I’m honored to be named the next dean of @UMichLaw starting this July, and the first externally recruited dean in its 166-year history.
I'm also grateful to @GeorgetownLaw for a decade of support, mentorship, and community.
Excited for what’s ahead! #GoBlue 💙💛
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
https://t.co/l7KCpqsOmT
We are proud to be named a White Collar Group of the Year by @Law360. Read more about Covington’s success in the white collar and investigations space: https://t.co/6MigflhNaQ
Huge developments in the FARA world tonight. AG Bondi has ordered what appears to be a significant standdown in FARA criminal enforcement, refocusing FARA enforcement on espionage-type criminal cases and civil and regulatory enforcement, seemingly reverting to the approach taken prior to the Robert Mueller investigation. Details are not yet clear. Developing story….
https://t.co/xMozvuvsvx
Just received my copy of The Containment, the new book by my @UMichLaw colleague @mvadams12 about the Detroit busing battle to desegregate schools and its continuing relevance today.
Congratulations to Taisuke Kimoto, who has been named by the Los Angeles Business Journal to its 2024 Thriving in Their 40s list, a recognition of the leading Los Angeles professionals in their 40s. Read more: https://t.co/WwAbwfgd1A
Professor @mvadams12's forthcoming book, The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North, was included on Lit Hub's "Most Anticipated Books of 2025."
https://t.co/fXbkselWRG
U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada has honored longstanding and beloved Assistant United States Attorney Scott Garringer by renaming the office’s main meeting room the Garringer Conference Room. Garringer has devoted his career to our office and continues to serve as a mentor to AUSAs.
Congratulations to Michael Hill, David Lefebvre, Adrian Perry, and Robyn Polashuk, who have been named by @Variety to its 2024 Dealmakers Impact Report, recognizing the top dealmakers in the entertainment business. Read why: https://t.co/OaEAq2S5DH
I'm working on an article about burdens of proof in criminal procedure. SCOTUS often gives no guidance on how to allocate burdens, leaving lower courts split in many areas. I have a bunch of examples but am looking for more so tell me your favorite crim pro burden split.
Congratulations to Ashley Simonsen, who has been named by the Daily Journal to its 2024 Top 100 Lawyers list, an annual roundup of the best 100 lawyers in California. Read more: https://t.co/CO8b0W1Dy5
JOB ALERT: Come work with me! The MDefenders program @UMichLaw is hiring an assistant program director to help grow and expand our innovative programming to support public defense. Details here: https://t.co/0g8JfJDw4I. Please help me spread the word.
Congratulations to Heather Habes, who was awarded by @BusInsMagazine with its 2024 Break Out Award. The awards recognize 40 individuals who represent the next generation of insurance industry leaders from all areas of the commercial insurance sector: https://t.co/bf7M8fa00E
Tony West of Uber is our GC of the Year! He credits his team and his wife and says that as lawyers, we get to have something not everyone does: the chance to make the world a little bit better because we walk through it. #TALawards