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Courtney M Cox

@coxlaw.bsky.social

Law, philosophy, and occasionally the bassoon. Previously IP litigator @RopesGray, now faculty @FordhamLawNYC. Writing here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1569375

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This happened to me. I think I had to clear browser history etc and switch browsers for a bit. It’s the worst.

27.01.2026 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful workshop. So grateful for this community, and conversation. Thanks @jeannefromer.bsky.social , Barton & crew!!!

17.01.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So you just watched The Bob Emergency, eh?

14.01.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the beauties of writing is that language is so subtle.

You might think that 'I apologise' means the same as 'I'm sorry'. But just try switching the two next time you're at a funeral.

09.01.2026 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Collage of six professional portraits of Fordham Law School faculty and staff members, arranged around the Fordham School of Law logo.

Collage of six professional portraits of Fordham Law School faculty and staff members, arranged around the Fordham School of Law logo.

Collage of six professional portraits of Fordham Law School faculty and staff members, arranged around the Fordham School of Law logo.

Collage of six professional portraits of Fordham Law School faculty and staff members, arranged around the Fordham School of Law logo.

Fordham Law is proud to share that 12 members of the Law School's faculty & staff are presenting at #AALS2026 this week.

Check out where to find them:
https://news.law.fordham.edu/blog/2026/01/05/fordham-law-faculty-take-the-national-stage-at-the-2026-american-association-of-law-schools-conference/

06.01.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@lexlanham.bsky.social

07.01.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A satirical website for HiltonICE.com: "Experience Compliance at Its Finest."

A satirical website for HiltonICE.com: "Experience Compliance at Its Finest."

About Us
Our Story

Hilton ICE is a premium hospitality experience built on discretion, compliance, and selective compassion. Located wherever federal enforcement requires dependable accommodations, we deliver polished rooms, streamlined coordination, and an operating environment free from unnecessary complications.

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Our properties provide the full range of services expected of a global hospitality brand, including thoughtfully designed accommodations, attentive service, and a formal commitment to cooperation. By aligning comfort with authority, we support continuity of operations and ensure expectations are met without interruption.

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At Hilton ICE, hospitality is not a reflection of values. It is an operational standard.

About Us Our Story Hilton ICE is a premium hospitality experience built on discretion, compliance, and selective compassion. Located wherever federal enforcement requires dependable accommodations, we deliver polished rooms, streamlined coordination, and an operating environment free from unnecessary complications. ​ Our properties provide the full range of services expected of a global hospitality brand, including thoughtfully designed accommodations, attentive service, and a formal commitment to cooperation. By aligning comfort with authority, we support continuity of operations and ensure expectations are met without interruption. ​ At Hilton ICE, hospitality is not a reflection of values. It is an operational standard.

Unauthorized Use of Hilton
Trademark
To the Owner and Operator of the Website
https://www.hiltonice.com/,
Please be advised that the use of the Hilton name, including its incorporation within your domain name and its use in connection with a hotel-branded website, constitutes unauthorized use of a protected trademark and raises significant legal concerns.

Unauthorized Use of Hilton Trademark To the Owner and Operator of the Website https://www.hiltonice.com/, Please be advised that the use of the Hilton name, including its incorporation within your domain name and its use in connection with a hotel-branded website, constitutes unauthorized use of a protected trademark and raises significant legal concerns.

Thank you for your note.

The use of the Hilton name on HiltonICE.com is intentional and expressive. The website is a work of political commentary and parody addressing Hilton's publicly reported cooperation with ICE, presented in the visual language of a hotel brand to critique that decision. No affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement by Hilton is claimed or implied.

The site does not offer lodging, accept reservations, or engage in commercial activity, and is protected as expressive speech. The purpose is commentary, not confusion.

That said, I appreciate you reaching out and will review your concerns with counsel (a Ouija board and the ghost of the First Amendment).

Dog Bless,

Tobes

Thank you for your note. The use of the Hilton name on HiltonICE.com is intentional and expressive. The website is a work of political commentary and parody addressing Hilton's publicly reported cooperation with ICE, presented in the visual language of a hotel brand to critique that decision. No affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement by Hilton is claimed or implied. The site does not offer lodging, accept reservations, or engage in commercial activity, and is protected as expressive speech. The purpose is commentary, not confusion. That said, I appreciate you reaching out and will review your concerns with counsel (a Ouija board and the ghost of the First Amendment). Dog Bless, Tobes

So @tobymorton.bsky.social is a national treasure and Hilton is fucking up royally with this nonsense. www.hiltonice.com

cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social

07.01.2026 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2429    πŸ” 700    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 34

My 4-year-old overheard me telling my sibling, β€œAmerica’s in big trouble.” Later he said, β€œAmerica needs to not break stuff and use its inside voice.” Chaos solved with preschool logic. Proud Dad here.

04.07.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1608    πŸ” 160    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 4
Image featuring three professors associated with Fordham Law School. From left to right: Norrinda Brown is recognized for the 2026 AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education Shanara Gilbert Award; Gowri Krishna '06 for the 2026 AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education Professor Susan Jones Professor Competition Award; and Catherine Powell for the 2026 AALS Section on Minority Groups Clyde Ferguson Award.

Image featuring three professors associated with Fordham Law School. From left to right: Norrinda Brown is recognized for the 2026 AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education Shanara Gilbert Award; Gowri Krishna '06 for the 2026 AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education Professor Susan Jones Professor Competition Award; and Catherine Powell for the 2026 AALS Section on Minority Groups Clyde Ferguson Award.

Congratulations to Fordham Law Professors Norrinda Brown, Gowri Krishna '06, and Catherine Powell on being named 2026 Association of American Law Schools section award winners.

Read more: https://lens.aals.org/article/2026-section-award-winners/

#AALS2026

05.01.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lololol says local copyright prof who has received similar questions many times

04.01.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Palm Royale! It’s so cooky and OTT, guilty pleasure

03.01.2026 05:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good. This is insane.

03.01.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Idiotic right-wing propoganda: "London - before everything, it was one of the most beautiful, clean and safest places in Britain." In the AI image, a character in the foreground has his feet on the wrong way, facing backwards.

Idiotic right-wing propoganda: "London - before everything, it was one of the most beautiful, clean and safest places in Britain." In the AI image, a character in the foreground has his feet on the wrong way, facing backwards.

London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.

02.01.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2747    πŸ” 517    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 109
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Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...

I got rhythm
I got free songs
I got Pluto
who could ask for anything more

I got Mickey
in the funnies
I got his dog
who could ask for anything more

Old man Disney?
I don’t mind him
You won’t find him
round my door

I got free works
I got Faulkner
More soon next year
who could ask for anythin more

01.01.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Zohran Mamdani Refuses To Share Plan For Making Rich Richer

Zohran Mamdani Refuses To Share Plan For Making Rich Richer

Zohran Mamdani Refuses To Share Plan For Making Rich Richer https://theonion.com/zohran-mamdani-refuses-to-share-plan-for-making-rich-richer/

31.12.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1438    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5

Fabulous scholar, fabulous piece! So grateful to have Ela at Fordham!

31.12.2025 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Three individuals featured on the AALS 2025 Pro Bono Honor Roll, representing Fordham School of Law, smiling against a maroon background.

Three individuals featured on the AALS 2025 Pro Bono Honor Roll, representing Fordham School of Law, smiling against a maroon background.

Fordham Law's proud to announce that Angela DeVolld, director of Public Interest Scholars and Fellowships, Clinical Prof. Mariam Hinds, & student Olivia Loomis '26 have named to the Association of American Law Schools (@theaals.bsky.social)'s 2025 Pro Bono Honor Roll, for their indiv. pro bono work.

19.12.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The thieves made a bisque escape.

30.12.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

So, I purchased the center and the land it sits on β€” the best $2 million I can imagine spending.

🧡 6 of 9

21.12.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8099    πŸ” 402    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 46
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NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.

So the question β€œwhat, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.

18.12.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8800    πŸ” 1532    πŸ’¬ 154    πŸ“Œ 58

Omg.

Over and over and over and over and over and over and sometimes so often it happens to the same people multiple times and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and sometimes so often it happens to the same people multiple tim

14.12.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Abstract

When we empathize with someone going through something, we often draw on our past experiences with the someone and the something. These kinds of experiences ground "thick empathy", a form of empathy that has been largely overlooked in the psychology and neuroscience literature. Consider how a mother, empathizing with her daughter about to give birth, can draw on her own experience of childbirth, and her relationship with her daughter, to deeply grasp what her daughter is going through in a way that others who lack those experiences cannot. I argue that thick empathy deserves more empirical attention because it is associated with well-being and helps us build networks of effective mutual social support. My analysis highlights novel risks and dilemmas posed by "empathy machines" that promise to enhance or even replace human empathy and are becoming increasingly popular as a potential solution to widespread loneliness. Even when empathy machines provide value to individuals, their widespread adoption risks imposing collective emotional and epistemic costs that ultimately make it harder for us to empathize well.

Keywords: empathy, understanding, experience, thick description, ethnography, phenomenal knowledge, interpersonal knowledge, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, chatbots

Abstract When we empathize with someone going through something, we often draw on our past experiences with the someone and the something. These kinds of experiences ground "thick empathy", a form of empathy that has been largely overlooked in the psychology and neuroscience literature. Consider how a mother, empathizing with her daughter about to give birth, can draw on her own experience of childbirth, and her relationship with her daughter, to deeply grasp what her daughter is going through in a way that others who lack those experiences cannot. I argue that thick empathy deserves more empirical attention because it is associated with well-being and helps us build networks of effective mutual social support. My analysis highlights novel risks and dilemmas posed by "empathy machines" that promise to enhance or even replace human empathy and are becoming increasingly popular as a potential solution to widespread loneliness. Even when empathy machines provide value to individuals, their widespread adoption risks imposing collective emotional and epistemic costs that ultimately make it harder for us to empathize well. Keywords: empathy, understanding, experience, thick description, ethnography, phenomenal knowledge, interpersonal knowledge, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, chatbots

New preprint: Empathy, Thick and Thin
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

It is perhaps foolhardy to attempt to say something new about a topic as widely studied as empathy. I tried anyway! 1/

11.12.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 248    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 12

Never waste a table of contents

13.12.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Apples

xkcd.com/3180/

13.12.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

11.12.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 52130    πŸ” 17030    πŸ’¬ 2161    πŸ“Œ 1774

Thread

11.12.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like β€œKeasles” but wdik

11.12.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s not wrong

10.12.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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