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The Yin Blog

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/
  • May 15

    Say, is "Survivor" winner a JD advantaged job?

    Say, is "Survivor" winner a JD advantaged job?
    As far as I know, Harvard Law School's employment numbers are strong enough that there's no need for it to play games. That said, you have to wonder how tempted HLS is to take advantage of the most famous member...
  • May 13

    My recap of the Run for Boston 5K on Saturday

    My recap of the Run for Boston 5K on Saturday
    RunOregon has my recap of the Run for Boston 5K race from this past weekend, which resulted in a Pr for me -- but a kind of frustrating one, since it was 21:00 flat. Just one lousy second faster and...
  • May 7

    What if . . . Congressional leaders and the President could only use lines from "A Game of Thrones"?

    What if . . . Congressional leaders and the President could only use lines from "A Game of Thrones"?
    The other night, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (yes, if I watch a late-night talk show, it's Leno's) had a pretty hilarious skit with Trevor Moore and Mikey Day. Basically, the two guys sit around in some L.A. location...
Rank this Week: 362

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: 603

New York Court Watcher

New York Court Watcher

Covers the United States Supreme Court, the New York Court of Appeals and other federal and state appeals courts. By Professor Vincent Martin Bonventre.

http://www.newyorkcourtwatcher.com/
  • May 14

    Protecting Religious Liberty, Part 2 [presentation]

    Protecting Religious Liberty, Part 2 [presentation]
    This is my attempt at free exercise of religion in a visual nutshell. It's from a presentation I delivered at a recent panel on Protecting Religious Liberty. The event was co-sponsored by several student organizations at Albany Law…
  • May 11

    Protecting Religious Liberty, Part 1 [commentary, interview, and presentation]

    Protecting Religious Liberty, Part 1 [commentary, interview, and presentation]
    [The videocast of a recent interview I did on the topic is linked at the end of the commentary that follows. The power point presentation will be included in Part 2.] The 1st Amendment allows "no law...prohibiting the free…
  • May 11

    Religious Liberty--commentary + [updated 5/12/13]

    Religious Liberty--commentary + [updated 5/12/13]
    Protecting Religious Liberty, Part 1 [commentary, interview, and presentation], May 12, 2013. Catholics, Contraceptives, and 2nd Class Religious Liberty, March 15, 2012. Catholics, Contraceptives, and the (current Supreme Court's)…
Rank this Week: 1748

MediaBerkman

MediaBerkman

Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet & Society Podcast.

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediaberkman
Rank this Week: 944

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
Rank this Week: 1620

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: 698

Unincorporated Business Entities…

Unincorporated Business Entities Law

Edited by Professors Gary S. Rosin, Bradley T. Borden, Thomas E. Geu, Elizabeth Miller, Douglas K. Moll and Donald Scotten.

http://uberlaw.net
  • May 10

    Delaware, Charging Orders and SMLLC

    Delaware, Charging Orders and SMLLC
    House Bill No. 126, introduced in the Delaware legislature on May 9, 2013, would make two amendments to the Delaware LLC Act that would affect the rights of creditors. First, Section 6 of the Bill would Section 18-703(d) of the Delaware LLC…
  • May 10

    Delaware Default Fiduciary Fix

    Delaware Default Fiduciary Fix
    In its per curiam opinion in Gatz Properties, LLC v. Auriga Capital Corporation, 59 A.3d 1223 (Del. 2012)(en banc) (slip opinion), the Delaware Supreme Court called on the Delaware legislature to settle the questions of whether,…
  • Mar 12

    Manesh on Dictum & Default Dutie

    Manesh on Dictum & Default Dutie
      Mohsen Manesh (Oreg.) has a working paper with the alliterative title Damning Dictum: The Default Duty Debate in Delaware” (February 21, 2013)(SSRN). The paper reacts to the Delaware Supreme Court’s opinion in…
Rank this Week: 2008

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: 1405

John Palfrey's Blog

John Palfrey's Blog

Covers intellectual property, politics and teaching. By Harvard Law Professor and Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society John Palfrey.

http://jpalfrey.andover.edu
  • May 9

    Khan Academy meets Phillips Academy

    Khan Academy meets Phillips Academy
    Sal Khan and his traveling team of six teachers and developers from Khan Academy are on campus at Phillips Academy this morning.  We are delighted to welcome them to a special faculty meeting this morning.  We are also pleased to…
  • Apr 18

    The Launch of the Digital Public Library of America

    The Launch of the Digital Public Library of America
    My favorite tweet in a long time, courtesy of @electriclit: It’s going to be a good day. The Digital Public Library of America opens at noon: j.mp/15hTf0w // @dpla Today is launch day for the DPLA.  Hooray!  So many people…
  • Mar 26

    “Super late to the party: Dan Cohen & the DPLA”

    “Super late to the party: Dan Cohen & the DPLA”
    Super late to the party: Dan Cohen & the DPLA. An enthusiastic take by Sarah Barbrow on Dan Cohen’s appointment as the founding executive director of the Digital Public Library of America, which I share.
Rank this Week: 3233

Truth on the Market

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
  • May 7

    Zeke Emanuel on the ACA’s Adverse Selection Problem and Solutions to It

    Zeke Emanuel on the ACA’s Adverse Selection Problem and Solutions to It
    Ezekiel Emanuel, Rahm’s brother and former health care adviser to President Obama, acknowledges in today’s Wall Street Journal that adverse selection may prove to be a “bump in the road” in the implementation of the…
  • Apr 22

    Behavioral Merger Remedies and the Hippocratic Principle

    Behavioral Merger Remedies and the Hippocratic Principle
    Last Thursday, the FTC settled a challenge to a company’s acquisitions of two key rivals. The two acquisitions, each of which failed to meet the threshold for required reporting under Hart Scott Rodino, occurred in 2005 and 2008.…
  • Apr 16

    Commissioner Wright lays down the gauntlet on Section 5

    Commissioner Wright lays down the gauntlet on Section 5
    As Thom noted (here and here), Josh’s speech at the ABA Spring Meeting was fantastic.  In laying out his agenda at the FTC, Josh highlighted two areas on which he intends to focus: Section 5 and public restraints on trade.…
Rank this Week: 253

Paul Maharg

Paul Maharg

Covers legal education, law, literature, and legal critique.

http://paulmaharg.com/
  • May 6

    Teaching Legal Ethics & Developing Professional Judgment

    Teaching Legal Ethics & Developing Professional Judgment
    This is a session at ANU College of Law that I’m attending & liveblogging — see here for full details.  It was organised by Tony Foley & colleagues, and the keynote speaker is Judith Wegner from North Carolina, who in…
  • Apr 5

    Nottingham Law School, Centre for Legal Education

    Nottingham Law School, Centre for Legal Education
    I’ve accepted a position as a part-time professor in Nottingham Law School, starting this month, and concurrent with my position at ANU.  I’ll be working on research and publication projects with staff in the Centre for Legal…
  • Apr 3

    European Journal of Law & Technology: BILETA special edition

    European Journal of Law & Technology: BILETA special edition
    The latest issue of EJLT is out, and it’s a special edition, edited by Sefton Bloxham and me, consisting of papers from the 2012 BILETA (British & Irish Law Education Technology Association) legal education stream.  The…
Rank this Week: 3330

Buffalo Wings & Toasted…

Buffalo Wings & Toasted Ravioli

Law, social media, and social networking technologies, with excursions into politics, travel, food and drink. By Professor James G. Milles.

http://jimmilles.com
  • Apr 28

    SUNY Buffalo Law Offering 2-Year J.D. for Foreign Lawyer

    SUNY Buffalo Law Offering 2-Year J.D. for Foreign Lawyer
    From the New York Law Journal: Lawyers who hold law degrees from institutions outside the United States will be able to earn a J.D. in two years through an accelerated degree program at University at Buffalo Law School set to ……
  • Apr 18

    On law schools and institutional crisi

    On law schools and institutional crisi
    Bill Henderson has previously said that he expects big layoffs at law schools this fall – presumably thinking that there will be a huge overall revenue shortfall, but that schools won’t know, until opening day, just how bad their…
  • Feb 26

    Logic

    Logic
    What Dan Filler at The Faculty Lounge wrote: The newest voume summary from LSAC is out and it indicates that, as of February 15, 2013, applications have increased to the point that law schools are now down a mere 18.9% … Continue…
Rank this Week: 2636

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: 458

GreenLaw

GreenLaw

provide information, context, and commentary on current events and developments in the field of environmental law. By Pace University School of Law's environmental law program.

http://greenlaw.blogs.law.pace.edu/
  • Apr 26

    The Simple (And Frightening) Climate Math That Not Even Bill McKibben Seems Willing To Do

    The Simple (And Frightening) Climate Math That Not Even Bill McKibben Seems Willing To Do
    I watched Bill McKibben’s movie about his “Do the Math” Tour last night, and got to watch some of my good friends and personal environmental heroes getting arrested for civil disobedience protests against the Project XL…
  • Apr 18

    From One to Many American Dream

    From One to Many American Dream
    In 1992, families with children predominated, creating a market for single-family, single-lot homes in suburban greenfields—the American Dream; 2013 sees a different market emerging of younger and smaller households, most of whom seek…
  • Apr 13

    The Animal Law Circu

    The Animal Law Circu
    David Cassuto (x-post from Animal Blawg) There’s a story about a Canadian farmer who won a $100 million tax-free, lump sum payment in the Canadian lottery.  When asked what he would do with the money, he replied “I guess…
Rank this Week: 2604

Nuts & Boalts

Nuts & Boalts

Stories from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)

http://boaltalk.blogspot.com/
  • Apr 25

    Open Thread for ATL's Recent Post: "How Much Does Your Law Prof. Make? Berkeley Edition."

    Open Thread for ATL's Recent Post: "How Much Does Your Law Prof. Make? Berkeley Edition."
    There have been some rumblings. Some commentary. Some hashing out over social media. Here is an open thread.If you haven't seen it, the article is here and links to a corresponding more detailed list here.
  • Apr 15

    "Darn. There goes my judo match with Putin."

    "Darn. There goes my judo match with Putin."
    Say what you want about ThatWhichShallNotBeSpoken, this is hands-down the best response to a diplomatic sanction.John Yoo Barred from Russia, Could Give A Flying ... PigAnyone to provide an illustrated version of what a judo match b/w Yoo and…
  • Apr 9

    BHSA Election

    BHSA Election
    BHSA Elections are Weds/Thurs from 10–2 in the Donor Lobby.Don't forget to vote!  (Really? A cynic might ask. Vote? Why?)Read on...BackgroundFebruary 25th: BHSA solicits candidates to run via school-wide email. Key dates are listed…
Rank this Week: 4244

Jurisdynamics

Jurisdynamics

Describes the interplay between legal responses to exogenous change and the law's own endogenous capacity for adaptation. By Louis D. Brandeis Dean Jim Chen.

http://jurisdynamics.blogspot.com/
  • Apr 20

    Portfolio Theory as a Pattern of Timeless Moment

    Portfolio Theory as a Pattern of Timeless Moment
    Jim Chen, Portfolio Theory as a Pattern of Timeless Moments, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2254244: Quantitative finance traces its roots to modern portfolio theory. Despite the deficiencies of modern portfolio theory, mean-variance…
  • Apr 17

    Measuring Market Risk Under Basel II, 2.5, and III: VAR, Stressed VAR, and Expected Shortfall

    Measuring Market Risk Under Basel II, 2.5, and III: VAR, Stressed VAR, and Expected Shortfall
    Jim Chen, Measuring Market Risk Under Basel II, 2.5, and III: VaR, Stressed VaR, and Expected Shortfall, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2252463: Each of the most recent accords of the Basel Committee on Banking Regulation, known as…
  • Jan 7

    CPRBlog: The Long Goodbye: On Seeing the Sundarban Island

    CPRBlog: The Long Goodbye: On Seeing the Sundarban Island
    CPRBlog: The Long Goodbye: On Seeing the Sundarban IslandsThe Ganges River begins at the foot of the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas and culminates at the Sundarbans Delta, a massive sprawl of swamps, lakes, and scores of islands. (Find an…
Rank this Week: 1811

esb20815

esb20815

Covers a range of topics including the current financial crisis, corporate governance, economic crime, and the Middle East.

http://esb20815.wordpress.com
  • Apr 19

    The Terrorist Attack in Boston and the Chechen Question

    The Terrorist Attack in Boston and the Chechen Question
    Let’s not rush to judgment as to motivation of the terrorist attack in Boston. There are Chechens that are pro-Moscow; Chechens who favor independence; Chechens who favor autonomy within the Russian Federations; and Chechen religious…
  • Apr 15

    The Need for Greater Consumer Awareness & Activism: How to Level the Playing Field

    The Need for Greater Consumer Awareness & Activism: How to Level the Playing Field
    People should always be very careful in checking their credit card and bank statements as well as invoices of all types. It is amazing how frequently unexplained and unjustified fees appear on the aforementioned documents. It is often the…
  • Apr 5

    Some Practical Ideas for Fighting Corruption

    Some Practical Ideas for Fighting Corruption
    To make progress in combating corruption we must address immediately: (i) the revolving door issue; (ii) our national allergy to higher taxes to fund the recruitment and retention of competent and dedicated people able to bring successfully…
Rank this Week: 3556

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...
Rank this Week: 2051

The Antitrust Hotch Potch

The Antitrust Hotch Potch

Offers critical comments on EC competition law and policy. By Professor Damien Geradin and Nicholas Petit.

http://professorgeradin.blogs.com/professor_geradins_weblog/
  • Apr 16

    The General Court partially annulled the Commission's Decision on CISAC

    The General Court partially annulled the Commission's Decision on CISAC
    Last week, the General Court (“GC”) adopted its judgment in the CISAC case whereby it partially annulled the 2008 Commission’s decision. CISAC is an international organisation which represents collecting societies.…
  • Apr 10

    Bank Mergers in Economies Facing Sovereign Debt Crises - NBG/ Eurobank

    Bank Mergers in Economies Facing Sovereign Debt Crises - NBG/ Eurobank
    Over the past year, merger activity in the Greek banking sector picked up significantly. The Greek Competition Authority approved concentrations such as Piraeus/ ATE, Alpha/ Emporiki, and Piraeus/ Geniki. Most recently, a merger between the…
  • Apr 3

    Antitrust Compliance Programmes & Optimal Antitrust Enforcement: A Reply to Wouter Wil

    Antitrust Compliance Programmes & Optimal Antitrust Enforcement: A Reply to Wouter Wil
    Here is the abstract of my new paper: In the inaugural issue of the Journal of Antitrust Enforcement, Mr. Wils published an article discussing the relationship between compliance programmes and competition law enforcement in the EU. This…
Rank this Week: 2673

Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Covers campaigns & elections, education, energy & environment, faith & family, foreign affairs, immigration and more. By Chapman University law professor Hugh Hewitt.

http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/
  • Apr 9

    Tests and Tiger Mom

    Tests and Tiger Mom
    New York City's Stuyvesant High School is one of those all too rare public schools for intellectually outstanding students. Such students are often bored to death in schools where the work is geared to the lowest common...
  • Apr 8

    'Proportional' Response

    'Proportional' Response
    Since when has it been considered smart to tell your enemies what your plans are?Yet there on the front page of the April 8th New York Times was a story about how unnamed "American officials" were planning a...
  • Apr 2

    Middle East 'Democracy'

    Middle East 'Democracy'
    The Obama administration treated the creation of "democracy" in the Middle East as a Good Thing. Ironically, those who created the United States of America viewed democracy with fear-- and created a Constitutional...
Rank this Week: 596

Jack Bog's Blog

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"?
Rank this Week: 368

VC Research Network

VC Research Network

Venture Capital blawg by Boalt Hall Law School Law Professors Jesse M. Fried, Ken Taymor, and Robert Bartlett, III

http://vc.berkeleylawblogs.org/
  • Apr 5

    Carrots & Sticks: How VCs Induce Entrepreneurial Teams to Sell Startup

    Carrots & Sticks: How VCs Induce Entrepreneurial Teams to Sell Startup
    [Editor’s Note: This post comes to us from Professors Jesse Fried and Brian Broughman] Venture capitalists (VCs) play a significant role in the financing of high-risk, technology-based business ventures. VC exits usually take one of…
  • Mar 26

    Delaware Law as Lingua Franca: Theory and Evidence

    Delaware Law as Lingua Franca: Theory and Evidence
    [Editor’s Note: This post comes to us from Professors Jesse Fried, Brian Broughman and Darian Ibrahim) Delaware dominates the corporate chartering market in the U.S—it is the only state that attracts a significant number of…
  • Feb 27

    The Dynamics of Venture Capital Contract

    The Dynamics of Venture Capital Contract
    (Editor’s Note: This post comes to us from Professors Carsten Bienz and Julia Hirsch).
Rank this Week: 2420

Banking Law Prof Blog

Banking Law Prof Blog

By Professor Ann Graham.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/banking/
  • Apr 4

    Early Jail Release for Enron's Jeff Skilling?

    Early Jail Release for Enron's Jeff Skilling?
    The Enron collapse in 2001 remains a significant example of greed run amok and corporate governance standards in complete rout. The Enron scandal led directly to passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002. Now the Justice Department…
  • Apr 3

    Pay Corporate Directors Like CEOs - Does "Aligning Incentives" Really Work?

    Pay Corporate Directors Like CEOs - Does "Aligning Incentives" Really Work?
    Is this a new trend -- and is it likely to improve long-term profitability of publicly traded corporations? Or will it create a new compensation "arms race"? Two hedge funds are promising their director nominees compensation tied to…
  • Apr 2

    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Update

    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Update
    The Secondary Mortgage Market giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are back to making big profits. A significant question is whether, when, and how to scale back government involvement in the U.S. housing market through these two Government…
Rank this Week: 1556

Equity is Swell

Equity is Swell

Covers equity and equitable remedies. By Professor Stephen Spitz.

http://equityisswell.wordpress.com/
  • Apr 2

    Order from Judge Kimball

    Order from Judge Kimball
    In the real world some cases have a number of different, separate and distinct claims and issues. Certainly that is true for the Case that the Honorable S. Jackson Kimball, Special Circuit Court Judge, was kind enough to send in to Equity is…
  • Apr 2

    Order from Judge Kimball

    Order from Judge Kimball
    In the real world some cases have a number of different, separate and distinct claims and issues. Certainly that is true for the Case that the Honorable S. Jackson Kimball, Special Circuit Court Judge, was kind enough to send in to Equity is…
  • Mar 4

    Commencement Speech Given by Chief Judge John Few of the South Carolina Court of Appeal

    Commencement Speech Given by Chief Judge John Few of the South Carolina Court of Appeal
    Chief Judge Few, of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, gave this commencement speech to the graduating students of the Charleston School of Law on December 16, 2012. With so much relentless criticism today of the legal profession, it is…
Rank this Week: 4594

Gustavo Pamplona

Gustavo Pamplona

Direito Publico: constitucional, administrativo, ambiental e tributario.

http://gpamplona.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 2581

Hearsay Culture

Hearsay Culture

KZSU-FM (Stanford) Tech/Law Talk Show. Hosted by Dave Levine.

http://www.hearsayculture.com
Rank this Week: 1698

Law School 2.0

Law School 2.0

Covers legal education reform. By David Thomson.

http://www.lawschool2.org/
  • Mar 22

    Presentation at Rocky Mountain LW Conference

    Presentation at Rocky Mountain LW Conference
    This weekend I will be attending and participating in the Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, which will be hosted by our friends at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder. I had the privilege of working on the program...
  • Jan 14

    Visiting Scholar at IAALS

    Visiting Scholar at IAALS
    After 10 years of full-time teaching at the DU Law School, I am on sabbatical leave (my first) until July. I have been preparing for this leave for a year, since I learned that my leave application was accepted last...
  • Oct 17

    Distinguished Teaching Award

    Distinguished Teaching Award
    Today, the University of Denver gave me the University's Distinguished Teaching Award during the annual Convocation ceremony.  
Rank this Week: 4980

Federal Civil Practice Bulletin

Federal Civil Practice Bulletin

Covers federal civil practice and procedure. By Washington & Lee University School of Law, Professor A. Benjamin Spencer.

http://federalcivilpracticebulletin.blogspot.com/
  • Mar 19

    SCOTUS Decides Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowle

    SCOTUS Decides Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowle
    From BNA's Supreme Court Today:Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, No. 11-1450: A would-be class plaintiff's stipulation that he and the class he seeks to represent will not seek damages greater than $5 million total, which is the…
  • Dec 4

    Kaplow on Multistage Litigation

    Kaplow on Multistage Litigation
    Professor Louis Kaplow (Harvard) has posted an article entitled Multistage Litigation on SSRN.  Here is the abstract:Legal proceedings often involve multiple stages: U.S. civil litigation allows motions to dismiss and for summary…
  • Nov 27

    Issacharoff and Miller Post Motion to Dismiss Article on SSRN

    Issacharoff and Miller Post Motion to Dismiss Article on SSRN
    Professors Samuel Issacharoff and Geoffrey Miller (both of NYU) have just posted an article entitled An Information-Forcing Approach to the Motion to Dismiss on SSRN.  Here is the abstract:
Rank this Week: 578

Goldman's Observations

Goldman's Observations

Covers legal education and the legal industry. By Professor Eric Goldman.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/personal/
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Research Freedom

Research Freedom

Covers developments in free legal research. By Professor Jason Potter.

http://researchfreedom.com/
  • Mar 12

    New Tutorial: How to Conduct FREE Legal Research Online

    New Tutorial: How to Conduct FREE Legal Research Online
    This new video tutorial from the ABA is surprisingly comprehensive and focuses primarily on resources in the Law Library of Congress, the “largest law library in the world.” For international legal research, the LLoC is where…
  • Mar 11

    Lexis Now Permits Unlimited Access to Lexis Advance for Summer Research

    Lexis Now Permits Unlimited Access to Lexis Advance for Summer Research
    This is an update to my post last spring warning students about the potential repercussions of using Westlaw and Lexis passwords for summer employment. It appears that Lexis Advance has joined Bloomberg Law in permitting unlimited access to…
  • Dec 5

    Instant Poll: Free Research Tools in Practice

    Instant Poll: Free Research Tools in Practice
    Take Our Poll
Rank this Week: 3682

Agoraphilia

Agoraphilia

Law and economics, and intellectual property by Tom W. Bell and Glen Whitman

http://agoraphilia.blogspot.com/
  • Mar 9

    Marginal Utility Theory of Daylight Saving Time

    Marginal Utility Theory of Daylight Saving Time
    I just posted this on Facebook, and I thought I might as well post it here as well. This is the marginal utility theory of Daylight Saving Time. If you could, you would allocate your daylight according to marginal utility -- starting with…
  • Mar 8

    Economics of the Undead: Call for Abstract

    Economics of the Undead: Call for Abstract
    Anyone wondering what kind of projects have been keeping me from blogging lately? Well, here's one...Call for AbstractsEconomics of the Undead: Blood, Brains & BenjaminsGlen Whitman & James P. Dow, EditorsThe editors seek abstracts…
  • Dec 12

    CFTC Targets Prediction Markets; Hits First Amendment

    CFTC Targets Prediction Markets; Hits First Amendment
    Would you pay good money for accurate predictions about important events, such as election results or military campaigns? Not if the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has its way. It recently took enforcement action against…
Rank this Week: 5100

IntLawGrrls

IntLawGrrls

Features voices on international law, policy and practice.

http://intlawgrrls.blogspot.com/
  • Mar 8

    We've revived!

    We've revived!
    Encouraged by our contributors and readers, we've revived IntLawGrrls on International Women's Day.  You can find us at a new website: www.ilg2.org.  Please visit us there, and don't forget to visit Diane Marie Amann at her new solo…
  • Dec 13

    All good thing

    All good thing
    All good things must come to an end, as they say. And so it is today with IntLawGrrls. After much discussion among ourselves, we editors have decided to close this forum – to take a break from daily blogging, and to pursue new…
  • Dec 12

    Go 'Grrl! Diane Marie Amann is Special Adviser to ICC Prosecutor on Children in Armed Conflict

    Go 'Grrl! Diane Marie Amann is Special Adviser to ICC Prosecutor on Children in Armed Conflict
    Exciting news!International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has appointed our own Diane Marie Amann, IntLawGrrls founder and editor-in-chief, to be her Special Adviser on Children in and affected by Armed Conflict. Bensouda announced…
Rank this Week: 111

Anupam Chander Blog

Anupam Chander Blog

Globalization and digitization through the eyes of UC Davis School of Law Professor Anupam Chander.

http://www.chander.com/
  • Mar 4

    Preorder my new book: The Electronic Silk Road

    Preorder my new book: The Electronic Silk Road
    My new book, The Electronic Silk Road: How the Web Binds the World Together in Commerce, will appear in little more than a month from Yale University Press. Amazon is offering the cloth edition for an amazing $18.48! Here are...
  • May 30

    The next generation, smarter than our

    The next generation, smarter than our
    USA Today reports on the winning words in the National Spelling Bee over the last 8 decades.  It's clear that the last decade's students would have found many of the earlier winning words to be child's play. Here is the list, as compiled by…
  • May 17

    My New Paper, Just in Time for IPO: Facebookistan

    My New Paper, Just in Time for IPO: Facebookistan
    Most of Facebook's users lie outside the United States, its home jurisdiction. In a new paper published this week, I examine how Facebook has been regulated across the world. Download here.   Here is the abstract:
Rank this Week: 1378

Cairns Blog

Cairns Blog

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Representative Democracy for Facebook

    Representative Democracy for Facebook
    In a new essay from pioneering cyberlaw scholars David R. Johnson, David Post, and Marc Rotenberg entitled Governing Online Spaces, they argue that Facebook would benefit from user participation albeit not from the system the company once…
Rank this Week: 2684

University of Toronto Law School…

University of Toronto Law School Faculty Blog

Discussions by faculty members of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law on administrative law, competition law, antitrust, constitutional law, current events, family law, intellectual property, law and economics and taxation.

http://utorontolaw.typepad.com/faculty_blog/
  • Feb 14

    This Blog has now moved

    This Blog has now moved
    The University of Toronto Faculty Blog has now moved to our new website. It can be seen at http://www.law.utoronto.ca/blog/faculty . The new blog includes an RSS feed. The complete archives of this blog have been transferred to the new blog…
  • May 15

    The GSU Copyright Case: Some Canadian Perspective

    The GSU Copyright Case: Some Canadian Perspective
    This post was originally published on Prof. Katz's blog.
  • May 9

    Prof. Ed Morgan - "The difference between lunchtime prayer and a Jesus T-shirt"

    Prof. Ed Morgan - "The difference between lunchtime prayer and a Jesus T-shirt"
    This commentary was first published by Prof. Ed Morgan in The Globe and Mail on May 9, 2012. A public school in Toronto thinks a clergyman can be invited to conduct Islamic prayers at lunchtime on school grounds. As a school trustee …
Rank this Week: 4245

The Life of Books

The Life of Books

Explores the idea that 'books are dead. By Professor Richard Leiter.

http://thelifeofbooks.blogspot.com/
  • Jan 29

    Misunderstood: West Publishing as Content Provider

    Misunderstood: West Publishing as Content Provider
    I read with interest this morning, Simon Chester's interesting post on SLAW about Thomson Reuters' Bold Leap to become a software company. It's an interesting piece that gives additional perspective on the announcements TR made at the recent…
  • Jan 22

    The Future of Primary Law

    The Future of Primary Law
    West's (OK, Thomson Reuters, technically, but it will always be West to me) announcement that they are shifting focus on becoming a legal software/services company rather than a being primarily a content "creator," should send a…
  • Oct 14

    Challenges of Mining Case Citations from Law Review Article

    Challenges of Mining Case Citations from Law Review Article
    The previous post was written two weeks ago. And I've been working primarily with Paul Deschner of the HLSL Innovation Lab to design an algorithm that can mine cases from a full text law review database. There are some interesting challenges…
Rank this Week: 4265

Dissenting Justice

Dissenting Justice

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

http://dissentingjustice.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 975

the 13th juror

the 13th juror

Offers comments on social justice issues, news and court decisions. By Florida A&M College of Law Professor Jacqueline Dowd.

http://jackiedowd.blogspot.com/
  • Jan 15

    Drug overdoses overtake AIDS as main cause of homeless death

    Drug overdoses overtake AIDS as main cause of homeless death
    Overdoses of drugs, particularly prescription pain-killers and heroin, have overtaken AIDS to become the leading cause of death of homeless adults, according to a study of homeless residents of Boston. The finding came from a five-year study…
  • Jan 8

    The high cost of poverty: Why the poor pay more

    The high cost of poverty: Why the poor pay more
    You have to be rich to be poor.That's what some people who have never lived below the poverty line don't understand.Put it another way: The poorer you are, the more things cost. More in money, time, hassle, exhaustion, menace. This is a fact…
  • Jan 6

    Judge says tent city residents can stay -- for now

    Judge says tent city residents can stay -- for now
    A judge in New Jersey — saying the government has a responsibility to provide for the poor — refused to evict residents from a makeshift camp that township officials claim is a dangerous public nuisance.Since 2006, from 25 to 70 homeless…
Rank this Week: 1267

Split Circuits

Split Circuits

Tracks developments concerning splits among the federal circuit courts. By University of Richmond School of Law Professor A. Benjamin Spencer.

http://splitcircuits.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 1347

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: 91

WordInEdgewise

WordInEdgewise

Covers marriage equality, torts and public health issues. By Professor John G. Culhane.

http://wordinedgewise.org
  • Dec 19

    Will Congress Repeal the Law Barring Suits against Gun Sellers?

    Will Congress Repeal the Law Barring Suits against Gun Sellers?
    In this Slate article, posted earlier this evening, I argue that the 2005 law that banned most suits against gun sellers was a terrible capitulation to the NRA, larding gun manufacturers and dealers with a broad immunity against suit that no…
  • Dec 10

    Does Victory Have A Price?

    Does Victory Have A Price?
    In this Slate article, I argue that the recent success of same-sex marriage at the ballot box might, paradoxically, make it harder for equality advocates to win at the Supreme Court. But I think they should win, anyway.
  • Dec 8

    Analysis of Yesterday’s SCOTUS Decision to Hear Both Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8 case

    Analysis of Yesterday’s SCOTUS Decision to Hear Both Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8 case
    Over at The New Civil Rights Movement, I’ve got a piece that ‘splains to layfolk what happened at the Supreme Court yesterday, and what I think it might mean.  
Rank this Week: 1087

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: 501

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: 917

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: 1546

Sports Law Blog

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/
Rank this Week: 345