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Law Prof at Duquesne Kline Law (Civ Pro, Fed Courts) • Former Appellate Attorney • English PhD (Modernism) • Overeducated, overtired, underwhelmed. Posts too infrequently to have a brand. he/him
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The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

submitted 1 day ago • 55 comments

This is horrible for the future of American science and innovation and economic wellbeing and all the things Pitt is not a small institution It has nearly 10K grad students It is where Salk discovered the polio vaccine

submitted 12 hours ago • 36 comments

Excellent work, repaired link: app.box.com/s/2me4mszr6p...

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

I mean…

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I mean…

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Our team at Public Citizen Litigation Group is looking to expand, seeking a public interest litigator with 3+ years experience. Info at www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Who thought this was a good idea?

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

I predict another “Do you think Marbury was correctly decided?” question at SCOTUS oral argument.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

If you wonder how countries slip into dictatorship, it’s like this. Amidst another flurry of news, an official adds at the end that Trump has signed an Executive Order saying that “only the President or Attorney General can speak for the US…as to what the law is.” What?! 👀

submitted 4 days ago • 136 comments

This is a typically great thread, even though it also illustrates why when I play board games with new people I expressly warn them "I'm not just a rules lawyer, I'm an actual lawyer."

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

Maybe he’s born with it.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

I would love for leaders in higher education to show some proactive leadership. Rather than being scared, reactive, and constantly saying “We’ll continue to monitor the situation”, it would be nice to see “We will stand firm in our values and support our faculty, staff, and students.”

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

we need an associate to join the firm as soon as possible. various reasons inc. half the fed gov't being fired. employment, civil rights, a bit of suing Elon Musk, some other stuff. *Virginia* bar required. I'll get around to posting something formal but email me a resume if you want to apply.

submitted 5 days ago • 10 comments

This is truly overreaching and fundamentally racist.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down. For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now Meanwhile...

submitted 6 days ago • 479 comments

These legs are… not an improvement.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

It’s time to acknowledge that DOGE is really just trying to dismantle the administrative state entirely. It’s not about efficiency.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

It’s time to acknowledge that DOGE is really just trying to dismantle the administrative state entirely. It’s not about efficiency.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

"Dear Mr Bove, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Friday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions..."

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

"Valentine's Day Massacre II" anyone?

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment