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Daniel B. Rodriguez is the former Dean of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and holds the Harold Washington Professorship.… more

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by Daniel B. Rodriguez

Substack
What Should the ABA Council on Legal Education Do? [Guest post]

This guest post is by Prof. David Yellen, a seasoned legal educator and higher education leader. Yellen has been a dean at three law schools, most recently at the University of Miami, has served in many other leadership roles and, notably for this conversation, has been deeply involved with accreditation matters within the ABA Council. While these are…

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I gather this happens only in hardware stores where they sell plywood.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."
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Short and Sweet from UPenn’s @aaup.org chapter on the Trump/Rufo “Higher Ed Compact.”

“When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation.”

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Statement by the AAUP-Penn Executive Committee on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education | AAUP–Penn
October 2, 2025 We have received reports that Penn has been “invited” to sign a so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” by the federal government, and that failing to do so wou...
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To Donald Trump:

Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities.

Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US.

Stop attacking the 1st Amendment.

Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15d
Trump: San Francisco and Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… We'll straighten them out one-by-one. It will be a major part for some of the people in this room. It’s a war too. It’s a war from within
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To all of our LDS brothers and sisters in faith, sending prayers in this time of great sorrow and unspeakable tragedy.
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Fantastic project!
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Stephen E. Sachs @stephenesachs.bsky.social · 16d
And here, in the Boston Globe:

"Let the States Get the Ball Rolling on Amendments"

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Editing the Constitution | Let states get the ball rolling on amendments
If we, the people, are to form a more perfect union, then we must update the Constitution as our society evolves. Globe Ideas has asked legal experts, advocates, and journalists what rewrites the Cons...
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And here, in the Boston Globe:

"Let the States Get the Ball Rolling on Amendments"

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apps.bostonglobe.com/ideas/graphi...
Editing the Constitution | Let states get the ball rolling on amendments
If we, the people, are to form a more perfect union, then we must update the Constitution as our society evolves. Globe Ideas has asked legal experts, advocates, and journalists what rewrites the Cons...
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by Daniel B. Rodriguez

dbrodriguez.bsky.social
My wife is from Anaheim, and me nearby, so we feel you.

by Daniel B. Rodriguez

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@andrewhickey.500songs.com Andrew's podcast keeps me sane in this insane world.

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That, and also the Disney parks suck. (He ducks).
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Micah @rincewind.run · 26d
cancelling Disney+ and Hulu is well and good but it’s not a huge hit on an individual level

but Disney adults? people who spend real money at the parks? you guys can make a dent, call ‘em up and tell them your vacation is postponed until they pull their heads out of their asses
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River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 27d
Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.
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cancelling Disney+ and Hulu is well and good but it’s not a huge hit on an individual level

but Disney adults? people who spend real money at the parks? you guys can make a dent, call ‘em up and tell them your vacation is postponed until they pull their heads out of their asses
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River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 27d
Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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Liz Cheney visiting @northwesternlaw.bsky.social to talk about threats to democracy and our republic.
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BREAKING | DeSantis to make Florida first state to end all vaccine mandates for schools
DeSantis to make Florida first state to end all vaccine mandates for schools
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by Daniel B. Rodriguez

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Says that "this was just locker room stuff."
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · Sep 2
The president has previously said he would not be awarded the prize "no matter what" he does.
Trump denies craving Nobel Peace Prize
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newsweek.com
The president has previously said he would not be awarded the prize "no matter what" he does.
Trump denies craving Nobel Peace Prize
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by Daniel B. Rodriguez

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Now hating on sourdough.
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Julien Hoez @julienhoez.eu · Aug 31
🚨BREAKING:

Bread is now woke, according to Alex Phillips
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by Daniel B. Rodriguez

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Before Lee Corso road off into the sunset, he picked LSU, Fla St, and OSU. Baller. @anthonymkreis.bsky.social
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🚨BREAKING:

Bread is now woke, according to Alex Phillips
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Couldn't care less about Cracker Barrel's fortunes. Food sucks, and gives off consistent MAGA vibes. Fight me.
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Obama warns ‘all Americans are at risk’ after Trump after threatens to clamp down on Chicago
Obama warns ‘all Americans at risk’ after Trump after threatens Chicago clamp down
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You're right about that. As with any other big city. But POTUS has taken a special shine to Chicago. Go figure.
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Do you actually read real statistical crime data or do you just like colorful pictures bereft of context (Sorry for using the term "bereft").
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These are the crime-ridden scenes I see on my evening stroll in Chicago. Send in the guard!
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Teacher son in law in TX gets the memo today explaining exactly how to display the 10 commandments in his Jr high class. And we are living in the new abnormal.
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by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by Daniel B. Rodriguez, Kim L. Scheppele, Jan W. Mueller , and 22 more

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Yes, the stakes here are large. Very large.
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As that famous conservative Grover Norquist once said, "I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where troops patrol the streets of every city, agents personally inspect the genitals of all student athletes, & the government owns a 10% stake in major companies"
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by Daniel B. Rodriguez

Substack
ABA accreditation council is playing a game of chicken

The Standards Review Committee of the ABA Legal Ed Council wants what it wants. And what it wants is a substantial increase in the experiential learning credits required of law students to graduate. Despite a flurry of comments objecting to this proposal — a few of which were especially powerful in exposing the lack of any serious evidence supporting …

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The Bradys!
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