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richardmoorhead.bsky.social
Law prof in UK, I do empirical and conceptual work on lawyers regulation and ethics. Although that seems to mainly mean I do work on the Post Office and all who billed her. Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. Plastic Geordie. Novice cello player
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submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

My latest about how the American Bar Association’s new lawsuit against Trump's targeting of law firms is a good start, but we need more to call out the law firm collaborators just went out. To access all of Democracy Docket's premium content, click here: hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

submitted 5 days ago • 15 comments

A rather stout white Tino Asprilla is a particular highlight in a strangely enthralling homage to fandom

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop! Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels

submitted 10 days ago • 278 comments

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

submitted 11 days ago • 1489 comments

Might be a good idea to extend Covid vaccines to those of childbearing age.

submitted 12 days ago • 16 comments

I once bought myself a mug that said, Trophy Husband, for my own amusement. John Terry, hold my beer...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

New from Free Movement: Legal aid crisis worsens with shortage of immigration and asylum advice throughout the UK | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/legal-aid-cr...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Wasn't ChatGPT down yesterday?

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

My favourite Brian Wilson story was when Bono kneeled at his feet backstage & waxed lyrical about his influence, the power of music, transcendent, etc. After several minutes of this he interrupted Bono by saying “Say, could you go get me a Coke?” (In fairness, he apparently did)

submitted 14 days ago • 14 comments

A new issue of Prospect has hit the newsstands! Here’s a preview of what you can find inside. First up, Nobel-winning economist Daron Acemoglu reveals what tech bros won’t say about AI. They want it to subjugate us—but it doesn’t have to be that way: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno... 1/6🧵

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

I finished Sarah Wynn-Williams book on Facebook and I am mainly at the acronym/expletives stage of processing. WTAF, IKR, SS did what? Dirty *what*? And the seeping awfulness of the investigation and the absolute car crash of irresponsibility, Myanmar above all. Also, v pacy and well written

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Menswear guy gets best legal team ever simply by providing lifetime clothing advice

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Paul Weiss learns the hard way that the talent doesn't want to work in a firm that grovels before Trump.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Ayinde, quick summary of the non AI bits … lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/t...

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz. The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.

submitted 19 days ago • 246 comments

Investigation raises doubts about rigour of Law Society’s CQS zurl.co/mrwxi

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Bar Standards Board scraps controversial proposed duty on barristers to “act in a way that advances equality, diversity and inclusion”. Background and link to today's announcement: rozenberg.substack.com/p/regulator-...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

The great @suzannevega.bsky.social releases “Luka” as a single this weekend in 1987. Upon hearing it, Prince (whom she never met) sent a letter. “‘Luka’ is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time,” he wrote. “There are no words 2 tell you all the things I feel when I hear it.”

submitted 30 days ago • 148 comments

Oh.

submitted 32 days ago • 91 comments

Lawyers ethics 101: the red herrings... lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/r...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Great story!

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments