William Baude
@williambaude.bsky.social
Harry Kalven, Jr. Professor, University of Chicago Law School. Podcaster and Blogger at Divided Argument.
That feeling when you and a colleague have an excited exchange about the implications of Williams v. Bruffy, and then you realize he was talking about the 1880 opinion on appellate jurisdiction and you were talking about the 1877 opinion on de facto governments...
I’d love to hear what folks like @jvagle.me think, but this strikes me as the way: Using tech responsibly and ethically, knowing full well its limitations, while also creating an environment where students can’t use AI as a crutch or substitute it for thinking. www.law.uchicago.edu/news/uchicag...
UChicago Law Unveils New AI Strategy Statement | University of Chicago Law School
The University of Chicago Law School today released an AI Strategy Statement reflecting a new vision for legal education in the age of artificial intelligence. The strategy statement, titled, “Rethink...
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Intensely socratic classrooms without electronic devices (and in-class, curved exams), while also learning how (and when) to usefully layer AI on top of one's own abilities and skills.
Today, the University of Chicago Law School unveiled its strategy for legal education in the age of artificial intelligence. Learn more about #UChicagoLaw's vision at: www.law.uchicago.edu/news/uchicag...
When there are four @dividedargument.bsky.social episodes in a week, it must be the last week of June.
Here’s a gift link to the @nytopinion.nytimes.com roundtable conversation about the end of the #SCOTUS term—featuring @williambaude.bsky.social, @kateshaw.bsky.social, and me:
Opinion | Is the Supreme Court Incoherent? Independent? 3 Legal Scholars Assess a Tumultuous Term.
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The latest Shaw/Vladeck/Baude convo started out pretty hot: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o... @kateshaw.bsky.social @stevevladeck.bsky.social
Save the date: 3rd Annual UChicago Constitutional Law Conference May 14, 2027.
“People are always saying you can’t make ‘fetch’ happen.” - @williambaude.bsky.social
Gretchen Wieners: 'So Fetch!' (Mean Girls)
Alt: Gretchen Wieners: 'So Fetch!' (Mean Girls)
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Interesting finding from the latest George/Yoon/Gulati clerkship paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
What questions are shaping SCOTUS' most consequential cases this term? Dean @adamchilton.bsky.social joined Profs. David Strauss, @williambaude.bsky.social, and Aziz Huq to examine major rulings and discuss key cases still awaiting decision.
At New Supreme Court Review and Preview Program, Faculty Analyze Term's Biggest Questions | University of Chicago Law School
As the Supreme Court entered the final weeks of its term, three University of Chicago Law School’s scholars examined the major cases still awaiting decision while reflecting on some of the term's…
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I’d put the new A Parade of Horribles (#8) in the top three.
Dungeon Crawler Carl books ranked (from best): Dungeon Crawler Carl (#1) The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (#3) The Gate of the Feral Gods (#4) This Inevitable Ruin (#7) The Butchers Masquerade (#5) The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (#6) Carl's Doomsday Scenario (#2)
new from @williambaude.bsky.social , who is correct that everyone knows Boerne was wrong (even if some don't admit it). blog.dividedargument.com/p/problems-w...
Problems With Boerne v. Flores
Four objections for originalists
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“How can you again love anything in the Star Wars universe if it might be retroactively repealed at any time?” #MayThe4thBeWithYou newramblerreview.com/book-reviews...
Star Wars Destroyed - New Rambler Review
The New Rambler Review publishes reviews of books about ideas, including literary fiction. It takes its name from Samuel Johnson’s periodical, The Rambler.
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Don’t Blame John Roberts for the Shadow Docket www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/o...
Opinion | Don’t Blame John Roberts for the Shadow Docket
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I am honored to be elected, along with my dear colleague Alison LaCroix, to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. www.law.uchicago.edu/news/william...
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Backup backup backup backup argument | Divided Argument
We recap and reflect on the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara (the birthright citizenship case) and then analyze the Court's recent decision in Chiles v. Salazar, about the First Amendment limits on ...
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It may be a new world, but it’s the same Constitution.
Beyond Tit-For-Tat, my Jerome Hall lecture www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOfj...
The Jerome Hall Lecture featuring William Baude
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