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Alexandra Lahav

@alahav.bsky.social
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Law professor at Cornell Subjects: litigation risk, torts, civil procedure www.alexandralahav.com

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Huge decision - we will see how this all fairs in the court of appeals.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Huge. Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029 High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Just over a third of Texas prisons are fully air conditioned. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
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Texas ordered to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Just over a third of Texas prisons are fully air conditioned.
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Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
On the blog, I ask whether pundits (like me) too often get distracted by Trump's inconsequential stupidity and thus pay inadequate attention to his truly harmful policies. I conclude that we don't. We need humor and many of the silly stupidities reinforce the narrative created by the deadly ones. 👇
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Clarifying the below: I meant seminar papers that students write. I'm wondering what people are doing with their assignments and how they are encouraging students to think for themselves.
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I would love to hear from professors in humanities or law who are assigning longer form research papers in seminars and the like, how are you doing it in the "age of AI"?
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 11/09/2026
Column: An opioid appeal test limits of judicial power in mass torts @jgreenejenna.bsky.social reut.rs/4r7XaKH
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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Next year, perhaps incoming law students will receive a packet with their assigned post-graduation jobs, any clerkships, etc. all as part of 1L orientation. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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Harvard Law School Moves Up Recruiting Timeline for First-Year Students | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard Law School moved up the date when private-sector law firms may begin accepting first-year students’ applications for summer jobs by one month this summer, while also rolling out career program...
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Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New: Law students who work as unpaid interns for federal judges after their first year of studies may accept stipends under certain conditions ​from law firms looking to recruit them as summer associates, according ‌to a new opinion from the judiciary's ethics body. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US judges' interns may accept money from law firms recruiting them, ethics panel says
Law students who work as unpaid interns for federal judges after their first year of studies may accept stipends under certain conditions ​from law firms looking to recruit them as summer associates, ...
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Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Some of my thoughts on hung juries (gift article) In Complex Cases, Consensus Can Be Hard to Reach www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...
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In Complex Cases Like Lindsay Clancy’s, a Unanimous Verdict Can Be Hard to Reach (Gift Article)
Hung juries are not common, but the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was emotionally wrenching and uniquely complicated.
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Dave Hoffman @hoffprof.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New post digging into Philadelphia's residential leases. The bottom line, confirming earlier research, is that unenforceable & aversive terms are common, and there's no evidence that tenants get a price break for accepting bad law. The terms survive because they aren't tested.
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 01/09/2026
Two teenagers who sued Meta, Google, and Snap alleging they are addicted to social media will have their October trials heard in one courtroom before a single jury.
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Next LA Social Media Trial Plans for Two Plaintiffs and One Jury
Two teenagers who sued Meta, Google, and Snap alleging they are addicted to social media will have their October trials heard in one courtroom before a single jury.
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I need to buy four audible books before I cancel my membership. What do you recommend?
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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
With the new academic year beginning, it's time to re-post my favorite passage about law professors: In 1958, the great Judge Learned Hand, then in his 80s, ends a set of lectures at Harvard Law School with a reflection on his professors there in the 1890s. "Go ye and do likewise."
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Leslie Street @lesliestreet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A quick nerdy law librarian post about how difficult publishers are making our job: In 2024, a certain legal publisher charged us $6,175.86 twice annually to supplement a semi-important legal treatise in print. Guess what the cost is in 2025. 1/5
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Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
As with the mail-in ballot case, so in the ballroom case, SCOTUS includes a whopper in the opening line. Today: "In October 2025, the federal government started a project to replace the East Wing of the White House." "The federal government?" More like "the rogue president who thinks he's a king."
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
An Illinois federal jury sided with Mead Johnson on Monday in a lawsuit claiming its infant formula caused a premature baby boy to develop a fatal intestinal disease, rejecting his mother's claims that the company should be held liable for making a defective product. www.law360.com/artic...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
After 18 years of litigation, the Fourth Circuit just wiped away a $42 million jury verdict against CACI for its role in torture at Abu Ghraib—a verdict the same court had *affirmed* earlier this year. Why? Because of #SCOTUS's 6-3 June 23 ruling in Cisco, which eviscerated the Alien Tort Statute:
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 28/08/2026
The 8th U.S. Circuit ‌Court of Appeals dismissed a challenge by a group of plaintiffs who opposed Bayer's effort to resolve tens of thousands of Roundup lawsuits through a $7.25 billion state court class action settlement reut.rs/3UdpBuj
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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm glad to have contributed to @statecourtreport.org's compilation of advice to students on how to write their comments on state constitutional law. I can't think of anything else like this—it's a great resource!
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For a Novel Student Note, Think State Constitutions
States provide opportunities to explore unresolved legal issues and are rich ground for advancing scholarship — and demonstrating your analytic skills.
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Sean Marotta @smmarotta.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I have worked at my law firm for nearly 15 years. I am a partner of moderate seniority. My computer started going on the fritz and I was immediately convinced they had figured out I'm a fraud and this how I found out I was fired. In case you were wondering if impostor syndrome ever goes away.
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James Grimmelmann @jtlg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My take is that Meta's pain is just beginning. This doesn't cut off liability in all of the individual suits, and the states will soon find other allegedly harmful practices not covered by the releases in the agreement (depending on how they're worded).
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Matthew Lawrence @mblawrence.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is huge news, but the devil will be in the details. The history of settlements leading to actual public health benefits is murky, and industry standards can wind up benefiting industry in long run. A reason for those concerned to pay more attention to tech harms now, not less.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 26/08/2026
BREAKING: Meta settles with US states over social media harms reut.rs/4ccfPPf
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
WSJ reports 18B but whichever number, this seems low in light of the company's exposure. It's a lot of money but ... It seems like a pretty high discount rate. I'm guessing because of concerns of how the section 230 issues would ultimately shake out.
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Sean Marotta @smmarotta.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
But people told me that AI is good at summarizing voluminous information! You're telling me I need to check that, too?!
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
UK lawyer bat signal -- what do you think about this?
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Let's talk about after the event insurance, one of my favorite litigation products
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This is an interesting thread
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Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Trump's rehearing petition in the E Jean Carroll case never had a chance, but by teeing it up for SCOTUS to reject, Trump allowed the Court to appear to be tuning Trump out. Here and elsewhere, that false appearance relies on the framing effect created by Trump's outrageous assertions. Details 👇
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The E.J. Carroll Case as Anchoring Device
In my various essays following the conclusion of the latest SCOTUS term earlier this summer, I emphasized a number of points to push back on...
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m fox @mehconomics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
But this IS the value of uttering the slang. Not to impress. to be the Destroyer of Worlds. Behold, I wield the cringe like a sword
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Chance the Lawyer @chancethelawyer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHmf...
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People of the State of California v. Meta Platforms
YouTube video by US District Court Northern District of California
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
An advisory jury has been empaneled in the social media MDL. One thing the article didn't mention: juries and judges agree on liability 80% of the time. I'm interested in why only 8, instead of 12, jurors were empaneled.
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
THERE MUST BE SOME MEANING TO THIS
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Joanna Schwartz @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My forthcoming @uclalawreview.bsky.social article reports officers paid <.05% of settlements and judgments against them from 2018-23. This is consistent w/my earlier study, though I also find subtle differences that should inform policies/practices. Comments welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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David A. Simon @davidasimon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Likely to happen with scholarship as well. Be forewarned
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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Judge-made law = rules from precedents I don't like Bedrock principles of jurisprudence = rules from precedents I like
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Spotted on LinkedIn: a cultural reference/ pun title that made me snort-laugh enough to overcome my objection to such things.
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Guha Krishnamurthi @ggkrishnamoomoo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Finally sharing my draft paper Settlement Bribery papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
settlement bribery abstract
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 10/08/2026
The 9th Circuit rejected Meta, Google, TikTok and other social media companies' bid to reverse a lower court’s ruling forcing them to face some 2,400 lawsuits over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users reut.rs/3RVQ6Uf
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 10/08/2026
JUST IN: US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceed reut.rs/3RVQ6Uf
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 07/08/2026
The most obvious target of a civil lawsuit in the US would be the company that created the AI agent, experts said, but plaintiffs may also be able to sue the company that deployed an agent, or the company that was breached. Read more: reut.rs/3THX2Vr 6/6
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Who is liable when AI goes rogue? Lawyers see new risks
Major artificial intelligence developers have reported cases of their autonomous AI models breaching other companies' cyber infrastructure, raising questions about who may be held legally responsible ...
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Who is doing the diff-n-diff on this one?
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I love this. "Study old school with paper books."
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Tupac's Iconic 'Oh Yeah' Reaction
Alt: Tupac's Iconic 'Oh Yeah' Reaction
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
LAHAV PLANS WIN OF NOBEL PRIZE IN LAW* *There is no Nobel Prize in law
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
LAHAV PLANS PUBLICATION IN YALE LJ AND HARVARD L REV
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James Grimmelmann @jtlg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I’m old enough to remember when it was a year-long scandal that Facebook did this. james.grimmelmann.net/files/articl...
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New @bloomberglaw.com article by Olivia Carville - TikTok experimented on users, putting 10% (about 15M people) in a "filter bubble" exposing them to repetitive content that the algorithm thought they wanted, but was toxic. If you want to know why these cases are going to be massive...
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The $5.5 billion global deal over talc ovarian cancer allows women to move past setbacks requiring them to provide experts who show a link between the disease and talc, and for J&J to close litigation that included gambits to spin off liability through bankruptcy maneuvers. www.law360.com/artic...
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I'm into this: Tedious Boring and Right
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