Katherine Silver Kelly
@ksilverkelly.bsky.social
Ohio State legal writing professor
Franklin Flyers Special Olympics coach
Advocate for things that matter
Franklin Flyers Special Olympics coach
Advocate for things that matter
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Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. #goodtrouble
Celebrating these graduates is the highlight of my year. Left NV a week
early and drove 2000+ miles to celebrate the @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social class of 2025. Totally worth it. #gobucks
early and drove 2000+ miles to celebrate the @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social class of 2025. Totally worth it. #gobucks
May 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Celebrating these graduates is the highlight of my year. Left NV a week
early and drove 2000+ miles to celebrate the @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social class of 2025. Totally worth it. #gobucks
early and drove 2000+ miles to celebrate the @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social class of 2025. Totally worth it. #gobucks
Home in time to watch the Derby, especially all of the jockeys 😈
May 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Home in time to watch the Derby, especially all of the jockeys 😈
Day 2 of the drive from Vegas to Columbus is going well.
May 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Day 2 of the drive from Vegas to Columbus is going well.
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I heard this a while ago & it still guides a lot of what I do:
When you don’t know what to say, amplify the voices of those that do. 
When you don’t know what to say, amplify the voices of those that do. 
April 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I heard this a while ago & it still guides a lot of what I do:
When you don’t know what to say, amplify the voices of those that do. 
When you don’t know what to say, amplify the voices of those that do. 
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Due process is guaranteed to every person. It is really not more complicated than that.
April 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Due process is guaranteed to every person. It is really not more complicated than that.
Almost all of my students showed up to an optional Q & A on Zoom and asked the BEST questions- Insightful, deeply knowledgeable, thoughtful.
It’s been another tough week but it’s almost over. Let’s end it by sharing good news. Here’s mine:
I helped a student get a great job this week.
I helped a student get a great job this week.
every third post these days is just “this is so fucking terrible” with a link to some news story and they’re all 100% correct
April 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Almost all of my students showed up to an optional Q & A on Zoom and asked the BEST questions- Insightful, deeply knowledgeable, thoughtful.
Balance is key.
April 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Balance is key.
March 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Question for con law and legal writing folks: I had a conversation with a colleague about what to include in a chapter on constitutions in a legal writing textbook. What would you put in?
This is the rough outline I came up with, but it works much better for a con law book than a writing one.
This is the rough outline I came up with, but it works much better for a con law book than a writing one.
February 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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This should not need to be said but given everything going on I'll say it anyway: thank you to everyone in my network who have chosen a career of public service. At a moment when working for your country is apparently under attack we see you, we appreciate you, we are grateful for you. 🇺🇸
February 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This should not need to be said but given everything going on I'll say it anyway: thank you to everyone in my network who have chosen a career of public service. At a moment when working for your country is apparently under attack we see you, we appreciate you, we are grateful for you. 🇺🇸
Why are men so testerical? He needs to calm down.
February 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Why are men so testerical? He needs to calm down.
We may be at the AALS Conference in San Francisco, but @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social makes time to show our Buckeye pride! OH-IO!
January 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We may be at the AALS Conference in San Francisco, but @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social makes time to show our Buckeye pride! OH-IO!
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Into every life crap will fall. Most of us do as well as possible, and some of it works okay, and we try to release that which doesn’t and which is never going to
January 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Into every life crap will fall. Most of us do as well as possible, and some of it works okay, and we try to release that which doesn’t and which is never going to
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You’re the US Marines band at the White House and Mavis Staples 👑 walks into the room so you start playing "I’ll Take You There" and this happens👇
December 24, 2024 at 1:37 AM
You’re the US Marines band at the White House and Mavis Staples 👑 walks into the room so you start playing "I’ll Take You There" and this happens👇
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Criticizing is fast and easy. Creating is slow and difficult.
The two hours you spent on a book or movie took someone two years to produce.
Anyone can tear down someone else's work. The true test of insight is whether you can help them improve it or build something of your own.
The two hours you spent on a book or movie took someone two years to produce.
Anyone can tear down someone else's work. The true test of insight is whether you can help them improve it or build something of your own.
December 22, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Criticizing is fast and easy. Creating is slow and difficult.
The two hours you spent on a book or movie took someone two years to produce.
Anyone can tear down someone else's work. The true test of insight is whether you can help them improve it or build something of your own.
The two hours you spent on a book or movie took someone two years to produce.
Anyone can tear down someone else's work. The true test of insight is whether you can help them improve it or build something of your own.
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Me: it’s finally vacation and we can all sleep in.
My brain: hello! I have some notes about mistakes you’ve been making. Let’s begin in the second grade.
My brain: hello! I have some notes about mistakes you’ve been making. Let’s begin in the second grade.
December 22, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Me: it’s finally vacation and we can all sleep in.
My brain: hello! I have some notes about mistakes you’ve been making. Let’s begin in the second grade.
My brain: hello! I have some notes about mistakes you’ve been making. Let’s begin in the second grade.
Let the holiday reading begin (obviously with a break for THE game) 📚
December 21, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Let the holiday reading begin (obviously with a break for THE game) 📚
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My sister Julie George isn’t on this app so I can shamelessly hype her up as an Unstoppable Woman. Check out this awesome interview where she talks about libraries, leadership, Girl Scouts, universal design, importance of having a third space, and more! www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-3p...
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December 21, 2024 at 4:51 AM
My sister Julie George isn’t on this app so I can shamelessly hype her up as an Unstoppable Woman. Check out this awesome interview where she talks about libraries, leadership, Girl Scouts, universal design, importance of having a third space, and more! www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-3p...
My sister Julie George isn’t on this app so I can shamelessly hype her up as an Unstoppable Woman. Check out this awesome interview where she talks about libraries, leadership, Girl Scouts, universal design, importance of having a third space, and more! www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-3p...
a cartoon drawing of two women standing next to each other with the number 7 on their butt
ALT: a cartoon drawing of two women standing next to each other with the number 7 on their butt
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2024 at 4:51 AM
My sister Julie George isn’t on this app so I can shamelessly hype her up as an Unstoppable Woman. Check out this awesome interview where she talks about libraries, leadership, Girl Scouts, universal design, importance of having a third space, and more! www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-3p...
So ready for a boring, uneventful few days.
December 20, 2024 at 11:45 PM
So ready for a boring, uneventful few days.
Not a quick thread but well worth the read.
And for any law students on here, this is why you should pay attention in Civ Pro.
And for any law students on here, this is why you should pay attention in Civ Pro.
A quick thread on the Paxton/New York telehealth- medication-abortion provider lawsuit just from the civil-procedure view of the whole thing. /1
December 14, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Not a quick thread but well worth the read.
And for any law students on here, this is why you should pay attention in Civ Pro.
And for any law students on here, this is why you should pay attention in Civ Pro.
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📣Hey legal practitioners and law profs📣the Center for Race and law is accepting proposals for our virtual spring symposium: Race, Law, and Artificial Intelligence. Details 👇🏾
December 13, 2024 at 4:46 PM
📣Hey legal practitioners and law profs📣the Center for Race and law is accepting proposals for our virtual spring symposium: Race, Law, and Artificial Intelligence. Details 👇🏾
Walking across campus today and saw this. Feels especially pertinent right now
December 10, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Walking across campus today and saw this. Feels especially pertinent right now
This. I also love the agency students feel as they figure out their process.
December 10, 2024 at 4:27 AM
This. I also love the agency students feel as they figure out their process.