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John Linarelli
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Vice Dean & Prof @ University of Pittsburgh School of Law | JD-PhD Philosophy | Contracts, Private Law, Financial Reg, Intl Econ Law | For my latest book google "Linarelli Misery" | From steel mill town in the magnificent Beaver Valley | views my own
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The Trump family stablecoin surged to 7th largest in the world because of a shady crypto deal with the United Arab Emirates—a foreign government that will give them a crazy amount of money.

The Senate shouldn’t pass a crypto bill this week to facilitate this kind of corruption.
May 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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I am very pleased to host my dear former PhD supervisor @profjohnlinarelli.bsky.social for this upcoming @cblpleeds.bsky.social Guest Seminar at @lawatleeds.bsky.social on 21 May.

Please join us! The event is free and open to the public, and will take place in hybrid format.
May 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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🚨New Paper🚨 (hi law reviews!)

‘Digitizing the Fisc’ is the first article to address the current separation of fiscal powers crisis, exemplified by Trump's takeover of the Treasury's payments IT systems, through a tri-dimensional legal, political economic, & technological lens.
March 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Well, at least we're getting Canadian news now in the USA.
Canada’s Liberal Party elected Mark Carney as leader, propelling the former central banker who has never held office to become the country’s prime minister at a pivotal moment.
Canada’s Liberals elect Mark Carney as Trudeau successor
The former central banker becomes prime minister at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.
www.semafor.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Is the USA a rule of law state?
March 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Greetings, Still in need of an author for an entry on the Philosophy of Criminal Law. If you are interested, do please let me know. It is a 1500-2000 word entry.
I'm editor of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Theory & Philosophy, in search of authors for entries on (1) John Rawls, (2) Theories of Justice, & (3) Law and Political Economy. Pls email me if interested.
March 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Many of you have already seen it, but I wanted to wait until my version was complete. My version has my newly set up youtube channel, some minor fixes to the transcript &a bevy of links throughout the transcript. Also a PDF version. Thanks @pkrugman.bsky.social

www.crisesnotes.com/musk-in-your...
Musk In Your Computers: An Interview With Paul Krugman
Notes on the Crises pivoted on February 1st into around the clock coverage of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025. Today is Day Thirty Read Part 0, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5,...
www.crisesnotes.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Europe as “a haven” for US researcher - The EU’s research funding bodies are thinking of ways to welcome US scientists and European ex-patriots who might be looking for a more sympathetic place to work now that Donald Trump is in the White House
#AcademicSky 🧪

sciencebusiness.net/internationa...
Europe could be a ‘haven’ for US researchers, says ERC president
The EU’s research funding bodies are thinking of ways to welcome US scientists and European ex-patriots who might be looking for a more sympathetic place to work now that Donald Trump is in the White ...
sciencebusiness.net
February 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm editor of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Theory & Philosophy, in search of authors for entries on (1) John Rawls, (2) Theories of Justice, & (3) Law and Political Economy. Pls email me if interested.
February 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I'm Editor of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Theory & Philosophy. Looking for authors to write entries on (1) Derrick Bell, (2) Autopoesis & Law, (3) Coase Theorem, (4) Law & Morality of Armed Conflict, (5) Philosophy of Criminal Law, & (6) Nudges. If interested, please email me.
February 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.
Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil
Former president is charged by attorney general following police report that accused him of organising a conspiracy to stop Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taking power.
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Congratulations to my colleague, Professor and Vice Dean Jerry Dickinson, who has been named the new dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Hail to Pitt.
January 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Congrats to Jerry Dickinson, our new Dean at Pitt Law! Jerry is a star.
January 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Missing Durham but not the lack of snow removal capacity in the UK
Durham on the weekend

from Liam McCormick
January 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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And, in fact, there have been no major internet companies founded elsewhere. But such shameful putz behavior is typical of these narcissistic adult toddlers. Tantrums as far as the eye can see.
a cartoon of a baby in a diaper crying
ALT: a cartoon of a baby in a diaper crying
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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What an ingrate move to denigrate the only state that gave him the space and freedom to innovate. None of these tech bros could have done what they did anywhere else but in tolerant and inclusive places like California or Washington www.thedailybeast.com//zuckerberg-...
Zuckerberg Turns Facebook Full MAGA and Smears California Staff
The Meta CEO said his company is ditching its fact-checkers and will copy one of Elon Musk’s changes to Twitter.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Well would you look at that.
December 25, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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The gift of Pittsburgh. I am passing it along. www.pittsburghmagazine.com/pittsburgh-i...
December 25, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Outstanding work by my great Pitt Law colleague @michaelmadison.bsky.social
wesa.fm WESA @wesa.fm · Dec 24
Heinz ketchup. Mister Rogers’ “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Smiley cookies. Pgh professor and author Mike Madison has chronicled these unmistakably Pittsburgh things as part of his Intellectual Property Hall of Fame. He began the project in 2020 during the pandemic — just for fun.
Pittsburgh has big ideas. One professor is documenting them.
Heinz ketchup. Mister Rogers’ “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Smiley cookies. Pittsburgh professor and author Mike Madison has chronicled these unmistakably Pittsburgh things as part of hi...
www.wesa.fm
December 25, 2024 at 2:05 AM
To all my American prof friends: happy grading. Tis the season.
December 11, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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This hurts
December 11, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Still looking for authors on (1) critical race theory and law and (2) Joseph Raz, for the Elgar Encyclopedia of Legal Theory and Philosophy. If interested email me.
I'm editor of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Theory & Philosophy. We're in need of contributors on: (1) Raz, Joseph; (2) Critical Race Theory & Law; (3) Discourse Theory & Law; (4) Empirical Legal Studies; & (5) Law & Risk. If you're interested, let me know via email. #academicsky
December 3, 2024 at 8:21 PM