What's crazy is that he hasn't even been Pope for a year, yet it has been 382 years since his election.

New draft paper forthcoming in the @michlawreview.bsky.social that works hard to create a path for state pre-market validation of healthcare coverage algorithms: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers..... Very much a work-in-progress and comments are extremely welcome.

The student loan system has been, and will always be, a scam. “The fact that someone would need to make such a drastic life change driven by student debt is, itself, an indictment of a broken system.”

Haven't we all, at one time or another, been moved "by forces beyond [our] control" to a late-night breakfast destination?

Is it weird to look at the Unabomber's cabin and think to yourself, "Man, I could get a lot of writing done there"? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/r...

"Victor Hugo, a committed abolitionist, wrote that 'One can remain somewhat indifferent to the death penalty, not take a position, say yes or no, until one has seen a guillotine with one’s own eyes.'”

Do as @jamesbrandt.bsky.social says: If you want an adorable dog or dogs in and around Santa Fe, go here: www.facebook.com/groups/13646...

First, @jamesbrandt.bsky.social is an angel for the good work he does with all of these dogs. Second, if you live in or near Santa Fe, for the love of god ADOPT AUGIE!!! That face and those ears!!

Every story has a quote left on the cutting room floor. For this one, it's this: Me: The U.S. has sequenced 1000 measles genomes from our outbreak. Virologist @eddieholmes.bsky.social: "This is 2026! There shouldn't be 1000 measles genomes. That's disastrous." kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

This month's incredible chicken:

This administration wants everyone to suffer agonizing deaths. Rabies is a ghastly disease: signs/symptoms include delirium, convulsions, and pharyngeal spasms. You become scared of water because your throat is convulsing.

Regardless of the outcome in Trump v. Barbara, we are still in hell.

Quick reminder that Kid Rock isn't some sort of American hard ass. Like so many in Trump's orbit, he's an entitled rich kid who grew up on an estate (his dad was a prominent auto dealership owner).

Excited to announce that my article, "Making Toilets Public," will appear in volume 68 of the William & Mary Law Review! Thanks to all the journal editors out there for pushing through this crazy submissions cycle.

I don't know how many times I've had to double check the difference between the Harvard Law & Policy Review and the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, but I know this will not be the last time.

Dear @nytimes.com, here's the clear answer: NO.

Staff at crisis pregnancy centers, which are generally unregulated, have no legal obligation to provide pregnant people w/ accurate info and aren’t subject to HIPAA or legally required to maintain client confidentiality. They are known to spread throughly debunked misinformation

Well, that didn't take long. I love the availability vs. surveillance discrepancy of "We can't possibly make our bathrooms available to the public" versus "We can absolutely police our bathrooms 24/7." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

Up until this point, discriminatory bathroom bills have been enforced in public bathrooms (those in government buildings, schools, and universities) but Idaho is now seeking to apply sexual minority discrimination to public accommodations (private businesses).

I tell this to my students all the time. "This Generation Has It Easy; Their Emojis Are Just Handed to Them" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/thi...

I love the Olympics, but we need to get rid of the Olympics. Actual problems: outrageous financial burdens, cozying up to human rights violators, doping, corruption. Not problems: trans athletes.

On this day in 1974, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Geduldig v. Aiello (1974). The Court held (wrongly!) that pregnancy discrimination is not a form of sex discrimination for purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. #WeTheMen #PregnancyDiscrimination

This New Yorker cartoon made me chuckle. I hope it does the same for you.

This is a big deal. Court finds Meta and Google liable for kids’ social media addiction under product liability theories. This strategy gets around Section 230 protections because the focus is on the platforms’ product designs, not the content posted by users. www.latimes.com/california/s...

A great shout out on @strictscrutiny.bsky.social from @profmmurray.bsky.social about @azizaahmed.bsky.social's book, "Risk & Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS." Check. It. Out. www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...

I can't be online enough to understand what is happening online.

If I ever decide to seek elected office, my ads will prominently feature my wife and children. And then I'll let the media and public discover that I have neither.

I grew up with my grandparents listening to CBS Radio. Bari Weiss is a charlatan and a psychopath.

Just listened to this piece during my run. "Court-ordered C-section" is one of the more grisly collection of words I've come across in health law. www.propublica.org/article/flor...

Jump into the heart of the fluoride wars!

This is a great way to reach people and inform them about the horrific actions being taken by this administration.

My colleague at Temple University, Bryant Simon, has a fantastic forthcoming book about equality and the provision of public toilets in the United States. Bryant is a great historian, and I cite his work in everything I do! Check. It. Out. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Good thing about my infectious disease knowledge: I understand that the human body is pretty resilient against contagion. Bad thing: My brain is always running a countdown clock: "Wait, when might I have been exposed??"

Confession: I still don't know what / who/ whatever MrBeast is.

"Sinema included a photo to confirm the affair in her motion to dismiss."

Less war. More of this. wapo.st/4rv0vSw

Today is when the people of Chicago get together to engage in an annual festival of horrors: the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day. From 2023:

Friday night news dump: The Trump admin was silent for months on the fate of Title X, the program that provides contraception to millions of low-income patients. Tonight, 2 days after my article on the looming funding cliff, they released the long-delayed guidance...with some interesting changes.

Newsflash: She's Canadian, and has always maintained a home in Ladysmith (where she grew up). Regardless, Vancouver Island is gorgeous.

Only just recently have I begun to feel like a real law professor. Yet one thing stands in my way: I hate jazz.

Injuries will happen when you’re a shredded beast. Or a 72-year-old man likely using steroids, human growth hormone, or both. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

The Chickens of March.

If you're a junior scholar who works at the intersection of medicine, public health, science, and law, consider applying for this great opportunity!

FINAL DAY! (Travel $$ to attend the Workshop & ASLME Health Law Professors) Jr Scholars Apps Due 3/10! The Workshop for Legal Scholars in Health Sciences (AKA WEIRDOS) will be 6/3/26 - with an opportunity for 5 scholars to present & get feedback on an “in progress” project. Link in the comments:

Russia is run by an autocratic madman who is surrounded by greedy sycophants. But tens of millions of Russians hate their government and find small ways to cope and improve their day-to-day situations. St. Petersburg, BTW, is gorgeous and one of the most awe inspiring cities I've ever visited.

On this International Women's Day, Senate Republicans are pushing for the SAVE Act, which the House already passed. The Act would disenfranchise millions of Americans, including millions of American women who changed their name after marrying. #WeTheMen www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Me preparing for class after a partial 2-3 days off and spring forward.

Today, I've cleaned out and reorganized a closet, scrubbed floors, done three loads of laundry, and I'm about to run errands. Not to brag, but I'm an excellent tradwife.

And in case any law reviews are looking for a great article, “Lewis Powell, Neoliberalism, and the Privatization of Public Law" is looking for a home