Happy Thanksgiving from our turkey to yours!

This is good 1L exam advice from Prof. Kerr. But I feel the need to provide an addendum: While this A+ answer is undoubtedly an A+ answer for a timed in-class exam in a doctrinal class, it would *not* receive a high grade in my legal writing class. Timed in-class exam answers are their own thing! 1/

Timeline cleanse

How it started/how it’s going #Caturday

Mission accomplished!

How it started/how it’s going #Caturday

Happy Howl-o-ween!

Current mood (AWS):

I recommend that lawyers and judges *ignore* The Bluebook's new rule on AI and search results. (They don't need to follow it anyway!) "What a mess. Practicing lawyers and judges should *not* use these rules to cite their search processes." wabarnews.org/2025/10/15/w... #AI #LegalWriting #LawSky

cat! in the dog bed

This is bad bad bad. The legal profession needs serious education on how LLMs work.

I made this Boolean Search Builder to help teach my students how to construct a good search. It's way too much fun to make these little instructional tools. booleanbuilder.replit.app

It’s great to be a Michigan Wolverine 💙💛

Kittens‘ new album, Timeline Cleanse, just dropped

Rocky is found!!! Thank you!!!

Ann Arbor folks, Rocky got out of our yard this morning. Please lmk if you see him.

How it started/how it’s going

1 cat 1 turkey

My computer isn’t starting so I guess I should just head home?

Attention legal writing profs and folks interested in teaching legal writing—we are hiring! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Helpful kitten is getting these papers off of the printer

Kitty brothers, finally back together

Want to mentor law students & brief & argue complex federal appeals? Then apply for Georgetown Law's Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic: perma.cc/CX9E-NSEJ cc: @deepakguptalaw.bsky.social @mchannon.bsky.social @ruthannedeutsch.bsky.social @debbieshrager.bsky.social

Kitten update

So excited to meet my new @umichlaw.bsky.social 1Ls today!

Georgetown Law’s Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic is hiring for its fellowship/staff attorney position for 2026-2028. This is an INCREDIBLE opportunity to work with amazing lawyers on great cases. Here's the announcement: perma.cc/CX9E-NSEJ

Kitten CHOMP

Many if not most "this needs a series comma" examples need something other than a series comma, but this one's totally 👨🏼‍🍳💋.

smol sink for smol kitten

Me: Ooh, Taylor Swift announced a new album called "The Life of a Showgirl" 10 yo: Ooh, does she sing show tunes??

Check out this hallucination tracker - 485 entries of US legal genAI hallucinations with more entries and features to come. Amazing work from two law librarians and a law student. www.ailawlibrarians.com/2025/08/10/c...

Kitteh break

Kitten shenanigans—found him in the garbage can this morning #Caturday

Happy International Cat Day from our new friend (name still tbd!)

Does anyone know what kind of bird this is?

In exciting news, it looks like we will be procuring some kittens in the near future . . . so what are the cats into these days?

Can confirm that the @aadl.org summer game is awesome www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

TFW mom is making you try on your new (birb) shirt from @houndtees.bsky.social

From a former AADL director: “Over the years the AADL met with the Library Green Conservancy several times…Our efforts were met with ridiculous, unworkable proposals, such as a cryptocurrency that would be unique to their Commons…” www.damnarbor.com/2025/07/lett...

Ann Arbor, do not fall for another disingenuous campaign to “save the parks.” It isn’t an anti-tax effort this time, it’s an anti-library AND anti-housing effort. Don’t let another generation go by to save a parking deck. Support the best public institution in this city. Vote yes on Props A & B.

Monday challenge: post the least flattering photo you have of your pet

So many congratulations to Ellie!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Found a new friend for Rocky at the art fair but Rocky doesn’t seem that excited about it

It’s happening!! It = art fair

Happy 716 day! #iykyk

I am once again asking how, in less than two months, I will teach students about "precedent" and "stare decisis" and "the rule of law"

Niche Ann Arbor post: These claims that voting yes on props A and B would amount to "selling park land" are such disingenuous nonsense. Having @aadl.org be able to use the surface of a parking lot (that is *not a park*) for a new library is a win-win.