Ellie Margolis

I'm getting flooded by these followers and I'm barely even posting these days.

This will be such a huge loss. I hope they find a way. share.inquirer.com/dQCvEd

My new post on Eric Goldman's blog on the Vetter v. Resnik debacle at the Supreme Court and how truly wonderful it is that four justices are making millions from their side gigs with the world’s largest publisher.

This is the recent case where the trial judge used AI to write his order enjoining Mississipi's anti-DEI law. I want to note Judge Haynes' very very limited concurrence, where she implores (in my view) the new trial court to recognize that it is important to teach children not to discriminate.

If you have an iPhone w/ the current OS, go into Settings, scroll to the bottom to click on Apps, scroll down to M & go into the Messages app, and flick this switch “screen unknown senders”. This dumps 99% political text messages into a folder you can separately check.

Chutzpah Department: After Federal District Court Failed to Act within Hours on DOJ “Request” to Expedite TRO Hearing in California Ballot Case, DOJ Already Appealing to the Ninth Circuit electionlawblog.org/2026/chutzpa...

These stories have become so commonplace, yet still so troubling. We should expect better of all lawyers and especially government lawyers.

if you were wondering whether Alito's book is an embarrassing crock of shit, I can now officially answer your question with a resounding yes ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

No one, no matter how strong or wise or great, can rightly own and use another.

This is asking for a lawsuit. Wow.

Oh of course! Now they care about disparate impact!!

You may know that my wife is mounting an Olympic sailing campaign, trying to become the sole US Olympian in her to the 2028 Games in LA She's now ranked 5th in North America & 207th in the world. But, we're out of the ability to self finance the campaign. I need your help to not let the dream die!

Barack Obama just delivered a blistering rebuke of Trump's actions against Ilhan Omar. This is worth reading in full.

Okay, so @kathryntewson has discovered a set of linked, commonly controlled websites that are authoritatively giving false information on the difference between "attorney" and "lawyer," and are almost certainly AI generated. I want to talk about why AI gets this wrong.

In case you want to avoid AI in your library books (like I do)

I always have mixed feelings about these images. Yes, it's inspiring to see these college students committed to democracy, but the fact that they have to do anything remotely difficult to exercise their voting rights is enraging. Taking part in a democracy should be as easy as possible.

Ok law friends, who is watching Cupertino? So far I am charmed. Let’s discuss!

Who knew some people would have such a hard time understanding the difference between graduating from law school and being a lawyer?

you super duper cannot many people in the field are wrong but I think you're lying, nobody said this and you're trying to backpedal

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When the Auschwitz Memorial has to fact check the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia for being a nut.

The @inquirer.com editorial board calls for impeachment: “A series of essays illuminating how Donald Trump — an out-of-control president focused on his own profiteering while ignoring and trampling the rule of law — is a clear and present danger to the republic.”  share.inquirer.com/bdXT8h

If we needed more evidence:

Awesome job alert: theprisonlawoffice.bamboohr.com/careers/36 They prefer hybrid, open to full remote. PLO is behind some of the major prisoner rights litigation, including the SCOTUS cases you know.

This is not some one off poll btw - years of data shows the same. But for whatever reason, establishment pundits and politicos are intent on buying into conservative’s propaganda

Stop doomscrolling. Use that library card today.

This is delightful. I love her. So understated “No biggie, I’m just living my life like usual.“

I am not sure any lawyer involved with this can safely fulfill their ethical requirements of zealous representation? What happens when Stephen Miller calls the office every day? You know what Congress write a rider specifically designated the pre-existing counsel network.

Something I don’t mention enough is what a good feeling it is to see a student make major progress based on feedback I’ve given. So rewarding!

lol, if you know my history as a teen Watergate geek, you know I never miss a chance to write about Nixon! But team Trump's obsession with rewriting the 1970s past is really about controlling the future, and killing off the concept of accountability My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.

NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....

It's amazing how much of my research started by simply by looking at what "everyone knows" and asking: Really? - Does the USPTO REALLY reject 50% of applications? - Is it REALLY impossible for most designs to qualify for a design patent? - Did the first design patent REALLY claim a typeface?

It’s always a good day when a new @badlawyerpod.bsky.social episode comes out

Never surprising, always enraging

It’s a subtle through line of my writing about AI. all the sophisticates are so easy to rob blind. if nothing else, people should be embarrassed that they’re so easily taken.

The America Revolution was fought so Kylie Kelce can call that lady whatever she wants. www.inquirer.com/eagles/not-g...

Hey, state con law nerds! Do you find yourself in the Mid-Atlantic, yearning to go to an excellent lecture on the importance of state judiciaries in shaping the national conversation about rights and democracy? Well have I got an event for YOU. Come join us at Rutgers Law - Camden on October 26th!

Cool, cool

no one should use this thing but I just cannot stress enough that you have to stay away from it if you’re a practicing attorney