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Some Tentatively Final Thoughts on Substack

I appreciate the emails I received from my two posts on starting a Substack. I am also grateful to David… The post Some Tentatively Final Thoughts on Substack appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Ryan Nelson: What Happens Next?

Another guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman.

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Panel on Free Speech at the Library of Congress This Tuesday (June 2), 5:30 to 7:30 pm (Moderated by David Lat)

Mary Anne Franks (GW), Emerson Sykes (ACLU), and I will be discussing a wide range of free speech matters.

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David Lat Interviews Pa. S. Ct. Justice David Wecht

A very interesting interview, on David Lat's Original Jurisdiction substack (for those who like text) and podcast (for those who… The post David Lat Interviews Pa. S. Ct. Justice David Wecht appeared first on Reason.com.

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"An AI Fail by an Elite Litigation Firm"

David Lat (Original Jurisdiction) has the story. A brief excerpt: AI mistakes are no longer the province of the wantonly… The post "An AI Fail by an Elite Litigation Firm" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Why did Judge Cannon's clerks quit?

“Clerks never quit," says law professor Eric Segall

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Thoughts on the Declining Numbers of SCOTUS Clerks Becoming Law Professors

One track became two.

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David Lat, "Against Free-Speech Hypocrisy"

"And in (partial) defense of Harvard President Claudine Gay's controversial congressional testimony."

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Firing of Law Firm Associate for Anti-Israel Letter

David Lat (Judicial Notice) writes, and I agree with him (at least assuming, as press accounts suggest, that Kiros was indeed fired for the viewpoint expressed in her open letter): Another associate has lost their job because of a controversial statement about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Meet Melat Kiros, a 2022…

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Is The DEI Juice Worth The Squeeze?

The debacle at Stanford Law School is the logical conclusion of DEIdeology.

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David Lat on the Stanford Law School Disruption of Speech by Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan

David Lat's Original Jurisdiction newsletter has, as usual, excellent and detailed coverage. I started quoting but then realized that I couldn't excerpt it and still do the matter justice; and quoting the whole thing would be unfair to Lat as an author. I therefore very much encourage you to read…

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"On The Need For Diverse Viewpoints In Biglaw," by David Lat

An excerpt from David Lat's Original Jurisdiction newsletter (and also earlier published by him in the Boston Globe), though the whole thing is much worth reading: On the morning of June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen,…

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David Lat on Law Student Anonymity

Some very interesting observations and queries, much worth checking out. An excerpt: Should law students be able to protest anonymously? I view school as a period of experimentation and exploration, and one reason I have argued against holding college writings against judicial nominees is because of the chilling effect it…

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David Lat on Hogan Lovells' Firing of Semi-Retired Equity Partner for Comments on Abortion and Race

"[T]here is increasingly no place for social conservatives in many large law firms."

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David Lat on Race-Based Affirmative Action

I much liked his latest item on the subject, in his Original Jurisdiction newsletter. It's hard to say anything really new on the subject, but Lat sets forth his position well, as he always does. He begins: I'm a moderate, capable of seeing shades of gray in almost any issue.…

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David Lat on the Yale Law School Free Speech Issues (Including the Boycott)

David Lat (Original Jurisdiction) has a characteristically detailed and thoughtful article on the issue. The article links to Judge James Ho's article (based on his speech) in which he explains his thinking behind his boycott of clerk applicants from future Yale Law School classes; and it also links to Judge…

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Boycotting Law Schools in Clerk Hiring As a Way to Influence Law School Culture

Thoughts in response to Judge Ho's recent announcement.

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Breaking Down Joan Biskupic's Latest Reporting On The Dobbs Leak

Here we are, one month after Dobbs. The leaker has not yet come forward. Indeed, we have no clue who the leaker may be. David Lat suggests that the Politico reporters may not even know who the leaker is! I was patiently waiting for something, anything, from Supreme Court reporters…

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David Lat on Yale Law Dean's Comments on the March 10 Incident

From his Original Jurisdiction today, an excerpt (though the whole thing is much worth reading): Here's what the policy—which Dean Gerken never quotes from in her message, oddly enough—actually provides: (1) "a university event, activity, or its regular or essential operations may not be disrupted"; (2) protesters "may not interfere…

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David Lat's "Open Letter to Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken"

See here; worth reading the whole thing, but here's an excerpt: There's been a problem with the intellectual climate at Yale Law School for several years now. Some of it flows from the fact that progressive students ("Progressives") view those who disagree with them—definitely conservatives, and even some moderates—as bad…

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David Lat on the Latest Yale Law School Disruption of a Speaker

"As lawyers, we have to put aside our differences and talk to opposing counsel. If you can't talk to your opponents, you can't be an effective advocate."

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Knives Out For Judge Childs From #TeamKruger

I, for one, am enjoying this circular stabbing squad.

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David Lat on the Crystal Clanton Matter

As usual, Lat puts it very well in his "Original Jurisdiction" Substack newsletter (I've paid for a subscription, and highly recommend it): Last fall, [Chief Judge Pryor] was widely criticized for hiring an allegedly racist law clerk—specifically, Crystal Clanton, now a 3L at George Mason aka Scalia Law. According to…

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