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Sarah Ricks

@sarahricks.bsky.social

Professor at Rutgers Law. Author: Current Issues in Constitutional Litigation (Carolina 4th Ed. 2027). Teach Civil Rights Litigation and legal writing. Commissioner on Philadelphia’s antidiscrimination agency since 2009

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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · last wk.

If the entire Democratic Party is being asked by the press and pundits about a few DSA candidates in NYC, it seems like the entire Republican Party should be asked about their colleague who has been credibly accused -- by another colleague's daughter -- of repeated acts of violence.

Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · last wk.

GOP House member--and fmr Trump advance man--allegedly -threw boiling water on his then-wife -held a gun to her head -broke his daughter's collarbone. She's 2 -abused abuse a fmr Trump WHer too When a reporter asked him about it , he threatened to block their # www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

Sarah Ricks@sarahricks.bsky.social · last wk.

Today, UCLA Law Rev. published my article on qualified immunity & non-precedential opinions. Bottom line: no need to wait for SCOTUS or Congress to reform qualified immunity. Federal appellate courts can do it now by changing how they treat non-precedent. www.uclalawreview.org/suppressing-...

Suppressing Constitutional Law: Qualified Immunity and Non-Precedential Opinions - UCLA Law Review

Federal appellate courts label most opinions as “non-precedent.” The label is supposed to have no doctrinal impact. But in the context of qualified immunity, the non-precedential label dramatically im...

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Pete Buttigieg@petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We now know the Iran war price tag is more like $50 billion - hundreds of dollars per household - and counting. It's enough to cover all the health insurance premium credits that the Republicans got rid of for this year, and next. It could save rural hospitals, pay teachers, fix roads.

Democracy Forward@democracyforward.org · 3mo ago

As ICE’s presence escalates across the country — from churches to schools to airports — the Trump-Vance admin has threatened that polling places could be next. We’re investigating ICE to protect voters.

We're investigating ICE presence at polling placesWe've requested records in: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.
Adam Rifkin 🐼@ifindkarma.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“Kushner is seeking [$5 BILLION] from the Saudi government as he serves as one of Trump’s top negotiators with Iran… Trump said Kushner was one of a handful of top advisers who convinced him to launch major combat operations in Iran.” @popular.info bsky.app/profile/timo... bsky.app/profile/ruth...

Kushner breaks pledge, seeks $5 billion more from foreign governments

After Donald Trump won the presidency in 2024, Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, dismissed concerns that his private equity firm would be a vehicle to buy foreign influence.

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MaddowBlog@maddowblog.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Maddow: How is Jared Kushner's role in the U.S. attacking Iran not more of a show-stopping scandal?

Sarah Ricks@sarahricks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Is there a practical way to rein in qualified immunity? SCOTUS won’t. Neither will Congress. But federal appellate courts can rein in qualified immunity by changing their own rules. Why federal appellate courts should act now papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #appellate #federalcourts #accountability

Suppressing Constitutional Law: Qualified Immunity and Non-precedential Opinions

Federal appellate courts label most opinions as "non-precedent." The label is supposed to have no doctrinal impact. But in the context of qualified im

papers.ssrn.com

Joanna Schwartz@jcschwartzprof.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Police officers almost never pay settlements & judgments against them, but are denied indemnification more often than payout data suggests. This great @themarshallproject.org story describes two recent cases & here's my new draft article examining this phenomenon 👇 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Police officers rarely pay anything towards settlements and judgments entered against them. This observation has been taken to mean that local governments virtually always agree to indemnify their officers and pay the entirety of settlements and judgments entered against them. Yet indemnification decisions are more nuanced, complex, and uncertain—and officers are denied indemnification more often—than payout data suggest. This Article examines the unindemnified: the authority under which officers may be denied indemnification by their employers; the circumstances in which local governments deny or threaten to deny officers indemnification; the ways that indemnification denials influence the litigation of civil rights cases (including why even unindemnified officers rarely pay); the impact of indemnification denials and threatened denials on our system of constitutional remediation; and steps that legislators, government officials, and litigants could take to better align indemnification rules and practices with the compensatory and deterrence goals of §1983.
The Marshall Project@themarshallproject.org · 9mo ago

Denver, Minneapolis and other cities want to avoid paying large sums owed to victims of some types of misconduct. But will the officers pay up?

Sarah Ricks@sarahricks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My article “Suppressing Constitutional Law: Qualified Immunity and Non-precedential Opinions” is out soon in UCLA Law Review. On SSRN now papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #appellatesky #qualifiedimmunity #legalwriting

Suppressing Constitutional Law: Qualified Immunity and Non-precedential Opinions

Federal appellate courts label most opinions as "non-precedent." The label is supposed to have no doctrinal impact. But in the context of qualified im

papers.ssrn.com

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon suggested that President Donald Trump deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to major U.S. airports as part of a “test run” for using them to meddle in upcoming elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Bannon: Trump’s ICE airport deployment is ‘test run’ for ICE at polls

“We can use this as a test run, as a test case, to really perfect ICE’s involvement in the 2026 midterms."

democracydocket.com

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In 2020, I argued every state must count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day. Today, the RNC argued no state can. That is how far the right has descended into voter suppression. And it is why I continue to fight.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo ago

again I point out how strange it is that high-level diplomatic negotiations of war and peace are being conducted by freelancers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, both of whom have egregious conflicts of interest, and not the actual secretary of state

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEW: We have seen DOJ secure a search warrant to seize ballots in Georgia and a subpoena to seize ballots in Arizona. Now a sheriff is seizing ballots in California. This is a crisis unfolding in real time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

GOP sheriff seizes 650,000 ballots in challenge to California redistricting vote

The California attorney general has informed the sheriff that it is “unacceptable” for the sheriff’s staff members to conduct a hand count of the ballots without training or experience.

democracydocket.com

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)@repstansbury.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Just because the President deploys ICE agents to airports doesn’t change the facts: He’s in the Epstein Files. He started an unauthorized war he can’t end. Americans are struggling, and he’s failed to pass legislation, even though they control Congress & the White House. Time for accountability.