I’m seeking to update and expand the 2022 census of law professor social media users. If you'd like to be listed in the semi-regular census, confirm that you are already listed, or update your information, please check the spreadsheet here and read on after the fold. Spreadsheet also appears at the end of the post.
The deadline for updates is April 30, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.
This census originally sought to cover individual law professors only (not accounts of groups, programs, blogs, law schools, print publications, students, practitioners, and staff). We’re still maintaining that list of full-time law school faculty members (not, say, law-trained profs working in business schools or lawyers working in law schools in roles other than full-time faculty). Law profs outside the U.S. are very, very welcome. Anonymous and pseudonymous accounts are not eligible for inclusion.
The expanded census includes three new tabs/sheets:
- A list of official accounts of law schools, law programs, blogs, publishers, and law-related professional organizations (like AALS, Law and Society, American Society of International Law, etc.);
- A list of law-related accounts of individuals who are not full-time law school faculty members, but whose work is adjacent to of possible interest to law profs. This list can include students, practitioners, law school staff members, reporters, faculty members in other fields, etc.; and
- “Starter packs” (at Bluesky) that make it easy for a subscriber to follow multiple users and lists (at Bluesky or X) that allow a user to create a curated set of feeds from other accounts.
New and updated entries in all of these categories are very welcome.
The downloadable, sortable spreadsheet can be edited directly by accessing this link. As before, for individual law profs, the census calls for:
(a) Your name
(b) Your social media handle
(c) Your school affiliation
(d) Up to three subject-matter areas of interest that related to your teaching, scholarship or social media presence.
Here are customary responses to some anticipated questions from inquiring minds who want to know:
- How was the census developed?
The list is based on previous censuses. I have added or deleted very few names myself, based on law prof accounts that I have happened to encounter (typically because they follow me on social media or I follow them) or if I knew someone had changed schools, left the academy, etc. I have made no concerted effort to update the list myself.
- How accurate is the census?
Not at all.
If there are corrections, additions, etc., please feel free to make them directly to the spreadsheet. As a last resort, you can email me directly at bcrawford at law dot pace dot edu. The deadline for changes is April 30, 2025, at 5 pm Eastern. I'll republish again shortly thereafter via posting here on the Lounge, and then not again until next year, most likely.
- Why isn't my information listed in the census? Why isn't my colleague's information listed?
The census relies almost exclusively on self-identification. To be included in the list, you must actively add yourself to it.
- Why doesn’t your spreadsheet include ____?
I set up lists to capture information about the populations from which I sought to capture data. Want a different census? A better one? Feel free to start one, and I'm happy to publicize it here, if relevant to legal education.
- I listed an individual, group, or institutional account or list but it got edited or deleted from the spreadsheet. What gives?
This is a publicly accessible, crowd-sourced resource, at least for now. It has worked pretty well in the past; I’m hoping we can keep it freely editable. I have no desire to take it private or moderate/edit entries, but I will do so if necessary to maintain the integrity of the census. Also, the census should not be used to promote accounts or lists that are intended to harass or target individuals or groups, anonymous or pseudonymous ones, or those without a direct connection to legal education.
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