Alex Nunn
@alexnunn.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Law @ Texas A&M
After surveying the divergent perspectives of all nine justices, I came to two conclusions.
First, the era of reliability principles in Confrontation Clause jurisprudence is well and trial over.
Second, the post-Crawford primary purpose test is safe, but for differing reasons.
First, the era of reliability principles in Confrontation Clause jurisprudence is well and trial over.
Second, the post-Crawford primary purpose test is safe, but for differing reasons.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
After surveying the divergent perspectives of all nine justices, I came to two conclusions.
First, the era of reliability principles in Confrontation Clause jurisprudence is well and trial over.
Second, the post-Crawford primary purpose test is safe, but for differing reasons.
First, the era of reliability principles in Confrontation Clause jurisprudence is well and trial over.
Second, the post-Crawford primary purpose test is safe, but for differing reasons.
Justices Alito and Gorsuch recently called for “reconsideration” of Crawford v. Washington, signaling potential upheaval for Confrontation Clause jurisprudence.
Will the Court jettison more settled doctrine? In my new blog post, I offer a prediction.
nunn.law/blog/revisit...
Will the Court jettison more settled doctrine? In my new blog post, I offer a prediction.
nunn.law/blog/revisit...
Revisiting Crawford v. Washington - nunn.law
Category: caselaw
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October 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Justices Alito and Gorsuch recently called for “reconsideration” of Crawford v. Washington, signaling potential upheaval for Confrontation Clause jurisprudence.
Will the Court jettison more settled doctrine? In my new blog post, I offer a prediction.
nunn.law/blog/revisit...
Will the Court jettison more settled doctrine? In my new blog post, I offer a prediction.
nunn.law/blog/revisit...
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Today's blog post: "Supreme Court of Kentucky Finds Raw, Machine-Extracted Data Does Not Implicate the Confrontation Clause": www.evidenceprofblog.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today's blog post: "Supreme Court of Kentucky Finds Raw, Machine-Extracted Data Does Not Implicate the Confrontation Clause": www.evidenceprofblog.com
It’s easy to overlook Rule 401, but its low bar for relevance reflects a hugely consequential policy choice regarding how to best allocate decisionmaking power between judge, jury, and rulemakers.
My thoughts on @aseesbhasin.bsky.social’s engaging new article:
nunn.law/blog/asees-b...
My thoughts on @aseesbhasin.bsky.social’s engaging new article:
nunn.law/blog/asees-b...
Asees Bhasin on Bias and the “Low Bar” of Relevance - nunn.law
In an engaging new article, which is now forthcoming in the California Law Review, Asees Bhasin challenges the belief that Rule 401’s threshold for evidentiary relevance presents an objective, neutral...
nunn.law
September 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It’s easy to overlook Rule 401, but its low bar for relevance reflects a hugely consequential policy choice regarding how to best allocate decisionmaking power between judge, jury, and rulemakers.
My thoughts on @aseesbhasin.bsky.social’s engaging new article:
nunn.law/blog/asees-b...
My thoughts on @aseesbhasin.bsky.social’s engaging new article:
nunn.law/blog/asees-b...
Proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 707 is the FRE's first response to the "AI Era." It would be a good first step, but there's much more to work yet to be done.
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nunn.law/blog/propose...
Proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 707 - nunn.law
Evidence law insights and updates.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 707 is the FRE's first response to the "AI Era." It would be a good first step, but there's much more to work yet to be done.
nunn.law/blog/propose...
nunn.law/blog/propose...
I just bought this photo, simply labeled "Old Judges," at an estate sale for $3.
Little did the seller know that it's actually an original, official portrait of the Fuller Court from its Lochner term. That means, if my calculations are correct, I'm looking at an appraisal value of *at least* $7.
Little did the seller know that it's actually an original, official portrait of the Fuller Court from its Lochner term. That means, if my calculations are correct, I'm looking at an appraisal value of *at least* $7.
September 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I just bought this photo, simply labeled "Old Judges," at an estate sale for $3.
Little did the seller know that it's actually an original, official portrait of the Fuller Court from its Lochner term. That means, if my calculations are correct, I'm looking at an appraisal value of *at least* $7.
Little did the seller know that it's actually an original, official portrait of the Fuller Court from its Lochner term. That means, if my calculations are correct, I'm looking at an appraisal value of *at least* $7.
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I've posted a draft of my next article, "The Administrative Law of McCarthyism," forthcoming in the Stanford Law Review, on SSRN. Comments and feedback are very welcome!
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August 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I've posted a draft of my next article, "The Administrative Law of McCarthyism," forthcoming in the Stanford Law Review, on SSRN. Comments and feedback are very welcome!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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A boycott might have been a tad extreme, but how did we get to the point where con law largely dominates the academy?
I often return to this amusing anecdote from Thomas Grey. Amid the heyday of formalism, the Harvard faculty threatened to withhold support for the University of Chicago's fledgling law school because Chicago planned to offer courses on "unscientific" public law topics like . . . Constitutional Law.
August 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A boycott might have been a tad extreme, but how did we get to the point where con law largely dominates the academy?
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Oh dear. RIP to one of the great ones, as a scholar and as a person.
RIP Dick Fallon. A devastating loss professionally and personally.
July 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Oh dear. RIP to one of the great ones, as a scholar and as a person.
One of the more trivial annoyances I have with AI is the widespread skepticism it’s brought to em-dashes.
I love em-dashes! I’ve used them liberally in my articles for a decade.
But now, I avoid them when writing, given their association. Not the worst consequence of AI, of course, but a bummer.
I love em-dashes! I’ve used them liberally in my articles for a decade.
But now, I avoid them when writing, given their association. Not the worst consequence of AI, of course, but a bummer.
July 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
One of the more trivial annoyances I have with AI is the widespread skepticism it’s brought to em-dashes.
I love em-dashes! I’ve used them liberally in my articles for a decade.
But now, I avoid them when writing, given their association. Not the worst consequence of AI, of course, but a bummer.
I love em-dashes! I’ve used them liberally in my articles for a decade.
But now, I avoid them when writing, given their association. Not the worst consequence of AI, of course, but a bummer.
Very excited to hear about this symposium, featuring three fantastic colleagues!
📢 Harvard Law Review Symposium Announcement: "Judicial Review in Jeopardy?"
Panel discussions on October 10; print publication in June. Honored to work with co-organizer Neil Siegel and these other excellent scholars on such an important (and timely) topic ⬇️
Panel discussions on October 10; print publication in June. Honored to work with co-organizer Neil Siegel and these other excellent scholars on such an important (and timely) topic ⬇️
July 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Very excited to hear about this symposium, featuring three fantastic colleagues!
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📢 Harvard Law Review Symposium Announcement: "Judicial Review in Jeopardy?"
Panel discussions on October 10; print publication in June. Honored to work with co-organizer Neil Siegel and these other excellent scholars on such an important (and timely) topic ⬇️
Panel discussions on October 10; print publication in June. Honored to work with co-organizer Neil Siegel and these other excellent scholars on such an important (and timely) topic ⬇️
July 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
📢 Harvard Law Review Symposium Announcement: "Judicial Review in Jeopardy?"
Panel discussions on October 10; print publication in June. Honored to work with co-organizer Neil Siegel and these other excellent scholars on such an important (and timely) topic ⬇️
Panel discussions on October 10; print publication in June. Honored to work with co-organizer Neil Siegel and these other excellent scholars on such an important (and timely) topic ⬇️
Huge thanks to everyone who has offered incredible feedback on nunn.ai over these past few months! It's still very much a work in progress, but it's been exciting to watch nunn.ai grow as a free platform for democratizing access to evidence law. Try it out, and let me know what I can improve!
The spring update to nunn.ai is now live! Dive in for free answers from the first AI tailored specifically to evidence law. From hearsay to relevance, @nunndotai provides helpful insight for all your evidentiary issues.
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The premier AI-powered resource for evidence law.
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May 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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The best day-and-a-half of the year is always the Evidence Summer Workshop! We had everything from formal modeling to queer theory to analytic philosophy to doctrinal analysis. Thanks to my co-organizers Ed Cheng, Julia Simon-Kerr, and @alexnunn.bsky.social.
May 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The best day-and-a-half of the year is always the Evidence Summer Workshop! We had everything from formal modeling to queer theory to analytic philosophy to doctrinal analysis. Thanks to my co-organizers Ed Cheng, Julia Simon-Kerr, and @alexnunn.bsky.social.
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Arrived to @vanderbilt.edu for tomorrow’s Evidence Summer Workshop. Excited to spend two days with this evidence community. Thanks to the program committee of Ed Cheng, @alexnunn.bsky.social, @maggiewittlin.bsky.social, and Julia Simon-Kerr for organizing, and to all others helping out! #ESW
May 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Arrived to @vanderbilt.edu for tomorrow’s Evidence Summer Workshop. Excited to spend two days with this evidence community. Thanks to the program committee of Ed Cheng, @alexnunn.bsky.social, @maggiewittlin.bsky.social, and Julia Simon-Kerr for organizing, and to all others helping out! #ESW
I often return to this amusing anecdote from Thomas Grey. Amid the heyday of formalism, the Harvard faculty threatened to withhold support for the University of Chicago's fledgling law school because Chicago planned to offer courses on "unscientific" public law topics like . . . Constitutional Law.
April 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I often return to this amusing anecdote from Thomas Grey. Amid the heyday of formalism, the Harvard faculty threatened to withhold support for the University of Chicago's fledgling law school because Chicago planned to offer courses on "unscientific" public law topics like . . . Constitutional Law.
Thanks so much to my amazing students at Texas A&M!
March 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Thanks so much to my amazing students at Texas A&M!
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My Public Comment in Strong Opposition to the Proposed Amendment to the Prior Inconsistent Statement Hearsay Exclusion: tinyurl.com/5cvp3kj3
February 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My Public Comment in Strong Opposition to the Proposed Amendment to the Prior Inconsistent Statement Hearsay Exclusion: tinyurl.com/5cvp3kj3
The internal deliberations of the law journal that rejected me seven minutes after submission:
February 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The internal deliberations of the law journal that rejected me seven minutes after submission:
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We had a great DC launch reception for the Texas A&M Center on the Structural Constitution last night! It was an honor to speak w/Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan & Judge Neomi Rao of the D.C. Circuit on the importance of studying structural constitutional law.
January 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
We had a great DC launch reception for the Texas A&M Center on the Structural Constitution last night! It was an honor to speak w/Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan & Judge Neomi Rao of the D.C. Circuit on the importance of studying structural constitutional law.
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Look what my friend @alexnunn.bsky.social made! 💅
I’m very excited to introduce wigmore.ai, an AI platform for learning and understanding evidence law. Named after the legendary scholar, it's designed to provide clear, professor-style explanations for all your evidence law questions.
Wigmore - AI For Evidence Law
The premier AI-powered resource for evidence law.
wigmore.ai
January 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Look what my friend @alexnunn.bsky.social made! 💅
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This is crazy impressive!
I’m very excited to introduce wigmore.ai, an AI platform for learning and understanding evidence law. Named after the legendary scholar, it's designed to provide clear, professor-style explanations for all your evidence law questions.
Wigmore - AI For Evidence Law
The premier AI-powered resource for evidence law.
wigmore.ai
January 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This is crazy impressive!
I’m very excited to introduce wigmore.ai, an AI platform for learning and understanding evidence law. Named after the legendary scholar, it's designed to provide clear, professor-style explanations for all your evidence law questions.
Wigmore - AI For Evidence Law
The premier AI-powered resource for evidence law.
wigmore.ai
January 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I’m very excited to introduce wigmore.ai, an AI platform for learning and understanding evidence law. Named after the legendary scholar, it's designed to provide clear, professor-style explanations for all your evidence law questions.
Tried to save some time editing by using Find & Replace. But now, after encountering the curious typo "Federal Rulesquently" for the third time in as many pages, I think I might have made a mistake...
December 30, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Tried to save some time editing by using Find & Replace. But now, after encountering the curious typo "Federal Rulesquently" for the third time in as many pages, I think I might have made a mistake...
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Furthest I ever got:
Atty: What is your occupation?
Me: Teacher.
Atty: What do you teach?
Me: Law.
Atty: Which courses?
Me: Civ Pro. And Evidence.
Judge: Really? Which book do you use for Evidence? I teach it too as an adjunct!
Was dismissed soon after….
Atty: What is your occupation?
Me: Teacher.
Atty: What do you teach?
Me: Law.
Atty: Which courses?
Me: Civ Pro. And Evidence.
Judge: Really? Which book do you use for Evidence? I teach it too as an adjunct!
Was dismissed soon after….
Heading to jury duty today.
I know D.C. loves to impanel lawyers, but something tells me that “I’m a civil procedure and constitutional law professor” will still get me bumped as soon as we get to voir dire.
I know D.C. loves to impanel lawyers, but something tells me that “I’m a civil procedure and constitutional law professor” will still get me bumped as soon as we get to voir dire.
December 11, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Furthest I ever got:
Atty: What is your occupation?
Me: Teacher.
Atty: What do you teach?
Me: Law.
Atty: Which courses?
Me: Civ Pro. And Evidence.
Judge: Really? Which book do you use for Evidence? I teach it too as an adjunct!
Was dismissed soon after….
Atty: What is your occupation?
Me: Teacher.
Atty: What do you teach?
Me: Law.
Atty: Which courses?
Me: Civ Pro. And Evidence.
Judge: Really? Which book do you use for Evidence? I teach it too as an adjunct!
Was dismissed soon after….