Amazing PSA for TVW, the Washington State public access judicial TV channel. All court, all the time! www.instagram.com/reel/DRFvlFX...

From the great Matthew Butterick's newsletter. Fonts: wehtt.am/fonts/ Newsletter: mbxs.matthewbutterick.com #Fonts #LegalWriting

But see Scott v. Harris (2007).

Offensive to the Pigeon tbh.

Okay I need one each of the following tapes...

Okay I need one each of the following tapes...

Tough news from the GM meetings for Seattle fans. Payroll getting cut and a brutal travel schedule next season. #mlb #mariners

Lexis is adding "Etc" to long party names now in the formal caption?!?! #LegalResearch #LegalCitation #Bluebook

Yup. A private email from one person to another discussing some fact is not an "allegation" of that fact. Someone could use that email to support an allegation. And perhaps the publisher needs to note that the subject denies the conduct happened. But "allegation" is not the right framework here.

#fonts #keming

Hey, welcome to Seattle! Say "Hi" if you see me. I'm the guy in the #17 Neshek Twins shirt.

"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."

Message I just received from a local lawyer, who shall remain nameless: "How did you convince Washington State BarNews to publish your Bluebook article?" Um... Because it's a literary and analytical triumph? wabarnews.org/2025/10/15/w...

True even without the "good" qualification.

There is *zero* chance I would caption this as: Popilush v. P'ships & Uninc. Ass'ns Ident. on Sched. "A" But what? Note that this is the Complaint. I suspect a district court actually dealing with this sort of thing might caption an opinion or order differently? Perhaps? #Citation

Sort of unrelated: If you call Panera "Panera Bread" I'm going to think you're somewhat untrustworthy.

Hilarious framing of the two options in Seattle politics. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Why hire 100 people? Couldn't Claude just do that work?

From the Republican leadership in King County: Trump "has the right to test the boundaries of executive branch power." www.seattletimes.com/opinion/king...

When "search" was the thing, the tech goal seemed librarian-like: organize the world's information, make it available, and rank the most reliable/useful info first. That was a noble "librarian at scale" goal! A.I. doesn't want to be a librarian. It wants to be the confidently wrong drunk guy. 1/

When "search" was the thing, the tech goal seemed librarian-like: organize the world's information, make it available, and rank the most reliable/useful info first. That was a noble "librarian at scale" goal! A.I. doesn't want to be a librarian. It wants to be the confidently wrong drunk guy. 1/

I saw someone asking for recipes, but they were asking for *healthy* recipes, and this ain't that. Anyway, this khachapuri is the best thing I make and it's really really good.

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and don't forget to like and subscribe.

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and don't forget to like and subscribe.

The fancy word is "dépeçage." From the Washington Supreme Court, Justice Gordon McCloud's dissent in Erickson v. Pharmacia LLC. www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf... #LegalWriting #LegalScholarship

Shout out to the GCB.

With a long list of liquors, mocktails, and beers on tap, The Graduate Center Bar in Providence, which operates as a private club, is a place where friendships are crafted among the cocktails.

@goodjobkaren.bsky.social @goodjobbrain.bsky.social @colin13.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/bcdr...

"But we're not dealing with a law review article here."

The fancy word is "dépeçage." From the Washington Supreme Court, Justice Gordon McCloud's dissent in Erickson v. Pharmacia LLC. www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf... #LegalWriting #LegalScholarship

BREAKING: Federal judge rules that the Trump administration likely illegally suspended SNAP benefits, ruling that at least reduced distribution is required to go forward under law using the $6 billion reserve fund. Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.

Thanks to @djsziff.bsky.social for alerting me to this important special concurrence from the Iowa Court of Appeals. www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/2... I didn't realize at first that opinion goes beyond simply noting how (cleaned up) is superior to the Bluebook's (citation modified) version /1

....I think this is the first time I've seen an endorsement extended *because* the candidate was accused of sexual harassment

For folks in Seattle looking to help people in our community losing food benefits next month, consider donating to the Rainier Valley Food Bank. And if you already donate, consider upping your giving. www.rvfb.org/donate-funds

I did not know Bluebook slap fights were a thing but now they are my favorite thing

More (cleaned up) citation drama. This time from the Iowa Court of Appeals. www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/2... #LegalWriting

Judge Langholz: judicial hero of the day.

I have never cleaned up a quotation, but the courts of Iowa make me wish that I could.

I resisted "(cleaned up)" until the Bluebook tried to kill it using nonsensical reasoning; now I use it out of spite.

More (cleaned up) citation drama. This time from the Iowa Court of Appeals. www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/2... #LegalWriting

My phlebotomist this morning had a number of hilarious pins on her lanyard, but my favorite was this. vcoterie.com/products/lap...

fucking bluebook

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Lawyers! Law professors! Law students! Judges! Do you hate AI-generated slop? Now you can tell the world while also supporting a living, breathing artist! alternatehistories.com/blogs/news/s... Download a free Stop the Slop image or (even better) buy a high quality print! #LegalWriting

good for the PSF I’ve just set up a recurring donation

All writing rubrics must now include a "punk job" option. #LegalWriting

The NYT’s labor counsel pulls no punches (circa 1944) #legalwriting

'Costumes optional' for this Friday hearing in Manhattan before US District Judge Arun Subramanian