Many of us instinctively regard the past as less complex — and its leading thinkers/doers as less sophisticated — than now. Each time I read a Shakespeare poem, play a Mozart sonata, or watch a Hitchcock movie I'm reminded how untrue that is.

Most days I get in an hour walk in the nearby woods. Good therapy for the discontents of civilization. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

The best medicine may be free — Harvard Gazette

Susan Abookire, a Harvard Medical School forest therapy guide, explains what a daily dose of nature does for the body.

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I may have already noted this, but U Mass emeritus professor Edwina Rissland, who wrote a seminal AI/law article in the Yale Law Journal and taught a related course at Harvard Law for a decade, gave a talk once about 'gray cygnets' (as opposed to black swans, when it came to unusual court rulings.)

David Colarusso@davidcolarusso.com · last mo.

Some combination of the heat, the need to molt, and the cygnets being “old enough” means I found the swans on shore today. Unfortunately, only three of the five cygnets remain.

I love how you can pick up a chat with a bot from a few weeks ago and continue like it's only been a few seconds

Encouraging, even given that "We law people—those of us who spend our careers within the legal industry and its systems—could have spent the last half century or more trying to answer these broader questions of law’s linkage to, obligation to, justice as a central norm."

Jon Hanson@thesituationist.bsky.social · 5d ago

Thirty years ago I wondered why our legal system promises justice but delivers only law. Today Harvard Law & Policy Review published the Preface to The Justice Series, by Dean Strang and me. Foreword by Judge Nancy Gertner. Many more follow this year. journals.law.harvard.edu/lpr/volume-2...

Yes, who needs to witness explosive logorrhea?

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 2w ago

I would never eat dinner with Donald Trump. I would never clap or laugh at his jokes. I would never shake his hand. When he attacks me, I wear his scorn as a badge of honor. I founded Democracy Docket to never back down or obey. Subscribe now. demdock.com/4w6emld

I've often found courthouse signage unhelpful even for veteran litigators (when you're not on home territory)

Sonja Ebron@sonja.courtroom5.com · 2w ago

The signs assume you already know which office is which. The clerk can't tell you what you need to know — that's the rule. The Latin isn't explained; it's announced. The exclusion doesn't start with a bad ruling. It starts in the lobby.

All the way?

David Colarusso@davidcolarusso.com · 2w ago

Spotted on this evening’s walk, a double rainbow! 🌈

At least it's not the Crits doing the porting

Joe Patrice@joepatrice.bsky.social · 2w ago

I've lived long enough to see Critical Race Theory cynically ported into Originalism to support the proposition that "the Constitution is structurally racist and that's awesome." What a time to be alive.

Our photogenic president evidently loves photo bombing almost as much as real bombing

We've had decades of technological breakthroughs that might have softened the ATJ crisis. Something tells me that the solution lies elsewhere. But there's always hope!

Everlaw@everlaw.bsky.social · 2w ago

They are convinced that solving the access to justice crisis requires collaboration beyond the legal profession, and that technology, particularly artificial intelligence, may finally deliver the breakthrough they've been waiting for.

Working on my CS degree (Before leaving the house, remember to Check the Stove in case I left a burner on)

The fanatics you fraternize with always seems less crazed

Joe Thomas@joethomas2024.bsky.social · 4w ago

Marco Rubio: "Let me explain this in simple English: Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.” That statement would have so much more gravitas if Rubio's own country wasn't also run by religious fanatic lunatics.

I've become quite a fan of Copilot, especially in PowerPoint.

Ben Schorr@bschorr.bsky.social · 4w ago

I'm using the #Copilot chat in #SharePoint to build out SharePoint pages today and I have to say, it's really quite good. I've created half a dozen pages with pretty decent content and links and it's taken me less than 30 minutes so far.

Kinda what I've been saying - www.lawnext.com/2024/07/gues...

Guest Post: Unauthorized Help – A Contrarian UPL Analysis

Technology that helps people do their own legal work should be against the law. That at least is the view of some bar authorities, and the implication of regulatory proposals. Many lawyers think that....

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Justice Technology Association@justicetechassn.bsky.social · 4w ago

New #ScalingJustice column from JTA's @mayamarkovich.bsky.social and JTA Advisor Ken Friedman: the case for replacing #UPL as the framework for regulating AI legal tools, and what a consumer protection approach looks like instead. buff.ly/SaGRaSQ #JusticeTech #AccessToJustice #LegalPolicy

And we're only 3/8th of the way through this lawless presidency

David Colarusso@davidcolarusso.com · last mo.

Those capable of lying about crowd size on day one are telling us they won't have a problem lying about the evidence in a criminal trial, whether or not those around them are corrupt, or even if we're at war.

As the product of at least five generations of US citizens I warmly welcome the new ones born today

No, but maybe enroulé

Sarah G.@sglassmeyer.bsky.social · last mo.

Are Martha Alito flag jokes passé?

We may never get the pleasure of hearing him sing "I fought the law and the law won"

Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov · last mo.

When Donald Trump feels like he's not winning, he will break the law to go after those he thinks are his political enemies or who are defeating him in court and at the ballot box.

At least if it involves more than one thing you care about

David Colarusso@davidcolarusso.com · last mo.

Every choice is a tradeoff.

That's one induction I hate to be missing

Sarah G.@sglassmeyer.bsky.social · last mo.

Up early to go to NYC for COLPM, where I’m being inducted as a fellow. (I don’t think they’ve done official announcements but it’s on website sooo…) I also decided to re-dye my hair so now I look like this

And he can also play Long Tall SALI

Damien Riehl@damienriehl.bsky.social · last mo.

Exciting news: In London, the Financial Times named me to the FT Law 50, recognizing those who shape and improve the law. An honor to be listed with those I respect deeply: including Anthropic and leaders of Global 100 law firms and world-leading orgs. www.ft.com/content/2531...

That's the kind of blue we like to see in a reflecting pond

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · last mo.

In between drafts of my Democracy Docket piece for tomorrow on the remaining Supreme Court cases, Blue insisted on going for a swim.

Virtual unwrapping of carbonised Herculaneum scrolls is one of the few consolations of modernity

Sarah G.@sglassmeyer.bsky.social · last mo.

Fun fact: one of the leads of this is at the University of Kentucky!

Do they really think that a mere fence is going to keep out the little green men who are causing all the trouble?

The vandals are in the White House

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Trump unleashes conspiracy theories as his renovated Reflecting Pool turns GREEN. youtu.be/aMOSeDCzIO8?...

Always happy to see ML described as OG

David Colarusso@davidcolarusso.com · last mo.

Just realized that I described ML as the OG AI on a call, and I can’t decide if I should cringe or hold my head high.

Once you go Jack you may not come back

With presidents like this, who needs enemies?

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here's the Iran-US MoU, and it's pretty much a severe strategic defeat and capitulation for the US and a massive strategic and economic victory for Iran. Really an utter humiliation for the US thanks to Trump's naked incompetence. edition.cnn.com/2026/06/17/m...

Watching my wife compete and realizing why harnesses are better than wrappers