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Valena Beety

@valenabeety.bsky.social
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Criminal Law Prof, Indiana University Maurer (@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social). Post-Conviction Litigator, Indiana Innocence Project. Writer, MANIFESTING JUSTICE; PINK CRIME (Aug 2026). www.valenabeetyjd.com

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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’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!
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hi 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.
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Jennifer Oliva @jennoliva.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A 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
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New footage of bulldozers plowing through Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to construct a border wall.
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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...
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@charleshb@mastodon.sdf.org @charleshb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Green 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...
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"Pink Crime": Criminalizing Motherhood, Pregnancy, Abortion and Queer Identity w/ Pro. Valena Beety
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MDefenders at Michigan Law @mdefenders.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
MDefenders 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...
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Pink Crime | Valena Beety
Pink Crime by Valena Beety examines wrongful convictions, queer criminalization, pregnancy prosecutions, and how the legal system punishes identity itself.
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Dan Izzo @izzos.net · 26/08/2026
Took 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...
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Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity
When 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...
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Academic Life 🌎📚 @academiclife.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If 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
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Jennifer Oliva @jennoliva.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I 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...
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US government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakening
Large 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.
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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...
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Should Letting Children Play Alone Outside Be a Crime?
Some parents have been surprised to find themselves in the legal system’s cross hairs.
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Thank 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/mvtsk4st
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Do “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.
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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/46hsuz8v
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At Edinburgh Fringe, Amanda Knox Takes the Mic to Reclaim Her Story
In a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Knox is trying to turn her tabloid infamy into stand-up humor, despite an intense backlash.
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Over-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
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Book sighting! #catsforpinkcrimebook - thanks Shangela the Cat and @dorfmandoron.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Pink 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...
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It’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
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It'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.
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Cora Neas @corabora.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
My story about the 60th anniversary of the UT Tower shooting drops tomorrow at 7 a.m. CT on KXAN
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Fantastic piece by Adam here:
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
What 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...
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Gay Son of a Gay? That’s Perfectly OK! - Equality
Bella 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 ...
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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
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Jennifer 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.
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Associate Professor of Law or Professor of Law
Indiana 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...
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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.
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Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Check out my interview with @valenabeety.bsky.social about her amazing new book on "Pink Crime"! theappeal.org/new-book-exa...
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New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred
In <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...
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Illinois 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
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Does #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!
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Freebie 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
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Doron Dorfman @dorfmandoron.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The 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...
A woman wearing a colorful outfit hugging a man in green shirt holding a yellow book. They are smiling at the camera
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Thank you @dorfmandoron.bsky.social and #Crimfest folks for coming to @bgsqd.bsky.social for our book talk!
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Serial 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!
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Up early for bagels and #crimfest papers and the awesome @fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social hippo! Great start to the day!
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
So much junk science to talk about with @corabora.bsky.social - and what to do if police are investigating you for #pinkcrime. Thanks Cora!
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It'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
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
How 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.
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Valena Beety: The Criminalization of Mothers and Motherhood
The legal system weaponizes marginalized identities against women, and especially against mothers.
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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...
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thanks @dorfmandoron.bsky.social and Shangela the cat!
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The 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...
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Pink Crime: How the Legal System Criminalizes Motherhood, Pregnancy and Queerness
Police and prosecutors tend to rely on stereotypes about “bad mothers”
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 30/06/2026
Trans fam: your lives are precious no matter what the fuck these people say translifeline.org/hotline/
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Pete 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...
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Pete Buttigieg lived every queer parent's nightmare | Opinion
A false report tore Pete Buttigieg from his twins. Queer parents like me know we could be next.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Tens of thousands celebrated Budapest Pride, the first since Viktor Orbán’s ousting.
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Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out
Saturday'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 ...
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The 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.social
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Pete Buttigieg was separated from his children after false CPS report targeted his family
Michigan 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.
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Women 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.
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Thank you to Association of American Law Schools Criminal Law Section for the chance to talk about rural courts and pink crime. #PinkCrimeBook
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Roe 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
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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Today, 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
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We 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.
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This 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...
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A Supreme Court decision restricting appeal waivers underlines the injustice of coercive plea bargaining
The Supreme Court ruled that "an agreement not to appeal a sentence is unenforceable when it would result in a miscarriage of justice."
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A 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...
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New 'Conviction Integrity Unit' launched in Tri-State to review wrongful conviction claims
Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich announced on Tuesday that Donald Caster will serve as the unit's first director.
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Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Thank 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...
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Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity
Podcast Episode · The Academic Life · June 18 · 50m
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