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A 1965 dog-napping leads to the passage of the Animal Welfare Act. Rep. Joseph Resnick planned to take Pepper's story to the Capitol even before anyone knew she was dead. The cigar-chomping congressman had been recruit ...

I just went down a bit of a rabbit hole researching the nationwide #dognapping issues of the 1960s and the passage of the Animal Welfare Act. 😶

#Law #LawSky #Dog #Cat #AnimalLaw #HumaneSociety

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Have to appreciate that when you visit the 7th Circuit website to look for recent opinions you are greeted with a vintage 1990s Geocities feel.

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I teach litigation research. We had loads of fun with judicial analytics tools a few weeks ago. I just shared the following case with my students as an example of what not to do.

#Law #LawSky #Ethics #Pinching #JudgeShopping #JudicialAnalytics #Analytics #Uggs #JustBecauseYouCanDoesntMeanYouShould

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Wax On, Wax Off: In Defense Of Formulaic Legal Writing This Article defends the continued pedagogical value of formulaic writing structures, particularly IRAC (issue, rule, application/analysis, conclusion), amid lo

Legal Writing - keep on keepin' on:
Wax On, Wax Off: In Defense Of Formulaic Legal Writing by
Amanda Christy & Jonathan Bremen

#LMU #LawSky #Law #LegalWriting #pedagogy

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Omaha judge reprimanded for calling other officials a ‘bimbo’ or a ‘goober’ • Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — An Omaha judge has been reprimanded for violating “several provisions” of the state’s judicial code of conduct for referring to fellow officials as a “goober,” a “dumb ass” and a “bimbo.” On...

And the headline from the @nebraskaexaminer.com

#LawSky #JudicialDiscipline #Law #Ethics #Nebraska #ProfessionalIdentity #SoftSkills #Transparency @americanbar.org

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Public reprimand of Judge in #Nebraska issued today.

1: It's an interesting example of what can be subpoenaed.

2: Why is this public document not searchable? Would this be readable by a screen reader?

#LawSky #Ethics #JudicialEthics #JudicialDiscipline #Accessibility #ADA #transparency

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I hate the week of the time change. That is all.

#DST #SpringForward #TimeWarp #WhyIsItSoLate #ApplianceTimeZone

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Airport Libraries Take Off | American Libraries Magazine Airport libraries, where travelers can pick up books before they board their flights. are becoming regular fixtures in US airports.

Airport Libraries Take Off:
In these spaces, travelers pick up books before they board

#booksky #libraries #outreach #books #travel #GoodIdea 📚 #Airport

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'I’m not a cat': lawyer gets stuck on Zoom kitten filter during court case YouTube video by Guardian News

It's been 5 years?!?

#NeverForget #IAmNotACat #LawSky #LawTech #Zoom #LOL

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Convention organizers take note.

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Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...

January 1, 2026 is #PublicDomainDay: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925!

#IntellectualProperty #Law #LawSky #BookSky 📚 #NancyDrew #Copyright #IP #BettyBoop #DigitalPreservation

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To disable GeminiAI in your gmail account:
Gmail > Settings > See all settings > deselect 'Smart Features'
Gmail may restart/refresh
Settings > Click: Manage Workspace Settings > Turn off Smart features buttons > Click 'Save'

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Judge Pushed To Retire Over Halloween Showmanship - Above the Law There are time and place limits on Jailhouse Rock.

Judge Pushed To Retire Over Halloween Showmanship

#JudicialEthics #Courts #Law #LawSky #Ethics #Elvis #SoManyQuestions #CourtNews #LegalEthics

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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse Alt: A man in a suit and tie stands in front of a burning and exploding building. People are panicked and running around in the background. The man waves both hands in the air in a calming manner and says, "Nothing to see here. Please disperse."

New published CA Court of Appeals opinion on fabricated cases. "spurious citations"

#AttorneyEthics #AttorneyDiscipline #Ethics #Law #LawSky #LegalNews #CourtNews #AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #Law #LawSky #LegalWriting #ClericalError #LLM #legaltech #AIFail #bogus #Courts #VLex

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Nebraska Supreme Court upholds disbarring ex-Dodge County Attorney • Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of a former Dodge County Attorney for misusing his authority on a man dating his ex-wife.

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds disbarring ex-Dodge County Attorney

#Nebraska #AttorneyEthics #AttorneyDiscipline #Nebraska #CyberStalking #Ethics #Law #LawSky #DodgeCounty #Fremont #PublicSafety #NebraskaLaw #LegalNews #CourtNews @nebraskaexaminer.com #ItsAboutTime

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Suspended lawyer accused of citing hallucinated case in bid to reinstate law license A suspended Iowa lawyer cited at least one hallucinated case likely generated by artificial intelligence in his bid to return to law practice, according to a motion filed by the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board.

Suspended lawyer accused of citing hallucinated case in bid to reinstate law license

#AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #LegalWriting #AttyDiscipline #YeahThatllWork

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Yikes! The Bluebook's Generative AI Rule is Flawed Criticism of the Bluebook is not new. The Bluebook is an arguable form of hazing, with a long and storied history of making first-year students cry. Judge Posne

Yikes! The Bluebook's Generative AI Rule is Flawed

#AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #bluebook #Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #WorkProduct #LegalWriting

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Books by Bots | American Libraries Magazine Librarians grapple with AI-generated material in their library collections.

Books by Bots: Librarians grapple with AI-generated material in collections

#AI #AISlop #Libraries #Books #Booksky 📚 #Audiobooks #Copyright #CollectionDevelopment

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Say bye-bye to the beeps and boops of AOL's dial-up internet service AOL debuted the service in 1989. Dial-up has largely been replaced by broadband internet.

AOL dial-up dies Sept. 30. No more fighting with your mom because she picked up the phone mid-download. 📞💻💔

#AOL #DialUp #InternetHistory #90sTech #DigitalDivide #TechHistory #YouveGotMail #ForeverBuffering

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In re Subpoena Internet Subscribers (9th Cir. - Aug. 15, 2025) Here's a good example of a quasi- Streisand effect as applied to precedent. The studio that owns the rights to the movie The Fall are, lik...

New 9th Circuit ruling: studios can’t use DMCA’s streamlined subpoena process to force ISPs to hand over alleged pirates’ identities—thanks to one John Doe who objected.

In re Subpoena Internet Subscribers (9th Cir. - Aug. 15, 2025)

#TechLaw #StreisandEffect #InternetLaw #Copyright #DMCA #YoHo

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Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!

We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.

Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑

doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

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