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Official account of the Program in Law and Public Policy at Princeton University.
Warmest congratulations to the Class of 2026 PLUS students graduating today! Your intellectual curiosity, rigorous scholarship, & commitment to public service have been so inspiring to see. Best wishes for the next chapter of your journeys—we are cheering you on always! 🐯⚖️ @ldodd.bsky.social
Last week, our students and faculty gathered at the Gratitude Gala, an opportunity for students in the Class of 2026 to invite a faculty member who has supported them during their time at Princeton. We’re grateful for the chance to celebrate these relationships! #PLAW @ldodd.bsky.social
Thank you to our Crane Fellow, Prof. Kate Shaw, for joining our PLUS students and Prof. Dodd for lunch this week to discuss her podcast Strict Scrutiny, the Supreme Court, and her current research. @ldodd.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
Thank you to P*LAW’s Final Frontiers of Law speaker of the spring semester, Prof. Sabeel Rahman, who spoke about the future of reconstruction in the administration. #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
Last week, our 2026 Princeton Undergraduate Liman Fellows – Natalia Murillo, Vivian Clayton, Fikir Beyene, and Noah Barkan – and their faculty advisor, Prof. Lynda Dodd, attended the Liman Colloquium at Yale Law School. @ldodd.bsky.social #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
Thank you so much to our Crane Fellow, Prof. Catherine Powell, for joining Prof. Lynda Dodd and PLUS students for lunch today to discuss her career and current work on tech policy. @catherinepowellesq.bsky.social @ldodd.bsky.social #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
As the Supreme Court considers American companies’ liability for aiding Chinese gov’t repression, P•LAW affiliated scholar Martin Flaherty weighs in with an amicus brief on the history of the Alien Tort Statute: tinyurl.com/mrx4c89m #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
Hugely looking forward to moderating this webinar tomorrow at 6pm with former SDNY Judge Shira Scheindlin, Society for the Rule of Law Exec Director @greggnunziata.bsky.social, and head of Law Firm Partners United Neel Chatterjee. Registration open to all, details below.
Princeton PLAW@plawpu.bsky.social · 4mo agoTomorrow, Tuesday, March 31, at 6 p.m., P•LAW will host a free webinar on the Principles for the Independence of the Legal Profession - more info at the link! www.aals.org/events/webin... #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
Thursday, April 2, 2026 - 12:00PM-1:30PM - Baker Hall 405 Prof. Catherine Powell (Fordham University School of Law) will talk about: "AI and Constitutional Democracy at 250" Zoom available for ISP fellows
Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 31, at 6 p.m., P•LAW will host a free webinar on the Principles for the Independence of the Legal Profession - more info at the link! www.aals.org/events/webin... #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
AALS Teach-In Webinar Series on Professional Independence and the Legal Profession | Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is pleased to host a six-part teach-in webinar series—open to students, staff, and faculty at law schools throughout the nation, as well as lawyers, law firms, ...
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"The movement for criminal justice reform has not disappeared. It has adapted—and it now lives, principally, in the states,” writes P•LAW affiliated scholar Udi Ofer (@uofer.bsky.social) for Just Security. www.justsecurity.org/131987/crimi... #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
Criminal Justice Reform Didn’t End — It Decentralized
While federal policy has shifted sharply in a punitive direction, state governments continue to drive criminal justice reform.
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A proposed rule from the Trump admin aiming to block independent ethics investigations of DOJ lawyers “would severely limit the courts’ ability to offer any kind of independent check on the executive branch,” argues Deborah Pearlstein in today’s NYT. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/o...
Opinion | The Trump Administration Floats a New Way to Humiliate the Legal Profession
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In a new post, P•LAW affiliated scholar Mihir Kshirsagar looks at how Judge Boasberg's recent opinion in the FTC v. Meta antitrust action has fundamentally reshaped the First Amendment calculus for social media. www.promarket.org/2026/01/22/h... #PLAW #Lawatprinceton
How FTC v. Meta Reshapes the Debate on Social Media and First Amendment Protections - ProMarket
Mihir Kshirsagar argues that the evidence presented in FTC v. Meta shows that discussions about the application of First Amendment protections to social media must go beyond the binary set in Moody v....
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We’re looking forward to welcoming former FTC Chair Lina Khan to Princeton for this year’s Donald S. Bernstein ‘75 lecture on February 18. #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
Donald S. Bernstein '75 Lecture: A Fireside Chat with Former FTC Chair Lina Khan & Professor Deborah Pearlstein
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A big congratulations to current P•LAW Crane Fellow Catherine Powell on winning the 2026 Clyde Ferguson Award from the Association of American Law Schools for excellence in public service, teaching, and scholarship! #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
P•LAW Crane Fellow crossover on the Strict Scrutiny podcast: 2025-26 fellow Kate Shaw and 2024-25 fellow Rebecca Ingber drop an emergency pod answering your questions on the legality of the Venezuela attack. www.youtube.com/watch?si=-g5... @kateshaw.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social #PLAW
Trump's Illegal Venezuela Invasion
YouTube video by Strict Scrutiny
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Facing unprecedented pressure from the executive branch, where do major law firms—and the legal profession as a whole—go from here? P•LAW's @debpearlstein.bsky.social will discuss #executivepower and the independence of the legal profession at the AALS meeting this Friday. am.aals.org
Annual Meeting – Courage in Action
Impact. Excellence. Resilience. • New Orleans • January 2026 • #AALS2026
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Crane Fellow Kate Shaw sat down with PBS' Michel Martin to review this year's major SCOTUS cases. Watch at the link: @kateshaw.bsky.social www.pbs.org/video/are-we... #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
Amanpour and Company | Are We in a Constitutional Crisis? The Supreme Court Year in Review | Season 2025
Law professor Kate Shaw looks at some of the year's most significant SCOTUS cases.
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Kate Shaw, one of our 2025-26 Crane Fellows, hosted an online debate with professors Will Baude and Stephen Vladeck about Trump v. Slaughter, a case currently before the Supreme Court that carries the potential to shift power from Congress to the President. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | At the Supreme Court, Scenes From a Judicial Backlash
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A P•LAW Crane Fellow crossover on the Strict Scrutiny podcast: 2025-26 fellow Kate Shaw and 2024-25 fellow Rebecca Ingber discussed the Trump administration's attacks on "narcoterrorists" -- listen at the link: crooked.com/podcast/we-n... @kateshaw.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social
We Need To Talk About Trump’s Maritime Murders | Crooked Media
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Right now, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that threatens to redefine -- and vastly increase -- executive power. Read P•LAW Crane Fellow Kate Shaw's opinion piece in The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
Opinion | Trump Wants Complete Control. Will the Supreme Court Hand It to Him?
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Huge thanks to Yale Law School Associate Dean of Admissions Miriam Ingber for joining Prof. Lynda Dodd and our P·Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) today for an advising session on preparing for law school and pursuing meaningful careers in law. @ldodd.bsky.social #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
