Jennifer Chapman
@jelizachapman.bsky.social
Law Librarian. Teetering between rocking the boat and staying afloat. Opinions mine. Reposts not endorsements.
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Major new @knightcolumbia.org initiative will address the role of the legal profession in the defense of democratic values and institutions. Excited to have the chance to work with Prof Madhav Khosla on this. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...
New Knight Institute Initiative Will Explore the Role of the Legal Profession in an Age of Authoritarianism
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November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Major new @knightcolumbia.org initiative will address the role of the legal profession in the defense of democratic values and institutions. Excited to have the chance to work with Prof Madhav Khosla on this. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...
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Call for proposals 👇 for our @knightcolumbia.org project on the legal profession in an age of authoritarianism: What is the role of lawyers in defending democracy? What factors contribute to lawyers’ role in either resisting authoritarianism or accommodating it?
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November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Call for proposals 👇 for our @knightcolumbia.org project on the legal profession in an age of authoritarianism: What is the role of lawyers in defending democracy? What factors contribute to lawyers’ role in either resisting authoritarianism or accommodating it?
knightcolumbia.org/blog/call-fo...
knightcolumbia.org/blog/call-fo...
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Important Call for Papers: 15th CJIL Conference 2026 - submit by Dec 31, 2025 on Reimagining International Law: Critical, Regional, and Transdisciplinary Perspectives (@cambridgelaw.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk 23-24 April 2026)
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Cambridge International Law Journal - Call for Papers: 15th Annual Cambridge International Law Conference 2026
REIMAGINING INTERNATIONAL LAW: CRITICAL, REGIONAL, AND TRANS-DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES
(In-person, Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge, 23-24 April 2026)
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The Cambridge...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Important Call for Papers: 15th CJIL Conference 2026 - submit by Dec 31, 2025 on Reimagining International Law: Critical, Regional, and Transdisciplinary Perspectives (@cambridgelaw.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk 23-24 April 2026)
cambridgejournalofinternatlandcomplaw.submittable.com/submit/34024...
cambridgejournalofinternatlandcomplaw.submittable.com/submit/34024...
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Call for Papers: The Max Planck Fellow Group on ‘Fairness and International Law’ invites early-career researchers to a workshop in Kiel (10–12 May 2026) on fairness across space and time in international law. Abstracts due 12 December. More information: law.mpg.de/event/fairne... #FellowGroupEvent
Fairness and International Law: Across Space and Time - Max Planck Law
An early career workshop that probes fairness as a regulative idea for interpreting and developing public.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Call for Papers: The Max Planck Fellow Group on ‘Fairness and International Law’ invites early-career researchers to a workshop in Kiel (10–12 May 2026) on fairness across space and time in international law. Abstracts due 12 December. More information: law.mpg.de/event/fairne... #FellowGroupEvent
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Legal research is taking center stage on the NextGen UBE Bar Exam—coming July 2026.
In her latest Law Library Journal article, Anne G. Johnson explores why teaching legal research is more important than ever, how it’s being assessed, and what law schools can do to prepare.
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In her latest Law Library Journal article, Anne G. Johnson explores why teaching legal research is more important than ever, how it’s being assessed, and what law schools can do to prepare.
tinyurl.com/3uks56wv
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Legal research is taking center stage on the NextGen UBE Bar Exam—coming July 2026.
In her latest Law Library Journal article, Anne G. Johnson explores why teaching legal research is more important than ever, how it’s being assessed, and what law schools can do to prepare.
tinyurl.com/3uks56wv
In her latest Law Library Journal article, Anne G. Johnson explores why teaching legal research is more important than ever, how it’s being assessed, and what law schools can do to prepare.
tinyurl.com/3uks56wv
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Prof. Aditya Bamzai examines the legislative history of international trade laws in an amicus brief filed at #SCOTUS. @scotusblog.com
The other arguments in Trump’s tariffs case
When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Wednesday in the challenges to the tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in a series of execu...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Prof. Aditya Bamzai examines the legislative history of international trade laws in an amicus brief filed at #SCOTUS. @scotusblog.com
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Every time international law makes headlines, I get the same question: “What does this really mean?”
That inspired me to start Simplified Approach to International Law (SAIL) — short, jargon-free explainers on key global issues.
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Clarity in complexity.
That inspired me to start Simplified Approach to International Law (SAIL) — short, jargon-free explainers on key global issues.
simplelaw.blog
Clarity in complexity.
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Every time international law makes headlines, I get the same question: “What does this really mean?”
That inspired me to start Simplified Approach to International Law (SAIL) — short, jargon-free explainers on key global issues.
simplelaw.blog
Clarity in complexity.
That inspired me to start Simplified Approach to International Law (SAIL) — short, jargon-free explainers on key global issues.
simplelaw.blog
Clarity in complexity.
How many more deaths can be attributed to the loss of information gathering & sharing that supported research & policy? The immense disruptions to global information flows & knowledge production will lead to even more deaths.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
How many more deaths can be attributed to the loss of information gathering & sharing that supported research & policy? The immense disruptions to global information flows & knowledge production will lead to even more deaths.
In her latest @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS Law Librarian Blog post, Jasmine Plott discusses the benefits of gamification in the legal research classroom and gives some examples she's tried in her classes ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/l...
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In her latest @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS Law Librarian Blog post, Jasmine Plott discusses the benefits of gamification in the legal research classroom and gives some examples she's tried in her classes ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/l...
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Profs. @kevinlcope.bsky.social, Joshua Fischman, @cathyhwang.bsky.social and Mila Versteeg, and S.J.D. student Marilyn Hajj presented at the 19th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, among other accolades for members of the #UVALaw community.
Accolades: Professors, Student Present at Empirical Legal Studies Conference
Four professors and one student presented at the 19th annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, among other achievements and recognition for members of the University of Virginia School of Law com...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Profs. @kevinlcope.bsky.social, Joshua Fischman, @cathyhwang.bsky.social and Mila Versteeg, and S.J.D. student Marilyn Hajj presented at the 19th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, among other accolades for members of the #UVALaw community.
Tamara Rogers compares her experiences serving public patrons & self-represented litigants as a judicial officer and an academic law librarian in her latest @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS #LawLibrarian Blog post
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November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Tamara Rogers compares her experiences serving public patrons & self-represented litigants as a judicial officer and an academic law librarian in her latest @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS #LawLibrarian Blog post
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Tomorrow is Election Day! Make sure you get out and vote!! The library will be open regular hours from 8 A.M. to midnight, but the Reference Desk will be closed.
November 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Tomorrow is Election Day! Make sure you get out and vote!! The library will be open regular hours from 8 A.M. to midnight, but the Reference Desk will be closed.
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Volume 11 of Barthes Studies is now available online. As usual, all articles are completely free to read:
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Articles by volume
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October 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Volume 11 of Barthes Studies is now available online. As usual, all articles are completely free to read:
sites.cardiff.ac.uk/barthes/volu...
sites.cardiff.ac.uk/barthes/volu...
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Are blood and guts too scary for the open marketplace? Not for Prof. @kimkrawiec.bsky.social. The “Repugnant Transactions” professor discusses why society recoils at paying donors.
Professor Talks Blood, Guts and Her Interest in ‘Repugnant Transactions’
Professor Kim Krawiec of the University of Virginia School of Law discusses blood and organ donations, her support for the End Kidney Deaths Act and the complexities of “taboo” markets.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Are blood and guts too scary for the open marketplace? Not for Prof. @kimkrawiec.bsky.social. The “Repugnant Transactions” professor discusses why society recoils at paying donors.
Joshua Levine's latest @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS #LawLibrarian Blog post discusses state-specific secondary sources and the special set of challenges of finding relevant state-specific secondary sources.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Joshua Levine's latest @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS #LawLibrarian Blog post discusses state-specific secondary sources and the special set of challenges of finding relevant state-specific secondary sources.
ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/s...
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In Frank Young's newest @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS #LawLibrarian Blog post he continues his examination AI slop in the legal profession but this time he looks at a potential lifeline and the ethics of reporting attorney use of #AI slop
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Faux Citations & Legal Ethics: Reporting Attorney Misconduct to Stop the Slop
Courts Appeal to Attorneys The previous post discussed the disastrous effect of free-flowing slop into the legal landscape and suggested that a rescue buoy may be on the horizon. A California Appel…
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October 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In Frank Young's newest @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS #LawLibrarian Blog post he continues his examination AI slop in the legal profession but this time he looks at a potential lifeline and the ethics of reporting attorney use of #AI slop
ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/f...
ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/f...
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WATCH: Vice Dean Ashley Deeks discusses her new book, “The Double Black Box,” and developments at the intersection of artificial intelligence and national security. @nyulaw.bsky.social
Book Talk - The Double Black Box
YouTube video by NYU School of Law
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October 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
WATCH: Vice Dean Ashley Deeks discusses her new book, “The Double Black Box,” and developments at the intersection of artificial intelligence and national security. @nyulaw.bsky.social
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Join this important webinar “Responding to Threats to Academic Freedom Around the World,” co-hosted by the International Studies Association’s Academic Freedom Committee & the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom.
Oct 28, 10:30am ET on Zoom
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Register at link 👇
Oct 28, 10:30am ET on Zoom
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Register at link 👇
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Join this important webinar “Responding to Threats to Academic Freedom Around the World,” co-hosted by the International Studies Association’s Academic Freedom Committee & the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom.
Oct 28, 10:30am ET on Zoom
@isanet.bsky.social
Register at link 👇
Oct 28, 10:30am ET on Zoom
@isanet.bsky.social
Register at link 👇
Heather Agnew discusses a pilot study she completed that shows incoming law students are arriving with significant gaps in research skills in her guest post to the @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS Law Librarian Blog. ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/g...
Guest Post: What Our Incoming Law Students Don’t Know About Research (And Why It Matters)
Guest Post by Heather Agnew, Ph.D., MLIS, Research/ Instructional Librarian at the Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library, Dale E. Fowler School of Law Chapman University as part of regular contribut…
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October 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Heather Agnew discusses a pilot study she completed that shows incoming law students are arriving with significant gaps in research skills in her guest post to the @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS Law Librarian Blog. ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/g...
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How extensive is crime in prisons? Prof. @meganstevenson.bsky.social received a $610,000 grant to study the phenomenon.
Professor Receives Grant to Study Impact of Incarceration on Crime
Professor Megan Stevenson of the University of Virginia School of Law has received a $610,000 grant to study the impact of incarceration on crime, including a survey of how extensive violent crime occ...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
How extensive is crime in prisons? Prof. @meganstevenson.bsky.social received a $610,000 grant to study the phenomenon.
Houston, TX No Kings 10/18/2025
October 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Houston, TX No Kings 10/18/2025
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If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
Wow. Just wow.
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?
Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do
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October 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
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The Cambridge International Law Journal has a call for papers:
📣 CILJ Call for Papers (Vol. 15(1))
✍️✨ Submit articles or case notes on international or EU law.
🗓 Deadline: 4 Nov 2025, 23:59 (BST)
ℹ️ Info: cilj.co.uk/about2/submi...
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📣 CILJ Call for Papers (Vol. 15(1))
✍️✨ Submit articles or case notes on international or EU law.
🗓 Deadline: 4 Nov 2025, 23:59 (BST)
ℹ️ Info: cilj.co.uk/about2/submi...
@elgarpublishing.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Cambridge International Law Journal has a call for papers:
📣 CILJ Call for Papers (Vol. 15(1))
✍️✨ Submit articles or case notes on international or EU law.
🗓 Deadline: 4 Nov 2025, 23:59 (BST)
ℹ️ Info: cilj.co.uk/about2/submi...
@elgarpublishing.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social
📣 CILJ Call for Papers (Vol. 15(1))
✍️✨ Submit articles or case notes on international or EU law.
🗓 Deadline: 4 Nov 2025, 23:59 (BST)
ℹ️ Info: cilj.co.uk/about2/submi...
@elgarpublishing.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social