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William A. Schnader Prof. of Law @pennlaw. Teaching writing & tweeting mostly about contracts. Against et al. Pro legal jargon. Neutral on legal process.

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"When I say, "Must Read," I mean that literally. Every legal scholar should read this--even if you have no interest in contract interpretation.". Wow, thank you @lsolum! I personally would be *fine* if every legal scholar just skimmed, but cited.
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David A. Hoffman (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School) & Yonathan A. Arbel (University of Alabama - School of Law) have posted Generative Interpretation on SSRN. Here is the abstract: We...
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I'm the kind of abundance american who has considered views about textualism for ordinary contract interepretation problems.
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What Kind of "Abundance American" are you?. I'm Abundance Dynamism 🇺🇸
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Join millions who have switched to Grok.
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Without expressing any views about the overall salaries for managing this very complex institution, I'd say that this list illustrates how nonprofits get squeezed by needing to push more money into guaranteed comp, which can't come down, and away from equity.
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This about captures it. h/t: @RickSwedloff.
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Man, @jdmortenson was so innocent.
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Was just here and now realize why the coronation parade for Edward VII and Alexandra would be on the street. It's super convenient!
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Two theories as to why @UChicago is in trouble, via.or. Basically, excess capital spend on the sciences, or lagging cumulative investment returns. Of these two, you'll be shocked to hear which humanities/social scientists prefer.
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@adam_shniderman, I mostly blame you for leaving that negative comment about me on the wall.
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I have to salute one particular law review which, after a generational campaign of rejecting every article I sent, has now moved on to the more insidious strategy of promising a board vote and then ghosting me. Really well played!
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