Courtney M Cox
@coxlaw.bsky.social
Law, philosophy, and occasionally the bassoon. Previously IP litigator @RopesGray, now faculty @FordhamLawNYC.
Writing here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1569375
Writing here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1569375
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Courtney M Cox
@coxlaw.bsky.social
· Dec 4
I have a joke about equity, but I can't, in good conscience, repeat it.
I have a joke about government searches, but it's unreasonable and unwarranted.
I have a joke about copyright, but it’s totally unoriginal.
Wonderful workshop. So grateful for this community, and conversation. Thanks @jeannefromer.bsky.social , Barton & crew!!!
Thrilled to be co-hosting with Barton Beebe the 16th Annual Tri-State Region IP Workshop at @nyuengelberg.org Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at @nyulaw.bsky.social www.nyuengelberg.org/events/tri-s...
2026 Tri-State Region IP Workshop
www.nyuengelberg.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Wonderful workshop. So grateful for this community, and conversation. Thanks @jeannefromer.bsky.social , Barton & crew!!!
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One of the beauties of writing is that language is so subtle.
You might think that 'I apologise' means the same as 'I'm sorry'. But just try switching the two next time you're at a funeral.
You might think that 'I apologise' means the same as 'I'm sorry'. But just try switching the two next time you're at a funeral.
January 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
One of the beauties of writing is that language is so subtle.
You might think that 'I apologise' means the same as 'I'm sorry'. But just try switching the two next time you're at a funeral.
You might think that 'I apologise' means the same as 'I'm sorry'. But just try switching the two next time you're at a funeral.
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Fordham Law is proud to share that 12 members of the Law School's faculty & staff are presenting at #AALS2026 this week.
Check out where to find them:
https://news.law.fordham.edu/blog/2026/01/05/fordham-law-faculty-take-the-national-stage-at-the-2026-american-association-of-law-schools-conference/
Check out where to find them:
https://news.law.fordham.edu/blog/2026/01/05/fordham-law-faculty-take-the-national-stage-at-the-2026-american-association-of-law-schools-conference/
January 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Fordham Law is proud to share that 12 members of the Law School's faculty & staff are presenting at #AALS2026 this week.
Check out where to find them:
https://news.law.fordham.edu/blog/2026/01/05/fordham-law-faculty-take-the-national-stage-at-the-2026-american-association-of-law-schools-conference/
Check out where to find them:
https://news.law.fordham.edu/blog/2026/01/05/fordham-law-faculty-take-the-national-stage-at-the-2026-american-association-of-law-schools-conference/
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So @tobymorton.bsky.social is a national treasure and Hilton is fucking up royally with this nonsense. www.hiltonice.com
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
So @tobymorton.bsky.social is a national treasure and Hilton is fucking up royally with this nonsense. www.hiltonice.com
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
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My 4-year-old overheard me telling my sibling, “America’s in big trouble.” Later he said, “America needs to not break stuff and use its inside voice.” Chaos solved with preschool logic. Proud Dad here.
July 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
My 4-year-old overheard me telling my sibling, “America’s in big trouble.” Later he said, “America needs to not break stuff and use its inside voice.” Chaos solved with preschool logic. Proud Dad here.
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Congratulations to Fordham Law Professors Norrinda Brown, Gowri Krishna '06, and Catherine Powell on being named 2026 Association of American Law Schools section award winners.
Read more: https://lens.aals.org/article/2026-section-award-winners/
#AALS2026
Read more: https://lens.aals.org/article/2026-section-award-winners/
#AALS2026
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Congratulations to Fordham Law Professors Norrinda Brown, Gowri Krishna '06, and Catherine Powell on being named 2026 Association of American Law Schools section award winners.
Read more: https://lens.aals.org/article/2026-section-award-winners/
#AALS2026
Read more: https://lens.aals.org/article/2026-section-award-winners/
#AALS2026
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Good. This is insane.
January 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Good. This is insane.
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London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.
I got rhythm
I got free songs
I got Pluto
who could ask for anything more
I got Mickey
in the funnies
I got his dog
who could ask for anything more
Old man Disney?
I don’t mind him
You won’t find him
round my door
I got free works
I got Faulkner
More soon next year
who could ask for anythin more
I got free songs
I got Pluto
who could ask for anything more
I got Mickey
in the funnies
I got his dog
who could ask for anything more
Old man Disney?
I don’t mind him
You won’t find him
round my door
I got free works
I got Faulkner
More soon next year
who could ask for anythin more
Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
web.law.duke.edu
January 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I got rhythm
I got free songs
I got Pluto
who could ask for anything more
I got Mickey
in the funnies
I got his dog
who could ask for anything more
Old man Disney?
I don’t mind him
You won’t find him
round my door
I got free works
I got Faulkner
More soon next year
who could ask for anythin more
I got free songs
I got Pluto
who could ask for anything more
I got Mickey
in the funnies
I got his dog
who could ask for anything more
Old man Disney?
I don’t mind him
You won’t find him
round my door
I got free works
I got Faulkner
More soon next year
who could ask for anythin more
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Zohran Mamdani Refuses To Share Plan For Making Rich Richer https://theonion.com/zohran-mamdani-refuses-to-share-plan-for-making-rich-richer/
December 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Zohran Mamdani Refuses To Share Plan For Making Rich Richer https://theonion.com/zohran-mamdani-refuses-to-share-plan-for-making-rich-richer/
Fabulous scholar, fabulous piece! So grateful to have Ela at Fordham!
The Association of American Law Schools (@theaals.bsky.social) Committee to Review Scholarly Papers has named Fordham Law Prof. Ela Leshem the winner of the 2026 AALS Scholarly Papers Competition for faculty in the field for five years or fewer. Leshem won for her article “Law’s Shifting Circles.”
Law's Shifting Circles
This Article undermines two myths in American legal history: first, that the law’s circle of moral concern has steadily expanded; and second, that legal protect
papers.ssrn.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Fabulous scholar, fabulous piece! So grateful to have Ela at Fordham!
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Fordham Law's proud to announce that Angela DeVolld, director of Public Interest Scholars and Fellowships, Clinical Prof. Mariam Hinds, & student Olivia Loomis '26 have named to the Association of American Law Schools (@theaals.bsky.social)'s 2025 Pro Bono Honor Roll, for their indiv. pro bono work.
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Fordham Law's proud to announce that Angela DeVolld, director of Public Interest Scholars and Fellowships, Clinical Prof. Mariam Hinds, & student Olivia Loomis '26 have named to the Association of American Law Schools (@theaals.bsky.social)'s 2025 Pro Bono Honor Roll, for their indiv. pro bono work.
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The thieves made a bisque escape.
December 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The thieves made a bisque escape.
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So, I purchased the center and the land it sits on — the best $2 million I can imagine spending.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So, I purchased the center and the land it sits on — the best $2 million I can imagine spending.
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NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
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Omg.
Over and over and over and over and over and over and sometimes so often it happens to the same people multiple times and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and sometimes so often it happens to the same people multiple tim
Over and over and over and over and over and over and sometimes so often it happens to the same people multiple times and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and sometimes so often it happens to the same people multiple tim
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Omg.
Over and over and over and over and over and over and sometimes so often it happens to the same people multiple times and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and sometimes so often it happens to the same people multiple tim
Over and over and over and over and over and over and sometimes so often it happens to the same people multiple times and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and sometimes so often it happens to the same people multiple tim
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New preprint: Empathy, Thick and Thin
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It is perhaps foolhardy to attempt to say something new about a topic as widely studied as empathy. I tried anyway! 1/
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It is perhaps foolhardy to attempt to say something new about a topic as widely studied as empathy. I tried anyway! 1/
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
New preprint: Empathy, Thick and Thin
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It is perhaps foolhardy to attempt to say something new about a topic as widely studied as empathy. I tried anyway! 1/
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It is perhaps foolhardy to attempt to say something new about a topic as widely studied as empathy. I tried anyway! 1/
Never waste a table of contents
Tired: Giving your exhibits generic labels
Wired: Telling a story on the docket
Wired: Telling a story on the docket
December 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Never waste a table of contents
Apples
xkcd.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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Thread
This is maddening.
1. First, we hear from a man who "continues to explore the newest technologies in his sixth-grade science and math classroom, constantly learning and adapting new ways to mix technology with hands-on learning."
He's a "veteran teacher," so no excuses, all you old dogs!
1. First, we hear from a man who "continues to explore the newest technologies in his sixth-grade science and math classroom, constantly learning and adapting new ways to mix technology with hands-on learning."
He's a "veteran teacher," so no excuses, all you old dogs!
Avoiding Tech Fatigue in the Classroom: ‘It’s All About Balance’ | NEA
Too often, educators are asked to integrate technology into the classroom without support, training or boundaries.
www.nea.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Required reading
Doing a museum heist to grab gold and gems? So boring, so basic. Doing a museum heist to steal a Rembrandt to bargain with prosecutors to reduce your sentence for other art thefts? That's Myles Connor.
hyperallergic.com/the-rembrand...
hyperallergic.com/the-rembrand...
The Rembrandt Thief Who Came Out On Top
Myles Connor is one of the very few people alive to have come out ahead after lifting an artwork from the wall of a museum, as Anthony M. Amore explores in his new book.
hyperallergic.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Required reading