Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I’m thankful today to speak with Kate Mogulescu, Center for Criminal Justice Brooklyn Law School for the Brooklyn Book Festival - and to include a recorded interview with my client Tasha Shelby. www.freetashashelby.com If you can join us it’s 6-7:30pm Sept 22. I love the Brooklyn Law faculty! 030
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Hi friends! I’m in Chicago on Tuesday and I’d love to see you - stop by @northwesternlaw.bsky.social or @seminarycoopbooks.bsky.social in Hyde Park and say hi. 010
Reposted by Valena BeetyJennifer Oliva @jennoliva.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A huge thanks to Professor Amy Monagan @umnlawschool.bsky.social for this generous @jotwell.bsky.social review of my new article re: regulating healthcare coverage algorithms forthcoming in the @michlawreview.bsky.social 163
Reposted by Valena BeetyFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 03/09/2026New footage of bulldozers plowing through Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to construct a border wall. 29237179
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"Combatting the Criminalization of LGBTQ+People" is live thanks to Nathan Cisneros @williamsinstitute.bsky.social, D Dangaran Hawaii Law, Deborah Lolai @fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social, Ethan Rice @lambdalegal.org, and Jared Trujillo @cunylaw.bsky.social #pinkcrimebook www.lawline.com/course/comba... 140
Reposted by Valena Beety@charleshb@mastodon.sdf.org @charleshb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Green and( @podcastgreenred.bsky.social )Red Podcast w/ Bob( @bobbuzzanco.bsky.social )Buzzcano & Scott( @sparki1969.bsky.social )Parkin '"Pink Crime": Criminalizing Motherhood, Pregnancy, Abortion and Queer Identity w/ Pro. Valena( @valenabeety.bsky.social )Beety' www.youtube.com/watch?v=efYO...youtube.com"Pink Crime": Criminalizing Motherhood, Pregnancy, Abortion and Queer Identity w/ Pro. Valena BeetyYouTube video by Green and Red Podcast 021
Reposted by Valena BeetyMDefenders at Michigan Law @mdefenders.bsky.social · 24/08/2026MDefenders is reading Pink Crime...Maybe you should too! In Oct we'll meet with Professor @valenabeety.bsky.social, an innocence litigator, to discuss her new book Pink Crime: Fighting the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity. valenabeetyjd.com/books/pink-c...valenabeetyjd.comPink Crime | Valena BeetyPink Crime by Valena Beety examines wrongful convictions, queer criminalization, pregnancy prosecutions, and how the legal system punishes identity itself. 111
Reposted by Valena BeetyDan Izzo @izzos.net · 26/08/2026Took a CLE yesterday on Combatting the Criminalization of LGBTQ+ People Going to pick presenter @valenabeety.bsky.social's new book bookshop.org/p/books/pink...bookshop.orgPink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer IdentityWhen your identity is the crime, innocence is no defense"Beety . . . fills important gaps in our conversation around the criminal justice system and innocence." --Jen Marlowe, author of I Am Troy Davi... 242
Reposted by Valena BeetyAcademic Life 🌎📚 @academiclife.bsky.social · 27/08/2026If you’re wondering about the DA’s tactics in the Lindsey Clancy case - they have long, historical roots. 🎧 Pink Crime with @valenabeety.bsky.social. ⬇️ @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @americanstudier.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social 055
Reposted by Valena BeetyJennifer Oliva @jennoliva.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I wrote a short essay for The Conversation about the U.S. government’s ever more expansive collection of sensitive health care data domestically and abroad AND theconversation.com/us-governmen...theconversation.comUS government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakeningLarge datasets can be useful research tools, but current government efforts to gather medical records depend on policy and technology that falls short of protecting people’s privacy. 22315
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 18/08/2026“I was so naïve,” said Mallerie Shirley, regarding the investigation into her family. “I thought that nothing was going to come of this. But I was mistaken.” Families investigated by CPS for kids playing outside alone. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/w...nytimes.comShould Letting Children Play Alone Outside Be a Crime?Some parents have been surprised to find themselves in the legal system’s cross hairs. 000
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Thank you @statecourtreport.org Kathrina Wolfkot @brennancenter.org, discussing faulty forensic evidence at trial as a due process violation even in states w/out junk science writs. Sotomayor's McCrory concurrence signals state legislatures to adopt junk science writs, too. tinyurl.com/mvtsk4sttinyurl.comDo “Junk Science” Convictions Violate Due Process?The U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled that a conviction obtained using later-discredited scientific evidence is unconstitutional; relief in these situations depends on state law. 065
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 10/08/2026@amandaknox.com tells & transforms her wrongful conviction: "Knox ... refused to let Britain’s tabloid press influence her choices. 'There is a defiant streak in me that’s like, you know what? I didn’t hurt anybody. I’m not at fault for what happened.’" Truth. @nytimes.com tinyurl.com/46hsuz8vtinyurl.comAt Edinburgh Fringe, Amanda Knox Takes the Mic to Reclaim Her StoryIn a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Knox is trying to turn her tabloid infamy into stand-up humor, despite an intense backlash. 1192
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Over-criminalization in the U.S. can show Great Britain why not to follow this same path. Thank you Anusha Imtiyaz and @lseblogs.bsky.social for this insightful review of Pink Crime. #pinkcrimebook @thenewpress.bsky.social @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social 032
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Book sighting! #catsforpinkcrimebook - thanks Shangela the Cat and @dorfmandoron.bsky.social 051
Reposted by Valena BeetyElizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Pink Crime is an absolute must-read for anyone who cares about wrongful convictions, and the criminalization of women and queer people. I was so thrilled to get to talk to @valenabeety.bsky.social about her new book for @theappeal.org. theappeal.org/pink-crime-v... 032
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 04/08/2026It’s book launch day for Pink Crime and here’s the first sighting out in the world - Books Are Magic in Brooklyn! If you see the book somewhere, please post or let me know! 🥳 @thenewpress.bsky.social 3114
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 04/08/2026It's book launch week for Pink Crime so let’s lift up other crucial books on wrongful convictions of women and queer people: Inkd.in/e3eVVJU5 Audrey Edmunds, @jessicahenryjustice.com, @hughryan.bsky.social, Andrea Ritchie, Joey Mogul, and Kent Roach - amazing authors, leaders, and creatives. 163
Reposted by Valena BeetyCora Neas @corabora.bsky.social · 01/08/2026My story about the 60th anniversary of the UT Tower shooting drops tomorrow at 7 a.m. CT on KXAN 393
Reposted by Valena BeetyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Fantastic piece by Adam here: 828861
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 24/07/2026What can we learn from children raised by LGBTQ+ parents? A new JOTWELL essay reviews scholarship on "intergenerational queer families" and challenges the myths underlying many anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Worth a read: equality.jotwell.com/gay-son-of-a...equality.jotwell.comGay Son of a Gay? That’s Perfectly OK! - EqualityBella Mancini Pori & Edward Stein, Multi-Generation Queer Families: Foregrounding the LGBTQIA+ Children of LGBTQIA+ People, 26 Geo. J. Gender & L. 57 (2024).Doron DorfmanNot long ago, a friend in his ... 140
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 23/07/2026“These are criminal cases that are about punishing women and queer people for their #bodilyautonomy, for their gender, and for their gender performance.” Check out my new interview with @theappeal.org @elizabethweill.bsky.social discussing Pink Crime: theappeal.org/new-book-exa... #socialjustice 141
Reposted by Valena BeetyJennifer Oliva @jennoliva.bsky.social · 23/07/2026@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social seeks to hire several TT law professors this academic year & welcomes entry-level & lateral candidates. Our hiring details and the application portal is available here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/33776. Our committee would love to hear from interested candidates.indiana.peopleadmin.comAssociate Professor of Law or Professor of LawIndiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington is seeking outstanding entry-level and lateral tenured/tenure-track applicants to meet needs in a variety of curricular areas caused by planned r... 02629
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 23/07/2026“While dying of AIDS in a sixth-floor walk-up in Hell’s Kitchen, and before taking his own life, the gay Cuban ex-pat writer, Reinaldo Arenas wrote a memoir.” Already captivated by @northeasternu.bsky.social Professor @libbyadler.bsky.social new book: Governing the Terrain Called Beauty. 132
Reposted by Valena BeetyElizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Check out my interview with @valenabeety.bsky.social about her amazing new book on "Pink Crime"! theappeal.org/new-book-exa...theappeal.orgNew Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never OccurredIn <em>Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity</em>, Valena Beety examines how women and queer people face punishment for their bodily autonomy an... 066
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Illinois took a step toward accountability with HB 3663, increasing compensation for wrongful imprisonment, expanding eligibility for restitution, and helping ensure more compensation reaches exonerees. tinyurl.com/5x8uhdze tinyurl.com/ym3fcswk 010
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Does #AEDPA apply in US Territories? I learned from @emmanuelarnaud.bsky.social that’s just the tip of the iceberg for problems litigating and obtaining post-conviction relief. Thank you #crimfest and @bennettcapers.bsky.social @cbhessick.bsky.social @fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social for organizing! 040
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Freebie alert: if you pre-order Pink Crime in July, you'll get a discussion guide for starting meaningful conversations and taking action to stop pink crime. Here's a short form to fill out- forms.gle/EnvH722NkaoR... Feel free to fill it out again to give a copy to a friend, too. #pinkcrimebook 010
Reposted by Valena BeetyDoron Dorfman @dorfmandoron.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The event for @valenabeety.bsky.social's new @thenewpress.bsky.social book Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity @bgsqd.bsky.social was fantastic! Vital discussion on queer identity & liberation. Order here: thenewpress.org/books/pink-c... 185
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Thank you @dorfmandoron.bsky.social and #Crimfest folks for coming to @bgsqd.bsky.social for our book talk! 031
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Serial killers, sumptuary laws, police mislabels, misogyny - it was a great first talk for #pinkcrimebook - and at @bgsqd.bsky.social @lgbtcenternyc.bsky.social with @hughryan.bsky.social and @tinaluongo.bsky.social ! Thanks everyone who came! 011
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Up early for bagels and #crimfest papers and the awesome @fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social hippo! Great start to the day! 051
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 13/07/2026So much junk science to talk about with @corabora.bsky.social - and what to do if police are investigating you for #pinkcrime. Thanks Cora! 031
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 10/07/2026It's #disabilitypride month, and 30% of proceeds from every presale of Pink Crime will go to Movement for Family Power: challenging family policing of all vulnerable families and mamas, "breaking isolation, and transforming narratives." Code FAMILYPOWER #pinkcrimebook 020
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 09/07/2026How does fear in our society promote victim-blaming, and revictimize women who have survived trauma? Thank you Zawn Villines and @liberatemotherhood.bsky.social for the conversation on criminalized victimization, how the legal system weaponizes women's trauma against them, and #pinkcrimebook.zawn.substack.comValena Beety: The Criminalization of Mothers and MotherhoodThe legal system weaponizes marginalized identities against women, and especially against mothers. 010
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 08/07/2026"Trauma is a key factor when falsely confess." Thank you @indypendent.bsky.social author Eleanor Bader for the thoughtful review of Pink Crime: indypendent.org/2026/06/pink... 000
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Thanks @dorfmandoron.bsky.social and Shangela the cat! 030
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The Indypendent captured the essence of Pink Crime vividly. You can pre-order Pink Crime through the link in my bio. #PinkCrimeBook indypendent.org/2026/06/pink...indypendent.orgPink Crime: How the Legal System Criminalizes Motherhood, Pregnancy and QueernessPolice and prosecutors tend to rely on stereotypes about “bad mothers” 030
Reposted by Valena BeetyChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 30/06/2026Trans fam: your lives are precious no matter what the fuck these people say translifeline.org/hotline/translifeline.orgHotline - Trans LifelineTrans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans 7702311
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Pete Buttigieg's 24 hours away from his 4-year-old twins wasn't just cruel. It was a warning. While we can all see the cruelty of this act, what some people will miss is that in this case Buttigieg's identity itself was the crime. www.indystar.com/story/opinio...indystar.comPete Buttigieg lived every queer parent's nightmare | OpinionA false report tore Pete Buttigieg from his twins. Queer parents like me know we could be next. 062
Reposted by Valena BeetyDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Tens of thousands celebrated Budapest Pride, the first since Viktor Orbán’s ousting.pbs.orgTens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted outSaturday's Pride march came a little more than a year after Orbán's nationalist-populist government passed legislation and a constitutional amendment to outlaw the event, drawing criticism from human ... 34212864724
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The false CPS report against Pete Buttigieg is an attack on #queer families and treats queer parenthood as suspicious. In wrongful convictions we repeatedly see queer people accused of made up crimes and being inherently dangerous based on identity. #pinkcrimebook @innocenceproject.bsky.socialadvocate.comPete Buttigieg was separated from his children after false CPS report targeted his familyMichigan State Police said it received an anonymous report and determined it was false. Buttigieg said the ordeal forced him to spend a night away from his and Chasten Buttigieg’s 4-year-old twins. 010
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Women and queer people in rural communities, like in my home state of Indiana, are affected by pregnancy criminalization, abortion criminalization, and queer criminalization. Thank you to Assn. of American Law Schools Criminal Law Section for the chance to talk about rural courts and pink crime. 010
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Thank you to Association of American Law Schools Criminal Law Section for the chance to talk about rural courts and pink crime. #PinkCrimeBook 010
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Roe v. Wade fell four years ago this week. Now, let's focus on coalition building and passing new laws. We can do this. #PinkCrimeBook #ReproForAll 011
Reposted by Valena BeetyDavid S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Today, the four year anniversary of Dobbs, this book is more relevant than ever. Yes, as many others are writing today, the threats continue and the impact has been terrible. But there's another, much more important, part of the story -- people are still getting and providing abortion care. /1 13012
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 23/06/2026We have all heard histories of wrongful convictions of women. I spoke about the Salem witch trials on @academiclife.bsky.social with Dr. Christina Gessler and how women have been persecuted and convicted of no-crime offenses for centuries. Listen to the full episode wherever you get podcasts. 001
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This piece is a powerful reminder that plea bargains are often far less “knowing and voluntary” than our legal system pretends, especially when defendants must waive rights before they know what sentence or conditions they will face. @reason.com reason.com/2026/06/19/a...reason.comA Supreme Court decision restricting appeal waivers underlines the injustice of coercive plea bargainingThe Supreme Court ruled that "an agreement not to appeal a sentence is unenforceable when it would result in a miscarriage of justice." 010
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 18/06/2026A new Conviction Integrity Unit led by former staff attorney, Donald Caster, at Ohio Innocence Project. This is a wonderful development for those who were wrongfully convicted in Hamilton County, OH. local12.com/news/local/n...local12.comNew 'Conviction Integrity Unit' launched in Tri-State to review wrongful conviction claimsHamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich announced on Tuesday that Donald Caster will serve as the unit's first director. 010
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Thank you, Dr. Christina Gessler, for having me on @academiclife.bsky.social to talk about Pink Crime. Listen through the link below or wherever you get podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...podcasts.apple.comPink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer IdentityPodcast Episode · The Academic Life · June 18 · 50m 011