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Rebecca Tushnet

@rtushnet.bsky.social

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Rebecca Tushnet is an American legal scholar. She serves as the Frank Stanton Professor of First Amendment Law at Harvard Law School. Her scholarship focuses on copyright, trademark, First Amendment, and false advertising. .. more

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 6h

9th Circuit just made anti-SLAPP laws (like the good ones in California and Nevada) a lot less effective. This is going to lead to a ton of suppressed speech. Stupid and dangerous. Especially now.

We need a federal anti-SLAPP law now. And we won't get one.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 8h

I tracked Amazon’s Prime Day prices. We’ve been played. (If we had a functional FTC, this would be a good investigation) (gift link)

Column | I tracked Amazon’s Prime Day prices. We’ve been played.

Here’s what you should do to actually get a good deal on Amazon.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 11h

BREAKING: NY State AG Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia

State Attorney General Letitia James has reportedly been indicted for alleged mortgage fraud.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 12h

NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics.

More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social

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Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 13h

Reasonable consumers: "Consumer research revealed that 42% of people didn’t know Lay’s chips are made out of real potatoes."

Lay’s Chips Are Getting a Makeover for the MAHA Era

Aiming to boost sales, PepsiCo is leaning into “real potatoes” marketing and natural ingredients.

www.wsj.com

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DeathNerd Killer @daphnek.bsky.social · 13h

We're watching the open web die piece by piece every day and it sucks.

I had missed the death of Casetext. It was a great free resource to access some of the information that should most be free: the law.

callidusai.com/blog/casetex...

Casetext Shut Down: Here's What It Means—And Why Callidus Is Ready - Callidus Legal AI

The shuttering of Casetext has major implications for the attorneys that relied on it. Callidus Legal AI is here to fill the void.

callidusai.com

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Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 13h

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 15h

ME: Now Mom, just remember, there's a lot of disinformation and AI in your social feed and your friends' Facebook.
MOM: I know! My friend sent me this crazy post where someone used AI to make an image of a giant frog fighting Army troops!
ME: ... okay, no, that one's ... goddamit, Portland.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 15h

Throughout US history there have been many successful coalitions that advanced economic well-being for low income people in combo w/ rights of marginalized communities, so Dems don’t need to think of this as an either/or. 16/

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Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 17h

We are not prepared to be a low-trust society, but it's where we're going

Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 17h

To represent for IP, it must be a banana costume. I don't make the rules.

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memeorandum @memeorandum.com · 17h

Harvard Seeks Assurances as Talks Restart in Washington (New York Times)

Main Link | memeorandum Permalink

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 19h

My dope friend Adrian, who is trans, interviewed 90 transgender Texans. His project is finally out: www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

We surveyed 90 trans Texans. Most said they’re living in fear and weighing a move

Respondents said anti-trans policies have complicated their sense of home in Texas and pushed them to consider leaving the state.

www.dallasnews.com

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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · 20h

Procedure Matters: PTAB Edition.

patentlyo.com/patent/2025/...

In Blackhawk, Director John Squires vacated a PTAB final written decision (FWD) that had already found all challenged claims unpatentable. Ordinarily a director review decision would still be appealable to the Federal Circuit, but Dir. Squires took the case to the next step. In addition to rejecting the PTAB opinion, Dir. Squires also terminated the proceeding and expressly declared that his order “does not constitute a final written decision under § 318(a).” The maneuver left the petitioner without an appealable decision — even though the case had already been fully litigated and decided on the merits.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

If ICE agents are willing to shoot a US citizen in broad daylight, as they did with Marimar Martinez in Chicago, imagine what they’re doing to undocumented immigrants.

They shot her in front of witnesses & with body cams turned on

The horrors facing those disappeared to camps are sure to be worse

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 1d

"Veggie burgers, seitan schnitzel & tofu sausage don't confuse consumers, only rightwing politicians"

“A beef tomato doesn’t contain any beef. Ladies’ fingers are not made of actual ladies’ fingers. Let’s trust consumers & stop this hotdog populism” #Censorship

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Veggie burgers’ could be off EU menu as MEPs back renaming plant-based foods

Proponents say move would strengthen position of farmers in supply chain but critics dismiss it as ‘hotdog populism’

www.theguardian.com

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Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 1d

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a brick building .

Alt: Bucky Barnes in a military uniform standing in front of a brick building, talking to Steve Rogers (offscreen). (I considered a picture of both of them or of Steve. I could go either way, just like them.)

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 1d

Consumer protection law exists in substantial part to protect consumers from integration clauses and other takebacks when the advertising makes promises

Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 1d

Nick: "Users are able to use natural language to describe what they want - whether that’s to create a contract, review one or something else related to contracts - and have AI do the work for them. "

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GitLaw is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, legal representation, or legal services. We are a technology platform that provides AI-powered tools for document drafting, review, and management. GitLaw's services, including any AI-generated content, documents, or suggestions, do not constitute the practice of law and are not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 1d

jawnt for a transit benefits platform: descriptive or suggestive or fanciful?

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 1d

How not to name your marketing agency

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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 1d

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.

She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 1d

Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 1d

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 1d

DEI for me, not for thee.

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