Gonna leave this here again in case it’s helpful…..

I actually think there is a broader point to be made about lots of judges evaluating claims for injunctive relief against the police. They have never felt the endemic, oppressive force of policing; they find it hard to believe that systemic solutions are necessary/worth the squeeze.

I wrote a shorter piece for @inquest.bsky.social that distills my forthcoming article in the Virginia Law Review about the ubiquity of gang designations, the arbitrariness involved, and the consequences suffered as a result. Check it out below!

Full article here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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I promised my students that if Michigan won the natty I'd bring them donuts for class today. I just bought a LOT of donuts.

Just absolutely smashing the like button on any and all pro Michigan basketball content right now

Hahah I went to high school with Mike.

I just don’t know what is and is not a foul anymore

My brain right now just over and over making a hnnnnnrrrrrrrrrrrrrr noise

Mitch mcgary “win the game” whiteboard gif

That one is for you @jeremykress.bsky.social

Ok hear me out though what if you had an elite basketball coach who WASNT a butthead

Not me screaming “get off the effing court dan Hurley!!!!!” In front of my 9 year old 😬

I AM VERY NERVOUS

walking into evidence class this morning to several shouts of congratulations, as if i, personally, played in the basketball game saturday night - my students get me.

#authorannouncement | Cardozo Law Review #AuthorAnnouncement We're proud to be publishing "Article III Standing and the Public Interest Class Action" by Sharon Brett in Volume 47 of Cardozo Law Review! Sharon Brett is an Associate Professor...

The article I wrote last summer is now out with the Cardozo Law review. Thanks to the terrific editors and to those who gave feedback on the draft! www.linkedin.com/posts/cardoz...

Michigan bros instant classic

Told you I’d be here for the sportsball chitchat!

I think it’s a combo of dusty is the real deal + great team chemistry + Roddy et al who stuck it out after the 8 win season and helped build the culture with the NIL newbies.

But it’s damn fun to watch.

Second favorite team! Will be sad if bidunga leaves tho.

Lemme tell ya as a sports mom this team is teaching LESSONS. Such unselfish basketball.

I’m here and ready for an hour from now. 👊🏻

Congrats!! Would love to read the full piece, especially because I teach Scott v Harris in civ pro!

as a former civil rights litigator, 100% agree.

Sometimes in more powerful ways than by just putting it into the universe through other means. Again, even if you cant ultimately get what you want.
IOW, courts/litigation are a tool/device that goes far beyond court victories themselves; losses often do as much as wins.

Of course. The way I get my students to look at it is that a lot of litigation is brought without ever being able to achieve/obtain the true relief sought. Such relief is more likely to come through other branches, but putting it into the courts puts it into the public conversation.

this is amazing. and terrifying. and amazing.

(glad your students appreciate you!)

I've been thinking about this as well. I talk about this phenomenon in my seminar (and it somewhat relates to points i've seen @beaubaumann.bsky.social making on here lately) about how litigation lends a veneer of legitimacy to viewpoints and institutions as arbiters of those viewpoints.

Such a powerful set of observations by @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social, including that court opinions and public commentary re: suing government officials when they violate the Constitution often focus on the reasons not to sue, and not the benefits that civil rights litigation can bring.

True story: I ran into bill self in a chipotle this fall when I was wearing a Michigan beanie. He called me on it.

In Dusty We Trusty