Alex Nunn

A boycott might have been a tad extreme, but how did we get to the point where con law largely dominates the academy?

The entire article is fascinating! Particularly if you're interested in the gradual demise of Langdellian formalism and the initial emergence of realists such as Holmes, Frank, Llewellyn, Pound, Cohen, and the like.

Thomas C. Grey, Langdell's Orthodoxy, 45 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 1 (1983)

It's truly something to behold. And this passage below really drives home your point. The Harvard Law faculty threatened to boycott Chicago for daring to teach Con Law!

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Oh dear. RIP to one of the great ones, as a scholar and as a person.

That’s the general sentiment. At least, AI seems to use em-dashes much more frequently than the general public, so the association’s stuck quickly.

It’s unfortunate, too, because I have yet to see an AI produce anything close to expert-level academic writing. But em-dashes still have the stigma.

One of the more trivial annoyances I have with AI is the widespread skepticism it’s brought to em-dashes.

I love em-dashes! I’ve used them liberally in my articles for a decade.

But now, I avoid them when writing, given their association. Not the worst consequence of AI, of course, but a bummer.

Very excited to hear about this symposium, featuring three fantastic colleagues!

Flyer announcing Harvard Law Review symposium "Judicial Review in Jeopardy?"

📢 Harvard Law Review Symposium Announcement: "Judicial Review in Jeopardy?"

Panel discussions on October 10; print publication in June. Honored to work with co-organizer Neil Siegel and these other excellent scholars on such an important (and timely) topic ⬇️

Ha! Fortunately, it’s incredibly easy. I used Suno.com. Once you have a general sense of the song you want to make (lyrics, genre, tempo, etc), it gives you an amazing output. No vocal ability required, thank goodness.

Huge thanks to everyone who has offered incredible feedback on nunn.ai over these past few months! It's still very much a work in progress, but it's been exciting to watch nunn.ai grow as a free platform for democratizing access to evidence law. Try it out, and let me know what I can improve!

The ESW participants, about 40 beautiful people, lined up on the front steps of Vanderbilt Law School.

The best day-and-a-half of the year is always the Evidence Summer Workshop! We had everything from formal modeling to queer theory to analytic philosophy to doctrinal analysis. Thanks to my co-organizers Ed Cheng, Julia Simon-Kerr, and @alexnunn.bsky.social.

Vanderbilt University’s Kirkland Hall with darkened clouds above and greenery in front

Arrived to @vanderbilt.edu for tomorrow’s Evidence Summer Workshop. Excited to spend two days with this evidence community. Thanks to the program committee of Ed Cheng, @alexnunn.bsky.social, @maggiewittlin.bsky.social, and Julia Simon-Kerr for organizing, and to all others helping out! #ESW

I often return to this amusing anecdote from Thomas Grey. Amid the heyday of formalism, the Harvard faculty threatened to withhold support for the University of Chicago's fledgling law school because Chicago planned to offer courses on "unscientific" public law topics like . . . Constitutional Law.

2024-2025 OUTSTANDING PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR This award is proudly presented to Prof. Alex Nunn for excellence in teaching and for consistently going above and beyond to challenge, engage, and support students. Texas A&M University School of Law Student Bar Association

Thanks so much to my amazing students at Texas A&M!

Yep, I also found it to be a particularly noticeable issue. I had a T20 offer in early February, and only one journal responded to my expedite. I totally sympathize with journals having to juggle a million items at once, but I hope ghosting doesn't become (more of) a norm.

My Public Comment in Strong Opposition to the Proposed Amendment to the Prior Inconsistent Statement Hearsay Exclusion: tinyurl.com/5cvp3kj3

The internal deliberations of the law journal that rejected me seven minutes after submission:

We had a great DC launch reception for the Texas A&M Center on the Structural Constitution last night! It was an honor to speak w/Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan & Judge Neomi Rao of the D.C. Circuit on the importance of studying structural constitutional law.

Thanks so much! Definitely a work in progress, but I hope it can be a helpful tool.

Happy to chat more--the technical side is quite fun.

Thanks so much! You’re spot on; it is indeed a shim. To help optimize its outputs, though, I’ve curated a pool of evidence law materials, and I’ve then explored various means of engineering large-context models to draw exclusively from that vetted content. It’s been a lot of trial and error!

Yep, that's already in the works! I'm also happy to chat about any aspect of the development process. Reliable AI content in the legal space is pretty sparse at the moment, and so there's lots of room for innovation.

Look what my friend @alexnunn.bsky.social made! 💅

Thanks for checking it out Alex. I share your broader concerns, and wigmore is designed to complement—not replace—traditional legal research and learning. But I hope it can become one additional resource in the broader landscape of evidence law education. And it's very much a work in progress!

This is crazy impressive!

Thanks a ton! And it's very much a work in progress, so I'm particularly happy to hear about what needs improvement (I have a long to do list myself).

Thanks so much, Maybell! I hope it’s helpful. Regardless, it’s been a fun project.

Of course, I'd love your input on making it better. What works? What doesn't? What features would you like to see? Your feedback will help shape its development. Try it out and let me know your thoughts!

I've worked hard to ensure wigmore provides accurate, well-researched answers with proper citations. That said, like all AI tools, it has its limitations. But I hope it can be an effective resource for some; another tool in their lawyerly arsenal.

I built wigmore by myself over the past few months, during late-night coding sessions after my kids went to bed. The goal is straightforward—make evidence law more accessible and understandable for everyone.