Rachel Barkow

@RachelBarkow

NYU Law Prof and Faculty Director of the Zimroth Center. Author of Justice Abandoned (2025) and Prisoners of Politics (2019).

hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?is… Joined July 2012

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Rachel Barkow @RachelBarkow Dec 9, 2024

I'm excited to announce the March 4 release date for my new book, Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration. More details here: hup.harvard.edu/books/97806742…
and available for pre-order here: amazon.com/gp/product/067…

www.hup.harvard.edu Justice Abandoned — Harvard University Press An influential legal scholar argues that the Supreme Court played a pivotal role in the rise of mass incarceration in America.With less than 5 percent of the world’s population and almost a quarter...

Rachel Barkow @RachelBarkow 4d

That, or they were really dissatisfied with the new ballroom design

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If there's one lesson I hope Democrats and Republicans take away from last night, it's that voters are not interested in your ideological pet projects, and if you pursue them heedlessly, voters will lose interest in you.
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Rachel Barkow @RachelBarkow 4d

I think we should all go to a Cheesecake Factory to celebrate

Rachel Barkow @RachelBarkow 6d

The Sentencing Commission acknowledging the magical Knicks' season with its 2026 manual. Guidelines in five!

Rachel Barkow @RachelBarkow Jun 24

A signature commitment but not a commitment for a signature

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3 hours ago: Trump’s top aide brags that Trump is fulfilling a “signature commitment” by signing a bill to lower housing costs

Just now: Trump cancels the bill signing

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