmatic, and persistent inside systems designed to co-opt or crush dissent.

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Very proud of this powerful interview with the amazing @cohen489.bsky.social! “It cannot be simultaneously true that you are willing to pay $300,000 for this degree because it’s worth so much and it opens all of these doors but then you feel like you can’t do anything.” theflaw.org/articles/rac...

Rachel Cohen Interview

In the spring semester of 2025, Aimee Cicchiello and Roop Patel interviewed Rachel Cohen. Rachel is a 2022 Harvard Law Graduate who boldly challenged her law firm, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Billionaire team owners. Taxpayer-funded stadiums. Cities abandoned. Oakland lost all 3 of its pro teams in 5 years. The public is still paying the price. Read our latest: theflaw.org/articles/hom...

Home Field Advantage

The Public Cost of Stadium Financing…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Social media’s algorithms are “designed to exploit the human brain’s attraction to divisiveness.” Political radicalization are “hollowing out our democratic institutions.” How do those pieces fit together, and how are corporations profiting off of it all? Our latest!:👇 theflaw.org/articles/in-...

In the Habit of Hate

How Social Media Profits from Radicalization & Mass Harassment.

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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

The next generation of lawyers knows that it’s their duty to stand on the side of democracy, and they’re showing the courage and commitment that our entire profession needs to find. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Law students say they want to work for the firms standing up to Trump

Law students are weighing whether to take jobs at firms that have either capitulated to Trump or are fighting him in court.

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

"While the world condemns the unspeakable violence committed against innocents, what of the corporations that stake their business model on it?" theflaw.org/articles/cor...

Corporations Ghostwriting our Dangerous Foreign Policy

A lawsuit against US arms companies exposes corporate power’s reach…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Citibank quietly closed Armenian Americans’ accounts based on their last names. No warning. No explanation. Just discrimination. Our latest episode: theflaw.org/articles/fla...

[F]law School Episode 14: Banking on Discrimination

Citibank, Armenian Americans…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

The USDA passed a new policy away from the public eye, and suddenly millions of animals used in research were hidden too. This is a story of secret policies and agency capture—but also a story of compassion for the animals we exploit in the name of scientific progress. theflaw.org/articles/ani...

Animal or Industry Welfare?

How a secret USDA policy keeps animals in research hidden…

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Izza Drury @izzadrury.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I wrote about the H-2A program in the US and the need to hold the biggest corporate actors to account - take a read !

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We're excite to share our latest article and paired podcast. In both Izza Drury reveals the hidden realities of the H-2A visa program—marketed as a pathway for temporary agricultural work but serving as a system that traps migrant farmworkers in cycles of exploitation. theflaw.org/articles/no-...

No Way to Treat a Guest

Exploitation in the H-2A Migrant Farm Worker Program…

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

The theft never stopped. Big Oil just got better at covering its tracks. This is great article!

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

"The success of the film 'Killers of the Flower Moon' shows that the time is ripe for other stories of theft and deception endured by my people. Disturbingly, these stories go well beyond the 1920s murders depicted in the film. They are ongoing." theflaw.org/articles/cor...

Corporate Greed in Indian Country

On the Osage reservation, Big Oil’s schemes span the Koch bros.

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Lawyers and law students eager to lend a hand responding to attacks on civil rights, vulnerable communities, democratic institutions, and the environment, learn how to get involved.👇 Organizers, lawyers, or legal organizations in need of support, reach out.👇 systemicjustice.org/2025/02/the-...

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The Systemic Justice Project Rapid Response Group - Harvard Law School | Systemic Justice Project

The Systemic Justice Project at Harvard Law School is working with other organizations to launch a new initiative, the Justice Union, to bring together law students and lawyers eager to help respond…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Latest episode of [F]law School: Police body cameras aren’t about accountability. Footage & the public are being manipulated to legitimize violence, expand surveillance, and boost profits. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or theflaw.org/articles/fla...

[F]law School Episode 12: The Body (S)camera

How corporations manipulate public fears and deepen police power all for profit.

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

We’re launching a new initiative to unite law students and lawyers in the fight for justice, civil rights, and democracy. Communities targeted by the Trump administration need us now more than ever. Help us spread the word, and learn more here: systemicjustice.org/2025/02/the-...

systemicjustice.org

The Systemic Justice Project Rapid Response Group - Harvard Law School | Systemic Justice Project

The Systemic Justice Project is facilitating a new collaboration among lawyers and law students committed to supporting justice efforts through discrete, time-sensitive legal research and analysis in…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

The good news: Local governments are taking the lead on major political and social issues; The bad news: corporate interest groups are taking notice. Lobbyists are probably targeting your hometown now–the problem is a lot bigger (and tougher to detect) than you think. theflaw.org/articles/sma...

Small Government, Big Business

Corporate interests are invading the American municipality…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

"The Supreme Court was laying the groundwork for the status quo well before it invented presidential immunity. In its 2010 decision Citizens United, it invented the idea that...money is speech, so corporations must be free to flood elections with their money." ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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How the Supreme Court Unleashed the Trump-Musk Presidency

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are cashing in on two landmark Supreme Court decisions benefiting autocrats and billionaires.

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Lawyers and law students: Join a team of justice-oriented folks providing urgent law-related research and analysis to help respond to pressing challenges. Learn more and get involved 👇 systemicjustice.org/2025/02/the-...

systemicjustice.org

The Systemic Justice Project Rapid Response Group - Harvard Law School | Systemic Justice Project

The Systemic Justice Project is facilitating a new collaboration among lawyers and law students committed to supporting justice efforts through discrete, time-sensitive legal research and analysis in…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Our latest [F]law School episode -- eye opening conversation with Luke Hinrichs about the growing use of child labor in the U.S.-- a bad problem that is destined to get significantly worse under Trump. MAGA = Make Adolescents Grind Again theflaw.org/articles/fla...

[F]law School Episode 11: The Midnight Shift

Today’s Child Labor Crisis…

The [F]law @theflawmagazine.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

“External auditors are also in the business of profit maximization. They are not in the business of catching labor violations.” Our latest! theflaw.org/articles/eco...

Economy of Exploitation

The “Ancient Atrocity” of Child Labor Today…

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Jon Hanson @thesituationist.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

“It’s litigation terrorism.” - Joseph Stiglitz on how fossil fuel companies use investor-state lawsuits to block climate action. Great new article!👇