Orin Kerr

orinkerr.bsky.social

19 October 2026 15:02

In the 1950s, portrait photographer Philippe Halsman would ask his subjects to jump in the air so they would loosen up for subsequent shots. Among Halsman's subjects was Judge Learned Hand, then in his 80s. The request resulted in the photo below. smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...

Raffi Melkonian

rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social

16 October 2026 18:47

I mean, that's more true than the lawyer thing!

Purple Haze

vmg-ylw.bsky.social

04 October 2026 15:22

Being somewhat reasonably intelligent in these times feels like being awake during surgery.

EQV Analytics

eqvanalytics.bsky.social

26 September 2026 16:40

I don't know that I'd describe Peter Thiel as 'very intelligent.' I'd go for 'clever and unencumbered by a moral code,' a combination that can easily be mistaken for intelligence.

Raffi Melkonian

rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social

25 September 2026 01:41

There’s one of these legal magazine awards for “most feared” law firm and although the winners are excellent firms, I always wonder if they mean “by the people receiving the bill.”