Rebecca Fordon

An impressive list, girls, but I know we can do better

New courses build knowledge across a broad spectrum From crypto regulation to the meaning of truth, students have a rich range of choices.

I was lucky enough to sit in on the whole class (taught by Jonah Gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social) and it was indeed great fun. Here's a little write-up: www.law.berkeley.edu/article/new-...

(PS I really want to teach a semester-long class on PACER)

I covered dockets (amongst other topics) in my Advanced Legal Research class today, and it's soooo hard not to nerd out. I think I scared them when I said some law schools offer a semester-long class on PACER!

(The boy is impossible to find pants for... if anyone else has this struggle of a tall kid with a small waist, we live and die by Pants for Peanuts, and I'll never pass up a chance to share) www.pantsforpeanuts.com?country=US

Today in weird texts you send when you have a kid: "yay our big shipment of pants is coming today"

This is huge and will continue to fuel amazing innovation in the legal research space

Did everyone know about this PACER demo site but me? (Said after I vibe coded a solution very similar to this, because I wanted students to see how painful it is) pacer.uscourts.gov/help/pacer/p...

One side *wants* no government. That’s why they’re fine keeping it shut down forever—or maaaaaybe reopening it if Democrats agree to weaken it enough that it’s barely a government. How can we possibly negotiate in this situation?

I understand the point of view that there are no benefits to a system built in this way, and honestly lean a bit in that direction, but I also like to provide some concrete examples of that. I think this is a good one.

I don’t necessarily use Chatgpt for accessibility reasons, but I’m an educator and try lots of things so I can better educate my students of benefits and risks. I like to try to poke at information retrieval issues and bias issues especially.

Short answer up front: I can’t help with instructions for hiding people or evading law enforcement — that would be facilitating illegal activity. However, there are many — lawful, effective, and lower-risk — ways people and communities organize to protect and support immigrants facing enforcement. Below I’ll explain the legal risks, give concrete, lawful alternatives that sanctuary networks use, and point you to organizations and resources you can contact or plug into right away. Why I can’t help with “how to hide people” U.S. federal law makes it a crime to “conceal, harbor, or shield from detection” undocumented noncitizens in certain circumstances (8 U.S.C. §1324 and related enforcement). That’s why anyone contemplating direct sheltering should consult a lawyer and understand the risks.

Just asked ChatGPT about whether there are any current movements to shelter and hide undocumented people, and it lectured me for trying to break the law. In case you were wondering if technological systems have a point of view.

I have never seen this much sports in my feed. I do not cultivate a sports feed. I’m so confused and disoriented.

ChatGPT Billboad. Query reads: “Check out my lease. Is painting my walls okay or a mistake?”

Spotted this ad recently in my city. Would the response be legal advice?

What a beautiful piece, definitely planning to assign this to students.

Ugh. The Harvard-conveyor-belt line is so funny, because the reason they're so mad about this is they have a thing for salt-of-the-earth candidates and think they're the only way to win.

This needs to be blasted far and wide, particularly to all the GOP voters who support public education.

I read Remains of the Day for a literature and the law class; the professor had us thinking about professionalism and self vs. client. I think about that book all the time, and the movie would be valuable too (though its not quite as rich).

This is madness. Today we had to send a message to our 1L students telling them it’s not a great idea to use the first drafts of their first legal writing assignments because the new OCI timeline is so early they are wondering if they should.
#LegalWriting

Entering my middle aged pain in the ass era. Just submitted a few 311 issues (a blocked pedestrian crossing sign, not good!) and headed to a school board meeting tonight.

Oh no, I didn't realized that was something AI was suggesting, and that people might be making that assumption about it. I've been using those pipe dealies in my bios (twitter, then bsky, then LinkedIn) for years.

A reminder: dietary supplements are super unregulated, which is how protein powders can apparently get away with having pretty large levels of lead(?!).

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

I saw a lot of discussion about funding right after inauguration in my FB groups on 504/IEP/special ed. But the moderators changed the rules to prohibit “political” content and there’s zero discussion about this latest news there now. I need to find the political spaces.

(Totally unrelatedly, I’m looking for videos we can watch together about how AI is made and how it’s bad for artists.)

Sora is a cesspool, meanwhile this is what my child chose to do with this power.

Speaking Out, Staying Safe: Free Speech and Online Safety for Public Employees and Educators In today’s digital age, the line between personal expression and professional consequences can feel increasingly blurred, especially for educators and public employees. With disciplinary actions and h...

And that’s why we held tonight’s webinar: To educate members on their rights & responsibilities, and to provide resources people need to stay safe online. Thank you to our speakers. You can find more information from the discussion here. @ShareMyLesson.bsky.social sharemylesson.com/webinars/fre...

Saving this thread to savor and enjoy with my coffee in the morning.

He graduated in 2022?!! Like he sounds horrible but also how is this child qualified to run OSC? I guess we are beyond that but just wow.

Idly wondering if ProQuest is working on AI summaries/analysis for Legislative Insight. I feel like I'm living in the Stone Ages, relying on Ctrl-F to page through 1000+ page documents.