Professor and former Dean, University of Miami School of Law.
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Education Department decision on ABA Legal Ed council status as accreditor tabled abajournal.com/web/article/l… via @ABAJournal
The impact of AI has me very anxious, especially after reading @robertwrighter’s great new book, “The God Test.” I’m delighted, therefore, that Meta has announced that there is nothing to worry about.
facebook.com/share/v/1D8WQCw…
What a relief!
Kids used to learn the names of the Great Lakes using the acronym HOMES. Now, appropriately, the acronym is SHAME.
Yikes! Chinese Robot Beats Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record nytimes.com/video/world/asia… via @NYTimes
They just want to be like you when they grow up. Very nice Bob.
Well I can't object to @DouthatNYT calling me brilliant, but did he have to call me "older than us"? Maybe he said "bolder" and there was a brief audio glitch. In any event, that's the blurb I'm going with: "Bold and brilliant." xitter.cf/SKR_Economist/status/2…
It is interesting and cool that the Democratic nominees for Governor in Colorado and Michigan are both former law school deans: @pweiser (University of Colorado) and @JocelynBenson (Wayne State). Both were successful deans, and are outstanding public servants and nice people.
Tone deaf headline. There are certain things - air traffic control, bar exam administration - where any significant failure dwarfs a good “batting average.”
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I missed this announcement that Lynn Novick (with Ken Burns as Executive Producer) has an 8 hour documentary, “Crime and Punishment in American,” coming out this fall. Should be fascinating.
pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blog…
Without birthright citizenship, the USMNT might not be advancing to the round of 16. Folarin Balogun was accidentally born in the US and has never lived here. Now if the Supreme Court could only overturn that unjust red card.
Important new book about the challenges posed by AI by my friend @robertwrighter
open.substack.com/pub/nonzer…
For those interested in the current debates about law school accreditation (who isn’t!), I’ll be part of this interesting program on June 29.
law.uh.edu/events/aba.asp?
Maybe the Pope will come to NYC for the Knicks’ victory parade.
Between the Knicks and the Pope, Villanova Finds the Spotlight nytimes.com/2026/06/07/us/kn… via @NYTimes
David Yellen retweeted
Professor @dnyellen has been appointed to the @ABAesq Section of Legal Education’s Special Advisory Committee, comprised of elite legal minds to advise the Council’s Core Principles Review and accreditation standards. #MiamiLaw news.miami.edu/law/stories/2…
Ham sandwiches everywhere can rest easier.
Check out this article: cnn.com/2025/12/11/politics/…
The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education is under serious attack. If it is to remain as the national accreditor/approver of law schools, some major reforms are needed. Here are some thoughts:
prawfsblawg.com/what-should-…
The end of an era. Thanks so much for doing this all these years @SoCalTaxProf
<strong>My Last TaxProf Blog Post</strong> taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_… via @SoCalTaxProf
I guess Judge Sol Wachtler was wrong (or was the problem that this was an Italian BMT sandwich, not simply ham?)
nytimes.com/2025/08/27/us/po… via @NYTimes
