Has #AppellateSky had a good cites-in-footnotes vs cites-in-text debate yet? #LegalWriting

Officially “this Whole Foods is playing my jams” years old

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college: 1) Jane Austen 2) Postcolonial Literature of South Africa 3) Dostoevsky’s Russia 4) Medieval Art & Architecture 5) Aristotle

I'm not so sure about this. Most legal research and legal writing profs I know are working to instill a healthy skepticism into the AI research process. My sense is most students are very cautious about relying on AI results and see how bad they often are.

Folks, using alt-text is *not hard* to do. Plus it’s the right thing to do. Do it. (Yes, I’m updating all my class materials for digital accessibility and I just had the pleasure of writing alt-text for an image of Jack McCoy addressing the jury in an episode of “Law & Order”.)

Being able to admit one was wrong is a superpower.

“The classroom is not a space to just pass along information. It is a space where we think together and write together. Without shortcuts. We learn what it means to do the work ourselves.” www.chronicle.com/article/im-a...

🧵on getting through “friction” related to writing, and why not to short-circuit the process (i.e. why not to skip the hurdles by using generative AI).

We’re going back to 1996 for this one: ”You’re the smartest nice person I’ve ever met.”

Wordle 1,654 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It was bound to work one day—and today’s that day! Need a new starting word 😊

I’m a house-cleaner-turned-amateur-detective

Not always.

“The study also showed … women were more likely to think about their punctuation choices, … underscoring the invisible cognitive labor that often shapes women’s communication.”

It’s hard to see how this is a value proposition for firms. And it’s causing much unnecessary stress for 1Ls.

Have you noticed how many ads are stretching grammar lately? "Spread the happy," "Let's movie," "It feels good to Geico"? @byagoda.bsky.social tracked down 60+ examples of ads using anthimeria — words shifting to different parts of speech. www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/the... 1/2

The great @katiepryal.bsky.social has a new piece on neurodiversity in media that is so timely—and so needed.

O-H!

Today is THE Game! Every day is a great day to be a Buckeye, but especially today! Go Bucks! Beat ❌ichigan!

realizing I have a consistent holiday persona and it’s “worried we don’t have enough butter, should I go back to the store?”

🚨ALERT🚨 We are entering the season in which I may earnestly wish you & your loved ones (a) a nice Thanksgiving; (b) a peaceful & bright December; and/or (c) health & happiness in the New Year. I really mean it. Govern yourselves accordingly.

Looking forward to hearing from my @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social colleague Ned Foley (in a “fireside chat” w/colleague Steve Huefner) on Why American Democracy is in Such Peril.

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

Happy New Ken Burns on PBS Day to all who celebrate!

Fell back in love with Chicago this weekend. I got a latte at BlueBottle Coffee in Tribune Tower by the river and walked the Magnificent Mile to the Lake Michigan lakefront. Midwest forever.

I have fulfilled my two civic duties today: ✅ Voted in local elections 🗳️ ✅ Purchased homemade baked goods at the PTO bake sale at my polling place 🍪

Go Buckeyes!

Lawyers have an ethical obligation to write well. Every lawyer can be a good writer. Every good legal writer can get better. Law students can learn to be good legal writers by studying #LegalWriting w/professionalized faculty who follow pedagogical best practices.

Law profs, I thought it would be fun to ask y’all: What are your best pieces of teaching advice for new faculty members heading into their first semester of classes? Mine: 1. Be transparent. Tell your students why you’re asking them to do what you’re asking them to do. 2. Be flexible. I know 1/x