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Law and Magic Blog

Discusses the intersection of law and magic, religion, pseudoscience, paranormal, and science.

http://lpcprof.typepad.com/law_and_magic_blog/

May 23
Ghosthunting: Not For The Unprepared

Ghosthunting: Not For The Unprepared

Now, this story about a Down Under Ghosthunter is really sort of sad. The Hobart Mercury reports that last year, a Tasmanian man decided to set up a camera in his kitchen to try to catch evidence of "paranormal activity"...
May 22
Physician Convicted, Sentenced For Fraud In Cancer Cure Case

Physician Convicted, Sentenced For Fraud In Cancer Cure Case

A federal judge has sentenced a California physician to 14 years in prison for deceiving patients by persuading them to purchase an herbal supplement that she told them could cure cancer and other diseases. A number of her patients died...
May 8
It's Not a Real Chinese Meal Without a Fortune Cookie

It's Not a Real Chinese Meal Without a Fortune Cookie

Where do fortune cookie fortunes come from? It's not magic. Like the fortune cookie itself, those fortunes are the result of good old American ingenuity. Somebody makes them up. And surprise! According to Mr. Palmer, the writers apparently…

Rank this Week: 1968

Constitutionalism & Democracy

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

http://constitutionalismanddemocracy.wordpress.com/

May 21
The Environmental Action Agenda

The Environmental Action Agenda

A few months ago, both Steve Leibo and I brought attention to an MIT study that suggested that a carbon tax could be a win-win-win solution. It would meet some Republican and some Democratic objectives, by allowing Congress to keep income…
May 14
What’s up with gun right

What’s up with gun right

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

Trying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

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

Rank this Week: 2080

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: 1906

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: 2050

Georgetown Law Webcasts and…

Georgetown Law Webcasts and Podcasts

Audio from discussions, lectures and panels at Georgetown Law School.

http://apps.law.georgetown.edu/webcasts/

Nov 15
Elements of the Clinical of Pedagogy

Elements of the Clinical of Pedagogy

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Nov 13
Sports Law Symposium

Sports Law Symposium

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Nov 13
JD Externship Faculty Reflection session with Mitt Regan

JD Externship Faculty Reflection session with Mitt Regan

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Rank this Week: 1899

The University of Chicago Law…

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog

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

http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/

Aug 26
Apple v. Samsung: What Are Patents Good For?

Apple v. Samsung: What Are Patents Good For?

Late Friday afternoon, Apple won a dramatic $1 billion-plus patent verdict against Samsung. The verdict has been described, by Samsung to be sure but also by many commentators, as anti-consumer, meaning presumably that prices will be…
Feb 21
Politics, Copyright and the First-Amendment Common

Politics, Copyright and the First-Amendment Common

On the eve of the Republican primary in Florida, the Romney campaign started running a new television ad called “History Lesson.” Romney was coming off Newt Gingrich’s double-digit win in South Carolina and the momentum in the campaign…
Jan 23
Video: Law School Faculty on United States v. Jone

Video: Law School Faculty on United States v. Jone

Today the Supreme Court handed down a decision in United States v. Jones which held that attaching a GPS device to a vehicle and then using the device to monitor the vehicle’s movements constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. In…

Rank this Week: 1912

Grotian Moment: The International…

Grotian Moment: The International War Crimes Trial Blog

Case Western University Law School's blawg on international war crimes trials.

http://law.case.edu/saddamtrial/

Jul 29
Human Rights Watch Report Assessing the Taylor Trial

Human Rights Watch Report Assessing the Taylor Trial

Human Rights Watch recently released a report entitled "Even a 'Big Man' Must Face Justice": Lessons from the Trial of Charles Taylor. A copy of that report is available here: HRW Report on Taylor Trial. Below is the announcement from Human…
Jul 28
The Law's Long Arm and the Mighty Pen: Justice for Ratko Mladic

The Law's Long Arm and the Mighty Pen: Justice for Ratko Mladic

A former war crimes prosecution attorney and PILPG advisory board member reflects on the arrest of Ratko Mladic, alleged mastermind of the Srebrenica genocide. It is not often when one man is able to unite officials on both sides of the…
Feb 15
Piracy Prosecutions in the Seychelle

Piracy Prosecutions in the Seychelle

By Cameron MacLeod Since early 2010, the Seychelles has become the hub for prosecution of Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The Seychelles recently enacted a statute giving its courts universal jurisdiction to prosecute pirates brought to…

Rank this Week: 2011

Dean's Blog

By Dean Donald Lewis of the Hamline University School of Law.

http://law.hamline.edu/blogs.aspx?blogid=102

Nov 5
Dean's Blog - Learning Outcomes and Assessment

Dean's Blog - Learning Outcomes and Assessment

Available in both video and text format for your convenience
Oct 14
Dean's Blog - Business Law Institue

Dean's Blog - Business Law Institue

Available in both video and text format for your convenience
Oct 4
Dean's Blog - Faculty Scholarship & Research

Dean's Blog - Faculty Scholarship & Research

Available in both video and text format for your convenience

Rank this Week: 2106

Mootness: The Moot Court Blog

Provides competition results & news, resources & commentary about interscholastic appellate advocacy. By Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Kent Streseman.

http://mootness.typepad.com/mootness/

Mar 31
In which Mootness acknowledges its obsolescence....

In which Mootness acknowledges its obsolescence....

You have, I'm sure, heard the chill winds blowing through the dusty streets of the Mootness blog. Noted the tumbleweeds rolling by. Heard the cockroaches scurry over the floorboards of a place where good people once laughed and loved. Seen…
Feb 13
Michigan Peeps: Help Me

Michigan Peeps: Help Me

Does anyone have results for the 2007 State of Michigan Moot Court Competition? I've got some info regarding previous competitions, but not the most recent one.
Jan 31
Live from the National Moot Court Competition

Live from the National Moot Court Competition

A quick & dirty post on a just-completed tournament: Winner & Best Oral Advocate: Chicago-Kent College of LawRunner-up & 2nd-Best Oral Advocate: University of ColoradoBest Brief: University of California, Davis The other semifinalist teams…

Rank this Week: 2090

Goldman's Observations

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

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

Mar 18
How the Shutdown of Google Reader Threatens the Internet (Forbes Cross-Post)

How the Shutdown of Google Reader Threatens the Internet (Forbes Cross-Post)

In the early 2000s, the Internet was eclipsing other mass media like print publications and broadcasting. Panicked by this development,...
Jan 23
Wandering Buddha Restaurant, New Orlean

Wandering Buddha Restaurant, New Orlean

I dread going to New Orleans because it's not a city for vegetarians. But, on my most recent trip there...
Jan 22
Plant-Based Pizza, Willow Glen (San Jose)

Plant-Based Pizza, Willow Glen (San Jose)

Before Plant-Based Pizza opened in the Willow Glen district of San Jose in November, the Bay Area's leading vegan pizza...

Rank this Week: 2288

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: 2241

BioLaw: Law and the Life Sciences

By Jim Chen, Kristi L. Bowman, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Holly D. Doremus, Peter H. Huang, Elizabeth Weeks Leonard, Andrew Long, Barbara A. Noah, Jordan Paradise, J.B. Ruhl, Andrew W. Torrance, and Katherine Van Tassel.

http://biolaw.blogspot.com/

Nov 21
Jonathan Kahn, Race in a Bottle

Jonathan Kahn, Race in a Bottle

Recently received in the Jurisdynamics Network's mailbox: Jonathan Kahn, Race in a Bottle: The Story of BiDil and Racialized Medicine in a Post-Genomic Age (2011) (available at http://amzn.to/RaceBottle):
Oct 31
Synthesizing Law for Synthetic Biology

Synthesizing Law for Synthetic Biology

Earlier this year, I was commissioned by the National Academies to write a report on synthetic biology, standards setting, and intellectual property, which I co-authored with Linda Kahl, and presented at the National Academies in Washington,…
Oct 21
Bioprospect theory

Bioprospect theory

Jim Chen, Bioprospect Theory, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2164848 or http://bit.ly/BioprospectTheory. To be presented at the University of Akron School of Law's sixth annual Intellectual Property Scholars Forum.

Rank this Week: 2231

Life Sentences Blog

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

http://www.lifesentencesblog.com/

Nov 15
Incarceration and Collateral Damage: Prof. Traci Burch to Speak at Marquette on Nov. 29

Incarceration and Collateral Damage: Prof. Traci Burch to Speak at Marquette on Nov. 29

We live in an era of unprecedented mass incarceration. Since the mid-1970?s, America’s imprisonment rate has quintupled, reaching heights otherwise unknown in the western world. We embarked on this incarceration binge with little…
Oct 22
Seventh Circuit Affirms Life Sentence Notwithstanding Supreme Court’s Recent Eighth Amendment Decision

Seventh Circuit Affirms Life Sentence Notwithstanding Supreme Court’s Recent Eighth Amendment Decision

From the time of its decision in Harmelin v. Michigan (1991), affirming a mandatory sentence of life without parole for a drug trafficking offense, through its decision in Ewing v. California (2003), affirming a de facto life sentence for…
Oct 8
What’s Next for the Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel?

What’s Next for the Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel?

I have a new article on SSRN that considers recent developments in the Supreme Court relating to effective assistance of counsel. Here’s the abstract:

Rank this Week: 2383

The Confrontation Blog

Covers the Confrontation Clause and developments related to Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004). By University of Michigan Law Professor Richard D. Friedman.

http://confrontationright.blogspot.com/

Oct 15
Three decisions from the California Supreme Court on forensic report

Three decisions from the California Supreme Court on forensic report

The California Supreme Court issued three decisions today on the Confrontation Clause and forensic reports. Two of them divided the court and show how bad things can get in light of the confusion sown by the US Supreme Court's decision in…
Jun 20
Source of the "targeted individual" test?

Source of the "targeted individual" test?

I hope to be offering more commentary on Williams within a few days. Meanwhile, perhaps I can offer a solution to one mystery. Justice Kagan quite sensibly says that where Justice Alito's "targeted individual" test comes from "is…
Jun 19
Thoughts on Williams, Part I: Reasons to Think the Impact May be Limited

Thoughts on Williams, Part I: Reasons to Think the Impact May be Limited

Here is a first installment of preliminary thoughts on Williams. Obviously, I think the result is unfortunate; I think Williams should have won. But the damage to the Confrontation Clause may be much less than I might have guessed it would…

Rank this Week: 2182

California Western School of Law…

California Western School of Law Podcast: Law in 10

On Law in 10, California Western's weekly podcast, professors provide legal analysis on current news topics, all in 10 minutes.

http://www.cwsl.edu/main/default.asp?nav=podcasts.asp&body=podcasts/podcasthome.htm

Jul 29
Law in 10: Labor Day

Law in 10: Labor Day

Professor Ruben Garcia teaches Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Labor Law, and Professional Responsibility at California Western. His research focuses on labor and employment law, with particular attention to the effects of race,…
Jun 12
Law in 10: Loving Decision

Law in 10: Loving Decision

Professor Barbara Cox, a national authority on sexual orientation and the law and women and the law, joins Law in 10 on the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Virginia's law (Loving v. Virginia), prohibiting…
May 25
Law in 10: Summer Break

Law in 10: Summer Break

We're taking a short summer break and will be back in August. Tune in this fall for more expert analysis of the latest legal news.

Rank this Week: 2246

Irish Law Updates

Updates on Irish and Northern Irish Law. By Darius Whelan.

http://www.ucc.ie/law/irishlaw/blogger/blogger.html

May 20
CFP: Compensation Culture or Accident Culture? Comparative Tort Law Reform in the 21st Century

CFP: Compensation Culture or Accident Culture? Comparative Tort Law Reform in the 21st Century

International Commercial and Economic Law Research Group, School of Law, University of LimerickCompensation Culture or Accident Culture?Comparative Tort Law Reform in the 21st CenturyCall for PapersJune 2014 will mark the 10th…
May 20
Irish Society of Comparative Law Annual Conference, 24th & 25th May 2013

Irish Society of Comparative Law Annual Conference, 24th & 25th May 2013

The School of Law at NUI Galway will host the Irish Society of Comparative Law 5th Annual Conference on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th of May 2013 in Galway. The theme for the Irish Society of Comparative Law’s Annual Conference 2013 is…
Apr 17
Events in April 2013 and after

Events in April 2013 and after

I've updated the listings of events at www.irishlaw.org/events/. Here's the current list:Tue. 23 April 2013:The Histories of International Law: Dealing with Eurocentrism - Martii Koskenniemi, NUI…

Rank this Week: 2841

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: 2497

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: 2477

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: 2457

Gustavo Pamplona

Direito Publico: constitucional, administrativo, ambiental e tributario.

http://gpamplona.blogspot.com/

Mar 30
Confira Gustavo Pamplona

Confira Gustavo Pamplona

facebook Confira Gustavo Pamplona Você compartilhou o seu email com Gustavo Pamplona que sigeriu a você curtir sua página no Facebook Cadastre-se no Facebook se você deseja curtir Gustavo Pamplona e conectar-se a…
Mar 24
TJDFT. Doação. Igreja. Decadência. Inocorrência. Negócio jurídico nulo. Impossibilidade de convalidação

TJDFT. Doação. Igreja. Decadência. Inocorrência. Negócio jurídico nulo. Impossibilidade de convalidação

Não há que se falar em decadência, se o pedido deduzido na inicial é de declaração de nulidade de negócio jurídico, por violação ao art. 548 do Código Civil, que…
Mar 24
STJ. Rateio de prejuízo em cooperativa deve ser proporcional à fruição dos serviço

STJ. Rateio de prejuízo em cooperativa deve ser proporcional à fruição dos serviço

A Terceira Turma do Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) entendeu ser ilegal o critério de distribuição igualitária dos prejuízos da Unimed Brasília Cooperativa de Trabalho Médico,…

Rank this Week: 2676

Law School Innovation

Covers teaching, curriculum, and classroom technology. Edited by Professors Douglas A. Berman, Anupam Chander, Gene Koo and Mark W. Osler.

http://lsi.typepad.com/lsi/

Oct 20
Unkind Cuts: Shrinking the law school budget

Unkind Cuts: Shrinking the law school budget

Legal education is under strain: Fewer people are applying to law school, and those who apply are less qualified. One result of this dynamic is that law schools are admitting fewer students, in order to keep qualifications up, but that...
Sep 19
Mentoring-- innovative, practical, and achievable

Mentoring-- innovative, practical, and achievable

One of the things we do well here at St. Thomas is establish mentor relationships for our students with lawyers in the community-- every student has a mentor. Neil Hamilton and Verna Monson have done some significant and important work...
Aug 16
Dean searches and new idea

Dean searches and new idea

It appears that there are about 30-some dean searches going on this year, which strikes me as a high number. I suspect that every single candidate for every one of those searches (a group that I am, thankfully, not a...

Rank this Week: 2847

The Counselor

Boston College Law School news updates

http://counselor.bc.edu/

Aug 16
Bookstore Employment Opportunitie

Bookstore Employment Opportunitie

The BC Law bookstore is looking for 3-4 temporary student employees for the start of the fall semester. Applicants must be able to start employment on August 16th and continue through the first week of classes. These positions do not qualify…
Jul 21
4 Bedroom Apartment in Brookline

4 Bedroom Apartment in Brookline

4 Bedroom, 2 full bathroom apartment on Babcock Street in Brookline, move in date, August 1st. Rent is, $750 a month, heat and hot water and gas included, working fireplace, back yard, back deck, large living and dining rooms, eat in…
Jul 21
3 Bedroom Apartment 1 Mile from BCLS

3 Bedroom Apartment 1 Mile from BCLS

One mile from BC Law school, on Summit Street in Newton. Brand new, fully renovated open-floor plan unit with Granite kitchen and Marble bathroom. A 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath duplex apt., with Laundry units in the basement. Large open living…

Rank this Week: 2708

Law & Econ Prof Blog

By Professors Jagdeep Bhandari and Thomas S. Ulen.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_econ/

Aug 16
About Law & Econ Prof Blog

About Law & Econ Prof Blog

The Law Professor Blogs Network has ceased publication of this blog.
Jun 17
Markets and Moral

Markets and Moral

I very highly recommend Al Roth's summary of Michael Sandel's BBC Reith Lectures on "Markets and Morality" -- available here. TSU
Jun 10
Caperton v. Massey

Caperton v. Massey

Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Clapton v. Massey. The decision was 5 - 4, with Justice Kennedy writing the majority opinion, and Chief Justice Roberts, a dissent. Here is the front matter from...

Rank this Week: 2635

Unincorporated Business Law Prof…

Unincorporated Business Law Prof Blog

Official blog of the AALS Section on Agency, Partnership, LLCs, and Unincorporated Business Associations. By University of Tulsa Professor Gregory M. Duhl.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/unincorporated_business/

Aug 11
About This Blog

About This Blog

The Law Professor Blogs Network has ceased publication of this blog. See Gary Rosin's new blog, Unincorporated Business Entities Law.
Jul 10
Deductibility of LLC Tax Losses. Garnett v. Commissioner (Tax Ct. 2009)

Deductibility of LLC Tax Losses. Garnett v. Commissioner (Tax Ct. 2009)

Over on Tax Prof, Paul Caron notes the recent opinion in Garnett v. Commissioner, 132 T.C. No. 19 (June 30, 2009), that allows LLC members to apply its losses to offset other income. posted by Gary Rosin
Jul 9
Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 569.IS)

Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 569.IS)

Who owns America? American business entities? That's what Senator Carl Levin (MI) wants to know. In 2008, Senator Levin (and co-sponsors, including then Senator Obama) introduced the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act (S.…

Rank this Week: 2517

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: 2914

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: 3192

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: 3506

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…

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Daniel W. Drezner

Covers politics, economics, globalization, academia and pop culture. By Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University professor Daniel W. Drezner.

http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/

Nov 28
Is the scholar-policy gap really so big?

Is the scholar-policy gap really so big?

MacArthur Foundation president Robert Gallucci has an essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education on a topic that feels juuuuuust a bit familiar. Here's how he opens it:
Nov 27
Pssst.... China.... it's called the "security dilemma"

Pssst.... China.... it's called the "security dilemma"

So China has not been shy over the past few months in expressing its territorial aspirations, going so far as to imprint them in new passports. Now on the one hand, this is a predictable reaction to the U.S. pivot from last year. On the…
Nov 26
The Broadwell Recognition

The Broadwell Recognition

As near as I can figure, the David Petraeus/Paula Broadwell story is the ultimate pundit Rorschach Test. Whatever axe one had to grind against the foreign policy community prior to the story breaking, Petraeus and Broadwell merely sharpens…

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The Cardozo Jurist

Cardozo's law student newspaper

http://www.cardozojurist.com/

Nov 26
Students Learn from, Meet with Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor

Students Learn from, Meet with Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor

There are not many occasions on which Cardozo students voluntarily wait in line outside of their school to hear a guest speaker. However, on October 22nd, such was the case when Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited Cardozo for the…
Oct 12
The Rabbi of Rhomboid

The Rabbi of Rhomboid

Shalom Jews and Gents! It’s your girlfriend’s favorite convert, aka Chocolate Challah, aka my Solomon is black and my Tzitzit is blue, aka Samson’s Son, aka Bruchalic, aka 5 slaps and a thunderclap coming at you for the first time.
Oct 12
Remembering the ‘90s: Bayside! The UnMusical!

Remembering the ‘90s: Bayside! The UnMusical!

Bayside! The UnMusical! is a musical parody of Saved by the Bell performed at the intimate Kraine Theater on 4th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. This is a performance where you will laugh for sixty minutes, look back, and have no idea…

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The Becker-Posner Blog

A law and economics blog by University of Chicago Law School Professors Gary Becker and Senior Lecturer Judge Richard Posner

http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/beckerposner/

Nov 25
MOOCs—Implications for Higher Education—Posner

MOOCs—Implications for Higher Education—Posner

“MOOCs,” an acronym for “massive open online courses,” denotes an important, possibly a revolutionary, development ineducation. These courses are online, free of charge, open to anyone in the world who has a laptop and an Internet…
Nov 25
Online Courses and the Future of Higher Education-Becker

Online Courses and the Future of Higher Education-Becker

Online courses began around 1990 with the growth of more widespread access to the Internet. They spread rapidly in the United States during the last half of the 1990’s buoyed by the dot-com boom, and fell sharply after that bubble burst.…
Nov 18
Why People Vote and What That Implies-Becker

Why People Vote and What That Implies-Becker

The number of voters in the recent US presidential election was down by about 5 million voters from 2008, yet still about 120 million Americans voted this month. President Obama had one of the smallest winning percentages in the popular vote…

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Sexual Orientation and the Law…

Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog

By Professors Sara R. Benson and William B. Turner.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/lgbtlaw/

Jan 28
About Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog

About Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog

The Law Professor Blogs Network has ceased publication of this blog.
Oct 25
Feminist Legal Theory

Feminist Legal Theory

Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research Network Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, June 5-8, 2011 Invitation and Call for Papers Dear friends and colleagues, As many of you know, the Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research…
Jun 29
Obama and same-sex marriage: the lawyerly straddle continue

Obama and same-sex marriage: the lawyerly straddle continue

Republished from the University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog. President Obama's remarks last week to a gay/lesbian fundraising event must have disappointed his supporters who have grown tired of straddling and rhetorical games on the…

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Law Career Blog

Covers law schools, careers in law and alternative career options for lawyers. By Professor Gregory W. Bowman.

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

Sep 12
To Everything there is a Season

To Everything there is a Season

Obviously it has been a while since I have posted on this blog. Why is that? I suppose it is because I have accomplished much of what I wanted to with Law Career Blog as a solo blog. I felt I had important things to say on teaching and…
Aug 25
The Most Important Day of Cla

The Most Important Day of Cla

Last week was my first week of classes for the 2008-2009 academic year, and I was all ready to write a post called "The Most Important Day of Class." The whole premise was that the first day of class is the most important day of class for…
Aug 10
The Benefits of Senior, Junior, and Adjunct Law Faculty

The Benefits of Senior, Junior, and Adjunct Law Faculty

There was an interesting post on the Law Librarian Blog this week concerning the benefits of senior, junior, and adjunct faculty in the classroom. The post can be linked to here. This is a subject that interests me greatly, and readers will…

Rank this Week: 3167

Career & Professional…

Career & Professional Development Blog

By Susan Gainen and Assistant Dean Mina Jones Jefferson.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/lawcareer/

Jun 7
Blog Statu

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Jun 7
Blog Statu

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Closed.
Mar 26
Alternative Careers - The Rule

Alternative Careers - The Rule

Much of this information was taken from Susan Gainen's presentation at the NALP Newcomer's Conference in Denver (Feb. 2009). Thanks, Susan! ALTERNATIVE CAREERS RULES: 1. Know what the employer does and what its problems are. As you approach…

Rank this Week: 3602

Equal Vote

Information and insight on the laws governing federal, state and local elections. By Michael E. Moritz College of Law Professor Dan Tokaji.

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/blogs/tokaji/

Dec 18
The Wrong Approach to Election Reform

The Wrong Approach to Election Reform

The Ohio legislature yesterday approved a bill (SB 380) that would eliminate the window for early registration and absentee voting, among other things.
Nov 7
Reforming Registration

Reforming Registration

On Monday, I identified four problem areas to watch out for on Election Day: 1) lines at the polls, 2) voting equipment, 3) voter registration lists, and 4) provisional and absentee ballots. While machine breakdowns and polling place lines…
Nov 4
What We Don't Know

What We Don't Know

We now know that Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States of America. In the enormity of this moment in American history, the gritty details of election administration, upon which my Moritz colleagues and I spend so much…

Rank this Week: 3101

Displacement of Concepts

Thoughts on technology, innovation, law, legal education, economics, cyberspace, and intellectual property. By Professor Robert Heverly.

http://robert.heverly.org/blog/

Mar 31
Depressing

Depressing

I must admit that at times I display a distinct naivety in my approach to life. I like people. I trust people. Sometimes my own experiences have provided me with reason to behave this way. For example, I worked for many years at the…
Mar 31
Strange Reasoning

Strange Reasoning

Via the Patry Copyright Blog, it seems there was a bit of an interesting discussion over the advertisement run in the UK for Transport for London and created by folks at or associated with WCRS.
Mar 11
Sometimes Location Matter

Sometimes Location Matter

William Patry writes about a recent U.S. Federal District Court decision that is “a masterpiece of analysis and witty writing” (Ricky Gervais Inspires Copyright Opinion). Patry quotes from the decision (citations omitted):

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Weatherall's Law: IP in the land…

Weatherall's Law: IP in the land of Oz (and more)

Covers intellectual property in Australia. By Melbourne University's Kimberlee Weatherall.

http://weatherall.blogspot.com/

Jan 10
Postscript

Postscript

I know, it kind of ruins the symmetry to post again, after 'The Last Post'.However, just after posting that last post, I got an email from Bill Patry, to let me know of the publication of his new treatise. It can't pass without comment. …
Jan 9
The Last Post (and five things you didn't know about me)

The Last Post (and five things you didn't know about me)

I have been tagged by the 'Five Things You Don't Know About Me' Meme that is doing the rounds (thanks Abi). (Like Starkoff, I'm not tagging anyone else). So here goes:I have two brothers. They are both doctors. I have two sisters-in-law. …
Dec 18
Reactions to the Cooper decision

Reactions to the Cooper decision

Various reactions to the 'linking is authorisation' Cooper decision handed down yesterday by the Full Federal Court:I commented yesterday (summary? 'troubling'. 'Have we, or have we not just had a very extended debate about copyright law in…

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Faculty News

From Duke University School of Law.

http://law.duke.edu/facschol/

May 24
Dunlap says new drone policy "risks inviting terrorists to surround themselves with civilians"

Dunlap says new drone policy "risks inviting terrorists to surround themselves with civilians"
May 24
Dunlap: Obama's new drone policy might be too restrictive

Dunlap: Obama's new drone policy might be too restrictive
May 23
DeMott analyzes Buffett essay in online symposium

DeMott analyzes Buffett essay in online symposium

Rank this Week: 4209

Failed Evidence

Covers arrests, prosecutions, and news relating to: criminal court cases, scientific evidence, eyewitness evidence, exonerated convicts, innocence, injustice, and the law enforcement system's general resistance to science. By David A. Harris.

http://failedevidence.wordpress.com/

May 22
New York’s Stop and Frisk Case: With Trial Over, What Should We Expect?

New York’s Stop and Frisk Case: With Trial Over, What Should We Expect?

On Monday, May 20, Judge Shira Scheindlin of New York heard final arguments in a trial about stops and frisks by the New York Police Department (NYPD). The Center for Constitutional Rights and a number of individuals has sued…
May 22
New York’s Stop and Frisk Case: With Trial Over, What Should We Expect?

New York’s Stop and Frisk Case: With Trial Over, What Should We Expect?

On Monday, May 20, Judge Shira Scheindlin of New York heard final arguments in a trial about stops and frisks by the New York Police Department (NYPD). The Center for Constitutional Rights and a number of individuals has sued…
May 14
Picking a New Police Chief: Design the Process a New Mayor Should Follow

Picking a New Police Chief: Design the Process a New Mayor Should Follow

How would you set up the the process to pick a new chief of police for a mid-sized city? Amidst a corruption scandal, Pittsburgh’s police chief resigned this Spring. (He has announced he’ll plead guilty to the charges…

Rank this Week: 4300

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: 5008

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: 4523

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: 3699

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

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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: 3924

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 …

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