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Law of the Land
Law of the Land
A blog on land use law and Zoning by Albany Law School Associate Dean and Professor Patricia Salkin.
http://lawoftheland.wordpress.com/
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Nov 19
6th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds City Did Not Violate Property Owner’s Constitutional Rights When Drafting and Ordinance to Keep Out Large Retailers Such as Wal-Mart
6th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds City Did Not Violate Property Owner’s Constitutional Rights When Drafting and Ordinance to Keep Out Large Retailers Such as Wal-MartThis appeal concerns the legality of actions taken by the City of Frankenmuth to keep a Wal-Mart supercenter from being built on land owned by the Loesel family in Frankenmuth Township. As the result of a post purchase-agreement ordinance… -
Nov 18
Ninth Circuit finds City’s Ordinances Protecting Mobile Home Parks do not Violate Federal or Washington State Constitution
Ninth Circuit finds City’s Ordinances Protecting Mobile Home Parks do not Violate Federal or Washington State ConstitutionThe City of Tumwater, Washington enacted two ordinances, one affecting the City Code and the other the Comprehensive Plan, creating a manufactured home district. The City created this district, which covered six of the ten mobile home parks… -
Nov 18
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Government May Regulate Billboard for TV Show as Commercial Speech
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Government May Regulate Billboard for TV Show as Commercial SpeechThe city of Los Angeles enacted a sign ordinance regulating commercial speech far more extensively than it does non-commercial speech. Their ordinance required a building permit for all temporary signs other than those containing “a…
Rank this Week: 798
Best Practice for Legal Education
Best Practice for Legal Education
A blawg by Albany Law School Professor Mary Lynch designed to be a useful web-based source of information on current reforms in legal education, and to create a place where people interested in the future of legal education can freely exchange ideas, concerns, and opinions.
http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/
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May 22
Teaching the Skill of Listening in Law School
Teaching the Skill of Listening in Law SchoolThe wonderful research by Marj Shultz and Shelton Zedeck tells is that listening is one of the fundamental lawyering skills that all lawyers, especially recent graduates, need to have in their toolkit upon graduation. So for the last… -
May 20
Law School Clinics and American Law
Law School Clinics and American LawIt is fantastic to see clinical work-product being used in court cases; to have clinical briefs being referenced in front of the Supreme Court of the United States shows the impact that effective experiential study can have and the effects… -
May 18
Teaching the “Smartphone Generation”
Teaching the “Smartphone Generation”The following post comes to us from a very special blogger, Shailini Jandial George, who is a Professor at Suffolk University Law School. You have experienced a scenario like this: your students come to class with laptops, I pads and phones.…
Rank this Week: 1051
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/
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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: 1118
Constitutionalism & Democracy
Constitutionalism & Democracy
A law blog by Albany Law School Professor Stephen Gottlieb and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship James Gathii
http://constitutionalismanddemocracy.wordpress.com/
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May 21
The Environmental Action Agenda
The Environmental Action AgendaA 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 rightWhat’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 TsarnaevIt 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: 1452
Diversity at Albany Law School
Diversity at Albany Law School
A blawg from Albany Law School's Diversity Office to engage all students, faculty and staff to create a community of inclusion and to have an open forum to address issues facing all of us.
http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com/
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May 22
Six $10,000 Scholarships available: Class of 2015: Latham & Watkins Scholars Program – Apply By Sept. 3rd
Six $10,000 Scholarships available: Class of 2015: Latham & Watkins Scholars Program – Apply By Sept. 3rdLatham & Watkins is once again pleased to announce the Latham Diversity Scholars Program to Albany Law School students, which will award a $10,000 non-renewable scholarship to each of six second-year law students (Class of 2015 are… -
May 21
Albany Law School Professor named to Lawyers of Color’s 50 under 50
Albany Law School Professor named to Lawyers of Color’s 50 under 50Professor Anthony Paul Farley has been named to Lawyers of Color’s 2013 50 Under 50 list, a catalog of the most influential minority law professors 50 years of age or younger. Professor Farley is the James Campbell Matthews… -
May 16
Albany Law School’s Commencement is May 17th: Congratulations to the Class of 2013
Albany Law School’s Commencement is May 17th: Congratulations to the Class of 2013The 162th commencement of Albany Law School will be held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, NY. Watch a live webcast of the ceremony beginning at 10am. Visit our…
Rank this Week: 1512
Instructional Technology
Instructional Technology
A blawg by Darlene Cardillo, an Instructional Technologist at Albany Law School, dedicated to issues related to instructional technology in general and especially as it relates to legal education.
http://albanylawtech.wordpress.com/
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Apr 22
Can “Flip Teaching” Happen in Law School?
Can “Flip Teaching” Happen in Law School?Flip teaching is a format of education which reverses the roles of homework and classroom teaching. The traditional pattern of education has been to have classroom lectures, in which the teacher explains a topic, followed by homework, in… -
Apr 22
Can “Flip Teaching” Happen in Law School?
Can “Flip Teaching” Happen in Law School?Flip teaching is a format of education which reverses the roles of homework and classroom teaching. The traditional pattern of education has been to have classroom lectures, in which the teacher explains a topic, followed by homework, in… -
Apr 18
CALI LessonLink & Final Exam
CALI LessonLink & Final ExamCALI lessons are often automatically added to your TWEN course site. These can be used by law students as they prepare for final exams. However, if you want to track student lesson usage, LessonLink is the feature of CALI that allows you to…
Rank this Week: 1742
The Albany Government Law Review…
The Albany Government Law Review Fireplace
The Albany Government Law Review runs this legal blog. It is the first student written and edited law blog in the country to engage in substantive law review-like legal analysis and academic speculation.
http://glrfireplace.albanygovernmentlawreview.org
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Apr 5
Trickle-Down Empowerment: How The New York State Legislature Can Empower Attorneys Who Advocate For Victims of Domestic Violence by Incorporating Social Science Findings When Justifying New Legislation
Trickle-Down Empowerment: How The New York State Legislature Can Empower Attorneys Who Advocate For Victims of Domestic Violence by Incorporating Social Science Findings When Justifying New LegislationBy Heath Hardman, Albany Government Law Review I. Introduction The fields of social science and psychology continue to make advances in human understanding, and courts sometimes make use of this information.[1]… -
Mar 8
Moratorium on Progress: How New York’s “Moratorium” Statute Has Helped Halt Public Sector Teacher Pension Reform
Moratorium on Progress: How New York’s “Moratorium” Statute Has Helped Halt Public Sector Teacher Pension ReformBy Ed Delauter, Albany Government Law Review We need a government that performs better and costs less . . . . [this] means enacting mandate relief. By next year, pension costs for schools and state and local governments will have… -
Feb 20
The Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Case Involving the Illinois Eavesdropping Act
The Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Case Involving the Illinois Eavesdropping ActBy Courtney Elliott, Albany Government Law Review In recent years, courts have had to examine wiretap statutes in relation to recording law enforcement officers during the performance of their job duties.[1] Most Americans now carry at…
Rank this Week: 2132
Schaffer Law Library Blog
Schaffer Law Library Blog
Covers legal news, legal research, new books, and technology.
http://albanylawlibrary.wordpress.com
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Aug 17
Welcome New Students!
Welcome New Students!The Schaffer Law Library would like to welcome the incoming 1Ls. Please feel free to visit the library’s website to find great resources to help you in your first year courses. -
Aug 10
Governance and Social Development Resource Centre
Governance and Social Development Resource CentreFrom the Centre’s website: “The document library is an up to date collection of the most credible publications available on governance, conflict and social development issues. It includes brief, policy-oriented summaries of each document… -
Aug 10
United States Code website
United States Code websiteThe House Law Revision Counsel has created a beta website for the United States Code. Check it out and give them your feedback. Thanks to In Custodia Legis.
Rank this Week: 2872
Under the Robes
Under the Robes
Professor Rosemary Queenan created this blog for her Fall 2007 Introduction to Lawyering course.
http://undertherobes.wordpress.com/
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Oct 20
July 9, 2007 — The Tragedy Part II
July 9, 2007 — The Tragedy Part III have been fired. That’s right readers and fellow bloggers. A3G has been fired–for her blog–in clear contravention of her First Amendment rights. She will be back–in one form or another. But for now, she will have to desist from… -
Oct 20
July 3, 2007
July 3, 2007Cheer up, Tweek-em. Take a ride to the Hamptons. We are having a killer BBQ. And you never know who you might see. There were several notable sightings last year. -
Oct 20
July 3, 2007 — Loser?
July 3, 2007 — Loser?Distracted? Yes. Bored? Yes. Tired of being treated like dirt? Yes. Plans for the 4th? No. Am I a loser?
Rank this Week: 4701
Community Benefits Agreements
Community Benefits Agreements
A blawg about community benefits agreements by Amy Levine staff attorney at the Government Law Center of Albany Law School.
http://communitybenefits.blogspot.com/
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Aug 12
National Survey on CBA
National Survey on CBADr. Tom Musil at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, is conducting a national survey on CBAs, and readers who have participated in CBAs should take a few minutes to fill it out. There hasn't been very much research on how… -
Aug 9
An "Obstructionist Manifesto"
An "Obstructionist Manifesto"I've been very busy of late, and not following the news or posting as often as I would like. I apologize. The short version of the news in Buffalo is that Bass Pro, the long-proposed anchor tenant of the Canal Side project, pulled out, and… -
Jul 14
The debate continues on Buffalo's waterfront and possible community benefit
The debate continues on Buffalo's waterfront and possible community benefitEarlier this week, the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC, a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation) finalized an agreement with the New York Power Authority to issue $105 million in bonds for Buffalo's…
Rank this Week: 4797