I’m entering the political science job market this year! My JMP examines how illiberal movements undermine human rights through democratic backsliding, using original data I collected across Europe.

As part of the dismantling of the Department of Education, the Trump admin moved key programs serving Native students from the Ed Dept to the Department of the Interior. Tribes were not aware of the move.

Study (N=1,700) finds men sponsor others to get ahead in their own careers, choosing to sponsor only when it is a win-win for them and the protégé. Women are more likely to balance their own needs with what is best for their protégé’s career. https://t.co/PSVNzwv29n

The new Comparative Constitutions Project website is now live! We're also releasing version 5.0 of our Constitutional Chronology and Constitutional Characteristics datasets, updated through 2023. Explore and download:

📢 Symposium Launch: Major new initiative exploring @CorteIDH groundbreaking advisory opinions on climate emergency & right to care! Joint ICONnect and @IberICONnect collaboration featuring leading Latin American scholars analyzing decisions that will reshape human rights law⬇️

In #FirstView by Nadia E. Brown and Paru Shah: "The Canary in the Coal Mine: An Intersectional Analysis of Mayoral Leadership and Political Violence in the Aftermath of COVID-19"

Screenshots of text messages obtained by The Associated Press offer a rare look at how the nation's 75 immigration courts are churning out rulings in an assembly-line like fashion and how, for many people, the courtrooms have become deportation traps.

The November Native News Roundup is out today! Native American Heritage Month, shutdown impacts, news from Alaska and Oklahoma, and continued attacks on human rights. Read and subscribe, and watch for next week’s post on Thanksgiving. https://t.co/mDMhjnJsAd

LSA Members: Nominations are now open for the LSA 2026 Annual Awards! Submit your nominations here by January 14, 2026: https://t.co/CAfBxrF163 #LSAAwards #LawAndSociety

The W. E. B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the UMass, Amherst, invites applications for a TT Assistant Professor in 20th Century African American History, with a focus on Black Women. https://t.co/LfMXMgQKWg

In #FirstView by Joshua Boston, Patrick Rickert, James F. Spriggs II, and Nicholas W. Waterbury: "The Curious Case of the Migrating Seat: Understanding the Role of Senate Norms in Confirming Judges on the U.S. Courts of Appeals"

Today is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day. It symbolizes how much longer Native women have to work to earn the same amount white men earned the previous year. Native women are paid $.52-$.58 on the dollar compared to white men, & over their careers lose out on an average $1 million..

Last week, three Alaska Native tribes filed suit against the federal government, saying the road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge will endanger the birds they rely on to survive. https://t.co/ebvtmAZ1HS

Check out the articles in this special issue on Water in Environment and Security, including my article with Andy Owsiak and one coauthored by my two former PhD students @bomiklee @sojeonglee22 https://t.co/DaRqC4o4P4

🌏 Coming soon: The Global Review of Constitutional Law -- now in its 9th year -- featuring reports written by scholars and judges on constitutional and supreme court rulings from around the world over the past year. A joy to work with David, Pietro, Giulia, our associate

New documentary "Bring Them Home," narrated by Lily Gladstone, highlights the Blackfeet Nation's efforts to restore bison bison, revive culture and heal the community. On PBS this month. https://t.co/eZYAD9kfPn

Dozens of immigration judges have been fired by the Trump administration with no explanation. From coast to coast, nearly four dozen judges have lost their positions as the courts face a record backlog. Many had worked in immigrant defense, prompting questions about whether the

The University of Texas at El Paso is hiring! Seeking a Director of the Patti and Paul Yetter Center for Law oversee its premier Law School Preparation Institute program https://t.co/2z2tTClWIT

The University of Texas at El Paso is hiring! Seeking a Director of the Patti and Paul Yetter Center for Law oversee its premier Law School Preparation Institute program https://t.co/2z2tTClWIT

4 Native American Heritage Month, here r sum of my fav books by Native authors. What r ur favs? Post Colonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk Playing Indian by Phil Deloria