University of Michigan Law Prof. Founder and director, Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse. Criminal justice reform and other issues. Formerly at DOJ CRT, DHS CRCL, USDA DFAP.https://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3mmh3mdjwp22nJust up, from me and colleagues at the Michigan Bar's Prisons & Corrections Section Council . https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/05/22/michigan-prison-deaths-mdoc/90182719007/ The problems at MDOC keep increasing. It's time for serious change and much more transparency. https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/05/22/michigan-prison-deaths-mdoc/90182719007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z114335p004250c004250u116335e1185xxv114335&gca-ft=220&gca-ds=sophi22 May 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh3mdjwp22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3metwh5bgfc2jJust up, from me: 5Qs: Schlanger Discusses Disability Discrimination and Preserving the Right to Sue the Government; https://michigan.law.umich.edu/news/5qs-schlanger-discusses-disability-discrimination-and-preserving-right-sue-government14 Feb 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3metwh5bgfc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3majeb7rbbs2pBecause Christmas week is peak law review reading time, happy to share my newest article, Challenging Federal Government Impunity: The Case of Disability Law, https://www.bu.edu/bulawreview/files/2025/12/SCHLANGER-.pdf.21 Dec 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3majeb7rbbs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lqmx2jt6q22oReally happy to share this new piece, where I talk about the need for individualization and accommodation, in and out of prison, and for people with and without disabilities (though the need to act is particularly urgent behind bars). https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nlj/vol25/iss3/3/ Feedback welcome!02 Jun 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqmx2jt6q22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lp3txsashk2iNice piece (with some quotes from me and others) on national injunctions and birthright citizenship and tomorrow's SCOTUS argument about them both. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/birthright-fight-supreme-court_n_68226622e4b0abb58358bc2f.14 May 2025 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3txsashk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lnebsioe2c22New! my pre-publication piece, "Challenging Federal Government Impunity: The Case of Disability Law" https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=5224550. Here's the TLDR: DOJ sometimes argues that courts can't enforce disability discrimination laws against federal agencies. That's wrong; this piece shows why.21 Apr 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnebsioe2c22https://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lnebsioe2c22New! my pre-publication piece, "Challenging Federal Government Impunity: The Case of Disability Law" https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=5224550. Here's the TLDR: DOJ sometimes argues that courts can't enforce disability discrimination laws against federal agencies. That's wrong; this piece shows why.21 Apr 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnebsioe2c22https://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lmx735ake22bDHS raids civil rights budget to run ads praising our dear leader. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-dhs-civil-rights-funds-anti-immigrant-ads-1235317959/. Because of course they did. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-dhs-civil-rights-funds-anti-immigrant-ads-1235317959/Because16 Apr 2025 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmx735ake22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lmf2db6kuc2aNo worries, Scott! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmf2db6kuc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lmcjr2ohf22kAn important OpEd by @sbagen.bsky.social . [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmcjr2ohf22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lmaw2qnmd22tMine, in Democracy Journal: Trump has dissolved DHS's civil rights office, for all the very bad reasons you'd expect. https://democracyjournal.org/arguments/whats-behind-dhss-abuses/07 Apr 2025 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmaw2qnmd22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3ll7e3hh42c2mA stunning compilation. https://forward.com/fast-forward/706021/ice-detention-khalil-columbia-students-tracker/25 Mar 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7e3hh42c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lkqehgsn4223For anyone who's been using the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse Trump 2.0 collection (https://clearinghouse.net/trumpchallenges) -- or using the Clearinghouse at all -- will you consider supporting our work with a donation? https://mailchi.mp/umich/civil-rights-clearinghouse19 Mar 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqehgsn4223https://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lk2sjpw6v22qMahmoud Khalil's detention and green card revocation are really frightening. Thanks to @michellegoldberg.bsky.social for her piece (and for quoting me in it). https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/opinion/mahmoud-khalil-free-speech.html?unlocked_article_code=1.204.e6cT.DqUofdsJgmcn11 Mar 2025 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2sjpw6v22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjschlanger.bsky.social/post/3lgocutmuvs2zNew from the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse -- we're going to track and post about civil rights lawsuits against the Trump Administration. Check it out! clearinghouse.net/post/1175/ https://clearinghouse.net/post/1175/26 Jan 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:3o6sle73gftixt2zyixdhtka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgocutmuvs2z