If tick eradication becomes a centrist-brained obsession, I'm here for it gift link: www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
Kill the Ticks
America needs a bigger plan to control its tick problem.
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David A. Simon
@davidasimon.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Northeastern University School of Law www.davidasimon.us Co-Director, Amy J. Reed Collaborative for Medical Device Safety https://www.safemedicaldevices.org/
If tick eradication becomes a centrist-brained obsession, I'm here for it gift link: www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
Kill the Ticks
America needs a bigger plan to control its tick problem.
theatlantic.com
this is a big deal in both pharma and tort law
"What I fear is that this will become a typical life cycle management strategy” used by pharmaceutical companies to extend the ability of their medicines to generate profits." www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
A good policy move. Currently working on an empirical project about this!
Medicare is removing flexibilities that have allowed medical devices designated as “breakthroughs” by the Food and Drug Administration to leapfrog qualifications for extra payments. www.statnews.com/2026/08/03/c...
Spoke to Safia Samee Ali of News Nation about Lindsay Clancy's malpractice case, which she brought against her treating mental health providers while being prosecuted for murdering her three children. www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/nort...
Can Lindsay Clancy win her medical malpractice lawsuit?
Separate lawsuits by Patrick Clancy and Lindsay Clancy allege negligent mental health care before the killings.
newsnationnow.com
Incidentally, this is a very interesting experiment in the preferences of students v professors, and the dev of norms. my sense is that students generally distrust AI (but use it), and don't want to be bothered reading articles that someone asked AI to write. I don't blame them.
Dear Law Reviews, Most of us don’t check each law review page individually. If you have an AI disclosure or are accepting only special articles, authors won’t know unless it’s built into the scholastica submission process (like anonymized submissions)
Dear Law Reviews, Most of us don’t check each law review page individually. If you have an AI disclosure or are accepting only special articles, authors won’t know unless it’s built into the scholastica submission process (like anonymized submissions)
I’m increasingly of the view that we need to increase costs for submitters. Anecdotally ai is clogging up submissions and it’s reasonable to impose limits on both what journals will accept and how many simultaneous submissions one can do
Law review submissions season. Some observations 1. Be respectful of editors and authors. Communicate promptly. Accept/reject authors respectfully and as soon as is practicable.
2019: admiration for drafts with no typos 2026: suspicion for drafts with no typos
best feeling i can describe to use AI to offload literally everything is this movie
use ai for legal research. can be very helpful. but sometimes i spend inordinate time arguing with it that what its telling me is bs or doesn't exist
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Come join my faculty! We're hiring for two positions: 1) open-rank BA and corporate law and 2) entry level torts! I love my law school and faculty and know that you will, too! #RollWave! 🌊
If you're starting law school next month, check out my video, "So You're About To Start Law School." It has my tips on how to approach the first month, especially for first-gen students or those who don't know many lawyers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayl3...
"So You're About To Start Law School": A Law Student's Guide with Stanford Law Professor Orin Kerr
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If you're starting law school this fall, you might be interested in my short essay, "How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students." You can download it for free here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The anatomy of an AI-supported academic article is becoming more apparent. I desk reviewed ~70 manuscripts this week for our journal. Reckon 20ish had significant AI assistance. On top of hundreds of others recently I'm starting to see patterns. Are other editors are seeing the same or similar? 1/
Hello fellow tax profs at state schools! I am very happy to report that free tax Code and Reg books generated by www.lawskypracticeproblems.org/codeandregs now comply with PDF/UA-1 accessibility. I've tested a bunch of generated PDFs with veraPDF--all passed with zero errors.
Lawsky Practice Problems
Free practice problems and quizzes for Federal Income Taxation law school classes.
lawskypracticeproblems.org
Starting this summer, VLR requires all authors to disclose the extent to which they used artificial intelligence (AI) in their research or writing process using this form (docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...). For further explanation, please consult our AI policy (drive.google.com/file/d/1zyRC...).
Virginia Law Review AI Disclosure Form
Authors must complete this form when they submit a piece to the Virginia Law Review. For more information, please refer to the Virginia Law Review's policy on artificial intelligence.
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curious what cases are most widely taught across different subjects.
finished my paper which means i am already frustrated i am not finished with my next paper and want to move on to the one after that
pretty soon you all can submit with no chance of acceptance
turns out writing is important to thinking, even things we dont' like to write www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/m...
How A.I. Might Change the Way Doctors Think
For generations, writing up a summary of a patient exam was a vital step for physicians trying to make an accurate diagnosis. What happens when A.I. does it for them?
nytimes.com
Each cycle I typically visit each law review webpage to find out opening dates. I could do this again…
If any law reviews are on here, I encourage you to let me know when you are open(ing). If you are not open, please close your submissions portal
Congratulations to all those who earned tenure or promotions. It is a long slog. And longer for some than for others. Enjoy it, and use your privilege wisely.
Congratulations to all those who earned tenure or promotions. It is a long slog. And longer for some than for others. Enjoy it, and use your privilege wisely.