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Legal Writing Prof Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/

Jun 18
your students should read thi

your students should read thi

Michael Higdon has written a very helpful article for law students: The Legal Reader: An Expose, 43 New Mexico L. Rev. 77 (2013). (My apology for lacking the accent for "expo-zay" in this blog platform.) I'm still weighing just…
Jun 17
overcoming procrastination

overcoming procrastination

We all do it from time to time. C'mon, you're probably doing it right now, procrastinating by reading this blog. Two recent articles shed some useful light on why we procrastinate and how to help ourselves move on, to more...
Jun 16
quotable

quotable

"A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact." ~ Marcus Garvey (spl)

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The Race to the Bottom

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

http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/

Jun 18
The Management Friendly Nature of Delaware Decisions: In re MFW Shareholders Litigation (Part 1)

The Management Friendly Nature of Delaware Decisions: In re MFW Shareholders Litigation (Part 1)

Back in the 1980s, Delaware courts occasionally pushed the law in a direction that was at least arguably favorable to shareholders. Van Gorkom placed renewed emphasis on the duty of care and the need for directors to be informed. …
Jun 17
Investors’ Powers to Challenge Board Composition Goes to Court

Investors’ Powers to Challenge Board Composition Goes to Court

Starboard Value LP recently took an interesting step in its battle to get its slate of directors on the board of Office Depot Inc. On June 13th Starboard Value sued Office Depot for not holding an annual shareholder meeting to elect…
Jun 15
Heins on the Priests of Our Democracy

Heins on the Priests of Our Democracy

I apologize in advance if this post is a bit too off-topic for some, but I thought the content would be of interest to enough of our readers to justify it. I used to work in the mental health field, and I frequently heard it said that:…

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Provides information and opinion on the U.S. litigation system. By the Manhattan Institute and AEI Liability Project. Contributors include Professors Michael Krauss, David Bernstein, Lester Brickman, Michael DeBow, Richard Epstein, Daniel P. Kessler and Stephen Presser.

http://www.pointoflaw.com/

Nov 27
Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC

Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC

Chairman Schapiro announced yesterday that she will be stepping down as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in several weeks. Accompanying her announcement, was a nine-page list of her accomplishments during her nearly…
Nov 26
The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

The success of trial lawyers in Philadelphia has come at the expense of the Pennsylvania economy. Our own Jim Copland explains in an op-ed and at great detail in Trial Lawyers Inc. - Philadelphia....
Nov 25
Senator-elect Warren's Quandary

Senator-elect Warren's Quandary

There has been a lot of speculation about whether Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren will get a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, a perfect forum to go after the financial industry. If Ms. Warren does get the coveted spot, she may...

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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/

Jun 18
Godsil on a Fair Housing Response to Gentrification

Godsil on a Fair Housing Response to Gentrification

Rachel Godsil (Seton Hall) has posted The Gentrification Trigger: Autonomy, Mobility, and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, 78 Brook. L. Rev. 319 (2013). It's wonderful to have Rachel's civil rights scholarship back in the (urban)…
Jun 15
Stahl on Neighborhood Empowerment

Stahl on Neighborhood Empowerment

Land Use Prof's own Ken Stahl (Chapman) has posted the final version of Neighborhood Empowerment and the Future of the City, 161 U. Pa. L. Rev. 939 (2013). (Who says Zoning can't go Ivy?!?) Matt notified us when the piece...
Jun 14
Back to the old neighborhood

Back to the old neighborhood

Land use law scholars and other academics continue to rediscover the neighborhood as a terrific lens through which to view a number of issues. I thought I’d profile three recent works (hubris alert: one of them is admittedly mine) in...

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TortsProf Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/

Jun 17
Olson on Privacy and Solicitation

Olson on Privacy and Solicitation

Walter Olson has a post on today's USSC case Maracich v Spears: "The Privacy Case in Which Every Justice Switched Sides." (Compared with Maryland v. King). --CJR
Jun 13
Hylton on the Economics of Class Actions and Class Action Waiver

Hylton on the Economics of Class Actions and Class Action Waiver

Keith Hylton (Boston University) has posted to SSRN The Economics of Class Actions and Class Action Waivers. The abstract provides: Class action litigation has generated a series of recent Supreme Court decisions imposing greater federal…
Jun 12
Two by Stapleton on Causation

Two by Stapleton on Causation

Jane Stapleton (Texas/ANU) has posted to SSRN two pieces on causation. First up is Reflections on Common Sense Causation in Australia and the abstract provides: Part 1 of this chapter argues that the High Court of Australia’s so-called…

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Underbelly: A Journal of Soft…

Underbelly: A Journal of Soft Information

By Professor Jack Ayer.

http://underbelly-buce.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
"Don't Shoot Me, I'm a Lawyer!": The Lyric

"Don't Shoot Me, I'm a Lawyer!": The Lyric

God bless the intertubes. Five years ago I put up a post recounting the story of a vengeance killing in the lobby of a hotel in Shelbyville, Kentucky, in 1937, preserved in legend only by the response of bystander who got his moment in…
Jun 17
A Further Offering on Parental Advice

A Further Offering on Parental Advice

Now that Father's Day recedes safely in the rear view mirror, it's a good moment to remember one of the most extraordinary books I've ever encountered--the Handbook for William, subtitled "A Carolingian Woman's Counsel for Her Son," written…
Jun 16
Paths to Enlightenment

Paths to Enlightenment

Here's a story I don't think I've told before but only because it happened not to come to mind until just lately. Anyway, the time is late 1958 and I am finishing my Army "training" (oh hoh hoh) at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. One night I…

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ataxingmatter

Tax law and economics by Linda Beale

http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/

Jun 18
UK Territories to sign OECD Tax Info-Sharing Agreement, Reveal Beneficial Owner

UK Territories to sign OECD Tax Info-Sharing Agreement, Reveal Beneficial Owner

The UK's David Cameron announced that Britain's 10 crown dependencies and overseas territories--Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Jersey, Gilbraltar, Anguilla, Turks and Caicos Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, and the British Virgin Islands--would sign…
Jun 16
The importance of redistribution

The importance of redistribution

I have dedicated this blog to a concept I call "democratic egalitarianism"--the idea that individuals flourish best in a free society that allows them to choose democratically the rules that govern their lives, with the…
Jun 15
"Getting Rid of the IRS"--Detroit's Nolan Finley's wrong solution to the wrong problem

"Getting Rid of the IRS"--Detroit's Nolan Finley's wrong solution to the wrong problem

I suppose it shouldn't be surprising that the mostly-to-the-right Detroit newspapers would have a center-page opinion piece calling for the elimination of the IRS, that ages-old mantra of the radical right and of those corporate-backed…

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Faculty Blog - Faculty of Law,…

Faculty Blog - Faculty of Law, University of Alberta

By Barbara Billingsley, Cameron Hutchison, Daniel Mol, David Cheifetz, Eran Kaplinsky, Eric Adam, Erin Nelson, James Muir, Lewis Klar, Q.C., Mark Amman, Moin A Yahya, Peter Carver, Russ Brown, Steven Penney

http://ualbertalaw.typepad.com/faculty/

Jun 18
We in trouble?

We in trouble?

Corruption, a possible housing bubble, and a possible dip in commodity prices (e.g. oil and gas) could spell trouble for Canada's economy - or so this article argues. Personally, I think the press sometimes likes to look for bad news....
Jun 18
Dumb Ways to Die

Dumb Ways to Die

How to curb texting and driving? This story talks an approach taken to encourage safety around trains by making it a joke instead of a serious message. The video titled "Dumb Ways to Die" is very creative and making the...
Jun 18
Campaign Limit

Campaign Limit

I have always thought that campain donation limits as well as spending limits were silly. Witness the whole trouble our MPs are having figuring these things out. Spending limits are also the reason why we have dull and boring politcians....

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PropertyProf Blog

By Professors D. Benjamin Barros and Alfred L. Brophy.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/property/

Jun 18
An Update on the Private Property Rights Protection Act

An Update on the Private Property Rights Protection Act

Ilya Somin offers a brief update on the fate of the Private Property Rights Protection Act: Last week, the House Judiciary Committee passed the Private Property Rights Protection Act, which would prevent local governments that engage in…
Jun 18
Map of the Day: The Atlas of True Name

Map of the Day: The Atlas of True Name

The "Atlas of True Names" reveals the etymological roots, or original meanings, of the familiar terms on today’s maps. For instance, where you would normally expect to see the Sahara indicated, the Atlas gives you “The Tawny…
Jun 18
Freyfogle on Aldo Leopold

Freyfogle on Aldo Leopold

Eric Freyfogle (Illinois) has posted Leopold's Last Talk (Wash. J. Envtl. L. & P.) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: During the last decade of his life, Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) delivered more than 100 conservation talks to various popular,…

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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...

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Innocence Blog

The legal blog of theInnocence Project founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University to assist prisoners who could be proven innocent through DNA testing.

http://www.innocenceproject.org/news/Blog.php

Jun 18
Illinois Woman Exonerated of Son's Death

Illinois Woman Exonerated of Son's Death

Photo Credit: Jennifer LinzerIn February, Nicole Harris was freed from prison when her murder conviction in the death of her four year old son was overturned. On Monday she was fully exonerated when State's Attorney Anita Alvarez announced…
Jun 17
Florida's Timely Justice Act to Speed up Executions Becomes Law

Florida's Timely Justice Act to Speed up Executions Becomes Law

On June 14, over the objections of the Innocence Project and many other outspoken critics of the legislation, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the Timely Justice Act into law. The Act will require the governor to sign a death warrant within…
Jun 17
DNA Evidence Clears Missouri Man in Rape Conviction

DNA Evidence Clears Missouri Man in Rape Conviction

A Missouri man was freed from prison Wednesday after a Jackson County judge ordered his release based on DNA testing that pointed toward his innocence and identified two real perpetrators who are now in custody. Robert Nelson was convicted of…

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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

Jun 18
Kleinschmidt on the European Certificate of Succession

Kleinschmidt on the European Certificate of Succession

Jens Kleinschmidt (Max Planck Institute for Comparative and PIL, Hamburg) has Optionales Erbrecht: Das Europäische Nachlasszeugnis als Herausforderung an das Kollisionsrecht (The European Certificate of Succession: An Optional…
Jun 17
ELI – UNIDROIT Joint Project on Civil Procedure

ELI – UNIDROIT Joint Project on Civil Procedure

The European Law Institute has announced its intention to explore whether to launch a joint project with UNIDROIT on European civil procedure building on the ALI – UNIDROIT Principles of Transnational Civil Procedure. On 23 May,…
Jun 16
South African Constitutional Court rules on taking of evidence

South African Constitutional Court rules on taking of evidence

It is not every day that a Constitutional Court rules on a matter of evidence. The case Tulip Diamonds FZE v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others concerned the taking of evidence in South Africa for a criminal…

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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/

Jun 18
Weekly Top Tens from the Social Science Research Council

Weekly Top Tens from the Social Science Research Council

RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days) TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal April 19, 2013 to June 18, 2013 RankDownloadsPaper Title 1 228 The Hague Principles on Choice of Law...
Jun 17
A Victory for Interns Everywhere!

A Victory for Interns Everywhere!

I don't know if this recent case will help Hall's Mentho-Lyptus with the Triple-Colling Action Presents Jay the Intern, but it might help some of our law students. As The Atlantic reports here, Federal District Judge William H. Pauley III...
Jun 14
Scholarship Highlight: Sex* Matter

Scholarship Highlight: Sex* Matter

I just finished reading contracts prof Amy J. Schmitz's article, Sex Matters: Considering Gender in Consumer Contracting, 19 CARDOZO J. LAW & GENDER 437 (2013) which I thought was particularly timely given all the interest in consumer…

Rank this Week: 291

International Law Prof Blog

By Professor Mark E. Wojcik and Cindy Galway Buys.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/international_law/

Jun 17
Demonstrations Continue in Turkey

Demonstrations Continue in Turkey

News sources are reporting that that Turkish authorities have widened their crackdown on antigovernment protestors, and that they have begun to target not only demonstrators but also medics who treat their injuries, business owners who…
Jun 14
Special UN Rapporteur for Belarus is Unable to Visit Belaru

Special UN Rapporteur for Belarus is Unable to Visit Belaru

An independent United Nations expert today urged the Government of Belarus to grant his request for an official visit the country and to engage with his mandate to improve its human rights situation. “Human rights are systematically…
Jun 14
ICTR Prosecutor Urgers Cooperation to Catch Remaining Fugitive

ICTR Prosecutor Urgers Cooperation to Catch Remaining Fugitive

With nine men linked to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda still on the run, the Prosecutor who would help to try them is today urging Member States to cooperate with the United Nations war crimes tribunal and its successor body...

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Concurring Opinions

Covers a broad range of legal topics. By Professors Daniel J. Solove, Kaimipono Wenger, Dave Hoffman, Nate Oman, Frank Pasquale, Deven Desai, Danielle Citron, Lawrence Cunningham, Sarah Waldeck, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Solangel Maldonado, Gerard Magliocca

http://www.concurringopinions.com

Nov 26
When is it ok to be "descriptive"

When is it ok to be "descriptive"

I presented a taxonomy of federal litigation today to a terrific audience at Rutgers-Camden. As I’ve covered in exhausting detail, the paper sets out to describe how lawyers organize causes of action together into complaints. It uses a…
Nov 26
Majoring in college sport

Majoring in college sport

Last year, I wrote about a proposal by Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post to allow college athletes to major in their sport, building a (hopefully) rigorous curriculum around participation on the team.
Nov 26
Cloture Reform-One Further Thought

Cloture Reform-One Further Thought

Both parties in the Senate appear to be gearing up for a showdown in January over the rules governing filibusters.

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Feminist Law Professors

Covers feminism, sexism, reproductive rights and women's health. By Professors Ann Bartow and Bridget Crawford.

http://feministlawprofessors.com

Nov 25
In Memory of Gary Munneke, 1947-2012

In Memory of Gary Munneke, 1947-2012

In Memory of Gary Munneke, 1947-2012
Nov 25
Conference Announcement: 7th Annual Feminist Theory Workshop, Duke U. March 22-23, 2012

Conference Announcement: 7th Annual Feminist Theory Workshop, Duke U. March 22-23, 2012

Conference Announcement: 7th Annual Feminist Theory Workshop, Duke U. March 22-23, 2012
Nov 21
What Do Elmo and David Petraeus Have In Common? They’re Both Targets of a Sex Panic

What Do Elmo and David Petraeus Have In Common? They’re Both Targets of a Sex Panic

What Do Elmo and David Petraeus Have In Common? They’re Both Targets of a Sex Panic

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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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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/

Jun 17
Independent Contractor Relationship Between Sender and Advertiser Dooms Spam Claims – Kramer v. NCS

Independent Contractor Relationship Between Sender and Advertiser Dooms Spam Claims – Kramer v. NCS

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Kramer v. NCS, 12-1956 (8th Cir. May 28, 2013) Kramer, who operated an internet service provider...
Jun 14
Facebook Posting of Criminal Trial's Witness List Isn't a "True Threat"--US v. Amaya

Facebook Posting of Criminal Trial's Witness List Isn't a "True Threat"--US v. Amaya

By Eric Goldman U.S. v. Amaya, 2013 WL 2548393 (N.D. Iowa, June 11, 2013) This is a quite lengthy sentencing...
Jun 11
Warranty Disclaimer in PC TuneUp's EULA Fails -- Rottner v. AVG

Warranty Disclaimer in PC TuneUp's EULA Fails -- Rottner v. AVG

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani with comments by Eric] Rottner v. AVG Technologies, 12-10920-RGS (D. Mass May 3, 2013) [pdf] Rottner...

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Health Law Prof Blog

By University of Cincinnati Law Professor S. Elizabeth Malloy.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/healthlawprof_blog/

Jun 14
Beyond Medicaid--How the Affordable Care Act Will Change Mental Health Treatment--and some helpful Apps for further research

Beyond Medicaid--How the Affordable Care Act Will Change Mental Health Treatment--and some helpful Apps for further research

This is a helpful article from a mental health perspective about how the Affordable Care Act will change mental health treatment. Given the volume of material health lawyers need to review about not just law directly but also health…
Jun 13
Tax credit litigation on the move

Tax credit litigation on the move

For those of you who thought we could forget about ongoing ACA litigation, here's a little update: the issue of premium assistance through tax credits for insurance purchased in federal exchanges is alive and well. The plaintiffs in the…
Jun 13
Breaking News - Supreme Court Rules Human Genes May Not Be Patented

Breaking News - Supreme Court Rules Human Genes May Not Be Patented

According to a news release by the NYT: Human genes may not be patented, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The case concerned patents held by Myriad Genetics, a Utah company, on genes that correlate with increased risk of hereditary...

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Chinese Law Prof Blog

By George Washington University Law Professor Donald C. Clarke.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/

Jun 18
The Chen Guangheng/NYU affair

The Chen Guangheng/NYU affair

The circumstances of Chen Guangcheng's leaving New York University have been in the news lately and the subject of dispute. Essentially, Chen says he is being pushed out due to pressure on NYU from the Chinese government. (Here's his…
Jun 1
Funding available for China-EU research project

Funding available for China-EU research project

I have received the following announcement: New Research Applications Due Before July 1st, 2013 The China EU School of Law (CESL) is happy to announce that a new round of research applications has been opened. Scholars, researchers and…
May 22
Judge Dee: coming to a PC near you

Judge Dee: coming to a PC near you

Most people who study Chinese law learn ...

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The Yin Blog

Covers law, politics, pop culture, sports, and a touch of Iowa. By University of Iowa professor Tung Yin.

http://yin.typepad.com/the_yin_blog/

Jun 10
Star Trek Into Darkness . . . .

Star Trek Into Darkness . . . .

So, I got to see "Star Trek Into Darkness" over the weekend. Alas, not the IMAX 3D version, because my little boys didn't fall asleep in time for me to make that showing. Oh well, it was still visually spectacular...
Jun 3
Writers' Guild list of 101 best written TV serie

Writers' Guild list of 101 best written TV serie

Here's the list. The top 10 (#1 to #10) are "The Sopranos," "Seinfeld," "The Twilight Zone," "All in the Family," "M*A*S*H," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Mad Men," "Cheers," "The Wire," and "The West Wing." Obviously, my list would look...
May 29
The best response to that annoying "You speak English so well . . . where are you from?" line of question

The best response to that annoying "You speak English so well . . . where are you from?" line of question

Strangely enough, I got asked the "you speak English so well. . . where are you from?" line of questions far more often in California than in Iowa or here in Oregon. But anyway, this is pretty hilarious:

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Dorf on Law

By Cornell Law School Professor Michael Dorf and his friends.

http://www.dorfonlaw.org/

Jun 18
Law, Politics, Right Answers, and Basketball

Law, Politics, Right Answers, and Basketball

By Mike Dorf Yesterday's ruling in Alleyne v. United States produced an interesting division on the Court. The majority opinion by Justice Thomas was joined by the Court's liberal wing, whereas the four other conservatives…
Jun 16
"All Deliberate Speed" for Same-Sex Marriage?

"All Deliberate Speed" for Same-Sex Marriage?

By Mike Dorf Although it's always tricky to predict outcomes of SCOTUS cases, the betting among the cognoscenti is that the Court will invalidate DOMA in the Windsor case and either uphold Prop 8 in the Perry case or find some way to duck…
Jun 14
The Burden of Proof and Tax Law: Deja Vu Silline

The Burden of Proof and Tax Law: Deja Vu Silline

-- Posted by Neil H. Buchanan In my Dorf on Law post yesterday, I described the simply embarrassing "fact check" provided by PolitiFact regarding the following statement from a Republican Congressman: "The IRS doesn't have to prove something…

Rank this Week: 343

Poverty Law Prof Blog

Covers global poverty, welfare and current affairs. By Professors Ezra Rosser and Lowell Kent Hull.

http://maximinlaw.wordpress.com

Jun 18
Not poverty law — but people are interested in Turkey now … So here is a link to some of my photos …

Not poverty law — but people are interested in Turkey now … So here is a link to some of my photos …

I am teaching at my school’s summer program in Istanbul and visited Taksim Square today . . . it was very calm and though there are minor protests throughout the city, the police presence at Gezi Park is very impressive. ……
Jun 18
New Article: “Womenomics for Nursing Growth: Making the Case for Work Time Flexibility and Mother-Friendlier Workplaces”

New Article: “Womenomics for Nursing Growth: Making the Case for Work Time Flexibility and Mother-Friendlier Workplaces”

New Article: Gabriela Steier, Womenomics for Nursing Growth: Making the Case for Work Time Flexibility and Mother-Friendlier Workplaces, 21 Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy 111 (2013). Abstract below: Gender…
Jun 18
New Article: “Representing the Poor: Legal Advocacy and Welfare Reform During Reagan’s Gubernatorial Years”

New Article: “Representing the Poor: Legal Advocacy and Welfare Reform During Reagan’s Gubernatorial Years”

New Article: Mark N. Aaronson, Representing the Poor: Legal Advocacy and Welfare Reform During Reagan’s Gubernatorial Years, 64 Hastings Law Journal 933 (2013). Abstract below: The empirical focus of this book-length…

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JURIST - Forum

Op-eds on legal news by law professors and JURIST special guests.

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/index.php

Apr 27
Arizona Legalizes Racial Profiling

Arizona Legalizes Racial Profiling

JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says that Arizona's new immigration legislation - requiring law enforcement officers to stop everyone whom they have “reasonable suspicion” to believe is an…
Apr 22
The Iraqi High Court's Understated Rise to Legitimacy

The Iraqi High Court's Understated Rise to Legitimacy

JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that a look at recent decisions by Iraq's Federal Supreme Court illustrates the court's growing authority as an independent and legitimate voice…
Apr 21
Is Health Care Reform Constitutional?

Is Health Care Reform Constitutional?

JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Sanford of the University of Washington School of Law says that although challenges to the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are valuable for inspiring dialogue within and…

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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 CatÃ¡ Backer.

http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
On the Relationship Between the Chinese Communist Party and Non-State Enterprises--Translation of CCP Central Committee Policy “Opinions on Improving and Strengthening Party Organization’s Construction in Non-SOEs (Temporary)”

On the Relationship Between the Chinese Communist Party and Non-State Enterprises--Translation of CCP Central Committee Policy “Opinions on Improving and Strengthening Party Organization’s Construction in Non-SOEs (Temporary)”

The relationship between Communist Party and State has been the object of substantial work among Chinese and foreign academics. But perhaps more interesting is the emerging relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and private…
Jun 1
New Paper Posted: "State and Party in the Scientific Development of a Legitimate Rule of Law Constitutional System in China: The Example of Laojiao and Shuanggui"

New Paper Posted: "State and Party in the Scientific Development of a Legitimate Rule of Law Constitutional System in China: The Example of Laojiao and Shuanggui"

The City University of Hong Kong's Centre for Comparative and Chinese Law is hosting an International Conference on “The Rule of Law With Chinese Characteristics in Transition” to be held 5-7 June 2013 at the Connie…
May 31
Presentation at 2013 Annual Meeting Law and Society: Whose Crisis? Secular Liberalism, the Theocratic State and the Political Consequences of Privileging Religion for Multi-Religious State

Presentation at 2013 Annual Meeting Law and Society: Whose Crisis? Secular Liberalism, the Theocratic State and the Political Consequences of Privileging Religion for Multi-Religious State

The Law and Society Association held its 2013 Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts this year. I presented a paper, entitled, Whose Crisis? Secular Liberalism, the Theocratic State and the Political Consequences of Privileging…

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Truth on the Market

Academic commentary on law, business and economics. Thom Lambert, Geoffrey Manne, Keith Sharfman, William K. Sjostrom, Jr., and Joshua D. Wright.

http://www.truthonthemarket.com

Jun 14
Final Reply to Steve Salop

Final Reply to Steve Salop

Dan’s final post responding to Steve’s latest post. Other posts in the series: Dan, Steve, Dan, Steve, Dan, and Thom. It seems that it’s time to wind down and that a further…
Jun 14
Dan, Come Over to the Rule of Reason

Dan, Come Over to the Rule of Reason

Steve’s next, perhaps final, installment, responding to Dan’s latest post on the appropriate liability rule for loyalty discounts. Other posts in the series: Steve, Dan, Steve, Dan, and Thom. My…
Jun 13
A Further Reply to Steve Salop

A Further Reply to Steve Salop

Dan’s next installment, responding to Steve’s latest post responding to Dan’s latest post on the appropriate liability rule for loyalty discounts. Other posts in the…

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Leiter Reports: A Group Blog

Covers academic freedom, authoritarianism and fascism, intelligent design and more. By University of Texas Professor Brian R. Leiter and others.

http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/

Jun 18
The BBC on high school philosophy in France

The BBC on high school philosophy in France

Here.
Jun 18
On David Publishing, Once Again--and the Philosopher's Index

On David Publishing, Once Again--and the Philosopher's Index

A propos our earlier item, philosopher Christopher Pynes (Western Illinois) writes: I want to bring to your attention, and the broader philosophical community, a scam journal Philosophy Study and predatory publisher David Publishing:…
Jun 18
Women in philosophy: when do they get 'driven' out?

Women in philosophy: when do they get 'driven' out?

An NPR piece reporting on research by two MA students at Georgia State University working with Eddy Nahmias. (Thanks to the many readers who sent this along.)

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Jack Bog's Blog

Law and other thoughts by Lewis & Clark Law School Professor Jack Bogdanski.

http://bojack.org/

Apr 5
Have a great weekend

Have a great weekend
Apr 5
Pay a compliment, then apologize

Pay a compliment, then apologize

This country is cutting out its own soul in the name of correctness.
Apr 5
Drive in from the Couv, *and* deal with MAX?

Drive in from the Couv, *and* deal with MAX?

We're intrigued by the reference, in this article about the CRoCk, to "Portland’s whizzy light-rail system, which many Vancouverites drive across the river to use." How many do you think is "many"?

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Michael Geist's Blog

Covers technology and DRM. By Michael Geist.

http://www.michaelgeist.ca

Jun 18
Debating Surveillance and the Law in Canada

Debating Surveillance and the Law in Canada

The recent stories about surveillance in the United States and Canada have generated increased debate in the media over the issue and I've been privileged to participate in several discussions. Last week, I sat down with Nick Taylor-Vaisey…
Jun 17
The Trade Agreement That Cried Wolf: The Canada - EU Trade Agreement Timeline

The Trade Agreement That Cried Wolf: The Canada - EU Trade Agreement Timeline

The Canada - EU Trade Agreement was in the news last week with multiple reports on the likelihood of talks concluding within the next few days. Some reports said a deal was possible, British Prime Minister David Cameron said a deal is…
Jun 13
Canada Moves Forward With WIPO Internet Treaty Ratification But It Likely Won't Be Final Until 2014

Canada Moves Forward With WIPO Internet Treaty Ratification But It Likely Won't Be Final Until 2014

Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore tabled the WIPO Internet Treaties (the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty) earlier this week in the House of Commons, starting the process of Canadian…

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CYB3RCRIM3

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

http://cyb3rcrim3.blogspot.com/

Jun 17
The Subpoenas, the Motion to Quash and the Source Code

The Subpoenas, the Motion to Quash and the Source Code

--> Angel Ocasio is apparently a defendant in a federal criminal prosecution pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas: U.S. v. Ocasio, 2013 WL 2458617 (2013). This opinion concerns two subpoenas he had…
Jun 14
The Inventory Search, the Cell Phones and the Faraday Bag

The Inventory Search, the Cell Phones and the Faraday Bag

After the federal district court judge who had his case denied his motion to suppress, Mario Darnell Smith “entered a conditional guilty plea to one count of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S. Code §1344, three counts of…
Jun 12
Possession, “Matter” Harmful to Minors and the Webcam

Possession, “Matter” Harmful to Minors and the Webcam

After a jury convicted him of “three counts of attempting to disseminate matter harmful to minors and possession of matter harmful to minors with the intent to disseminate it” in violation of Massachusetts General Laws 272 §…

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Stanford Center for Internet and…

Stanford Center for Internet and Society Blogs

Covers civil rights and technological innovation.

http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog

Jun 14
What Last Week's NSA Leaks Can Teach Us about Technology and Politic

What Last Week's NSA Leaks Can Teach Us about Technology and Politic

Last week was a busy one for the National Security Agency. On Wednesday, the Guardian revealed a top secret court order that compelled Verizon to turn over metadata (which, make no mistake, is very important) about millions of its customers'…
Jun 12
Could Overreaction to Cybersecurity Threats Hurt Transparency at Home?

Could Overreaction to Cybersecurity Threats Hurt Transparency at Home?

Last week, President Obama met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the ongoing problem of Chinese cyber espionage. The Obama administration has recently detailed increased efforts by some companies and their governments (most notably…
Jun 11
Whistleblowing about government surveillance - political offense or serious crime?

Whistleblowing about government surveillance - political offense or serious crime?

It seems like the world has been turned upside down when a US citizen flees to China seeking political asylum. And yet Edward Snowden is apparently hiding out in a secret location in Hong Kong after revealing that he is responsible for…

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White Collar Crime Prof Blog

By Stetson University Law Professor Ellen S. Podgor.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/whitecollarcrime_blog/

Jun 18
Non-arrested Person Asserting Right to Silence Must Assert Constitution

Non-arrested Person Asserting Right to Silence Must Assert Constitution

In Salinas v. Texas, the Supreme Court in a bizarre, unrealistic 5-4 (or more precisely 3/2-4) decision announced yesterday seemed to rule that the pre-arrest silence of a person not in custody may be introduced at trial against that…
Jun 17
A Great Moment In The History Of The FBI

A Great Moment In The History Of The FBI

This makes me so damn proud to be an American. What a righteous Department of Justice we have! Always going after the malefactors of great wealth. And God Bless the Fan Belt Inspectors too. No crime is too small for...
Jun 13
Circuit Report

Circuit Report

Today in U.S. v. Cherry, the Fourth Circuit held that it was plain error for a trial court to tell the jury about the defendant's inadmissible criminal history prior to polling the jurors. Alas, the error was harmless, given the...

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Environmental Law Prof Blog

The Environmental Law Prof Blog is currently seeking an editor.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/environmental_law/

Jun 12
RGGI Reform reflected in June Auction Price

RGGI Reform reflected in June Auction Price

As I discussed here a couple years ago, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was significantly overallocated. In its first three year compliance period (2009-11), the power plants regulated by the program emitted 377 million tons, a…
Jun 11
Which Poisoned Places are Near You?

Which Poisoned Places are Near You?

Elizabeth Lucas, Center for Public Integrity, and Robert Benincasa, NPR, have analyzed Environmental Protection Agency databases to come up with this highly informative, interactive map of sites that release hazardous pollutants into the air.…
Jun 10
N.Y. Times Article re California Beach Fire Ring

N.Y. Times Article re California Beach Fire Ring

Recently the New York Times, echoing some earlier local media coverage, ran an article about an ongoing regulatory initiative from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to close open fire pits on public beaches in Southern…

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Sports Law Blog

A blog about the legal business of sports written by law professors: Rick Karcher, the Director of the Center for Law & Sports at the Florida Coastal School of Law; Michael McCann of Vermont Law School; Geoffrey Rapp of the University of Toledo College of Law; Howard Wasserman of Florida International University's College of Law, and Greg Skidmore of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP

http://sports-law.blogspot.com/

Nov 29
Ryan Rodenberg on Putter Ban

Ryan Rodenberg on Putter Ban

Sports Law Blog writer Ryan Rodenberg speaks to USA Today:"My sense is that players and manufacturers would have a lot of difficulty, as courts generally defer to unilaterally-imposed sports league rules," according to Ryan Rodenberg,…
Nov 29
Marvin Miller - The Most Significant Figure in Baseball in the Past 50 Years?

Marvin Miller - The Most Significant Figure in Baseball in the Past 50 Years?

Professor Ed Edm
Nov 28
Legal implications of the proposed ban on belly putter

Legal implications of the proposed ban on belly putter

I speak with David Dusek of Golf Magazine|Golf.com about the p

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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

Jun 15
Digital Publishing and Copyright Infringement

Digital Publishing and Copyright Infringement

I don’t have any deep and meaningful thoughts on this myself, but I’ve been wondering for a while why we don’t hear more about copyright infringement and DMCA infringement in the digital publishing industry. The music,…
Jun 6
What’s a “Document”?

What’s a “Document”?

I’m under an edit deadline right now, but Orin Kerr’s post over at Volokh Conspiracy on the Verizon FISA order contains this fascinating bit: If the order is what it appears to be, then the order points to a problem ……
Jun 3
Some Takeaways from “When Patents Attack! – Part 2″

Some Takeaways from “When Patents Attack! – Part 2″

I listened to This American Life’s new show on patents today; it’s a followup to the original, widely heralded show from two years ago. I think it was well reported, and worth a listen. Despite concerns about NPEs being worse…

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ADR Prof Blog

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

http://www.indisputably.org

Jun 16
Plea Bargaining Harmless Error

Plea Bargaining Harmless Error

Late last week the Supreme Court unanimously decided U.S. v. Davila, the full decision is here. This is not a ground-breaking case, and the holding is not a surprise. Yet it is the bigger question about how our criminal justice system…
Jun 13
Stipanowich on Delaware Chancery Arbitration

Stipanowich on Delaware Chancery Arbitration

In May, the Third Circuit heard oral arguments in Delaware Coalition for Open Government v. Stine, the case challenging the constitutionality of Delaware’s chancery arbitration scheme (see my previous commentary on the program here,…
Jun 11
AALS ADR Section Call for Paper

AALS ADR Section Call for Paper

CALL FOR PAPERS ADR and the Regulatory State Sponsored by the AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution 2014 AALS Annual Meeting • January 2-5, 2014 • New York City Private dispute resolution and agency decision-making are now…

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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/

Jun 15
An Update on the Home Mortgage Bridge Loan Assistance Act

An Update on the Home Mortgage Bridge Loan Assistance Act

Hi Friends, Early last year, I noted with pleasure some progress underway in connection with a truly 'win-win' mortgage bridge loan statute I'd drafted with a friend and colleague at FRBNY. Today I am pleased to be able to report that the…
Jun 14
Open U.S. Intervention in Syrian War

Open U.S. Intervention in Syrian War

Most of us are waking up to the following news about the Syrian war: WASHINGTON — “The White House declared Thursday that Syria had crossed a ‘red line’ by using chemical weapons in that country’s civil war, and…
Jun 10
An Anchor, Not a Bubble: Student Loans and the New American Serfdom

An Anchor, Not a Bubble: Student Loans and the New American Serfdom

The economic world, some would have it, has been awash in a sea of frothy bubbles for a couple of decades now. And there is some truth to this claim. The NASDAQ stock surge of the late 1990s was a bubble. The underlying valuations never…

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Juries

Examines interesting and new developments regarding grand juries and trial juries. By Thaddeus Hoffmeister.

http://juries.blogspot.com/

Jun 17
Judge's Comments Prior to Polling the Jury Not Enough to Oveturn the Verdict (U.S. v. Cherry)

Judge's Comments Prior to Polling the Jury Not Enough to Oveturn the Verdict (U.S. v. Cherry)

In U.S. v. Cherry the defendant was convicted by a jury of possession with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction in violation. When the…
Jun 13
Zimmerman Jurors to be Sequestered

Zimmerman Jurors to be Sequestered

The judge in the Zimmerman murder trial has shifted course and has now decided to sequester the jurors. The Florida judge presiding over George Zimmerman's murder trial reversed herself today and announced that the jurors will be…
Jun 10
Zimmerman Jury New

Zimmerman Jury New

CBS News: Jury selection begins in Trayvon Martin caseABC News: George Zimmerman Jury Selection: Jurors' Race May Be FocusNPR: Trayvon Martin Killing: 2 Sides Want Very Different Jurors Orlando Sentinel: Potential jurors line up at…

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Elder Law Prof Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/elder_law/

Dec 5
University of Illinois seeks clinical prof for new Elder Financial Justice Clinic

University of Illinois seeks clinical prof for new Elder Financial Justice Clinic

Clinical Professor – Elder Financial Justice Clinic College of Law University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois College of Law – a national leader in the field of elder law and policy – invites applications for…
Sep 24
Check out the Supremes' pending cases of significance to older American

Check out the Supremes' pending cases of significance to older American

AARP Foundation Litigation has released its annual U.S. Supreme Court Preview summarizing and analyzing cases important to people 50+ that have been granted or are pending certiorari in the 2012-13 term. The Preview is available on AFL’s…
Sep 17
Central States Law Schools Association 2012 Scholarship Conference will be held October 19 and 20, 2012, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Central States Law Schools Association 2012 Scholarship Conference will be held October 19 and 20, 2012, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Annual Scholarship Conference October 19-20 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law The C. We invite law faculty from across the country to submit proposals to present papers or works in progress. The purpose of CSLSA is to foster scholarly…

Rank this Week: 530

Workplace Dignity: Where Dignity…

Workplace Dignity: Where Dignity and Respect in the Workplace Reigns Supreme

Covers employment law, human resources best practices, and how to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms to help ensure a happy and productive workforce. By Kendall Isaac.

http://www.workplacedignity.com/employment-law-and-dispute-resolution-blog.html

Jun 16
Using ADR to Remedy Workplace Bullying (and Other Employee Conflict)

Using ADR to Remedy Workplace Bullying (and Other Employee Conflict)

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Jun 14
Workplace Bullying, Courtroom Style

Workplace Bullying, Courtroom Style

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Jun 10
Reverse Discrimination is Still Discrimination

Reverse Discrimination is Still Discrimination

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Rank this Week: 569

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/

Jun 6
Blog Law Blog Has Never Cooperated with NSA’s Special Source Operation

Blog Law Blog Has Never Cooperated with NSA’s Special Source Operation

Tweet Well, it’s been a busy day for cybernews. The Washington Post has broken a huge story that the U.S. government, specifically the NSA and the FBI, are accessing e-mails, photos, videos, and other personal data via its…
Jun 4
UK Court Rules 7-Word Tweet Libeled Lord

UK Court Rules 7-Word Tweet Libeled Lord

TweetLord Robert Alistair McAlpine was libeled by a tweet from Sally Bercow, the wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons, according to a May 24, 2013 decision of UK’s High Court of Justice. With a question of damages still pending,…
May 21
Moore Tornado

Moore Tornado

TweetThe terrible tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma was just a few miles north of where I live in Norman. It was visible from the hill where I live – although only indirectly. The funnel could not be seen through the rain, but the power…

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Verdict

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

http://verdict.justia.com/

Jun 18
The Supreme Court Rejects Arizona’s Requirement That Voters Prove Their Citizenship—For Now

The Supreme Court Rejects Arizona’s Requirement That Voters Prove Their Citizenship—For Now

Justia columnist and Cornell law professor Michael Dorf comments on Monday’s Supreme Court ruling, Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. There, as Dorf explains, a mostly united Supreme Court rejected Arizona’s efforts to…
Jun 17
No Unpaid Interns Need Apply: Why a Federal Court Got It Right in Finding Unpaid Interns to Really Be Employee

No Unpaid Interns Need Apply: Why a Federal Court Got It Right in Finding Unpaid Interns to Really Be Employee

Justia columnist and U. Washington law professor Anita Ramasastry comments on a recent ruling from a New York-based federal district judge regarding the legal status of unpaid internships. In the wake of the ruling, which held in favor of a…
Jun 16
Doctors and Lawyers and Such: A Pediatric Lung Transplant Case Illustrates the Complex Relationship Between the Government and Medical Provider

Doctors and Lawyers and Such: A Pediatric Lung Transplant Case Illustrates the Complex Relationship Between the Government and Medical Provider

Justia columnist and attorney David Kemp comments on a recent case in which a child received a much-needed pediatric lung transplant as the result of a federal lawsuit that triggered a policy change. He discusses the policy and the arguments…

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Faculty Blog

The Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog

http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/

Jun 18
Milwaukee: The $5,000 house and other thought

Milwaukee: The $5,000 house and other thought

I was having lunch the other day with someone who works in city government, and we were talking about the serious foreclosure problem in Milwaukee. He was lamenting the fact that in some of the poorest sections of the city, the housing market…
Jun 18
The Value of Trial Experience to a Young Lawyer

The Value of Trial Experience to a Young Lawyer

As a new lawyer, I struggled to come up with blog topics. Being only two years out of law school, I don’t pretend to have near the amount of knowledge or experience as the frequent contributors and readers of this blog. I contemplated a…
Jun 18
So Long, Harris — Breyer’s on Board

So Long, Harris — Breyer’s on Board

Yesterday, in a long-anticipated move, the Supreme Court finally overturned its 2002 decision in Harris v. United States. The new decision in Alleyne v. United States extended jury-trial rights to mandatory minimum sentences. Justice…

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Best Practice for Legal Education

A blawg by Albany Law School Professor Mary Lynch designed to be a useful web-based source of information on current reforms in legal education, and to create a place where people interested in the future of legal education can freely exchange ideas, concerns, and opinions.

http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/

Jun 17
New CELT Assistant

New CELT Assistant

To our valued bloggers and readers, I would quite like to introduce myself. I am Aaron Bates, a rising 2L at Albany Law. Now that Stephanie Giancristofaro-Partyka has graduated and is currently studying for the bar exam (for…
Jun 10
California Bar – bold proposal to require skills training

California Bar – bold proposal to require skills training

I just learned this from Kate Kruse, President of the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA). Tomorrow, June 11, 2013, the California Task Force on Admissions Regulation Reform will be meeting in San Francisco to consider its Final…
Jun 10
CALI conference June 13-15 in Chicago

CALI conference June 13-15 in Chicago

If you’ll be in the Chicago area this week, consider attending the CALI conference. Info is available here. This year’s conference is about Driving Innovation and will feature talks by Bill Henderson, Barbara…

Rank this Week: 597

Civil Procedure & Federal…

Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/civpro/

Jun 15
Constitutional Litigation Structured as a Skills-and-Doctrine Course

Constitutional Litigation Structured as a Skills-and-Doctrine Course

Clinical Professor Sarah Ricks of Rutgers-Camden has published Current Issues in Constitutional Litigation. The book is part of the Context and Practice Casebook series and she uses it to teach a popular course of the same title. You can…
Jun 14
On Stage at the Ciara Concert: She Got Served?

On Stage at the Ciara Concert: She Got Served?

From NBC: Singer Ciara gets served legal papers in middle of concert (with video). --A (Hat Tip: Jack Preis)
Jun 12
Erie and Magic Word

Erie and Magic Word

Now available on the Florida Law Review Forum is my short piece, Magic Words and the Erie Doctrine. It’s a response to a recent article by Sergio Campos, Erie as a Choice of Enforcement Defaults. It’s a quick read at...

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