William Baude

William Baude

@williambaude.bsky.social

Harry Kalven, Jr. Professor, University of Chicago Law School. Podcaster and Blogger at Divided Argument.

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Dan Epps
@epps.bsky.social

Law folks: If you’re not using Claude Code or ChatGPT’s Codex, you have no idea what you’re missing. So I’m distributing my research tools that provide a huge boost to legal scholarship. Research assistance, cite-checking, proofreading, and more (thread): danepps.github.io/legal-resear...

danepps.github.iolegal-research-skillsCite-checking, citation-finding, proofreading, and research assistants for legal scholars, built for Claude Code and Codex.

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KProfsBlog
@kprofsblog.bsky.social

With help from @williambaude.bsky.social and @epps.bsky.social and their @dividedargument.bsky.social podcast, today’s post explores the law of appeals waivers in plea bargains as articulated in SCOTUS’s Hunter opinion from this year. www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/08/plea...

contractsprofblog.comPlea Bargains as ContractsI mentioned in Friday’s post that today’s post is indebted to the Divided Argument Podcast. I try to follow the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) pretty

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Sara Warf
@sarabwarf.bsky.social

Me a month ago: Man, Goodreads keeps insisting I’d love the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Guess I’ll listen to the first one. Me this week: This eighth one in the series is the last one out so I have to ration it out

Sara Warf@sarabwarf.bsky.social

I have started listening to the Dungeon Crawler Carl series and am entirely addicted. I will now forever shout GODDAMMIT DONUT in my head when I get frustrated 😂

William Baude
@williambaude.bsky.social

That feeling when you and a colleague have an excited exchange about the implications of Williams v. Bruffy, and then you realize he was talking about the 1880 opinion on appellate jurisdiction and you were talking about the 1877 opinion on de facto governments...

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Anthony Michael Kreis
@anthonymkreis.bsky.social

I’d love to hear what folks like @jvagle.me think, but this strikes me as the way: Using tech responsibly and ethically, knowing full well its limitations, while also creating an environment where students can’t use AI as a crutch or substitute it for thinking. www.law.uchicago.edu/news/uchicag...

law.uchicago.eduUChicago Law Unveils New AI Strategy Statement | University of Chicago Law SchoolThe University of Chicago Law School today released an AI Strategy Statement reflecting a new vision for legal education in the age of artificial intelligence. The strategy statement, titled, “Rethink...
William Baude
@williambaude.bsky.social

Intensely socratic classrooms without electronic devices (and in-class, curved exams), while also learning how (and when) to usefully layer AI on top of one's own abilities and skills.

UChicago Law@uchicagolaw.bsky.social

Today, the University of Chicago Law School unveiled its strategy for legal education in the age of artificial intelligence. Learn more about #UChicagoLaw's vision at: www.law.uchicago.edu/news/uchicag...

William Baude
@williambaude.bsky.social

I was the least of three coauthors on this one, but delighted we pulled it off.

Marin K. Levy@marinklevy.bsky.social

Very grateful "Remedies for a Constitutional Crisis" with @williambaude.bsky.social and Sam Bray is now out . . .

harvardlawreview.orgRemedies for a Constitutional Crisis - Harvard Law ReviewIntroduction In a constitutional showdown with the executive branch, the courts may seem to have limited remedial options. Once we reach a point where...

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UChicago Law
@uchicagolaw.bsky.social

What questions are shaping SCOTUS' most consequential cases this term? Dean @adamchilton.bsky.social joined Profs. David Strauss, @williambaude.bsky.social, and Aziz Huq to examine major rulings and discuss key cases still awaiting decision.

buff.lyAt New Supreme Court Review and Preview Program, Faculty Analyze Term's Biggest Questions | University of Chicago Law SchoolAs the Supreme Court entered the final weeks of its term, three University of Chicago Law School’s scholars examined the major cases still awaiting decision while reflecting on some of the term's…
William Baude
@williambaude.bsky.social

I’d put the new A Parade of Horribles (#8) in the top three.

William Baude@williambaude.bsky.social

Dungeon Crawler Carl books ranked (from best): Dungeon Crawler Carl (#1) The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (#3) The Gate of the Feral Gods (#4) This Inevitable Ruin (#7) The Butchers Masquerade (#5) The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (#6) Carl's Doomsday Scenario (#2)

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social

We're excited to host Prof. @williambaude.bsky.social tomorrow for the Jerome Hall Law Lecture. His presentation, "Beyond Tit-for-Tat," will begin at 12 p.m. Eastern and will be livestreamed. Register to attend via Zoom: events.iu.edu/lawiub/event...

events.iu.eduThe Jerome Hall Lecture featuring William BaudeBeyond Tit-for-Tat One of the most widespread constitutional problems today is that our constitutional norms are one-sided. We try to follow im...