Ben Eidelson

Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law @Harvard_Law. Also developer of @CaseViewerApp

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

A new paper of mine, "The Etiquette of Equality," is out in Philosophy & Public Affairs. It tackles a hard set of issues about how we convey respect amid social inequality. I hope others will find it thought-provoking, maybe even clarifying or useful. https://t.co/mRXVyvAItQ 1/6

[Roberto Tallarita @r_tallarita]

OK, I made this with Codex + Google Flow. Spent 2.5 hours and about $20 worth of subscription credits. It’s not bad, and I can see myself working at this place if AI takes over academia.

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

@akkhan81 Hello, just since you quoted my thread here, let me clarify: the report does not say that. It does say the things I listed in that thread though.

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

@ProfDBernstein David, I believe this is the discussion you construe as our “positively endors[ing]” disparate treatment (of Jews or Hillel events or something like that). I’m leaving it here so readers can judge for themselves.

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

@glakier P.S. Here is my testimony from February
https://t.co/BZs2ADm8DN

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

What federal law actually says about campus antisemitism — and how the government has distorted it — in 7 minutes
(my opening statement at @USCCRgov hearing this week)

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

1/ The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights just released its report on campus antisemitism and Title VI. I testified at the hearing. The report is unanimous, bipartisan, & debunks the main legal theories behind recent attacks on universities for allegedly tolerating antisemitism. 🧵

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

@glakier 12/ But, finally, I want to underscore (as I did below) the distinction between a university's legal exposure and its ethical/institutional imperatives. Universities should use the breathing space the law gives them to tackle that difficult work thoughtfully, not to ignore it.

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

Truly the greatest thing for @Harvard_Law and especially our students. I loved our faculty already but this is a huge boost that's going to make us all smarter, and kinder too. A great day!

[Sherif Girgis @sherifgirgis]

Professional update: This spring, I will join @Harvard_Law School’s faculty as a tenured professor, teaching constitutional law, jurisprudence, and related subjects. 1/11

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

Check out the new read aloud feature in @CaseViewerApp, thanks to a suggestion from @lessig. The app keeps getting better, although the name has now gotten decidedly less apt! Free to try, cheap to subscribe, and discount codes available if you need one. https://t.co/DPa1aIcAcK

[Case Viewer @CaseViewerApp]

You can now listen to most opinions in Case Viewer, with a text-to-speech algorithm tuned for legal content (notice how it compresses the U.S. cite). And it will keep playing from the background or lock screen like a podcast. https://t.co/jBpXDwWqwy
(Watch video with sound on)

[Case Viewer @CaseViewerApp]

You can now listen to most opinions in Case Viewer, with a text-to-speech algorithm tuned for legal content (notice how it compresses the U.S. cite). And it will keep playing from the background or lock screen like a podcast. https://t.co/jBpXDwWqwy
(Watch video with sound on)

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

The brief explains why the lawsuit is foreclosed by both Title VI and the First Amdt. It also highlights some striking distortions in the govt's version of events (like blatantly misquoting an email & apparently defining opposition to speech restrictions as "anti-Israeli"). (2/2)

[Ben Eidelson @beidelson]

On Friday I submitted an amicus brief in the DOJ antisemitism case against Harvard, supporting the university (w/ @Debbie_Hellman). The arguments also apply to other cases, like the 3rd Circuit appeal in Yakoby and the DOJ suit against UCLA. PDF: https://t.co/fp7ruj65QA

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