Milan Markovic
@profmarkovic.bsky.social
Canadian law professor based in the United States. I write about legal ethics, access to justice, and the future of law. My views are not those of my employers.
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Milan Markovic
@profmarkovic.bsky.social
· Dec 11
We lost our beloved dog Monty yesterday. A fiercely independent rescue, with strong likes (sunbathing, toy hedgehogs) and dislikes (rain, horses), he was a part of too many cherished moments to count. Rescuing Monty in 2013 was one of the greatest honors of my life. RIP--you were a very good boy.
I was wondering what the anti-ABA positioning was all about.
In case u thought our judicial system couldn’t get worse, Bari Weiss & Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale co-founded a “university,” which announced a “new initiative to build the future of legal education, with support from the Federalist Society” co-chaired by Catholic Right activist Leonard Leo. 1/
September 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I was wondering what the anti-ABA positioning was all about.
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Their first piece of evidence was our President and Secretary of Defense publicly bragging about committing war crimes.
BREAKING NEWS: The United Nations’ top human rights body reported that it found “reasonable grounds” to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran.
September 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Their first piece of evidence was our President and Secretary of Defense publicly bragging about committing war crimes.
Legal ethics scholars I respect are surprisingly bullish on Jeffrey Clark's appeal. It's important to note that he not only drafted a nonsense letter about election irregularities but did everything possible to make it the DOJ's position--even after he knew its claims were false. See attached.
September 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Legal ethics scholars I respect are surprisingly bullish on Jeffrey Clark's appeal. It's important to note that he not only drafted a nonsense letter about election irregularities but did everything possible to make it the DOJ's position--even after he knew its claims were false. See attached.
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We’ve progressed from DOJ ‘Torture Memo’ to DOJ ‘Murder Memo’
September 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
We’ve progressed from DOJ ‘Torture Memo’ to DOJ ‘Murder Memo’
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We never punished the people who authorized torture and the last 20+ years of our politics are a consequence of that.
September 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
We never punished the people who authorized torture and the last 20+ years of our politics are a consequence of that.
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We know that many voters believe the President is a Green Lantern, but it also didn't help that Barack Obama's most prominent economists spent 3 years on ~every media platform telling ~anyone who'd listen that Joe Biden caused most of the pandemic-induced global inflation:
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a standing joke between me and my wife is that Americans reelected Trump because they think there’s a big PRICES dial on the Resolute Desk and Biden just wasn’t turning it down. it turns out the dial is real and Trump has spent eighteen months cranking it to 11
I need younger generations to understand how weird it is that trump is such a unique terrible fuck up that it’s actually correct to blame the president for a demonstrably shittier economy and costs
September 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
We know that many voters believe the President is a Green Lantern, but it also didn't help that Barack Obama's most prominent economists spent 3 years on ~every media platform telling ~anyone who'd listen that Joe Biden caused most of the pandemic-induced global inflation:
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When future President John Adams walked into court to defend the British soldiers who committed the Boston Massacre, he knew he was laying down a marker for future generations about what the rule of law is.
Julio Frenk, chancellor of my university, unfortunately missed that lesson and a few more.
Julio Frenk, chancellor of my university, unfortunately missed that lesson and a few more.
UCLA chancellor rebukes law school event with 9/11 'mastermind' attorney; organizers push back
After a UCLA law school symposium on 9/11 that featured an attorney who represented alleged 9/11 'mastermind' Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk issued a rare message distancing the u...
www.latimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle."
He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen.
You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that
He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen.
You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that
Jeffries defends his meeting with Kushner: "I'm of the view that if we're going to be committed to actually solving problems on behalf of the American people ... they're are gonna be times that you have to speak with people on the other side of the aisle. Even people you strongly disagree with."
September 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle."
He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen.
You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that
He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen.
You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that
Time to add to this august list, @mbkplus.bsky.social.
September 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Time to add to this august list, @mbkplus.bsky.social.
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Profoundly disappointed in our Chancellor, as a member of the UCLA law faculty and a Jew, for so quickly forgetting the lesson Justice Jackson and others taught us at Nuremberg: the rule of law demands that everyone be provided a robust defense.
The news here is that (1) the UCLA chancellor lacks a basic understanding of how our legal system works, and of the role that criminal defense attorneys play in it, (2) UCLA's commitment to "institutional neutrality" is a joke. www.latimes.com/california/s...
UCLA chancellor rebukes law school event featuring attorney of alleged 9/11 'mastermind'
After a UCLA law school symposium on 9/11 that featured an attorney who represented alleged 9/11 'mastermind' Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk issued a rare message distancing the u...
www.latimes.com
September 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Profoundly disappointed in our Chancellor, as a member of the UCLA law faculty and a Jew, for so quickly forgetting the lesson Justice Jackson and others taught us at Nuremberg: the rule of law demands that everyone be provided a robust defense.
Bluesky has strong opinions about what it takes for a Democrat to win in Texas. All I know is this: if Talarico loses, the next nominee will be to his right on every issue you care about.
September 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Bluesky has strong opinions about what it takes for a Democrat to win in Texas. All I know is this: if Talarico loses, the next nominee will be to his right on every issue you care about.
The law school's alleged sin? Hosting an attorney who defends Gitmo detainees. The academic climate now is somehow worse than it was in the aftermath of 9/11.
In a rare move, Chancellor Frenk just publicly and boldly affirmed academic freedom.
Oh, wait, no. He did the opposite.
The idea that anyone was advancing support for the attacks is absurd and obscene and that’s what they should be ashamed of.
Use archive.ps for non-paywall.
Oh, wait, no. He did the opposite.
The idea that anyone was advancing support for the attacks is absurd and obscene and that’s what they should be ashamed of.
Use archive.ps for non-paywall.
UCLA chancellor rebukes law school event featuring attorney of alleged 9/11 'mastermind'
After a UCLA law school symposium on 9/11 that featured an attorney who represented alleged 9/11 'mastermind' Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk issued a rare message distancing the u...
www.latimes.com
September 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The law school's alleged sin? Hosting an attorney who defends Gitmo detainees. The academic climate now is somehow worse than it was in the aftermath of 9/11.
I wrote this from NYU's computer lab twenty-five years ago today for an online magazine started by @aradwanski.bsky.social.
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September 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I wrote this from NYU's computer lab twenty-five years ago today for an online magazine started by @aradwanski.bsky.social.
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I don't do much 9/11 posting, but I always think about Bretagne, the last surviving ground zero search and rescue dog.
When they took her to be euthanized in 2016, first responders saluted as she entered the clinic. She was later carried out in a flag-draped casket.
www.chron.com/news/houston...
When they took her to be euthanized in 2016, first responders saluted as she entered the clinic. She was later carried out in a flag-draped casket.
www.chron.com/news/houston...
September 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I don't do much 9/11 posting, but I always think about Bretagne, the last surviving ground zero search and rescue dog.
When they took her to be euthanized in 2016, first responders saluted as she entered the clinic. She was later carried out in a flag-draped casket.
www.chron.com/news/houston...
When they took her to be euthanized in 2016, first responders saluted as she entered the clinic. She was later carried out in a flag-draped casket.
www.chron.com/news/houston...
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Sociologically speaking, it's notable that lawyer sycophants such as Pirro and diGenova have been more willing to stand up to Trump than most business and media leaders.
September 11, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Sociologically speaking, it's notable that lawyer sycophants such as Pirro and diGenova have been more willing to stand up to Trump than most business and media leaders.
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For those who are new, Joe DiGenova has spent the last 30 years baselessly accusing Democrats of committing crimes. If he is saying publicly the Trump administration pushed him out because he wouldn’t bring cases because there was no evidence, things are really bad.
September 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
For those who are new, Joe DiGenova has spent the last 30 years baselessly accusing Democrats of committing crimes. If he is saying publicly the Trump administration pushed him out because he wouldn’t bring cases because there was no evidence, things are really bad.
The Dallas Morning News is looking out for me with this very important alert.
September 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The Dallas Morning News is looking out for me with this very important alert.
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Next year, perhaps incoming law students will receive a packet with their assigned post-graduation jobs, any clerkships, etc. all as part of 1L orientation. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Harvard Law School Moves Up Recruiting Timeline for First-Year Students | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard Law School moved up the date when private-sector law firms may begin accepting first-year students’ applications for summer jobs by one month this summer, while also rolling out career program...
www.thecrimson.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Next year, perhaps incoming law students will receive a packet with their assigned post-graduation jobs, any clerkships, etc. all as part of 1L orientation. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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Who knew?
Answer: Everyone. Including advocates of the state policies.
www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2...
Answer: Everyone. Including advocates of the state policies.
www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2...
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states, like Texas, with abortion bans.
After Texas banned nearly all abortions, patients have struggled to get ectopic care. More than 300 patients here experienced substantial blood loss in 2023 and 2024, compared to 2018 and 2019.
www.click2houston.com
September 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Who knew?
Answer: Everyone. Including advocates of the state policies.
www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2...
Answer: Everyone. Including advocates of the state policies.
www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2...
I am not a fan of law students using AI generally, but the prospect of them using it in clinics fills me with total dread.
September 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I am not a fan of law students using AI generally, but the prospect of them using it in clinics fills me with total dread.
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Friends, it is dickish in the extreme to blame a paralegal when something goes wrong. And it doesn't matter whether it's true or not. Just a total dick move.
ALSO: It's not a big deal, but not only was the Missouri AG's Office late in filing Hoskins's response to the show cause order—which, yikes—but they literally blamed a paralegal for it in a really tawdry paragraph in their brief asking for the court to OK the 6-minute-late filing (which it did).
September 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Friends, it is dickish in the extreme to blame a paralegal when something goes wrong. And it doesn't matter whether it's true or not. Just a total dick move.
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This is a cousin of one of the most frequent and consequential errors in separation of powers conversations--emphatically including lawyers and law profs. It's not Congress vs the President. It's *the law* vs the President.
September 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
This is a cousin of one of the most frequent and consequential errors in separation of powers conversations--emphatically including lawyers and law profs. It's not Congress vs the President. It's *the law* vs the President.
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I'm teaching Race, Law and US Society, which is on this list and has been deemed "too narrow." Some readings: US Constitution, Federalist Papers, Notes on the State of Virginia, Cherokee Nation Cases, Scott v. Stanford, Brown v Board... so US legal history... too narrow? Or just too about race?
Chaos and authoritarianism at UT Austin. Faculty have just days to show how their courses meet vague requirements of breadth and foundationalism. Proposals will be reviewed by an unspecified entity. No guarantee at all that those who review the proposals have expertise in the field.
UT courses on slavery, race, sexuality and environmental history are among those that could stop counting toward UT's core. bit.ly/4gPuxgu
September 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I'm teaching Race, Law and US Society, which is on this list and has been deemed "too narrow." Some readings: US Constitution, Federalist Papers, Notes on the State of Virginia, Cherokee Nation Cases, Scott v. Stanford, Brown v Board... so US legal history... too narrow? Or just too about race?
Will this jeopardize Bartiromo's position on NYU's Board of Trustees? Probably not.
September 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Will this jeopardize Bartiromo's position on NYU's Board of Trustees? Probably not.