I’m delighted to share that the Michigan Law Review has published my review of The Containment by Michelle Adams. My goal was to explain the importance of the book in terms of its relationship to fair housing law and local government law. Enjoy!
https://t.co/ywugTSTrJU
Bryan Stevenson joined the New York Times's Ezra Klein for a discussion about reckoning with our history as a required step towards creating an era of truth and justice in America on the nation's 250th anniversary.
Watch the episode: https://t.co/3NbbXCQFqS
I stand by much of this interview re BPJ and Hecox. As a matter of strategy, the petitioners approach didn’t work. I do not think a sports case was a wise test case for trans rights. But today’s loss is, as I predicted, very narrow. https://t.co/qD5dcj4O92
We are living in a future someone else fought for. On Juneteenth, Angela Davis reminds us that lasting change is built across generations.
💡: Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love
Masterclass
More than 40 years ago, I arrived in Chicago in search of an idea. I was a young man looking for purpose, who believed deeply in America, was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, and wanted to be a part of something larger. The America I believed in was one where everyone has opportunity, everyone is seen, everyone belongs—because that was an America that had a place for me, too.
Me in @nytimes . The time is now for systemic reform to ensure judges are no longer above the laws they interpret, and those who abuse their power are held accountable—even (especially!) if they sit on the federal bench. @The_LAP_
As President, I would read 10 letters a day sent to me by ordinary Americans. At the Obama Presidential Center, we’ll have some of the letters I read — and responded to — every night. I still get emotional reading them, and it’s one of my favorite exhibits.
Barney Frank was one of a kind. For more than three decades in Congress, he fought tirelessly for the people of Massachusetts, helped make housing more affordable, stood up for the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans, and helped pass one of the most sweeping financial reforms in history designed to protect consumers and prevent another financial crisis. Barney’s passion and wit were second to none, and our thoughts are with his family today.
Michelle and I can’t wait for you to visit the Obama Presidential Center!
Starting on June 19, the Center will be open to the public, and you’ll be able to check out the Museum along with public spaces like a new branch of the Chicago Public Library with a reading room, a two-acre playground, a fruit and vegetable garden, and more.
Tickets available at https://t.co/ahkDMKalIn.