Jim Speta

Jim Speta

@jspeta.bsky.social

Law Prof, Northwestern. Former Co-Prez Law Schools Global League. Internet Policy, Ad Law, Torts, Antitrust, etc. Lawyer, past and present. Int'l Programs, former Vice Dean, Interim Dean, etc.

710 Followers 416 Following 223 Posts Joined Aug 2023
1 month ago

Although I disagree with most of it, I think it's one of the most important pieces in ad law. Except for the part where he says nothing will ever change. Even he couldn't see the Court swinging as far as it has.

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1 month ago

Serious suggestion: Read Gary Lawson, The Rise and Rise of the Administrative State, Harv L Rev 1994. It will give you the mood/vibe/meta of the current supermajority, in terms of what they think they are fighting against and what they are doing. The current pieces will make a lot more sense, imo.

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1 month ago

It's a Twain paradox: The more you review their explanation, the less you understand it. It's not you. I walk students all the way through the cases that the Court cites and it just doesn't add up.

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1 month ago

all of this *increases* participation in the labor market. This is just another attempt to intimidate law firms.

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1 month ago

firms have any market power in a relevant economic market, with 42 firms getting the letter and there being 400,000 firms and 1.2 million lawyers in the U.S. Fourth, this is the same (and even more innocent than) the NFL's Rooney Rule. And, if anything, ...

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1 month ago

Here's what I said about this meritless letter to the American Lawyer. First, the letter does not specify the alleged agreement. Second, the agreement, if any, cannot be per se, like the no poach agreements. Third, there is no possibility that the Mansfield ...
www.law.com/americanlawy...

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1 month ago
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Billboard Staff’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2025: No. 1 — Bad Bunny Bad Bunny is the Billboard staff's No. 1 Greatest Pop Star of 2025 for his 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' album, concert residency and all-around greatness.

Having Bad Bunny is just good business, and the NFL knows that. He’s bigger than anyone. www.billboard.com/music/pop/ba...

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1 month ago

No colorable allegations of an agreement. No allegations of market power of the 360 participating law firms.

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1 month ago
Bloomberg Industry Group : Page Not Found

The FTC Chair comes for Diversity Lab and law firms participating in Mansfield Certification. The Chair's letter suggests collusion, but wouldn't survive a motion to dismiss in any court.
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...

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2 months ago
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CFB buzz: What we're hearing about playoff expansion, conference title games and bowls Multiple playoff scenarios are on the table ahead of critical meetings this week.

The only thing we learned from the last round of expansion is that there are alread too many teams in the playoff www.espn.com/college-foot...

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2 months ago

Not that I'm aware of, but I only knew of this by happenstance.

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2 months ago
M-112: St. Louis Globe-Democrat Collection | UMSL

www.umsl.edu/mercantile/c...

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2 months ago

Courier has not been the same since the LaserJet III model was retired--or really since the Selectric II. I will die on this hill.

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2 months ago

Next up, Cannonball Run and then Gumball Rally??

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2 months ago

Agree. A central part of Fred Schauer's argument in "Thinking like a Lawyer" iirc.

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2 months ago

Doctor, it hurts when I do this ….

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2 months ago

Oh no, sorry to hear that.

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2 months ago

One thing to think about in the battle for Warner Bros is that Paramount and Netflix are both arguing about who is closer to Trump. And by acquiring HBO, that company will be John Oliver’s boss. @lastweektonight.com

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2 months ago

The Heritage of, say, the past 10 years is not what it had been for decades before-a decidedly conservative think tank but largely center-right and interested in the science of regulation, economics, and government. It’s taken a while for that good rep to dissolve. And here we are.

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2 months ago

It’s a great thing to do.

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2 months ago

I’ve given every 8 weeks for years. Don’t forget breakfast if you give in the morning, and agree on lots of water before and after. Have a granola bar in the holding pen and don’t rush out. Beware of lightheadedness when you first walk. But usually now I have none of that. You’ve got this!!

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2 months ago

The Donald J Trump and University of Alabama Crimson Tide.

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2 months ago

I also think the earlier part of that same subsection, which says that "[t]he Board shall construct for the Smithsonian Institution ... a building to be designated as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ...." Putting Trumps name on the building is certainly a contrary designation.

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3 months ago
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Southwest CEO says airline 'actively pursuing' network of airport lounges Southwest's CEO said the carrier is weighing a network of airport lounges

RIP Southwest. We hardly knew ye.

www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc...

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3 months ago

Yet the Six Justices do not consider the Civil War Amendments part of the history and traditions setting the founding values of the Constitution.

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3 months ago
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Lenovo and Dell Warn: Your Next Laptop Could Cost More Really Soon In the face of rising costs for memory and storage, major manufacturers are notifying their clients of impending price hikes.

Decreasing price / power in electronics has been one of the most important economic drivers of the past 5 decades. That is coming to an end too. Making America Poorer Again. Lenovo and Dell Warn: Your Next Laptop Could Cost More Really Soon www.cnet.com/tech/computi...

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3 months ago
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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Clip - "Andy Gets A Makeover" (2006) YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Clips

youtu.be/0Jg8AeuPFSc?...

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3 months ago
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‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed

“So quit. I can get another girl to take your job in 5 minutes - one who really wants it.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

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3 months ago
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Saving turkey lives -- the pick up line for ribs and brisket thanksgiving (and smoked turkey legs if you must).
www.soulandsmoke.com

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