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Paul Butler
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Paul Butler
@LawProfButler
Law professor. Renegade prosecutor. @MSNBC and @NBCNews legal analyst. Author of Chokehold: Policing Black Men (Out Now) msnbc.com
Washington, DC
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Jul 21, 2020
    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-Poli…
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Oct 5, 2020
    Some personal news. Honored and excited to be named a contributing columnist for The Washington Post.
    The Washington Post names Paul Butler, Kate Cohen and Edward B. Foley contributing opinion column...
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Dec 24, 2020
    In my defense @Lesdoggg I do live there but the kitchen was just renovated and it's so purdy I'm scared to cook or eat in it! But don't you worry, me and Black Santa gon be alright!
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    Leslie Jones 🦋
    @Lesdoggg
    Dec 24, 2020
    Um... 😶
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    May 9, 2021
    Oh. My. Freakin. God. Thanks goes to the Board of Governors and of course to Black Jesus. To all the kids out there with a vision of a Skype room that does not include cacti or pineapples – just do you. Dreams do come true.
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    @ratemyskyperoom
    May 8, 2021
    Our favorite @LawProfButler room. Art. Dramatic wall color. His book is ‘Choke Hold’. 10/10
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Jul 6, 2020
    Of course grateful for the 9. Thanks to God and the Academy, etc. Still the lawyer in me is considering an appeal. I thought for sure this was a 10. And please no comments about how I need a perfectly placed pineapple. Not going there.
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    @ratemyskyperoom
    Jul 4, 2020
    Globe. Chairs. Twigs. A true gentleman’s room. 9/10 @LawProfButler
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Jun 28, 2020
    Hot diggity dog! Moving on up. A brother is still going for that 10 tho. #Goals
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    @ratemyskyperoom
    Jun 28, 2020
    New room and he broke out the cool. Art. Lighting. Pillows. 9/10. @LawProfButler
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Sep 25, 2020
    Yo @TuckerCarlson I'm a Black MSNBC commentator and I agree with @JoyAnnReid and @DrJasonJohnson that @DanielCameronAG sold out for his own political benefit. I'm hurt you left me out of your hissy fit! mediaite.com/a/qyapj via @mediaite
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Nov 23, 2020
    What @JoyceWhiteVance said.
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    Joyce Alene
    @JoyceWhiteVance
    Nov 23, 2020
    One lasting impression from this election: it’s essential that Congress pass a new Voting Rights Act to avoid voter suppression in future elections. Our civil rights are on the ballot in Georgia. Remind your friends who live there to have a plan to vote in the Senate runoff.
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    May 18, 2018
    Hanging in the MSNBC green room with my colleagues @DrJasonJohnson and @MalcolmNance.
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Feb 9, 2021
    What a relief. I was worried the pineapples might be interpreted as pandering to @ratemyskyperoom but now I’m all @sally_field at the Oscars: You like me, you really really like me. I actually bought those bad boys to eat but feel bad now that they’re famous.
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    @ratemyskyperoom
    Feb 9, 2021
    Good kitchen set up. Flowers will come into bloom. Rare double pineapple placement. Minor ring light issue. 9/10 @LawProfButler
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Jun 8, 2020
    My work here is almost done. Coveted 8/10. I ain't quitting until I get that 10, tho.
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    Room Rater
    @ratemyskyperoom
    Jun 8, 2020
    Like the new set up. Real plant. Dish thing. What’s in the safe? 8/10 @LawProfButler
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Feb 16, 2020
    Proud to be one of more than 1000 former US Justice Department officials standing up against Barr's corruption and deceit.
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    Mimi Rocah
    @Mimirocah1
    Feb 16, 2020
    Very proud that so many former DOJ officials (myself included) are speaking out about Barr. 1100 in just a short time & growing via ⁦@nytimes⁩ ⚖️🙏⚖️ nytimes.com/2020/02/16/us/…
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Apr 7, 2021
    Here's a gorgeous remembrance of Midwin Charles from @DrJasonJohnson.
    Remembering Legal Analyst Midwin Charles: A life well lived, cut too short
    From thegrio.com
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    Paul Butler
    @LawProfButler
    Dec 11, 2019
    I feel sorry for my former colleagues at the Justice Department. William Barr is a sorry excuse for an Attorney General.
    Fmr. Fed Paul Butler: Atty. Gen. Barr represents Trump, not America
    From ms.now

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