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Laurie Silvers & Mitchell Rubenstein Distinguished Professor of Law
University of Miami School of Law
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Recent Bluessky Posts- I remember the great Charles L. Black, Jr. saying in response to something complimentary I'd said about the NYT, "The New York Times is a thin reed," not an institution to be relied on to stand up to power or injustice. So true, so often. August 17, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Internet outage at home. Cause: "Network improvement". I know people justly complain about Comcast, but honestly it was better than nothing before they improved it. August 17, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- I think that might have causation backwards? August 16, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Alas what pictures don't capture is the temperature. It will be great in winter though. August 16, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- So many fundraising texts begin, "You won't believe what" X said or did, followed by a URL promising to reveal whatever. Plonk. Either you think I'm a credulous idiot, or I indeed won't believe it, or I will, but in any case I'm not playing. August 15, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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