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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 28m

New issue of the International Journal of Legal Information now available, with articles on #AI for law libraries, free legal databases, international taxation, and more:

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#IJLI #lawlibrarian

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 19d

🚨 New in the Cambridge Elements in Data Rights and Wrongs series! 🚨

Data Access and AI Explainability by @frankpasquale.bsky.social is out now and #OpenAccess

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#LawSky #PoliSci 🗺️ #CambridgeElements #AI #LawandTech

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 9d

Author Atinuke O. Adediran talks to host Stephen Pimpare about her forthcoming title "Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress" for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

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Atinuke O. Adediran, "Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress" (Cambridge UP, 2025) - New Books Network

The 2020 murder of George Floyd sparked mass protests that challenged many institutions, including large for-profit companies, to reflect on how to address racial inequality. Large corporations began making systematic public statements to show alignment...

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · Jun 10

A comparative, solutions-oriented legal & policy analysis of methods used to combat the impact of dis- & misinformation on democracy

Disinformation, Misinformation, and Democracy eds. Ronald J. Krotoszynski, J., András Koltay & @charlottegarden.bsky.social

#BookSky #LawSky

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Disinformation, Misinformation, and Democracy

Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Disinformation, Misinformation, and Democracy

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · Jul 24

A fascinating reading for those with an interest in the unique legal, structural and organizational nature of tennis.

Professional Tennis and Transnational Law eds. Elias Bantekas & Marko Begović, Coming Soon

#LawSky 💙📚 #Sports #TennisSky

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · Apr 30

"Presents & provides answers to, the most challenging questions about freedom of thought in times of neuroscience, AI & the digital age"

The Cambridge Handbook of the Right to Freedom of Thought eds. Patrick O'Callaghan & Bethany Shiner

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The Cambridge Handbook of the Right to Freedom of Thought

Cambridge Core - Human Rights - The Cambridge Handbook of the Right to Freedom of Thought

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Zach Herz @zacharyherz.bsky.social · Jul 21

Fun fact—the formal pub date is 7/31, but apparently CUP is now live with my book, if you’re logging in thru an institution: accordingly, book 🧵 incoming. (1/)

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The God and the Bureaucrat

Cambridge Core - Ancient History - The God and the Bureaucrat

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 6d

"A fascinating and timely assessment of the current state of American constitutional law, how we got here, and where we might be going."

Explore the late Richard H. Fallon Jr.’s timely final work, The Changing Constitution

#LawSky #BookSky #PoliSci 🗺️ 🗃️

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 11d

Out today in the US!

John L. Campbell's "Pay Up!: Conservative Myths About Tax Cuts for the Rich" debunks five myths American conservatives have used for a half-century to justify cutting taxes, especially for corporations and the rich.

#PoliSci #BookSky #LawSky 🗺️ 💙📚

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · Apr 29

"Challenges us not to fix an immigration system that is functioning according to design but to create anew.'"

Feminist Judgments: Immigration Law Opinions Rewritten eds. Kathleen Kim, Kevin Lapp, & Jennifer Lee

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Feminist Judgments: Immigration Law Opinions Rewritten

Cambridge Core - Constitutional and Administrative Law - Feminist Judgments: Immigration Law Opinions Rewritten

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Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 1d

📢The 'International Journal of Cultural Property' is flipping to #openaccess! All content published from Jan 2026 will be permanently and freely available to download and share globally.🌍 Find out more at: https://cup.org/4pxFmY0

#goldOA #culturalproperty #culturalheritage

Announcement graphic from the International Journal of Cultural Property stating it will be fully open access from January 2026.

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AJIL and AJIL Unbound @ajil.bsky.social · 1d

Join us on Thursday, October 16 for the next webinar in our AJIL Explainer series and listen to experts in international law explain the controversies over Trump's trade policies. Register here: cambridge-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 1d

New issue of the Asian Journal of Law and Society now available

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#LawandSociety

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 3d

"Attacks on academia are fundamentally about remaking the labor practices that define higher education."

Deepa Das Acevedo, author of The War on Tenure (out now), in Time Magazine

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The Real History of Tenure

If academics want to protect the idea of tenure, they need to understand how and why it became the norm.

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 4d

Check out the latest blog post from David L. Sloss, author of People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law (out now).

#LawSky #BookSky #PoliSci 🗺️ #SCOTUS #ConLaw

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People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law, David L. Sloss

In People v. The Court, I argue that American democracy is broken and that the Supreme Court’s constitutional doctrine is a key factor contributing to democratic decay.

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AJIL and AJIL Unbound @ajil.bsky.social · 5d

There's still time to register for today's webinar! Register here: cambridge-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 18d

Offers a ground-breaking approach to understanding the relationship between law and social and political transformation in a changing world.

Reckoning with Law in Excess eds. Mark Goodale & Olaf Zenker, Out Now & #OpenAccess

#LawSky #PhilSky #Jurisprudence

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 5d

Out Now!

Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS by @azizaahmed.bsky.social

#WomenAlsoKnowHistory 🗃️ 🗺️ #LawSky 📚

Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 26d

"Corrects the historical record, rewriting women and crucial, feminist activism into the folds of a devastating era in global history."

Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS by @azizaahmed.bsky.social

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 7d

Fighting Back Against ‘The War on Tenure’

Deepa Das Acevedo’s new book is a response to the erosion of tenure protections that has become all too clear in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death. https://bit.ly/3Wd02qO

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Cover of The War on Tenure next to a photo of the author Deepa Das Acevedo, a woman with light brown skin and short dark hair, wearing bright lipstick and a dark blouse.

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 5d

Bryce Tingle, author of Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance (out now), examines the perils of the stock market in the @nytimes.com

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Opinion | The Quiet Force Imperiling Our Booming Stock Market

Why companies are increasingly avoiding America's stock market.

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 5d

New issue of the Leiden Journal of International Law now available

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#InternationalLaw #LJIL @ljil-leiden.bsky.social

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Santa Clara Law Research Dean @sculawresearch.bsky.social · Aug 30

Prof. David Sloss provides an overview of his new book, "People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law"

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People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law, David L. Sloss

In People v. The Court, I argue that American democracy is broken and that the Supreme Court’s constitutional doctrine is a key factor contributing to democratic decay.

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 6d

Miss out on #APSA2025 ? Fear not! You can still receive a 40% discount (and free shipping) on our most recent politics titles!

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#PoliSci #BookSky 🗺️ 🗃️ #LawSky

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 6d

"A fascinating and timely assessment of the current state of American constitutional law, how we got here, and where we might be going."

Explore the late Richard H. Fallon Jr.’s timely final work, The Changing Constitution

#LawSky #BookSky #PoliSci 🗺️ 🗃️

https://cup.org/46Kbsr8

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 6d

Deepa Das Acevedo, author of The War on Tenure, talks to @emmawhitford.bsky.social of @insidehighered.com about the erosion of tenure protections.

#AcademicSky #EduSky #LawSky 🗺️ 🗃️

https://cup.org/4nuLmQ0

Fighting Back Against “The War on Tenure”

Deepa Das Acevedo’s new book is a response to the erosion of tenure protections that has become all too clear in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death.

www.insidehighered.com

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