Some important color on the internecine lawprof fight about what it takes to teach law. I see, from time to time, arguments that "academics" make bad law profs because they've never practiced, or haven't practiced enough, and that all it takes to be a lawprof is experience.
September 25, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Some important color on the internecine lawprof fight about what it takes to teach law. I see, from time to time, arguments that "academics" make bad law profs because they've never practiced, or haven't practiced enough, and that all it takes to be a lawprof is experience.
Legal AI is becoming a deployment and distribution game.
That's one of the ideas I explored with Will Chen, former Latham lawyer and founder of Mike OSS & LawProf.
That's one of the ideas I explored with Will Chen, former Latham lawyer and founder of Mike OSS & LawProf.
September 21, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Legal AI is becoming a deployment and distribution game.
That's one of the ideas I explored with Will Chen, former Latham lawyer and founder of Mike OSS & LawProf.
That's one of the ideas I explored with Will Chen, former Latham lawyer and founder of Mike OSS & LawProf.
Wild stuff. Fictional foundation, actually an army of fans, creates detailed story universe and licenses it via Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0. Filmakers make movie based on it without even trying to comply with terms. Lawprof catnip results.
www.technollama.co.uk/v-h-s-scp-wh...
www.technollama.co.uk/v-h-s-scp-wh...
V/H/S SCP: When fandom meets law and Creative Commons
There’s a fascinating legal conflict brewing online that has really caught my attention. This story has everything: niche online communities, obscure horror fandom, internet drama, independen…
www.technollama.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Wild stuff. Fictional foundation, actually an army of fans, creates detailed story universe and licenses it via Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0. Filmakers make movie based on it without even trying to comply with terms. Lawprof catnip results.
www.technollama.co.uk/v-h-s-scp-wh...
www.technollama.co.uk/v-h-s-scp-wh...
In US v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Proceedings
the Supreme Court upheld standing
for GWU law students
It concluded that environmental and aesthetic injuries
are sufficient for standing
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/aest...
the Supreme Court upheld standing
for GWU law students
It concluded that environmental and aesthetic injuries
are sufficient for standing
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/aest...
Aesthetic injuries, standing, and the White House ballroom
www.scotusblog.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
In US v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Proceedings
the Supreme Court upheld standing
for GWU law students
It concluded that environmental and aesthetic injuries
are sufficient for standing
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/aest...
the Supreme Court upheld standing
for GWU law students
It concluded that environmental and aesthetic injuries
are sufficient for standing
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/aest...
It is preferable for each law school to choose
its own path rather than for such paths
to be mandated by one small group
Competing educational models should be tested
across the country’s law schools
rather than dictated by 1 body [ABA]
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
www.campusreform.org/article/educ...
its own path rather than for such paths
to be mandated by one small group
Competing educational models should be tested
across the country’s law schools
rather than dictated by 1 body [ABA]
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
www.campusreform.org/article/educ...
September 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
It is preferable for each law school to choose
its own path rather than for such paths
to be mandated by one small group
Competing educational models should be tested
across the country’s law schools
rather than dictated by 1 body [ABA]
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
www.campusreform.org/article/educ...
its own path rather than for such paths
to be mandated by one small group
Competing educational models should be tested
across the country’s law schools
rather than dictated by 1 body [ABA]
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
www.campusreform.org/article/educ...
I started my lawprof career at the (Catholic Marianist) University of Dayton and yes there was an immigration law clinic and everyone agreed it was Good
Also go Flyers!
Also go Flyers!
August 28, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I started my lawprof career at the (Catholic Marianist) University of Dayton and yes there was an immigration law clinic and everyone agreed it was Good
Also go Flyers!
Also go Flyers!
I haven't tried using #hashtags to publicize TAG! The Jurisdiction Game... until now!
#CivPro #Jurisdiction #BoardGames #LawSchool #SeriousPlay #EducationalGames #LawProf #LawStudent #Lawyer #VeryVeryNerdy #NoReallyIt'sSurprisinglyFun #NoReally
#CivPro #Jurisdiction #BoardGames #LawSchool #SeriousPlay #EducationalGames #LawProf #LawStudent #Lawyer #VeryVeryNerdy #NoReallyIt'sSurprisinglyFun #NoReally
Tag! The Jurisdiction Game - Trailer
Info: civprogame.my.canva.site
Crowd Sale, Aug 2–31: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/ta...
Info: civprogame.my.canva.site
Crowd Sale, Aug 2–31: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/ta...
Tag! the Jurisdiction Game – Trailer
YouTube video by Richard Heppner Jr
youtu.be
August 24, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I haven't tried using #hashtags to publicize TAG! The Jurisdiction Game... until now!
#CivPro #Jurisdiction #BoardGames #LawSchool #SeriousPlay #EducationalGames #LawProf #LawStudent #Lawyer #VeryVeryNerdy #NoReallyIt'sSurprisinglyFun #NoReally
#CivPro #Jurisdiction #BoardGames #LawSchool #SeriousPlay #EducationalGames #LawProf #LawStudent #Lawyer #VeryVeryNerdy #NoReallyIt'sSurprisinglyFun #NoReally
I also added lawprof Ward Farnsworth's four-part guide to the mechanics of persuasive English writing—rhetoric, metaphor, style and argument—to my idea shelf. His organization is rigorous but easy to follow, and the copious examples are simply marvelous.
August 15, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I also added lawprof Ward Farnsworth's four-part guide to the mechanics of persuasive English writing—rhetoric, metaphor, style and argument—to my idea shelf. His organization is rigorous but easy to follow, and the copious examples are simply marvelous.
In fairness, I'm a lawprof/blogger, not a news reporter. So I can write headlines that reflect my views, because there is no norm requiring me to be neutral/unbiased in tone. Things are different for NYT.
August 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM
In fairness, I'm a lawprof/blogger, not a news reporter. So I can write headlines that reflect my views, because there is no norm requiring me to be neutral/unbiased in tone. Things are different for NYT.
DUMB & DUMBER
Reading – not just any kind of reading,
but reading long, complex, challenging books
– is quickly vanishing from the American scene
Some high school students are not asked
to read any full books
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
theconversation.com/college-prof...
Reading – not just any kind of reading,
but reading long, complex, challenging books
– is quickly vanishing from the American scene
Some high school students are not asked
to read any full books
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
theconversation.com/college-prof...
College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books
Some teachers increasingly are shifting their approach to reading, assigning fewer books than they once did.
theconversation.com
July 25, 2026 at 12:28 AM
DUMB & DUMBER
Reading – not just any kind of reading,
but reading long, complex, challenging books
– is quickly vanishing from the American scene
Some high school students are not asked
to read any full books
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
theconversation.com/college-prof...
Reading – not just any kind of reading,
but reading long, complex, challenging books
– is quickly vanishing from the American scene
Some high school students are not asked
to read any full books
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
theconversation.com/college-prof...
IS IT UNFAIR TO PERMIT M2F TRANS ATHLETES
TO COMPETE AS FEMALES
This links to a list purportedly documenting
20,540 female competitions with male athletes
6760+ first place finishes
11,505 top 3 finishes
x.com/babybeginner...
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
TO COMPETE AS FEMALES
This links to a list purportedly documenting
20,540 female competitions with male athletes
6760+ first place finishes
11,505 top 3 finishes
x.com/babybeginner...
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
July 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
IS IT UNFAIR TO PERMIT M2F TRANS ATHLETES
TO COMPETE AS FEMALES
This links to a list purportedly documenting
20,540 female competitions with male athletes
6760+ first place finishes
11,505 top 3 finishes
x.com/babybeginner...
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
TO COMPETE AS FEMALES
This links to a list purportedly documenting
20,540 female competitions with male athletes
6760+ first place finishes
11,505 top 3 finishes
x.com/babybeginner...
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
Mr. Adler, "W&M LawProf" is concerned about DoorDash because he cares so much about "consumer food prices"
July 22, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Mr. Adler, "W&M LawProf" is concerned about DoorDash because he cares so much about "consumer food prices"
Banzhaf said dissenting justices used “linguistic traps.”
Saying ‘biological male’ is like saying ’round circle’ —
CLEARLY REDUNDANT
All men are biologically male
regardless of what is going on in their minds
or what feelings they may have
LawProf John Banzhaf
www.thecollegefix.com/top-womens-c...
Saying ‘biological male’ is like saying ’round circle’ —
CLEARLY REDUNDANT
All men are biologically male
regardless of what is going on in their minds
or what feelings they may have
LawProf John Banzhaf
www.thecollegefix.com/top-womens-c...
Top women’s colleges mum on impact of SCOTUS sports decision | The College Fix
‘Likely to adversely affect at least five women’s colleges which have been admitting such males.’…
www.thecollegefix.com
July 21, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Banzhaf said dissenting justices used “linguistic traps.”
Saying ‘biological male’ is like saying ’round circle’ —
CLEARLY REDUNDANT
All men are biologically male
regardless of what is going on in their minds
or what feelings they may have
LawProf John Banzhaf
www.thecollegefix.com/top-womens-c...
Saying ‘biological male’ is like saying ’round circle’ —
CLEARLY REDUNDANT
All men are biologically male
regardless of what is going on in their minds
or what feelings they may have
LawProf John Banzhaf
www.thecollegefix.com/top-womens-c...
There are quite a few lawyers serving in Congress. See attached.
I expect that the LawProf will invoke privilege. He still has to show up & invoke privilege on a question by question basis while members question him under oath.
Was his offer to appear hyperbole? Who knows?
Dershowitz
I expect that the LawProf will invoke privilege. He still has to show up & invoke privilege on a question by question basis while members question him under oath.
Was his offer to appear hyperbole? Who knows?
Dershowitz
July 18, 2026 at 6:53 PM
There are quite a few lawyers serving in Congress. See attached.
I expect that the LawProf will invoke privilege. He still has to show up & invoke privilege on a question by question basis while members question him under oath.
Was his offer to appear hyperbole? Who knows?
Dershowitz
I expect that the LawProf will invoke privilege. He still has to show up & invoke privilege on a question by question basis while members question him under oath.
Was his offer to appear hyperbole? Who knows?
Dershowitz
FWIW, this thread is a hoot (lawprof-wise, anyway)
July 15, 2026 at 12:32 PM
FWIW, this thread is a hoot (lawprof-wise, anyway)
States may rely upon those safety and fairness interests
when restricting participation on women’s athletic teams
to biological females
This reasoning pertains to the issues raised in
the OCR complaints against women's colleges
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
sportslitigationalert.com/point-suprem...
when restricting participation on women’s athletic teams
to biological females
This reasoning pertains to the issues raised in
the OCR complaints against women's colleges
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
sportslitigationalert.com/point-suprem...
POINT – Supreme Court Ruling Strengthens the Case Against Women’s Colleges Admitting Biological Males | Sports Litigation Alert
sportslitigationalert.com
July 12, 2026 at 1:15 AM
States may rely upon those safety and fairness interests
when restricting participation on women’s athletic teams
to biological females
This reasoning pertains to the issues raised in
the OCR complaints against women's colleges
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
sportslitigationalert.com/point-suprem...
when restricting participation on women’s athletic teams
to biological females
This reasoning pertains to the issues raised in
the OCR complaints against women's colleges
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
sportslitigationalert.com/point-suprem...
Does more than resolve an important constitutional question It also significantly strengthens the pending Title IX complaints against several women’s colleges that admit biological males who identify as women
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
sportslitigationalert.com/point-suprem...
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
sportslitigationalert.com/point-suprem...
POINT – Supreme Court Ruling Strengthens the Case Against Women’s Colleges Admitting Biological Males | Sports Litigation Alert
sportslitigationalert.com
July 12, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Does more than resolve an important constitutional question It also significantly strengthens the pending Title IX complaints against several women’s colleges that admit biological males who identify as women
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
sportslitigationalert.com/point-suprem...
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
sportslitigationalert.com/point-suprem...
Gràcia is maybe educated but not wealthy leftist? (Had dinner + cañas there a couple nights ago and was treated v well.) CUNY lawprof John Whitlow is the man with clear cooperative perspective on NY and BCN’s housing political economies, will be inquiring then reporting back in a few
July 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Gràcia is maybe educated but not wealthy leftist? (Had dinner + cañas there a couple nights ago and was treated v well.) CUNY lawprof John Whitlow is the man with clear cooperative perspective on NY and BCN’s housing political economies, will be inquiring then reporting back in a few
. . . and common sense-adhering general public
from the critical-theorizing academy
It’s “suicidal empathy"
No, allowing men to compete as women
won’t collapse our society
However, the mindset behind such certainly will. If we let it.
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
www.thecollegefix.com/academics-pe...
from the critical-theorizing academy
It’s “suicidal empathy"
No, allowing men to compete as women
won’t collapse our society
However, the mindset behind such certainly will. If we let it.
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
www.thecollegefix.com/academics-pe...
Academics persist in being the ’20’ on the ’80-20′ issue of trans women in female sports | The College Fix
Assoc. Editor Dave Huber says the public largely opposes allowing biological men to compete in women’s sports, highlighting a rift between common sense and academic theories.
www.thecollegefix.com
July 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM
. . . and common sense-adhering general public
from the critical-theorizing academy
It’s “suicidal empathy"
No, allowing men to compete as women
won’t collapse our society
However, the mindset behind such certainly will. If we let it.
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
www.thecollegefix.com/academics-pe...
from the critical-theorizing academy
It’s “suicidal empathy"
No, allowing men to compete as women
won’t collapse our society
However, the mindset behind such certainly will. If we let it.
LawProf John Banzhaf
GWU
www.thecollegefix.com/academics-pe...
Students blocked from campus thoroughfares
targeted by name as Zionists in online forums
taunted outside their locked office buildings
screamed at by outside agitators
all in flagrant violation of school policy
in many cases of federal law
Public Interest LawProf Banzhaf
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
targeted by name as Zionists in online forums
taunted outside their locked office buildings
screamed at by outside agitators
all in flagrant violation of school policy
in many cases of federal law
Public Interest LawProf Banzhaf
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Intifada at MIT
A professor recounts the experiences of the school’s Jews after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.
www.wsj.com
July 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Students blocked from campus thoroughfares
targeted by name as Zionists in online forums
taunted outside their locked office buildings
screamed at by outside agitators
all in flagrant violation of school policy
in many cases of federal law
Public Interest LawProf Banzhaf
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
targeted by name as Zionists in online forums
taunted outside their locked office buildings
screamed at by outside agitators
all in flagrant violation of school policy
in many cases of federal law
Public Interest LawProf Banzhaf
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Court rules that Florida profs are not
mouthpieces for the government
the ‘Stop WOKE Act’ violates the First Amendment
Ruling rejects Florida’s attempt to enact a
speech ban on public college and university professors
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
www.fire.org/news/victory...
mouthpieces for the government
the ‘Stop WOKE Act’ violates the First Amendment
Ruling rejects Florida’s attempt to enact a
speech ban on public college and university professors
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
www.fire.org/news/victory...
VICTORY: Federal appeals court decisively rejects Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’
Ruling rejects Florida’s attempt to enact a “speech ban on all public college and university professors,” protects academic freedom and free inquiry on campus.
www.fire.org
July 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Court rules that Florida profs are not
mouthpieces for the government
the ‘Stop WOKE Act’ violates the First Amendment
Ruling rejects Florida’s attempt to enact a
speech ban on public college and university professors
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
www.fire.org/news/victory...
mouthpieces for the government
the ‘Stop WOKE Act’ violates the First Amendment
Ruling rejects Florida’s attempt to enact a
speech ban on public college and university professors
LawProf John Banzhaf
George Washington University
www.fire.org/news/victory...
How can legal research add value as LLMs get better at what we do? Reading lawprof Elizabeth Burch's new book The Pain Brokers, which offers a template: longform journalism on topics of public concern, fueled by deep expertise + funding beyond book sales. Gonna be the only path? Asking for a friend.
June 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
How can legal research add value as LLMs get better at what we do? Reading lawprof Elizabeth Burch's new book The Pain Brokers, which offers a template: longform journalism on topics of public concern, fueled by deep expertise + funding beyond book sales. Gonna be the only path? Asking for a friend.
There is only one citation to anything close to cognitive neuroscience and nothing (at first glance) based in current research on the nature of consciousness.
Feels a bit like peak lawprof brain.
Feels a bit like peak lawprof brain.
Public intellectual Cass Sunstein has lost it.
About 20% of the content is footnotes starting like, "I asked Claude if it cares about its continued existence."
"If and when AI has emotions, it has moral rights, and it should be entitled to legal rights as well."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
About 20% of the content is footnotes starting like, "I asked Claude if it cares about its continued existence."
"If and when AI has emotions, it has moral rights, and it should be entitled to legal rights as well."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
June 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
There is only one citation to anything close to cognitive neuroscience and nothing (at first glance) based in current research on the nature of consciousness.
Feels a bit like peak lawprof brain.
Feels a bit like peak lawprof brain.
The Supreme Court’s ruling against racial
preferences is turning out to be a landmark
with profound consequences
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled unanimously
that a state program that issued scholarships
based on race violates the U.S. Constitution
LawProf John Banzhaf
www.wsj.com/opinion/wisc...
preferences is turning out to be a landmark
with profound consequences
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled unanimously
that a state program that issued scholarships
based on race violates the U.S. Constitution
LawProf John Banzhaf
www.wsj.com/opinion/wisc...
Opinion | Race Preferences Are Falling Nationwide
Even Wisconsin’s Supreme Court progressives say they are unconstitutional.
www.wsj.com
June 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The Supreme Court’s ruling against racial
preferences is turning out to be a landmark
with profound consequences
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled unanimously
that a state program that issued scholarships
based on race violates the U.S. Constitution
LawProf John Banzhaf
www.wsj.com/opinion/wisc...
preferences is turning out to be a landmark
with profound consequences
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled unanimously
that a state program that issued scholarships
based on race violates the U.S. Constitution
LawProf John Banzhaf
www.wsj.com/opinion/wisc...
And Justice James Wilson, the nation's second lawprof (the first was Wyeth) and literal author of Article III.
June 19, 2026 at 11:52 AM
And Justice James Wilson, the nation's second lawprof (the first was Wyeth) and literal author of Article III.