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Posts by Jon Lee

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Thank you to @noahchauvin.bsky.social for sharing his latest work on national security and Congressional committee capture. We had an incredible year of workshops and distinguished speakers at Georgia State this year! I am so pleased that Noah allowed us to wrap up with a bang!

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First Ideas We live in a world obsessed with firsts, in terms of accomplishments, creations, races, and milestones. At the same time, societal understandings of “first” can obscure others who in fact came beforehand. This Article is about understanding the hold that the idea of “first” has over intellectual property laws and how this hold can make the allocation of intellectual property rights less effective. It locates the roots of “first” as a basis to allocate rights in traditional property law. It then sets out four values that a rule of first possession can be seen to promote when it is transplanted to intellectual property: fairness, order, societal benefits, and rhetorical power.

I'm delighted that my article "First Ideas" is now published in the Georgetown Law Journal @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
www.law.georgetown.edu/georgetown-l...

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Retired Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler giving a talk at a podium at OU Law

Retired Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler giving a talk at a podium at OU Law

Kneedler receiving a robe as a gift after his lecture

Kneedler receiving a robe as a gift after his lecture

Kneedler!!

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Opinion | Why It’s So Hard For Professors to Say Anything Good About Academe Against the cheap fashion of denigrating our institutions.

Seconding my colleague @jimnicell.bsky.social 's recommendation of this:

Why It’s So Hard For Professors to Say Anything Good About Academe: Against the cheap fashion of denigrating our institutions.

Maya Krishnan

www.chronicle.com/article/why-...

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📢 Abstract submissions are now open for the APHA 2026 Annual Meeting & Expo in San Antonio, TX (Nov 1–4)! As Program Co-Chair of the Disability Section, I'd love to see your work represented. Deadline: March 31. 🧵

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Very excited that Gossip is close to finding a good home! It's...not an easy paper, so I was actually pretty worried that it wouldn't. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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On Tuesday, @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Professor Hayley Stillwell gave three presentations on understanding and strategic use of unpublished opinions in appellate litigation at the OKC Federal Bar Association’s Litigation Academy, a training program for new attorneys.

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I’m excited to share this new project with the world, my first foray into disability law. Thanks to @robynmpowell.bsky.social for her insight and support on this project. It will be on SSRN soon, but in the meantime DM me if you would like to read!

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Big thanks to our amazing Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research, Jon Lee (@jonleelawprof.bsky.social) for leading this work!

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At @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social, we are committed to supporting the work of junior faculty. This week, we hosted a regional workshop, for junior faculty from four schools in the area. We look forward to hosting more events in the years to come!

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Congratulations to @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Prof. Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social for having his article, “In Praise of Generative AI,” accepted for publication by the Iowa Law Review!

Check out the draft here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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@uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Associate Dean and Professor Jon Lee @jonleelawprof.bsky.social delivered the opening plenary session for the Philippine Association of Law Schools Annual Convention, sharing his insights on the development of the NextGen Bar exam.

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Gossip <p>Sexual misconduct in the legal academy often occurs in spaces that the formal law does not meaningfully regulate: informal mentoring relationships, conferenc

Gulp: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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They too are ready for journal submission season!

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While we could have thrown in a mystery guest, we have opted to announce @noahchauvin.bsky.social will also be joining us!

Thanks to @jonleelawprof.bsky.social for keeping our faculty exchange program alive and well.

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What a great lineup!

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Thank you!

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I did have someone reach out to me on here asking why in this upcoming article I would focus on sexual misconduct in legal academia rather than "everything on fire."

This is why. It's a fire in our own house. And it keeps young women scholars, especially, from being able to do their critical work.

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Very interesting forthcoming article on state constitutional equivalents to the 4th Amendment, and how state courts do and don't interpret them, from Quinn Yeargain.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #N

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It was the highlight of taking Family Law at UNC School of Law--learning the ins-and-outs of alienation of affections and criminal conversation. And when I was teaching there, the John Edwards case was heating up!

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Law Profs: I want to give a shout out to the Wash. & Lee Law Review editors. I just received final edits on my forthcoming piece, Sanctioning Lawyer-Criminals (coming soon!). At this stage in my career, I prioritize the quality of the pub experience when selecting journals--and they are excellent!

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Call for Submissions!!

W&L Law’s Blue Mountain Writing Retreat!!

Pls see below

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I have a bad habit of writing “Citation!” below the line once I get into the groove of writing. By 30 pages in, every cite is “Citation!” Even though I’ve read all of the literature, it makes the editing process horrendous.

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OK Computer has such a special place in my heart. I listen to Paranoid Android at least once a week.

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Excited to announce that my book, REVOLUTION IN REDLINE, is finally out! I compile key docs leading to the Founding, then present the Founding Docs in "redline," visually tracking the drafters' edits to show how the text evolved. (The Founders didn't start from scratch, and they disagreed often.)1/6

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At AALS, the Professional Responsibility section put on a spectacular program entitled “The Law Professor’s Role in Protecting Our Legal System,” featuring Renee Knake Jefferson (@legalethics.bsky.social), Scott Cummings, Matthew Diller, Rachel López, and Milan Markovic (@profmarkovic.bsky.social).

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I spoke on a great #AALS panel yesterday organized by @jonleelawprof.bsky.social and @legalethics.bsky.social on the Law Professor's Role in Protecting Our Legal System. My goal was to encourage law profs to engage with the public and not succumb to fear. Some thoughts for those not in attendance:

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I greatly enjoyed working with the @georgetownlj.bsky.social editors on this government ethics piece!

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"Mark of the Devil: The University as Brand Bully" by James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins In recent years, universities have been accused in news stories of becoming “trademark bullies,” entities that use their trademarks to harass and intimidate beyond what the law can reasonably be inter...

Not surprising! scholarship.law.duke.edu/faculty_scho...

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