Heidi Li Feldman

@heidilifeldman
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Law professor (emeritus), philosopher, progressive. Committed to rule of law and pluralistic democracy. Interests include art, books, history, science, cats, sharp wit. Boosts are not necessarily endorsements.
Public speakinghttps://womensmediacenter.com/shesource/expert/heidi-li-feldman
Websitehttps://heidilifeldman.com/
Leaders From Lawhttps://www.leadersfromlaw.com
Blog - Heidi Sayshttps://heidi-says.ghost.io/
AG Platkin Tells Tech Industry to Stop the Spread of Deepfake Nonconsensual Sexual Imagery https://www.njoag.gov/ag-platkin-tells-tech-industry-to-stop-the-spread-of-deepfake-nonconsensual-sexual-imagery/
AG Campbell Launches Webinar Series To Help Non-Profits Navigate Federal Policy And Funding Changes Under Trump Administration  https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-launches-webinar-series-to-help-non-profits-navigate-federal-policy-and-funding-changes-under-trump-administration
Attorney General Bonta to Companies: Commit to Action Limiting Nonconsensual Deepfake Pornography https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-companies-commit-action-limiting-nonconsensual-deepfake
Attorney General Bonta to Companies: Commit to Action Limiting Nonconsensual Deepfake Pornography

Letters seek to open line of communication with companies, understand how they are protecting the public OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 47 attorneys general in sending letters to search platform and payment platform operators that indirectly facilitate the creation and distribution of nonconsensual deepfake pornography. Deepfakes are videos, pictures, or audio clips made with artificial intelligence (AI) to look real.

State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Bonta Secures Full Relief for California Schools in Lawsuit Challenging Withholding of Education Funding https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-secures-full-relief-california-schools-lawsuit
Attorney General Bonta Secures Full Relief for California Schools in Lawsuit Challenging Withholding of Education Funding

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured an agreement requiring the Trump Administration to release the full balance of remaining education funding at issue in a multistate lawsuit by no later than October 3, 2025. Last month, Attorney General Bonta co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two states in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education just weeks before the school year was set to start.

State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Bonta Warns AI Companies: If You Harm Children, You Will Be Held Accountable in California https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-warns-ai-companies-if-you-harm-children-you-will-be-held
Attorney General Bonta Warns AI Companies: If You Harm Children, You Will Be Held Accountable in California

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with 44 attorneys general, sent a letter to 12 of the top artificial intelligence (AI) companies, after reports of sexually inappropriate interactions between AI chatbots and children. In the letter, the attorneys general make it clear to the companies that states throughout the nation are paying close attention to how companies craft their policies surrounding AI safety and highlight that as entities that benefit from children’s engagement with their products, these companies have a legal obligation to children as consumers.

State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Platkin Secures Full Relief for New Jersey Schools in Lawsuit Challenging Withholding of Education Funding https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-platkin-secures-full-relief-for-new-jersey-schools-in-lawsuit-challenging-withholding-of-education-funding/
A blog post by me telling folks in blue states what they should do right now to protect themselves from Trump and Hegseth using "specialized units" of the National Guard to police their states. https://heidi-says.ghost.io/trump-is-creating-forces-to-invade-blue-states-contact-your-governor-state-attorney-general-and-state-legislators-now/
Trump is creating forces to invade blue states -- contact your governor, state attorney general, and state legislators now

Tell your blue state officials that they must proactively protect the people of your state from Trump's "specialized units" We have to do all we can to head off the occupation of blue states by National Guard troops unlawfully activated in or sent to them. Right now, that means alerting

Heidi Says
"Everything else from here on out is just a matter of degree and wondering how bad it will get and how far it will go? Do we end up “merely” like Hungary or do we go all the way toward an “American Reich”? So far, after years of studying World War II, I fear that America’s trajectory feels more like Berlin circa 1933 than it does Budapest circa 2015." https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/america-tips-into-fascism-garrett-graff-guest-post
America tips into fascism (GUEST POST)

"Something is materially different in our country this week than last," writes historian Garrett Graff.

The Handbasket

@heidilifeldman So, TLDR, a new paramilitary force he can deploy anywhere he wants regardless if the state or city wants it.

Cool, cool. Nothing to see here folks. 🙃 😬

“Trump’s decision to take over the city’s police force, send thousands of federal agents to Washington, and ramp up immigration enforcement has left many residents on edge and grappling with how to go about their lives in a city that no longer feels safe.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/25/washington-dc-daycare-workers-parents-immigration-raids
When immigration shows up at daycare: crackdown in DC terrifies families and workers

Nannies stay home and schools provide transport as Trump takes over policing and Ice rounds up immigrants

The Guardian