Michael Froomkin
@mfroomkin.bsky.social
U.Miami Lawprof. Techie. Teach AI, AdLaw, https://tinyurl.com/concrisis, Jurisprudence & Privacy. EIC of Jotwell.com. Home@ https://law.tm. Survivor of many medical things that should have killed me but didn't. Remains to be seen if I'm stronger.
Clearly we need an AI to check all the citations, right?
A review of the proceedings from four major computer-science conferences showed that none from 2021, and all from 2025, had fake citations.
arxiv.org/abs/2602.058...
#AI #LLMs #Hallucinations #Misconduct #ScholComm
arxiv.org/abs/2602.058...
#AI #LLMs #Hallucinations #Misconduct #ScholComm
The Case of the Mysterious Citations
Mysterious citations are routinely appearing in peer-reviewed publications throughout the scientific community. In this paper, we developed an automated pipeline and examine the proceedings of four ma...
arxiv.org
February 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Clearly we need an AI to check all the citations, right?
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But it does it quickly and congratulates you for asking
February 14, 2026 at 8:17 PM
But it does it quickly and congratulates you for asking
Webster's New World dictionary is much preferable IMHO.
WOMEN👏DON’T👏WANT👏CHOCOLATES 👏FOR 👏VALENTINE’S 👏DAY 👏THEY 👏WANT 👏MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S 👏COLLEGIATE 👏DICTIONARY 👏TWELFTH 👏EDITION 👏
February 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Webster's New World dictionary is much preferable IMHO.
L'Amérique profounde ce réveille. We have passed an inflection point. Unfortunately the regime will get more and more desperate, so more bad times coming before things get better. But folks like this are why it will get better eventually. Maybe not quick enough for Ukraine, but that's another story.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
L'Amérique profounde ce réveille. We have passed an inflection point. Unfortunately the regime will get more and more desperate, so more bad times coming before things get better. But folks like this are why it will get better eventually. Maybe not quick enough for Ukraine, but that's another story.
Proud, if somewhat mystified, to find UMiami on this enemies list. Perhaps our I-won't-take-a-public-stand University President will finally be moved to speak up?
UPDATE: Hegseth has included VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY on a list of schools off limits for tuition assistance for military officers as part of his campaign against schools he describes as “biased” against the US military.🤔 www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
February 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Proud, if somewhat mystified, to find UMiami on this enemies list. Perhaps our I-won't-take-a-public-stand University President will finally be moved to speak up?
Every week I say, "OK, we've reached the depths of the insanity now."
Then we have another week.
Then we have another week.
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
President Trump's Claim of an "Irrefutable" Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text ...
Yesterday I noted the latest set of unhinged social media posts from President Trump in which he declared that voter id requirements and other election changes would be imposed in the midterms via exe...
electionlawblog.org
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Every week I say, "OK, we've reached the depths of the insanity now."
Then we have another week.
Then we have another week.
Routinized crime against humanity #39. These small boats are not capable of reaching U.S. and non-lethal means of interdiction are available. Where are the JAGs in all this? Surely these are illegal orders to commit murder of civilians?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Routinized crime against humanity #39. These small boats are not capable of reaching U.S. and non-lethal means of interdiction are available. Where are the JAGs in all this? Surely these are illegal orders to commit murder of civilians?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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Jotwell Worklaw:
Joseph Slater, Defending Civil Service Rules from Existential Attacks, JOTWELL (February 13, 2026) (reviewing Catherine L. Fisk, Democracy and a Nonpartisan Civil Service, 67 Ariz. L. Rev. 629 (2025)), worklaw.jotwell.com/defending-ci....
Joseph Slater, Defending Civil Service Rules from Existential Attacks, JOTWELL (February 13, 2026) (reviewing Catherine L. Fisk, Democracy and a Nonpartisan Civil Service, 67 Ariz. L. Rev. 629 (2025)), worklaw.jotwell.com/defending-ci....
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Jotwell Worklaw:
Joseph Slater, Defending Civil Service Rules from Existential Attacks, JOTWELL (February 13, 2026) (reviewing Catherine L. Fisk, Democracy and a Nonpartisan Civil Service, 67 Ariz. L. Rev. 629 (2025)), worklaw.jotwell.com/defending-ci....
Joseph Slater, Defending Civil Service Rules from Existential Attacks, JOTWELL (February 13, 2026) (reviewing Catherine L. Fisk, Democracy and a Nonpartisan Civil Service, 67 Ariz. L. Rev. 629 (2025)), worklaw.jotwell.com/defending-ci....
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Every word of this is a lie. And any news organization that quotes this without saying as much is failing its audience.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Every word of this is a lie. And any news organization that quotes this without saying as much is failing its audience.
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Jotwell Tax:
Charlene D. Luke, Anatomy of a Shakedown: The Carried Interest Case, JOTWELL (February 12, 2026) (reviewing Edward J. McCaffery & Darryll K. Jones, The Curiouser and Curiouser Case of Carried Interests, 66 Ariz. L. Rev. 357 (2024)), tax.jotwell.com/anatomy-of-a....
Charlene D. Luke, Anatomy of a Shakedown: The Carried Interest Case, JOTWELL (February 12, 2026) (reviewing Edward J. McCaffery & Darryll K. Jones, The Curiouser and Curiouser Case of Carried Interests, 66 Ariz. L. Rev. 357 (2024)), tax.jotwell.com/anatomy-of-a....
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Jotwell Tax:
Charlene D. Luke, Anatomy of a Shakedown: The Carried Interest Case, JOTWELL (February 12, 2026) (reviewing Edward J. McCaffery & Darryll K. Jones, The Curiouser and Curiouser Case of Carried Interests, 66 Ariz. L. Rev. 357 (2024)), tax.jotwell.com/anatomy-of-a....
Charlene D. Luke, Anatomy of a Shakedown: The Carried Interest Case, JOTWELL (February 12, 2026) (reviewing Edward J. McCaffery & Darryll K. Jones, The Curiouser and Curiouser Case of Carried Interests, 66 Ariz. L. Rev. 357 (2024)), tax.jotwell.com/anatomy-of-a....
Gotta wonder if Hakeem Jeffries's sudden spine on DHS funding might be connected to the growing number of insurgent Congressional candidates who are not willing to commit to voting for him as speaker. (Links in Alt text.)
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Gotta wonder if Hakeem Jeffries's sudden spine on DHS funding might be connected to the growing number of insurgent Congressional candidates who are not willing to commit to voting for him as speaker. (Links in Alt text.)
Am I alone in believing that when a politician or other public figure says "frankly" that is almost always a tell that they're lying?
Speaker Johnson is a spineless liar
Jesus would want nothing to do with this guy
Jesus would want nothing to do with this guy
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Am I alone in believing that when a politician or other public figure says "frankly" that is almost always a tell that they're lying?
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Jotwell T&E:
Victoria J. Haneman, Leveraging Trust Law to Protect Child Influencers, JOTWELL (Feb. 11, 2026) (reviewing Naomi Cahn, Trusting Remedies for the Child Influencer Space: Blocked Trust Accounts and Child Beneficiaries, 17 Drexel L. Rev. 971 (2025)), trustest.jotwell.com/leveraging-t....
Victoria J. Haneman, Leveraging Trust Law to Protect Child Influencers, JOTWELL (Feb. 11, 2026) (reviewing Naomi Cahn, Trusting Remedies for the Child Influencer Space: Blocked Trust Accounts and Child Beneficiaries, 17 Drexel L. Rev. 971 (2025)), trustest.jotwell.com/leveraging-t....
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Jotwell T&E:
Victoria J. Haneman, Leveraging Trust Law to Protect Child Influencers, JOTWELL (Feb. 11, 2026) (reviewing Naomi Cahn, Trusting Remedies for the Child Influencer Space: Blocked Trust Accounts and Child Beneficiaries, 17 Drexel L. Rev. 971 (2025)), trustest.jotwell.com/leveraging-t....
Victoria J. Haneman, Leveraging Trust Law to Protect Child Influencers, JOTWELL (Feb. 11, 2026) (reviewing Naomi Cahn, Trusting Remedies for the Child Influencer Space: Blocked Trust Accounts and Child Beneficiaries, 17 Drexel L. Rev. 971 (2025)), trustest.jotwell.com/leveraging-t....
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It's worth adding, we don't know that the detention are centers will be used for immigrants. That is what Trump says, but as we all know, these people lie about everything, all the time.
This should concern us all. You cannot speak of freedom and liberty and then support this regime’s actions.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM
It's worth adding, we don't know that the detention are centers will be used for immigrants. That is what Trump says, but as we all know, these people lie about everything, all the time.
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One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
The decision below was radioactive. No wonder they want to bury it.
The Trump administration quietly tried to drop its lawsuit against federal judges in Maryland over their blanket policy to slow down habeas cases. The case had become moot, they said.
But the 4th Circuit still wants a swing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But the 4th Circuit still wants a swing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The decision below was radioactive. No wonder they want to bury it.
I'm old enough to recall Google's old motto, "Don't be evil."
Guess that's long, long gone now.
Guess that's long, long gone now.
February 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I'm old enough to recall Google's old motto, "Don't be evil."
Guess that's long, long gone now.
Guess that's long, long gone now.
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We need an answer to why the US in the 21st century elected one of the most evil men alive to be President. I think it must have a lot to do with the collapse of crucial vetting institutions, including the Republican Party and the media. But no doubt there is also an important cultural story.
February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
We need an answer to why the US in the 21st century elected one of the most evil men alive to be President. I think it must have a lot to do with the collapse of crucial vetting institutions, including the Republican Party and the media. But no doubt there is also an important cultural story.
Need advice: how best to respond to this (pig butchering scam?) text from nameless 437 area code "I came across your name and thought I'd ask, how did we meet again?"
Obviously the best reply is none, but I was really tempted to reply either "in jail?" Or maybe "at FBI training?" Suggestions welcome
Obviously the best reply is none, but I was really tempted to reply either "in jail?" Or maybe "at FBI training?" Suggestions welcome
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Need advice: how best to respond to this (pig butchering scam?) text from nameless 437 area code "I came across your name and thought I'd ask, how did we meet again?"
Obviously the best reply is none, but I was really tempted to reply either "in jail?" Or maybe "at FBI training?" Suggestions welcome
Obviously the best reply is none, but I was really tempted to reply either "in jail?" Or maybe "at FBI training?" Suggestions welcome
Reposted by Michael Froomkin
Jotwell Torts:
Ronen Avraham, Private Standards as Swords and Shields for Autonomous Vehicles, JOTWELL (Feb. 10, 2026), torts.jotwell.com/private-stan....
Ronen Avraham, Private Standards as Swords and Shields for Autonomous Vehicles, JOTWELL (Feb. 10, 2026), torts.jotwell.com/private-stan....
February 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Jotwell Torts:
Ronen Avraham, Private Standards as Swords and Shields for Autonomous Vehicles, JOTWELL (Feb. 10, 2026), torts.jotwell.com/private-stan....
Ronen Avraham, Private Standards as Swords and Shields for Autonomous Vehicles, JOTWELL (Feb. 10, 2026), torts.jotwell.com/private-stan....
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The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
Tomorrow I will testify before subcommittee of House Judiciary Committee against the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act," which would authorize exclusion/deportation of all or most non-citizen Muslim immigrants. My written testimony posted here: reason.com/wp-content/u...
reason.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
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This is not how appropriations work. Just because the funding expires, any policy in an appropriation remains in effect. This is a willful misunderstanding (or defiance) of a judicial order and a law of Congress.
BREAKING: On February 2, Sec. Noem issued a memo asserting the lapse in appropriations for DHS meant there is no Sec. 527 — the provision protecting congressional oversight visits to immigration detention facilities — and she was issuing a new (third) policy requiring seven-day notice for visits.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
This is not how appropriations work. Just because the funding expires, any policy in an appropriation remains in effect. This is a willful misunderstanding (or defiance) of a judicial order and a law of Congress.
Constant random insanity between the cruelty, the graft, the illegality. How is it that he's not impeached already?
Trump Wildly Claims China Will ‘Terminate ALL Ice Hockey’ In Canada
www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
Trump Wildly Claims China Will ‘Terminate ALL Ice Hockey’ In Canada
"The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
www.mediaite.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Constant random insanity between the cruelty, the graft, the illegality. How is it that he's not impeached already?
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Jotwell TechLaw:
Stacy-Ann Elvy, Crossroads: Privacy Law and Copyright Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, JOTWELL (Feb. 9, 2026), cyber.jotwell.com/crossroads-p....
Stacy-Ann Elvy, Crossroads: Privacy Law and Copyright Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, JOTWELL (Feb. 9, 2026), cyber.jotwell.com/crossroads-p....
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Jotwell TechLaw:
Stacy-Ann Elvy, Crossroads: Privacy Law and Copyright Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, JOTWELL (Feb. 9, 2026), cyber.jotwell.com/crossroads-p....
Stacy-Ann Elvy, Crossroads: Privacy Law and Copyright Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, JOTWELL (Feb. 9, 2026), cyber.jotwell.com/crossroads-p....
Today's efficiency: ignoring the super bowl and the winter Olympics at the same time.
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Today's efficiency: ignoring the super bowl and the winter Olympics at the same time.