Guest Post – AI Refusal in Legal Research Instruction – Part 4: Imagining a Class Structure That Preserves Students’ Humanity in a Hostile Academic World
by Ben Doherty (they/them), Head of Library Instruction and Research Librarian at the University of Virginia Law Library
Letterpress print by Amanda Visconti and reproduced with permission, available at https://store.wolfproofpress.com/.Alt text: image in dark blue ink of a luddite
AG Watch: Minn. Defends Prediction Markets Ban
In a recently published Law360 article, Toni Michelle Jackson and Tiffany Aguiar examine Minnesota’s landmark prediction market statute — the nation’s first law to criminalize the hosting, facilitation, and advertising of prediction markets — and analyze the federal court’s July
Blockierte Zusammenarbeit
Wenige Monate vor der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt ist es nicht mehr unwahrscheinlich, dass mit der AfD eine rechtsextreme Partei die Landesregierung stellen wird. Derzeit schließen beinahe alle übrigen Parteien aus guten Gründen die Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD aus; in Parlamenten
Bollwerk oder Einfallstor?
In ihrem Wahlprogramm offenbart die AfD Sachsen-Anhalt im Duktus und zahlreichen Programmpunkten die Radikalität ihres beabsichtigten kulturellen und politischen Wandels. Ihre in weiten Teilen völkische und rassistische Politikvorstellung flankiert sie mit einer Rückkehr zu traditionellen Geschlechterrollen und -bildern inklusive der
Dispatches from the 10th Annual Congress on Emotional Intelligence
Muir has just returned from attending the 10th Annual Congress on Emotional Intelligence held in New Haven, CT by The International Society of Emotional Intelligence (TISEI) and the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.
In a quick highlights review, here are
Supreme Court finds illegal working civil penalty notice invalid for failing to specify the basis for liability
The Supreme Court has allowed the appeal in Akbars Restaurant (Middlesbrough) Limited v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] UKSC 26, holding that a civil penalty notice issued under section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality
Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen’s Speech for Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2026
The International Court of Justice’s long-awaited Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Climate Change Advisory Opinion) has received a lot of attention in recent weeks. Much of the discussion of the Advisory Opinion has focused
Introduction to the CILJ Symposium on ‘Greenland and International Law in the Transforming Arctic Order’
The International Court of Justice’s long-awaited Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Climate Change Advisory Opinion) has received a lot of attention in recent weeks. Much of the discussion of the Advisory Opinion has focused
WHY WE ARE DONE WITH LAW
There are many reasons why our disillusionment with law continues. However, this post by famed federal lawyer cum blogger Mr. Markus sums it up for us: Our System Has Lost Its Way. US v. Hernandez. Six-day Medicare fraud