Kathleen Rubenstein
@kbrnyc.bsky.social
Social justice attorney. City kid who prefers the woods. Views = mine; nothing here = legal advice. Teaching and writing on legal ethics in hopes they aren't oxymorons...
Happy #Caturday to my goofy #TuxedoCat Jackson, who is perennially inelegant despite his formalwear.
Well…isn’t this a little gem. @jenpsaki.bsky.social did you know about this?
May your morning be as satisfying as this commuter's. Looks like he's living his best life with an e-bike, beating the subway without breaking a sweat.
Monday you can make a peace Tuesday Wednesday trade and fleece Thursday maybe it will cease It's Friday I'm at war
I hadn't clocked, in the deluge of departures from federal service, that "The heads of all seven sections of the Chicago [US Attorney's] office’s criminal division have left in the past year, as have many of their successors and deputies." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...
Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling
Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, angry about the cases they’ve been told to bring against protesters and immigrants.
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Retired Judge Luttig not mincing words. As poet Nikki Giovanni wrote, "If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get to it."
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 3w agoLuttig: As a candidate for attorney general of the United States of America, Blanche is an embarrassment to America itself. If the Republican Senate confirms this man, based on his record, to be the next attorney general, it will mark the end of the rule of law in America.
Statement from Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche: "After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General. "I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors."
🙏 @dblight.bsky.social: "When lies by smiling propagandists become official truths advanced by those who control government budgets, democratic culture dies. It is time, before it is too late, for Congress and the people to ... Defend the Smithsonian or lose it." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Can’t Leave the Smithsonian Alone
The Trump White House and its history police want us all to live in their chosen bubble, immune from instability or perceived disorder.
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As I listen to the president invoke the vulnerability of American elections, I think of the Republican head of the Colorado County Clerks Assoc. who says a standardized national system would be far more vulnerable to hacks than the decentralized system today that is locally and state-driven.
A protest group called The Secret Handshake placed a giant gold “Iran war participation trophy” for President Trump on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
This is how to do it! Do not go gentle into that good night. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...
Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal
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I didn’t engage in the Platner discourse much because it seemed like enough people were fighting about it but, as a guy who worked in politics, like, yeah—ixnay on the azinay attostay
On Birthright Citizenship: “The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.” -Justice Ketanji Brown 💅💕
My family is from a COUNTY with no stoplights. The whole town could easily fit on the green behind this reporter. BUT every scorching hot tractor pull, every stultifying antique car display, every church pancake breakfast, fish fry dinner, and communal burgoo stew cookout had MANY more attendees.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.OMG -- there are literally like a dozen people at Trump's fair right now. Get a load of this live shot.
TL;DR Gemini is an agent of sexism. Its suggested edits to Jennifer Horsburgh's resume depended on if it read she was "Jennifer" or "Jeff"... in exactly the ways you'd expect. Well worth reading its (validating! undefensive!) responses that... won't fix a thing... www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-aske...
I Asked Gemini to Write My Resume. Then I Changed One Word.
I just wanted to update my resume. Instead, I accidentally proved how a multi-billion-dollar AI tool hallucinates a glass ceiling for women.
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Constructive proposal by @marklemley.bsky.social and @jeannefromer.bsky.social. Early legal recruiting harms legal education and the profession. State courts regulate attorneys conduct, so modifying state ethics rules is the way to interrupt this conduct. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
State Supreme Courts Can Resolve Early Legal Recruiting Mess
Opinion: Imposing a uniform "hold open" date for job offers to law students would likely put much-needed brakes on accelerated recruiting.
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SOOOOOO close! We are > 72 hours away from the Advocacy Institute's party. I have only a few hundred dollars left to achieving my personal fundraising goal and would be VERY grateful if you are able to make a gift to this excellent nonprofit. Donations will be QUADRUPLED so you'll make a big impact!
Kathleen Rubenstein@kbrnyc.bsky.social · 2mo agoFriends! We're just 8 days out from the Advocacy Institute's annual party, and they need help meeting their ambitious fundraising goal! If you are able to give in support, I will match any donation! PLUS there is a donor matching all gifts before the event so 4x:) givebutter.com/MoreThan3Peo...
The Advocacy Institute supports social justice organizations to build advocacy skills, knowledge, and power to shape government policy for a more equitable New York. We all benefit from a more inclusive political process where grassroots orgs have the tools they need to make their voices heard.
Kathleen Rubenstein@kbrnyc.bsky.social · 2mo agoFriends! We're just 8 days out from the Advocacy Institute's annual party, and they need help meeting their ambitious fundraising goal! If you are able to give in support, I will match any donation! PLUS there is a donor matching all gifts before the event so 4x:) givebutter.com/MoreThan3Peo...
Friends! We're just 8 days out from the Advocacy Institute's annual party, and they need help meeting their ambitious fundraising goal! If you are able to give in support, I will match any donation! PLUS there is a donor matching all gifts before the event so 4x:) givebutter.com/MoreThan3Peo...
More Than 3 People in a Room 2026
Join the Advocacy Institute for our summer celebration!
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I hear it's #RoseWednesday so I'll post a photograph I took last year in Berkeley. This stem had grown through to the sidewalk side of the fence, making my day and everyone else's I'm sure. I've been slowly working on a drawing of it. More on that soon maybe. #BloomScrolling #BotanicalArt #Rose
Everyone shut up I finally got a video of Jyn doing her cartoon snoring thing
🚨🚨🚨The DOJ's proposed complaint "seeking to halt and remedy the City of Evanston’s ongoing violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Fair Housing Act" Full filing: www.justice.gov/crt/media/14...
Matthew Eadie@mattheweadie.bsky.social · 2mo agoBREAKING: The U.S. DOJ is intervening in a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging the City of Evanston’s historic reparations program, likely setting up an intense legal battle between Evanston and the Trump administration
Fantastic sentence: "When professionals conclude that their advancement depends less on rigor than on ideological obedience, the best people leave, the cautious self-censor, the ambitious learn the wrong lessons, and the sycophantic losers rise to the top." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/o...
Opinion | I Worked for the C.I.A. for 28 Years. Bill Pulte Is a Dangerous Choice.
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Lawyer folks, how is there not a single post on here decrying the demise of the Diversity Lab? LinkedIn is full of legitimately moving remembrances and obituaries. Please take the time to read this absolutely gutting open letter by the founder Caren Ulrich Stacy. www.law.com/americanlawy...
Diversity Lab Is Ending. Its Impact Is Not | Law.com
An open letter from Diversity Lab's founder, Caren Ulrich Stacy.
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