Today in design patents: D1101846 issued for a spilled coffee bookmark. #DesignPatents

So, I asked GLANNON and he agrees with me on my civ pro question.

Today in design patents: D1101965 issued for a drive thru structure. #DesignPatents

Wow, I was wrong. The crime on the Mag Mile really *is* out of control!

This photo was taken by @chicagotribune.com photog @mandophotos.bsky.social this past Saturday in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Chicago's local news journalists are doing a helluva job capturing the aggressive tactics CPB & ICE are using here. bsky.app/profile/mand...

Seriously, though, I want to see reporters go interview parents waiting with their kids in line outside the American Girl store. Are THEY scared to be there?

New from 404 Media: people are 3D-printing whistles to warn each other about the presence of ICE. Some people make designs and upload them; others are given a design and are printing hundreds and hundreds of whistles at home. It's been effective in Chicago www.404media.co/the-latest-d...

NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today we have 735 new design patents, a new mayor of NYC, and a group of spineless senators. I'm going to celebrate the first two, starting with D1101354, issued for an inflatable costume. If you're going to do something today, at least be fabulous. #DesignPatents

"My name is Ryan. I inherited the 007 title from the previous James Bond, just as you will inherit it from me. The man I inherited it from was not the real James Bond, either. His name was Cummerbund. The real James Bond has been retired fifteen years and living like a king in Patagonia."

Philodendron plant named 'RCM2' US #PlantPatent 37,095 (granted today) The variety was a whole plant mutation from ‘Rojo Congo’ (PP 14,116), and is distinguished by the salmon pink (with dark green stripes) of its immature foliage, turning olive green with age.

Design law issue-spotter of the day:

'people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated biological ageing than are those who speak just one language.' Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2

If this is true, I expect this will be an ugly week. These fascists will want to generate more splashy fascist propaganda for their IG reels before Bovino moves on.

Just IMAGINE being scared of the Mag Mile. How embarrassing.

If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.

I won’t believe it til I see it. Been pure terror for two months for immigrant communities.

The Government Lawyers Database is live. A lot of people have put a lot of work into this, and it's definitely worth taking the time to check out. What is it? The short is, it documents the good and the bad that government attorneys are doing right now.

A Berwyn family was driving with their 1-year-old child Saturday when they were pepper-sprayed by federal agents, a video taken by the family shows. The action appears to violate a judge’s restriction on use of force.

It may be that FRCP 41 is another part of the answer to the question: "Why amend down to one instead of dismissing the whole thing?" I haven't looked into the case law yet but, just based on the text of the rule, maybe the idea is that they're not refiling the whole "action," just certain *claims*

Well, these images have done the viral circuit, and are now at the spot where people are accusing them of being AI. Bummer to those folks: they are not AI. These are real photographs, made with my mirrorless cameras. Media literacy sure is lost on so many people, it's quite sad.

The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities. Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.

Civ pro issue spotter of the day: What federal rule might be relevant here (if any defendants in the Alexakis case were also sued in the Kness & Chang cases)?

Why is secrecy not required here, if it is required elsewhere? 🤔

This is interesting: - Plaintiff (represented by GBC) files a new #ScheduleA case - The case is assigned to Kness - Plaintiff then amends down to one AND withdraws its motion to file under seal. The remaining defendant's storefront name--as well as screenshots of the accused page--are public

Okay, another long shot: Is there anyone on here who is an expert in gaming law? Especially in Nevada's laws about cheating in casinos?

Texas A&M reinventing "prior restraints" www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...

What if I told you that the University of Michigan was one of the most infamous offenders of faculty and student rights during McCarthyism? It feels like their current moves targeting student protestors are in alignment with this dubious honor. specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...

A must-read for all sorts of reasons, especially its cataloging of all the ways Trump is silencing dissent

Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once.

I couldn’t be more delighted to announce that I’ve accepted an offer to join the faculty of Tulane Law School. law.tulane.edu/news/tulane-...

UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration. www.wunc.org/education/20...

Air travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays this week even if the government shutdown ends, as the Federal Aviation Administration moves ahead with deeper cuts to flights at 40 major U.S. airports, officials said Monday. https://to.wttw.com/4hYevkG

D14,133 - issued in 1883 for a design for a "mat." #DesignPatents

Tamanaha on Bad Faith Actors and the Rule of Law Brian Z. Tamanaha (Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law) has posted Lessons Learned from the Trump Rule of Law Stress Test: Beware Bad Faith Actors on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The second Trump Administration has engaged in a vast…

"It is illegal for a coin to be issued with 'the image of a living former or current President, or of any deceased former President during the 2-year period following the date of the death...," per a law on currency designs." buff.ly/OueHVHp It is ILLEGAL Dictator Trump cares not at all

JUST IN: The Trump administration asks the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay Judge Sara Ellis' preliminary injunction restricting the use of force against protesters and journalists in Chicago. Full motion here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/bc/ac/04906a...

the gap has applied to register CASHSOFT as a trademark for clothing but the clothing isn’t made of cashmere. deceptive mark? 🧐 seems like a misdescription consumers would believe & one that’s material to the purchasing decision.

I contacted my Representative. Have you contacted yours?

DHS/ICE used an Olivia Rodrigo song for a video on Instagram and after calling them disgusting, Olivia's team allegedly pulled the song for use on Insta so the video has no background music. This is the second time she's done this - previously it was a tiktok song.

Making fun of our neighborhoods and communities is disgusting. Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...

On my reading list: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

So...any civ pro profs want to distract themselves from ::waves hands at everything:: by reading a draft law review article?

*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings *Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap *Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues

Years from now, people are gonna be confused reading the Supreme Court's opinion in Warhol v. Goldsmith. A lawsuit over a photo of Prince, who's not a party, citing Cariou v. Prince who's a different Prince. And the Court uses a Campbell's soup can an example, citing its Campbell decision.

Today in design patents: D1024842 issued for flag on 4/30/2024. #DesignPatents #HappyPride

Everyone needs to call. Everyone, everyone, everyone - first thing Monday morning! Final votes can differ from the procedural vote to advance the bill. CALL your Democratic Senators, & tell your friends & family to call theirs.

Paging Anish Kapoor

Border Patrol agents posed at "The Bean" for an apparent photo op after a weekend of clashes in Little Village. blockclubchi.co/4oUHKae

BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.