David Ziff
@djsziff.bsky.social
Teaching Professor, University of Washington School of Law #LegalWriting
My stuff: https://linktr.ee/djsziff
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David Ziff
@djsziff.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Um. Hello new followers. I apologize in advance for my posts. I write about legal citation and #LegalWriting generally. E.g.,
A 27-page review of The Bluebook: digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-arti...
An essay on the citation of so-called "slave cases": digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-arti...
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A 27-page review of The Bluebook: digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-arti...
An essay on the citation of so-called "slave cases": digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-arti...
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Are Seattle sports fans going to embrace the Brewers as the continuation of the beloved* Pilots?
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October 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Are Seattle sports fans going to embrace the Brewers as the continuation of the beloved* Pilots?
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Read the whole page. The last line is a literal LOL. It's the "this motion argument is not going well" version of "He fixes the cable?"
Actually, I’d recommend this transcript generally. It has some funny moments in it.
October 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Read the whole page. The last line is a literal LOL. It's the "this motion argument is not going well" version of "He fixes the cable?"
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Every poll for a Washington Supreme Court race
October 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Every poll for a Washington Supreme Court race
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Calvin wants generative AI.
October 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Calvin wants generative AI.
By the way, if you're wondering how I got those cool hyperlinks in my post below, it was extremely easy with @deck.blue. If you like Bluesky and use it for different things -- sports, local news, professional connections, etc. -- using feeds/columns in deck.blue is THE way to go. Highly recommended.
A reminder for Washington lawyers: As-of September 1, you no longer need to (and should not) include the P., P.2d, or P.3d reporter information in your citations to Washington decisions. The current Style Sheet reflects the update! I wrote about the change here. #LegalWriting #Citation
October 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
By the way, if you're wondering how I got those cool hyperlinks in my post below, it was extremely easy with @deck.blue. If you like Bluesky and use it for different things -- sports, local news, professional connections, etc. -- using feeds/columns in deck.blue is THE way to go. Highly recommended.
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A reminder for Washington lawyers: As-of September 1, you no longer need to (and should not) include the P., P.2d, or P.3d reporter information in your citations to Washington decisions. The current Style Sheet reflects the update! I wrote about the change here. #LegalWriting #Citation
October 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
A reminder for Washington lawyers: As-of September 1, you no longer need to (and should not) include the P., P.2d, or P.3d reporter information in your citations to Washington decisions. The current Style Sheet reflects the update! I wrote about the change here. #LegalWriting #Citation
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Since my post about scientific methodology escaped containment:
There's a different between "is X true?" and "does this study show X?".
That difference turns out to be critically important for science. We undermine the power of science when we use false premises to argue for true conclusions.
There's a different between "is X true?" and "does this study show X?".
That difference turns out to be critically important for science. We undermine the power of science when we use false premises to argue for true conclusions.
October 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Since my post about scientific methodology escaped containment:
There's a different between "is X true?" and "does this study show X?".
That difference turns out to be critically important for science. We undermine the power of science when we use false premises to argue for true conclusions.
There's a different between "is X true?" and "does this study show X?".
That difference turns out to be critically important for science. We undermine the power of science when we use false premises to argue for true conclusions.
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I am going to become the Joker
October 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I am going to become the Joker
Calvin wants generative AI.
October 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Calvin wants generative AI.
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Australopithecus 3 million years ago:
You guys should check out Tool
October 11, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Australopithecus 3 million years ago:
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I am teaching three classes at GW Law this fall and for all my classes I am making available a selected set of readings on AI. They are optional but I’m hopeful at least a subset will at least skim them…
Here is one. If you have recs of others please share!
news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/u...
Here is one. If you have recs of others please share!
news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/u...
Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
news.berkeley.edu
October 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I am teaching three classes at GW Law this fall and for all my classes I am making available a selected set of readings on AI. They are optional but I’m hopeful at least a subset will at least skim them…
Here is one. If you have recs of others please share!
news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/u...
Here is one. If you have recs of others please share!
news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/u...
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Death to parallel citations.
October 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Death to parallel citations.
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Does anyone have a recommendation for list/feed management in Bluesky? I recall a third-party service on Twitter that had lists across the top and then all following/followers along the side, and you could easily check/uncheck accounts to add/remove them. I need to clean up my feeds!
October 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Does anyone have a recommendation for list/feed management in Bluesky? I recall a third-party service on Twitter that had lists across the top and then all following/followers along the side, and you could easily check/uncheck accounts to add/remove them. I need to clean up my feeds!
A reminder for Washington lawyers: As-of September 1, you no longer need to (and should not) include the P., P.2d, or P.3d reporter information in your citations to Washington decisions. The current Style Sheet reflects the update! I wrote about the change here. #LegalWriting #Citation
October 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
A reminder for Washington lawyers: As-of September 1, you no longer need to (and should not) include the P., P.2d, or P.3d reporter information in your citations to Washington decisions. The current Style Sheet reflects the update! I wrote about the change here. #LegalWriting #Citation
Does anyone have a recommendation for list/feed management in Bluesky? I recall a third-party service on Twitter that had lists across the top and then all following/followers along the side, and you could easily check/uncheck accounts to add/remove them. I need to clean up my feeds!
October 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Does anyone have a recommendation for list/feed management in Bluesky? I recall a third-party service on Twitter that had lists across the top and then all following/followers along the side, and you could easily check/uncheck accounts to add/remove them. I need to clean up my feeds!
Got a note from my running app letting me know I'm four weeks away from finishing my 10k training plan! Woo hoo!
Unfortunately, the 10k is next weekend. Oops.
Unfortunately, the 10k is next weekend. Oops.
October 10, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Got a note from my running app letting me know I'm four weeks away from finishing my 10k training plan! Woo hoo!
Unfortunately, the 10k is next weekend. Oops.
Unfortunately, the 10k is next weekend. Oops.
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in case you didn't know, deck.blue is currently my main source of income while i'm also getting into photography work here in são paulo, so i really appreciate everyone that's currently subscribed to the patreon; making all this possible
if you can't subscribe but want to help, there's a ko-fi too!
if you can't subscribe but want to help, there's a ko-fi too!
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September 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
in case you didn't know, deck.blue is currently my main source of income while i'm also getting into photography work here in são paulo, so i really appreciate everyone that's currently subscribed to the patreon; making all this possible
if you can't subscribe but want to help, there's a ko-fi too!
if you can't subscribe but want to help, there's a ko-fi too!
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Happy Birthday PJ Harvey!
music.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjY...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjY...
Sheela-Na-Gig
YouTube video by PJ Harvey - Topic
music.youtube.com
October 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Happy Birthday PJ Harvey!
music.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjY...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjY...
"history and tradition when it comes to pronouns"
ctrl-f "thou" 0/0
ctrl-f "thou" 0/0
Judge James Ho seems very upset that the Supreme Court, in a ruling written by Justice Kavanaugh that upheld bans on transgender athletes participating in women's and girls sports, used a female pronoun in the case caption (as it was in lower courts)
October 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"history and tradition when it comes to pronouns"
ctrl-f "thou" 0/0
ctrl-f "thou" 0/0
Happy Birthday PJ Harvey!
music.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjY...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjY...
Sheela-Na-Gig
YouTube video by PJ Harvey - Topic
music.youtube.com
October 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Happy Birthday PJ Harvey!
music.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjY...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjY...