Larsen & McSweeney Medieval Treatises Alli Orr Larsen (William & Mary Law School) & Thomas McSweeney (William & Mary Law School) have posted Medieval Treatises and the Judicial Search for a Useable Past on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The Supreme Court’s recent turn to history and tradition has…

I got to talk with @lawfaremedia.org and @rparloff.bsky.social about the subject of my article, Patronage Pardons (Duke LJ), which explains how Trump uses pardons to power a loyalty for protection racket. Podcast: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf... Article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Very excited for this. blog.archive.org/event/book-t...

The great folks at Lawfare have published my views on the implications of Learning Resources, the tariffs case. More later on my substack. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lear...

Very pleased to report that our Article, "Untangling AI Liability," co-authored with the great Cathy Sharkey of NYU Law School, will be published in the California Law Review. For those with access, you can find it on SSRN here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Anything else big happen in separation of powers law today?

Robynn Cox and I have a new paper! It's about the history of predictive algorithms in criminal justice, back in the 1920s-1950s. This paper is the result of five years of research and we're so happy to see it out. 🧵 1/

A paper from Prof. @naomicahn.bsky.social shows how the law often lags behind the development of new technologies, according to @universityofga.bsky.social Prof. Victoria J. Haneman. @taxlawprof.bsky.social @jotwell.bsky.social

New Foreword up on SSRN, previewing new projects on the history of constitutional history and what it can teach about legal frameworks at the heart of our "constitutional crisis"-federal Indian law, territorial law, expansion, immigration, and executive power. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

My latest article with the one and only @spenceroverton.bsky.social called “Digital Ethnonationalism” forthcoming in University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Here is the papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

My paper, Patronage Pardons, is forthcoming in the Duke Law Journal. This has appeared in popular press, but here is the full dress version. What distinguishes Trumpist clemency corruption is its communicative function - it powers a loyalty for protection racket. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Political Mootness in the real world: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Thank you, @lsolum.bsky.social!

We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg: It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:

Hugely important piece by @mblawrence.bsky.social on the future of GAO and why you should care. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/is-t...

#UVALaw is No. 1 in Best Quality of Life for law schools. Recent graduates discuss why. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV

Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 joined the awards ceremony recognizing Profs. @payvandahdout.bsky.social and @rachelbayefsky.bsky.social for their research in civil procedure at @theaals.bsky.social annual meeting Wednesday.

No one can see “what types of ideas you’re communicating” just by looking at the syllabus b/c they don’t get the classroom discussion & full context. I often assign readings that have been influential that I think are completely wrong. Putting it on the syllabus is not an endorsement of the ideas

.@TheAALS has recognized Profs. Rachel Bayefsky and Payvand Ahdout for their scholarship in civil procedure. @payvandahdout.bsky.social @rachelbayefsky.bsky.social www.law.virginia.edu/news/202512/...

Prof. @rachelbayefsky.bsky.social has won @theaals.bsky.social Junior Scholarship Award for her article “Judicial Institutionalism.” Prof. @payvandahdout.bsky.social earned an honorable mention.

virginialawreview.org/articles/ret... our latest is out! @ariezra.bsky.social and I on “Rethinking Youth Privacy”

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The #UVALaw and #UVA community came together Friday to honor former Dean Risa Goluboff at a ceremony unveiling her portrait, which is now hanging in Clay Hall.

Grateful to my amazing colleagues at @uvalaw.bsky.social for the whole ride getting to this point. For the advice, listening, and most importantly, friendship.

Thank you to the editors of the Harvard Law Review and to many commentators. harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...

Keynote speaker and UVA Law professor Danielle Citron joins the UVA School of Data Science for Datapalooza 2025: Truth and Accountability in the Age of AI on Friday, November 14. To learn more and register for this event, click here: https://bit.ly/3WQE3Go

The Supreme Court had three religious freedom cases last Term. With @richschragger.bsky.social and @nelsontebbe.bsky.social, our latest comments on them, extending our analysis of religious preferentialism under the First Amendment. harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...

I am excited to host Alice Abrokwa today at the @umnlawschool.bsky.social Public Law Workshop. She will be speaking about her paper, “Anticipating Disability.” I am looking forward to the conversation!

WATCH: Vice Dean Ashley Deeks discusses her new book, “The Double Black Box,” and developments at the intersection of artificial intelligence and national security. @nyulaw.bsky.social

Learn more about the community and student life at #UVALaw. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV

Delighted to have General Feigenbaum @uvalaw.bsky.social next week!

The First Circuit may offer the “best shot” for legal challenges against the Trump administration, says Prof. @payvandahdout.bsky.social. @legal.reuters.com

What does the “legal mid-transition” mean for clean energy? Prof. Alison Gocke explores the phenomenon in a new paper.

Call for Papers for 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference is now up: law.ku.edu/junior-facul.... Lots of advanced notice, hope you will consider submitting! Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.

Our office is again hiring one or more attorneys for a one-year fellowship to work directly with the Illinois Solicitor General and her team, beginning in August/September 2026. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ilag...

New research from @daniellecitron.bsky.social @ariezra.bsky.social examines growing concerns around content moderators — people tasked with keeping social media free of explicit content. Their upcoming paper adds to mounting warnings about this challenging job www.techpolicy.press/is-trust-saf...

This from my incomparable colleague, Caleb Nelson, on originalism and the unitary executive theory.

If you want some descriptive statistics of litigation in the federal courts, my co authored article providing them is out in JELS! doi.org/10.1111/jels...

Out today: The Fall of Affirmative Action, by Justin Driver www.amazon.com/Fall-Affirma...

The video from DeeksFest 2025 (the celebration of the wonderful Ashley Deeks's terrific recent book on national security AI) is up, with @daniellecitron.bsky.social hosting and comments from @martylederman.bsky.social @asaflubin.bsky.social and me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=exMW...

WATCH: Scholars discuss Vice Dean Ashley Deeks’ new book, “The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and the Struggle for Democratic Accountability.”

For folks who are wondering just how long #SCOTUS has had the power to behave the way it’s behaving on emergency applications (mostly since 1925), and whether the Court’s recent behavior is meaningfully different from, say, prior to 2015 (it sure is), you might find my book at least somewhat useful:

/1 Lower court judges interviewed for this article discuss their frustration with the Supreme Court's not having their back: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

📢Call for papers for a Scholarship Roundtable on State and Local Governance, organized by @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social and Professors Alexandra Klass, Nina Mendelson, and @chrisjwalker.bsky.social and taking place at @umichlaw.bsky.social, 4/10/26 in Ann Arbor! Details here: go.wisc.edu/rx53ph

Will Baude is always rewarding reading. Here on the unconstitutional birthright citizenship EO. blog.dividedargument.com/p/complicati...

We’re hiring! JS is seeking a full-time Editorial Assistant to support our democracy and rule of law initiatives and help advance our broader work and mission. Application deadline is September 15. Early applications are highly encouraged. Apply here: www.justsecurity.org/just-securit...

This conference in honor and memory of Fred Schauer is open to the public and will be held at @uvalaw.bsky.social on Sept. 11-12. The full schedule of panels and speakers is linked below. www.law.virginia.edu/event/rules-...