Avid flyfisher & lover of penguins. James L. Dohr Professor of Law, Columbia Law School (retired); Founding Director, Center for Gender & Sexuality Law. Author of Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition, and Wedlocked: The Perils of Marriage Equality.https://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lrejw56k422511 Jun 2025 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrejw56k4225https://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lregvxcxn22511 Jun 2025 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lregvxcxn225https://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lrbzlwtn6c2lThe gov't doesn't have the exclusive power to (mis)interpret the law, the people can give it meaning too under the principle of popular sovereignty. The law doesn't treat protests ag immigration raids as a "rebellion" & I explain why (and provide signs!). youtu.be/bIEhD2hw2oM https://youtu.be/bIEhD2hw2oM10 Jun 2025 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbzlwtn6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lr4zn52ksk2fCalling in the National Guard in LA to suppress protests against ICE arrests: yes we shd protest, but with awareness that this is part of the gov't's plan - provoking protests as a manufactured "crisis" that then necessitates a suspension of "normal law". youtu.be/MsuGWFgNg14 https://youtu.be/MsuGWFgNg1408 Jun 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4zn52ksk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lqn75zeeyk2yCuomo is running for Mayor while aggressively using the law to retaliate against women who accused him of sexual harassment. @columbiauniversity.bsky.social has done the same - uses the law to retaliate against whistleblowers. They're using the same lawyer, Theresa Trzaskoma. youtu.be/nnI506Fv58I https://youtu.be/nnI506Fv58I02 Jun 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqn75zeeyk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lqfzionacc2bNew SCOTUS decision allowing a school to ban a student from wearing a trans-phobic t-shirt. Justices Alito and Thomas dissented, arguing that banning this t-shirt violated the student’s free speech rights. I explain, and connect the case to Brown v. Board of Ed. youtu.be/3CwaHjc7yiw https://youtu.be/3CwaHjc7yiw30 May 2025 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfzionacc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lps5yrc2cs2dThe "One Big Beautiful Bill" - the Repub Budget Bill - has a provision tucked into it on p. 562 that renders current fed'l court orders against the Trump Admin unenforceable. This renders the administration immune from legal accountability. I explain. youtu.be/aFntw5ZuLhQ https://youtu.be/aFntw5ZuLhQ22 May 2025 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lps5yrc2cs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lpn5ygjaxc2v@hassan.senate.gov - thank you for asking the question, you may want to share my short tutorial on the writ of habeas corpus with @secnoem.govpeeps.us‬: [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpn5ygjaxc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lpn5macno22gReposting yesterday's 'splainer on what "the writ of habeas corpus" is, for the benefit of Sec. Kristi Noem, who testified in the Senate today that it was "a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country" youtu.be/5flVKgk_J-0 https://youtu.be/5flVKgk_J-020 May 2025 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpn5macno22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lpn2xqgcek2tAs I was saying … he can’t do that. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpn2xqgcek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lpmj3k7g7k2qLaw School is in session: Can Trump suspend the writ of habeas corpus and eliminate the legal tool that has been successfully used to release students from ICE detention? I explain. youtu.be/5flVKgk_J-0 https://youtu.be/5flVKgk_J-020 May 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmj3k7g7k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lpjjgxfjfc2fStudent speakers at graduations across the country are compelled to bear witness to the genocide in Gaza. I join them in naming it as a genocide, and situate the annihilation of Palestinian life in Gaza in an historical context. youtu.be/UM7zLCf5GVw https://youtu.be/UM7zLCf5GVw19 May 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjjgxfjfc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lpc2p33p4c2fLast Monday night I got to hang with these incredible legal advocates at the @IMEU dinner. This group is leading the charge in freeing students who've been kidnapped by ICE, in fighting the evils of fascism in the US, and in defending the rights and dignity of Palestinians.16 May 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpc2p33p4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lpakyxsj4s2lStudents are devoting graduation speeches to the genocide in Palestine. Logan Rozos, the graduation speaker at NYU bravely did so yesterday. We need to stand behind these students who bear witness to the defining human rights atrocity of a generation. youtu.be/p3zHes8IeS8 https://youtu.be/p3zHes8IeS815 May 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpakyxsj4s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lp5pdvcgok27Another student released from ICE detention by a federal judge: Badar Khan Suri!! With this winning streak in gaining freedom for detained students, why isn't Mahmoud Khalil being released? youtu.be/IQVUfdpV804 https://youtu.be/IQVUfdpV80414 May 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5pdvcgok27https://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lp3hd5pons23Why is Mahmoud Khalil still in ICE detention when other students have been released by federal court judges? I offer some thoughts. youtu.be/gO6Gz8ivU30 https://youtu.be/gO6Gz8ivU3013 May 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3hd5pons23https://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lowxqif3is2hFrankly, universities have received very bad advice from their General Counsels about how to handled student protests and ICE surveillance of students - I break down why, and call out some of the worst lawyers who have advised Columbia. youtu.be/swHM_C-p7lI https://youtu.be/swHM_C-p7lI12 May 2025 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lowxqif3is2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lopbijz3ps2oWhat if the @columbia students' occupation of Butler Library yesterday was leaked to the Columbia administration? We need to be thinking 2, 3, 4 steps ahead with our organizing in these times. youtu.be/Yk5U-PCKAlg https://youtu.be/Yk5U-PCKAlg09 May 2025 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lopbijz3ps2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lohtkhnjyk2eToday's installment of: "Can he do that?" Can Trump pull Harvard's non-profit status? Spoiler alert: no. I explain. youtu.be/KVWf7fdOJd4 https://youtu.be/KVWf7fdOJd406 May 2025 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lohtkhnjyk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lobsrga2wc2tToday's: "How on Fire 🔥🔥 are things right now?" The Repubs in the House did NOT vote this week to give the gov't the power to deport US citizens, contrary to @ericswalwell.bsky.social's alarm bell. I explain why. youtu.be/Fmkheq3Eo2Y https://youtu.be/Fmkheq3Eo2Y03 May 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobsrga2wc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lo5lb5ivi22xAt @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, the call has been coming from inside the house & the callers are working closely w the Trump Admin: they're the authors of a new "report" today, whose WhatsApp texts show their disdain for Columbia's Senate, faculty, and students. youtu.be/xzZzkaVdM4g https://youtu.be/xzZzkaVdM4g02 May 2025 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo5lb5ivi22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lo3kfullyc2vThe federal judge released Mohsen Mahdawi today. I explain the ruling, what it means, how it relates to the immigration case, and the other students' cases. The 29 page decision is available here: https://drive.proton.me/urls/S14H3MQ8DG#OdFE8K9XSLn8 youtu.be/57YHLBZH7fE https://youtu.be/57YHLBZH7fE01 May 2025 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo3kfullyc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lo23oqj5ys23I break down Monday's EO that signals the Trump admin's plans to deploy federal and Nat'l Guard troops to quell public protests - violating the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, and what we might do to head this off. youtu.be/x7jInSCJrwM https://youtu.be/x7jInSCJrwM30 Apr 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo23oqj5ys23https://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lnys7y6azs22I break down yesterday's EO that signals the Trump admin's plans to deploy federal and Nat'l Guard troops to quell public protests - violating the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, and what we might do to head this off. youtu.be/x7jInSCJrwM https://youtu.be/x7jInSCJrwM30 Apr 2025 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnys7y6azs22https://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lnsmq55e3k2xI want to urge that we resist emphasizing how some of the people being deported are "innocent" or "haven't even been convicted of a crime" - all people deserve to have their free speech and due process rights respected, regardless of their assumed "guilt" or "innocence". youtu.be/RfLOrbILk_E https://youtu.be/RfLOrbILk_E27 Apr 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnsmq55e3k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lnm45y32vc2xBarnard College faculty and staff are getting emails from the EEOC asking them to answer the question: "Are you Jewish?" I explain what this is all about and what you might do in response. youtu.be/YUHiZfDTPbQ https://youtu.be/YUHiZfDTPbQ25 Apr 2025 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnm45y32vc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lnj6fve4o22yThe FBI raided students' homes in Michigan this morning. Why, and what does this signal? My thoughts. If you think you might also be targeted by the FBI, contact the @nlgnews.bsky.social for their attorney referral directory: https://www.nlg.org/referral-directory/ youtu.be/_UMEZjV3ufI https://youtu.be/_UMEZjV3ufI23 Apr 2025 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnj6fve4o22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinefranke.bsky.social/post/3lne4ashgis2yWhat kinds of smart tactical organizing should we consider in these challenging times? ACT UP's organizing offers some inspiration for today. I explain why. To learn more, check out United in Anger, a study guide on the history of ACT UP: https://www.unitedinanger.com/unit-3-act-up-in-the-streets youtu.be/0KGtI7OGvMY https://youtu.be/0KGtI7OGvMY21 Apr 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:qaigszalyet2larr4pahfv5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lne4ashgis2y