Jim Speta
@jspeta.bsky.social
Law Prof, Northwestern. Former Co-Prez Law Schools Global League. Internet Policy, Ad Law, Torts, Antitrust, etc. Lawyer, past and present. Int'l Programs, former Vice Dean, Interim Dean, etc.
Here's what I said about this meritless letter to the American Lawyer. First, the letter does not specify the alleged agreement. Second, the agreement, if any, cannot be per se, like the no poach agreements. Third, there is no possibility that the Mansfield ...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Here's what I said about this meritless letter to the American Lawyer. First, the letter does not specify the alleged agreement. Second, the agreement, if any, cannot be per se, like the no poach agreements. Third, there is no possibility that the Mansfield ...
www.law.com/americanlawy...
www.law.com/americanlawy...
The FTC Chair comes for Diversity Lab and law firms participating in Mansfield Certification. The Chair's letter suggests collusion, but wouldn't survive a motion to dismiss in any court.
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Bloomberg Industry Group : Page Not Found
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January 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The FTC Chair comes for Diversity Lab and law firms participating in Mansfield Certification. The Chair's letter suggests collusion, but wouldn't survive a motion to dismiss in any court.
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The only thing we learned from the last round of expansion is that there are alread too many teams in the playoff www.espn.com/college-foot...
CFB buzz: What we're hearing about playoff expansion, conference title games and bowls
Multiple playoff scenarios are on the table ahead of critical meetings this week.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:36 AM
The only thing we learned from the last round of expansion is that there are alread too many teams in the playoff www.espn.com/college-foot...
Courier has not been the same since the LaserJet III model was retired--or really since the Selectric II. I will die on this hill.
I dare anyone on this thread to submit in courier. Double dog dare.
January 10, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Courier has not been the same since the LaserJet III model was retired--or really since the Selectric II. I will die on this hill.
One thing to think about in the battle for Warner Bros is that Paramount and Netflix are both arguing about who is closer to Trump. And by acquiring HBO, that company will be John Oliver’s boss. @lastweektonight.com
New: archivists have distributed the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss killed. iCloud, Mega, torrent too. Shows won’t be able to keep this episode offline www.404media.co/archivists-p...
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
One thing to think about in the battle for Warner Bros is that Paramount and Netflix are both arguing about who is closer to Trump. And by acquiring HBO, that company will be John Oliver’s boss. @lastweektonight.com
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IL Gov. JB Pritzker speaks about his family fleeing Ukraine and why birthright citizenship is important for immigrants in the United States
May 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
IL Gov. JB Pritzker speaks about his family fleeing Ukraine and why birthright citizenship is important for immigrants in the United States
Yet the Six Justices do not consider the Civil War Amendments part of the history and traditions setting the founding values of the Constitution.
the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Yet the Six Justices do not consider the Civil War Amendments part of the history and traditions setting the founding values of the Constitution.
Decreasing price / power in electronics has been one of the most important economic drivers of the past 5 decades. That is coming to an end too. Making America Poorer Again. Lenovo and Dell Warn: Your Next Laptop Could Cost More Really Soon www.cnet.com/tech/computi...
Lenovo and Dell Warn: Your Next Laptop Could Cost More Really Soon
In the face of rising costs for memory and storage, major manufacturers are notifying their clients of impending price hikes.
www.cnet.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Decreasing price / power in electronics has been one of the most important economic drivers of the past 5 decades. That is coming to an end too. Making America Poorer Again. Lenovo and Dell Warn: Your Next Laptop Could Cost More Really Soon www.cnet.com/tech/computi...
“So quit. I can get another girl to take your job in 5 minutes - one who really wants it.”
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‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
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November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“So quit. I can get another girl to take your job in 5 minutes - one who really wants it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Saving turkey lives -- the pick up line for ribs and brisket thanksgiving (and smoked turkey legs if you must).
www.soulandsmoke.com
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November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Saving turkey lives -- the pick up line for ribs and brisket thanksgiving (and smoked turkey legs if you must).
www.soulandsmoke.com
www.soulandsmoke.com
For an additional, very important example of a specialized handwriting that general LLMs may be less effective on, my colleague @ek27.bsky.social used AI to build a model to decode 400+ year old English court documents.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
For an additional, very important example of a specialized handwriting that general LLMs may be less effective on, my colleague @ek27.bsky.social used AI to build a model to decode 400+ year old English court documents.
news.law.northwestern.edu/news/decodin...
news.law.northwestern.edu/news/decodin...
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"We're pro-affordability, but we're going to raise tariffs on you. We're pro-affordability, but we're going to undermine the Fed, which is going to potentially cause inflation. We're pro-affordability, but... we're going to rip the American health insurance system up."
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"We're pro-affordability, but we're going to raise tariffs on you. We're pro-affordability, but we're going to undermine the Fed, which is going to potentially cause inflation. We're pro-affordability, but... we're going to rip the American health insurance system up."
Incoherent at many levels - Fox News has more viewership than any other network news organization. And the merger has nothing to do with the reach of broadcast news, just with ownership of local stations. Alas, facts.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Trump Opposes FCC Raising 39% TV Ownership Cap if It Would ‘Enlarge’ ‘Fake News Networks’ Like ABC, NBC — but It Wouldn’t Do That
President Donald Trump weighed in on the issue of the FCC's potential move to raise or eliminate the current 39% cap on local TV station owners -- saying he opposes it if the result would be an "expan...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Incoherent at many levels - Fox News has more viewership than any other network news organization. And the merger has nothing to do with the reach of broadcast news, just with ownership of local stations. Alas, facts.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Tigers aren't Wildcats.
Northwestern wins nattie in women's field hockey! Def. Princeton.
November 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Tigers aren't Wildcats.
Don’t you cave, @durbin.senate.gov , don’t you do it. Don’t you see Illinoisans, Chicagoans, fighting against Trumpism and fighting to help people. We want a government that works for everyone. And you works for us. Ffs.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Don’t you cave, @durbin.senate.gov , don’t you do it. Don’t you see Illinoisans, Chicagoans, fighting against Trumpism and fighting to help people. We want a government that works for everyone. And you works for us. Ffs.
Justice Jackson once again wipes the floor.
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Justice Jackson once again wipes the floor.
Once again, even these threats violate the first amendment -- and are absolutely toothless.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Once again, even these threats violate the first amendment -- and are absolutely toothless.
www.yalejreg.com/nc/the-fcc-l...
www.yalejreg.com/nc/the-fcc-l...
Peak Chicago fall biking weather (sunny and 47). Amazing.
November 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Peak Chicago fall biking weather (sunny and 47). Amazing.
Which, of course, really means surveiling *everyone.* (Plus, they can't be trusted to maintain such a line, can they? No.)
A deeply disturbing plan, but one thing important to clarify here is that these contracts would be for skiptracing, i.e. establishing locations, and NOT for carrying out arrests.
So this would not see private contractors grabbing people — although it could mean contractors surveilling immigrants.
So this would not see private contractors grabbing people — although it could mean contractors surveilling immigrants.
“Under the plan, bounty hunters may receive “monetary bonuses” depending on how successfully they track down their targets — and how many immigrants they then report to ICE.”
Or ICE could just fund the Klan directly.
Or ICE could just fund the Klan directly.
November 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Which, of course, really means surveiling *everyone.* (Plus, they can't be trusted to maintain such a line, can they? No.)
Good ones in Chicago need support. Here's where I mostly contribute, and have today.
www.chicagosfoodbank.org
www.chicagosfoodbank.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good ones in Chicago need support. Here's where I mostly contribute, and have today.
www.chicagosfoodbank.org
www.chicagosfoodbank.org
The administration does not want to cure cancer. "An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives."
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
mRNA covid vaccines spark immune response that may aid cancer survival
An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives
www.newscientist.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The administration does not want to cure cancer. "An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives."
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
And we are lucky and grateful that he is standing up!
This story is quite unfair in returning repeatedly to the 2028 election--implying that @govpritzker.illinois.gov is standing up to the President's threats and military occupation to create publicity for a presidential run. I'm sure he'd rather be at an Iowa fish fry.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
And we are lucky and grateful that he is standing up!
This story is quite unfair in returning repeatedly to the 2028 election--implying that @govpritzker.illinois.gov is standing up to the President's threats and military occupation to create publicity for a presidential run. I'm sure he'd rather be at an Iowa fish fry.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This story is quite unfair in returning repeatedly to the 2028 election--implying that @govpritzker.illinois.gov is standing up to the President's threats and military occupation to create publicity for a presidential run. I'm sure he'd rather be at an Iowa fish fry.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
This is an appointments clause violation easily, no? Like the original formalist wins on separation of powers being ignored again? www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Bessent Picks Social Security Chief Frank Bisignano as IRS CEO
The Social Security head will do double duty at the tax agency while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent retains his formal title as acting IRS commissioner.
www.wsj.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is an appointments clause violation easily, no? Like the original formalist wins on separation of powers being ignored again? www.wsj.com/politics/pol...