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Technology & Marketing Law…

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Covers Internet, technology and online marketing legal issues. Published by Santa Clara University School of Law Professor Eric Goldman.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/
Rank this Week: 100

ContractsProf Blog

ContractsProf Blog

By Texas Wesleyan University Law Professor Franklin G. Snyder, with Contributing Law Professors Miriam A. Cherry, Meredith R. Miller, Keith A. Rowley, and D.A. Jeremy Talman

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/
  • May 20

    Boilerplate Symposium VI: Brian Bix on Democratic Degradation

    Boilerplate Symposium VI: Brian Bix on Democratic Degradation
    This is the sixth in a series of posts reviewing Margaret Radin's Boilerplate: The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights and the Rule of Law. Brian Bix is the Frederick W. Thomas Professor for the Interdisciplinary Study of Law and Language at...
  • May 20

    Boilerplate Symposium, Week 2

    Boilerplate Symposium, Week 2
    For those who missed it, last week we posted five responses to Margaret Radin's Boilerplate: The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights and the Rule of Law. We heard from: Peter Alces on consent; Theresa Amato on proposed solutions to the problems...
  • May 16

    New in Print

    New in Print
    Sean M. Collins and R. Mark Isaac, Holdout: Existence, Information, and Contingent Contracting. 55 J.L. & Econ. 793 (2012) Christine Spinella Davis,et al., Recent Developments in Business Litigation, 48 Tort Trial & Ins. Prac. L.J.…
Rank this Week: 110

TortsProf Blog

TortsProf Blog

Covers accident and injury law. By Professors William G. Childs, Sheila B. Scheuerman and Christopher J. Robinette.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/
  • May 17

    Catastrophic Payments and Medical Malpractice

    Catastrophic Payments and Medical Malpractice
    Terry Baynes of Reuters has written an article about the recent study by a group of physicians at John Hopkins finding that large med mal awards do not contribute significantly to healthcare costs. The article quotes the lead author of...
  • May 16

    Scheuerman on Class Certification in NFL Concussion Litigation

    Scheuerman on Class Certification in NFL Concussion Litigation
    TortsProf's Sheila Scheuerman has posted to SSRN The NFL Concussion Litigation: A Critical Assessment of Class Certification. The abstract provides: In the world of high-stakes class action litigation, a new theory is emerging that seeks to…
  • May 14

    Rhee on the Tort Foundation of Duty of Care and Business Judgment

    Rhee on the Tort Foundation of Duty of Care and Business Judgment
    Robert Rhee (Maryland) has posted to SSRN The Tort Foundation of Duty of Care and Business Judgment. The abstract provides: This Article corrects a misconception in corporation law – the belief that principles of tort law do not apply to...
Rank this Week: 112

The Race to the Bottom

The Race to the Bottom

A faculty-student collaboration on corporate governance. By Professor J. Robert Brown, Jr.

http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/
  • May 20

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: PBCs As Compared to Benefit Corporation

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: PBCs As Compared to Benefit Corporation
    Colorado has adopted, effective April 1, 2014, the public benefit corporation act of Colorado (the “PBCA”) that is similar to legislation being considered in Delaware, but completely different from the model benefit corporation…
  • May 20

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: The Shareholder’s Right to Enforce

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: The Shareholder’s Right to Enforce
    Colorado has adopted, effective April 1, 2014, the public benefit corporation act of Colorado (the “PBCA”) that is similar to legislation being considered in Delaware, but completely different from the model benefit corporation…
  • May 18

    Concession Theory and Listeners’ Right

    Concession Theory and Listeners’ Right
    Two weeks ago I posted the abstract from the most recent draft of my latest paper, Rehabilitating Concession Theory, ___ OKLA. L. REV. ___ (forthcoming).  Last week I highlighted one of the key arguments I make in the paper, which is a…
Rank this Week: 113

ProfessorBainbridge.com

ProfessorBainbridge.com

Commentary on law, business, economics and culture. By UCLA School of Law Professor Stephen Bainbridge.

http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/
  • May 19

    Drip by drip, the IRS scandal gets worse

    Drip by drip, the IRS scandal gets worse
    Even the MSM can't look away anymore: There were new questions Saturday night concerning if anyone in the White House was aware of the IRS' targeting of conservative groups. Inspector General Russell... [[ This is a content summary only.…
  • May 19

    How much does a law professor make?

    How much does a law professor make?
    Above the Law continues its relentless march through the top state schools in the US News' ranking of law schools. It's previously reported on: How Much Does Your Law Professor Make? Michigan Law... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…
  • May 19

    Commencement: Conservatives need not apply

    Commencement: Conservatives need not apply
    Sadly, I missed this year's commencement at UCLA law school, due to a bad summer cold that had me sidelined for several days. If I had been able to attend, I would have had to sit through a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…
Rank this Week: 114

Family Law Prof Blog

Family Law Prof Blog

By Professor Andrea B. Carrol of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, and Margaret Ryznar.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/
  • May 20

    Windsor v. United State

    Windsor v. United State
    From Angelique Devaux, writing for I-CONnect: To marry or tax me. This could be the modern Shakespeare quote heard in the oral arguments last March 27th at the US Supreme Court in the pending case Windsor v. United States. But...
  • May 18

    Movie Review

    Movie Review
    From Time: When Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) clears customs at de Gaulle Airport, his estranged wife Marie (Bèrénice Bejo) speaks to him urgently on the other side of a glass partition. They communicate with sign language and words the audience…
  • May 17

    Jones "Judges, Family Law, Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia"

    Jones "Judges, Family Law, Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia"
    Elizabeth N. Jones (Western State College of Law) has posted her article Judges, Family Law, Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia, pp. 626-629, Robert E. Emery, ed., 2013, on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This is a chapter in an...
Rank this Week: 115

MediaBerkman

MediaBerkman

Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet & Society Podcast.

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediaberkman
Rank this Week: 117

M & A Law Prof Blog

M & A Law Prof Blog

By Professors Brian J.M. Quinn, Afra Afsharipour, and Michael A. Woronoff.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/mergers/
  • May 20

    Delaware arbitration argument

    Delaware arbitration argument
    In case you missed it, you can listen to last week's arguments before a panel of the Third Circuit online. Here is the audio file. -bjmq Update ... starting to think that Federal judicial vacancies has risen to crisis levels...
  • May 17

    Delaware arbitration update

    Delaware arbitration update
    As I noted yesterday, the Delaware Coalition for Open Government and the Chancery Court were before a panel of the Third Circuit arguing the merits of Delaware's arbitration procedure. Tom Hals of Reuters was there and he thinks the…
  • May 16

    Delaware Arbitration in front of Third Circuit today

    Delaware Arbitration in front of Third Circuit today
    The question of the constitutionality of Delaware's Chancery arbitration program is before the Third Circuit today. I think my position on this program is pretty clear -- I'm for openness. See here for past posts on the topic. I've got...
Rank this Week: 120

Underbelly: A Journal of Soft…

Underbelly: A Journal of Soft Information

By Professor Jack Ayer.

http://underbelly-buce.blogspot.com/
  • May 20

    The Senatorial Party

    The Senatorial Party
    I must have read this before, it's my underlining.  But it comes as a revelation: The most significant thing about Herodotus is that he is the literary expression of a whole people, as cunning in their ability to deal with facts as…
  • May 19

    The Tesla Ban: Markets for Thee, not for Me

    The Tesla Ban: Markets for Thee, not for Me
    Much good fun this week over the efforts by the North Carolina legislature to make life difficult for Tesla thereby, as everybody except the participants appear agreed, insulating a favored constituency from the depredations of the free…
  • May 18

    Business/Finance Books: Embarrassment of Riche

    Business/Finance Books: Embarrassment of Riche
    Wading into Jean Strouse's Morgan: American Financier, may I take a moment to marvel at how much more and better business/economic history of the United States we have today than we had back when I was a tad,  the best I can remember…
Rank this Week: 132

Chinese Law Prof Blog

Chinese Law Prof Blog

By George Washington University Law Professor Donald C. Clarke.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/
  • May 15

    Compulsory "legal education" as a substitute for Re-education Through Labor?

    Compulsory "legal education" as a substitute for Re-education Through Labor?
    The Dui Hua Foundation has an interesting article on its web site about local authorities' newfound enthusiasm for legal education - this time, of the compulsory kind, where petitioners are forced against their will to stay for days or…
  • May 10

    New blog about the Supreme People's Court

    New blog about the Supreme People's Court
    Check it out here. It's written by Susan Finder, who has had a long career in Chinese law teaching and practice.
  • May 9

    Yu Hua: "In China, Power Is Arrogant"

    Yu Hua: "In China, Power Is Arrogant"
    Here's a nice op-ed by the writer Yu Hua about how the arrogance and unaccountability of power leads to ridiculous regulations in China. Exhibit A in this type of article is usually the Hunan regulation calling for female civil servants...
Rank this Week: 139

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: 145

Lewis & Clark Law School…

Lewis & Clark Law School Podcast

Lewis & Clark Law School Podcast of events and speakers.

http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast
Rank this Week: 148

Leonard Link

Leonard Link

Features reporting and commentary on law, music, film and current events with a special emphasis on Sexuality & the Law. By New York Law School Professor Arthur S. Leonard.

http://newyorklawschool.typepad.com/leonardlink/
  • Apr 27

    This blog is no longer live - see my new blog address below

    This blog is no longer live - see my new blog address below
    NYLS has switched me to a new location. Beginning in 2013, I am blogging at artleonardobservations.com.
  • Dec 12

    Federal Court Finds Real Estate Brokers Discriminated Against PWA

    Federal Court Finds Real Estate Brokers Discriminated Against PWA
    U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti ruled on December 3 that two New York City realtors, Manhattan Apartments, Inc., and Abba Realty Associates, violated a city law when dealing with a person living with AIDS who was seeking to rent an...
  • Dec 12

    Another development on the DOMA Case - What Could It Mean?

    Another development on the DOMA Case - What Could It Mean?
    The Supreme Court has appointed Prof. Vicki Jackson of Harvard Law School to be "amicus curiae" in United States v. Windsor to brief and argue in support of the point of view that the Court does not have jurisdiction to...
Rank this Week: 149

Legal Writing Prof Blog

Legal Writing Prof Blog

By Professors Nancy Soonpaa, Sue Liemer, Coleen M. Barger and Mark E. Wojcik.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/
  • May 20

    brief right

    brief right
    If you're looking for some inspiration for staying the course as you grade a stack of 1L papers, you may appreciate brief right, a blog written by Kirby Griffis, a Washington, D.C., litigator. After marking the umpteenth misplaced apostrophe,…
  • May 17

    our texting student

    our texting student
    We're now teaching students who enter law school used to texting all day long. In an interesting article on "Texting and the Friction of Writing", Lindsey Gustafson looks at the implications. Here's her abstract: "This article…
  • May 15

    registered for the ALWD conference yet?

    registered for the ALWD conference yet?
    It's already the middle of May, and then June will follow, and then it will be time for the ALWD conference. If you plan to attend and haven’t yet registered, note that the conference fee is $400 if paid by...
Rank this Week: 153

Administrative Law Prof Blog

Administrative Law Prof Blog

Edited by Edward M. McClure and Professors Kamina Pinder, Lisa Tripp, Kari Mercer Dalton and Malik Edwards.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adminlaw/
  • Jan 9

    The future of regulatory drafting?

    The future of regulatory drafting?
    See Robert McMillan, "How GitHub Helps You Hack the Government", Wired Magazine, 01.09.13, 6:30 AM at http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/hack-the-government/. Is this the leading edge of change in how regulations are…
  • Oct 29

    Good class discussion

    Good class discussion
    Cary Coglianese has posted an interesting discussion on RegBlog, "When is a Federal Agency not a Federal Agency?". Opening paragraphs: As the size and scope of government has expanded over the last century, so too has the web of…
  • Oct 22

    Types of regulatory strategies, and does the third type work?

    Types of regulatory strategies, and does the third type work?
    RegBlog summarizes a new paper by Anil Doshi (Harvard Business School), Glen Dowell (Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management), and Michael W. Toffel (Harvard Business School), "How Firms Respond to Mandatory Information Disclosure". The…
Rank this Week: 155

Elder Law Prof Blog

Elder Law Prof Blog

By William Mitchell College of Law Professor Kim Dayton and Associate Professor Carolyn Grose

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/elder_law/
Rank this Week: 160

Land Use Prof Blog

Land Use Prof Blog

By Professors Will Cook, Chad D. Emerson, Matthew J. Festa, Ngai Pindell and Jamie Baker Roskie.

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

    A response from Bill Fischel on school district consolidation, and a query on why special districts continue to fascinate scholar

    A response from Bill Fischel on school district consolidation, and a query on why special districts continue to fascinate scholar
    I was delighted over the weekend to see a response from Bill Fischel (Dartmouth) on my blog post series about local government units. Bill is undoubtedly well known to many readers of this blog for his work on land use...
  • May 18

    Edwards on the Paradoxes of Restitution

    Edwards on the Paradoxes of Restitution
    Mark Edwards (William Mitchell) has posted The Paradoxes of Restitution, forthcoming in the West Virginia Law Review. The abstract: Restitution following mass dispossession is often considered both ideal and impossible. Why? This article…
  • May 18

    Stern on State Legislative Checks and Judicial Taking

    Stern on State Legislative Checks and Judicial Taking
    Here's another recently-posted paper from Stephanie Stern (Chicago-Kent): Protecting Property Through Politics: State Legislative Checks and Judicial Takings, forthcoming in the Minnesota Law Review. The abstract: In the 2010 Supreme Court…
Rank this Week: 164

International Law Prof Blog

International Law Prof Blog

By Professor Mark E. Wojcik and Cindy Galway Buys.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/international_law/
  • May 18

    Happy Five Year Anniversary to Us!

    Happy Five Year Anniversary to Us!
    The International Law Prof Blog celebrates its fifth anniversary today! Thank you for your continued support and the thousands of visits over these past five years. We couldn't do it without you! Mark, Cindy, Cyndee, Laurent, and Michael
  • May 18

    France Allows Same-Sex Marriage

    France Allows Same-Sex Marriage
    France has become the 14th country in the world to have same-sex marriage. It will also allow adoption by same-sex couples. (mew) Related articles France legalizes same-sex marriage Hollande signs law authorising gay marriage in France French…
  • May 18

    UN General Assembly Puts French Polynesia Back on the List of UN Territories that Should be Decolonized

    UN General Assembly Puts French Polynesia Back on the List of UN Territories that Should be Decolonized
    The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to place French Polynesia back on the UN list of territories that should be decolonized and requested the French Government to "facilitate rapid progress . . . towards a…
Rank this Week: 165

Brian Leiter's Law School Reports

Brian Leiter's Law School Reports

News about law professors and law schools. By University of Texas School of Law Professor Brian R. Leiter.

http://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/
Rank this Week: 167

California Appellate Report

California Appellate Report

Thoughts on recent Ninth Circuit and California appellate cases, by University of San Diego School of Law Professor Shaun Martin.

http://calapp.blogspot.com/
  • May 20

    People v. Lopez (Cal. Ct. App. - May 20, 2013)

    People v. Lopez (Cal. Ct. App. - May 20, 2013)
    I have a couple of reactions to the underlying facts of this case.  So I thought others might be interested in those facts as well:"Respondent [Sergio Jose Lopez], a practicing attorney, was Sirena Zavala's boyfriend. They lived in…
  • May 17

    In Re Martin (San Diego - May 13, 2013)

    In Re Martin (San Diego - May 13, 2013)
    Regular readers may notice that I have been very light on posts this week.  In fact, I must forthrightly confess that I have probably read fewer pages of the Federal and California Appellate reporters this week than any week during…
  • May 16

    Greene v. Bank of America (Cal. Ct. App. - May 16, 2013)

    Greene v. Bank of America (Cal. Ct. App. - May 16, 2013)
    Not too long ago, I litigated an appeal in which the attorney for the defendant (Jan Chilton) was the same one as in this appeal. l.  I found Him to be reasonable, sophisticated and smart.I do not think that these qualities in an…
Rank this Week: 172

The Legal Satyricon

The Legal Satyricon

Occasionally irreverent thoughts on the law. By Professor Marc J. Randazza.

http://randazza.wordpress.com
  • May 12

    First Amendment vs. Disabilities Act

    First Amendment vs. Disabilities Act
    (From Charles Platt) Is this a real threat, or just posturing? The ADA has already been extended far beyond the areas in which is was first designed to apply. I can certainly imagine regulations compelling web sites to be “equally…
  • May 11

    Jonas Williams: If you are a process server, you damn well better not lie on your service affidavit

    Jonas Williams: If you are a process server, you damn well better not lie on your service affidavit
    This is, in the grand scheme of things, not a very important case. However, to a lot of people, it might be. There was a process server operating in San Diego by the name of Jonas Williams. Instead of actually serving the people he was asked…
  • May 10

    Rakofsky v. The Internet – LINK FIXED

    Rakofsky v. The Internet – LINK FIXED
    The long saga of Rakofsky v. The Internet is over (at least for now). The Order is here. Stay tuned, I’d imagine that there will be an appeal. The order is a bit soft, but the findings of fact are devastating. Filed under: misc
Rank this Week: 174

Civil Procedure & Federal…

Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog

By Professors Robin Effron, Cynthia L. Fountaine, and Adam Steinman

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/civpro/
  • May 17

    Coleman on Hoffman on Civil Rulemaking After Twombly and Iqbal

    Coleman on Hoffman on Civil Rulemaking After Twombly and Iqbal
    Now available on the Courts Law section of JOTWELL is an essay by Brooke Coleman (Seattle) entitled Celebrating Civil Rulemaking. It reviews a recent article by Lonny Hoffman (Houston), Rulemaking in the Age of Twombly and Iqbal, which will…
  • May 17

    Meyn on Comparing Civil and Criminal Discovery

    Meyn on Comparing Civil and Criminal Discovery
    Prof. Ion Meyn (Wisconsin) has posted on SSRN a draft of his article Discovery and Darkness: The Information Deficit in Criminal Disputes, which will appear in the Brooklyn Law Review. Here’s the abstract: Scholarship has long recognized a…
  • May 16

    Brescia and Ohanian on the Politics of Procedure

    Brescia and Ohanian on the Politics of Procedure
    Raymond H. Brescia and Edward J. Ohanian, both of Albany Law School, have posted on SSRN their new paper, "The Politics of Procedure: An Empirical Analysis of Motion Practice in Civil Rights Litigation Under the New Plausibility…
Rank this Week: 191

Nonprofit Law Prof Blog

Nonprofit Law Prof Blog

Covers federal and state laws and cases affecting non-profits. By Professors David A. Brennan and Darryll K. Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/nonprofit/
  • May 17

    Follow Up: Section 501(c)(4) criminal issue

    Follow Up: Section 501(c)(4) criminal issue
    Just to follow up on my post from earlier this week, at this point there seem to be two leading contenders for the criminal issues involved in the Section 501(c)(4) investigation: 1. Unauthorized disclosure and use of taxpayer information,…
  • May 17

    The 501(c)(4) TIGTA Report: My Random Thought

    The 501(c)(4) TIGTA Report: My Random Thought
    I have now had the opportunity to go through the TIGTA report as well as listen to this morning’s Ways & Means hearing. Here are some random thoughts and questions on the matter: 1. The report refers to a “BOLO”...
  • May 17

    Happening Now: Ways & Means Hearing on CSPAN

    Happening Now: Ways & Means Hearing on CSPAN
    Here's the link... it's still going. I'll try to post the transcript when done. EWW Update 1 - Just a quick thought as Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon talks about staffing and Congress' role in this issue. The real lesson...
Rank this Week: 192

Conflict of Laws .net

Conflict of Laws .net

Covers news and discussion on the conflict of laws in private international law cases. Editor is Martin George of the University of Birmingham. Published in association with the Journal of Private International Law.

http://conflictoflaws.net
  • May 17

    Transnational Dispute Management 3 (2013) – Corruption and Arbitration

    Transnational Dispute Management 3 (2013) – Corruption and Arbitration
    The latest issue of TDM is now available. This special issue on Corruption and Arbitration analyzes new trends and challenges regarding the intersection between allegations of corruption and decisions by arbitral tribunals regarding…
  • May 16

    New Czech Act on Private International Law

    New Czech Act on Private International Law
    See this post over at Transnational Notes.
  • May 15

    New U.S. Casebook on Conflict of Law

    New U.S. Casebook on Conflict of Law
    Professor Laura Little (Temple University’s Beasley School of Law) is the author of a new U.S. casebook on the Conflict of Laws published in the Aspen Casebook Series. Although relying essentially on U.S. sources, the casebook contains…
Rank this Week: 208

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: 216

Neuroethics & Law Blog

Neuroethics & Law Blog

An interdisciplinary forum for legal and ethical issues related to the brain and cognition. By University of San Diego School of Law Professor Adam Kolber.

http://kolber.typepad.com/ethics_law_blog/
  • May 20

    "Cognitive Enhancement, Rational Choice and Justification"

    "Cognitive Enhancement, Rational Choice and Justification"
    Cognitive Enhancement, Rational Choice and Justification by Veljko Dubljević has been published in the most recent issue of Nueroethics: Abstract This paper examines the claims in the debate on cognitive enhancement in neuroethics that…
  • May 17

    "Treating Yourself as an Object: Self-Objectification and the Ethical Dimensions of Antidepressant Use"

    "Treating Yourself as an Object: Self-Objectification and the Ethical Dimensions of Antidepressant Use"
    Treating Yourself as an Object: Self-Objectification and the Ethical Dimensions of Antidepressant Use by Ginger A. Hoffman has been published in the most recent issue of Neuroethics: Abstract In this paper, I offer one moral reason to eschew…
  • May 15

    "Ideals of Student Excellence and Enhancement"

    "Ideals of Student Excellence and Enhancement"
    Ideals of Student Excellence and Enhancement by Gavin G. Enck has been published in the most recent issue of Nueroethics: Abstract Discussions about the permissibility of students using enhancements in education are often framed by the…
Rank this Week: 222

Dorf on Law

Dorf on Law

By Cornell Law School Professor Michael Dorf and his friends.

http://www.dorfonlaw.org/
  • May 19

    Two Broader Lessons of the IRS/Tea Party "Scandal"

    Two Broader Lessons of the IRS/Tea Party "Scandal"
    By Mike Dorf Today I'll discuss two ways in which the IRS "scandal" reflects broader features of contemporary American politics.  I'll follow up tomorrow with a post that asks the question whether there is any realistic prospect of…
  • 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,…
Rank this Week: 225

Law at the End of the Day

Law at the End of the Day

Focuses on issues and the differences in how the law relates to economic organizations, political organizations, religious, ethnic and family organizations. By Penn State Dickinson School of Law Professor Larry Catá Backer.

http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 20

    Chinese SOEs in Latin America--CSR and Culture

    Chinese SOEs in Latin America--CSR and Culture
    There has been much attention paid to the practices of Chinese multinationals, especially its State Owned Enterprises, in Africa (e.g., Lucy Corkin, "China's Emerging Multinationals in Africa," The Africa Journal, Spring 2007; Chris Alden,…
  • May 12

    Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Excludes Makers of Reconstituted Tobacco Leaf in the U.S. and China

    Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Excludes Makers of Reconstituted Tobacco Leaf in the U.S. and China
    On May 8, 2013, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance published its decision to exclude the American company Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc. and the Chinese company Huabao International Holdings Limited from the investment universe of the …
  • May 9

    Xi Jinping's Constitutional Vision: Speech on the 30th Anniversary of the 1982 Constitution

    Xi Jinping's Constitutional Vision: Speech on the 30th Anniversary of the 1982 Constitution
    In the wake of the transition of leadership in China at the end of 2012, there has been a notable amount of attention paid to issues of constitutional structure and integrity.  These movements have been met with a certain amount of…
Rank this Week: 232

BankruptcyProf Blog

BankruptcyProf Blog

By Professor M. Jonathan Hayes.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/bankruptcyprof_blog/
  • Jan 14

    About BankruptcyProf Blog

    About BankruptcyProf Blog
    If you are interested in serving as an editor of BankruptcyProf Blog for the Law Professor Blogs Network, please contact Paul Caron and Joe Hodnicki by email.
  • Jan 14

    About BankruptcyProf Blog

    About BankruptcyProf Blog
    If you are interested in serving as an editor of BankruptcyProf Blog for the Law Professor Blogs Network, please contact Paul Caron and Joe Hodnicki by email.
  • Jan 3

    NACBA Members of the Month

    NACBA Members of the Month
    I just went to pay my NACBA dues online and discovered that our own Peter Lively is the NACBA member of the month this month and our own Erik Clark was so designated three months ago. So we can say...
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madisonian.net

madisonian.net

Coves law, society, and technology. By University of Pittsburgh professor Mike Madison, Loyola University Chicago professor Brett Frischmann and Seton Hall Law professor Frank Pasquale.

http://madisonian.net
  • May 14

    Is a broadcast to everyone private under the Copyright Act?

    Is a broadcast to everyone private under the Copyright Act?
    For the final post in my copyright series, I want to focus on another example in my series of discussions about formalism vs. policy in copyright. Today’s case is WNET v. Aereo, which allowed continued operation of a creative…
  • May 7

    ICANN’s New gTLD Proce

    ICANN’s New gTLD Proce
    In case anyone’s interested, here’s a link to a guest blog post I did for Xconomy’s new Texas site, on ICANN’s new gTLD process.  It’s just a general overview of current issues.
  • May 1

    New ICANN Public Comment

    New ICANN Public Comment
    By the way, if anyone is as obsessed with Internet domain names as I am, ICANN has recently opened calls for public comment on the increasingly difficult challenges they are facing implementing aspects of the new gTLD process.  Two…
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Aviation Law Prof Blog

Aviation Law Prof Blog

By DePaul University Law Professors Brian F. Havel, Michael S. Jacobs and Andrew Eastmond.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/
  • May 17

    Friday Link Roundup

    Friday Link Roundup
    There was quite a bit of noteworthy aviation law news late this week, so we thought we'd provide a list of links below. Though the EU has pressed the pause button on parts of its aviation emissions regulation, it is...
  • May 16

    Michael Whitaker Selected for FAA Post

    Michael Whitaker Selected for FAA Post
    We'd like to congratulate Michael G. Whitaker, past advisory board member and long-time friend of the International Aviation Law Institute, who will be appointed by President Obama to become Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation…
  • May 15

    CAPA on Consolidation in European Market

    CAPA on Consolidation in European Market
    CAPA has a good rundown today of the current and future state of airline consolidation in Europe. The piece suggests that while Europe has yet to achieve the degree of consolidation present in the North American market, significant future…
Rank this Week: 247

Mass Tort Litigation Blog

Mass Tort Litigation Blog

By Professors Byron Stier and Howard Erichson.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/mass_tort_litigation/
  • May 15

    Distributive Justice in Action

    Distributive Justice in Action
    There is a very nice, lauditory article on Kenneth Feinberg in the New York Times today: "One Man Disperses Charity After Tragedy in Boston." The interesting thing about the compensation funds Feinberg is often asked to run are the…
  • May 15

    Distributive Justice in Action

    Distributive Justice in Action
    There is a very nice, lauditory article on Kenneth Feinberg in the New York Times today: "One Man Disperses Charity After Tragedy in Boston." The interesting thing about the compensation funds Feinberg is often asked to run are the…
  • Apr 29

    Engle's Progeny March On

    Engle's Progeny March On
    Earlier this month two tobacco trials with origins in the Florida Supreme Court's affirmation of classwide issue preclusion in Engle resulted in large awards. Searcy v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., M.D. Fla., No. 3:09-cv-13723, verdict rendered…
Rank this Week: 248

Dissenting Justice

Dissenting Justice

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

http://dissentingjustice.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 260

EvidenceProf Blog

EvidenceProf Blog

By John Marshall Law School Professor Colin Miller, with Contributing Editors and Professors David Leonard, Joelle Moreno, and Myrna Raeder

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/
Rank this Week: 262

Health Law Prof Blog

Health Law Prof Blog

By University of Cincinnati Law Professor S. Elizabeth Malloy.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/healthlawprof_blog/
Rank this Week: 265

Podcasts at Rutgers School of Law…

Podcasts at Rutgers School of Law - Newark

Audio and Video broadcasts of interesting lectures and events taking place at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.

http://law-library.rutgers.edu/feeds/podcast.php
  • Oct 3

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure
    Robert A. Lucas, Professor of Law at the University of Indiana Law School (Bloomington), was the featured speaker on this program. Prof. Bradley has recently edited a collection of essays entitled “The Rehnquist Legacy,”…
  • Oct 3

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure
    Robert A. Lucas, Professor of Law at the University of Indiana Law School (Bloomington), was the featured speaker on this program. Prof. Bradley has recently edited a collection of essays entitled “The Rehnquist Legacy,”…
  • May 22

    New Jersey Law Librarians Association 2007 Annual Business Meeting and Program Part two

    New Jersey Law Librarians Association 2007 Annual Business Meeting and Program Part two
    Our meeting venue, Liberty Hall, is acclaimed as a New Jersey treasure, a gift of history from the Kean family. Our speaker, Mark Lender, history professor at Kean, is working on the recent George Washington letter discovery. Read more about…
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CYB3RCRIM3

CYB3RCRIM3

Features observations on technology, law and lawlessness. By University of Dayton Susan Brenner.

http://cyb3rcrim3.blogspot.com/
  • May 20

    Harassment, Emails and the Passionate Fan

    Harassment, Emails and the Passionate Fan
    In 2011, Paul Michael Glaser obtained a six-month civil harassment restraining order under California Code of Civil Procedure § 527.6 against Pamela Meserve. Glaser v. Meserve, 2013 WL 1460339 (California Court of Appeals 2013). When…
  • May 17

    Bestiality, Encryption and Probation

    Bestiality, Encryption and Probation
    According to this and other news stories, in mid-April of 2010 Douglas Spink was arrested “for running what authorities say appears to be a bestiality farm in Washington state in which visitors could engage in all sorts of twisted sex…
  • May 15

    Emails as Property of Decedent’s Estate . . .

    Emails as Property of Decedent’s Estate . . .
    After their brother John died, the co-administrators of his estate – his sister Marianne Ajemian and his brother Robert Ajemian – brought a “declaratory judgment action in the Probate and Family Court, seeking a declaration…
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Teknoids - Supporting the…

Teknoids - Supporting the Unsupported

Teknoids are in legal academia, non-profits, the judiciary, and law firms plus others with interests in this area.

http://www.teknoids.net
  • Dec 7

    The Social Dynamics of the R Core Team

    The Social Dynamics of the R Core Team
    Recently a few members of R Core have indicated that part of what slows down the development of R as a language is that it has become increasingly difficult over the years to achieve consensus among the core developers of the language.…
  • Nov 29

    Chill Pivots — Again!! — This Time To Help Creators Sell Videos Directly To Their Fan

    Chill Pivots — Again!! — This Time To Help Creators Sell Videos Directly To Their Fan
    Turntable for video, err, Pinterest for video, uhhh, video startup Chill is coming out with a new product that it hopes will provide a new channel for independent content creators to sell their videos directly to fans. After the success of…
  • Nov 29

    Intel Capital Leads $5M Round In Spain’s Indisys: Maker Of Machine-Human Interaction Natural Language Virtual Assistant

    Intel Capital Leads $5M Round In Spain’s Indisys: Maker Of Machine-Human Interaction Natural Language Virtual Assistant
    Indisys, a Spanish company founded in 2005 which makes natural language virtual assistants and telephone operators to power 24/7 customer services, has raised a new funding round of $5 million, led by Intel Capital. Inveready Technology…
Rank this Week: 285

Animal Blawg

Animal Blawg

Covers animal law, ethics and policy. By Professor David N. Cassuto, Professor Luis E. Chiesa and law student Suzanne McMillan.

http://animalblawg.wordpress.com
  • May 19

    The tragedy of happy meat

    The tragedy of happy meat
    Kathleen Stachowski  Other Nations If you’re familiar with the Onion, you know it’s the print and online precursor to Jon Stewart’s Daily Show. Fake news, heavy on satire. That’s not to say that people,…
  • May 13

    Hey Chicago–animal suffering lies behind that scenic splendor

    Hey Chicago–animal suffering lies behind that scenic splendor
    Kathleen Stachowski  Other Nations Dear Chicago: We need to talk. You can trust me–I’m practically a native daughter. Heck, from my hometown in Indiana, we can look across Lake Michigan and see your skyline (well, on a clear…
  • May 2

    The wolverine: one gnarly dude…who needs our help

    The wolverine: one gnarly dude…who needs our help
    Kathleen Stachowski  Other Nations Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the stinkiest, snarliest, gnarliest, wildest of them all? Why, Gulo gulo–the amazing wolverine–of course! And the gnarly little…
Rank this Week: 309

Nancy Rapoport's Blogspot

Nancy Rapoport's Blogspot

Covers governance in higher education and in law firms, bankruptcy ethics, popular culture and the law, Enron and other corporate fiascos, and professional responsibility generally. By Nancy Rapoport, a law professor at UNLV's Boyd School of Law.

http://nancyrapoport.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 314

Environmental Law Prof Blog

Environmental Law Prof Blog

The Environmental Law Prof Blog is currently seeking an editor.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/environmental_law/
  • May 14

    On NEPA and Duplicity

    On NEPA and Duplicity
    A few days ago, John Bonine, an environmental law professor at the University of Oregon, sent an email to the environmental law professors’ listserve asking for stories about “fraud, lies, omissions, and plagiarism” in environmental…
  • May 13

    Standing in Recent Environmental Case

    Standing in Recent Environmental Case
    On Wednesday (May 15), the Environmental Law Institute is hosting a lunchtime seminar on The Future of Standing in Environmental Cases, with a great panel: F. William Brownell, Partner, Hunton & Williams (moderator) Amanda Leiter,…
  • May 8

    LSU Law Center Launches New Laborde Energy Law Center

    LSU Law Center Launches New Laborde Energy Law Center
    In a bit of shameless self-promotion of my home institution, I wanted to highlight that LSU's Laborde Energy Law Center has now been officially launched. You can check out the new website here. The Center was made possible in large...
Rank this Week: 325

religiousleftlaw

religiousleftlaw

Politically progressive law professors from various religious traditions discuss law and cognate subjects from their unique perspectives: Legal theory, politics, and comparative theology.

http://www.religiousleftlaw.com/
  • May 20

    For God's Sake, Mr. President, Recover Your Spine.

    For God's Sake, Mr. President, Recover Your Spine.
    Both Patrick's recent post marking the birthday of Malcom X, and Steve's post before it questioning just how 'scandalous' the IRS pseudoscandal really is, invite some reflection on President Obama's reaction to the mentioned pseudoscandal…
  • May 20

    Teresa Forcades, the radical Catalan nun on a mission ...

    Teresa Forcades, the radical Catalan nun on a mission ...
    "Sister Teresa Forcades is one of Catalonia's foremost political figures, but uniquely for a faith-led figure in Spain, her ideology is feminist and left-wing. Against a backdrop of continued economic contraction and austerity, she spoke to…
  • May 19

    Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

    Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)
    Today is the birthday of Malcolm X. By way of celebration, I leave you with three provocative books discussing his life and ideas: Cone, James. Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare? (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books,…
Rank this Week: 332

Native American Law Blog

Native American Law Blog

Covers gaming, jurisdiction, land use, treaties and tribal law. By Professors Timothy Pleasant and Deena DeGenova.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/nativeamerican/
  • Apr 16

    Today is the Day - Supreme Court Oral Argument

    Today is the Day - Supreme Court Oral Argument
    Yá'át'ééh! Greetings from the Supreme Court. I'm running on two energy drinks due to my 3:45 am wake up time this morning. Yours truly is seat No. 25 in the public viewing line for the Supreme Court arguments in Adoptive...
  • Apr 12

    Memorial events for 150th Anniversary of Dakota-U.S. War of 1862

    Memorial events for 150th Anniversary of Dakota-U.S. War of 1862
    Was just emailed this to pass along. Questions should be directed to the contact person at the bottom of the posting. -Carolyn Quad Cities – 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the year that Dakota Native Americans from Minnesota were...
  • Apr 12

    Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Gathering

    Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Gathering
    If you are in the area, come and join on Tuesday morning. I plan on being there. -Carolyn INDIAN COUNTRY PRAYER GATHERING ON STEPS OF SUPREME COURT TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 8 a.m. Eastern Indian Country and friends of Indian...
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ADR Prof Blog

ADR Prof Blog

By Professors Andrea Schneider, Nancy Welsh, Michael Moffitt and Sarah Rudolph Cole.

http://www.indisputably.org
  • May 17

    Schwab removes class action waiver from customer agreement

    Schwab removes class action waiver from customer agreement
    Responding to substantial pressure from regulators and the investing public, the brokerage firm Charles Schwab reversed itself and eliminated the class action waiver clause from its pre-dispute arbitration clause in its customer account…
  • May 12

    Was OJ Simpson’s Lawyer Ineffective?

    Was OJ Simpson’s Lawyer Ineffective?
    OJ Simpson will be back in court this week in Las Vegas bringing an appeal from his 2008 armed robbery and kidnapping conviction in 2008.  He has apparently filed, through his new lawyer, a 94-page petition for a new trial—which…
  • May 10

    If You’re Standing in Front of a Car, You Are In a Poor Negotiating Position

    If You’re Standing in Front of a Car, You Are In a Poor Negotiating Position
    Back in the day Kevin Underhill and I were young associates at large law firms in Kansas City and living the life that only single people with lots of disposable income can.  Now he’s a big time lawyer in San Francisco and has the…
Rank this Week: 351

Ruling Imagination: Law and…

Ruling Imagination: Law and Creativity

Discusses the ways law rules creativity and law employs creativity. By Professor Peter Friedman.

http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman
Rank this Week: 352