Andrew Leahey

[he/him]

Tax/Technology Attorney
Admin @ esq.social open to all #legal and #law adjacent folks

Assistant Professor @ Drexel Kline School of Law
Columnist @ Bloomberg Tax
Contributor @ Forbes

Bylines @ TechCrunch, Baseball Prospectus etc.


Bestie to @gina

#tax #tawlaw #tech #legaltech #law #lawfedi #baseball #economics #finance #fintech #history #politics #newjersey #pennsylvania #cabins #motorcycles #ebikes #podcasting #mastoadmin

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-09

@LeslieBurns So sorry to hear, what the hell could have been growing in that cottage cheese? Yeesh!

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-09

@LeslieBurns Haven't done the cottage cheese dice roll, but I've put my life in the hands of an oddly tart greek yogurt a time or two and then wondered -- why do I do this to myself?

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-08

PIVOT Day 39: I did today's PIVOT in 21 moves. Today's best is 15. Let's see if you can beat that!

pivotthegame.com/replay/#Andre

Andrew Leahey boosted:
Steve Thompson PhDSteveThompson
2026-02-08
Andrew Leahey boosted:
2026-02-08

One big vote in favor of being on a small but well-moderated #Mastodon instance over here.

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-07

Seems kinda fitting tbh.

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-07

This little game is taking off a bit, so it was time it got its own URL.

pivotthegame.com

Andrew Leahey boosted:
2026-02-06

RE: newsie.social/@servelan/116025

i'm not sure the GOP has really thought through what a precedent of investigating ethical lapses by SCOTUS members what do to their SCOTUS majority...

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-06

@LeslieBurns Never trust anyone in a windsor!

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-06

No Facebook if you’re under 16.

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-05

@roytoo Thanks for trying it! Any feedback/tips/complaints/criticisms/grievances are appreciated and integrated! :)

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-05

Meta kind of hedging what they promise vis a vis Facebook.

tostracker.app/document/facebo

A redline document with two versions of a terms of service from Facebook/Meta. 

Facebook
TERMS OF SERVICE
Feb 1, 2026 → Feb 4, 2026
Old L143-143 vs New L143-143
+28 words
-71 words
14
Old Version (L143-143)
We cannot predict when issues may arise
with our Products. Accordingly, our
liability shall be limited to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law. To
the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, under no circumstance
will we be liable to you for any lost
profits, revenues, information or data,
or consequential, special, indirect,
exemplary, punitive or incidental damages
arising out of or related to these Terms
or the Meta Products (however caused and
on any theory of liability, including
negligence), even if we have been advised
of the possibility of such damages.
Source: tostracker.app • CC BY 4.0
Redline #FACEBOTOS-2026-02 - 04- A8×MA
14
New Version (L143-143)
The above does not exclude or limit our
liability for death, personal injury or
fraudulent misrepresentation caused by
our negligence. It also does not exclude
or limit our liability for any other
things where the law does not permit us
to do so.
Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-05

PIVOT Day 36: 16 moves
Best: 16
Place: #1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩+
leahey.org/pivot

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-04

I made a little silly word game yesterday.

Introducing PIVOT:

leahey.org/pivot/

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-04

I solved PIVOT in 12 moves!

leahey.org/pivot

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-04

I got PIVOT in 9.

leahey.org/pivot/

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-04

TOSTracker is surfacing some interesting bits.

I didn’t expect nearly this level of state diversity in governing law clauses.

tostracker.app/compare?clause=

Andrew Leaheyandrew@esq.social
2026-02-03

Target updating its TOS to disclaim bananas behavior by "Agentic Commerce Agent(s)."

tostracker.app/document/target

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