Which statement could be a headline?
The U.S. economy ____ predicted, sparking fears of recession.
a. grew more than
b. grew less than
c. grew as
d. all of the above
The next execution in Texas is set for Feb. 1. I’ll be back here sometime Jan. 30 (Monday), to post a piece I am publishing about that (in what is, in my experience, the best progressive newspaper with a distinguished history in that giant state). Until then bless up my people!🤚🏽
New and improved version of Bespoke Antitrust coauthored with the great and good @HarryFirst1st now available https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4057626…
Office of chief trial counsel has filed 11 disciplinary charges seeking disbarment of Prof. John Eastman, alleging he planned & assisted Trump in executing a strategy, unsupported by facts or law, to overturn the 2020 presidential election
We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing “the” labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant.
Elon Musk's Twitter wants you to think liberals are exaggerating Florida's book ban. But they aren't. The policy treats all classroom books as banned until they can be combed over by censors.
Sometimes I wake up early because someone schedules an early meeting. When they fail to show, it is a reminder why I refuse to schedule early meetings often.
We are suspending the faculty & staff basketball league due to the number of flagrant fouls, committed mostly by the economists, and injury-related work absences, claimed mostly by the humanities. We look forward to the faculty & staff dodgeball league starting in mid-February.
"Antitrust goals like consumer welfare."
For more than 80 years, consumer welfare was never the goal of antitrust. And it shouldn't be now.
#Antitrust#lawtwitter
Instead of wedding UMC to antitrust goals like consumer welfare, the new statement shows the FTC has no desire to be constrained by such economic nonsense.
So how will a defendant be able to refute the FTC's claims of unfairness? Good luck with that one.
One of the first things I tell students in my criminal procedure class. Always ask for a lawyer. Always!
Alec Baldwin Didn’t Have to Talk to the Police. Neither Do You.
SCOOP: The Justice Department’s antitrust division is promoting Manish Kumar, the chief of its San Francisco office, to acting head of criminal enforcement.
He worked on price-fixing cases against Starkist, Bumble Bee Foods + its CEO.
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Wow Pete Buttigieg’s DOT is investigating Southwest for ‘unfair and deceptive practices’ relating to flights it scheduled but knew it couldn’t deliver. Finally! Good for Pete!
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, starring Humphrey Bogart as a gold prospector consumed by greed, was released on this day in 1948. This film is notable for many reasons. THREAD:
universities: “we can’t afford new tenure-track hires”
also universities: “we are proud to welcome 3 new HR coordinators and 6 additions to our public relations team!”
Good morning! Bad news: after receiving threats from State Bar prosecutors, it seems likely they will put me in jail for 6 months if I follow through with bringing an Easy Bake Oven lawyer into a physical courtroom. Hearing and fresh cookies postponed!
#Lawtwitter
Breaking News: Classified documents found in each of the 157 houses President Carter built for Habitat for Humanity.
#satire#ClassifiedDocuments#lawtwitter
Ticketmaster says that artists have control over ticket prices, and some academics believe this. As if dynamic pricing and fees don't exist.
Let's find an artist willing to charge zero. Let's see what happens to ticket prices.
#Antitrust#lawtwitter
Good morning! Bad news: after receiving threats from State Bar prosecutors, it seems likely they will put me in jail for 6 months if I follow through with bringing a robot lawyer into a physical courtroom. DoNotPay is postponing our court case and sticking to consumer rights:
! I have been thinking about & working on this article for years, and it feels wonderful that it is finally out in the world. So many people to thank - please see the very long author note!
In The Immigration Shadow Docket, @BrooklynLaw Prof. @faizawsayed analyzes the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)’s near-exclusive use of nonprecedential, unpublished decisions. She argues this practice inhibits immigration law’s development and leaves noncitizens in limbo. (1/2)
Breaking News: Classified documents found in each of the 157 houses President Carter built for Habitat for Humanity.
#satire#ClassifiedDocuments#lawtwitter
Thrilled to hear from our very own Prof Danieli Evans at our faculty workshop today! A 2012 YLS JD grad (and law PhD candidate), Prof Evans is a prolific scholar in the area of law & inequality.
fans: My two-hour, 20,000 word interview of Dennis Seaton—the most comprehensive interview of Musical Youth’s lead singer in existence—will most likely be published next month. A YouTube video of the interview will also be available & posted🙏🏽
Update: Nearly 40 fare jumpers in five minutes this morning.
I asked the Metro attendant if he cared about people stealing. He said, verbatim, “That’s not my job.” twitter.com/herandrews/sta…
A man died in Kansas on Saturday after being struck by a rifle that officials believe was fired after a dog stepped on it.
The incident occurred in the back of a truck about 46 miles south of Wichita. https://nbcnews.to/3WwD3ER