Jeff Bellin
@bellinj.bsky.social
William & Mary Law School Professor
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Jeff Bellin
@bellinj.bsky.social
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The Law of Evidence
The Law of Evidence [Bellin, Jeffrey] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Law of Evidence
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The Second Edition of my low-cost Evidence casebook is now available for adoption in Summer or Fall 2025. Instructors can reach out by email for a review copy.
amazon.com/dp/B0F13TCCR7
amazon.com/dp/B0F13TCCR7
Just wrapped up the 17th Criminal Justice Roundtable hosted by Chris Slobogin at Vanderbilt Law School w/ @rachelbarkow.bsky.social @richardre.bsky.social @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social
@joeljohnson13.bsky.social @profrgold.bsky.social @meganstevenson.bsky.social and others not on Bsky
@joeljohnson13.bsky.social @profrgold.bsky.social @meganstevenson.bsky.social and others not on Bsky
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Just wrapped up the 17th Criminal Justice Roundtable hosted by Chris Slobogin at Vanderbilt Law School w/ @rachelbarkow.bsky.social @richardre.bsky.social @erinmurphyslaw.bsky.social
@joeljohnson13.bsky.social @profrgold.bsky.social @meganstevenson.bsky.social and others not on Bsky
@joeljohnson13.bsky.social @profrgold.bsky.social @meganstevenson.bsky.social and others not on Bsky
The inaugural Evidence Roundtable at Vanderbilt Law School. We theorized "simplified evidence rules" for disputes that don't require the complexity of the federal rules with a group of wonderful scholars (pictured) and judges (not pictured). Stay tuned evidence world for future roundtables...
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The inaugural Evidence Roundtable at Vanderbilt Law School. We theorized "simplified evidence rules" for disputes that don't require the complexity of the federal rules with a group of wonderful scholars (pictured) and judges (not pictured). Stay tuned evidence world for future roundtables...
Perhaps of interest.... While legal ethics codes and the U.S. Constitution require a prosecutor to have "probable cause" to support a charge, there is broad agreement that prosecutors should apply a stricter charging standard, although exactly what is less clear. I offer my take in a 2020 article:
September 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Perhaps of interest.... While legal ethics codes and the U.S. Constitution require a prosecutor to have "probable cause" to support a charge, there is broad agreement that prosecutors should apply a stricter charging standard, although exactly what is less clear. I offer my take in a 2020 article:
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Not hearsay if offered to prove he didn’t
Or is it
A riff on one of my favorite problems in @bellinj.bsky.social’s excellent casebook
Or is it
A riff on one of my favorite problems in @bellinj.bsky.social’s excellent casebook
I am sad to report that I did not get raptured
September 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Not hearsay if offered to prove he didn’t
Or is it
A riff on one of my favorite problems in @bellinj.bsky.social’s excellent casebook
Or is it
A riff on one of my favorite problems in @bellinj.bsky.social’s excellent casebook
Not a lot of mystery here. DC prosecutors traditionally didn't charge these cases as felonies. This is why.
NEW: DC grand jurors reject more Justice Dept cases
Former DOJ attorney: “Not only have I never heard of this happening, I've never heard of a prosecutor who's heard of this happening”
www.cbsnews.com/news/d-c-gra...
Former DOJ attorney: “Not only have I never heard of this happening, I've never heard of a prosecutor who's heard of this happening”
www.cbsnews.com/news/d-c-gra...
D.C. grand jurors reject latest wave of Justice Dept. indictment requests
One former federal prosecutor said of the indictment denials by D.C. grand juries that he's "never heard of this happening."
www.cbsnews.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Not a lot of mystery here. DC prosecutors traditionally didn't charge these cases as felonies. This is why.
if you teach Evidence, the casebook landscape is shifting...
August 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
if you teach Evidence, the casebook landscape is shifting...
Amazon’s "Best Sellers in Law" offers an interesting snapshot of the otherwise non-transparent law school casebook market. www.amazon.com/best-sellers...
www.amazon.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Amazon’s "Best Sellers in Law" offers an interesting snapshot of the otherwise non-transparent law school casebook market. www.amazon.com/best-sellers...
A legitimate - I think - retailer selling used copies of my $35 casebook for $250. (I guess they just assume the retail price is $300 since it is a law school casebook.)
August 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A legitimate - I think - retailer selling used copies of my $35 casebook for $250. (I guess they just assume the retail price is $300 since it is a law school casebook.)
A slice of Amazon's best selling evidence books. What do you notice?
July 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A slice of Amazon's best selling evidence books. What do you notice?
This is one of the many - how have they not answered that yet? - cases in Fourth Amendment doctrine. Might also offer guidance on analyzing exigent circumstances that are safety- not crime-focused.
The Supreme Court also took up this very interesting Fourth Amendment case asking when cops can enter a home without a warrant based on their belief that an emergency is taking place. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
June 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is one of the many - how have they not answered that yet? - cases in Fourth Amendment doctrine. Might also offer guidance on analyzing exigent circumstances that are safety- not crime-focused.
Touching tribute to Justice Souter from my colleague Alli Larsen www.scotusblog.com/2025/05/the-...
The heartbeat of the law is human connection
This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter. Allison Orr Larsen is the Alfred Wilson & Mary I.W. Lee Professor […]
www.scotusblog.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Touching tribute to Justice Souter from my colleague Alli Larsen www.scotusblog.com/2025/05/the-...
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The library has *doubled* sales of @bellinj.bsky.social's 2nd edition of 'The Law of Evidence'! www.amazon.com/Law-Evidence...
April 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The library has *doubled* sales of @bellinj.bsky.social's 2nd edition of 'The Law of Evidence'! www.amazon.com/Law-Evidence...
Thanks to Paul Caron and TaxProf Blog for the shoutout to my symposium essay about law school casebooks.
TaxProf Blog: The High Cost Of Law School Casebooks
Jeffrey Bellin (William & Mary; Google Scholar), The High Cost of Law School Casebooks: Commentators have forecasted the demise of high-priced commercial casebooks for two decades. Yet little has chan...
taxprof.typepad.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Thanks to Paul Caron and TaxProf Blog for the shoutout to my symposium essay about law school casebooks.
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It's live! Very proud of this piece I wrote with Jeffrey Bellin (@bellinj.bsky.social) for the Yale Law Journal. And thanks to Dave Pozen of Columbia Law School for writing such a provocative book for us to engage with!
www.yalelawjournal.org/review/race-...
www.yalelawjournal.org/review/race-...
Race, the Academy, and <i>The Constitution of the War on Drugs</i>
David Pozen’s new book chronicles the constitutional arguments that American litigants once deployed to protect a “right” to use drugs. This Review supplements and critiques Pozen’s important contribu...
www.yalelawjournal.org
March 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It's live! Very proud of this piece I wrote with Jeffrey Bellin (@bellinj.bsky.social) for the Yale Law Journal. And thanks to Dave Pozen of Columbia Law School for writing such a provocative book for us to engage with!
www.yalelawjournal.org/review/race-...
www.yalelawjournal.org/review/race-...
The good news is there are high quality, low-cost alternatives in many fields (especially Evidence 😀). My take on the general question - "The High Cost of Law School Casebooks" - is available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
1. I will never assign a commercial casebook, because commercial casebook publishers are leeches sucking our students dry, with our help. It’s embarrassing that we continue to publish & assign commercial casebooks, especially when open-access alternatives are available.
March 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The good news is there are high quality, low-cost alternatives in many fields (especially Evidence 😀). My take on the general question - "The High Cost of Law School Casebooks" - is available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
👀 In separate statements today, Justices Gorsuch and Alito argue that the Confrontation Clause doctrine introduced by Justice Scalia in 2004 is flawed and needs to change. Alito suggests narrower protections for defendants and Gorsuch hints at broader ones. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
March 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
👀 In separate statements today, Justices Gorsuch and Alito argue that the Confrontation Clause doctrine introduced by Justice Scalia in 2004 is flawed and needs to change. Alito suggests narrower protections for defendants and Gorsuch hints at broader ones. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
The Second Edition of my low-cost Evidence casebook is now available for adoption in Summer or Fall 2025. Instructors can reach out by email for a review copy.
amazon.com/dp/B0F13TCCR7
amazon.com/dp/B0F13TCCR7
The Law of Evidence
The Law of Evidence [Bellin, Jeffrey] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Law of Evidence
amazon.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Second Edition of my low-cost Evidence casebook is now available for adoption in Summer or Fall 2025. Instructors can reach out by email for a review copy.
amazon.com/dp/B0F13TCCR7
amazon.com/dp/B0F13TCCR7
A draft of my contribution to the @wmborj.bsky.social symposium on constitutional law casebooks is now available on @ssrn.bsky.social
My essay explores, "The High Cost of Law School Casebooks"
My essay explores, "The High Cost of Law School Casebooks"
The High Cost of Law School Casebooks
<p><span>Commentators have forecasted the demise of high-priced commercial casebooks for two decades. Yet little has changed. This Symposium Essay explores the
papers.ssrn.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A draft of my contribution to the @wmborj.bsky.social symposium on constitutional law casebooks is now available on @ssrn.bsky.social
My essay explores, "The High Cost of Law School Casebooks"
My essay explores, "The High Cost of Law School Casebooks"
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Great news! "Vanderbilt Law School to establish 'innocence clinic' for the wrongfully convicted": fox17.com/news/local/v...
Vanderbilt Law School to establish 'innocence clinic' for the wrongfully convicted
Vanderbilt Law School has announced a recent gift is being used to establish The Gail Anderson Cañizares Innocence Clinic.
fox17.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Great news! "Vanderbilt Law School to establish 'innocence clinic' for the wrongfully convicted": fox17.com/news/local/v...
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Rob Willey and Melanie Knapp, "The Top 100 Legal Scholars of 2024". W&M Law School's @bellinj.bsky.social at nos. 23 (Authors) and 15 (Co-authors): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Top 100 Legal Scholars of 2024
This article presents the third iteration of our ranking of the current top 100 legal scholars. The ranking addresses some of the limitations of traditional leg
papers.ssrn.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Rob Willey and Melanie Knapp, "The Top 100 Legal Scholars of 2024". W&M Law School's @bellinj.bsky.social at nos. 23 (Authors) and 15 (Co-authors): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Just received my copy of David Sklansky's timely new book, "Criminal Justice in Divided America," can't wait to dig in. www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
February 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Just received my copy of David Sklansky's timely new book, "Criminal Justice in Divided America," can't wait to dig in. www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
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This is a concerning milestone. Bringing new investigations and prosecutions is different than just dismissing cases against allies.
The top criminal prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's office in Washington quit today, citing pressure by the Trump administration to open what she viewed as an improper criminal probe of a federal contract.
ca.news.yahoo.com/senior-u-pro...
ca.news.yahoo.com/senior-u-pro...
February 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is a concerning milestone. Bringing new investigations and prosecutions is different than just dismissing cases against allies.
Remarkable courage and integrity being shown by these DOJ attorneys. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read the Resignation Letter From Hagan Scotten
Hagan Scotten, an assistant U.S. attorney, wrote to Emil Bove, acting deputy attorney general, refusing to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Remarkable courage and integrity being shown by these DOJ attorneys. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Important comment on a pending amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(A) from Colin Miller, a leading expert on wrongful convictions.
My Public Comment in Strong Opposition to the Proposed Amendment to the Prior Inconsistent Statement Hearsay Exclusion: tinyurl.com/5cvp3kj3
February 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Important comment on a pending amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(A) from Colin Miller, a leading expert on wrongful convictions.
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The Acting US Attorney of the SDNY resigned today, and she sent this letter yesterday to the Attorney General explaining why she refused to drop the charges against NYC's mayor. Read the whole thing, but the last two pages are in the screenshots. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
February 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Acting US Attorney of the SDNY resigned today, and she sent this letter yesterday to the Attorney General explaining why she refused to drop the charges against NYC's mayor. Read the whole thing, but the last two pages are in the screenshots. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...