Anna Roberts

Great @coreykilgannon profile of the extraordinary Quentin Lewis, featuring among other things the work of @krahall and her @CardozoLaw students. nytimes.com/2026/03/20/nyr…

Yay! Thank you to @NAPD2013 for having me and to all the public defenders who joined us. So great to team up with @ProfNila and hear her present on evidence and youth. Our chapters will be available soon! cambridge.org/us/universityp…

Looks so interesting!

@PrimusEve Thank youuuuuu!!

This is going to be a great panel.

I'm excited to speak at NAPD 2026 Rise, Resist, Represent Conference napd2026riseresistrepresent.sched.com/event/d3a89891… @sched

You can comment on this proposed change; so can your students and those who have been directly impacted by this rule. For ideas on teaching impeachment and more information on the proposal, check out my chapter in the forthcoming book “Critical Evidence.” tinyurl.com/3x8kyen4

The proposed Adv. Comm. Note is interesting too—what’s left after the DOJ sought cuts in return for their signing on. It says the sanitizing of felony convictions—a kind of judicial “compromise”—is “problematic," since jurors need the name to assess the purported probative value.

Public comment opens today on a proposed FRE 609 reform! The main change would be the addition of “substantially” to 609(a)(1)(B). In other words, the change aims to make it harder to admit felony convictions against those testifying in their own defense. tinyurl.com/2c6mazxd

Tomorrow at #SEALS2025 I’ll present my forthcoming article “Interrogating the Facts of the Case," which examines the risks of erasing the interrogation room from the criminal law classroom (and elsewhere). Come find me and co-participants at 8-10am. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Such a great panel @law_soc discussing pedagogy and chapters from the forthcoming book Critical Evidence! Thanks to organizer @ProfARoberts, and panelists @AndreaDennisEsq @DanielHarawa @NgoziOkidegbe & @RebeccaWexler, with a special shoutout to my co-editor Julia Simon-Kerr!

@BennettCapers @law_soc @AndreaDennisEsq @DanielHarawa @NgoziOkidegbe @RebeccaWexler Now to figure out what you said to elicit such a range of reactions 😀

@BennettCapers @law_soc @AndreaDennisEsq @DanielHarawa @NgoziOkidegbe @RebeccaWexler Thank you so much for participating!

Today! #LSACHICAGO2025

Going to @law_soc? Come talk about "Critical Evidence in the Classroom" with Julia Simon-Kerr & me, @BennettCapers @AndreaDennisEsq @DanielHarawa @NgoziOkidegbe & @rebeccawexler. Thursday 10am. We'll spin pedagogical ideas from our chapters in the forthcoming "Critical Evidence."

BREAKING: Federal Judge Frees Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi from ICE Detention U.S. District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford has ordered the immediate release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian Columbia University student and lawful U.S. permanent resident, from ICE custody in Vermont. Mahdawi, 34, was detained on April 14 during a naturalization interview in Colchester. The judge cited the “great harm” of detaining him without criminal charges and acknowledged his “substantial claims” that the detention was retaliatory against his pro-Palestinian advocacy. “I am saying it clear and loud. To President Trump and his cabinet: I am not afraid of you,” Mahdawi said upon release to loud cheers. He called the ruling “a light of hope” and praised Judge Crawford’s “brave decision.” A philosophy major set to graduate in May, he grew up in a West Bank refugee camp and has lived in Vermont for over a decade. His case is one of several targeting pro-Palestinian student activists, including Columbia’s Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts’ Rumeysa Ozturk. Mahdawi co-founded Columbia’s Palestinian Student Union in the fall of 2023 and led protests against genocide on campus. He was detained under an Immigration and Nationality Act provision after Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused him of undermining U.S. foreign policy—without offering evidence. His legal team, including the ACLU, argued the case violated his First Amendment rights to free speech and due process. Deportation proceedings continue, with a hearing scheduled for May 1 in Louisiana. Videos: @pslnational and NBC affiliate in Vermont.

@brooklynlaw Great choice!

Commencement day is getting close, & we’re pleased to announce that the Hon. Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the State of New York & the New York Court of Appeals, will be keynote speaker at Brooklyn Law School’s 124th Commencement ceremony on May 19. bit.ly/4ipGk3Z

“Vera might be the first organization to lose its federal funding, but I am certain we will not be the last in the criminal justice field.” motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

Please share in your networks. Goldsmiths, UoL are offering 5 scholarships in U/G & MA courses for Palestinian students. The scholarships include: tuition fee waiver, £19,550 allowance, return trip to & from the UK. Eligibility details & info at link👇🏽 gold.ac.uk/fees-funding/s…

@TarraSimmons5 I'M SO SORRY!!

When people are called names, lied about, and protested at their home over their identity...it is pure HATE. Decades later we aren't free. Reps leading even more progressive CJR don't get this. Thankful for Rs who spoke out against their political allies! mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-po…