Beth Thornburg
@btsmu.bsky.social
Emeritus law professor, civil procedure nerd. Hoping to find my old friends from #LawTwitter. Also interested in supporting museums and other cultural institutions, so needed right now.
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Guess they would really be undone by Lincoln era chamber pots.
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Guess they would really be undone by Lincoln era chamber pots.
So I guess we would also go back to the pre-Erie understanding of the role of federal courts in applying state law. 🤔
October 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
So I guess we would also go back to the pre-Erie understanding of the role of federal courts in applying state law. 🤔
Actually, they would have needed an opportunity to respond, but will be interesting to see what they file if they re-plead.
September 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Actually, they would have needed an opportunity to respond, but will be interesting to see what they file if they re-plead.
Sanctions for filing a legally frivolous and/or factually unsupportable pleading (oversimplified somewhat)
September 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Sanctions for filing a legally frivolous and/or factually unsupportable pleading (oversimplified somewhat)
Todd Crespi’s brother is SMU law professor Greg Crespi. Todd has covered the Supreme Court for years. toddcrespi.com
Todd Crespi
Supreme COURT OF THE United States
toddcrespi.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Todd Crespi’s brother is SMU law professor Greg Crespi. Todd has covered the Supreme Court for years. toddcrespi.com
Boy oh boy, definitely some prominent Rs in there
July 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Boy oh boy, definitely some prominent Rs in there
And how shitty to sue student editors individually
June 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
And how shitty to sue student editors individually
Same. And especially given that my Senators are Cruz and Cornyn so I get the polite “although we disagree I thank you for writing.”
May 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Same. And especially given that my Senators are Cruz and Cornyn so I get the polite “although we disagree I thank you for writing.”
I bet you still need to bake something delicious. How about something Canadian? www.canadianliving.com/food/baking-...
May 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I bet you still need to bake something delicious. How about something Canadian? www.canadianliving.com/food/baking-...
I turned off Copilot in two places and Word is still trying to get me to save documents that they have “improved.”
May 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I turned off Copilot in two places and Word is still trying to get me to save documents that they have “improved.”
And season 2 of Andor is a chilling reminder of the evil of bureaucracy and the cost of resistance.
May 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
And season 2 of Andor is a chilling reminder of the evil of bureaucracy and the cost of resistance.
Ditto. And even if you do it to see some specific show, just pay by the month so you can cancel fast.
May 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Ditto. And even if you do it to see some specific show, just pay by the month so you can cancel fast.
Interesting. In our yard it’s almost always the female.
April 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Interesting. In our yard it’s almost always the female.
And their decisions about which Spanish words work and which do not are baffling.
April 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
And their decisions about which Spanish words work and which do not are baffling.
Have you watched The Residence on Netflix?
April 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Have you watched The Residence on Netflix?