@catherinelhamon.bsky.social
I was “the feds” referred to in this article and I was very proud to assure that a hostile environment for students did not persist following book banning. The Bluest Eye is a literary gift and students in schools deserve to learn without school denigration of who they are
Georgia’s second-largest school district has abruptly banned Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” from school library shelves
Georgia school system abruptly bans Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’
Georgia’s second-largest school district is once again at the center of a political controversy over the appropriateness of school materials.
www.gpb.org
September 24, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I was “the feds” referred to in this article and I was very proud to assure that a hostile environment for students did not persist following book banning. The Bluest Eye is a literary gift and students in schools deserve to learn without school denigration of who they are
Except slavery
“Largest theft of labor in human history.” What a quote.
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
September 17, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Except slavery
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"The failure of the federal government to correct the damage it’s done lays bare that it is no longer a meaningful backstop against discriminatory harm in communities."
—Opinion by @catherinelhamon.bsky.social via @justsecurity.org: https://bit.ly/4r2Ew6N
—Opinion by @catherinelhamon.bsky.social via @justsecurity.org: https://bit.ly/4r2Ew6N
State Imperatives to Protect Civil Rights for All
As federal civil rights enforcement fails, states need independent agencies with jurisdiction to enforce residents’ rights.
www.justsecurity.org
September 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"The failure of the federal government to correct the damage it’s done lays bare that it is no longer a meaningful backstop against discriminatory harm in communities."
—Opinion by @catherinelhamon.bsky.social via @justsecurity.org: https://bit.ly/4r2Ew6N
—Opinion by @catherinelhamon.bsky.social via @justsecurity.org: https://bit.ly/4r2Ew6N
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If the federal government is no longer a meaningful backstop against discriminatory harm, what can states do to protect civil rights? Catherine Lhamon @catherinelhamon.bsky.social ED of the Edley Center on Law & Democracy @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social argues independent state agencies are the answer.
State Imperatives to Protect Civil Rights for All
As federal civil rights enforcement fails, states need independent agencies with jurisdiction to enforce residents’ rights.
www.justsecurity.org
September 2, 2026 at 1:25 PM
If the federal government is no longer a meaningful backstop against discriminatory harm, what can states do to protect civil rights? Catherine Lhamon @catherinelhamon.bsky.social ED of the Edley Center on Law & Democracy @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social argues independent state agencies are the answer.
I already enjoyed drinking Oatly. Now I love it more. I love the everyday action reminder for each of us: we have power when we advocate; we don’t need to accept government actions that harm us
The world’s largest oat drink company is printing summaries of what it calls “the ultimate climate solution” on every carton it produces.
https://bit.ly/4yaxM9s
https://bit.ly/4yaxM9s
Oatly Says Climate Action Now
The world’s largest oat drink company is printing summaries of what it calls “the ultimate climate solution” on every carton it produces.
bit.ly
August 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I already enjoyed drinking Oatly. Now I love it more. I love the everyday action reminder for each of us: we have power when we advocate; we don’t need to accept government actions that harm us
I believe this in my core and was so immensely proud to work with @justinlevitt.bsky.social on this policy work. We still desperately need it
I had the privilege to serve as a Senior Policy Advisor for Democracy and Voting Rights to the U.S. President.
Effort spent on policy bolstering local journalism or responding to hate crime is as important as effort on policy around the mechanics of elections.
Effort spent on policy bolstering local journalism or responding to hate crime is as important as effort on policy around the mechanics of elections.
“Local media has been dying all over America, which means there’s essentially no way to hold local governments accountable— they can do whatever they want,” he told the white nationalists meeting.
“You should be fantasizing about this. This is a good thing.”
www.confrontthehate.com/p/white-nati...
“You should be fantasizing about this. This is a good thing.”
www.confrontthehate.com/p/white-nati...
August 24, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I believe this in my core and was so immensely proud to work with @justinlevitt.bsky.social on this policy work. We still desperately need it
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“American colleges and universities must not be neutral on the issues of democracy and civic participation,” writes Jonathan Becker, the acting president of Bard College.
“American colleges and universities must not be neutral on the issues of democracy and civic participation,” writes Jonathan Becker, the acting president of Bard College.
Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Trying to Keep College Students From Voting. Don’t Let It.
American democracy and American higher education are inextricable.
nyti.ms
August 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“American colleges and universities must not be neutral on the issues of democracy and civic participation,” writes Jonathan Becker, the acting president of Bard College.
“American colleges and universities must not be neutral on the issues of democracy and civic participation,” writes Jonathan Becker, the acting president of Bard College.
Read this thread. As a lifetime civil rights attorney and believer in our nation’s promise of fair and equal treatment, I am offended.
NEW: Harmeet Dhillon swore in 100+ new Civil Rights Division lawyers as "civil rights warriors" for "ALL Americans" — then named exactly none of them.
So we did.
Court filings let us ID 11.
At least 5 arrived with records of misconduct, controversy, or hiring irregularities.
1/
So we did.
Court filings let us ID 11.
At least 5 arrived with records of misconduct, controversy, or hiring irregularities.
1/
Meet the attorneys Harmeet Dhillon installed to turn the Civil Rights Division against its mission - Public Citizen
Introduction On July 8, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon tweeted that she had sworn in more than 100 new…
www.citizen.org
August 13, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Read this thread. As a lifetime civil rights attorney and believer in our nation’s promise of fair and equal treatment, I am offended.
The Edley Center on Law & Democracy at Berkeley Law will host this public symposium on August 28; register and join if you are able!
www.law.berkeley.edu/event/fight-...
www.law.berkeley.edu/event/fight-...
Fight Back: How States Can Counter Authoritarianism Symposium
The Edley Center on Law & Democracy hosts the Thomas David and Judith Swope Clark Symposium on Constitutional Interpretation on August 28 to discuss ways states can fight back to […]
www.law.berkeley.edu
August 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The Edley Center on Law & Democracy at Berkeley Law will host this public symposium on August 28; register and join if you are able!
www.law.berkeley.edu/event/fight-...
www.law.berkeley.edu/event/fight-...
www.the74million.org/article/as-t...
@berkeleyeducation.bsky.social Dean Michelle Young and I shared our conviction that students deserve a meaningful backstop against discrimination from our federal government that works and is effective. Dispersing those functions to other agencies won’t work
@berkeleyeducation.bsky.social Dean Michelle Young and I shared our conviction that students deserve a meaningful backstop against discrimination from our federal government that works and is effective. Dispersing those functions to other agencies won’t work
As the Education Department Is Dismantled, Who Protects the Right to Learn?
Lhamon and Young: Moving special education services and civil rights complaints to other federal agencies weakens protections for students.
www.the74million.org
August 5, 2026 at 8:26 PM
www.the74million.org/article/as-t...
@berkeleyeducation.bsky.social Dean Michelle Young and I shared our conviction that students deserve a meaningful backstop against discrimination from our federal government that works and is effective. Dispersing those functions to other agencies won’t work
@berkeleyeducation.bsky.social Dean Michelle Young and I shared our conviction that students deserve a meaningful backstop against discrimination from our federal government that works and is effective. Dispersing those functions to other agencies won’t work
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The White House’s election subversion strategy needs people to feel powerless and stay home. But we're in this together.
Share our practical guide with your friends, family, and community to make sure everyone is ready to defend our right to choose our leaders.
Share our practical guide with your friends, family, and community to make sure everyone is ready to defend our right to choose our leaders.
Our strategy to win
Organize, show up, prove, hold the line: what all of us can do to protect elections
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
July 27, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The White House’s election subversion strategy needs people to feel powerless and stay home. But we're in this together.
Share our practical guide with your friends, family, and community to make sure everyone is ready to defend our right to choose our leaders.
Share our practical guide with your friends, family, and community to make sure everyone is ready to defend our right to choose our leaders.
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Why hasn’t decades of reform fixed Congress? And what can be done to change that?
Brennan Center’s @kornbergmaya.bsky.social joined @catherinelhamon.bsky.social to discuss her new book, Stuck, at @goldmanschool.bsky.social.
Brennan Center’s @kornbergmaya.bsky.social joined @catherinelhamon.bsky.social to discuss her new book, Stuck, at @goldmanschool.bsky.social.
Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress
YouTube video by Goldman School of Public Policy
www.youtube.com
June 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Why hasn’t decades of reform fixed Congress? And what can be done to change that?
Brennan Center’s @kornbergmaya.bsky.social joined @catherinelhamon.bsky.social to discuss her new book, Stuck, at @goldmanschool.bsky.social.
Brennan Center’s @kornbergmaya.bsky.social joined @catherinelhamon.bsky.social to discuss her new book, Stuck, at @goldmanschool.bsky.social.
My hopes for our democracy’s future
"Our schools of education must be explicit with students and faculty that they educate as if democracy depends on it."
—Opinion by @catherinelhamon.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Edley Center on Law and Democracy via @ssir.org: https://bit.ly/4uMoEpS
—Opinion by @catherinelhamon.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Edley Center on Law and Democracy via @ssir.org: https://bit.ly/4uMoEpS
Educating as if Democracy Depends on It (SSIR)
Preparing young people to participate and govern means moving beyond entrusting civic learning to a single course in high school or an elective on campus.
ssir.org
May 28, 2026 at 1:38 PM
My hopes for our democracy’s future
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The Voting Rights Act “has not been dealt a ‘blow’” by the Supreme Court, Vann R. Newkirk II argues. “The law is dead, and no matter what happens in the coming elections, politics in America has been forever changed.”
For a Time, the U.S. Protected Democracy
A requiem for the Voting Rights Act
bit.ly
May 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Voting Rights Act “has not been dealt a ‘blow’” by the Supreme Court, Vann R. Newkirk II argues. “The law is dead, and no matter what happens in the coming elections, politics in America has been forever changed.”
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Join the Edley Center for Law & Democracy on March 4th for a panel feat. three experienced former federal prosecutors & the President of Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington to discuss the democracy harm of unchecked public corruption.
RSVP: bit.ly/4abYm8V
RSVP: bit.ly/4abYm8V
Combating Public Corruption to Protect & Sustain Democracy: From Watergate to Now & Beyond
Hosted by the Edley Center for Law & Democracy. This panel brings together three experienced former federal prosecutors -- one from the Watergate era and two from the last several [...]
bit.ly
February 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Join the Edley Center for Law & Democracy on March 4th for a panel feat. three experienced former federal prosecutors & the President of Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington to discuss the democracy harm of unchecked public corruption.
RSVP: bit.ly/4abYm8V
RSVP: bit.ly/4abYm8V
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“States create new possibilities. Meaningful civil rights infrastructure at the state level includes nondiscrimination protections & a functioning & transparent enforcement apparatus.”
Catherine E. Lhamon &
Katy Joseph talk about how states protect civil rights.
www.statesforum.org/january-book...
Catherine E. Lhamon &
Katy Joseph talk about how states protect civil rights.
www.statesforum.org/january-book...
State-Based Civil Rights Enforcement to Fill the Federal Vacuum - The States Forum
Download the full paper The idea At a crucible moment in American history, after the nation witnessed firehoses wielded against children seeking justice, a governor blocking a schoolhouse door, and br...
www.statesforum.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
“States create new possibilities. Meaningful civil rights infrastructure at the state level includes nondiscrimination protections & a functioning & transparent enforcement apparatus.”
Catherine E. Lhamon &
Katy Joseph talk about how states protect civil rights.
www.statesforum.org/january-book...
Catherine E. Lhamon &
Katy Joseph talk about how states protect civil rights.
www.statesforum.org/january-book...
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Important thread
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Important thread
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🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.
Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker (Public)
docs.google.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.
Good to see this university standing for fairness — including regarding speech critical of the university— and for students. Thank you for sharing @amyspitalnick.bsky.social
Proud of my alma mater. This Jewish Tufts alum - and former Hillel student president - knows that the Trump administration is exploiting our community’s legitimate concerns about antisemitism to undermine students’ rights and our democracy.
www.tufts.edu/president/sp...
www.tufts.edu/president/sp...
University Declaration for Rümeysa Öztürk
University Declaration for Rümeysa ÖztürkApril 2, 2025Dear Tufts community,Please see below a declaration by Tufts University in support of a motion filed today by Rümeysa Öztürk’s legal team in Öztür...
www.tufts.edu
April 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Good to see this university standing for fairness — including regarding speech critical of the university— and for students. Thank you for sharing @amyspitalnick.bsky.social
I was glad to talk federal education policy, focused on civil rights and the danger to democracy we live now, yesterday with colleagues @harvardeducation.bsky.social, encouraging all of us to act now to protect core rights
www.gse.harvard.edu
April 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I was glad to talk federal education policy, focused on civil rights and the danger to democracy we live now, yesterday with colleagues @harvardeducation.bsky.social, encouraging all of us to act now to protect core rights
Good to see this effort: www.protectpubliced.org
ProtectPublicEd.org
www.protectpubliced.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Good to see this effort: www.protectpubliced.org