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Bethany Berger

@bethanyberger.bsky.social

Law Prof writing & teaching about Property, American Indian Law & Legal History at Iowa Law. All statements & opinions are my own and not those of the University of Iowa.

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The Labor Radio Podcast Network@laborradionet.bsky.social · 6mo ago

April 4 - A Day of Mourning On this day in Labor History the year was 1968. That was the day that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered by an assassin’s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee. He was in Memphis to support AFSCME sanitation workers, who were out on strike fighting for better wages and wo

April 4 - A Day of Mourning

On this day in Labor History the year was 1968. That was the day that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered by an assassin’s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee. He was in Memphis to support AFSCME sanitation workers, who were out on strike fighting for better wages and working conditions.

laborhistoryin2.podbean.com

Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈@maxdubler.com · last yr.

The backstory here is that the Squamish people of what is now Vancouver were illegally dispossessed of this land a century ago. They sued, got their land back, and are using their sovereignty to ignore local zoning rules and build 6,000 new homes over the objections of nearby wealthy NIMBYs.

Nathan Lauster@lausterna.bsky.social · last yr.

The Three Towers of Phase 1 of Sen̓áḵw nearing completion! senakw.com Pictured from near the Vancouver Academy of Music in what is now Vanier Park, but what was once yet another part of the old village of Sen̓áḵw and former Kitsilano 6 Reserve.

Three towers from Phase 1 of Sen̓áḵw nearing completion pictured from Vanier Park, with the squat "Vancouver Academy of Music" in front
Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This & the cancellation of Title VI/FLAS funding for foreign language & area studies pose existential threats to the social sciences at every R1 university in the country. And it's been ~total 🦗🦗 from our university presidents/chancellors & a total lack of public collective action.

Mancur Olson, author of "The Logic of Collective Action," with laser eyes
Pam Davis-Kean, PhD@umpamdk.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The NSF 2027 budget has noted that they will close out the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Program (SBE). This is not a good thing. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...

Jamie Fox@whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Nice post by Ilya. And, seriously, Sauer arguing that his position is supported by *the Mississippi Slave Codes* is both astounding and a weirdly honest admission that the admin’s position is basically the Lost Cause view of the amendment.

Sauer: Sure. If you look at the nine -- I think, if you look at the 19th century sources, what you see is that even though their entry may have been unlawful, 19th century antebellum law never treated their presence as unlawful. In fact, quite the opposite. One of the amici, in fact, points to, like, a Mississippi statute, which probably is replicated throughout the South before the Civil War, that says slaves in Mississippi have an indefeasible domicile in Mississippi.
Ilya Somin@ilyasomin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

In today's SCOTUS oral argument, Justice Barrett asked about how Trump's rationales for denying birthright citizenship to children of illegal migrants would also deny it to many ex-slaves. SG Sauer's answer on crucial issue was factually wrong. See my explanation here: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Marty Lederman@martylederman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Dear Yale Law students: If and when one of your professors urges you to abandon legal craft and hard work and to "change the subject" lest you legitimate the judiciary, go listen to Cecillia Wang's magnificent oral argument today. You'll realize straight off which model to follow.

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 7mo ago

NEW: Even by national standards, Pennsylvania has a sky-high rate of people serving life without parole. That's bc it mandates anyone convicted of 2nd-degree murder serve that sentence. The state supreme court just declared that to be cruel—a major ruling written by the Dem chief justice.

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Reins in Life Sentences for Felony Murder - Bolts

The court’s ruling could create a pathway out of prison for more than 1,000 people who were automatically sentenced to life without parole for murders they themselves didn't commit.

boltsmag.org

Bethany Berger@bethanyberger.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Cecilia rocking it--Wong Kim Ark in its own words rejects govts theory of domicile and allegiance: p693 quotes Webster to refer to folks "Independently of a residence with intention to continue such residence; independently of any domiciliation"

Torey Dolan@toreydolan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“The problem of Tribal Indians” - Solicitor General Sauer, Barbara v. Trump. My Tribal Indian self and my Tribal Indian Mom, being adorable Choctaw Tribal Indian “problems.”

Photo of Torey Dolan in Choctaw regalia with her mother, a fellow citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Leah Litman@leahlitman.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Gorsuch to the SG (federal government): I wouldn't rely on Wong Kim Ark (case recognizing birthright citizenship) if I were you. There are at least 5 votes against the federal government. (Whew.) Question if there's more than 1 for them. (Even 1 is appalling.)

Evan Turiano@eturiano.bsky.social · 7mo ago

AG Sauer keeps leaning on Lyman Trumbull to argue that "subject to jurisdiction," means something more than mere regulatory authority, but completely ignores many of Trumbull's statements from the 14A debates that completely undermine his claim. 1/