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Sigh. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/b...

Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns From CambridgeJason Arday was hired by the University of Cambridge in 2023 as the youngest Black professor in its history. Doubt has since been cast on his academic qualifications and claims about his life.www.nytimes.com

The escape artist was well known for many feats. But he was also an innovator--the first to create an electronic rope powered by AI. A severe introvert used it to get out of many social situations. So it was natural that on the eve of his very public wedding, he and his spouse decided to e-rope.

This definition of outlier is an...never mind.

Amicus Brief of 43 antitrust law, economics, and business professors in support of the DoJ/States in the Google Search case. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I for one HATE what AAUP is doing in endorsing candidates and making higher education political. I have been silent about what the GOP and Democrats have been doing to destroy higher education (or ignoring it), but I thought I'd speak up now. #Satire

Does your law school have an Honor Board or Honor Court to adjudicate violations of the school's Honor Code? Should it?

The Problems With Honor Courts and Boards in Adjudicating Academic Dishonesty. The latest by me on @abovethelaw.com. abovethelaw.com/2026/08/hono...

Honor Courts, Boards, And Academic Dishonesty - Above the LawAre honor boards due process or undue nightmares?abovethelaw.com

Sigh. www.dallasnews.com/news/educati...

UNT cites DEI ban to deny professors' membership fundingUNT says the academic groups’ DEI activities make the memberships ineligible for institutional funding. Professors argue UNT is going beyond what the law requires.www.dallasnews.com

Ooh. www.texastribune.org/2026/08/04/t...

Texas A&M sued over teaching limits on race, genderThis is the second Texas university system sued over teaching restrictions in recent weeks.www.texastribune.org

With great power comes great responsibility. nypost.com/2026/08/03/l...

Entire theater evacuated during ‘Spider-Man’ screening due to moviegoer’s uncontrollable bout of ‘rotten’ flatulenceNot even “spidey sense” could have prevented this odiferous attack.nypost.com

New from @scholasticalr.bsky.social: The Strait of Hormuz Law Review is now accepting submissions. Hurry because they tend to close quickly. #Satire

🎵It's time to try Defying gravity I think I'll try Defying gravity And you can't pull me down! 🎵 Houston museum faces lawsuit after gravity chair accident injures worker www.chron.com/news/houston...

Houston museum sued after gravity chair allegedly sends man crashingThe lawsuit is seeking less than $250,000 in damages,www.chron.com

When you realize summer is over and your school is already asking for Spring syllabi and book orders.

I'm writing a blog post about Honor Boards/Honor Courts. Sigh.

How easy would it be for @scholasticalr.bsky.social to add another checked box or three (along with the three we already check) to deal with AI disclosures? Answer: Easy. If one were concerned about the homogeneity of submissions to law reviews, that would be one way to do it.