Sherrilyn Ifill’s Tweets

The Hollywood Reporter

@THR

Will Smith has issued an apology to Chris Rock following last night's #Oscars incident: thr.cm/notQDDA

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Finding that felony disenfranchisement is a racist relic of North Carolina's Jim Crow past, a 3-judge state court has restored the voting rights of >56,000 people now on probation or parole: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2156

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Melissa Murray

@ProfMMurray

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Delighted to be a signatory to this

@nytimes

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Leslie Proll

@LeslieProll

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Great to see these #FairHousing leaders meet with

@SecFudge

today. Housing segregation continues to be a major contributor to systemic inequality in this country.

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@SecFudge

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Equitable, affordable housing is a racial justice imperative. Today, joined by civil rights trailblazers and leaders, my team and I dug into the ways we can approach broadening housing access through a lens of equity and justice.

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JUST NOW: All #Jan6thCommittee members voted “aye” in favor of contempt charges for Trump aides Dan Scavino & Peter Navarro. For those who care about bipartisanship, both Republican members voted “aye.”

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How did I see and hear my idol #BarbaraJordan and decide I wanted to be like her? Because I saw her on TV during the gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Watergate hearings. She made me believe I could be consequential, that “the Constitution” meant something. #Jan6thCommittee

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just delivered a message for history. So powerful and necessary. #January6thCommittee

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American Song Contest (NBC), American Idol (ABC), The Neighborhood (CBS) and Ukraine coverage (CNN) are apparently deemed more important at this moment. And this is a critical part of why mobilizing mass outrage at the threat against our democracy is so difficult.

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So I am watching this extraordinary hearing of the Jan 6th Cmtee votinv on contempt charges against key Trump aides. I’m watching on @MSNBC. No network channel nor CNN are carrying this live hearing. We are guided by media in determining what issues are impt & which not.

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So I am watching this extraordinary hearing of the Jan 6th Cmtee votinv on contempt charges against key Trump aides. I’m watching on

@MSNBC

. No network channel nor CNN are carrying this live hearing. We are guided by media in determining what issues are impt & which not.

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Thank you also to

@ProfMMurray

, Kendell Long, and Sara Moss for their introductions! And, of course, a huge thanks to author

and moderator

for such a meaningful and timely discussion. 👑 The video will be shared here once available.

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“One of the reasons that Judge Motley always felt so heroic for me is that I, too, come from a family that is is all of those [communities that Judge Motley represented],” says moderator

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Our book talk on Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality with author

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is underway! Thanks to

@ProfMMurray

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@nyulaw

student and Marshall Motley Scholar Kendell Long, &

@EsteeLauder

’s Sara Moss for introducing the evening.

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continues, “I’m just ecstatic that it happens that [Civil Rights Queen] has been published at the same time as Judge [Ketanji Brown] Jackson’s nomination because, for those of us who know [Judge Motley], she’s the queen, she’s so inspiring."

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“My family’s from the Deep South, and it’s absolutely the case that, but for Constance Baker Motley, there’s no way that I would have been able to achieve the things that I have,” says

@RadInstitute

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Author

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talk about the powerful relationship between Judge Motley and Medgar Evers and the huge effect his assassination had on her, which is discussed further in Civil Rights Queen.

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“In a word, Motley stands for what we’re now referring to as ‘Back excellence.’ … You had this incredible woman who strove for excellence despite all that was stacked against her. … She had the courage of her convictions,” says

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Happening now!!!!

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Legal Defense Fund

@NAACP_LDF

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.@SIfill_LDF will moderate a book talk with @TBrownNagin, author of "Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley & the Struggle for Equality," and @bwln_nyu tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET. Register now: bit.ly/bwlnbrownnagin

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Please, not this trap. Racists purport to find “ammunition” in our highest accomplishments and in our stumbles. The sterling career, poise, and temperament of Judge #KetanjiBrownJackson apparently gave “ammunition to the racists.” So this is just not on point.

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Esquire

@esquire

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In the moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, he was not the magnanimous, multitalented A-lister but a kind of new-age version of Willie Horton: a symbol the racists could point to and say, 'See? Even their icons.' @MitchSJackson writes: esqr.co/iPbaIDz

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TONIGHT: Judge #KetanjiBrownJackson repeatedly referenced the trailblazing work of the first Black woman federal judge, the Hon. Constance Baker Motley. Well, tonight Dean

will talk w/me about her new, definitive biography of Judge Motley, Civil Rights Queen.

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Our book talk with @TBrownNagin, author of Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley & the Struggle for Equality, and @Sifill_LDF ’87 is tonight, 3/28, at 6:30 p.m. ET (just under 90 minutes from now!). Join us, WoCC, & @nyuLACA for an incredible evening! bit.ly/bwlnbrownnagin

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Our book talk with

, author of Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley & the Struggle for Equality, and

’87 is tonight, 3/28, at 6:30 p.m. ET (just under 90 minutes from now!). Join us, WoCC, &

@nyuLACA

for an incredible evening! bit.ly/bwlnbrownnagin

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Tonight! I'm SO looking forward to this conversation with Dean

about her impressive new book Civil Rights Queen about our hero, the Hon. Constance Baker Motley.

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Our book talk with @TBrownNagin, author of Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley & the Struggle for Equality, and @Sifill_LDF ’87 is tonight, 3/28, at 6:30 p.m. ET (just under 90 minutes from now!). Join us, WoCC, & @nyuLACA for an incredible evening! bit.ly/bwlnbrownnagin

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Dr. Elizabeth Alexander

@ProfessorEA

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Exhilarated to share

@MellonFdn

’s new visual (and sonic!) identity! Please read about the ideas, process, and values behind this beautiful, dynamic reimagining. Thank you to my visionary colleagues for leading this work with our partners at

@pentagram

and

@TwoxFourAgency

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Mellon Foundation

@MellonFdn

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“This is an identity that is wholly unique to Mellon, and wholly unique to the disciplines we champion…the arts, culture, and humanities are invigorating forces.”—Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander (@ProfessorEA) mellon.org/news-blog/arti

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Salute to

who called Disney out on their own red carpet and publicly pushed for this change.

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Walt Disney Company

@WaltDisneyCo

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Statement from The Walt Disney Company on signing of Florida legislation:

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This is huge if true.

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Henry Foy

@HenryJFoy

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Scoop! - Russia no longer demanding Ukraine be ‘denazified’ in ceasefire talks, will allow Kyiv to join EU if it abandons Nato aspirations ft.com/content/7f14ef

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And our profession should be deeply concerned about the abuse of the legal process for purposes of harassment or public positioning.

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Eric Tucker

@etuckerAP

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“To the unaware public, the fact that grievances are repackaged as legal claims adds credibility to the force of those grievances,” said Stephen Gillers, a New York University professor of legal ethics. With ⁦@colvinj⁩ ⁦@BernardFCondon⁩ apnews.com/article/52297b

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Rick Hasen

@rickhasen

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On Eastman, the judge wrote: ". Dr. Eastman likely acted deceitfully and dishonestly each time he pushed an outcome-driven plan that he knew was unsupported by the law." And this!

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Rick Hasen

@rickhasen

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You can find the judge's 44 page opinion here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco

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With the children as props and Trump signing choreography. Chilling.

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The Recount

@therecount

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Flanked by small schoolchildren, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signs the Parental Rights in Education (or "Don’t Say Gay") bill into law.

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CSPAN

@cspan

President Biden: "I'm not walking anything back...I was expressing the moral outrage I felt toward the way Putin is dealing...I wasn't then nor am I now articulating a policy change. I was expressing moral outrage that I feel and I make no apologies for it."

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The Recount

@therecount

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) calls out GOP attacks on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson over child abuse sentences: “This may play well to the QAnon crowd ... who helped drive the insurrection on January 6th, 2021, but the American public sees it for what it is.”

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Leslie Proll

@LeslieProll

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What?! @ChuckGrassley taking issue w/mentioning fact Judge Jackson was confirmed to Sentencing Commission by voice vote (meaning no objection). Says this was for non-judicial post & not for SCOTUS. Give me a break. She was Senate-confirmed 3X & that’s her record before this body.

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After some commentary from the Chair & Ranking Member, Sen. Durbin announced that the Committee vote will now be held on April 4th. More time to make those calls to Committee members. But everyone should call their Senators in anticipation of the full Senate vote. 202-224-3121.

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This afternoon at 3pm the Senate Judiciary Committee meets in Executive Session to vote on the Nomination of Judge #KetanjiBrownJackson. Is your Senator on the Committee? Check here. judiciary.senate.gov/about/members If so call them. Now. 202-224-3121.

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You can watch the Committee hearing now here: judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/03/24

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This afternoon at 3pm the Senate Judiciary Committee meets in Executive Session to vote on the Nomination of Judge #KetanjiBrownJackson. Is your Senator on the Committee? Check here. judiciary.senate.gov/about/members If so call them. Now. 202-224-3121.

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Federal Judge Finds Trump Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election

Peter Baker

@peterbakernyt

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“The illegality of the plan was obvious”: Federal judge finds that Trump likely committed crimes including conspiring to defraud the United States in his bid to overturn the 2020 election.

@lukebroadwater

@alanfeuer

nytimes.com

“The illegality of the plan was obvious,” the judge wrote in a civil case, referring to the former president’s efforts to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to upend the certification of the Electo...

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Baltimore County executive details $70M spending plan for school construction in 2023

The Baltimore Sun

@baltimoresun

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New Towson and Dulaney high schools and a new Scotts Branch Elementary School are among the projects in Baltimore County's school construction spending plan.

baltimoresun.com

Plan includes $19 million to design new Towson and Dulaney high schools and $2.4 million for a new Scotts Branch Elementary School.

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Racism in the KCPD: There’s no thin blue line for Black officers, Star investigation finds

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Worth reading this chilling expose’ in the ⁦

@KansasCityStar

⁩ on the treatment of Black officers in the Kansas City Police Department.

kansascity.com

Twenty-five cops of various ranks told their own stories of discrimination, racist abuse and a system that forces Black officers out of the department.

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Thank you

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Regina Dancy

@Regina_Dancy

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I just called @ThomTillis @SenThomTillis and shared that, as a constituent of his, I would like for him to vote “YES” on the Judge Jackson’s nomination. Do I expect him to? No. Should people from NC still call him? ABSOLUTELY!!! twitter.com/sifill_ldf/sta…

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Bellingcat

@bellingcat

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Bellingcat can confirm that three members of the delegation attending the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia on the night of 3 to 4 March 2022 experienced symptoms consistent with poisoning with chemical weapons. One of victims was Russian entrepreneur Roman Abramovich.

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Max Colchester

@MaximColch

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Scoop: Abramovich suffered suspected poisoning along with Ukraine peace negotiators earlier this month. Full Story on @WSJ shortly

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Sahil Kapur

@sahilkapur

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👀 U.S. District Judge David Carter: "Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021." The judge, citing evidence, says Trump-Eastman agreement "likely existed."

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