Noah Chauvin
@noahchauvin.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Studies free speech, surveillance, and the production of legal scholarship.
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Noah Chauvin
@noahchauvin.bsky.social
· Dec 23
New paper alert! "The Capture of the Congressional Intelligence Committees" argues that instead of being a meaningful check on the intelligence community, the intelligence committees have become the spy agencies' biggest boosters on Capitol Hill.
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@uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Associate Dean and Professor Jon Lee @jonleelawprof.bsky.social delivered the opening plenary session for the Philippine Association of Law Schools Annual Convention, sharing his insights on the development of the NextGen Bar exam.
February 4, 2026 at 12:38 AM
@uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Associate Dean and Professor Jon Lee @jonleelawprof.bsky.social delivered the opening plenary session for the Philippine Association of Law Schools Annual Convention, sharing his insights on the development of the NextGen Bar exam.
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Oklahoma Law Review is now open and accepting submissions on Scholastica!
Submit your article here: https://olr.scholasticahq.com/for-authors #LRSubmissions
Submit your article here: https://olr.scholasticahq.com/for-authors #LRSubmissions
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Oklahoma Law Review is now open and accepting submissions on Scholastica!
Submit your article here: https://olr.scholasticahq.com/for-authors #LRSubmissions
Submit your article here: https://olr.scholasticahq.com/for-authors #LRSubmissions
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This week, @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Professor Michael Smith
(@msmith750.bsky.social) spoke about his recently published article, “Ethics and Originalism,” at the 25th Annual Symposium for the St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice and Ethics.
(@msmith750.bsky.social) spoke about his recently published article, “Ethics and Originalism,” at the 25th Annual Symposium for the St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice and Ethics.
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
This week, @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Professor Michael Smith
(@msmith750.bsky.social) spoke about his recently published article, “Ethics and Originalism,” at the 25th Annual Symposium for the St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice and Ethics.
(@msmith750.bsky.social) spoke about his recently published article, “Ethics and Originalism,” at the 25th Annual Symposium for the St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice and Ethics.
Really looking forward to speaking at Georgia State this spring!
I am more thrilled about this amazing lineup of speakers this spring at Georgia State than I can articulate!
Our intellectual community is bustling with activity. I look forward to welcoming this crew to Atlanta and engaging with their scholarship.
Our intellectual community is bustling with activity. I look forward to welcoming this crew to Atlanta and engaging with their scholarship.
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Really looking forward to speaking at Georgia State this spring!
Suddenly, your email is making a lot more sense! Might get more interest if you advertise me as a mystery speaker. 😀
January 30, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Suddenly, your email is making a lot more sense! Might get more interest if you advertise me as a mystery speaker. 😀
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The final version of the article is available here! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I aimed to keep my proposals feasible and modest. The goal is to reduce headaches and inefficiency on both sides of the author/editor relationship. Feel free to share with any editors you know!
I aimed to keep my proposals feasible and modest. The goal is to reduce headaches and inefficiency on both sides of the author/editor relationship. Feel free to share with any editors you know!
January 27, 2026 at 12:09 AM
The final version of the article is available here! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I aimed to keep my proposals feasible and modest. The goal is to reduce headaches and inefficiency on both sides of the author/editor relationship. Feel free to share with any editors you know!
I aimed to keep my proposals feasible and modest. The goal is to reduce headaches and inefficiency on both sides of the author/editor relationship. Feel free to share with any editors you know!
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Congratulations to @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Professor Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social, whose article “Editing Legal Scholarship” was just published in the University of Detroit Mercy Law Review!
January 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Congratulations to @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Professor Michael Smith @msmith750.bsky.social, whose article “Editing Legal Scholarship” was just published in the University of Detroit Mercy Law Review!
Haha! Herr's, but it was the best I could find!
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Haha! Herr's, but it was the best I could find!
Thank you very much!
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Thank you very much!
You couldn’t say that Apollo is *loving* the weather.
January 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM
You couldn’t say that Apollo is *loving* the weather.
One of the better slides I've ever made, I think.
January 26, 2026 at 8:37 PM
One of the better slides I've ever made, I think.
I think so. The discrimination claim seems easy to cure--though I'm baffled why the CA legislature left it open to begin with.
January 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I think so. The discrimination claim seems easy to cure--though I'm baffled why the CA legislature left it open to begin with.
Not only can state and local police do that, the FBI is encouraging them to do so.
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Not only can state and local police do that, the FBI is encouraging them to do so.
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
So very nearly went with the one-worder.
January 26, 2026 at 3:06 AM
So very nearly went with the one-worder.
We may end up getting a preliminary answer to this question soon--a federal judge in Los Angeles recently heard oral argument in a case filed by the federal government seeking to prevent California's mask ban from taking effect.
www.courthousenews.com/feds-butt-he...
www.courthousenews.com/feds-butt-he...
Feds butt heads with California over law unmasking ICE
The judge didn't issue a ruling on the DOJ's motion to block two California laws, but indicated that at least one of them appeared to be discriminatory.
www.courthousenews.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:11 PM
We may end up getting a preliminary answer to this question soon--a federal judge in Los Angeles recently heard oral argument in a case filed by the federal government seeking to prevent California's mask ban from taking effect.
www.courthousenews.com/feds-butt-he...
www.courthousenews.com/feds-butt-he...
My essay "Can States Force ICE to Take Off the Masks?" is now published in the Southern California Law Review Postscript.
It argues that states lack the authority to ban ICE agents wearing masks--something that 18 states and many localities have considered or tried.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It argues that states lack the authority to ban ICE agents wearing masks--something that 18 states and many localities have considered or tried.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 25, 2026 at 10:11 PM
My essay "Can States Force ICE to Take Off the Masks?" is now published in the Southern California Law Review Postscript.
It argues that states lack the authority to ban ICE agents wearing masks--something that 18 states and many localities have considered or tried.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It argues that states lack the authority to ban ICE agents wearing masks--something that 18 states and many localities have considered or tried.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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This is outrageous and un-American. Full stop. Let's start with the basics: being an observer or a protester does not make you a "domestic terrorist," as I explained shortly after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good. 1/12 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
January 24, 2026 at 3:12 PM
This is outrageous and un-American. Full stop. Let's start with the basics: being an observer or a protester does not make you a "domestic terrorist," as I explained shortly after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good. 1/12 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Great piece from @orinkerr.bsky.social in @lawfaremedia.org explaining why ICE should not be able to enter homes with administrative warrants.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-...
Can ICE Enter a Home to Make an Arrest With Only an Administrative Warrant?
A tentative take, on both the rights and the remedies.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Great piece from @orinkerr.bsky.social in @lawfaremedia.org explaining why ICE should not be able to enter homes with administrative warrants.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-...
My paper "The Unconstitutional Attempt to Criminalize Naming ICE Agents" is now published in the UCLA Law Review Discourse.
You can check the paper out here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
You can check the paper out here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
My paper "The Unconstitutional Attempt to Criminalize Naming ICE Agents" is now published in the UCLA Law Review Discourse.
You can check the paper out here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
You can check the paper out here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Also love the notion that the Fourth Amendment protects the *government’s* rights. Really vindicating my pedantry about rights vs. powers.
January 18, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Also love the notion that the Fourth Amendment protects the *government’s* rights. Really vindicating my pedantry about rights vs. powers.
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@uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Professor Tracy Pearl @tpearl.bsky.social has been invited to join Marshall Shapo’s Torts hornbook, Principles of Tort Law, as a co-author! Be on the lookout for the 5th edition, slated to come out later this year.
January 17, 2026 at 4:05 PM
@uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Professor Tracy Pearl @tpearl.bsky.social has been invited to join Marshall Shapo’s Torts hornbook, Principles of Tort Law, as a co-author! Be on the lookout for the 5th edition, slated to come out later this year.
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It's a good day for the First Amendment.
JUST IN: Judge denies Trump administration's bid to throw out @StanfordDaily lawsuit claiming deportation drive aimed at pro-Palestinian students is chilling 1st Amendment rights. Judge Noel Wise (CAND/Biden). Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order – #75 in Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation v. Rubio (N.D. Cal., 5:25-cv-06618) – CourtListener.com
ORDER DENYING [66] MOTION TO DISMISS signed by Judge Noel Wise on 1/16/2026. (akw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/16/2026)
storage.courtlistener.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
It's a good day for the First Amendment.
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I’m convinced this is driven in no small part bc of the law review system.
Article acceptances are made by (structurally) ill-informed students. “This is awesomely new” might make a referee roll their eyes, but prob has an impact on student editors.
Article acceptances are made by (structurally) ill-informed students. “This is awesomely new” might make a referee roll their eyes, but prob has an impact on student editors.
Beware the legal scholar who starts every paper of their career with the premise that you are all rubes and everyone for all of time has been wrong, except them.
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I’m convinced this is driven in no small part bc of the law review system.
Article acceptances are made by (structurally) ill-informed students. “This is awesomely new” might make a referee roll their eyes, but prob has an impact on student editors.
Article acceptances are made by (structurally) ill-informed students. “This is awesomely new” might make a referee roll their eyes, but prob has an impact on student editors.
My colleague @msmith750.bsky.social has a draft on this very topic.
January 15, 2026 at 3:05 AM
My colleague @msmith750.bsky.social has a draft on this very topic.