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Michael Smith
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Associate professor of law at University of Oklahoma College of Law. Researching constitutional law, criminal law, and legal oddities.
https://law.ou.edu/node/716
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It's only been a couple days; slow down and enjoy life
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Also, what the hell is this
Though critics depict him as a prickly, unhappy character, Alito flashed a ready smile and acceded to all my requests: to move my large leather chair closer to his; to remove a pillow from it; to close the heavy wooden door, with its giant gold doorknob, for better audio; to clip a microphone to his tie; to place my digital recorder in an outbox on his desk, standing up, so I could see its red light. “I thought I would put it in my pocket,” he said, “but okay.”
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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For details on why I think that Dobbs is not an originalist opinion (certainly not in the mold of Heller), see: www.albanylawreview.org/article/6784... at IV.B.
ABANDONING ORIGINAL MEANING | Published in Albany Law Review
By Michael L. Smith. This article argues the United States Supreme Court has abandoned the original public meaning approach in its recent opinions in Bruen, Dobbs, and Kennedy.
www.albanylawreview.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Top of the journal bucket list! Thank you!!
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Oops! Good catch!!
February 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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Comments are welcome! Thanks to @noahchauvin.bsky.social, @alexklein.bsky.social, @sawilliams.bsky.social, @eczoldan.bsky.social, and others who've already given helpful feedback. If you know any people who resemble my fictional coauthors, please don't put me in touch with them.
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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It wasn't always easy working with these people, but the end result is worth it. I've included attorneys, judges, clients, students, professors, and sovereign citizens. They've convinced me the error of my earlier, AI-skeptical ways.

(Be sure to read the footnotes; lots happening there)
In Praise of Generative AI By Michael L. Smith, The Terrible Lawyer, The Worst Client, The Lazy Judge, The Horrible Professor, The Disengaged Student, and The Sovereign Citizen Associate Professor of Law, University of Oklahoma College of Law. Thanks to Noah Chauvin, Alex Klein, Michael Madison, Jessica Tueller, Sam Williams, and Evan Zoldan for feedback on earlier drafts. Partner, Tuchman Marsh LLP. An amalgam containing the non-paying/non-communicating jerk, the stingy and unapproachable insurance carrier, and the micromanaging corporate client. I bet you had an idea of who this should be before you checked this footnote—assume it’s that judge (or Justice). See, supra, n. *. Law school not disclosed, but certainly not the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Not my Real Name; By Special Appearance; Without Prejudice.
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Good catch, "Robert."
February 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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I don't use them much, but occasionally they're helpful for suggestions on how a case that seems a bit out of place can fit in with the surrounding material. Also, some books (Dressler's crim pro) have note questions re lower court cases; the manual is a quick way to summarize those case outcomes.
February 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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slamming the extra dollar down so hard the counter cracks
February 7, 2026 at 1:42 AM