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by Michael Froomkin
Laurie Silvers & Mitchell Rubenstein Distinguished Professor of Law
University of Miami School of Law
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Recent Bluessky Posts- I wanted to insert a Chinese laundry joke here, but could not find one that was both funny and not at least mildly offensive. February 6, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Jotwell Property: Shelby D. Green, Infusing an Ethic of Place into the Water, JOTWELL (February 6, 2026) (reviewing Jason Anthony Robison, Equity Along The Yellowstone, 96 Colo. L. Rev. 601 (2025)), property.jotwell.com/infusing-an-.... February 6, 2026 Jotwell
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- Seems Donald Trump wants his name on everything, including Dulles airport and Penn station in New York. To feed Trump's ego, I propose cities around the country should start naming public works after him, and should use Danbury's honor of John Oliver as a model. youtu.be/emR3SvmCp04?... February 6, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Well that certainly should encourage quality hires. NB it doesn't yet include the flagship. February 5, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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Has there ever been a time in history when one branch of government had so much information and power, ostensibly for one purpose, when that information and power wasn’t used for other less palatable purposes? Information and power not subject to checks and balances has always been abused.
And is the ostensible purpose even effective?
What is the point of a constitution and legal system if those are ignored whenever people are afraid? Isn’t one of the purposes of such frameworks to precisely prevent us from giving into knee-jerk emotional responses that fail us later?
Why should we trust an executive branch that has over the decades committed such massive crimes against humanity?