Jackson Allen
@jallen7.bsky.social
Lecturer in Law at University of Sheffield | criminal law, evidence, and legal philosophy | 🇺🇸/🇬🇧
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Tuesday my union offered to call off 2 weeks of strikes, in return for postponing the redudnacy of, maybe, 5 people for three months. Yesterday the uni wrote to all staff saying "not interested", unless we completely caved. Today we toured picket lines across campus:
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Tuesday my union offered to call off 2 weeks of strikes, in return for postponing the redudnacy of, maybe, 5 people for three months. Yesterday the uni wrote to all staff saying "not interested", unless we completely caved. Today we toured picket lines across campus:
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
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For the first YCLF 2025-26 Seminar, we'll discuss @drfassnidge.bsky.social chapter: The Deliberative Stage of Criminalisation and "Political Turn" Theories of Criminalisation
📅 30 Oct, 3-4:30 pm online & @sheffielduni.bsky.social
To attend join our mailing list. Info on sites.google.com/view/yclf/
📅 30 Oct, 3-4:30 pm online & @sheffielduni.bsky.social
To attend join our mailing list. Info on sites.google.com/view/yclf/
YCLF
Welcome to the YCLF
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October 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
For the first YCLF 2025-26 Seminar, we'll discuss @drfassnidge.bsky.social chapter: The Deliberative Stage of Criminalisation and "Political Turn" Theories of Criminalisation
📅 30 Oct, 3-4:30 pm online & @sheffielduni.bsky.social
To attend join our mailing list. Info on sites.google.com/view/yclf/
📅 30 Oct, 3-4:30 pm online & @sheffielduni.bsky.social
To attend join our mailing list. Info on sites.google.com/view/yclf/
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*FIFTEEN THOUSAND JOBS LOST*.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.
Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cuts-eq...
Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU
Proposed job losses almost triple since March as unions prepare to vote on nationwide industrial action
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
*FIFTEEN THOUSAND JOBS LOST*.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.
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🚨BOOK LAUNCH🚨 at the Criminal Justice Centre QM @qmul.bsky.social @crimjusticecentre.bsky.social
Alan Norrie, Rethinking Criminal Justice: Punishment, Abolition and Moral Psychology
📅 Wednesday 19th November 6pm - 7.30
📍QMUL Mile End, Room 313
Tix: FREE at tinyurl.com/2s4bf3py
Please share!
Alan Norrie, Rethinking Criminal Justice: Punishment, Abolition and Moral Psychology
📅 Wednesday 19th November 6pm - 7.30
📍QMUL Mile End, Room 313
Tix: FREE at tinyurl.com/2s4bf3py
Please share!
Book Launch - Alan Norrie, Rethinking Criminal Justice Punishment...
Book Launch - Alan Norrie, Rethinking Criminal Justice Punishment, Abolition and Moral Psychology
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October 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🚨BOOK LAUNCH🚨 at the Criminal Justice Centre QM @qmul.bsky.social @crimjusticecentre.bsky.social
Alan Norrie, Rethinking Criminal Justice: Punishment, Abolition and Moral Psychology
📅 Wednesday 19th November 6pm - 7.30
📍QMUL Mile End, Room 313
Tix: FREE at tinyurl.com/2s4bf3py
Please share!
Alan Norrie, Rethinking Criminal Justice: Punishment, Abolition and Moral Psychology
📅 Wednesday 19th November 6pm - 7.30
📍QMUL Mile End, Room 313
Tix: FREE at tinyurl.com/2s4bf3py
Please share!
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Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
Legal Theory Blog
Discover our latest articles and updates. Stay informed with recent posts that cover a variety of topics you care about!
legaltheoryblog.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
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"The Presidency of the Assembly notes that Mr. Putin is subject to a warrant of arrest by the International Criminal Court issued on 17 March 2023, for war crimes committed against children in Ukrainian occupied territory from at least 24 February 2022."
October 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"The Presidency of the Assembly notes that Mr. Putin is subject to a warrant of arrest by the International Criminal Court issued on 17 March 2023, for war crimes committed against children in Ukrainian occupied territory from at least 24 February 2022."
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If you voted for him, you've done this.
September 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If you voted for him, you've done this.
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Former FBI Director James Comey to be indicted in Virginia federal court for taking Tylenol.
September 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Former FBI Director James Comey to be indicted in Virginia federal court for taking Tylenol.
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This is moving in exactly the wrong direction! Education & meaningful activity in prison is crucial to reducing violence and improving outcomes
September 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is moving in exactly the wrong direction! Education & meaningful activity in prison is crucial to reducing violence and improving outcomes
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Calling all barristers and solicitor-advocates. If you are able to help with my PhD research on the jury, please do get in contact with me. Thank you in advance!
August 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Calling all barristers and solicitor-advocates. If you are able to help with my PhD research on the jury, please do get in contact with me. Thank you in advance!
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They absolutely do pay attention to shit like this, so if this is you too, please let them know
I just sent this letter to the alumni office at Columbia University. I hope they receive many letters like this over the coming days.
July 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
They absolutely do pay attention to shit like this, so if this is you too, please let them know
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“We should think very carefully before removing the right to trial by jury.
Once it is removed, it will not return. Pragmatism is essential, but fundamental principles must not yield to expediency. We must eliminate the delay but not at the expensive of fairness”
CBA treasurer James Gray
Once it is removed, it will not return. Pragmatism is essential, but fundamental principles must not yield to expediency. We must eliminate the delay but not at the expensive of fairness”
CBA treasurer James Gray
July 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
“We should think very carefully before removing the right to trial by jury.
Once it is removed, it will not return. Pragmatism is essential, but fundamental principles must not yield to expediency. We must eliminate the delay but not at the expensive of fairness”
CBA treasurer James Gray
Once it is removed, it will not return. Pragmatism is essential, but fundamental principles must not yield to expediency. We must eliminate the delay but not at the expensive of fairness”
CBA treasurer James Gray
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When Universities are mismanaged or run into financial issues, it's always the staff and NEVER the management who lose their jobs.
On the contrary, they get above-inflation pay rises that are the equivalent to one or two of the full time jobs they cut.
How and why do we let this happen?
On the contrary, they get above-inflation pay rises that are the equivalent to one or two of the full time jobs they cut.
How and why do we let this happen?
'The university has informed staff of plans to cut 400 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions by July 2026, with academics the first to go.'
Professor Andy Schofield, VC at Lancaster University since 2020, will take up position of Principal & VC at Glasgow University on 1 October 2025.
Professor Andy Schofield, VC at Lancaster University since 2020, will take up position of Principal & VC at Glasgow University on 1 October 2025.
Lancaster University to cut one in five academic jobs
Institution says it is ‘not immune’ to financial challenges as it looks to axe 400 jobs
www.timeshighereducation.com
June 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
When Universities are mismanaged or run into financial issues, it's always the staff and NEVER the management who lose their jobs.
On the contrary, they get above-inflation pay rises that are the equivalent to one or two of the full time jobs they cut.
How and why do we let this happen?
On the contrary, they get above-inflation pay rises that are the equivalent to one or two of the full time jobs they cut.
How and why do we let this happen?
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Washington Post is now engaging in discrediting its own sources to protect it’s owners economic interests.
WaPo is not just a biased publication, it is a bad faith actor!
WaPo is not just a biased publication, it is a bad faith actor!
June 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Washington Post is now engaging in discrediting its own sources to protect it’s owners economic interests.
WaPo is not just a biased publication, it is a bad faith actor!
WaPo is not just a biased publication, it is a bad faith actor!
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Couldn't agree more with this. It's jaw-dropping to see the patty cake people are playing with him after what was a full constitutional assault that, oh by the way, is almost certainly going to lead to tens of thousands of people in the global south dying needlessly.
The flood of encomiums and morality tales about Elon's turn in Washington cldn't be more predictable, vapid & sickening. If you want a story, get me the story about the crisis comms team directing this. He ran anti-constitutional blitzkrieg thru the federal government, did massive harm, violated ...
May 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Couldn't agree more with this. It's jaw-dropping to see the patty cake people are playing with him after what was a full constitutional assault that, oh by the way, is almost certainly going to lead to tens of thousands of people in the global south dying needlessly.
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Coming up next week, Wed, June 4, at 11:30am (NYC time):
a Mod Crim L Rev Special Issue Symposium on
Chloë Kennedy's Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law (Cambridge UP 2024)
Join us for this free live event, no registration required!
crimlrev.net/event/induci...
a Mod Crim L Rev Special Issue Symposium on
Chloë Kennedy's Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law (Cambridge UP 2024)
Join us for this free live event, no registration required!
crimlrev.net/event/induci...
Yes, grab the book in any format (or formats!) you can, then join us live on YouTube for the international symposium on it, followed by a Mod Crim L Rev Special Issue soon after!
crimlrev.net/2024/11/04/i...
crimlrev.net/2024/11/04/i...
May 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Coming up next week, Wed, June 4, at 11:30am (NYC time):
a Mod Crim L Rev Special Issue Symposium on
Chloë Kennedy's Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law (Cambridge UP 2024)
Join us for this free live event, no registration required!
crimlrev.net/event/induci...
a Mod Crim L Rev Special Issue Symposium on
Chloë Kennedy's Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law (Cambridge UP 2024)
Join us for this free live event, no registration required!
crimlrev.net/event/induci...
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🚨 A reminder that Understanding Miscarriages of Justice is *next Wednesday* @qmul.ac.uk with speakers from Appeal, @we-are-appeal.bsky.social, the Post Office scandal ( @rebeccakhelm.bsky.social @richardmoorhead.bsky.social), the Law Commission, and many others 🚨 ⬇️ docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Understanding Miscarriages of Justice at 25 PROGRAMME.docx
Understanding Miscarriages of Justice at 25 28 May 2025 at Queen Mary, Lincoln’s Inn’s Fields, Room 3.1 Registration link: https://forms.gle/RaA9iSSFc1mmqazU9 9am Coffee/registration 9.25 am Welco...
docs.google.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🚨 A reminder that Understanding Miscarriages of Justice is *next Wednesday* @qmul.ac.uk with speakers from Appeal, @we-are-appeal.bsky.social, the Post Office scandal ( @rebeccakhelm.bsky.social @richardmoorhead.bsky.social), the Law Commission, and many others 🚨 ⬇️ docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Protest happening NOW:
Location: 517 E. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee
Next action:
Tomorrow at 3 PM
Location: 3600 S. Lake Dr, St. Francis, WI 53235
Stand up. Show up.
Location: 517 E. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee
Next action:
Tomorrow at 3 PM
Location: 3600 S. Lake Dr, St. Francis, WI 53235
Stand up. Show up.
April 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Protest happening NOW:
Location: 517 E. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee
Next action:
Tomorrow at 3 PM
Location: 3600 S. Lake Dr, St. Francis, WI 53235
Stand up. Show up.
Location: 517 E. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee
Next action:
Tomorrow at 3 PM
Location: 3600 S. Lake Dr, St. Francis, WI 53235
Stand up. Show up.
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"Law students organize to give Trump-caving firms a recruitment problem"
Georgetown Law students made a spreadsheet. National coverage followed. Now, the world's richest firms face PR & recruitment headaches.
An organizer on how it unfolded @www.AllRiseNews.com www.allrisenews.com/p/skadden-st...
Georgetown Law students made a spreadsheet. National coverage followed. Now, the world's richest firms face PR & recruitment headaches.
An organizer on how it unfolded @www.AllRiseNews.com www.allrisenews.com/p/skadden-st...
April 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"Law students organize to give Trump-caving firms a recruitment problem"
Georgetown Law students made a spreadsheet. National coverage followed. Now, the world's richest firms face PR & recruitment headaches.
An organizer on how it unfolded @www.AllRiseNews.com www.allrisenews.com/p/skadden-st...
Georgetown Law students made a spreadsheet. National coverage followed. Now, the world's richest firms face PR & recruitment headaches.
An organizer on how it unfolded @www.AllRiseNews.com www.allrisenews.com/p/skadden-st...
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And I should say this is only shocking because we have also normalised salaries of less than £50k… There are newly qualified first year trainees in law firms asking for our expert opinions making more than that
April 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
And I should say this is only shocking because we have also normalised salaries of less than £50k… There are newly qualified first year trainees in law firms asking for our expert opinions making more than that
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It’s so disheartening just how normalised it has become for a job ad that requires the applicant to have attained the highest academic degree possible in human higher education to offer a salary of less than £35k a year. It’s crazy.
April 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It’s so disheartening just how normalised it has become for a job ad that requires the applicant to have attained the highest academic degree possible in human higher education to offer a salary of less than £35k a year. It’s crazy.
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York Law School is advertising a funded (home fee rate + stipend) PGR studentship. Open to all areas of law. I am happy to answer questions.
The advert is here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS275/y... @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social
York Law School is advertising a funded (home fee rate + stipend) PGR studentship. Open to all areas of law. I am happy to answer questions.
The advert is here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS275/y... @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social
York Law School PhD Department Studentship 2025 - 26 at University of York
Discover a York Law School PhD Department Studentship 2025 - 26 on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other PhD opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
April 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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York Law School is advertising a funded (home fee rate + stipend) PGR studentship. Open to all areas of law. I am happy to answer questions.
The advert is here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS275/y... @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social
York Law School is advertising a funded (home fee rate + stipend) PGR studentship. Open to all areas of law. I am happy to answer questions.
The advert is here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS275/y... @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social
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Stanford speaks out in support of Harvard:
"America’s universities are a source of great national strength, creating knowledge and driving innovation and economic growth. This strength has been built on government investment but not government control."
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
"America’s universities are a source of great national strength, creating knowledge and driving innovation and economic growth. This strength has been built on government investment but not government control."
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
A message from President Jonathan Levin and Provost Jenny Martinez
news.stanford.edu
April 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Stanford speaks out in support of Harvard:
"America’s universities are a source of great national strength, creating knowledge and driving innovation and economic growth. This strength has been built on government investment but not government control."
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
"America’s universities are a source of great national strength, creating knowledge and driving innovation and economic growth. This strength has been built on government investment but not government control."
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
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Some personal news: I’ve temporarily paused the tiny iPhone screw factory I was building in Ohio.
April 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Some personal news: I’ve temporarily paused the tiny iPhone screw factory I was building in Ohio.
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This is also a damning indictment of UUK and every single Vice Chancellor in the UK. They've utterly failed to convince the government that action is needed to save the higher education sector, despite their disgustingly large salaries. What are they actually being paid to do?
British Steel employs 3.6k people. Coventry Uni group, which auditors say may not survive, employs 7.7k. But there is an emergency debate in parliament for British Steel and nothing for the whole HE sector imploding
Why is the government and the news so indifferent to the meltdown happening in UK #HigherEd right now?
Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.
Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.
April 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is also a damning indictment of UUK and every single Vice Chancellor in the UK. They've utterly failed to convince the government that action is needed to save the higher education sector, despite their disgustingly large salaries. What are they actually being paid to do?