Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law. Maybell Romero’s +1. https://linktr.ee/brianlfryehttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mvqtkqwdi22eNow that I’m settling in at Tulane, I’d like to do more Ipse Dixit interviews. If you’ve got a new paper or book you’d like to discuss, lmk.17 Sep 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqtkqwdi22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mvqnjtjf322oClient’s employee has legally irrelevant opinion, what else is new? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqnjtjf322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mvpu34bkxs2aDelighted to see my essay “Exercises in Jurisprudential Style” get a “recommended”! https://legaltheoryblog.com/2026/09/17/frye-on-exercises-in-jurisprudential-style/17 Sep 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpu34bkxs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mvoqgufrt22yIndeed. Ironically, when it comes to charitable spending, effective altruists haven’t actually been all that effective. It turns out that altruism is hard to scale. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvoqgufrt22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mvnfxhbzc226Tickled to see my institution promoting this! 😜 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnfxhbzc226https://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mve3nxujq22zAcademic freedom doesn’t mean freedom from criticism. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve3nxujq22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3muyn7k3lyk2aIndeed. United States copyright law is actually even narrower than the Berne Convention. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyn7k3lyk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3muyh5ieh5s2eOk landlord. Nothing is being “stolen.” You’re just not collecting rent from your competition. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyh5ieh5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mullmnerzk2tRIP Mr. Moe. You were my first dog & the best one I’ll ever have. The day @maybell.bsky.social introduced me to you, I fell in love. We had a lot of good walks. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did.03 Sep 2026 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mullmnerzk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mug6pbquvs2aI posted this essay over the weekend. I guess I should submit it for publication, but that’s such a drag & this one isn’t such a good fit for the process. So, as usual, if any law journal wants to publish it, I’ll accept the first offer I receive. 105 downloads already! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug6pbquvs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mufx3gbr2c26New faculty photo.31 Aug 2026 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufx3gbr2c26https://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mufpizycr22bRIP David Fair. PS this timeless advice works for everything, including legal scholarship.31 Aug 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufpizycr22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mud36yai6c2pI posted a new essay last night. Should have some more papers coming soon. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mud36yai6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mubklocxrs27I just posted a new essay titled “Exercises in Jurisprudential Style,” in which I plagiarize Raymond Queneau, Sol LeWitt, Kenneth Goldsmith, Hollis Frampton & the 12 most important English-language jurisprudes, among others. Here’s a link & abstract. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=737239830 Aug 2026 04:29 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubklocxrs27https://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mtpbbk6a3k2gSome office decorations.22 Aug 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpbbk6a3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mtmv64bmhs2aI just posted @IpseDixitPod #838, featuring @rlheppner.bsky.social of @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social law discussing his board game TAG!: The Jurisdiction Game, which is based on the rules of civil procedure. https://shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/episodes/richard-heppner-on-gamifying-civil-procedure21 Aug 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmv64bmhs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mtmss2tdtk2aI just posted @IpseDixitPod #837, featuring @lpramsey.bsky.social discussing her new book "Trademarks and Free Speech: Conflicts and Resolutions" from @universitypress.cambridge.org. https://shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/episodes/lisa-ramsey-on-trademarks-free-speech21 Aug 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmss2tdtk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mtmrfvd37s2aI just posted @IpseDixitPod #836, featuring @unlawfulentries.bsky.social discussing her new book "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants," which provides a surprising history of US migration law. https://shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/episodes/anna-law-on-migration-citizenship21 Aug 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmrfvd37s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mtkwsu25nk2yNothing is stopping you from being as clever & creative as you like. You just want to suppress a machine because you fear it will expose your banality & lack of creativity by competing with you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkwsu25nk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mthhlomflc2hSlowly getting the new office set up. Priorities!19 Aug 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthhlomflc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3msqivw6b5k2ni just posted Ipse Dixit episode #835, featuring @jerryedwards.bsky.social of @wvulaw discussing his draft article "The Reconstructed First Amendment." Check it out! https://shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/episodes/jerry-edwards-on-the-early-history-of-the-first-amendment10 Aug 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqivw6b5k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mslpijimes2bI guess this is what Duncan Kennedy meant by “reproduction of hierarchy”? youtu.be/LOAZpnDNxk0 https://youtu.be/LOAZpnDNxk008 Aug 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslpijimes2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianlfrye.bsky.social/post/3mripavcsbc2yNixonmaxxing25 Jul 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:3t72libqa2hllhdyzuldpu76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mripavcsbc2y