David Friedman
@profdaf.bsky.social
Law professor. Law school associate dean. I teach Torts. Oregon guy who is still a Connecticut guy. Personal account.
The great Hanukkah miracle is ordering enough Chinese Food on Christmas Eve to last 8 nights
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The great Hanukkah miracle is ordering enough Chinese Food on Christmas Eve to last 8 nights
Only 2 days left to do all of your forum shopping
December 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Only 2 days left to do all of your forum shopping
1. Closed book exams
2. Oral defenses of research and more formative assessments on research projects
3. Endorse use of AI where helpful in learning process: for example, my students put class notes into Gemini and created a “Friedman Torts podcast” which they listened to on their commute.
2. Oral defenses of research and more formative assessments on research projects
3. Endorse use of AI where helpful in learning process: for example, my students put class notes into Gemini and created a “Friedman Torts podcast” which they listened to on their commute.
Nothing will make you an education AI skeptic faster than grading some college take home assignments. Admins who haven’t been in a classroom in years push it as a learning tool. Students are laughing at them as they use it as a cheating tool. It’s all instructors are texting about with each other.
December 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
1. Closed book exams
2. Oral defenses of research and more formative assessments on research projects
3. Endorse use of AI where helpful in learning process: for example, my students put class notes into Gemini and created a “Friedman Torts podcast” which they listened to on their commute.
2. Oral defenses of research and more formative assessments on research projects
3. Endorse use of AI where helpful in learning process: for example, my students put class notes into Gemini and created a “Friedman Torts podcast” which they listened to on their commute.
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Predicting that some universities will soon pledge to provide AI-free instruction, and that this will be an advantage in recruiting and training top students
Nothing will make you an education AI skeptic faster than grading some college take home assignments. Admins who haven’t been in a classroom in years push it as a learning tool. Students are laughing at them as they use it as a cheating tool. It’s all instructors are texting about with each other.
December 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Predicting that some universities will soon pledge to provide AI-free instruction, and that this will be an advantage in recruiting and training top students
Law school parking lot litter
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Law school parking lot litter
This is quite a read ctexaminer.com/2025/11/25/b...
Bridgeport Gangster, Stolen Car Kingpin Dead at 72
BRIDGEPORT – Barely a week went by in the 1980s when Thomas Marra’s name wasn’t on the front pages of Connecticut newspapers. He was called the gangster of Bridgeport, the […]
ctexaminer.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This is quite a read ctexaminer.com/2025/11/25/b...
“Criminal attempt to commit disorderly conduct” connecticut.news12.com/li-teen-arre...
LI teen arrested for fake SantaCon event promotion
Police say Emmet Blaney, of Massapequa, promoted fake SantaCon gatherings at different private beach residences, garnering over 600,000 views.
connecticut.news12.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“Criminal attempt to commit disorderly conduct” connecticut.news12.com/li-teen-arre...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Months of the year (ranked)
12. February
11. January
10. March
9. December
8. April
7. November
6. September
5. August
4. October
3. May
2. July
1. June
12. February
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About 1/3 of the way into the Great Gatsby and I’m beginning to wonder whether this guy is “Great” because i think he is exaggerating his background 1/
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
About 1/3 of the way into the Great Gatsby and I’m beginning to wonder whether this guy is “Great” because i think he is exaggerating his background 1/
This one is going out to my Corporate/ Biz Associations friends - if a new lawyer did NOT take the basic course in law school but wants a handy way to get up to speed - what references would you have them read?
October 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This one is going out to my Corporate/ Biz Associations friends - if a new lawyer did NOT take the basic course in law school but wants a handy way to get up to speed - what references would you have them read?
I haven’t been here in a bit. I miss some of you people.
October 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I haven’t been here in a bit. I miss some of you people.
Just putting out there that there’s probably a way to make university and law school accreditation a whole lot less resource-consuming while preserving 100% of the accountability.
October 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Just putting out there that there’s probably a way to make university and law school accreditation a whole lot less resource-consuming while preserving 100% of the accountability.
I moved to Oregon from the Acela corridor almost 20 years ago. One of the best things about living here has been that you can just … live here.
October 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I moved to Oregon from the Acela corridor almost 20 years ago. One of the best things about living here has been that you can just … live here.
Our public schools are clearly not doing a great job of teaching the business judgment rule and the intricacies of shareholder derivative litigation
September 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our public schools are clearly not doing a great job of teaching the business judgment rule and the intricacies of shareholder derivative litigation
My new phone arrived!
September 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My new phone arrived!
My goodness, people. Don’t pay to have your cabin air filter replaced. Just call me. I’ll do it for you.
September 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
My goodness, people. Don’t pay to have your cabin air filter replaced. Just call me. I’ll do it for you.
The NextGen bar should test this
September 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The NextGen bar should test this
With Dan Markel back in the news… it’s worth remembering what a generous human being he was -
August 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
With Dan Markel back in the news… it’s worth remembering what a generous human being he was -
Now THIS is a Learning Management System
August 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Now THIS is a Learning Management System
If I post about preparing to teach Torts, it will draw out all of the “I like chocolate torts lol” replies that I always get and feel obligated to feign amusement about. So I’m not going to post about preparing to teach Torts this year. I’m not even going to post the word “Torts.”
August 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
If I post about preparing to teach Torts, it will draw out all of the “I like chocolate torts lol” replies that I always get and feel obligated to feign amusement about. So I’m not going to post about preparing to teach Torts this year. I’m not even going to post the word “Torts.”
As a connoisseur of the spam text genre, this is magnifique
August 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
As a connoisseur of the spam text genre, this is magnifique
Law schools that admit transfer students need to do a better job of helping their admittees understand the taller task of networking in a new community.
August 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Law schools that admit transfer students need to do a better job of helping their admittees understand the taller task of networking in a new community.
There’s something in our biological clocks that moves us to tell children how much things used to cost.
July 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
There’s something in our biological clocks that moves us to tell children how much things used to cost.
Cannot blame people for asking
June 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Cannot blame people for asking