either is fine - contact info is here www.brooklaw.edu/Contact-Us/H...

Yes, in a transactional clinic (lots of transactional clinics do this!). Happy to discuss.

A ton of great people will be presenting at this event at CUNY Law. Free and open to the public. RSVP here:
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Line chart showing presidential approval rates for disaster aid requests submitted by Democratic- and Republican-led states, covering the period from the Reagan administration to today. The chart is based on a Politico/E&E News analysis of records from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

89% – percentage of disaster aid requests Trump has approved for states with a Republican governor and two Republican senators

23% – percentage of disaster aid requests Trump has approved for states with a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Graph showing significantly longer wait times in nonwhite neighborhoods than white ones

Oh that’s wonderful to hear ❤️

Thanks, you too!

Happy birthday!

As a graduate of both New College of Florida and Carnegie Mellon’s grad program in Literary & Cultural Studies, I’m feeling great about higher education in this country.

They’re not eating, the cats

Come out!

Flyer for event at Brooklyn Law School: How a Volunteer-Run Art Space has Braved 45+ years in the Belly of New York Real Estate

I'll be moderating a conversation with ABC No Rio and Council Member-elect @harveyepstein.bsky.social on autonomous/DIY art spaces in the city at @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social on 11/19 at 6. Sponsored by BLS Art Law Association. RSVP: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

The Constitution, c’est moi

NYC Directory Of Resources and Aid A directory of aid resources in NYC

www.dora.nyc is now live!

it contains mutual aid distros, food pantries, and other resources and services in the NYC area.

Possibly!

It’s harder to see the connections when one’s salary depends on not seeing them

I’m leading a brief online training on legal issues for folks in the arts doing mutual aid on Sep 11 —organized by Movement Law, SELC, and Vital Arts. Free, sign up here:

First time I’m seeing Trump 2028 hats are already on display in the White House.

I have a new piece on the Community Action Program arguing the Johnson Admin developed core tools of the non-profit industrial complex. TLDR: They liked rhetoric of "participation" but were unprepared for influence of Baker/SNCC/Highlander. Couldn't fully unwind EOA so they built tools to limit CAP

Congratulations!

Chartbook 370: Is a "Treasury market unwind" in progress? Wednesday morning and the overnight fin-fi panic. (Part 2) A specter is stalking global financial markets.

This is good on these questions- adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-...

What Are the Ethics of Strapping VR Headsets on Inmates in Solitary Confinement? Stuck in cramped cells for days and weeks at a time, incarcerated people are being whisked away to beautiful worlds through the magic of VR.

This is the plot of Philip K Dick’s A Maze of Death

Feeling extra proud to have been an Equal Justice Works fellow today

Exactly

Given Chaos, I don’t expect anyone to notice the hearing for head of Federal Housing Finance Agency. But FHFA is one of the most consequential agencies that most folks have never heard of. And chief on its agenda will be full privatization of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. Here’s why that’s very bad. 1/5

Vital City | In Defense of Social Justice Upheaval The former executive director of The Bronx Defenders argues that the young, radical staffers disrupting nonprofit organizations are (mostly) right.

"Today, I find myself in agreement with our rebellious staff...that a nuanced and incrementalist approach has not achieved [change]...that our progress has often been co-opted...that we must grapple with systemic racism within our own organizations..." - Reflections from ex-E.D. of Bronx Defenders

Ha, fair enough

The canary in the coal mine here was New College of Florida, a state honors college. DeSantis is now making similar moves at Univ of West Florida, a non-elite public college. So I wouldn’t count on it just being an issue for Ivies.