www.justice.gov/olc/media/14... DOJ is seeking to take away the right of disabled people to live in the most integrated setting possible. Truly evil.
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Ruth Colker
@rcolker.bsky.social
Law professor who is passionate about disability justice and critical race theory. #pwd #disability
This is simply not true because no one joined Kavanaugh’s opinion. Trump is one vote shy of being correct.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · last mo.This is simply not true. Congress cannot do this without a Constitutional Amendment. No gray area here.
The media coverage totally misses that the 11 year old transgender girl, who had started taking puberty blockers at age 9, merely wanted an opportunity to show she had no competitive advantage over other girls. Sad day for girls like her who just want to play sports for their well being.
Powerful comments from my dear colleague @rcolker.bsky.social www.thelantern.com/2026/03/form...
Former Ohio State law professor reflects on how SB 1 led to her early retirement
It’s been nearly a year since Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 1 into law. Since the bill’s enactment on March 28, 2025, which became effective in June, Ohio public universities have been required ...
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Imagine this in a trial. Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing Declaration filed in federal court: "I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Avoid Ft Lauderdale Hertz rental car facility. They rented me a small SUV that they knew had a nonfunctional rear camera. They “graciously” backed it out of the space for me so I would not discover the defect. Fraud! Illegal! #hertz. Fortunately I avoided an accident through extreme caution. Beware!
This is an amazing podcast series about organizing. Please listen! pranavjani.com/togetherweri...
Together We Rise: Solidarity Stories From Central Ohio
Podcast launches December 8 !
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Blaming mother for child’s disabilities is a tired trope. Not news.
BREAKING: Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by fired UPenn law professor Amy Wax. Judge Timothy Savage (GHWBush) says Wax hasn't shown racial discrimination and her speech-related claims are not protected under federal law. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I learned today that Ohio State faculty can’t put a land acknowledgement statement in their syllabus and that we can’t ask students to voluntarily disclose their pronouns. #firstamendment #ohiostate
OSU has a banned words list for multimedia postings: Diversity DEI/DEIJ (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice) Equity Implicit bias Inclusion Inclusive Excellence Racial justice Social justice Underrepresented/underprivileged/underserved Antiracism #censorship
What will it take for the Supreme Court’s conservatives to acknowledge the obvious political reality that many state legislatures and the Trump administration HATE transgender people and consider them subhuman? The death of transgender people is on their dirty hands. All of them. I am so disgusted.
docs.google.com/document/d/1... This is the letter drafted by law professors in their individual capacities at Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University. Please share!!
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“A lawyer, as a member of the legal profession, is a representative of clients, an officer of the legal system and a public citizen having special responsibility for the quality of justice.” Preamble,...
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The NY judge in charge of the criminal case against Mayor Adams is Dale Ho — former ACLU lawyer who Republicans tried to keep off the court. Sweet!!
www.10tv.com/video/news/p... I am the first clip after the intro. Fun interview on Trump’s atrocities.
Face the State | Feb. 9, 2025
On this week's Face the State, we discuss Trump's recent executive orders, take a deep dive into Project 2025 and the childcare affordability crisis.
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Remember when courts said Biden overstepped his authority when he tried to rescind some student loan debt? Are those courts going to rein in Trump’s outrageous overreach? Waiting …
Trump ban on gender affirming care extends to age 19. They are coming after adults. States have historically defined age of consent for health care. But states rights are out the window under Trump.
In case you missed it, Trump is now blaming the hiring of disabled people for the airline crash. Of course.
There is no need to apologize for being a decent human with love for the Lord and fellow humans. Good on her for following the Lord and telling Lord Dump Truck off in such a beautiful, Godly way. She is my new hero.
Do not let them in unless they have a warrant signed by a judge. A criminal warrant. Not an ICE warrant. Leave the door shut.
Not getting attention but Trump administration is beginning to dismantle disability accessibility. Waiting for ramps to start being removed both figuratively and literally.
Trump’s gender executive order makes everyone female by defining sex “at conception.” Guess we just elected our first female President!
The real headline from today’s Trump case is that 4 Justices are completely in Trump’s pocket. Their immunity ruling was as broad as it seemed.
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This article by Ruth Colker argues that despite the First Amendment's disallowance of religious establishment, the #UnitedStates exhibits Christian favoritism in its #political & #legal systems. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en... @rcolker.bsky.social
www.salon.com/2024/12/10/i... Great article about transgender case. It’s all about the cruelty. And has implications for sex discrimination doctrine.
"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"
U.S. v. Skrmetti could have "enormous impact" for the "whole field of sex discrimination," law professor warns.
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I had a memory today. I was 4, and awake in hospital after eye surgery. My eyes were bandaged shut. My arms were tied to bed. I was terrified. But my mother said that a cousin had lent me a phonograph player so I could listen to music in hospital. I went from sad to happy in an instant. #disability
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