I tend to write about #TechLaw (see www.techlawbook.com), war and military AI (especially #WarTorts), and bizarre torts hypos. Nancy Litchfield Hicks Professor of Law, University of Richmond; Affiliate Fellow, Yale ISP; 2024 ELSI Visiting Scholar, DARPA.https://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3mv6hrwc5ys26@jeffhorwitz.bsky.social apparently I can't message you so . . . [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6hrwc5ys26https://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3muzasjrwkk2iTruly so excited that this labor of love w/@bjard.bsky.social is now publicly available. https://news.richmond.edu/releases/article/-/28588/a-new-framework-for-understanding-technology-law.html?utm_source=related-stories&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=releases-story08 Sep 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzasjrwkk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3mtwne3ukss2bOf anyone I know, folks who have served are some of the most insistent about the importance of Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response practices. https://www.propublica.org/article/hegseth-civilian-harm-mitigation-response-trump-defense-department25 Aug 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwne3ukss2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3mttjubzf5c2dAnd the Conclusion is up! That's a wrap for Edition 1! (Now time to get started on Edition 2 . . .) [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjubzf5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3mttjmc62ys2dChapter 15 is up! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjmc62ys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3mttjegw6n22dChapter 14 is up! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjegw6n22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3mthrw4itos2kHits WAY too close to home. Especially in late August - [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthrw4itos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3mstcxis4wk23While I can't hope to fill Stephen Dycus's shoes, I'm delighted to be joining the stellar team of authors of National Security Law (Bill Banks, Emily Berman, Peter Raven-Hansen & @stevevladeck.bsky.social) I teach from this book, and it's an honor to be able to contribute to it going forward. https://aspenpublishing.com/products/dycus-nationalsec8?variant=46866230018328&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20779658539&gbraid=0AAAAACcA6Qon72gGBm05OOJCFEM03dv6p&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkOvTBhDgARIsAKUNyRuTCLWtl5w-53xyIXodx_rWXoBoWna5PZjor8L3EPG-cHIbdRtk3UwaAiGjEALw_wcB11 Aug 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstcxis4wk23https://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3msqlfbiew22kChapter 13 is up! And note that we're intentionally posting these chapters as googledocs open to comments, as we welcome suggested additions and citations. Get access to the whole book at techlawbook.com! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqlfbiew22khttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3msp33rll4k2hAn excellent example of the rhetorical power of techlaw analogies! (Discussed as a concept in Technology Law Chap 12 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U7ZjgSLg7phDZDlB_2oRBtDgqyQ6B8y6DmbrQbAwrMY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.hekwotyqc4ln) [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msp33rll4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3msbmyztizs24Chapter 12 is up! And note that we're intentionally posting these chapters as googledocs open to comments, as we welcome suggested additions and citations. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbmyztizs24https://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3mrpqelqei22yChapter 11 is up! And note that we're intentionally posting these chapters as googledocs open to comments, as we welcome suggested additions and citations. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpqelqei22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3mrczvfy4yk2oHonestly surprised by this framing. LOAC is hardly a moral compass, and it wasn't designed to be one. It's a practical floor, not an aspirational ceiling - it reflects states' self-interest, not human rights or morality. Cavalier violations of baseline requirements just show how far we've fallen. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrczvfy4yk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/crootof.bsky.social/post/3mranx362k224I AM SO EXCITED TO READ THIS (that I screwed up my first attempt to post about it)! @tiffanycli.bsky.social https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6679738&dgcid=ejournal_htmlemail_cyberspace%3Alaw_abstractlink22 Jul 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:fat6fgqfeeazy6vuuf2klrdw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mranx362k224