Michigan Law

We are excited for this event @umichlaw.bsky.social today!

New case on public defender caseload refusal: In State Public Defender v. Iowa Dist Ct for Scott Cty, Iowa Supreme Ct held that when local office represents, after consideration of staffing and caseloads, that it is ethically unable to accept additional appointments, courts must be deferential. /1

Factors for Patient Trust and Acceptance of Medical Artificial Intelligence This survey study examines the associations of patient trust in and choice of medical scenarios involving artificial intelligence with receiving information on governance mechanisms, clinician presenc...

What influences patient trust in & choice of medical AI encounters?
In a conjoint survey experiment, 3000k folks picked hypothetical visits.
AI performance, clinician presence, & governance all mattered.

#Medsky #MedicalAI
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@jamanetworkopen.com @kaytesb.bsky.social

Detroit man freed after 27 years in prison due to false confession A judge on Tuesday vacated George Calicut Jr.'s conviction and dismissed the charges against him after determining his confession had been coerced.

“The failure to investigate and pinning the crime on the wrong person only exacerbated and prolonged harm. No court order can return the years that were taken from him.”

—3L Ruben Piñuelas of the Michigan Innocence Clinic

www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

New episode of #SistersInLaw is here. www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...

MDefenders | University of Michigan Law School MDefenders is a faculty-sponsored student organization as well as a network of courses, programming, and resources that support public defense education at Michigan Law and beyond. Founded in 2014, MD...

Public defense is a calling—and a craft. Michigan Law’s MDefenders program trains student defenders to be client-centered, zealous advocates who can raise the level of representation wherever they go. michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders

Factors for Patient Trust and Acceptance of Medical Artificial Intelligence This survey study examines the associations of patient trust in and choice of medical scenarios involving artificial intelligence with receiving information on governance mechanisms, clinician presenc...

Read the study

Factors for Patient Trust and Acceptance of Medical Artificial Intelligence

by Ana Bracic, PhD; @kaytesb.bsky.social; Sophie Towle, JD; @nicholson.bsky.social; et al

in @jama.com here:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The algorithm will see you now? Patients say not without a doctor nearby Artificial intelligence may be reshaping modern medicine, but when it comes to their own health, patients still want to know a real person is watching the screen.

A new study from Professor @nicholson.bsky.social and others found that U.S. adults were significantly more likely to trust in medical AI in scenarios with oversight of a clinician and other protections in place.

Read more: news.umich.edu/the-algorith...

‘A subversion of the justice system’: DoJ shifts into Trump’s ‘political wing’ as criminal investigations accelerate President has ‘succeeded in completely politicizing’ justice department, experts say, using it to punish his enemies

As I told @theguardian.com, Trump‘s destruction of DOJ independence will require a complete overhaul to restore the rule of law to the American people.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We spy MDefenders member Ruben Pinuelas on the defense team here. Amazing work by @umichlaw.bsky.social Innocence Clinic!

Data for Defenders Bringing Social Science into the Courtroom

Attn Public Defenders: Social science says distance from the jury contributes to bias against your client. Check out @umichlaw.bsky.social's #DataforDefenders database for a sample motion to help you move your client closer to the jury. #PublicDefenderTwitter #D4D datafordefenders.org

Michigan Innocence Clinic Client George Calicut Goes Free 27 Years After Wrongful Murder Conviction | University of Michigan Law School A Detroit man wrongfully convicted of murder gained his freedom this week after 27 years in prison, thanks to the work of the Michigan Innocence Clinic.

A Detroit man wrongfully convicted of murder gained his freedom this week after 27 years in prison, thanks to the work of the Michigan Innocence Clinic.

michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michiga...

I spoke w/ 3 super smart people on 3 big topics (w/nods to independent media)!

Bec Ingber on the law of war @becingber.bsky.social
Chris Geidner on legal news (& what Law Dork has uncovered) @lawdorknews.bsky.social
& Marc Elias on the war on democracy @marcelias.bsky.social @democracydocket.com

National University of Singapore Appoints Julian Arato as Visiting Professor | University of Michigan Law School The National University of Singapore has announced that Professor Julian Arato will serve as its Visiting Sat Pal Khattar Professor in March.

The National University of Singapore has announced that Professor @aratojulian.bsky.social will serve as its Visiting Sat Pal Khattar Professor in March.

michigan.law.umich.edu/news/nationa...

In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed DoD’s demands to use Claude AI beyond what Anthropic calls safe uses, the Clinton depositions, and Trump’s executive order regarding elections. You can listen here.
www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...

MDefenders | University of Michigan Law School MDefenders is a faculty-sponsored student organization as well as a network of courses, programming, and resources that support public defense education at Michigan Law and beyond. Founded in 2014, MD...

Public defense is a calling—and a craft. Michigan Law’s MDefenders program trains student defenders to be client-centered, zealous advocates who can raise the level of representation wherever they go. michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders #PublicDefense #MichiganLaw

The defense never rests but it does retreat. The aspiring public defender community @umichlaw.bsky.social had a wonderful winter retreat filled with fun games, good food, and great friends. #MDefenders #PublicDefenderTwitter

Do missing Epstein documents show Trump is covering up sexual assault? It sure looks like it OPINION: It is surreal to say the president of the United States is an accused pedophile — and that the DOJ, together with the Republican Party, seems intent on killing that story.

I've got an op-ed up in the SF Chronicle about the (latest) cover-up in the Epstein files, & how Trump's abuse of DOJ & law enforcement is an outgrowth of SCOTUS's immunity opinion that gave Trump free rein at DOJ: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Justice Gorsuch’s Tariffs Warning

Thanks to Adam Liptak for highlighting Daniel Deacon @dtdeacon.bsky.social & my forthcoming Duke Law Journal piece "Legalistic Noncompliance"!

Adam's piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

Our article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

…and (4) The Crisis of Appropriations Law

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Nobody knows where this will all end. But nobody’s better positioned to do what thinking can now be done than @sbagen.bsky.social.

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3) Rethinking the Fund Termination Sanction

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2) COVID and the Great Retrenchment

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Transcript: Trump Epstein Scandal Takes Damning Turn as Dem Drops Bomb As new revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein saga threaten the president, a legal expert decodes what we just learned—and lays out a roadmap to what will happen now.

Thanks to Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social for having me on The Daily Blast to talk about the latest bombshell related to the Epstein files -- that DOJ excised material/interviews of a witness who alleged that Trump sexually assaulted her as a minor.

newrepublic.com/article/2070...

Drug and alcohol testing is almost always a condition of probation. For most, this doesn't aid rehabilitation - it can be detrimental to it. Use this brief to urge the court to take a more individualized approach to your client's supervision! datafordefenders.org/wp-content/u...

Check out #SistersSidebar, where we answer your questions every Wednesday.
www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...

Up on @ssrn.bsky.social whenever SSRN will @approvemypaper.bsky.social: The Passive Vices (now forthcoming in the Georgetown Law Journal!

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My colleague @sbagen.bsky.social is coming out with a battery of important papers assessing seismic changes in federal governance (one of them with Ellen Katz). I recommend…

1) The Dismantling of Civil Rights Protections and Thoughts on Rebuilding (with Katz)

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Thanks, Richard!

Want to learn more about how lawyers can help promote the rule of law in the United States during these challenging times? Please join us today at noon on this webinar with @acslaw.bsky.social @acs.org
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Public Defender Training Institute | University of Michigan Law School

Future public defenders: There’s an intensive, skills-based immersion into indigent defense at Michigan Law—taught by current/former defenders (plus alumni in the field). To learn more, check out michigan.law.umich.edu/public-defen.... #PublicDefense #MichiganLaw