Marsha Griggs
@professorgriggs.bsky.social
Law Professor. Advocate. Bar Reformist.
Saint Louis University School of Law.
Past President, Association of Academic Support Educators.
Saint Louis University School of Law.
Past President, Association of Academic Support Educators.
Sitting in the county title office and I overheard this actual conversation:
Stranger 1: Are you here to title a brand new car?
Stranger 2: Yes. I accidentally drove my car into a brick wall.
Stranger 2: Oh my gosh hun! You should buy pre-owned.
Stranger 1: Are you here to title a brand new car?
Stranger 2: Yes. I accidentally drove my car into a brick wall.
Stranger 2: Oh my gosh hun! You should buy pre-owned.
September 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Sitting in the county title office and I overheard this actual conversation:
Stranger 1: Are you here to title a brand new car?
Stranger 2: Yes. I accidentally drove my car into a brick wall.
Stranger 2: Oh my gosh hun! You should buy pre-owned.
Stranger 1: Are you here to title a brand new car?
Stranger 2: Yes. I accidentally drove my car into a brick wall.
Stranger 2: Oh my gosh hun! You should buy pre-owned.
I suffer from "reply-all overwhelm syndrome." I will be seeking university accommodations.
August 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I suffer from "reply-all overwhelm syndrome." I will be seeking university accommodations.
Welp, I'm calling it a wrap for this submission cycle. I will withdraw, revise, and resubmit in Spring. I don't know how non-Constitutional scholars survive the fall cycle. Sigh.
August 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Welp, I'm calling it a wrap for this submission cycle. I will withdraw, revise, and resubmit in Spring. I don't know how non-Constitutional scholars survive the fall cycle. Sigh.
We should all question the NextGen exam. www.linkedin.com/posts/antoni...
August 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
We should all question the NextGen exam. www.linkedin.com/posts/antoni...
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We’re a “self regulating profession,” and yet it seems like this system does everything in its power to protect against being held accountable by *checks notes* the people in this profession.
August 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We’re a “self regulating profession,” and yet it seems like this system does everything in its power to protect against being held accountable by *checks notes* the people in this profession.
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Well, looks like it’s hit the regular news now.
Hey remember that thing about making the profession look good? New York Bar, this isn’t it.
Hey remember that thing about making the profession look good? New York Bar, this isn’t it.
Law grad goes into cardiac arrest during NY bar exam — and test goes on uninterrupted: reports
“That’s a real person who could be dying right in front of us, and we’re still being expected to continue.”
nypost.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Well, looks like it’s hit the regular news now.
Hey remember that thing about making the profession look good? New York Bar, this isn’t it.
Hey remember that thing about making the profession look good? New York Bar, this isn’t it.
This week: Bar takers in Hawaii were evacuated mid-exam due to weather. The NY Bar Exam was disrupted by a medical crisis. Will examinees whose concentration and performance were affected receive any remedy?
My new article answers this question and explains why. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
My new article answers this question and explains why. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
August 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This week: Bar takers in Hawaii were evacuated mid-exam due to weather. The NY Bar Exam was disrupted by a medical crisis. Will examinees whose concentration and performance were affected receive any remedy?
My new article answers this question and explains why. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
My new article answers this question and explains why. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Adding to my star footnote: All em-dashes are mine.
July 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Adding to my star footnote: All em-dashes are mine.
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🚨One of the most terrifying elements of the Trump budget bill is NOT getting enough attention.
The Bill will make ICE the biggest policing and incarceration agency in the US.
Bigger than the FBI, with more jail space than the Federal Prison Bureau.
It’s a budget for a police state.
The Bill will make ICE the biggest policing and incarceration agency in the US.
Bigger than the FBI, with more jail space than the Federal Prison Bureau.
It’s a budget for a police state.
June 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🚨One of the most terrifying elements of the Trump budget bill is NOT getting enough attention.
The Bill will make ICE the biggest policing and incarceration agency in the US.
Bigger than the FBI, with more jail space than the Federal Prison Bureau.
It’s a budget for a police state.
The Bill will make ICE the biggest policing and incarceration agency in the US.
Bigger than the FBI, with more jail space than the Federal Prison Bureau.
It’s a budget for a police state.
Last night, I attended the Mound City Bar Association Scholarship Dinner. This evening not only marked the end of my service as Treasurer for the Association, but it also brought me an unexpected honor: the President's Award for Board service.
June 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Last night, I attended the Mound City Bar Association Scholarship Dinner. This evening not only marked the end of my service as Treasurer for the Association, but it also brought me an unexpected honor: the President's Award for Board service.
New York man pleads guilty to posing as lawyer, stealing over $290K from more than 100 clients www.abajournal.com/news/article...
New York man pleads guilty to posing as lawyer, stealing over $290K from more than 100 clients
A New York man who posed as a lawyer has admitted to stealing more than $290,000 from more than 100 clients who came to him for legal services.
www.abajournal.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
New York man pleads guilty to posing as lawyer, stealing over $290K from more than 100 clients www.abajournal.com/news/article...
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The NCBE's role is not to tell law professors what to teach, according to the NCBE. But adaptations will be required. I really hope a lot of doctrinal professors are paying attention.
June 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The NCBE's role is not to tell law professors what to teach, according to the NCBE. But adaptations will be required. I really hope a lot of doctrinal professors are paying attention.
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Time to start re-thinking law school exam drafting.
June 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Time to start re-thinking law school exam drafting.
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This is something every new lawyer will do in practice. Unless they are in civil litigation, no? Good for the DAs and PDs. Not so good for a lot of Big Law folks.
June 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is something every new lawyer will do in practice. Unless they are in civil litigation, no? Good for the DAs and PDs. Not so good for a lot of Big Law folks.
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10 jurisdictions will give this test in 2026. A fully computer based exam. Should be easy to do those mini PTs on your laptops, folks. Also, we know reading online poses difficulties for many students.
June 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
10 jurisdictions will give this test in 2026. A fully computer based exam. Should be easy to do those mini PTs on your laptops, folks. Also, we know reading online poses difficulties for many students.
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So the current UBE assesses all of this already, according to the NCBE. But competency 2 is new to NextGen.
June 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
So the current UBE assesses all of this already, according to the NCBE. But competency 2 is new to NextGen.
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Sample tasks for NextGen. See the content scope outline. I don't hate this.
June 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Sample tasks for NextGen. See the content scope outline. I don't hate this.
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Of course the MPRE won't be replaced. That's a good money maker for the NCBE.
June 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Of course the MPRE won't be replaced. That's a good money maker for the NCBE.
My first EATS Conference. It was fabulous!
June 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
My first EATS Conference. It was fabulous!
Some thoughts regarding the June 2026 release of the NextGen UBE Blueprint.
June 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Some thoughts regarding the June 2026 release of the NextGen UBE Blueprint.
I'm exactly 6 graded MPTs away from summer freedom.
an older man wearing sunglasses is sitting at a desk in a classroom
ALT: an older man wearing sunglasses is sitting at a desk in a classroom
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I'm exactly 6 graded MPTs away from summer freedom.
I asked ChatGPT for feedback on my article draft. It said my piece "reads with intellectual heft and narrative immediacy."
Take that Reviewer 2!
Take that Reviewer 2!
June 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I asked ChatGPT for feedback on my article draft. It said my piece "reads with intellectual heft and narrative immediacy."
Take that Reviewer 2!
Take that Reviewer 2!
My writing struggles today make me think that maybe that last draft was *not* actually "two papers instead of one."
May 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My writing struggles today make me think that maybe that last draft was *not* actually "two papers instead of one."
Vore dyyrrrrre in every county outside Dallas.
VORE DYRE
April 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Vore dyyrrrrre in every county outside Dallas.