William H. Neukom Professor, Stanford Law School. Partner, Lex Lumina LLP. I teach and write in IP, antitrust, internet, and video game lawhttps://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.social/post/3muakrbions24An important decision. I'm very proud of Stanford students (and my former employer The Stanford Daily) for bringing this suit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/us/politics/trump-stanford-students-deport-constitution.html29 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:22gl4rbpkgcoxytuhphhqofi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muakrbions24https://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.social/post/3mu7zkwkk6224"The menu reflects the industry’s exuberance. Its signature drink, the AGI Bubble, is mostly foam with just a splash of beer. It costs 9.9 yuan ($1.50) for a regular glass and 19,999 yuan for an oversize version — a tongue-in-cheek nod to frothy AI valuations." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-27/inside-agi-bar-the-hub-of-china-s-ai-startup-boom29 Aug 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:22gl4rbpkgcoxytuhphhqofi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7zkwkk6224https://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.social/post/3mtq5qmigkc22Nuke the bond market!23 Aug 2026 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:22gl4rbpkgcoxytuhphhqofi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtq5qmigkc22https://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.social/post/3mtmlthyths2cI am so tired of the relentless abuse of the law of stays by the Supreme Court. This is EXACTLY the opposite of what a stay is supposed to do. Roberts has given up pretending to apply the law on the shadow docket https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5935417/supreme-court-allows-trumps-ballroom-construction-to-continue-for-now21 Aug 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:22gl4rbpkgcoxytuhphhqofi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmlthyths2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.social/post/3mtkwp7a2j22cI propose a law that says if any individual or group spends more than $1 million to support a candidate or initiative, the state funds the opponents the same amount, dollar for dollar. Elon Musk may have a constitutional right to try to buy elections, but we could make it uneconomic for him to try21 Aug 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:22gl4rbpkgcoxytuhphhqofi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkwp7a2j22chttps://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.social/post/3mthotxf7os2yMy research with @vanloo.bsky.social and Lane Miles led to this investigation. Very glad to see the government is looking into investor board interlocks Link to our paper in comments https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/andreessen-horowitz-focus-of-doj-probe-over-board-directors19 Aug 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:22gl4rbpkgcoxytuhphhqofi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthotxf7os2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.social/post/3mtcvlmuwic2tI'm sorry to see the CA Senate nerfed new state antitrust legislation by eliminating the private right of action. But even this weakened bill is better than nothing. With the federal government no longer a trustworthy enforcer, we need state law more than ever https://www.legalnewsline.com/northern-california-record/ca-dems-strip-private-lawsuit-threat-from-antitrust-law-rewrite/article_3aad990f-af1f-486f-a90d-a7b8e3bc1946.html17 Aug 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:22gl4rbpkgcoxytuhphhqofi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcvlmuwic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.social/post/3mtctf645ss2tToday's edition of "Trump attacks our allies but gives our enemies a free ride": https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/17/world/live-news/iran-war-trump17 Aug 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:22gl4rbpkgcoxytuhphhqofi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtctf645ss2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.social/post/3mtamtctb7s2zThey really do choose evil over good at every possible opportunity https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/trump-cuts-south-korea-joint-drills-us-military-good-relationship-kim-jong-un17 Aug 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:22gl4rbpkgcoxytuhphhqofi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtamtctb7s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/marklemley.bsky.social/post/3mtaba377w22jAn important read on what's facing the current generation Stop Calling Them Irresponsible https://reedshowalter.substack.com/p/25-of-gen-z-count-sports-betting?r=8ccjp&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web16 Aug 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:22gl4rbpkgcoxytuhphhqofi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtaba377w22j