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Professor @SetonHallLaw; Formerly @ACLU Senior Attorney; @LawOnFilm Podcast: Fulbright Scholar, Japan & Mexico.

Brooklyn, NY
Joined May 2012
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Law on Film: My new podcast. Please check it out... buzzsprout.com/2073468
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Midterms are days away. The Electoral College returns in 2028, but questions about representation are pressing now. On the new @LawOnFilm, I explore “One Person, One Vote?” with filmmaker Maximina Juson & legal scholar Paul Finkelman: lawonfilm.com/one-person-65
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Who gets asylum -- and whose stories of forced migration fall outside the law’s protection? Professor Sharon Weill joins @lawonfilm podcast to discuss "Souleymane's Story" and the gap between lived experience and legal categories. Listen here: lawonfilm.com/souleymane-65
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What does Alabama’s prison system tell us about punishment in America? On @LawonFilm, I talk with civil rights lawyer Joe Margulies about "The Alabama Solution" and his new book, "Cast Out: A Call for a Forgiving Society in an Age of Incarceration": lawonfilm.com/alabama-soluti…
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Here's my latest @lawfare explaining why denying habeas review for individuals detained for constitutionally protected speech effects a suspension of the Great Writ. lnkd.in/g_4XkNnA
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"The Trump administration’s efforts to detain and deport students, scholars, and others for their advocacy and participation in protests surrounding Israel’s war in Gaza show how habeas can be undermined without ever formally suspending the writ," writes @JonathanHafetz.
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New on @LawOnFilm: I sit down with @UVALaw's Daniel Ortiz to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" We explore why Hitchcock considered it his favorite film and what it reveals about law, justice, trust, and the dark side of small-town America. lawonfilm.com/shadow-doubt
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How did emergency powers come to define the border-- restricting asylum, normalizing expulsions, and expanding executive control? My new @gulcimmigration article traces how “crisis” became the norm and exception the rule. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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New @LawOnFilm special🎙️: "Syriana" revisited with Peggy McGuinness. As the U.S.–Iran war brings strikes, energy shocks, and escalation, we ask why reality feels even more dystopian than the film—and how power now operates with even fewer constraints. buzzsprout.com/2073468/episo…
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New on @lawonfilm: I'm joined by Mark Drumbl & Barbora Hola to talk about "The Lives of Others." We examine the film’s portrayal of surveillance, informants, and moral compromise, while drawing on insights from their book "Informers Up Close". Listen here: buzzsprout.com/2073468/episo…
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On the latest episode of @LawonFilm, I’m joined by Professor Alexandra Meise to discuss "The Killing Fields"--and the Khmer Rouge genocide, journalists as witnesses to atrocity, and how film shapes our understanding of international justice. Listen here: buzzsprout.com/2073468/episo…
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On the new @LawOnFilm podcast, we explore "Conclave" which turns the papal election into a gripping study of institutions under pressure. Listen as Monsignor Raymond Kupke and I dig into authority, legitimacy, and what happens when rules meet moral doubt. buzzsprout.com/2073468/episo…
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Special thanks to our star speakers at #IBA2026 for enriching today’s panel. Your expertise in business, international law, food & agriculture, and health law sparked an engaging conversation on practical pathways to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. #SDG1
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