Julia Rose Kraut

Hello! I'm a legal historian specializing in immigration & First Amendment law/history. Unfortunately, my research & writing on ideological exclusion/deportation (1798 to Trump 1.0) continues to be relevant. I post on current events, immigration, free speech, & history. Also post my 📸, 🎧🎵, 🎬 recs. 🗃️

"WGBH, the bellwether public TV station in Boston, has laid off the 13 people who worked on the history series “American Experience” and announced that no new documentaries will be produced for the show until further notice." 🗃️ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/a...

Hi folks. We've seen this before during the Cold War. Check out Ch. 5 in "Threat of Dissent" to learn more. 🗃️ And, remember, in Kent v. Dulles (1958), the U.S. Supreme Court held that American citizens have a fundamental right to travel. supreme.justia.com/cases/federa...

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The check is in the mail ...

Columbia's SIPA just hired Pompeo?!

"Autumn in New York" - performed by Billie Holiday #coffeebreak 🎶🎧🍁 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtWk...

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"At its root, the [Alien Terrorist Removal Court] is a domestic tribunal wherein the executive branch may deprive someone with constitutional rights of their liberty, relying on secret evidence." Excellent piece by Attorney Eric Lee via @justsecurity.org ⬇️ www.justsecurity.org/159035/dange...

“No president can arbitrarily assassinate people from the sky based on their sole say-so,” said Center for Constitutional Rights Legal Director Baher Azmy. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

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