Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Law Bio: https://law.ku.edu/people/sharon-brett 🌻🌻🌻https://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mr5uu57fy22vSTATE 👏 CONSTITUTIONS 👏 MATTER 👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5uu57fy22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mr4itv7cw22lYet another judge finds a pattern of fourth amendment violations at the hands of ICE/CBP, but denies injunction because plaintiffs can’t show “with near certainty” that they will be arrested again. We have to drastically rethink standing doctrine. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ohsd.310581/gov.uscourts.ohsd.310581.81.0.pdf20 Jul 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4itv7cw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mr3zgj6ams26new civ pro & fed courts mega hypo just dropped [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3zgj6ams26https://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mqmqeex6622wheading back home after a lovely first experience at CrimFest! thanks @hashtagblevin.bsky.social and @cbhessick.bsky.social for organizing a really fun, helpful two days..14 Jul 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmqeex6622whttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mqd6ew5ats2yI’ve hit the “is this even a paper” stage of writing/editing. Welcome, mid July! I’ve come to hate you every year.10 Jul 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqd6ew5ats2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mpyqlvid4c2wAh yes, the crossover content I have long desired, merging my love of sports with my love of standing doctrine! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyqlvid4c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mpjrq2mjxk2ewhat a day to be prepping the "proposed supreme court reforms" class for fed courts30 Jun 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjrq2mjxk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mol4gmttnk2xI’m co-hosting the academia lunch with JP! We really hope you join us, and let me know if you’ll be around tomorrow otherwise! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol4gmttnk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mogpxwrjj22wHad a lovely two days at the Law of the Police conference (always a treat to be with @vanessamiller.bsky.social!). Snuck in lunch with @jdmortenson.bsky.social as a bonus. Now I’m smuggling Zingermans pickles back to Kansas. IYKYK.16 Jun 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogpxwrjj22whttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mmevdbcws22lthe biggest problem with summer is that the people with good candy in their office don't come in and their doors are locked.21 May 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmevdbcws22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mmejrvjkzc2mI have 2 soccer obsessed kids & live w/in 45 minutes of pool games. Tickets start at over $200 (for nosebleeds at the austria v. algeria game; the argentina game is $800+/ticket). I'm not your constituent (I just have your former office 😜) but @mayorq.bsky.social, hook this up for your people, too! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmejrvjkzc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mlwjulugcc2hThe full decision in Loe is here 👇🏻 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwjulugcc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mlw7odg4ps2w🧵on Kansas and the state court case challenging SB63, which bans gender affirming care for minors. I'll add more links as they become available. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw7odg4ps2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mlw5oxv3ec2wThe Douglas County district court just preliminarily enjoined parts of SB 63, the anti-trans healthcare bill for minors. The PI hearing was back in November. I'm sure the ACLU will post it soon, but this is a very important first step, both for the Loe case as well as other litigation (1/x)15 May 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw5oxv3ec2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mlw37oqecc2aTotally agree w/ this take. I somehow managed to become extremely close with two people I randomly met at a conference in my first year. We are now each others' biggest cheerleaders. To say nothing of the more senior faculty I've gotten to engage with, who have been so generous/kind/fun. Its a hoot! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw37oqecc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mlo55op7ds2eI loved getting to meet Bob last year and hearing his insights - this is worth a read, and dovetails with some stuff we discuss in my seminar on law and social change. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo55op7ds2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mkw4abm2mc2dGuys remember when Michigan won the ncaa men’s basketball championship03 May 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkw4abm2mc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mknce47irk2rToday seems like a good day to announce that the Kansas Law Review's symposium next year, on October 9, 2026, is entitled "Voting Rights in a Post-Callais World," and will be centered around the Callais opinion and its repercussions. Reach out if you want to attend. (I am the faculty sponsor).29 Apr 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknce47irk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mk62s464vc2vTeaching done ✅ Next up: hosting Fed Courts Jr Scholars Workshop starting tonight!23 Apr 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk62s464vc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mjl2g4bods2aGonna leave this here again in case it’s helpful….. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl2g4bods2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mjkybhg5f22aI 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkybhg5f22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mjhjkwcutc2lI 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: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6183178 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhjkwcutc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mivwz6kxuk2aI promised my students that if Michigan won the natty I'd bring them donuts for class today. I just bought a LOT of donuts.07 Apr 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivwz6kxuk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3miuufk2uxs2xJust absolutely smashing the like button on any and all pro Michigan basketball content right now07 Apr 2026 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuufk2uxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3miuoedy4w22xMitch mcgary “win the game” whiteboard gif That one is for you @jeremykress.bsky.social07 Apr 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuoedy4w22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3miul3jqsh22cI AM VERY NERVOUS07 Apr 2026 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3miul3jqsh22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mitwc6cj222dwalking 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.06 Apr 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitwc6cj222dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonbrett.bsky.social/post/3mir7mmybms2gThe 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! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cardozo-law-review_authorannouncement-activity-7446567508892938240-hu_V?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAACFiz8BWJP-D_SK1PaYTL1kd-fGqxbtN-o&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link05 Apr 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:r2qvmltdc22ynt5bisjo3occ/app.bsky.feed.post/3mir7mmybms2g