Aaron

Lawyer. @BCLAW & Capitol Hill alum. Nonfrivolous by day, frivolity by night.

[Aaron @AaronMichael_S]

@JerusalemDemsas This is amazing and hilarious. And conversely, postwar Massachusetts actually did adopt some (incremental) proto-YIMBY reforms: a state commission that could override local zoning boards, and then a cap on local lot-size minimums. See more on this here: https://t.co/mKStXy1avF

[Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen]

This is the first hopeful moment in a long time. At last we have an agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all the hostages, and a surge of desperately needed aid to the people of Gaza. It is long overdue.

My full statement:

[Red Sox @RedSox]

RAFFY'S FIRST CAREER WALK-OFF HR!

[Boston Celtics @celtics]

THIS ONE’S FOR JT ☘️

#DifferentHere

[Aaron @AaronMichael_S]

Many thanks to @KlineSpecter and @WalkupLawFirm for filing this powerful brief on our behalf. https://t.co/PFGCLah9TM

[Aaron @AaronMichael_S]

Proud to join 1,100+ fellow law students in signing this amicus brief in support of Susman Godfrey, the profession we’re entering, and the rule of law that depends on it.

[Reuters Legal @ReutersLegal]

More than 1,100 law students on Tuesday filed a court brief supporting law firm Susman Godfrey, saying U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order against the firm amounts to "government reprisal." https://t.co/3TIAXNQha7

[AG Andrea Joy Campbell @MassAGO]

It is disgraceful that the Trump administration is using their “Ideological Deportation Policy” to silence students and faculty for their political beliefs.

I’m co-leading a group of AGs in calling on the courts to block this dangerous policy and protect university communities.

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

Efforts to deport students based on their speech or protected activism undermine America's commitment to free expression.

If ICE detained Rumeysa Ozturk based on her op-ed or activism, it's a worrying escalation in an already fraught environment for college students here on student visas.

[Howard Bashman @howappealing]

“Trump’s Attack On Perkins Coie Sends Chills Down My Spine; That’s what one federal judge said about the executive order targeting Perkins Coie — and I agree with her wholeheartedly”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. https://t.co/cfBk37wxxx

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

There is a young man in jail today for protesting at his college. No charges. No criminal conduct. In dictatorships, they call this “a disappearance”.

I want to tell you why this case should matter to you, even if you strongly disagree with what he said or did.

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

JUST SENT: FIRE has written to @DHSgov, @TheJusticeDept, @ICEgov, and @StateDept, requesting answers to the questions surrounding Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest and detention.

The government hasn't stated the legal basis for its actions, and it has put out statements suggesting Mr. Khalil is being targeted because of his constitutionally protected speech.

This is America. The administration must not use immigration enforcement to punish and filter out ideas disfavored by the government or deny due process to anyone facing arrest and detention.

The government must also be transparent about the basis for its actions to avoid chilling protected speech.

To be clear, demonstrations on Columbia’s campus since Oct. 7, 2023, have included both constitutionally protected speech and unlawful conduct. But the government has not clarified the factual or legal basis for Mr. Khalil’s arrest.

The lack of clarity is chilling protected expression, as other permanent residents cannot know whether their lawful speech could be deemed to “align” with a terrorist organization and jeopardize their immigration status.

FIRE’s letter demands answers:

➡️ What was the specific legal and factual basis for Mr. Khalil’s arrest on March 8?

➡️ What is the specific legal and factual basis for Mr. Khalil’s detention?

➡️ What is the specific legal and factual basis on which the government is seeking revocation of Mr. Khalil’s green card?

➡️ Will Mr. Khalil be afforded the due process protections required by U.S. law?

➡️ Is it the government’s intention to seek the revocation of lawful immigration status on the basis of speech protected by the First Amendment?

FIRE has requested a response tomorrow, March 11th.

[Lawrence H. Summers @LHSummers]

I don’t know the facts [of Khalil case] so cannot judge what happened. But selective punishment of individuals based on speech the government authorities find noxious, absent violation of law, is antithetical to all our country’s traditions and deeply repugnant and offensive. If that is what happened here, I hope and trust the matter will be rapidly litigated and reversed in the courts.
https://t.co/kr4dF2ZPTZ via @BostonGlobe

[Brad Lander @bradlander]

ICE’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil is an unconstitutional and egregious violation of the First Amendment, and a frightening weaponization of immigration law. 

I disagree strongly with things that were said in the protests he reportedly led. But it will not make Jews — or any of us — safer for the federal government to deport people for saying things we may find hateful, as Martin Niemoller reminds us:

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out, because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out, because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out, because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.

[Secretary Antony Blinken @SecBlinken]

After 15 months of conflict, we have brokered a deal based on the plan @POTUS proposed in May that will bring hostages home, stop the fighting, surge humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, and create space to forge a permanent ceasefire.

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

Romi, Doron and Emily: First hostages released in Gaza cease-fire deal return to Israel
https://t.co/hhZGvEni9L

[Aaron @AaronMichael_S]

@kcappuccio3 I admittedly didn’t study MBTA CA’s drafting.

As enacted, it seeks to ease market prices by growing supply. I reference studies on this on p. 2898 n.3.

And its EOHLC Guidelines let towns require 10-25% of multifamily district units to have below-mkt prices. See my p. 2911.

[Aaron @AaronMichael_S]

Happy to share that @BCLawReview just published my Note, "The Missing Middle of Massachusetts Zoning History" (link below). Many thanks to @JohnInfranca , @dsfarbman , and my tireless team of editors. If anyone reads this, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

[Aaron @AaronMichael_S]

@OrinKerr Well do I have the student-edited (and -written) law review piece for you! https://t.co/T08fNnEjxo

[Aaron @AaronMichael_S]

Happy to share that @BCLawReview just published my Note, "The Missing Middle of Massachusetts Zoning History" (link below). Many thanks to @JohnInfranca , @dsfarbman , and my tireless team of editors. If anyone reads this, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

[Aaron @AaronMichael_S]

@Kennedy2523 @BCLawReview @JohnInfranca @dsfarbman Thank you so much!

[Aaron @AaronMichael_S]

@JohnInfranca Thank you so much, Professor Infranca!

[Aaron @AaronMichael_S]

@BCLawReview @JohnInfranca @dsfarbman https://t.co/mKStXy1avF