You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.
Rachel, you are an inspiration!
Double congrats!!!
I had an amazing time chatting with @aseesbhasin.bsky.social and Jasmine Gonzales Rose about their fantastic new article, "Antiracist Expert Evidence," which was recently published in the @yalelawjournal.bsky.social. Listen below!
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Yay! Congratulations!
Happy to share that Developmental Evidence Rules is forthcoming in the California Law Review! What would it mean to take childhood seriously in evidence law? This article takes up that question.
Archive Stories has a new series on archiving and remembering the Tricontinental and Third Worldism, out now!
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My first time hearing about interest convergence between Irish soldiers working for the British army in India, and the Indian nationalist movement.
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so damn good!
a beautifully written and powerful piece from University of Minnesota Law professor Emmanuel Mauleón on the stakes of how the legal profession responds in this moment.
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Laura! Congratulations!!!
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
The Supreme Court of New Jersey found that "Shaken Baby Syndrome" "has not been generally accepted in the biomechanical community, making expert testimony about it unreliable and inadmissible in court.": newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/20/n...
Thank you for the kind words!
Congratulations!
It’s easy to overlook Rule 401, but its low bar for relevance reflects a hugely consequential policy choice regarding how to best allocate decisionmaking power between judge, jury, and rulemakers.
My thoughts on @aseesbhasin.bsky.social’s engaging new article:
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I'm very happy to share that I will be hosting the *Second* Annual Democracy and Public Law Works-in-Progress Conference at the Michigan State University College of Law on April 3–4, 2026! Law scholars (current and aspiring), I'd love to host you!
Application:
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Feel better soon!! 🧚🏻♀️
Thank you!
This is a generous compliment. The evidence law field is full of surprises, and I hope you enjoy the dive!!! I'd be happy to recommend my favorite reads. Thank you for the good wishes!!
Relatedly, I am on the market with research and teaching interests in Evidence, Crim, Family Law, Health, Race & the Law, and Reproductive Justice. If your institution or friends are hiring, I'd love to be considered! Please don't hesitate to reach out.
I am delighted to share that my job talk paper, Bias and the "Low Bar" of Relevance, will be published in Volume 114 of the California Law Review (forthcoming 2026). Feedback and comments on this draft (available on SSRN) are welcome and deeply appreciated!
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I really enjoyed this episode!
Michael, trigger warning!!!
Usual posts/schedule this year for the law school faculty hiring process: hiring committee info; FAR forms over time; spreadsheet/info for faculty market; spreadsheet/info for VAP market; and of course hiring report in spring. More info and schedule at prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/...
We would be thrilled to hear about any experiences you may have had in trying to such evidence, as well as any thoughts or feedback you may have on this piece.
It introduces AEE, an underutilized tool to prove racism in court. Based on a nationwide survey of defense attorneys, it explores AEE's utility, identifies barriers to its use, and offers strategies to overcome them, aiming to begin to level the evidentiary playing field for criminal defendants.
Delighted and grateful that Antiracist Expert Evidence, co-authored by Jasmine Gonzales Rose, myself, and Spencer Piston is now published in Vol. 134 of the Yale Law Journal.
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The ESW participants, about 40 beautiful people, lined up on the front steps of Vanderbilt Law School.
The best day-and-a-half of the year is always the Evidence Summer Workshop! We had everything from formal modeling to queer theory to analytic philosophy to doctrinal analysis. Thanks to my co-organizers Ed Cheng, Julia Simon-Kerr, and @alexnunn.bsky.social.
Such an incredible community, and so much to reflect on. Grateful to @bennettcapers.bsky.social @jasmineeharris.bsky.social and Julia Simon Kerr for bringing us together!