Amy Kimpel

@gulcimmigration just published my article, Alienating Criminal Procedure, which details how immigration and border cases are reshaping the federal criminal courts and dampening procedural rigor to the detriment of citizens and non-citizens alike. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

@Prof_LMHarris @mallikakaur @NicoleTuchinda @TheAALS So wonderful to be in conversation with you all!

Enjoyed presenting today w/ co-editor @mallikakaur and a few of our contributing authors - @NicoleTuchinda, @KimpelAmy + Sarah Paoletti on our book - How to Account for #Trauma and #Emotions in #LawTeaching at the @TheAALS 2025 Annual Conference. What an incredible audience!

@OrinKerr Not specifically about abolition, but @radleybalko had a good substack about how to think about criminal justice reform setbacks in this election cycle and why it's always more complicated than the soundbites suggest: radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-broligar…

I have a question for law professors who consider themselves prison/police abolitionists, or at least abolitionist-adjacent. The election returns in California last week saw something of a turn away from progressive prosecutors (with Gascón losing in LA, and Price being recalled in Alameda county), as well as a 70/30 vote in favor of Prop 36, which will impose higher criminal punishments for repeated thefts and some drug crimes. Abolition was not on the ballot, to be sure. But I think it's fair to say that California voters, on the whole quite progressive, signaled a move away from less punitive measures and towards a greater role for criminal prosecution. At least last week, the voters seem to be signaling that they think the public interest lies in more law enforcement—or at least more of certain kinds of law enforcement—in the opposite direction of abolition. My question, for law professors who consider themselves abolitionist, or at least in the neighborhood of abolitionist, is what do you make of these results? Do you see it as just a temporary blip away from a path to abolition? Do you think the public attitudes were misled by bad press coverage, leading to mistaken opinions about what is in the public interest? Was it just the particular personalities, or broader political trends? Does anything in the returns change your views about abolition? I realize it's only one election. But it seems like an interesting election given the progressive prosecutors on the ballot and Prop 36, and what had been seen as a very progressive voter base in California. Curious what you make of it.

I just keep thinking about what we could have done with $10 billion dollars if we hadn’t spent it on political advertising.

Shomari Figures, on Tuesday, became only the fourth Black member ever elected to Congress from Alabama, winning a competitive and expensive race for the 2nd District seat. Read more: al.com/news/2024/11/s…

You can register to vote on Election Day in the following states: AK, CA, CO, CT, HI, ID, IL, IA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MT, NV, NH, NM, RI, UT, VM, VA, WA, WI, WY, + Washington, D.C.

Such a tremendous victory by Megan Baca and Arianna Price of California Innocence Advocates! @CWSL_News and California Western Innocence and Justice Clinic (@CA_Innocence) are grateful to have them on board supervising and teaching our students about Innocence work.

@jduffyrice @KyverRex It lives on in my syllabi…

@mindchangeframe Elon offered me a Dark MAGA hat if I donated $5 to Trump today. And I’m in California. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@CarlaCrowder12 @CWSL_News We miss Alabama too!

@KimpelAmy @CWSL_News Beautiful profile. I miss you and I’m still sad you’re gone from Alabama. But you’re clearly where you need to be and fighting the good fight.

For anyone interested in what I'm up to in my new position leading up the Innocence and Justice Clinic at @CWSL_News, here's a "faculty spotlight" piece I'm featured in: cwsl.edu/news/faculty/f…

HUGE thank you to @i_AlexisGomez91, Amruta Trivedi, Esther Fernandez, and Myra Espinoza for visiting my Crimmigration class at @CWSL_News yesterday and sharing your insights from your crim/imm work at the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office—my students learned so much!

Word, let’s talk undocumented immigrants and housing. Right now, Texas is avoiding an apocalyptic housing shortage by building new units faster than any other state. How many of those construction workers are undocumented? An estimated 50 percent

This headline should never be possible...

@Prof_Eisenberg Congrats!

I finally took the obligatory unboxing pic, so here is the official announcement: I’m so happy to share that my book, Reviving Rural America: Toward Policies for Resilience, has been published! It’s available as an ebook, paperback, or hardcover.

@CamdenYords @RMFifthCircuit @jadler1969 To be fair, it would have been easy for them to re-indict with an AUSA who was barred presiding over grand jury proceedings in Garcia-Andrade. The problem is that particular prosecutor didn’t want to admit they made a mistake. Maybe Ansari will be wiser.

@RMFifthCircuit @jadler1969 Oh, Raffi, no. Big deal. Jurisdictional, even, depending on whether they're indicting people during the lapse. casetext.com/case/united-st… @KimpelAmy

This seems bad.

@Prof_Suddler This is what happened last time Trump came to a Crimson Tide game: wsfa.com/2019/11/08/onl…

I hate this for the players…

Come work with me! The California Western Innocence and Justice Clinic (formerly @CA_Innocence) is hiring a paralegal. Here's the job posting: lnkd.in/g7B6hvxJ

@jenniferdoleac @SueBellCobb and her org @RedemptionEarn run into this barrier but have some successes circumventing it. Nursing home resistance to taking folks from prison is a barrier to release in Alabama. But even with nursing home placement the Alabama parole board can block release.

Researchers: it would be helpful to know how many elderly people or people who secure “compassionate release” due to illness can’t find a nursing home that will take them bc of their criminal record, & if any states have solved this problem. (Yes this is an important topic of US policy conversation. Sigh.)

@ProfFerguson @AUWCL Perfect timing--I was just going to look for this to give the 1Ls during our orientation lunch!

Today is the first day of law school at @AUWCL. Welcome 1Ls. You belong. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… #Law #LawSchool #1L