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Joshua Aaron Jones

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Law professor at California Western School of Law. I teach legal writing and research, education law, and artificial intelligence law and practice. I promote positive legal education (positive psychology) through a community of inquiry teaching framework.

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Two School Districts Sue, Claiming Alaska Is Failing Its Constitutional Obligation to Fund Public Education The lawsuit points to the effects of the state’s underfunding, including low proficiency-test scores and dangerous building conditions.

Two Alaska school districts are suing the state for what they say is its failure to adequately fund public education.

Their suit cites the effects of underfunding, including low test scores, staff reductions and dangerous school conditions.

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01.02.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 635 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5

If the β€œbeautiful,” non-scalable wall of inhumanity is so great, why do we need additional barbed wire? How much money are they wasting? SD: YALL KIDS GIT OFF MY LAWN!

San Diego sues federal government over razor wire fence near U.S.-Mexico border - NBC 7 San Diego

10.01.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry you see it that way because it wasn’t intended. Will note to avoid your feed.

09.01.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Or ICE woman.

09.01.2026 09:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m just making the point that none of these terms are universal, and folks should strive to follow another human’s preferences. My marriage is merely an example for the point that I offered. Don’t come at me. My comment was not ill-intentioned. You could simply ask for clarification.

09.01.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve never liked β€œpartner,” but husband” is odd, given the definition and history. My male spouse and I usually reference each other as β€œspouse.” Lately, I have noticed with my law students that even cis-gender, hetero students refer to their opposite sex significant others and spouses as β€œpartner.”

08.01.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I hate to cut-up her quote, but it's too many characters for Bluesky. You should definitely check out her Substack account of yesterday's federally-sanctioned murder.

08.01.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heather Cox Richardson: [E]ven as there are four videos circulating that reveal [Trump's] accounts to be lies shows ... they are demanding Americans abandon reality ... Accepting that lie is a loyalty test.

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Professor fired for sharing Charlie Kirk headline gets $500,000 and his job back Darren Michael, an associate professor at Austin Peay State University, has been reinstated and will receive $500,000 after the school fired him for sharing a news headline about Charlie Kirk.

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That’s a lot of coins for such a small school. Play stupid games…pay stupid prices. If I were a student or alumnus, I’d be livid at this phenomenal waste of dollars. He deserves every penny, but it never should have happened.

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Schools can’t bar teachers from telling parents if children are transgender, San Diego federal judge rules Judge Roger Benitez’s ruling, which the state has appealed, comes in a lawsuit filed by two former Escondido teachers who said their district’s policy violated their religious freedom.

www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/23/s...

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Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law This comprehensive Encyclopedia provides a groundbreaking exploration of the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and legal frameworks worldwide. Covering a broad spectrum of topics, from...

I wrote chapter 71 about child data and privacy. My glory aside, it's a great resource!

www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/elg...

22.12.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But β€œChristian soldiers” need to correct everyone.

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Brown University school shooting and brief history of higher ed attacks 2 students were killed and 9 wounded when a gunman opened fire during an econ exam pre-session in a classroom building on the urban campus in Providence, RI.

David Reidman has the details and a history of higher ed shootings in the U.S. k12ssdb.substack.com/p/brown-univ...

14.12.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love marching bands!

27.11.2025 20:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Republicans consider quitting Congress early over death threats and infighting 41 members have already announced they plan to call it quits at the end of their term.

Oh no! Is your very important job causing you discomfort? This is some kind of selfish. Cowards. www.axios.com/2025/11/25/c...

26.11.2025 00:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love her stuff!

19.11.2025 02:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Blows my mind. I naively assumed that the first guy’s media coverage would be a cautionary tale that mooted the issue.

19.11.2025 02:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After decades of research, the names of 5 million Holocaust victims have now been identified - NBC News

03.11.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Bro I spent hours...hours": Student breaks down after professor flags her hard-written paper as AI "Sounds like the teacher used AI to say you used AI."

Fellow professors, you better be sure. www.dailydot.com/culture/stud...

30.10.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Harvard College’s Grading System Is β€˜Failing,’ Report on Grade Inflation Says | News | The Harvard Crimson More Harvard College students than ever are passing their classes with flying colors, but the College’s evaluation system is β€œfailing to perform the key functions of grading,” according to a report r...

The article never says what purpose grades serve at Harvard. Maybe the solution is training professors in drafting measurable learning outcomes measured by assessments, rather than focusing on what students are or are not doing. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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The University of North Carolina School of Law tested a trial by AI jury.

Subscribe to The Daily Docket: reut.rs/4aBvwvO

29.10.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

But did the document even have AI hallucinations?

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Are your kids spending hours with random adults online? Roblox is an online playground where kids can create virtual worlds...but adults are also making content and grooming pre-teens into school shooters inside a virtual Columbine High.

I don't care for the media corruption theory behind school violence. Remember Tipper Gore? At best, we see correlations, but this update from David Riedman is alarming. Check up on your kids' Roblox worlds. k12ssdb.substack.com/p/are-your-k...

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The Most Innovative Law Schools of 2025: Leading the Future of Legal Education As technology reshapes industries around the world, law schools are racing to redefine how they prepare the next generation of lawyers. Artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and a heightene...

Congratulations to our colleagues who made this list! I keep my eye on these developments, and I couldn't agree more with featuring these schools. www.jdjournal.com/2025/10/20/t...

27.10.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An elephant family smashed pumpkins at the Oregon Zoo. But this baby just wanted to play ball During an annual fall event where giant elephants smash massive pumpkins, a baby elephant was too small to crush the largest gourds, which weigh around 1,000 pounds.

During an annual fall event where giant elephants smash massive pumpkins, a baby elephant was too small to crush the largest gourds, which weigh around 1,000 pounds.

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After justices warned of prolonged suffocation, Alabama subjected Anthony Boyd to the longest nitrogen execution in U.S. history. Boyd was the chairman of Project Hope, a death row-led nonprofit. Its members are left reeling in the wake of their leader's suffocation execution.

Just over an hour after 3 Supreme Court justices warned that Alabamian Anthony Boyd would suffer psychological torture, he was subjected to the longest nitrogen gas execution in US history, gasping for air more than 225 times. Read my eyewitness account: www.treadbylee.com/p/after-just...

24.10.2025 02:19 πŸ‘ 464 πŸ” 325 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 86

What is the data? I think apprenticeships should make a return for the sake of professional identity development. However, there are some really terrible lawyers who should never train other lawyers. How do we "qualify" a master to train an apprentice? Do trade unions have a model?

24.10.2025 15:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pickering Balancing Test for Government Employee Speech

For non-lawyers trying to wrap their heads around recent educator persecution, Cornell's Legal Information Institute offers a good explanation of the public employee speech analysis. www.law.cornell.edu/constitution...

24.10.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thatβ€˜s definitely antifa

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Whoa.

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