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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 20h

Brian Cassidy shares his ideas for best practices for law students & faculty as they navigate complying with the new Bluebook Rule concerning #AI generated content (Rule 18.3) in his recent @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS #LawLibrarian Blog post. #LawLibrary ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/b...

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AAUP @aaup.org · 22h

"Once you start teaching loyalty instead of critical thinking, you stop creating scholars & you start creating followers. That's not the America we signed up for."

#noloyaltyoaths
#academicfreedom

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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 1d

My recent @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS Law Librarian Blog post gives a recap of the Iowa Law Collections Symposium. The Symposium was a great opportunity for attendees to immerse themselves in all the minutia of developing & sustaining collections.

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 4d

We are honored to receive an NDSA Digital Preservation Excellence award. In accepting the award, @lyndamk.bsky.social expressed how this work is only possible due to our volunteers who "have spent countless hours working to ensure that public data remains a public good that is publicly accessible."

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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 4d

I love that the UVA Law Library celebrates living artists & showcase their work on our walls!

UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you all for joining us for another wonderful art show reception!

Shoutout to everyone who made this such an amazing evening!

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #ArtShow

Eze Amos standing on a stairwell platform, gesturing off of frame, while speaking to a small crowd.

The Charles Owens Trio playing in a reading room. There are 3 men playing a saxophone, a bass, and drums.

Eze Amos speaking on a stairwell platform, cropped so Eze is the focus of the photo.

People lined on both sides of a buffet table making plates of fresh produce, cheese, and crackers.

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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 4d

Great ideas! can I share your comment with Sandy? I don't think she's on Bsky, sadly.

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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 5d

The Trump administration’s policy of punishing cities is “an apex of virulent anti-urbanism,” argues Prof. Richard Schragger. @cnn.com

Trump to cities: Drop dead | CNN Business

Fifty years ago this month, President Gerald Ford told New York City the federal government would not save it from financial collapse. The New York Daily News summed up Ford’s speech in an infamous fr...

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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 5d

What does the “legal mid-transition” mean for clean energy? Prof. Alison Gocke explores the phenomenon in a new paper.

Professor Explores How Energy Law Is in Flux

In a new paper, University of Virginia School of Law professor Alison Gocke examines how legal frameworks are in flux amid the transition to clean energy.

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Peeref @peeref.bsky.social · 6d

“As researchers, we often say, ‘We need the data.’ Today, the data needs us.” - Kathy Reid
Guest Post — Rethinking Disciplinary Data Regimes by @mollyhardy.bsky.social on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
Full text: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/08/g...

Guest Post - Rethinking Disciplinary Data Regimes - The Scholarly Kitchen

Between a political policy environment focused on defunding and deleting data collections – an environment in which little can be trusted – and an onslaught of new AI tools that feed indiscriminately ...

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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 5d

Sandy Li's recent post to the @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS Law Librarian Blog highlights how librarians are self starters & the ways this makes our profession unique, challenging & rewarding #Libraries #Library #Librarian #Librarians #LawLibrarians ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/l...

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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 6d

Joy Hollerbach's recent post on the @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS Law Librarian blog gives advice on ways to help our library patrons find trustworthy sources. #LawLibrarian #LawLibrary #LawLibraries #Library #Libraries ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/s...

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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 8d

Is anyone else suddenly feeling the urge to join a book club…?

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #BookClub #BookDisplay

A book display featuring seven titles. Signage reads, “books about… book club.”

Three books: The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore, The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly, and The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan.

Four books: The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts, The Banned Books Club by Brenda Novak, A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston, and The Titanic Survivors Book Club by Timothy Schaffert.

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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 7d

LISTEN: Prof. Mitu Gulati and University of North Carolina Prof. Mark Weidemaier examine how an “invasion tax” could mitigate Ukraine’s bond debt to Russia.

Ep 162 - The Invasion Tax

The Invasion Tax The lawsuit over Ukraine's $3 billion bond debt to Russia seems to be on hold (maybe forever) in the English courts. And maybe there is no way for the Russian government to force rep

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Paul Stephan @pbs3.bsky.social · 14d

My piece on the Trump tariffs litigation in the Supreme Court has just dropped:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ieep...
Headline: The administration does not have the legal basis it claims to impose these tariffs.

IEEPA Authorizes Asset Freezing, Not Seizing

Treating a tax or tariff as different from a confiscation is an interpretive issue that should be decided by Congress, not the judiciary.

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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 15d

LISTEN: How could a U.S. bailout of Argentina affect holders of sovereign bonds? Profs. Mitu Gulati and Mark Weidemaier of the University of North Carolina weigh in.

Ep. 161 - Argentina Again

Argentina Again The Trump administration says it will do “whatever it takes” to rescue the Argentine peso and bond yields, saving buddy Javier Milei from electoral disaster. We do not think the U.S.

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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 15d

Students, faculty, and staff—join us for the Law Library Fall Reception on Tuesday, September 30 from 5-7. This reception will celebrate the installation of the new art show. See you there!

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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 19d

Tamara L. Rogers' recent @aallnet.bsky.social Blog post, "Using Reflective Practices to Combat Imposter Syndrome," looks at how we can use reflective practice to grow as teachers by recognizing & embracing success #LawLibrary #LawSchool #LawLibrarian
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Using Reflective Practices to Combat Imposter Syndrome

While teaching a recent legal research class, I encountered a moment that gave me pause. A few students struggled to grasp the concept of the National Reporter System. I addressed their questions i…

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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 19d

I love having art in the law library!

UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 19d

You may have noticed some things changing up on the second floor…
We are thrilled to announce that this year’s art show, “Conversations With Strangers,” is up! Stop by and check out some of Eze’s amazing photography!

#UVALaw #LawLibrariesOfInstagram #Charlottesville

A black and white photo of a man sitting holding a guitar and looking stoically to the left. Text reads, “Eze Amos. Photography Exhibition. Conversations With Strangers.”

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 22d

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 22d

Want to learn more about everything the library has to offer? Stop by this week for a tour!

Tours are available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 9:30 A.M., 11:30 A.M., and 1:30 P.M. and will take approximately 20 minutes. Meet us at the circulation desk, and you might get a little sweet treat👀

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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 26d

Team Law Library was in their element at United Way’s Day of Caring yesterday! New Beginnings Christian Community Church needed some help reorganizing their library, and we were happy to lend our experience!
@unitedwaycville.bsky.social
#UVALaw #LawLibraries #UnitedWayDayOfCaring

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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 29d

Ben Fincher's recent @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS Law Librarian Blog post looks at how we can use our hobbies, like #DungeonsAndDragons, to help learn new things.
#DnD #LawLibrary #LawLibrarian #AI #ChatGPT ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/h...

How Dungeons and Dragons Made Me Better at My Job Part 1: Learning New Technologies

I remember when I first learned about ChatGPT. I was a first-year law student at Gonzaga University, searching for better ways to take notes and to practice “IRACing” for my legal writing class. As…

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 29d

specifically, the proposed rule would exclude borrowers from loan forgiveness if the Secretary of Education determines “by a preponderance of the evidence” that their employers “engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose”

that seems...flexible!

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The Trump White House Is Trying to Price Law Students Out of Public Service

A proposed Department of Education rule would make borrowers ineligible for loan forgiveness if the administration doesn’t approve of their work.

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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 29d

75 years ago today, Gregory Hayes Swanson ’51 enrolled in classes at #UVALaw, becoming the first Black student at the Law School and UVA. Read about his journey and life on Grounds.

The Long Walk

In 1949 Gregory Hayes Swanson took his first step toward integrating the University of Virginia and becoming a civil rights hero with a radical act: applying to a graduate program.

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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 29d

LISTEN: @umnlawschool.bsky.social Prof. @jillhasday.bsky.social says at a LawTech Center event that sexism still affects constitutional law, political decision-making and everyday life — and that remembering women’s historical struggle matters.

Remembering Women’s Struggle for Equality

University of Minnesota law professor Jill Hasday discusses her award-winning book “We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality.” Professor Danielle Citron, co-dir

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