Michael Smith
@msmith750.bsky.social
Associate professor of law at University of Oklahoma College of Law. Researching constitutional law, criminal law, and legal oddities.
https://law.ou.edu/node/716
https://law.ou.edu/node/716
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mrs. gennaro I am sorry to have to tell you this but your husband was killed in a work accident. they made dinosaurs real for fun and he got eaten by one while sitting on the toilet. he wasn’t using it he died abandoning children
March 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
mrs. gennaro I am sorry to have to tell you this but your husband was killed in a work accident. they made dinosaurs real for fun and he got eaten by one while sitting on the toilet. he wasn’t using it he died abandoning children
Peter of Spain
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 10, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Peter of Spain
AALS Adventures! It was great to see @maybell.bsky.social, @profdeitch.bsky.social, and countless others!
January 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
AALS Adventures! It was great to see @maybell.bsky.social, @profdeitch.bsky.social, and countless others!
Every time I promise myself I'm done writing about constitutional interpretation, another Damn Idea occurs to me.
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Every time I promise myself I'm done writing about constitutional interpretation, another Damn Idea occurs to me.
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The year is 2036. Law professors must submit their articles before Halloween if they want to have any hope of getting accepted. Everyone still calls it the "spring" cycle.
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The year is 2036. Law professors must submit their articles before Halloween if they want to have any hope of getting accepted. Everyone still calls it the "spring" cycle.
Heading to New Orleans for AALS!
Message me or email me if you want to meet! I'm there all week and my schedule is fairly flexible. Feel free to accost me if you see me!
Message me or email me if you want to meet! I'm there all week and my schedule is fairly flexible. Feel free to accost me if you see me!
January 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Heading to New Orleans for AALS!
Message me or email me if you want to meet! I'm there all week and my schedule is fairly flexible. Feel free to accost me if you see me!
Message me or email me if you want to meet! I'm there all week and my schedule is fairly flexible. Feel free to accost me if you see me!
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Someone else already said this but I wanted to amplify that @bradwendel.bsky.social has a wonderful book about this called Cancelling Lawyers. I think he is right that this isn't a space for bright line rules.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Someone else already said this but I wanted to amplify that @bradwendel.bsky.social has a wonderful book about this called Cancelling Lawyers. I think he is right that this isn't a space for bright line rules.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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NEW: Creating a circuit split, a 9th Cir panel decrees that CA's ban on openly carrying firearms violates the Second Amendment.
The 2-1 panel decision is written by Trump-appointee Judge VanDyke, possibly the most extreme federal circuit judge in 2A cases.
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The 2-1 panel decision is written by Trump-appointee Judge VanDyke, possibly the most extreme federal circuit judge in 2A cases.
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
January 2, 2026 at 11:34 PM
NEW: Creating a circuit split, a 9th Cir panel decrees that CA's ban on openly carrying firearms violates the Second Amendment.
The 2-1 panel decision is written by Trump-appointee Judge VanDyke, possibly the most extreme federal circuit judge in 2A cases.
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
The 2-1 panel decision is written by Trump-appointee Judge VanDyke, possibly the most extreme federal circuit judge in 2A cases.
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Nothing I love more than downloading a New Mobile App for a conference.
January 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Nothing I love more than downloading a New Mobile App for a conference.
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Florida Law Review is now open and accepting submissions on Scholastica!
Submit your article here: https://www.floridalawreview.com/for-authors #LRSubmissions
Submit your article here: https://www.floridalawreview.com/for-authors #LRSubmissions
January 2, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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just one more thing… happy new year!
January 1, 2026 at 4:41 PM
just one more thing… happy new year!
FINALLY @scholasticahq.bsky.social gives a year-end wrap up that lists the most popular article keywords according to frequency! blog.scholasticahq.com/post/trendin...
Trending topics in legal scholarship: 2025 lookback
Are you curious which topics were trending in law reviews in 2025? Here's a look at the top 25 keywords added to articles accepted via Scholastica this past year.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
FINALLY @scholasticahq.bsky.social gives a year-end wrap up that lists the most popular article keywords according to frequency! blog.scholasticahq.com/post/trendin...
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Lexis and Westlaw, sites I use every day, the first time that I try to use them each day:
October 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Lexis and Westlaw, sites I use every day, the first time that I try to use them each day:
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I would greatly appreciate help with coming up with a title for an article I wrote!!
Quick summary: I conducted a full historical survey of state constitutions’ search and seizure provisions, graphed the changes over time, surveyed the caselaw, answered determined that the text matters very little.
Quick summary: I conducted a full historical survey of state constitutions’ search and seizure provisions, graphed the changes over time, surveyed the caselaw, answered determined that the text matters very little.
December 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I would greatly appreciate help with coming up with a title for an article I wrote!!
Quick summary: I conducted a full historical survey of state constitutions’ search and seizure provisions, graphed the changes over time, surveyed the caselaw, answered determined that the text matters very little.
Quick summary: I conducted a full historical survey of state constitutions’ search and seizure provisions, graphed the changes over time, surveyed the caselaw, answered determined that the text matters very little.
Book Review of 750 F. 2d
No abstract available for this article.
www.tandfonline.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I always tell students if you ask a good question the article will write itself
December 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I always tell students if you ask a good question the article will write itself
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Williams on the Decline of Small Claims Courts
Telia Mary U. Williams (South Texas College of Law Houston) has posted The Court of Small Things, The Curse of Legal Superstition: The Precipitous Decline of Small Claims Court, Why it Matters, and What can be Done about it on SSRN. Hereis the…
Telia Mary U. Williams (South Texas College of Law Houston) has posted The Court of Small Things, The Curse of Legal Superstition: The Precipitous Decline of Small Claims Court, Why it Matters, and What can be Done about it on SSRN. Hereis the…
Williams on the Decline of Small Claims Courts
Telia Mary U. Williams (South Texas College of Law Houston) has posted The Court of Small Things, The Curse of Legal Superstition: The Precipitous Decline of Small Claims Court, Why it Matters, and What can be Done about it on SSRN. Hereis the abstract: This essay addresses the precipitous decline of small claims courts in the United States and argues that their erosion is more than administrative; it is a democratic and constitutional crisis.
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December 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Williams on the Decline of Small Claims Courts
Telia Mary U. Williams (South Texas College of Law Houston) has posted The Court of Small Things, The Curse of Legal Superstition: The Precipitous Decline of Small Claims Court, Why it Matters, and What can be Done about it on SSRN. Hereis the…
Telia Mary U. Williams (South Texas College of Law Houston) has posted The Court of Small Things, The Curse of Legal Superstition: The Precipitous Decline of Small Claims Court, Why it Matters, and What can be Done about it on SSRN. Hereis the…
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Annnnd hitting for Margolis is her co-author, here to say, @elliemargolis.bsky.social and I wrote an article about this very exact precise thing! And you can have it FOR FREE! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
What Law Schools Teach When They Don’t Teach About State Constitutions
State constitutional law has always been an essential component of federalism and a key to understanding the fabric of American law. It is even more important t
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December 29, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Annnnd hitting for Margolis is her co-author, here to say, @elliemargolis.bsky.social and I wrote an article about this very exact precise thing! And you can have it FOR FREE! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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my new theory is that once you have a certain amount of money and wealth you start to go crazy and detach from reality. that number is different for everyone. for me it's $20
April 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
my new theory is that once you have a certain amount of money and wealth you start to go crazy and detach from reality. that number is different for everyone. for me it's $20
Stacked up the books I read in 2025! A decent year!
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Stacked up the books I read in 2025! A decent year!