State Court Report @statecourtreport.org State Court Report is a nonpartisan news source, resource, and commentary hub covering state constitutional developments in high courts across the 50 states. Visit StateCourtReport.org.
Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social Investigative reporter in Alabama covering data, money, power for @al.com | hdenham@al.com | previously Washington Post, Tampa Bay Times, Washington Business Journal | she/her 🌈
Brandon Sanderson @brandonsanderson.com #1 NYT Bestselling Author
The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Tress & more
Finished Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time
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Chef Reactions @chefreactions.bsky.social That annoying, monotone chef from various other platforms. Yup, it’s me.
Ashley Murray @ashleymurray.bsky.social Senior News Reporter for States Newsroom, Washington, D.C. Bureau. Get in touch for Signal info.
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
New York Yankees @yankees.com 
Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social Civil rights lawyer; democracy warrior, dedicated to racial justice & equality. Fmr President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
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Catherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info Writing history, usually in Manchester, when possible in Italy. 'Renaissance skulduggery' - The Guardian. THE FIREARM REVOLUTION out now. Previous books include THE BEAUTY AND THE TERROR; ROADS TO ROME.
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com I report on ICE flights and third-country removals at @prospect.org. Former WaPo (sigh), former flight attendant.
Third-Country Removal Tracker: https://gillianbrockell.com/tracking-all-of-trumps-third-country-removals-that-we-know-of/
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NPR @npr.org This is NPR 🎙️
MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social The official account of Major League Baseball ⚾Account run by @beastModeRocco.com
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
James Spann @spann.bsky.social AMS Certified Meteorologist.
Andrew Salser @salser.bsky.social Husband. Father. Gastronome. Mixologist. Melophile. Trial Lawyer.
www.salsersmithlaw.com
William Smith @williamsmith061.bsky.social I have been an auburn fan for a long time. Pain is a way of life.
Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social Earthquake geologist 🧪⚒️ | Scicomm specialist 🎙️| Formerly USGS, IRIS, NASA | she/her | Views are mine | website: https://wendybohon.com/
“A delightful blend of scientific rigor and domestic chaos.”
Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social Sports media news, analysis, and commentary. Part of Comeback Media. All our links: https://awfulannouncing.start.page.
Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social here to yell about sports and raise money for charity
Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social I would prefer not to.
NM civil litigator. Trials, appeals, plaintiff, defense, you name it. Opinions are my own, not my firm's #USMC
Politico @politico.com Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
www.politico.com
CNN @cnn.com Asking the hard questions and bringing unique perspectives from across the globe. This is CNN.
Chaz @chazperin.bsky.social JD, Politics/History wonk, Hoya. Durstig Geist. (Groucho) Marxist.
Maybell Romero @maybell.bsky.social McGlinchey Stafford Associate Prof/Research Dean at Tulane Law. Criminal law, rural legal systems, sexual assault, punishment, and cultural criticism. Atrevida y obstinada.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2292637
Susan A Bandes @susanabandes.bsky.social Law prof emeritus, DePaul. I write about the emotions that pervade the legal system and about criminal procedure and civil rights. Also post about cooking, travel, art, tv and novels.
Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social Prof & Co-Dir Center for Criminal Justice @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social; @deathpenaltyinfo.bsky.social & @abolitionistlawcenter.org Boards; @legaldefensefund.bsky.social & FPD alum. https://www.brooklaw.edu/Contact-Us/Hoag-Fordjour-Alexis
Lisa Washington @slwashington.bsky.social Assistant Professor @University of Wisconsin Law School | Criminal procedure, family law, evidence, feminist legal theory | Former public defender @The Bronx Defenders- E Erin Collins @erincollins.bsky.social Law Professor at the University of Richmond and former appellate public defender. Writing and thinking critically about criminal system change, especially data-driven reforms. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2286196
Angelo Petrigh @apetrigh.bsky.social Clinical Assoc. Prof. at BU Law's Crim Clinic, former public defender at the Bronx Defenders. he/him
Rachel Moran @rachelmoran82.bsky.social Professor, University of St. Thomas (MN) Law. Former PD. Criminal law/policing.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2441245
Will Ortman @willsortman.bsky.social Law professor, University of Georgia
Beth Colgan @bethcolgan.bsky.social Law professor at UCLA Law, studying fines, forfeitures, financial punishment, and poverty.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1478076
Brittany Deitch @profdeitch.bsky.social Law prof at University of Oklahoma (classes with "Crim" in the title). First gen. Cat person. Hiker. Mediocre tennis player.
https://t.crdtg2.com/331727/5165?aff_sub5=SF_006OG000004lmDN
Valena Beety @valenabeety.bsky.social Criminal Law Prof, Indiana University Maurer (@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social). Post-Conviction Litigator, Indiana Innocence Project. Writer, MANIFESTING JUSTICE; PINK CRIME (Aug 2026). www.valenabeetyjd.com
Noah Smith-Drelich @nsmithdrelich.bsky.social Assistant Prof @ChicagoKentLaw. Constitutional litigator. Torts, Civ Pro, Health Law, § 1983. Current projects: right to travel, empirical Bivens.
Ilana Friedman @ifriedman01.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Law @ukcollegeoflaw; criminal law, police misconduct, legal decision-making. Former @BadgerWHockey. Ironman triathlete & marathoner #HookEm ilanafriedman.work
Russell Gold @profrgold.bsky.social Bainbridge-Mims Professor of Law, University of Alabama. I write about Criminal Law and Procedure, sometimes by drawing comparisons to Civil Procedure. I also write about prosecutors.
https://law.ua.edu/faculty_staff/russell-gold/
Elizabeth D. Katz @elizabethdkatz.bsky.social Law Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law
Legal History, Family Law, Criminal Law
Faculty bio: https://www.law.ufl.edu/faculty/elizabeth-katz
Publications: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1543206
Michal Buchhandler-Raphael @buchhandler.bsky.social Professor of Law @WidenerLawCW, Family and Criminal Law intersections, Evidence, family violence & gender-based violence, sex crimes, civilian alternatives to policing. An immigrant.
Nila Bala @nilabala.bsky.social Acting Prof at UC Davis School of Law, Former Public Defender, Singer
Deborah Ahrens @deborahahrens.bsky.social Crimprof, evidence curmudgeon, former public defender, Seattle University School of Law professor, true crime enthusiast, parent of many, fan of bitter food.
Benjamin A. Barsky @benjaminabarsky.bsky.social Associate Prof. at UC Law San Francisco, studying health, inequality, and law.
Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social Associate Professor of Law, CU Boulder
Current projects:
Police Takeovers
Legalizing the Counterrevolution of Property
Studying Policing from a Law and Political Economy Perspective
jonathonbooth.com
Itay Ravid @itayravid.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. & Harold Reuschlein Emerging Scholar @Villanova_Law
I teach and write at the intersection of crim law, media, technology, racial justice & society. Formerly @Stanfordlaw @stanfordccsre
Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com Dad. Husband. Former GOP congressman. Voted to impeach Trump. Now fighting for our democracy. Lt. Col. Air National Guard (ret). Founder of Country First
Adamkinzinger.komi.io
Adamkinzinger.com
Melissa Stewart @lissajostewart.bsky.social Civil Rights Lawyer | Drag is not a crime | 🏳🌈 | lissajostewart@gmail.com | Memphis | they/she
Avocado-at-Law @proguacvice.bsky.social ⚖️🌴🏳️🌈 He/Him
Los Angeles business & real estate trial lawyer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallender
Jay Willis @jaywillis.net I write about courts, democracy, media, and the raccoon family living in a tree behind my house. Bluesky’s ONLY fantasy football guru. EIC @ballsandstrikes.org, more writing at jaywillis.net.
Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social Oklahoman in Virginia. Appellate attorney.
I talk about federal court decisions. A lot.
Sometimes the most you can do is the best you can do.
gabriel.malor@gmail.com
Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social Lois Lane for the courts and broken tigger
Slate, Amicus, MSNBC, NYT bestseller Lady Justice
Alison Frankel @alisonfrankel.bsky.social Senior advisor to the Ethics and Journalism Initiative at NYU. Ex-legal journo. Cat lady.
Ellie Margolis @elliemargolis.bsky.social Law professor @TempleLaw, suburban gardener, avid reader. Happy to nerd out about legal writing anytime. 
Andy Geronimo @geronimooo.bsky.social Free speech lawyer & Director of the First Amendment Clinic @ CWRU School of Law (@cwru1stamclinic.bsky.social). ⚖️ Law stuff, Cleveland sports, dad tweets. Personal account.
Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social Constitutional litigator. Tennessee public interest/First Amendment/civil rights/innocence/election/appellate litigation. Nashville politics. Anti-SLAPP evangelist. Email daniel at horwitz.law. My views are my employer’s.
Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law.
Administrative law, political theory. Author: The Public’s Law. Personal views only. https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/blake-emerson
JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social Law prof at GW Law. New Yorker turned Virginian. Former SDNY clerk and litigator at Sullivan & Cromwell. Studying and writing about court admin and the judiciary. #LFGM #COYS Papers here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=22389
Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social "One of the great journalists of our time at a venerable institution for investigative journalism... Joe Patrice at Above the Law" -- Judge William Pryor (Somehow I think he might’ve not meant that earnestly)
Remy Green (they/them) @remygreen.bsky.social ★ a queer civil rights lawyer who writes, professors, babbles, is obsessed with their cats, wrongly puts two spaces after periods, &c. ★ honorific/pronouns: Mx./they/them/their ★
Josh Block @joshablock.bsky.social Attorney @ACLULGBT. He/him. Views expressed here are my own.
Chris Walker @chrisjwalker.bsky.social Law Prof @ umich (formerly Ohio State), ABA AdLaw Section past chair, YaleJREG blogger, #adlaw nerd, dad of four
https://michigan.law.umich.edu/faculty-and-scholarship/our-faculty/christopher-j-walker
Jonah Perlin @jonahperlin.bsky.social Dad | #LegalPractice Prof. @GeorgetownLaw | Ex: DDC, 2d Cir, W&C |🎙Host, @howilawyer.bsky.social Podcast (Top 50 Career Podcast on iTunes)
Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social First Amendment attorney, poet (not necessarily in that order). @ACLU. Views expressed here are my own.
Julie Camacho @jcamacholegal.bsky.social Texas trial lawyer www.camachopllc.com -plaintiff and defense business and real estate litigation w a bit of 1st Party insurance. So #ADHD. No legal advice, reskeets not endorsements, but opinions are my employer's. Love my husband, dog, cat, and family.
Greg Castanias @gregcastanias.bsky.social Husband, dad, appellate & IP lawyer, law professor, writer, men’s college trustee, liberal arts champion, adoption advocate, cocktail maker, and DC dining enthusiast. Member, ALI and AAAL; #AppellateTwitter refugee. Oxford commas and two spaces forever.
David Ziff @djsziff.bsky.social Teaching Professor, University of Washington School of Law #LegalWriting
My stuff: https://linktr.ee/djsziff
Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social President + Founder, The Legal Accountability Project (LAP), writes + speaks 🗣️ about judicial accountability and ⚖️clerkship transparency. Pennsylvanian. 🏙️
Lady Lawyer Diaries @ladylawyerdiary.bsky.social A forum celebrating and promoting women in the law and their war stories. And occasionally outing stupid sexist stuff. #LadyLawyerDiaries
Meagan Hassan @justicehassan.bsky.social Former Justice, 14th Court of Appeals (serving Harris and nine other Gulf Coast counties in Texas). 9A stan. Non capiunt omnes. Anti-trafficking litigator. AI skeptic. Mostly Houston but sometimes Philly or DC.
www.meaganhassan.com
Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social Attorney, TX Appellate Law Podcast Co-host, Dad jokes.
Rachel H. Stinson @plainerror.bsky.social Board Certified in Texas Civil Appellate Law.
https://www.wrightclosebarger.com/attorneys/rachel-stinson/
Mary Bowman @marybowman810.bsky.social #LegalWriting Prof @ASU, interested in legal change, cognitive biases, and prosecutors. Loves sports, pets, and family, not in that order. Opinions my own.
Dylan O. Drummond, JD/MBA @dodrummond.bsky.social Equity Shareholder at Langley & Banack | SABA Appellate Practice Section & 35th SBOT Appellate Section Chairs | 18th SCOTX Historical Society President | Former SCOTX NLH Clerk, Yosemite NPS Bear & USFWS Wildlife Technician | 🇸🇴🇵🇱
Don Cruse @doncruse.com The only appellate lawyer who doesn’t have a podcast. My practice is in Texas state and federal courts. I used to have a real blog.
Jeff Lewis (he/him) @jefflewis.bsky.social ⚖️ Appellate, anti-SLAPP and general civil litigation http://www.JeffLewisLaw.com.
🎙Co-Host of http://calpodcast.com.
🐉 D&D nerd.
Los Angeles, California
Signal: slapplaw.99
#AppellateSky
#lawsky
Dylan @dylanca.bsky.social He/him. Appellate public defender in SLC. I would simply like things to be better than they are.
Evan Williams @9thcirappeals.bsky.social Appellate Lawyer
Patrick Bryant @patrickbryant.bsky.social Appellate federal public defender. Alexandria, Va. Speaking only for myself; usual disclaimers apply.
Joe Fore @joefore.bsky.social Teacher, lawyer, writer, angler, unapologetic Blue Devil | Co-Director, @UVALaw #LegalWriting Program | Founder, Punctuated Law Designs (http://punctuatedlaw.com) | Writing Coach
Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social Something something law, something something musicals
D. Todd Smith @dtoddsmith.bsky.social Texas Appellate Counsel | Helping trial lawyers win through innovative strategy, persuasive briefing, and compelling advocacy statewide.
GY @georginayeomans.bsky.social fed courts enthusiast, appellate Twitter alum
Lin Meneguin @linmeneguin.bsky.social #AppellateTwitter exile | Civil appellate lawyer in state gov’t posting in personal capacity | Immigrant & Latinx feminist | Alumna @ NYC BigLaw, NYU Law, SciencesPo Paris, Princeton | Married to @rmcgibbo.bsky.social.
Views my own, not my employer’s.
Adam VanHo @adamvanho.bsky.social Father | Husband | Attorney | Golden Retriever Dad | Cyclist | Midwesterner | Amateur Poet | Criminal, Appellate, and Constitutional Law Enthusiast | America’s Foremost Third Amendment Expert | VanHoLaw.com |
Bryan Lammon @finaldecisions.org Lawyer & law professor focused on appellate jurisdiction. Founder of Final Decisions PLLC (finaldecisions.org).
Kim Wiederer Jansen @appealofwords.bsky.social Appellate public defender after two-decades handling civil appeals. Mother of a planetarian, companion to an exceedingly pretty hound. Typos are my trademark.
Hollywood DFPD @hollywooddfpd.bsky.social AEDPA-schmedpa. Noncapital habeas lawyer whenever needed. Musician whenever possible. Devoted dad whenever.
Avatar: Me & my boy in Death Valley ca. November 2024.
Banner: Sunset over Whitley Heights.
Colleen @colleenbb.bsky.social Attorney (not yours). "Moo" to Teen Daughters (AF 15 and LF 14) and an adult 🐻. She/Her 💙.
Lurks at #appellatesky and #SpéirGhorm (trying to learn Gaeilge).
Tony Bonuchi @bonuchikc.bsky.social KC-based Appellate and Trial Lawyer. Dad to two little girls and husband to an immensely talented and fun wife. #appellatesky https://www.bbdlc.com/anthony-bonuchi/
Robin Allan @robinallan.bsky.social Legal Writing prof at Berkeley Law
Rebecca Fordon @thefordon.bsky.social law librarian, legal writing prof, legal tech skeptic/addict in Columbus OH. Writing & researching about the ways tech enables access to information. I enjoy bikes, books, and birds. she/her. join a union. 
Ethan Jacobs 🇺🇦 @ejacobslaw.com Lawyer (copyright, trademark, and commercial disputes). Bandit Heeler disciple. Donut addict. He / him.
San Francisco ∙ ejacobslaw.com
Jenifer Points @jeniferpoints.bsky.social Law prof., appellate attorney, wife & mom in Houston.
Deb Golden @debgoldendc.bsky.social Lawyer. Not your lawyer. Mother. Not your mother.
By day (and frankly nights and weekends), a civil rights lawyer for people who are incarcerated. Other times, just exhausted.
Washington DC based.
Robert Smith @rwsmith.bsky.social Criminal prosecutor, appellate attorney, Wake Forest graduate, bourbon enthusiast, and Barbecue snob
Manoj Mate @manojmate.bsky.social Law prof | Constitutional Law, Election Law and Voting Rights, Democracy and Governance, Comparative Con Law. Posts and opinions my own.