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Accept no substitute. Mastodon: @lawprofblawg@mstdn.social. Post: post.news/lawprofblawg "Living legend." Law Professor.
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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
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Well this is certainly one way to hide the poor.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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
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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.
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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. Latest
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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
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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
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I'm excited that my article, The Immigration Shadow Docket, has been published by ! 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!
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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)
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Guns are sometimes used for hunting. #GunFetish
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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. nbcnews.to/3WwD3ER
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