Anna Su
@theannasu.bsky.social
Law professor @ University of Toronto
Human rights, law and tech, law and religion, and the NBA (mostly Golden State Warriors)
https://www.law.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/full-time-faculty/anna-su
Human rights, law and tech, law and religion, and the NBA (mostly Golden State Warriors)
https://www.law.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/full-time-faculty/anna-su
postdoc/research fellow opportunity for aspiring law profs and legal scholars! If you want to spend some time in Toronto, we have two such open positions (good for up to 2 years) - deadline for applications is March 6, 2026 jackmanlaw.utoronto.ca/sites/defaul...
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
postdoc/research fellow opportunity for aspiring law profs and legal scholars! If you want to spend some time in Toronto, we have two such open positions (good for up to 2 years) - deadline for applications is March 6, 2026 jackmanlaw.utoronto.ca/sites/defaul...
i have high hopes for my to-do list during this fall break
October 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
i have high hopes for my to-do list during this fall break
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My job talk paper just out in the n American Journal for Legal History! I'll write up a thread in a bit. In the meantime, link here:
Who is a central bank for? The founding and legal design of the Bank of Canada: academic.oup.com/ajlh/article...
Who is a central bank for? The founding and legal design of the Bank of Canada: academic.oup.com/ajlh/article...
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academic.oup.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My job talk paper just out in the n American Journal for Legal History! I'll write up a thread in a bit. In the meantime, link here:
Who is a central bank for? The founding and legal design of the Bank of Canada: academic.oup.com/ajlh/article...
Who is a central bank for? The founding and legal design of the Bank of Canada: academic.oup.com/ajlh/article...
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'No one is entitled to rest content on their progressive laurels by simply referring to the "rule of law" without attention to the kinds of law and legal institution such invocations end up buttressing.'
Martti Koskenniemi on international law in NLR 154
newleftreview.org/issues/ii154...
Martti Koskenniemi on international law in NLR 154
newleftreview.org/issues/ii154...
September 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
'No one is entitled to rest content on their progressive laurels by simply referring to the "rule of law" without attention to the kinds of law and legal institution such invocations end up buttressing.'
Martti Koskenniemi on international law in NLR 154
newleftreview.org/issues/ii154...
Martti Koskenniemi on international law in NLR 154
newleftreview.org/issues/ii154...
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I finally saw the LeBron ad and one thought jumped out at me.
It’s the exact commercial Donald Trump would make if he was a basketball player.
LeBron came across as desperate.
Desperate for admiration.
Desperate for affection.
And desperate for the one thing he can’t get.
He deserves better.
It’s the exact commercial Donald Trump would make if he was a basketball player.
LeBron came across as desperate.
Desperate for admiration.
Desperate for affection.
And desperate for the one thing he can’t get.
He deserves better.
September 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I finally saw the LeBron ad and one thought jumped out at me.
It’s the exact commercial Donald Trump would make if he was a basketball player.
LeBron came across as desperate.
Desperate for admiration.
Desperate for affection.
And desperate for the one thing he can’t get.
He deserves better.
It’s the exact commercial Donald Trump would make if he was a basketball player.
LeBron came across as desperate.
Desperate for admiration.
Desperate for affection.
And desperate for the one thing he can’t get.
He deserves better.
For people who move a lot: how do you do it without losing your mind
August 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
For people who move a lot: how do you do it without losing your mind
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A single mom in the Philippines who works as an outsourced OnlyFans “chatter” told us she now has difficulty forming real relationships. “Sometimes, when [messaging] with someone and it turns flirty, I lose interest. It feels like I’m working.”
https://restofworld.org/2025/onlyfans-ai-dm-bots
https://restofworld.org/2025/onlyfans-ai-dm-bots
A hidden network handles chats for OnlyFans stars. AI could soon take over
Impersonators for OnlyFans models said their sales quotas are soaring, and once AI improves, they could be out of work.
restofworld.org
August 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A single mom in the Philippines who works as an outsourced OnlyFans “chatter” told us she now has difficulty forming real relationships. “Sometimes, when [messaging] with someone and it turns flirty, I lose interest. It feels like I’m working.”
https://restofworld.org/2025/onlyfans-ai-dm-bots
https://restofworld.org/2025/onlyfans-ai-dm-bots
I'm not prepared to answer questions about the nature of time from my four year-old
August 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I'm not prepared to answer questions about the nature of time from my four year-old
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In a note just published by @ejiltalk.bsky.social, I examine and critique Israel’s paridoxical appeal to humanitarian reasoning and language to obscure, justify, and facilitate harmful conduct www.ejiltalk.org/humanitarian...
www.ejiltalk.org
August 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In a note just published by @ejiltalk.bsky.social, I examine and critique Israel’s paridoxical appeal to humanitarian reasoning and language to obscure, justify, and facilitate harmful conduct www.ejiltalk.org/humanitarian...
teaching brand new law students today! hope everyone keeps up the excitement and curiosity throughout the year
August 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
teaching brand new law students today! hope everyone keeps up the excitement and curiosity throughout the year
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The ultimate ed tech ouroboros: students use AI platforms to do their assignments, faculty use AI platforms to grad them, and the ed tech companies pocket fees, subscriptions, and contracts.
What the actual fucking fuck. www.theverge.com/news/760508/...
August 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The ultimate ed tech ouroboros: students use AI platforms to do their assignments, faculty use AI platforms to grad them, and the ed tech companies pocket fees, subscriptions, and contracts.
lol what
“States are agents of the federal government”?
*lights syllabus on fire*
*lights syllabus on fire*
August 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
lol what
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If you are heading to law school this month and a bit worried if you “belong.” You do. Here is a letter to a 1L on the First Day of Law School. Free to read. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Letter to a 1L on the First Day of Law School (Excerpt from 'The Law of Law School')
Law school creates a challenging educational environment for all students. A “Letter to a 1L on the First Day of Law School” offers words of comfort and encour
papers.ssrn.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you are heading to law school this month and a bit worried if you “belong.” You do. Here is a letter to a 1L on the First Day of Law School. Free to read. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Another semester, another moment to thank that guy from Rice University who made that syllabus maker thing. I love you
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
Generic Syllabus Maker
wcaleb.rice.edu
July 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Another semester, another moment to thank that guy from Rice University who made that syllabus maker thing. I love you
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
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Come work with us! Full-time International Human Rights Program Coordinator opportunity with @ihrp.bsky.social based in Toronto. The closing date is August 10th. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
International Human Rights Program Coordinator
International Human Rights Program Coordinator
jobs.utoronto.ca
July 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Come work with us! Full-time International Human Rights Program Coordinator opportunity with @ihrp.bsky.social based in Toronto. The closing date is August 10th. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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"The plan’s 90 recommendations feel less like a unified strategy and more like a political compromise, delaying tough decisions about priorities, trade-offs, and democratic accountability."
@kevintfrazier.bsky.social delves into the Trump administration's AI action plan.
@kevintfrazier.bsky.social delves into the Trump administration's AI action plan.
What Comes Next in AI Regulation?
While the administration’s AI Action Plan received a surprisingly positive reception, its ambitious scope may make implementation difficult.
www.lawfaremedia.org
July 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"The plan’s 90 recommendations feel less like a unified strategy and more like a political compromise, delaying tough decisions about priorities, trade-offs, and democratic accountability."
@kevintfrazier.bsky.social delves into the Trump administration's AI action plan.
@kevintfrazier.bsky.social delves into the Trump administration's AI action plan.
Its a chore to maintain two accounts. more non-US stuff is on the other platform but at the same time the content is also more unhinged.
July 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Its a chore to maintain two accounts. more non-US stuff is on the other platform but at the same time the content is also more unhinged.
maybe we should all get used to seasonal drinks and food instead to match changing climate patterns
Matcha: World's thirst for the tea swallows global supplies
Surging demand, smaller tea crops due to heatwaves and US tariffs on Japan are pushing up matcha prices.
bbc.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
maybe we should all get used to seasonal drinks and food instead to match changing climate patterns
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CfP for the Inaugural Association for Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference is out!!!
LPE is moving the central locus of coordination away from a foundation-funded model to a dues-paying membership organization.
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
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CfP for the Inaugural Association for Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference is out!!!
LPE is moving the central locus of coordination away from a foundation-funded model to a dues-paying membership organization.
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
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Association of Law & Political Economy
Call for Papers: Inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
July 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🚨🚨
CfP for the Inaugural Association for Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference is out!!!
LPE is moving the central locus of coordination away from a foundation-funded model to a dues-paying membership organization.
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
🚨🚨
CfP for the Inaugural Association for Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference is out!!!
LPE is moving the central locus of coordination away from a foundation-funded model to a dues-paying membership organization.
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
🚨🚨
has there been any writing on whats left of legal reasoning after LLMs
July 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
has there been any writing on whats left of legal reasoning after LLMs
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It’s been 10 years (and 3 days) since I moved to Canada. Lots of things changed in my life in these 10 years, but meeting @theannasu.bsky.social and becoming a dad are the definite highlights!
July 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It’s been 10 years (and 3 days) since I moved to Canada. Lots of things changed in my life in these 10 years, but meeting @theannasu.bsky.social and becoming a dad are the definite highlights!
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If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
June 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
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Super-quick take while reading the ruling:
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
First #SCOTUS ruling today is birthright citizenship.
Justice Barrett, for a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting) holds that universal injunctions are only appropriate when necessary to provide "complete" relief to parties, and stays these injunctions insofar as they go further:
Justice Barrett, for a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting) holds that universal injunctions are only appropriate when necessary to provide "complete" relief to parties, and stays these injunctions insofar as they go further:
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Super-quick take while reading the ruling:
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
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Really a sad way to go through life www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...
June 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Really a sad way to go through life www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...