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William Baude

@williambaude.bsky.social
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Harry Kalven, Jr. Professor, University of Chicago Law School. Podcaster and Blogger at Divided Argument.

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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Claude-Generated Legal Scholarship: An Experiment
There has been some controversy lately about the use of AI to generate or partially generate law review articles.
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A very preliminary inquiry: blog.dividedargument.com/p/aesthetic-...
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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The Purcell Principle and the Post Office
The interim litigation about the new USPS rule for ballot mail is happening quickly and likely to produce another Supreme Court ruling soon.
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Esthetic Standing in the White House Ballroom Case
Today the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in National Park Service v.
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KProfsBlog @kprofsblog.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
With help from @williambaude.bsky.social and @epps.bsky.social and their @dividedargument.bsky.social podcast, today’s post explores the law of appeals waivers in plea bargains as articulated in SCOTUS’s Hunter opinion from this year. www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/08/plea...
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Plea Bargains as Contracts
I mentioned in Friday’s post that today’s post is indebted to the Divided Argument Podcast. I try to follow the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) pretty
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Sara Warf @sarabwarf.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Me a month ago: Man, Goodreads keeps insisting I’d love the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Guess I’ll listen to the first one. Me this week: This eighth one in the series is the last one out so I have to ration it out
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This might be the most important thing I’ve written in a long time: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
That feeling when you and a colleague have an excited exchange about the implications of Williams v. Bruffy, and then you realize he was talking about the 1880 opinion on appellate jurisdiction and you were talking about the 1877 opinion on de facto governments...
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I’d love to hear what folks like @jvagle.me think, but this strikes me as the way: Using tech responsibly and ethically, knowing full well its limitations, while also creating an environment where students can’t use AI as a crutch or substitute it for thinking. www.law.uchicago.edu/news/uchicag...
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UChicago Law Unveils New AI Strategy Statement | University of Chicago Law School
The University of Chicago Law School today released an AI Strategy Statement reflecting a new vision for legal education in the age of artificial intelligence. The strategy statement, titled, “Rethink...
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Intensely socratic classrooms without electronic devices (and in-class, curved exams), while also learning how (and when) to usefully layer AI on top of one's own abilities and skills.
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
When there are four @dividedargument.bsky.social episodes in a week, it must be the last week of June.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Here’s a gift link to the @nytopinion.nytimes.com roundtable conversation about the end of the #SCOTUS term—featuring @williambaude.bsky.social, @kateshaw.bsky.social, and me:
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Opinion | Is the Supreme Court Incoherent? Independent? 3 Legal Scholars Assess a Tumultuous Term.
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The latest Shaw/Vladeck/Baude convo started out pretty hot: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o... @kateshaw.bsky.social @stevevladeck.bsky.social
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Hail to the Chief!
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
“our interim docket”
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Save the date: 3rd Annual UChicago Constitutional Law Conference May 14, 2027.
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Joe Dudek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“People are always saying you can’t make ‘fetch’ happen.” - @williambaude.bsky.social
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Gretchen Wieners: 'So Fetch!' (Mean Girls)
Alt: Gretchen Wieners: 'So Fetch!' (Mean Girls)
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I was the least of three coauthors on this one, but delighted we pulled it off.
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Interesting finding from the latest George/Yoon/Gulati clerkship paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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UChicago Law @uchicagolaw.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
What questions are shaping SCOTUS' most consequential cases this term? Dean @adamchilton.bsky.social joined Profs. David Strauss, @williambaude.bsky.social, and Aziz Huq to examine major rulings and discuss key cases still awaiting decision.
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At New Supreme Court Review and Preview Program, Faculty Analyze Term's Biggest Questions | University of Chicago Law School
As the Supreme Court entered the final weeks of its term, three University of Chicago Law School’s scholars examined the major cases still awaiting decision while reflecting on some of the term's…
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Richard M Re @richardre.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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The Supreme Court’s common sense problem
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I’d put the new A Parade of Horribles (#8) in the top three.
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Marin K. Levy @marinklevy.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Divided Argument 🎙️ in the wild . . . @williambaude.bsky.social @epps.bsky.social #ALI
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
new from @williambaude.bsky.social , who is correct that everyone knows Boerne was wrong (even if some don't admit it). blog.dividedargument.com/p/problems-w...
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Problems With Boerne v. Flores
Four objections for originalists
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“How can you again love anything in the Star Wars universe if it might be retroactively repealed at any time?” #MayThe4thBeWithYou newramblerreview.com/book-reviews...
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Star Wars Destroyed - New Rambler Review
The New Rambler Review publishes reviews of books about ideas, including literary fiction. It takes its name from Samuel Johnson’s periodical, The Rambler.
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Pildes on Calláis: democracyproject.org/posts/suprem...
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Supreme Court’s Gutting of Voting Provision Was Long Time Coming
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Don’t Blame John Roberts for the Shadow Docket www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/o...
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Opinion | Don’t Blame John Roberts for the Shadow Docket
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I am honored to be elected, along with my dear colleague Alison LaCroix, to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. www.law.uchicago.edu/news/william...
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
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Backup backup backup backup argument | Divided Argument
We recap and reflect on the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara (the birthright citizenship case) and then analyze the Court's recent decision in Chiles v. Salazar, about the First Amendment limits on ...
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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A Scholarly Roundtable on History and Practice
A discussion with Christian Burset, Jonathan Green, and Ryan Snyder
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
It may be a new world, but it’s the same Constitution.
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Beyond Tit-For-Tat, my Jerome Hall lecture www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOfj...
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The Jerome Hall Lecture featuring William Baude
YouTube video by IU Maurer
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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We're excited to host Prof. @williambaude.bsky.social tomorrow for the Jerome Hall Law Lecture. His presentation, "Beyond Tit-for-Tat," will begin at 12 p.m. Eastern and will be livestreamed. Register to attend via Zoom: events.iu.edu/lawiub/event...
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The Jerome Hall Lecture featuring William Baude
Beyond Tit-for-Tat One of the most widespread constitutional problems today is that our constitutional norms are one-sided. We try to follow im...
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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Supreme Court Stays to State Courts
a few thoughts on the relationship of 28 U.S.C. 1257 and 28 U.S.C. 1651(a)
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
“Chicago is a beach town.” www.interlochenpublicradio.org/podcast/poin...
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For the Fun of the Surf
In northwest Indiana, there’s a 20-mile stretch of Lake Michigan that’s dominated by industry. It’s some of the dirtiest water in the lake, but it's also home to some of the biggest waves anywhere on ...
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
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Richard M Re @richardre.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Co-post with @williambaude.bsky.social blog.dividedargument.com/p/when-extre...
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When Extremism Becomes Moderation
A Comment on Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I’ve posted a short piece for lay readers on Youngstown papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
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New Episode: "Betty Boop or Shakespeare"
In the latest episode of the podcast, we dig into the tariffs decision.
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Call for papers! www.law.uchicago.edu/form/uchicag...
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
www.law.uchicago.edu/news/does-un...
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
‘The Justices Might Actually Have to Say No, Even to the President’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/o...
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Chad Oldfather @oldfatherc.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I generally agree with this, but I also wonder how much of a convention it actually is. I'd guess that maybe 30-40% of my articles have had a "Part IV" in this sense, and that most or all of my most-cited pieces don't (and to the extent they do, that's not what they're cited for).
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Things to Read This Week (1/19)
Election Law, Shugerman, ACX
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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
In 15 minutes: fedsoc.org/events/court...
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Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation
In August 2018, Cedric Galette sustained injuries when his stopped vehicle was struck by a New Jerse...
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