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...

This framing is all wrong Our international students are not a “crucial funding source” They are our STUDENTS They are the reason we EXIST We teach STUDENTS

academic folks: Harvard international students may need to begin immediately transferring out in order to avoid having to leave the country If it sounds insane, that's because it is what will your institutions do to help?

Sometimes the Onion is writing for an audience of one (me) theonion.com/city-council...

Conan O’Brien’s acceptance speech for the Mark Twain Prize, now on Netflix, is a really wonderful comment on Twain, comedy, the moment. www.vulture.com/article/cona...

Ok fair this one might be on me

I am so grateful to have the leadership that we do right now — noise about capitulation notwithstanding, this message is clear and right.

I am not an open letter or group amicus person for good reason. But in response to insinuations, I dare you to find among the hundreds of students I have loved, taught, and supported at UVA and Harvard, of all political beliefs, a single one who would doubt my fairness and open mindedness.

I’ve been dealing with some tough personal health stuff these past couple months. Add to that the daily horrors, and it’s a lot to bear some days. I cope by trying to find little joys and even that is hard right now. Sending a hug to those in similar spots.

As always: interesting things happen in Montana. Affordable housing is scarce there. So lawmakers passed laws allowing ADUs, duplexes, & more. A pro-single-family home org sued. This month, it mostly lost. @hls.harvard.edu's @mollyxbrady.bsky.social does a deep dive @statecourtreport.bsky.social

Left behind by the blasted law review submission season? Submit to the JLA! Peer-reviewed by friendly internet denizens like me and six of my best friends. Guidelines and other info here. academic.oup.com/jla

Take a moment to read about my beloved Judge. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/23/m...

Feels like we are about five days away from an executive order involving girls’ flag football

Call for fellowship applications: Harvard’s Private Law Postdoc. More on the center here: plproject.law.harvard.edu please share with your students/networks!

Super functional times we are living in where the FBI is still calling me to reference check students with revoked offers

Read Ken Abraham, @kenabraham.bsky.social, on the California fires — and on the first principle of insurance: “you can’t get something for nothing.” harvardlawreview.org/blog/2025/01...

I was heartbroken to learn of the sudden passing of a former student—my first RA, and actually, the very first student to visit my office as a new professor at UVA in the summer of 2016. He was a super bright light. Please do something nice for another person this weekend, even if just On Here.

Asking for a friend but 1) who owns substack and 2) would you be in the market for a free pithy property nonsense newsletter

Highly publicized contest over #will of Lee Kuan Yew, who ordered that his house be demolished after his death. Would not be the first case where executors have ignored directions to destroy property, but this time w overlay of complex #Singapore politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/w...

Now seems like an opportune time to admit that my gg-grandfather attempted to invade Canada in 1866. He was ultimately deported to Ireland, snuck back to New Jersey, and had 12 American kids

Hero sh*t. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/s...

The latest episode of #BoundByOath! We look at SWAT tactics & ask: who pays the tab when the government damages or destroys private property for the public good—the unlucky owner or the public as a whole? W/ @mollyxbrady.bsky.social @pjaicomo.bsky.social & Jeffrey Redfern! ij.org/podcasts/bou...

The best part of visiting home was seeing this completely insane spite situation firsthand. www.syracuse.com/news/2024/12...

When colleagues in the profession pass away, a certain handful engender remarkable tributes and outpourings of grief. I am always struck by how these emphasize the basics of what we do: scholarship sure, but often small kindnesses to students, or generous mentorship.

My three year old just asked me to get him a paper so he could “draw an email” for his babysitter. The innocence

Adulthood is learning why Dolly is on the island of misfit toys