Alexandra Lahav

Alexandra Lahav

@alahav.bsky.social

Law professor at Cornell Subjects: litigation risk, torts, civil procedure https://www.alexandralahav.com/

2,832 Followers 760 Following 2,622 Posts Joined Jun 2023
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The truth is when it comes to public opinion polls, I know nothing! It's so confusing.

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1 day ago

You can always pretend as a cover when people obviously think you're a bozo. Probably should have done that.

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1 day ago

I wouldn't say automaton but just that who has the time?

My own sense (anecdotal obv) is that the court is associated with party politics - like a shorthand is citizens United -- but was it always this way?

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So I would like to push back on that to the extent that it's not super consistent with what folks I know who don't follow law/politics too much say to me. But of course it's just a few people I know.

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1 day ago

I will read it, thanks! When I think of my relatives, if they had a thought about it, it would be partisan vibes.

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1 day ago

Should I be kidding?

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1 day ago

I'd be interested in knowing more about reasons for decline: is it the decisions? The publicity about unreported gifts? The performances at the hearings? Something else?

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1 day ago

Did you see they just certified a class in Minnesota barring excessive force?

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1 day ago

Looks fantastic

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This looks fantastic. Who is speaking? (Esp on the class actions panel) Will there be papers?

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2 days ago

Chair needs a solid vacuum tbh

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2 days ago
Flower blooming in a pot

Tell your chair that my February flower just bloomed. A bit late but still good news.

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2 days ago

All of it is shocking and outrageous.

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2 days ago

I listened and am in shock.

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2 days ago

But I must be missing something no?

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2 days ago

"The judicial power shall extend to...controversies... between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects."

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2 days ago

What.

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2 days ago
70s style office building

Hello and welcome on the Terry Sanford Federal Building in beautiful downtown Raleigh, NC where I will be live-posting a show cause hearing starting at 4:00 ET

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2 days ago

Or become an expert in ERISA

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2 days ago
Preview
Juries Provide Critical Check on Trump’s Brand of Justice Opinion: A retired Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice writes jury service is one of the most important actions ordinary American can take today to protect the rule of law.

Opinion: A retired Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice writes jury service is one of the most important actions ordinary American can take today to protect the rule of law.

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2 days ago

But she is the best.

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3 days ago

So critical

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3 days ago

Because in the afternoon I add sugar to the black coffee to make it both a treat and a pick me up, I feel I have the best of all possible worlds.

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3 days ago

Conform to his view of femininity or perish, Prof. Wittlin.

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3 days ago

For this reason alone I drink black coffee at the office.

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3 days ago

Oh I feel that so deeply

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3 days ago

OMG I love this framing!

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3 days ago

When I was a junior I remember hearing that fancy law schools paid for their juniors to get editorial help and maybe even writing. These were rumors, but I remember thinking wow the resources available are so different.

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3 days ago

With the caveat that I agree that one ought to be able to write a summary of one's ideas, I was thinking the abstract is different than the paper bc it is a summary, just like syllabi are written by the clerk not the court. That said...

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3 days ago

The experience I was thinking of was more emotional than intellectual. Some people need help letting their papers go. Other people...let things go that should have been kept longer.

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