Christine Corcos
@lpcprof.bsky.social
Law and humanities/legal history/media and entertainment law/freedom of speech/privacy law/EU/AI, cats, coffee, tea. The Media Method '19; Law and Magic '10. Law and Magic II in press! 🎊 Personal account.
Amin on Moving From Colonizers to Guardians: International Law and the African Mandates under the League of Nations (1919-1945) / lawlit.blogspot.com/2026/08/amin...
Amin on Moving From Colonizers to Guardians: International Law and the African Mandates under the League of Nations (1919-1945)
George Forji Amin, York St. John University Faculty of Law, The University of Manchester School of Law, University of Bolton School of Law, ...
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Open Letter Concerning Academic Freedom, Tenure, and the Future of the New School
Open Letter Concerning Academic Freedom, Tenure, and the Future of the New School We, the undersigned, write to express our concern regarding recent restructuring decisions at the New School, includin...
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Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous | Yiannis Baboulias
Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous | Yiannis Baboulias
Droughts that were once a century now happen every year, and the impact on wildlife, industrial output and culture itself is catastrophic, says Yiannis Baboulias, a Greek writer based in London
theguardian.com
I have just written about the scientific search for the world’s funniest joke and included a free download of 1000 jokes! substack.com/home/post/p-...
1000 free jokes and a personal look at LaughLab
I’ve conducted lots of strange research over the years, but one project always sparks the most questions: My quest for the world’s funniest joke.
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A woman reached out to 2 On Your Side after saying her communication with her landlord had deteriorated. Officials declared her home uninhabitable. https://www.wbrz.com/news/family-forced-from-mold-infested-home-now-living-in-hotel
Family forced from mold-infested home, now living in hotel
A woman reached out to 2 On Your Side after saying her communication with her landlord had deteriorated. Officials declared her home uninhabitable.
wbrz.com
tRump’s acting AG just told a group of faith leaders they’re working to make the Dobbs decision “permanent in every single state.” Victory will be soon, he said. They’re going after the pills too. Not even pretending that banning all abortion stops at the red states. www.huffpost.com/entry/todd-b...
Todd Blanche Tells Faith Leaders Dobbs Decision Will Be ‘Permanent’ In All States Soon
“We don’t have complete victory yet, but we will have victory, and victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,” Blanche said.
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On Monday, Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted, prompting nearby residents to evacuate the area. Get the latest: https://cnn.it/4w5cPLi
President Donald Trump’s arch could harm the integrity of many of Washington’s historical sites, report says
President Donald Trump’s arch could harm the integrity of many of Washington’s historical sites, report says
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2026-2027 Law School Hiring posting schedule (same as every year, basically). prawfsblawg.com/law-school-f...
Law School Faculty Hiring Posting Schedule 2026-2027
The usual posts will occur this year regarding law school faculty hiring. The post collecting information about Hiring Committees is up. On August 13, 2025, AALS will release the first distribution…
prawfsblawg.com
Every now and then, I read something and think, "well shit, that's amazing." Usually, that piece in question will already have a built-in fanbase. But every now and then, I do some digging and see that it's flown under the radar. Such is the case with an article that's prompted me to ask . . .
Is this the most underrated LPE piece so far?
On Rohde and Parra Herrera's "Law as Architecture"
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SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision
SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision
Piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket weighing four tonnes will hit the lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles per hour A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is set to unintentionally crash into the moon at high speed on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a new lunar crater and afford an opportunity for further scientific research. The school-bus-size object is the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from Firefly Aerospace toward the moon in January 2025. Continue reading...
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“Tillis’ snubbing is particularly nasty given … he made a big fuss about not voting for Blanche’s confirmation unless he met w/Epstein survivors. Blanche did eventually meet w/survivors, but it did not go well, as survivors reported he told them to ‘get to the point’ and to talk to the FBI instead.”
Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 17h ago“Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn each reneged on their promises to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein, with Tillis even leaving them waiting in his office for 45 minutes before they gave up.” newrepublic.com/post/213959/...
Gill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.
Ok, I just heard a @cnn.com contributor refer to people being “under the thumb of the control” (of someone or some group). “Under the thumb,” “under the control” I understand. But controls have thumbs now? We’re doomed.
Witte's Foreword to Law and Christianity in Japan: The Legacy of the Great Jurists / @routledgebooks.bsky.social lawlit.blogspot.com/2026/08/witt...
Witte's Foreword to Law and Christianity in Japan: The Legacy of the Great Jurists
John Witte, Emory University School of Law, is published "Foreword" to Law and Christianity in Japan: The Legacy of the Great Jurists (Grzeg...
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ICYMI: Funded Masters of Arts (Island Studies) position studying “Island Metabolisms and the Genesis of the Canadian Agri‑Food System.” Supervisor - @joshmacfadyen.bsky.social Apply by August 15th niche-canada.org/2026/07/24/f... #envhist #aghist #foodstudies #PEI #islandstudies
Funded Masters of Arts (Island Studies) position University of Prince Edward Island
Funded Masters of Arts (Island Studies) position studying “Island Metabolisms and the Genesis of the Canadian Agri‑Food System.”
niche-canada.org
A beautiful story about a man who needed to move a couch. Sometimes, our country absolutely rules.
"President Trump has directed contractors to redo weeks of work on his planned White House helipad, frustrated with its appearance and questioning whether the slope of the White House lawn needs to be changed"
Trump orders changes to new helipad after weeks of around-the-clock work
Contractors have removed the granite seal that had begun to take shape in recent days, after the president complained about the slope of the White House Lawn.
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New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."
404media.co
In TX: Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare just CLEARED the meeting room, kicking out public speakers who are opposed to the GOP plan to cut half of the battleground county's Election Day voting locations for November:
Is Senator Moreno as concerned about the Epstein survivors?
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d agoAfter Max Miller’s statement, Bernie Moreno finally issues a statement denouncing Miller, saying he needs psychological help and should not be in Congress.
Are AI companies scanning and destroying millions of books, including rare titles? www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...
Are AI companies scanning and destroying millions of books, including rare titles?
Snopes reviewed internal documents from Anthropic that show they have bought millions of books to "destructively scan" them to train their AI model.
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"...we have no alternative but to take his word." In addition to not confirming him, you could promise to support his impeachment, removal, & disqualification from office if he breaks his word.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "As to the idea it could be revived in the future, I think it's highly unlikely that could happen without the cooperation of the DOJ. And I think Mr Blanche gave us the assurances that it was dead and would not be revived and in this case we have no alternative but to take his word" 🙃
