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Religion Clause

Religion Clause

By University of Toledo College of Law Professor Howard M. Friedman.

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/
  • May 19

    Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Case

    Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Case
    In Rich v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, (11 Cir., May 14, 2013), the 11th Circuit sent back for trial a Jewish prisoner's challenge under RLUIPA to Florida's refusal to provide him with kosher meals.In Watkins v.…
  • May 19

    Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Alleging Defamation In Church Annulment Proceeding

    Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Alleging Defamation In Church Annulment Proceeding
    A Kansas appellate court, in a 2-1 decision, affirmed the dismissal of a suit brought by plaintiff against his former wife alleging that she made defamatory statements to a Catholic Archdiocesan Tribunal in seeking an annulment of their…
  • May 18

    Afghan Parliament Tables Bill Protecting Women After Objections From Islamic Legislator

    Afghan Parliament Tables Bill Protecting Women After Objections From Islamic Legislator
    Today's Deutsche Welle reports that in Afghanistan's Parliament, lawmakers have withdrawn a bill that would have instituted a number of protections for women.  The action came after  religious parties complained that the…
Rank this Week: 31

FourthAmendment.com

FourthAmendment.com

Online supplement to Search and Seizure book. By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

http://fourthamendment.com/blog/index.php?blog=1
  • May 19

    CA10: Def's subjective belief of officers' tribal authority irrelevant to objective facts of consent

    CA10: Def's subjective belief of officers' tribal authority irrelevant to objective facts of consent
    Defendant was an American Indian, and he thought that the tribal governor had authorized the police to investigate his killing of eagles. His subjective belief as to the officers’ actions was not relevant to the Fourth Amendment inquiry…
  • May 19

    AR: Prior false alert rate of 14% of drug dog did not undermine the PC

    AR: Prior false alert rate of 14% of drug dog did not undermine the PC
    The question of reliability of the drug dog was for the trial court, and the court decided that past false alerts did not undermine the probable cause. Jackson v. State, 2013 Ark. 201, 2013 Ark. LEXIS 243 (May 16, 2013): [...] Read more!
  • May 19

    LA4: SW for gun permits search of duffle bag in house

    LA4: SW for gun permits search of duffle bag in house
    A search warrant for firearms and its accessories permitted a search of a duffle bag. State v. Bentley, 2013 La. App. LEXIS 947 (La. App. 4 Cir. May 15, 2013).* Defendant was on a bicycle and committed a misdemeanor offense for which he was…
Rank this Week: 35

SCOTUSblog

SCOTUSblog

Covers the Supreme Court of the United States. By Bloomberg Law.

http://www.scotusblog.com/
  • May 18

    This week at the Court

    This week at the Court
    At 9:30 a.m. on Monday we expect orders from the May 16 Conference. Our list of “Petitions to watch” for that Conference is here. At 10 a.m. we expect opinions in argued cases. We will begin live blogging shortly before 9:30. On…
  • May 18

    Solicitor General files invitation briefs for June 6 Conference

    Solicitor General files invitation briefs for June 6 Conference
    Every Term, thousands of litigants file petitions for certiorari, asking the Justices to review their cases on the merits.  In roughly a dozen, the Justices initially neither grant nor deny review.  Instead, they issue an order…
  • May 17

    Petition of the day

    Petition of the day
    The petition of the day is:
Rank this Week: 90

Blog Law Blog

Blog Law Blog

Covers the legal aspects of blogging. Topics include blog-related intellectual property law, Internet regulation, defamation, and censorship, as well as how blogs are used as evidence and authority in the courts. By Professor Eric E. Johnson.

http://bloglawblog.com/blog/
  • May 17

    Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

    Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?
    TweetSince the news of the Justice Department getting their hands on phone records of the Associated Press – without the AP’s cooperation – there has been new talk of a federal shield law. But how broad would the shield law…
  • May 16

    Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

    Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom
    TweetFamous media lawyer James C. Goodale (who I was lucky enough to meet when I was a summer associate at his law firm in New York in 1999), has written a provocative piece for the Daily Beast that I think is worth a read: Is Obama Worse For…
  • May 15

    New Booklet on Citizen Journalism Law in Massachusett

    New Booklet on Citizen Journalism Law in Massachusett
    TweetHarvard Law School’s Digital Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic have released a booklet called Newsgathering in Massachusetts, available as free-to-download pdf. It’s an information-packed reference tailor-made for citizen…
Rank this Week: 81

The Volokh Conspiracy

The Volokh Conspiracy

By Eugene Volokh, Dale Carpenter, David Kopel, David Bernstein, David Post, Erik Jaffe, Ilya Somin, Jim Lindgren, Jonathan Adler, Kevan Choset, Orin Kerr, Randy Barnett, Russell Korobkin, Sasha Volokh, Stuart Benjamin, Todd Zywicki & Tyler Cowen.

http://volokh.com
  • Nov 28

    If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying

    If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying
    (Orin Kerr) Our Constitution is not alone the working plan of a great Federation of States under representative government. There is embedded in it also the vital principles of the American system of liberty. That system is based upon certain…
  • Nov 28

    New Book on Secession

    New Book on Secession
    (Eugene Kontorovich) The Right to Self-determination Under International Law “Selfistans,” Secession, and the Rule of the Great Powers, by Milena Sterio of Cleveland-Marshall (another piracy scholar, to boot). Looks interesting. Probably…
  • Nov 27

    Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve

    Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve
    (Jonathan H. Adler) Stewart Baker’s “Sex Secrets of the Security Line” (aka “50 Shades of TSA”) seems to have touched a nerve out there.
Rank this Week: 185

American Civil Liberties Union…

American Civil Liberties Union Blog

Covers civil rights and constitutional law. From the ACLU.

http://blog.aclu.org/blog
  • May 17

    New Push, at Home and Abroad, to Combat Modern-Day Slavery

    New Push, at Home and Abroad, to Combat Modern-Day Slavery
    A White House task force set up to combat human trafficking held its annual meeting today, chaired by Secretary of State John Kerry. The cabinet-level group, called the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in…
  • May 17

    Maryland Stands Up for Pregnant Worker

    Maryland Stands Up for Pregnant Worker
    Yesterday, Maryland's governor signed into law legislation protecting pregnant women from workplace discrimination. This should be a no-brainer. Picture this: you have a good job, you have medical benefits, you're financially stable, and you…
  • May 17

    Experts Discuss Surveillance Society at Domestic Drones Hearing

    Experts Discuss Surveillance Society at Domestic Drones Hearing
    An important Congressional subcommittee held a hearing today on domestic drone use. Members and witnesses didn't just rehash familiar concerns; they dug deeper to explore how advanced surveillance technology has become, and the real dangers…
Rank this Week: 205

Fair and Unbalanced

Fair and Unbalanced

Left-leaning, social justice-minded slant on law and justice issues, the death penalty, politics, and current events.

http://fairandunbalancedblog.blogspot.com/
  • Jan 3

    Hypocrisy in the Hall of Fame

    Hypocrisy in the Hall of Fame
    A rare exception to my abdication from Fair and Unbalanced. -- Lovechilde “Voting shall be based on the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, their contributions to the team on which the player…
  • Sep 4

    Post Mortem

    Post Mortem
    Almost two years ago I created this blog in order to use the parts of my brain that weren't consumed by my day job as a death penalty lawyer and to interact with the larger community on what I deeply care about, particularly, as the subhead…
  • Jul 8

    Gone Fishin'

    Gone Fishin'
    Fair and Unbalanced will be on hiatus for a bit.  As long as you're here, why don't you scroll down and read some of the posts you might have missed or click on some of the links on the right  -- the list of jazz
Rank this Week: 232

Underdog Blog

Underdog Blog

Covers constitutional law, criminal law, DUI, drugs, First Amendment and immigration. By Marks & Katz.

http://katzjustice.com/underdog/
  • May 18

    Random thoughts through May 19, 2013.

    Random thoughts through May 19, 2013.
    By Jon Katz, a criminal defense lawyer and DWI/ DUI/ Drunk Driving lawyer advocating in Fairfax County, Virginia, Montgomery County, Maryland, and beyond for the best possible results for his clients. http://katzjustice.com On Sundays, I…
  • May 18

    Random thoughts since October 7, 2012

    Random thoughts since October 7, 2012
    By Jon Katz, a criminal defense lawyer and DWI/ DUI/ Drunk Driving lawyer advocating in Fairfax County, Virginia, Montgomery County, Maryland, and beyond for the best possible results for his clients. http://katzjustice.com On Sundays, I…
  • May 16

    Criminal defense is not for mere dilettantes, but for true believers and true doers.

    Criminal defense is not for mere dilettantes, but for true believers and true doers.
    By Jon Katz, a criminal defense lawyer and DWI/ DUI/ Drunk Driving lawyer advocating in Fairfax County, Virginia, Montgomery County, Maryland, and beyond for the best possible results for his clients.…
Rank this Week: 292

Constitutional Law Prof Blog

Constitutional Law Prof Blog

By Professors Steven D. Schwinn and Ruthann Robson

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/conlaw/
  • May 19

    AP CEO Gary Pruitt Explains Why Justice Probe Violates First Amendment

    AP CEO Gary Pruitt Explains Why Justice Probe Violates First Amendment
    Associated Press CEO (and former First Amendment lawyer for McClatchy newspapers) Gary Pruitt gave his first television interview today to Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation and blasted the Justice Department seizure of AP phone records as…
  • May 16

    Tsesis on the History of the Declaration of Independence

    Tsesis on the History of the Declaration of Independence
    Prof. Alex Tsesis (Loyola Chicago) joined me on Thursday for a talk on his book For Liberty and Equality: The Life and Times of the Declaration of Independence (Oxford 2012). This was a terrific read; I highly recommend it. But...
  • May 16

    Senate Judiciary Approves Srinivasan for D.C. Circuit

    Senate Judiciary Approves Srinivasan for D.C. Circuit
    The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan for a slot on the D.C. Circuit. WaPo reports here. We previously posted here, with links to backgrounds and profiles. SDS
Rank this Week: 325

ACSBlog

ACSBlog

Covers progressive law and policy issues, with a focus on constitutional issues. From the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.

http://www.acslaw.org/acsblog
  • May 17

    Why We Need the National Labor Relations Board

    Why We Need the National Labor Relations Board
    by Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). Sen. Harkin is the Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. This week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which I chair, held a hearing on the full…
  • May 17

    Minority Business Leaders Urge Corporations to Adopt Rule Promoting Diversity

    Minority Business Leaders Urge Corporations to Adopt Rule Promoting Diversity
    by Jeremy Leaming The Rooney Rule, which has helped promote diversity in the NFL coaching and managerial ranks, should also be expanded in corporate America, says Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television. The Washington…
  • May 16

    Srinivasan’s Judiciary Committee Approval, a Rare Respite from Rampant Obstructionism

    Srinivasan’s Judiciary Committee Approval, a Rare Respite from Rampant Obstructionism
    by E. Sebastian Arduengo A bit of good news emerged earlier today from the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Sri Srinivasan’s nomination to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals was unanimously approved. This puts Srinivasan, the principal…
Rank this Week: 361

Discourse.net

Discourse.net

By University of Miami law professor Michael Froomkin. Covers civil liberties, the Internet, Guantanamo, Iraq attrocities, politics and more.

http://www.discourse.net/
  • May 17

    EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

    EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again
    EFF Will Accept Bitcoins to Support Digital Liberty. This follows a 2-year moratorium. One key difference from past practice: EFF will liquidate any Bitcoins it receives as soon as it gets them. EFF’s announcement pointed me to this…
  • May 15

    The Red Lionfish of Politic

    The Red Lionfish of Politic
    How can this be? Most people are now familiar with President’s Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security by reducing the annual cost of living adjustment. While the final formula is somewhat convoluted, the net effect is to reduce…
  • May 13

    Space Derivations (Odd)

    Space Derivations (Odd)
    The internets are going nuts over this stunning video remake of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. It’s a visually stunning video, a fun idea, the law prof…
Rank this Week: 310

Media Law

Media Law

Covers freedom of the press. By Robert J. Ambrogi.

http://www.legaline.com/medialaw.html
  • May 17

    A New Novel, By a Boston Lawyer, About a Boston Lawyer

    A New Novel, By a Boston Lawyer, About a Boston Lawyer
    Paul F. Kenney is a well-known Boston-area personal-injury lawyer and a partner in the law firm Kenney & Conley in Braintree, Mass. Now, he is also a published novelist. This week, Kenney published his new book, Paths Along the Way, which…
  • May 16

    Capture Screenshots with Live Links with Kwout

    Capture Screenshots with Live Links with Kwout
    Below is a screenshot I grabbed from the ABA Journal Blawg Directory. At first glance, it looks like a typical screenshot. But something is different — the hyperlinks are all live. Go ahead, click on one. Do you want to use the same…
  • May 15

    New Site Indexes Contracts from SEC Database

    New Site Indexes Contracts from SEC Database
    A website launched yesterday claims to be the largest freely searchable database of contracts extracted from the SEC’s EDGAR database. Called Law Insider, it says that it has indexed and made searchable more than 250,000 contracts,…
Rank this Week: 345

Verdict

Verdict

Provides legal analysis and commentary on topical legal news and cases.

http://verdict.justia.com/
  • May 19

    Changing Our Attitudes Toward Health Policie

    Changing Our Attitudes Toward Health Policie
    Justia columnist and attorney David Kemp discusses two recent issues that have come up in recent news related to health and health policy. The first issue Kemp discusses is that of breast cancer prevention and treatment, in light of a New…
  • May 16

    President Obama’s Burgeoning Scandals—Benghazi, IRS, and AP’s Telephone Logs—Are All Smoke and No Fire

    President Obama’s Burgeoning Scandals—Benghazi, IRS, and AP’s Telephone Logs—Are All Smoke and No Fire
    Justia columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean discusses each of the three scandals on which the media are currently focusing. After commenting on the nature of modern political scandals generally, Dean focuses on the…
  • May 15

    Abuse in the Sports World, and What Needs to Be Done About It

    Abuse in the Sports World, and What Needs to Be Done About It
    Justia columnist and Cardozo law professor Marci Hamilton discusses abuse in the world of sports, including school, amateur and professional sports. While child sex abuse has been a problem in this world, physical, emotional, and verbal…
Rank this Week: 437

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)

Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.

http://jotwell.com/
  • May 17

    The Brave New World of Identification

    The Brave New World of Identification
    Margaret Hu, Biometric ID Cybersurveillance, 88 Indiana L.J.__ (forthcoming 2013), available at SSRN.Mary FanThe memory seems almost quaint.  While waiting with prosecutors in the hallway between indictments, an excellent customs…
  • May 15

    Celebrating Federal Civil Rulemaking

    Celebrating Federal Civil Rulemaking
    Lonny Hoffman, Rulemaking in the Age of Twombly and Iqbal, U.C. Davis L. Rev. (forthcoming, 2013) available at SSRN.Brooke D. ColemanThe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are 75 years old this year. Imagine a fete thrown in their honor-mini…
  • May 13

    Balkan Ghost

    Balkan Ghost
    Reva B. Siegel, From Colorblindness to Antibalkanization: An Emerging Ground of Decision in Race Equality Cases, 120 Yale L.J. 1278 (2011).Pat GudridgeWhatever Reva Siegel writes is worth close study.  This recent Yale Law Journal…
Rank this Week: 504

NPR: Justice Talking PodCast

NPR: Justice Talking PodCast

News, commentary and debates on the current legal battles that capture our nation's attention. From National Public Radio.

http://www.justicetalking.org
  • Apr 14

    The Law and Infectious Disease

    The Law and Infectious Disease
    State laws permit the involuntary commitment of people suffering from mental illness if they are a danger to themselves or others. But how do these commitment laws work in practice? Do laws aimed at protecting patients' rights prevent people…
  • Apr 8

    Regulation of the Entertainment Industry

    Regulation of the Entertainment Industry
    The movie rating industry has initiated some reforms following charges by filmmakers that the system is arbitrary and unfair. But skeptics on both sides of the issue say troubling content in movies, television and music is not being handled…
  • Mar 31

    College Admission

    College Admission
    The college admissions process has changed significantly in recent years, particularly for students seeking to get into the nation's most elite universities. Should these schools' admissions policies favor athletes and children of alumni?…
Rank this Week: 481

Texas Appellate Law Blog

Texas Appellate Law Blog

Civil Appellate practice tips, resources, and news. Published by D. Todd Smith, Attorney at Law.

http://www.texasappellatelawblog.com/
  • May 17

    SCOTX: Attorney Fees Need Not Be Superseded on Appeal

    SCOTX: Attorney Fees Need Not Be Superseded on Appeal
    In November 2011, I posted about whether attorney fees must be superseded to stay execution of a judgment pending appeal. Today, in In re Nalle Plastics Family Limited Partnership (No. 11-0903), the Texas Supreme Court resolved a split among…
  • Apr 18

    Happy 100th Birthday, Chief Justice Pope!

    Happy 100th Birthday, Chief Justice Pope!
  • Apr 12

    Principled Appellate Decision

    Principled Appellate Decision
    Yesterday afternoon, I gave a one-hour presentation to a group of 11 intermediate appellate justices on the topic of “Principled Appellate Decisions.” The presentation was part of the Texas College for Judicial Studies, a…
Rank this Week: 746

Balkinization

Balkinization

By Yale Law School Professor Jack M. Balkin.

http://balkin.blogspot.com/
  • May 16

    "Declare Victory and Get Out?" The Future of the AUMF

    "Declare Victory and Get Out?" The Future of the AUMF
    Today the Senate Armed Services Committee is conducting a hearing into the future of the September 2001 AUMF.  Over at the informative Lawfare blog, the two options on offer are to replace it with an authorization tailored to the new…
  • May 15

    David Ignatius can't connect the dots, either

    David Ignatius can't connect the dots, either
    David Ignatius is simply the latest leading pundit who demonstrates an incapaity to connect the dots relevant to his own analysis.  In a column in the May 16 Washington Post, he says many altogether correct things.  Writing of the…
  • May 14

    Meaningless Arithmetic

    Meaningless Arithmetic
    At today's press briefing by Jay Carney at the White House, one reporter stated, in a tone suggesting that he was making an important point, that "This administration has prosecuted twice as many leak cases as all previous presidents…
Rank this Week: 607

Dissenting Justice

Dissenting Justice

Provides commentary on law, politics and justice. By Professor Darren Hutchinson.

http://dissentingjustice.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 788

Dorf on Law

Dorf on Law

By Cornell Law School Professor Michael Dorf and his friends.

http://www.dorfonlaw.org/
  • May 17

    The Downside of Outsourcing Poltiical Oversight to Comedian

    The Downside of Outsourcing Poltiical Oversight to Comedian
    -- Posted by Neil H. Buchanan At apparently the same time that I was writing my Dorf on Law post yesterday, the editorial board of The New York Times was reaching essentially the same conclusions.  Although they did not focus as much…
  • May 16

    The IRS Mess Is Already Badly Misunderstood -- And the Distorted Narrative Will Only Get Worse

    The IRS Mess Is Already Badly Misunderstood -- And the Distorted Narrative Will Only Get Worse
    -- Posted by Neil H. Buchanan Last Friday, a news story broke that quickly came to be known as "the IRS scandal."  Even the just-the-facts-ma'am TaxProf Blog has taken to posting daily collections of news stories under that title,…
  • May 15

    When Search Warrants Accomplish Very Little

    When Search Warrants Accomplish Very Little
    By Sherry Colb In my Verdict column for this week, I examine the case of Missouri v. McNeely, in which the U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to recognize an exception to the warrant requirement for blood-testing people arrested for DWI.…
Rank this Week: 844

Cardozo Art Law Society

Cardozo Art Law Society

Blawg follows the Art Law community in New York and seeks to create a centralized resource for Art and Cultural Heritage Law in the United States.

http://www.itsartlaw.com/
Rank this Week: 907

Life Sentences Blog

Life Sentences Blog

A blawg by Marquette University Law School Professor Michael O'Hear to track new legal developments and research relating to long prison sentences.

http://www.lifesentencesblog.com/
Rank this Week: 915

Saber Leyes No Es Saber Derecho

Saber Leyes No Es Saber Derecho

Covers constitutional law and jurisprudence (in Spanish). Features legal news, cases and commentaries from Argentina, U.S. and the Americas.

http://www.saberderecho.com/
  • May 17

    Cuestionario de Juicio Moral | Please RT!

    Cuestionario de Juicio Moral | Please RT!
    Fuente: Prida 61Recurrimos a la participación voluntaria de los lectores del blog para sumarse a un rápido proyecto de relevamiento sobre decisiones morales.  Se trata de un Cuestionario de Juicio Moral para el que me…
  • May 17

    Mañana, ENED Embalse, lejos de los deportes de riesgo

    Mañana, ENED Embalse, lejos de los deportes de riesgo
    Entre el 21 y el 25 de mayo de 1992 corrí la Vuelta Juvenil de Córdoba para el legendario equipo pampeano Mitre / Tiempo Libre. Había entrenado como sparring (era algo chico, 16 años, el tope de edad era 19) y no…
  • May 2

    Abril: repaso de lo actuado

    Abril: repaso de lo actuado
    Hemos descubierto el Storify, donde publicamos con nuestro twitter (@Gustarballo) sendas piezas de contexto/chequeo sobre relaciones Justicia - Gobierno 2005-2013 y sobre inconstitucionalidad(es) de las leyes de reforma judicial. Y…
Rank this Week: 1489

The Law Blogger

The Law Blogger

Covers Michigan legal news. From the Oakland Press.

http://oplawblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Kwame Blames the Lawyer

    Kwame Blames the Lawyer
    We here at this Blog have been there.  You put your heart and soul into a case that goes to trial, giving it everything you've got, sometimes putting your reputation on the line; working into the night and on weekends to…
  • May 16

    Oakland County Circuit Court Open for Busine

    Oakland County Circuit Court Open for Busine
    Oakland County Business CourtOn June 3rd, the Oakland County Business Court commences here at the Oakland County Circuit Court.  The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed Oakland Circuit Judges Wendy Potts and James Alexander to preside…
  • May 15

    NTSB Recommends Lowering Drunk Driving BAC

    NTSB Recommends Lowering Drunk Driving BAC
    The average female who consumes two drinks in an hour will have a blood alcohol level of about .05.  Yesterday, the NTSB voted to recommend lowering the legal limit from .08, the level that all 50 states have set as their legal limit, to…
Rank this Week: 1741

Federalist Society Audio

Federalist Society Audio

Audio of recent events, speeches and conferences of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.

http://www.fed-soc.org/audio/MP3s/fsaudio.xml
Rank this Week: 1542

Supreme Court Haiku

Supreme Court Haiku

The Law of the Land in Seventeen Syllables.

http://supremecourthaiku.com/blog1/
Rank this Week: 1680

Constitutionalism & Democracy

Constitutionalism & Democracy

A law blog by Albany Law School Professor Stephen Gottlieb and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship James Gathii

http://constitutionalismanddemocracy.wordpress.com/
  • May 14

    What’s up with gun right

    What’s up with gun right
    What’s the NRA’s big attachment to assault weapons? Why do we have to suffer the weapons of mass murder? One NRA member from Texas told an NPR reporter, “As far as I’m concerned, if you can afford to buy a tank, you…
  • May 7

    Trying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

    Trying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
    It seems clear that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev exploded bombs at the Boston Marathon. Although some wanted him tried as an enemy combatant outside of the requirements of the Constitution, the Obama Administration has brought charges in the federal…
  • Apr 30

    A 28th Amendment

    A 28th Amendment
    I got into a discussion about a proposed 28th Amendment to our Constitution a few days ago. Turns out there’s more than one proposal calling itself the 28th Amendment. I’m talking about the one that begins, “The rights…
Rank this Week: 1322

Gamso - For the Defense

Gamso - For the Defense

Provides commentary on criminal law, civil liberties and jurisprudence. By Jeffrey Gamso.

http://gamso-forthedefense.blogspot.com/
  • May 8

    Death Penalty 101 - The Book

    Death Penalty 101 - The Book
    Those of you who aren't lawyers probably know that law school classes typically operate on what they call the "Socratic Method."  (It's a method that Socrates wouldn't recognize, but that's a different blog post.)  It's built around…
  • May 7

    To Life

    To Life
    Here's to the land you've torn out the hear of.Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of. That's the refrain of an old Phil Ochs song about the racism and corruption and general backwardness of the Magnolia State.  There's…
  • May 5

    "There's Always Something Else You Can Do"

    "There's Always Something Else You Can Do"
    We fucked up.  We'll try and fix it if you give us a chance.So says the FBI, though admittedly those are my words not the Bureau's.  You may remember that last year the FBI said it was going to review thousands of cases to see if…
Rank this Week: 1586

Harvard Law & Policy Review Blog

Harvard Law & Policy Review Blog

Explores law and policy from new angles, and aims to make unique contributions to discussions unfolding in the national media, local news, and the blawgosphere. Bloggers are progressive law students and lawyers from around the country. The Harvard Law & Policy Review is the official journal of the American Constitution Society.

http://hlpronline.com
Rank this Week: 1350

Constitution

Constitution

Commentary on constitutions, the rule of law, and nomology.

http://constitutionalism.blogspot.com/
  • Apr 28

    Judicial issues for busy people

    Judicial issues for busy people
    Tour 4Judicial OverviewFor busy people who want to quickly acquire insight into judicial problems and reforms, we recommend the following daily regimen:Day 1 — Click on each of the list of linked pages below, lingering…
  • Feb 17

    Obstacles to holding federal agents accountable

    Obstacles to holding federal agents accountable
    To understand what we face in trying to hold federal agents accountable for their misconduct, we need to examine the legal foundations.Citizenship is not defined in the 14th Amendment. That is a common misunderstanding, and we need to…
  • Feb 15

    No state prosecutions of fed agent

    No state prosecutions of fed agent
    Why state officials can't arrest, prosecute, or otherwise impede federal agents who violate the ConstitutionIn response to a request from a county sheriff to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, the AG issued the opinion that…
Rank this Week: 1587

Defamation Law Blog

Defamation Law Blog

Provides defamation news and legal analysis with a Canadian focus. By Matthew Nied.

http://defamationlawblog.wordpress.com
  • Mar 30

    Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon: “Open Entry” Mining Claims and the Duty to Consult

    Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon: “Open Entry” Mining Claims and the Duty to Consult
    In Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon, 2012 YKCA 14, the Yukon Court of Appeal unanimously held that the Government of Yukon has a duty to consult with First Nations before recording mineral claims staked in areas claimed by First…
  • Mar 20

    Antrium Truck Centre v. Ontario: Injurious Affection and Private Nuisance

    Antrium Truck Centre v. Ontario: Injurious Affection and Private Nuisance
    In Antrium Truck Centre Ltd. v. Ontario (Minister of Transportation), 2013 SCC 13, the Supreme Court of Canada reviewed the law of injurious affection, which occurs when a defendant’s activities interfere with the claimant’s use…
  • Feb 17

    Tang v. Zhang: Forfeited Deposits and Proof of Damage

    Tang v. Zhang: Forfeited Deposits and Proof of Damage
    In Tang v. Zhang, 2013 BCCA 52, the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered the interpretation of “deposit” clauses in standard form contracts for the purchase and sale of real estate. The key issue was this: where a…
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Cairns Blog

Cairns Blog

Covers the First Amendment, democracy and design in the digital age. By New York Law School Professor Beth Simone Noveck and members of the First Amendment in the Digital Age Course at Stanford University.

http://cairns.typepad.com/blog/
  • Mar 3

    My Review: Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government

    My Review: Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government
    Reposted from the San Francisco Chronicle, March 1, 2013 Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government By Gavin Newsom with Lisa Dickey (The Penguin Press; 249 pages; $25.95) Beth Simone Noveck When I started work…
  • Mar 3

    Riding on Exponentials: Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Urban Informatics : Interview with Dr. Steven Koonin

    Riding on Exponentials: Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Urban Informatics : Interview with Dr. Steven Koonin
    It is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities. President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, February 12, 2013 In this interview with Steve Koonin, Director of NYU's Center for Urban Science and...
  • Feb 8

    Representative Democracy for Facebook

    Representative Democracy for Facebook
    In a new essay from pioneering cyberlaw scholars David R. Johnson, David Post, and Marc Rotenberg entitled Governing Online Spaces, they argue that Facebook would benefit from user participation albeit not from the system the company once…
Rank this Week: 1714

The University of Chicago Law…

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog

Covers constitutional law, copyright/technology, corporate law, criminal law, free speech, genetic testing, international law, national security and more.

http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/
  • Aug 26

    Apple v. Samsung: What Are Patents Good For?

    Apple v. Samsung: What Are Patents Good For?
    Late Friday afternoon, Apple won a dramatic $1 billion-plus patent verdict against Samsung. The verdict has been described, by Samsung to be sure but also by many commentators, as anti-consumer, meaning presumably that prices will be…
  • Feb 21

    Politics, Copyright and the First-Amendment Common

    Politics, Copyright and the First-Amendment Common
    On the eve of the Republican primary in Florida, the Romney campaign started running a new television ad called “History Lesson.” Romney was coming off Newt Gingrich’s double-digit win in South Carolina and the momentum in the campaign…
  • Jan 23

    Video: Law School Faculty on United States v. Jone

    Video: Law School Faculty on United States v. Jone
    Today the Supreme Court handed down a decision in United States v. Jones which held that attaching a GPS device to a vehicle and then using the device to monitor the vehicle’s movements constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. In…
Rank this Week: 1559

White Collar Defense and…

White Collar Defense and Compliance

Covers developments in criminal law, federal case law, and statutes. Published by Alan Leibman of Fox Rothschild.

http://whitecollarcrime.foxrothschild.com/
Rank this Week: 2762

CommLawBlog

CommLawBlog

Covers developments in the entire range of issues addressed by the Federal Communications Commission in its regulation of spectrum-related activities, as well as copyright, trademark, First Amendment and Internet issues. By Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth.

http://www.commlawblog.com/
  • May 15

    FCC Turns Down Use of 14.0-14.5 GHz for Critical Infrastructure Communication

    FCC Turns Down Use of 14.0-14.5 GHz for Critical Infrastructure Communication
    Rulemaking petition denied on grounds relating to auction, interference and frequency coordination. The Wireless and International Bureaus and the Office of Engineering and Technology (Bureaus) have denied a 2008 petition by the Utilities…
  • May 15

    Porn Troll Wars: The Umpire Strikes Back!

    Porn Troll Wars: The Umpire Strikes Back!
    [Blogmeister’s Note: We haven’t heard much about porn copyright trolls in a couple of years, but a recent decision by a federal judge in California caught our eye. The judge slammed a troll operation, and he did it with…
  • May 14

    Bungled Bundle Bill? McCain Introduces the "Television Consumer Freedom Act"

    Bungled Bundle Bill? McCain Introduces the "Television Consumer Freedom Act"
    Proposed law looks to address multiple aspects of TV in the MVPD era, including bundling, broadcast abandonment and blackouts. True to his reputation as a maverick, Arizona Senator John McCain has authored a bill seemingly designed to…
Rank this Week: 3741

The University of Chicago Law…

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast

Listen to lectures by and discussions with the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School.

http://www.law.uchicago.edu/facultypodcast.rss
  • May 9

    Richard Epstein, "A History of Public Utility Regulation in the Supreme Court"

    Richard Epstein, "A History of Public Utility Regulation in the Supreme Court"
    Rate regulation today is often conceived of as an exotic topic of interest only to a select group of pointy-headed specialists. But the truth is quite the opposite.  The history of rate regulation raises some of the most fundamental…
  • Apr 25

    Justice Albie Sachs, "Same Sex Marriage Decision in South Africa"

    Justice Albie Sachs, "Same Sex Marriage Decision in South Africa"
    Justice Albie Sachs of the Constitutional Court of South Africa discussed the Fourie case, gay rights, and the same-sex marriage decision in South Africa. This lecture was recorded on April 9, 2013.
  • Apr 11

    Philip Pettit, "Giving Corporate Agents their Due — and Only their Due"

    Philip Pettit, "Giving Corporate Agents their Due — and Only their Due"
    Suitably organized, corporate groups mimic the capacities of individual persons and operate as agents with minds of their own. And in order to function in this agential manner, they have to be assigned legal rights that they can assert or…
Rank this Week: 3072

Media and Communications Policy

Media and Communications Policy

Covers First Amendment and communication policy issues. By the Media Institute.

http://www.mediacompolicy.org/
  • May 9

    Putting a Coda to the Myth of That YouTube Video

    Putting a Coda to the Myth of That YouTube Video
    The congressional Benghazi hearings may leave room for debate about why the Administration acted as it did before, during, and after the tragedy, but they surely put to rest any lingering claims that the attack was a consequence of that…
  • May 8

    Facebook Jumps Into the Political Fray

    Facebook Jumps Into the Political Fray
    The resolution of the flap over campaign ads paid for by a group (Fwd.us) funded by some leading tech barons, most notably Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, is going to be revealing of many things. Perhaps for the first time the tech industry…
  • May 2

    Blessings Amid the Gloom

    Blessings Amid the Gloom
    Just as men don’t live by bread alone, bloggers too are people of many parts.  Which is why I give you the following, all courtesy of YouTube. Robby Firman, age 7, a contestant on “Britain’s Got Talent,” who…
Rank this Week: 4015

Religious Law Blog

Religious Law Blog

Covers religious law and liberty issues affecting churches, ministries, and individuals. By Telios Law PLLC.

http://www.telioslaw.com/religious-law-blog-posts
  • May 6

    How Far Does Clergy Confidentiality Go Under Common Law? Part 2

    How Far Does Clergy Confidentiality Go Under Common Law? Part 2
    Previously, we discussed the magistrate judge’s decision in United States v. Dillard, which held that communications between a lay spiritual counselor and a prisoner were not privileged. Angel Dillard appealed that decision to the…
  • Apr 22

    You Gave the Church Away?

    You Gave the Church Away?
    You hate to see a case with a caption like God’s Hope Builders, Inc. v. Mount Zion Baptist Church, since it seems unlikely the lawsuit is what God would have hoped for. The Georgia Court of Appeals, on March 28, 2013, remanded this case…
  • Mar 26

    How Far Does Clergy Confidentiality Go Under Common Law?

    How Far Does Clergy Confidentiality Go Under Common Law?
    Confidential communication with clergy has been protected for centuries under the common law. This means that clergy do not have to disclose the content of those discussions. How far does that confidentiality extend? The answer varies…
Rank this Week: 3859

Teen Jury

Teen Jury

Covers how the law and our judicial system affects kids and teenagers.

http://www.teenjury.com/
  • May 2

    Nearly 60 years of Supreme Court audio now online

    Nearly 60 years of Supreme Court audio now online
    Since the 1990′s, the Supreme Court has been releasing audio recordings of oral arguments.  At first, they were available to the public during the following term, but in 2010, the Court quickened the process so that they are now…
  • Apr 18

    Court: Warrant needed for blood tests in DUI case

    Court: Warrant needed for blood tests in DUI case
    Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that, in most cases, police need to obtain a warrant prior to drawing blood from a person suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol.  Clarence Thomas was the only justice in dissent.…
  • Apr 16

    Princeton student fees Justice Scalia uses poisonous language

    Princeton student fees Justice Scalia uses poisonous language
    In a Los Angeles Times editorial, Duncan Hosie, a freshman student at Princeton University, recounted his interactions with Justice Scalia during his December visit to campus.  Mr. Hosie, who is gay, was offended by the language the…
Rank this Week: 4969

SullivanLawNet

SullivanLawNet

Legal news and analysis, with an emphasis on international and domestic intellectual property developments. By Shawn Sullivan.

http://www.sullivanlaw.net
  • May 2

    Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item

    Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item
    In an opinion issued April 25, 2013, a Dutch court in the city of Roermond found no basis for plant variety rights infringement claims brought by the Anti-Infringement Bureau for Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Material (AIB), a…
  • May 2

    Hearing Scheduled on IRS Colleges & Universities Tax-Exempt Compliance Project

    Hearing Scheduled on IRS Colleges & Universities Tax-Exempt Compliance Project
    On May 1, 2013, Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-LA) announced that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s recent report on tax-exempt compliance by U.S. nonprofit colleges and universities will be the subject of a hearing on…
  • Apr 29

    New IRS Report on Tax-Exempt Compliance by Universities & College

    New IRS Report on Tax-Exempt Compliance by Universities & College
    The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has released its final report following a multi-year study of tax-exempt compliance by nonprofit universities and colleges. Colleges and Universities Compliance Project Final Report (Apr. 25, 2013). The IRS…
Rank this Week: 3063

Real Estate and Construction Law…

Real Estate and Construction Law Blog

Up-to-date information on real estate, construction, environmental, and land use law. Published by Sheppard Mullin.

http://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/
  • May 1

    California Commercial Building Owners Must Comply With New Energy Use Disclosure Rules Commencing July 1, 2013

    California Commercial Building Owners Must Comply With New Energy Use Disclosure Rules Commencing July 1, 2013
    What you need to know: The long-awaited energy use disclosure requirements, first enacted as AB 1103 (Saldana) in 2007 (codified as California Public Resources Code, §25402.10), are finally effective. Commencing July 1, 2013, owners of…
  • Apr 29

    Can California Cap and Trade if Brussels Stumbles?

    Can California Cap and Trade if Brussels Stumbles?
    By Jeffrey Rector  Last week, the European Parliament rejected a proposal to reduce the quantity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions allowances in order to fix a supply-demand imbalance in the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU…
  • Apr 22

    No Relief Under CCP Section 473 For Missed Filing Deadline In CEQA Challenge

    No Relief Under CCP Section 473 For Missed Filing Deadline In CEQA Challenge
    By Daniel Bane  Alliance for the Protection of the Auburn Community Environment, et al. v. County of Placer, SCV0028200 (3rd Dist., February 18, 2013) In Alliance for the Protection of the Auburn Community Environment v. County of…
Rank this Week: 2804

Nahmod Law

Nahmod Law

Covers 42 USC Section 1983 and constitutional law. By Professor Sheldon Nahmod.

http://nahmodlaw.com
  • Apr 30

    Class-of-One Equal Protection Claims: Uncertainty in the Seventh Circuit

    Class-of-One Equal Protection Claims: Uncertainty in the Seventh Circuit
    Class-of-One Equal Protection Claims It may surprise some of you to know that one can have a successful equal protection claim without being a member of a racial, gender, ethnic or other group. In Village of Willowbrook v. Olech, 528 U.S. 562…
  • Apr 17

    Certiorari Granted in Madigan v. Levin: An Important Section 1983/ADEA Preclusion Case

    Certiorari Granted in Madigan v. Levin: An Important Section 1983/ADEA Preclusion Case
    Certiorari Granted in Madigan v. Levin The Supreme Court granted certiorari on March 18, 2013, in Levin v. Madigan, 692 F.3d 607 (7th Cir.), cert. granted sub nom. Madigan v. Levin, 132 S. Ct. — (2013), an important section 1983/ADEA…
  • Apr 10

    All My Posts Through 4-10-13

    All My Posts Through 4-10-13
    It has been a while since I reorganized all of my posts (including several videos and podcasts) in order to provide greater and more efficient accessibility for readers. There are now more than 100 posts. I consider this reorganization…
Rank this Week: 4267

Eminent Domain Blog

Eminent Domain Blog

Covers condemnation and real estate law. By David B. Snyder of Fox Rothschild, LLP.

http://eminentdomain.foxrothschild.com/
  • Apr 29

    Georgia Adopts Rules for Evaluation Appraisal

    Georgia Adopts Rules for Evaluation Appraisal
    The Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board recently adopted its final regulations regarding standards for developing and reporting an “evaluation appraisal.” The regulations state that, where permitted by federal law and policies, a…
  • Apr 29

    42 Appraisal Firms Form Valbridge Property Advisor

    42 Appraisal Firms Form Valbridge Property Advisor
    Forty-two U.S. appraisal firms announced March 18 that they now are operating as Valbridge Property Advisors. The new firm is comprised of independent, local-market valuation firms with each office run by the local practice leader who must…
  • Apr 28

    PA Considering Bill Expanding Brokers Ability To Provide Comparative Market Analysi

    PA Considering Bill Expanding Brokers Ability To Provide Comparative Market Analysi
    Legislation was introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly to expand the ability of real estate sales professionals to provide Broker Price Opinions and Comparative Market Analyses outside of the real estate brokerage context. This…
Rank this Week: 2814

Internet Defamation Law Blog

Internet Defamation Law Blog

Covers the law of Internet Defamation. By Nissenbaum Law Group.

http://www.internetdefamationlawblog.com/
  • Apr 23

    May a Website That Provides a Link to an Article be Liable for Defamation Based on the Article’s Content?

    May a Website That Provides a Link to an Article be Liable for Defamation Based on the Article’s Content?
    Can you hyperlink yourself into a lawsuit? Do you need to fact check every article you reference in an Internet posting? In In re Philadelphia Newspapers v. Vahan H. Gureghian. 11-3257, 2012 WL 3038578 (3d Cir. July 26, 2012), the...
  • Mar 8

    Todays post

    Todays post
    In that case, Defendant appealed the Law Division’s decision to grant the attorney fee award to Plaintiff. The award was granted after Defendant repeatedly failed to comply with deadlines set in numerous motions enforcing a prior settlement…
  • Mar 8

    GDNLAW POST 2013

    GDNLAW POST 2013
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Rank this Week: 1865

DailyWrit

DailyWrit

A Daily Serving of Legal News.

http://dailywrit.com
  • Apr 23

    Agreement Between Justices Scalia and Thomas During October Term 2012

    Agreement Between Justices Scalia and Thomas During October Term 2012
    Over at Twitter, Mike Sacks posted an interesting question about the agreement rate between Justices Scalia and Thomas during October Term 2012: Is it me, or have Thomas and Scalia been on opposite sides a lot more this term than in the past?…
  • Jan 24

    Advocates Arguing from Private Practice (OT 2000-2011)

    Advocates Arguing from Private Practice (OT 2000-2011)
    In my last post, I provided a list of the top Supreme Court advocates of the twenty-first century who had never worked in the Office of the Solicitor General. As a comment on that post mentions, some who made my list had previous experience…
  • Jan 24

    Top Supreme Court Advocates of the Twenty-First Century

    Top Supreme Court Advocates of the Twenty-First Century
    I have a new Article out in the Journal of Legal Metrics entitled Top Supreme Court Advocates of the Twenty First Century. You can download the article here here. This Article identifies the Supreme Court litigators who have argued at least…
Rank this Week: 2878

California Defamation Law Blog

California Defamation Law Blog

By Adrianos Facchetti.

http://www.defamationlawblog.com/
  • Apr 5

    How to stay in touch with the California Defamation Law Blog after Google Reader goes away

    How to stay in touch with the California Defamation Law Blog after Google Reader goes away
    For those of you who use Google Reader, here's a short video I created to let you know how you can continue receiving updates from the California Defamation Law Blog. 
  • Mar 23

    How to find the right lawyer for you

    How to find the right lawyer for you
    There are a number of competent defamation lawyers in Los Angeles to choose from. And I've written in the past about how to find and select the right one. But I thought I would revisit the issue given that I just stumbled across a great…
  • Mar 20

    Anatomy of an Internet Defamation Lawsuit

    Anatomy of an Internet Defamation Lawsuit
    Every defamation attorney knows it's exceedingly easy to post something negative online. Whether it is on review sites like Yelp, CitySearch, or RipOffreport, any disgruntled person can ruin your business or reputation with a click of a…
Rank this Week: 2185