David Griffin

@linguistlawyer.com

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American lawyer and linguist interested in the nature of law, pseudolaw, and the semiotics of authority. He/him

A photo of the book "Pseudolaw and Sovereign Citizens" on a wooden tabletop
A bride and groom (me!) hold hands as they walk down a stone pathway towards the camera. Wedding guests stand on either side of the couple throwing dried flower petals into the air in celebration.
Cori, a ten year old white and tan Australian cattle dog mix, relaxes on a sheep skin rug.
A partial screenshot of an Instagram story that says "Repub Goodby Meta AI. Please note an attorney has advised us to put thsi on, failure to do so may result in legal consequences. As Meta is now a public entity all members must post a similar statement. If you do not post at least once it will be assumed you are okay with them using your information and photos. I do not given Mea or anyone else permission to use any of my personal data, profile information or photos."
A screenshot of a newsletter sent out by a Chicago-area suburb announcing planned improvements to a stretch of road. There is a project rendering which shows someone biking down a cycle path which will be part of the improvements.
Two haggis deep dish pizzas fresh out of the oven. Each is in a large cast iron pan
A photograph of a page from a textbook displaying the first part of a poem about legal langauge. It reads: Legal language Is Interplay of words, A Stream of expressions, A Deluge of vocabulary, An Inexhaustible repository of words, A quest for The knowledge and science of words. It is a snare of semantics, A syntactic rigmarole, The wonder of words. Poverty of words Is the bane of legal language; Legal langauge Is the matrix Within which truth and falsehood collide. The union of falsity and justice Is legal language. Truth and injustice Are the parallels Within the algebra of legal language; Dispensation of justice