Eric Fish
@ericfish.bsky.social
Law Professor at UC Davis and former federal public defender. Writing about criminal law, constitutional rights, and prosecutions at the border.
I recommend muting liberally!
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I recommend muting liberally!
Heh, well I guess the TRUE insiders come up less overt ways to claim originality. Audiences upon audiences.
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Heh, well I guess the TRUE insiders come up less overt ways to claim originality. Audiences upon audiences.
I think in both instances there are multiple audiences, and "respectfully"/"this article fills an astonishingly gaping vacuum in the literature" provides a strategic signal to certain outsider audiences, while being presumptively ignored by insider audiences.
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I think in both instances there are multiple audiences, and "respectfully"/"this article fills an astonishingly gaping vacuum in the literature" provides a strategic signal to certain outsider audiences, while being presumptively ignored by insider audiences.
I suspect the sign is mostly in response to ICE’s practice of tricking people into consent searches: www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/ice-ruses/
ICE Ruses - Immigrant Defense Project
Learn more about ICE's use of ruses in investigating and arresting non-citizens.
www.immigrantdefenseproject.org
September 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I suspect the sign is mostly in response to ICE’s practice of tricking people into consent searches: www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/ice-ruses/
The sign is pretty good evidence in the suppression hearing if/when the cops testilie that they got consent for the search
September 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The sign is pretty good evidence in the suppression hearing if/when the cops testilie that they got consent for the search
You went blueskiral! I didn’t think it was possible!
September 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
You went blueskiral! I didn’t think it was possible!
The feeling of coldness is a heat transfer process between your hand and the can, and with more liquid/aluminum volume the big beer takes more heat from you
September 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The feeling of coldness is a heat transfer process between your hand and the can, and with more liquid/aluminum volume the big beer takes more heat from you
and yet it’s so hard to find good cold brew
August 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
and yet it’s so hard to find good cold brew
I got branded seasoning once, it was pretty good
August 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I got branded seasoning once, it was pretty good
It’s not that liberal any more. Times should update its priors.
August 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
It’s not that liberal any more. Times should update its priors.
A guy can’t have interests?
July 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A guy can’t have interests?
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reading it is a journey from "ha, what a funny idea" to "oh wait, this is probably right at some level"
Reading it is a journey from "ha, what a funny idea" to "oh wait, this is probably right at some level"
Legislators as the 'American Criminal Class': Why Congress (Sometimes) Protects the Rights of Defendants
It is an axiom of faith among criminal procedure scholars that legislatures are hostile to criminal defendants. Many have gestured towards an alleged "leg
papers.ssrn.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reading it is a journey from "ha, what a funny idea" to "oh wait, this is probably right at some level"
Reading it is a journey from "ha, what a funny idea" to "oh wait, this is probably right at some level"
DOJ briefs are pretty hit or miss imo. Your average appellate AUSA doesn’t know how to say much beyond “harmless” and “error.”
July 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
DOJ briefs are pretty hit or miss imo. Your average appellate AUSA doesn’t know how to say much beyond “harmless” and “error.”
Anything by Jeff Fisher
July 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Anything by Jeff Fisher
Counterpoint: maybe different judges prefer different fonts, so everyone gets something?
June 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Counterpoint: maybe different judges prefer different fonts, so everyone gets something?
What revolution is next??
June 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
What revolution is next??