Heidi Li Feldman

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Heidi Li Feldman
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Law professor (emeritus), philosopher, progressive. Committed to rule of law and pluralistic democracy. Interests include art, books, history, science, cats, sharp wit. Boosts are not necessarily endorsements. Public speaking: https://womensmediacenter.com/shesource/expert/heidi-li-feldman Website: https://heidilifeldman.com/ Leaders From Law: https://www.leadersfromlaw.com Blog - Heidi Says: https://heidi-says.ghost.io/
Trump Administration Accepts Defeat; Drops Appeal of Court Loss Blocking Its Illegal Conditioning of Transportation Grant Funding
State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Trump Administration Accepts Defeat; Drops Appeal of Court Loss Blocking Its Illegal Conditioning of Transportation Grant Funding
Pending court approval, case will be fully and permanently resolved in California’s favor OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today...
“But if they missed the fact that I was an anti-ICE journalist who didn’t fill out her paperwork, what else might they be missing? How many convicted domestic abusers are being given guns and sent into other people’s homes? How many people with ties to white supremacist organizations are indiscriminately targeting minorities on principle, regardless of immigration status? …1/2
“Somehow, despite never submitting any of the paperwork they sent me—not the background check or identification info, not the domestic violence affidavit, none of it—ICE had apparently offered me a job.”
Slate Magazine
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
‘The agent took the opportunity to gush about ICE’s new state-of-the-art semi-automatic tasers and brand-new pepper-ball guns. “It’s mostly very liberal cities—San Francisco, Los Angeles—where groups will come and try to stop ICE officers from arresting somebody. They’re like, ‘We’re going to form a human wall against you,’ ” he said. “When they do that, you can just pop ‘em up. Let them disperse and cry about it.”’
Slate Magazine
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
“Top leaders of the criminal section of the Civil Rights Division have left their jobs to register their frustration with the department after … Assistant Attorney General …Harmeet Dhillon decided not to investigate the ICE officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good last week. [T] division would normally investigate any fatal shooting by a law enforcement officer and specializes in probing potential or alleged abuse or improper use of force by law enforcement.”
MS NOW
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least six leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of...