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Michael Plaxton

@michaelplaxton.bsky.social

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Law professor. Books: Implied Consent & Sexual Assault; Sovereignty, Restraint, & Guidance; The Tenth Justice (w/ Carissima Mathen).

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 4d

Tweet less; research more.

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Julie Dickson @jd2711.bsky.social · 18d

Another shot of an avocet in a rainbow, @rspb.bsky.social RSPB Titchwell Marsh @rspbtitchwellsnett.bsky.social , Norfolk, Saturday 13th September. With @richard013.bsky.social #UKBirding

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Michael Plaxton @michaelplaxton.bsky.social · 25d

Yes.

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 25d

Violence only begets violence. Enduring change comes from building solutions, transforming minds, and cultivating what is good, in the human heart and in the world.

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 25d

Violence only begets violence. Enduring change comes from building solutions, transforming minds, and cultivating what is good, in the human heart and in the world.

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Matt Huber @matthuber.bsky.social · 28d

I've been profoundly depressed seeing so many leftists either joke about or celebrate the murder of someone for political speech. Glad to see this political clarity from @benburgis.bsky.social and Meagan Day in @jacobinmag.bsky.social.

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Eoin Daly @eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social · Sep 9

‘Standpoint epistemology’ - mostly an excuse to talk about yourself

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Michael Plaxton @michaelplaxton.bsky.social · Sep 3

Fyi, I've gathered together a bunch of recent X posts on defence of person against home intruders on my Substack.

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A Collection of X posts on Defence of Person in the Context of Home Intruders

I've been posting quite a bit on X about the law of defence of person in the context of home intruders.

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Jonathan H. Adler @jadler1969.bsky.social · Sep 1

So I wrote a thing about the tariff case:
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Opinion | Why the Supreme Court Could Uphold Trump’s Tariffs

The president’s powers are at their strongest when it comes to foreign policy and national security.

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Cicada Meth Orgy Fungus @cicadafungus.bsky.social · Aug 20

And it's funny as Twitter isn't doing great either. Their advertising cpm is now payable in-kind in nutritional supplements and shit coins. Where is everyone? Threads? Signal chats? Sitting in the parlor swirling brandy snifters and playing charades?

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Jesse Singal @jessesingal.com · Aug 20

The stats suggest Bluesky is dying. I think it is just too plain crazy on here.

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Digressionsimpressions @nescio13.bsky.social · Jul 29

I am surprised anti-luminosity about philosophical playerhood is not the default position at DailyNous.

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Philippe Lagassé @plagasse.bsky.social · Jul 25

Musings about AI as we head into the fall term.

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Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · Jul 25

My column: Why do men accused of sexual crimes so often prefer women lawyers? To hide behind their skirts. Such hearings were always torment for complainants faced with public scorn, extreme cross-examination and vicious misogynists like the late Chris Blatchford www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Heather Mallick: Why would female lawyers represent men in sexual crimes?

I don’t object to diversity hiring — it has let women, the disabled, and racialized people into workplace once reserved for white men — but you’d think the diverse would

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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · Jul 15

Richard Fallon, In Memoriam, buff.ly/6WxLugJ - A tribute to the great scholar and dear friend.

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Stephen E. Sachs @stephenesachs.bsky.social · Jul 15

Starting at Harvard College this fall (or know someone who is)?

Want to think through hard moral and political issues?

Look into my first-year seminar on "Abortion in Controversy," Tuesdays, 3-5 pm

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Stephen E. Sachs @stephenesachs.bsky.social · Jul 14

Rarely have I known someone so universally beloved by his colleagues, his students, and his community. May his memory be a blessing.

William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · Jul 14

RIP Dick Fallon. A devastating loss professionally and personally.

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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · Jul 14

RIP Dick Fallon. A devastating loss professionally and personally.

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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · Jun 30

Research leave for the first time in a while and the out of office is on.

I am on research leave from 1 July 2025. This does not mean that there will be a delayed response to your message, which would suggest a self-discipline and an ability to avoid checking email which I lack. It does mean that emails about certain responsibilities should be directed elsewhere, as follows:

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Michael Plaxton @michaelplaxton.bsky.social · Jul 13

Yes.

Michael Plaxton @michaelplaxton.bsky.social · Jul 13

Absolutely. At its best, a lecture is a form of experiential learning: the student is watching the expert think through a problem in real time. There is no substitute.

lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thing I am an absolute complete total reactionary about: there has not actually been invented a better model of conveying information in a learning environment than the basic structure of a traditional lecture. A speaker standing in some sort of unique focal point for the attention of listeners...

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · Jul 12

It's not helpful for, yknow, having other things to do with your day, but imo you should be tired at the end of a 1 hr lecture and exhausted at the end of a 2 hr one; it's live improv combined with scholarly rigor if done well, and that uses a shitload of energy.

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Michael Plaxton @michaelplaxton.bsky.social · Jul 10

A big part of me sympathizes with the spirit of this piece. But it is also one of the most unintentionally hilarious - because forehead-slappingly oblivious - op-eds in recent memory.

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Opinion | Why Hiring Professors With Conservative Views Could Backfire on Conservatives

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Opinion | Why Hiring Professors With Conservative Views Could Backfire on Conservatives

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Michael Plaxton @michaelplaxton.bsky.social · Jul 7

Oh I'm very sorry.

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Andrew Kent @andrewkent.bsky.social · Jul 6

In my experience, it definitely comes from some, maybe even many, teachers (law professors, in my corner of the world), but certainly also from students and admin staff

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · Jul 1

Got gossip from a managing editor pal of a journal that a few reviewers used ChatGPT to write their assessments for them, and didn't even conceal it. I'll say it again - it won't be the neoliberal administrators that take down the humanities. It'll be humanities professors who've stopped reading.

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Hadassa Noorda @hadassanoorda.bsky.social · Jul 1

We had an amazing Legal Philosophy Workshop with papers by Stephanie Barclay, Tarek Yusari, Anna Lukina, @markedsouza1.bsky.social, Suzanne Bloks, @apoama.bsky.social and Julian Davis. It was a pleasure to host the event at @uvalawschool.bsky.social