Out 7/7: An essay collection on the challenges, risks, and opportunities of this historic moment in American law and governance. Featuring essays by more than 50 Harvard Law School faculty members, including Stephen Breyer, Jill Lepore, & Annette Gordon-Reed. mitpress.mit.edu/978026206043...

[entrepreneurishly] here at the richest university you can imagine we've charted a brave new vision: what if we got rid of books

If one of you could throw me a cite to break the curse, I'd appreciate it

Help me crowdsource: best blog posts/articles/videoed-advice on developing and writing books? Not sure I'm actually doing that, but I feel like I have a good sense of the article development process by now + the luxury of some reading time this summer, so hoping to learn from the best (you).

*University governance debate roils* Meanwhile me on graduation day, in my administrative job:

when ur students were sadder in class than u thought

Time to retire, really can’t go up from here

Regrettably accurate

Such a delight to work with @stanlrev.bsky.social on this—come for the poaching poem, stay for the property arguments.

My favorite CoPilot story is when CoPilot told me it could help me solve a problem if I forwarded a bunch of emails to it at [email protected]. So I did, then it told me it couldn’t see them. On further inquiry, it confessed it did not have an email address.

When did you know your research idea was in trouble

Thanks Jake! The silver lining of learning about the 2nd amendment against my will = all the great people doing work over that way

The Montana Supreme Court just upheld laws meant to address the state’s housing crisis, after homeowners sued to block the legislation. @hls.harvard.edu's @maureenebrady.com wrote about the case.

Was this made specifically for me? Can the rest of you see this or is this the end

Hotel NIMBY lady is back, this time with facts—from a study of TripAdvisor reviews in Atlanta and New Orleans, superb comps for my MA suburb. Up next, I’ll be studying the rise of vampire-human relationships using Goodreads

I’d really like to meet the legend responsible for putting together the Harvard Gazette subject lines every morning

NEW: Kelo may be settled, but courts continue to grapple w/ limits on eminent domain. Drawing on debates from 19th century state conventions, @maureenebrady.com shows how necessity historically structured private-use takings, offering a framework for thinking about public use today & going forward.

Caught in the snowday/first day of teaching backlog: Thanks to @statecourtreport.org at @brennancenter.org for this chance to discuss some of my research on the "private-use" takings provisions in state constitutions, statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...;

My 4yo fell and split his head open at school. He asked for a popsicle, and the principal said “but your bump’s on the back of your head, popsicles are for bumps in your mouth.” He told her, “but my bones go all the way to the front.” He enjoyed the popsicle and I’m very worried about my future

"Unenclosed land" is not PROPERTY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC how do you people listen to supreme court arguments I'm going on mute

I don't listen to a lot of arguments but...uh...the petitioners in Wolford just fell into like 368 problematic traps

My teaching scaries dream of the semester has arrived: I showed up and @lessig.bsky.social (their con law teacher) had actually just done the exact same class, down to Pierson v. Post. I feigned a coughing attack to cover my panic

In 2016, I wrote this mission statement at a seminar for new faculty at UVA. As true today as it was then! (And still on my bulletin board.)

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear a big gun rights case - Wolford v. Lopez. I've posted some thoughts. Given the property dynamics here, I'm not sure balancing can be avoided in reconciling the serious level-of-generality problems the history poses. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

My four-year-old said “6-7” to me. I asked him what it meant and he said “it comes after 1 2 3 4 5.”

In the New Haven Land Records ca. 2016 there was a man who would come in every morning, put up pictures of his family and a sports car like it was his office, and then pack it all up at the end.

CFP: Oxford Studies in Private Law Theory, Volume V. We're seeking contributions in contract, property, tort, fiduciary, equity, unjust enrichment, and remedies law. Submissions are 12,000 words, and you get a trip to Cape Town! Deadline August 1, 2026! philevents.org/event/show/1...

Mom’s Arrest for Taking Crayons (2025). Marker on paper.

Are you a fan of Cambridge history? Lego enthusiast? Flemish architect? CrimEd filled with regret? Now available for order in limited quantities - to help keep this building going another 100+ years. malampy.harvardlampoon.com/150th-store/...

This might be a new one, which in zoning land is saying something

What I don't need help with: generic, cringe responses to emails What I do need help with:

Should I tell this “swiftie” what No Body No Crime is about or

The Gen Zs in this coffee shop are absolutely rocking out to Shaggy’s It Wasn’t Me, and I feel optimism for the first time in years

Everything is land use. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...

My mom when I got cut from 7th grade basketball

(Sigh) well now I’m gonna have to work on that property / second amendment essay

I’m sorry is this a love song about the SUBURBS

Are all three year olds drawing maps at school or is this an early sign of love for property

I have fallen victim to this - and other Property profs might’ve too! Crabgrass Frontier often gets misread and cited for the proposition that racial deed restrictions originated in The Lindens in Brookline MA. It’s false, a kind local historian pointed out. We need to be real skeptics in this age.

Someone on here compared AI produced material as "digital asbestos " which in a few decades' time we will have to work out how to eradicate from the fabric of research.

A heartbreaking day. In the middle of my *job interview*, I half jokingly told Dick I didn’t know where any of the HLS buildings were, and he promptly put on a fishing hat and gave me a tour. I had to pinch myself. The definition of professional humility.

Just posted: new Essay for the state con law club. It examines the states that actually enabled takings for *private use* in the late 19th century, and some of the interesting themes that emerge from debates over the provisions (on "necessity," on nonlawyer drafters) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Property professors: need an exam hypo for next year? www.redfin.com/FL/Jacksonvi...

HABEMUS TORT DEAN news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Hey Property profs:

Dangers of marrying property professors: Me: [gasp] our new house is on REGISTERED LAND!!!! Spouse: I love you dearly but I have no idea what that means

Not sure when I’ve been happier all year

I've just joined BlueSky and need help from friends to gather followers. So @uvalaw.bsky.social, and other faculty and students, please share/follow. I write about discrimination law and its philosophical foundations and about bribery and corruption. Am interested in all things law and philosophy.

NEW: Harvard sues over Trump administration’s revocation of its student exchange program certification. Read the complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...