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Deborah Archer (threads: DeborahNArcher)

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Professor at NYU School of Law. President of @ACLU.

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The injustices and threats to our civil right and civil liberties, and peopleā€™s ability to live with joy, happiness, and safety are everywhere: Texas judges block Biden protections for LGBTQ students | Reuters reuters.com/legal/governmeā€¦

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A victory! We need to count and celebrate them all. And then get back to work. Judge dismisses affirmative action suit against UT Austin insidehighered.com/news/quick-takā€¦

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ā€œThe NYPD is doing everything it can to stymie the countryā€™s largest civilian oversight agency,ā€ said Andrew Case, supervising counsel at Latino Justice. ā€œItā€™s just bad government.ā€ ā€” NYC Lawmakers: Police Commissioner Shouldnā€™t Be Able to Bury Brutality propublica.org/article/nypd-pā€¦

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Iā€™m getting ready to send my paper ā€œDefending Home: Towards a Theory of Community Equityā€ off to law reviews. Fingers crossed that it finds a good home!

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Yes! Donā€™t be distracted by the foolishness. As Toni Morrison said, ā€œThe function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.ā€

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During this yearā€™s Aspen Ideas Festival, I had the chance to join NPRā€™s Jenn White and visionary architect ā¦Vishaan Chakrabartiā© for a conversation about the power of architecture to both create and heal social divisions and racial inequality. the1a.org/segments/aspenā€¦

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Today is my first day of class at NYU Law and the start of my 20th year as a full-time law professor. It is the best job in the world. Iā€™m excited for all of the amazing work my students and I will get to do in the Civil Rights and Racial Justice Clinic!