Adam Mortara UChicago Law School One crucial point in A Message for Garcia is that the boss (1) knows what he needs (2) communicates it at an appropriate level of detail and (3) allows his subordinate enough initiative to accomplish it as the situation dictates.

That’s a rare command, in my experience.

A more spectacular self own I couldn’t imagine.

Adam Mortara UChicago Law School How have I never read this?!? What I would have given for more employees willing to take a letter to Garcia!

Adam Mortara UChicago Law School That was the first thing Judge Alfred J. Lechner (D.N.J) gave his clerks.

Adam Mortara UChicago Law School This prompted me to lookup Fred Bartlit's background and I saw he was a West Pointer--makes sense. When I was a junior officer in the infantry, a Message to Garcia was like our bible.

I second the advice on social media. And you have to read 'A Message to Garcia' to understand something about the ethos of the very successful Bartlit Beck firm!

I am very lucky to have had now 17 years of teaching law students at UChicago Law School and to have remained, in that sense, in contact with a slice of young people.

Of course, it is a slice very subject to selection effects--the LSAT is one of them, enrolling in my classes is another

Justice Thomas has no reason to recuse from upcoming Presidential immunity case b/c of wife’s political activism, consistent w/ practice of liberal judges & their spouses’ activism. The Left invents new recusal standards for Thomas for political ends.
thefederalist.com/2024/04/18/cla…

Dear University of Chicago Law School Bar Review People: why are you so obsessed with me? And, for the record, I am semi retired and do not purport to have a real job because teaching here is not a real job.

You're the dad at youth soccer games screaming about 'xG' 'zone 14' and calling everyone 'mate'...while giving a sideline lecture on your recent life-changing trip to Anfield and why Wrexham's spending is so romantic...all while wearing a track suit with Sambas. But I love you.

Oops this was me. I noticed this irony in the fact that so many people yell 'Get a job!' at us at anti-fur protests. I always want to yell back 'I'm going to have a job where I work many, many hours soon, thank you!' at them. I was puzzling over the frequency of this particular

A law student of mine, commenting on the below:

'We come to law school because we want to gain the tools to change stuff, but then notice that a lot of power comes from the respectability politics of maintaining the status quo and not sticking our necks out in any way.'

From the “pro-democracy” party: “Democratic lawyers and operatives are fighting hard to keep Mr. Kennedy off the ballot.”

nytimes.com/2024/04/10/us/…

This can only be viewed as an admission by 777 that they do not possess the funding or are likely to achieve the funding to acquire Everton & satisfy Premier League requirements.
As I have said for a long time Moshiri has to open the door to credible alternative investors

Thank you ⁦Southwest Airlines⁩ for a great view of the eclipse today!

I am so pleased to see the Brennan Center supporting my pro bono work.

This will end up being a giant success at Vanderbilt. Sean Seymore is a world class scholar and teacher. Vanderbilt deserves a lot of praise for the design of this program and the selection of its first Director of Studies.

law.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt-law…

100% if you are still allowed to say that.

All judges in district get together and decide Steve Vladeck is wrong. Consensus view!