Maggie Wittlin
@maggiewittlin.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Fordham Law. Evidence, law teaching, crosswords, jokes.
And there it was, emerging from the shadows…
January 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
And there it was, emerging from the shadows…
Overheard on Central Park West:
“What’s Celine Dion’s favorite campfire snack?”
“Uhh…”
🎤🎵 “One s’more…” 🎶
“What’s Celine Dion’s favorite campfire snack?”
“Uhh…”
🎤🎵 “One s’more…” 🎶
December 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Overheard on Central Park West:
“What’s Celine Dion’s favorite campfire snack?”
“Uhh…”
🎤🎵 “One s’more…” 🎶
“What’s Celine Dion’s favorite campfire snack?”
“Uhh…”
🎤🎵 “One s’more…” 🎶
I love teaching 1Ls, but I gotta say, I’m glad I’m not teaching—or grading!—them this semester. This can’t be the way forward.
In a first, many top law firms this year are recruiting summer associates during students' first semester. Some are dangling ‘jumbo offers’ and ‘loyalty’ bonuses for students who do two summer stints back-to-back, keeping them out of other firms' reach reut.rs/44U44cD
December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I love teaching 1Ls, but I gotta say, I’m glad I’m not teaching—or grading!—them this semester. This can’t be the way forward.
In-court sandwich identification is very suggestive. I am therefore proposing an amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(C)…
Defense is now questioning Lairmore on cross-examination. They show a video still of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground, post-throw.
"Do you recognize that sandwich?" the attorney asks.
Lairmore won't confirm.
"I did not go back to collect it," he says.
"Do you recognize that sandwich?" the attorney asks.
Lairmore won't confirm.
"I did not go back to collect it," he says.
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In-court sandwich identification is very suggestive. I am therefore proposing an amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(C)…
Ok, judgy social media people: rate my trick or treat candy selection.
October 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Ok, judgy social media people: rate my trick or treat candy selection.
Deliriously: “Blue Jay baby, LA lady…”
October 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Deliriously: “Blue Jay baby, LA lady…”
Hey, anyone know how much income I have to declare if I’ve just come into some assets of “incalculable” value?
October 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Hey, anyone know how much income I have to declare if I’ve just come into some assets of “incalculable” value?
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is peak Blueskyism.
October 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is peak Blueskyism.
If Peter Shor wins the Nobel Prize in Physics tomorrow, please do not waste the “Who’s On First?” potential of the moment.
October 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
If Peter Shor wins the Nobel Prize in Physics tomorrow, please do not waste the “Who’s On First?” potential of the moment.
I’ll be there in Manhattan, with signs so angry they (probably) won’t have puns! Join us!
I think the most useful political activity most of us can engage in rn is to encourage as many people as possible to attend the Oct 18 protests.
October 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I’ll be there in Manhattan, with signs so angry they (probably) won’t have puns! Join us!
Friends, I think I’m ready to call it: I have enough tote bags.
September 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Friends, I think I’m ready to call it: I have enough tote bags.
Physical inactivity? I am prepared to not do whatever’s necessary. 🫡
FDA is authorizing anybody with a risk factor from this list to receive the vaccines, as well as anybody 65+.
August 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Physical inactivity? I am prepared to not do whatever’s necessary. 🫡
We’re at the last stop of the #ZcavengerHunt! Very fun excuse to run (and train and bus) around NYC and learn about some mayors!
August 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We’re at the last stop of the #ZcavengerHunt! Very fun excuse to run (and train and bus) around NYC and learn about some mayors!
Glad to see Mamdani is finally putting in the effort to earn the votes of the puzzles, games, and trivia community.
August 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Glad to see Mamdani is finally putting in the effort to earn the votes of the puzzles, games, and trivia community.
Friends, you’ll never guess what’s happening at this very moment.
well if i've been reading bluesky correctly all day, you folks are going to LOVE to hear about how hard it's raining in nyc right now!
August 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Friends, you’ll never guess what’s happening at this very moment.
It’s once again time for the greatest crossword tournament held on a Saturday in August: Lollapuzzoola! #lpz18 Here with @jesse.lansner.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It’s once again time for the greatest crossword tournament held on a Saturday in August: Lollapuzzoola! #lpz18 Here with @jesse.lansner.com
A woman who graduated from my high school was detained by ICE after a visa renewal hearing. She was transferred to Louisiana and now, according to this report, to parts unknown. Outrageous. abc7ny.com/post/scarsda...
Scarsdale community calls for release of high school grad detained by ICE; rally set for Thursday
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin has organized a prayer vigil and rally for Thursday evening at Chase Park in Scarsdale for 20-year-old Yeonsoo Go, who was detained by ICE after a routine visa hearing.
abc7ny.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A woman who graduated from my high school was detained by ICE after a visa renewal hearing. She was transferred to Louisiana and now, according to this report, to parts unknown. Outrageous. abc7ny.com/post/scarsda...
Alas—he went without us! youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs
July 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Alas—he went without us! youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs
I love that this diner is playing the music of my youth: “She’s Not There,” “Daydream Believer,” “Walk Away Renee.” Sure, I was born in the 80s. But this is what I listened to in my youth.
July 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I love that this diner is playing the music of my youth: “She’s Not There,” “Daydream Believer,” “Walk Away Renee.” Sure, I was born in the 80s. But this is what I listened to in my youth.
This really is horrific:
July 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
This really is horrific:
A nice old man sat down next to me at the pharmacy. He told me about his upcoming trip to Cape Cod, he mentioned that he studied the brain, and he was just starting to tell me about his research with his wife, when he had to leave. This was him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Ka...
July 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
A nice old man sat down next to me at the pharmacy. He told me about his upcoming trip to Cape Cod, he mentioned that he studied the brain, and he was just starting to tell me about his research with his wife, when he had to leave. This was him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Ka...
Has the Court ever given a justification for issuing orders without reasoning, other than lack of time?
I get "we don't have time to tell the state why they can't execute this man in an hour," but if there was time to write a dissent, isn't there enough time to give basic reasoning for the order?
I get "we don't have time to tell the state why they can't execute this man in an hour," but if there was time to write a dissent, isn't there enough time to give basic reasoning for the order?
July 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Has the Court ever given a justification for issuing orders without reasoning, other than lack of time?
I get "we don't have time to tell the state why they can't execute this man in an hour," but if there was time to write a dissent, isn't there enough time to give basic reasoning for the order?
I get "we don't have time to tell the state why they can't execute this man in an hour," but if there was time to write a dissent, isn't there enough time to give basic reasoning for the order?
Spent a few hours this weekend playing through this fun and increasingly fast-paced text-only “puzzle-mystery game.” I enjoyed it quite a bit, and perhaps you will, too: william-rous.itch.io/type-help
Type Help by William Rous
The Unsolvable Mystery
william-rous.itch.io
July 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Spent a few hours this weekend playing through this fun and increasingly fast-paced text-only “puzzle-mystery game.” I enjoyed it quite a bit, and perhaps you will, too: william-rous.itch.io/type-help
Cuomo did *less well* in the Upper West Side than he did in some neighborhoods that Mamdani "won," like East Harlem and Flatbush. Lander had his strongest showing in the UWS. Once RCV plays out, and lots of those votes (like mine) ultimately go to Zohran, the neighborhood winner might change.
Andrew Cuomo won the Upper West Side, but Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander also had strong showings in certain stretches. www.westsiderag.com/2025/06/25/h...
Here’s How the Upper West Side Voted in the 2025 Mayoral Primary Race
Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani. Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. By Gus Saltonstall Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic candidate
www.westsiderag.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Cuomo did *less well* in the Upper West Side than he did in some neighborhoods that Mamdani "won," like East Harlem and Flatbush. Lander had his strongest showing in the UWS. Once RCV plays out, and lots of those votes (like mine) ultimately go to Zohran, the neighborhood winner might change.