@LawProfButler

Law professor. Renegade prosecutor. @MSNBC and @NBCNews legal analyst. Author of Chokehold: Policing Black Men (Out Now) https://xitter.cf/t.co/grJZPnFBji

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Joined May 2017
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Thrilled to announce that Chokehold is back in stock on Amazon! It's also available at independent bookstores and public libraries. I appreciate the love from booksellers, librarians, activists, authors, community groups, and the media. And the LA Lakers! amazon.com/Chokehold-Policin…
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Didn’t get a chance to tweet this earlier, but another great show tonight! Joy speaks with: @LawProfButler Garry Pierre-Pierre @rulajebreal Esosa Osa from @theonyximpact Live 6-8 PM ET! #TJRS m.youtube.com/watch?v=W7GLLk…
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Former NSA John Bolton to plead guilty to retaining classified info

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information connected to a private diary entry seen by his wife and daughter. MS NOW...

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Trump to nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General

President Trump announced he will nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General. Blanche has served as the Acting Attorney General for the past two months following Pam Bondi's exit. MS NOW Justice and...

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DOJ bars IRS from pursuing past tax claims against Trump family

In addition to the creation of a $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an agreement that has forever barred the IRS from pursuing any sort of past audit...

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MS NOW Legal Analyst Shreds Supreme Court, Claims It Does Not 'Respect' Black and Brown Voters: 'We Got Through Enslavement... We'll Get Through This' share.google/g7uBFUNmww29mTW…

MS NOW Legal Analyst Shreds Supreme Court, Claims It Does Not 'Respect' Black and Brown Voters: 'We...

MS NOW legal analyst Paul Butler argued the U.S. Supreme Court clearly does not respect the rights of Black and Brown voters after ruling that race-based gerrymandering violates the 1965 Voting...

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Minnesota school district of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos cancels classes over bomb threat

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was sent to an immigration detention center in Texas with his father, is now back in Minnesota with his family. Liam's school district canceled classes today...

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Nida Khan@NidaKhanNYJan 30
After doing more than 3 hours live this morn, Joy is back tonight with: @LawProfButler @moivory @JoaquinCastrotx @lizzwinstead Nana from @BAJItweet Lots still to discuss!! Tune in, 6-8 PM ET! #TJRS youtube.com/watch?v=AeqH3zQl…

Don Lemon Among Four Arrested By Epstein-Trump Regime | The Joy Reid...

On tonight's show, we dig deep into the four horses of the democrac...

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The Trump administration says "massive changes" are coming to Minnesota immigration enforcement. @LawProfButler, a former federal prosecutor, joined @NewsHour to discuss the legal and constitutional questions at stake. to.pbs.org/4t9SZyk

Homan vows 'massive changes' and ICE drawdown if Minnesota officials cooperate

The Trump administration's top immigration enforcement official says "massive changes" are coming to Minnesota, including plans to eventually pull some of the federal agents deployed there. But state...

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Nida Khan@NidaKhanNYJan 26
Another great show tonight, Joy welcomes: @LawProfButler @naureenshah @KatiePhang @claycane 6-8 PM ET, tune in! #TJRS youtube.com/watch?v=sJRZwq9h…

The REAL Sinners: Vampire Feds Occupy Minnesota | The Joy Reid Show...

On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid Show, Joy breaks down the viol...

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Excited about my friend @elliotcwilliams's important new book that's out today! It's smart, and a great read. Check it out.
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📚🎉 Was it self-defense? Or racist vigilante violence? Both! My book, Five Bullets, about the 1984 "Subway Vigilante" shooting, is out today. Here's the video Penguin Press put out about it. Check it out to see what America has been fighting about for 40 years...
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What's next for Venezuela? 'Tremendous amount of uncertainty': Fmr. NYT Caracas Bureau Chief

The White House is focusing on oil as questions mount over President Trump's plan for Venezuela. MS NOW Senior White House Reporter Vaughn Hillyard, former New York Times Caracas Bureau Chief William...

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Trump has 'weaponized the EEOC' in focusing on purported discrimination against white men

Recently, Andrea Lucas, acting chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, put out a call seeking anti-discrimination cases from white men, a striking message from an agency...

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A top housing official has reportedly referred Rep. Swalwell to the DOJ for a federal criminal investigation over alleged mortgage fraud. Swalwell says the allegation is false. @mychaelschnell, @lawofruby, @LawProfButler and @jeffmason1 join @AnaCabrera. msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-report…

Trump housing official reportedly refers Swalwell to DOJ on mortgage fraud allegation

A top housing official in the Trump administration has reportedly referred Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to the DOJ for a federal criminal investigation over alleged mortgage fraud. Swalwell says the...

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Trump housing official reportedly refers Swalwell to DOJ on mortgage fraud allegation

A top housing official in the Trump administration has reportedly referred Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to the DOJ for a federal criminal investigation over alleged mortgage fraud. Swalwell says the...

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‘She literally does not know what she is doing’: Trump attorney struggles in major prosecutions msnbc.com/the-weekend/watch/… via @msnbc

‘She literally does not know what she is doing’: Trump attorney struggles in major prosecutions

New York Attorney General Letitia James made her first court appearance yesterday, where she pled not guilty to federal charges of alleged mortgage fraud. The indictment was brought by interim U.S....

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Comey: ‘I’m innocent. So let’s have a trial’

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted just days after President Trump pressured Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action. MSNBC Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian and MSNBC...

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President Trump is backpedaling after threatening Chicago amid his crackdown on crime, saying the city will learn "why it's called the Department of War." @VaughnHillyard, Jason Houser, @LawProfButler and @AshleyRParker join @AnaCabrera to weigh in. msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-report…

Trump escalates rhetoric on Chicago: 'Find out why it's called the Department of WAR'

President Trump is backpedaling after threatening Chicago amid his crackdown on crime, saying the city will learn "why it's called the Department of War." NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard reports more from...

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“Here’s a shout-out to my fellow Washingtonians on the federal grand jury,” @LawProfButler writes “When they got a little power, they used it to resist the Trump’s administration’s attempted takeover of our criminal legal system.” wapo.st/42gaMbf

Opinion | D.C. jurors are bucking the U.S. attorney. That’s patriotism in action.

Under Donald Trump and Jeanine Pirro, another word for “nullification” is “patriotism.”

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The Trump admin confirmed more ICE resources will be deployed to Chicago. The city's mayor is pushing back. @abroaddus reports from Chicago. Former ICE Chief of Staff Jason Houser and former federal prosecutor @LawProfButler join @EenaRuffini to discuss. msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-report…

Trump admin confirms ICE resources will be deployed to Chicago; City's mayor pushes back

The Trump administration confirmed more ICE resources will be deployed to Chicago. The city's mayor is pushing back amid President Trump's threats. NBC News' Adrienne Broaddus reports more from...

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