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Maggie Wittlin

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Associate Professor at Fordham Law. Evidence, law teaching, crosswords, jokes.


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I hope there are multiple times you’ve been able to respond to an inquiry simply with, “It could fit.”

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Oh wow, glad you’re on the mend!

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(Ok, apparently their lists are limited to American movies. But that would only make this choice more chaotic.)

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Put that one where the woman drops the spoon right at the top.

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Please tell me at least ONE is birds-of-prey related.

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The Dutes of Lant were disheartened by yesterday's Labour victory.

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Then replace Trump with Drake. Then get excited for the next debate.

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"Bailey went to a farm upstate where she'll be happier." "I'm so sorry..." "Oh, no, it's just for the Fourth of July!"

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My favorite clothing is shirt

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Absolutely not

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I haven't looked, but tbqh, it feels a little bit like seeing the video from The Ring and asking, "Can I watch something else from this director's oeuvre?"

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Just that single paragraph that straddles pp 5-6 is an extremely powerful argument.

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The one thing I'll note about the immunity case is that J Alito, joined by CJ Roberts, wrote about the importance and power of limiting instructions just 10 days ago. Today, limiting instructions are good enough for individual defendants but not for protecting the Presidency.

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Glu-Teng Clan

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Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Carbs

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Until they invent Nu Guys.

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And just to live in the Salk Institute smdh

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*Record scratch* *Freeze frame* “Yep, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I got into this situation…”

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It ends with: “Given your specific duties of care, your priority wasn’t to look after the government coffers; it was to look after your vulnerable patient.”

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Perfect

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wtf?

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Mmmbop is a freakin' masterpiece.

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Ever since I realized, years ago, that the lyrics point to 1, I’ve cited “California Girls” as one of the ickier songs I know.

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Bye Bayou Birdie

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Thanks! The treatise was cited in Kagan’s majority opinion in Smith v. AZ as well!

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Four in six years, I believe.

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It’s gorgeous. And I went to look, and of course I was immediately sent to another episode of Why Do Men Have More and Better Color Options Than Women? A 21st Century Shopping Story:

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Costello: Ok, that’s one opinion; do we have more? Abbott: I just told you!

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Just begging for some vandal with a white-out pen to write “REA.”

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Casually following yesterday's Stephen Sondheim auction at Doyle was a delight. It became very clear very quickly I wasn't going to be able to buy anything, but it's fun to see people with too much money and just the right amount of nerdy enthusiasm:

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Three Dog Knight

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This is a post-storm light appreciation post.

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Strike one!

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I think everyone who’s ever done a FedSoc event has a FedSoc bio. fedsoc.org/contributors...

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Totally. It kind of works for The Scarlet Letter, though.

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This is, like, the opposite of putting a serious book cover on your trashy romance novel.

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You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

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Have we so quickly forgotten the .com-stock lode?

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Totes.

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The Englishman Who Went Up a Knoll But Came Down a Hill

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Yes, re: the last. Always important to distinguish public and privates.

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Please tell me they’ve done shtup.

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Huh!

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One of the best low key insults I’ve ever seen was someone saying they enjoyed the NYT mini-crossword and another person responding, “Yeah, I’m sure it’s the best three minutes of your day.”

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I'd love a series, by a few different people. As a cis woman, I'm squinting at "vanishing of personal space" and wondering if it's something I don't experience or something I don't notice. A few people's perspectives would highlight what's consistent and what's individual.

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Both classics! But for me it’s this…and Micro Machines…and My Buddy/Kid Sister…

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!! We must have watched different channels?

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Yes, that’s French they’re speaking. But these children aren’t French: they’re American.

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