Nancy Gertner
@ngertner.bsky.social
Retired federal judge, Harvard law School Professor of Practice 2011-2014, currently part time teaching sentencing, law and neuroscience, writer (opeds, books), occasional CNN and MSNBC commentator, regular WGBH Jim and Margery show, wife, mom, grandmom.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...
‘Infuriated’ Former Judges Take on Trump
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...
‘Infuriated’ Former Judges Take on Trump
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Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...
Opinion | Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices?
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I knew Robert Mueller. I was a defense lawyer; he was my opponent. The best there was…https://x.com/Microinteracti1/status/2035444431290093818?s=20
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
My commentary on Todd Blanche’s speech to the Federalist Society www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/o...
The Justice Department’s war on judges - The Boston Globe
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has it backward. There are no rogue judges; there is only a rogue president.
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someone should tell Trump they don't give the Peace Prize to people who blow up boats and murder those on high seas nor to those who deploy military against their own people. NEVER.
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The rich and powerful go unpunished: Julie K. Brown on the scale of the Epstein scandal
"These victims feel betrayed once again, by the DOJ and by our government officials who, they believe, are still covering up for wealthy and powerful men."
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170. DOJ's (Ridiculous) Misconduct Complaint Against Chief Judge Boasberg
DOJ's complaint that Chief Judge Boasberg engaged in "misconduct" would be laughably stupid if it didn't reflect such a transparently obvious and dangerous attempt to delegitimize the federal courts.
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Bondi‘s quote about Abrego Garcia? “He now will meet the full force of American justice.” Well, that’s good. Because he already has met the full force of American injustice!
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Big Law Has Won Three Cases. But Trump Is Ahead in the Long Game
Opinion: Deans Erwin Chemerinsky and David Faigman, and retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner say that Big Law's quick court wins don't erase Trump's damage to the profession, underscoring that law firm...
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