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b-screeds
b-screeds
By Thomas R. Bruce of the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School.
http://blog.law.cornell.edu/tbruce
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Feb 19
Newtown by the Number
Newtown by the NumberSince the Newtown school shootings on Dec. 14, 2012, the text of the Second Amendment has been viewed 436,795 times on our web site. That is an increase of nearly 800% over the comparable period of time right before the shootings.… -
Nov 6
Practical principle
Practical principleFrom time to time, there is an awful lot of highfalutin’ talk about the “principles of open access to law” or the “free access to law movement”. I don’t think of myself as belonging to a movement (and if I did, I would probably… -
Oct 11
A response to Mr. Greenfield
A response to Mr. GreenfieldScott Greenfield has written a rather scathing critique of Clay Shirky’s talk at the 2012 Law via the Internet Conference. From where I sit, it is a companion piece to an earlier e-mail he sent me, questioning my good taste in inviting…
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Dorf on Law
Dorf on Law
By Cornell Law School Professor Michael Dorf and his friends.
http://www.dorfonlaw.org/
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May 19
Two Broader Lessons of the IRS/Tea Party "Scandal"
Two Broader Lessons of the IRS/Tea Party "Scandal"By Mike Dorf Today I'll discuss two ways in which the IRS "scandal" reflects broader features of contemporary American politics. I'll follow up tomorrow with a post that asks the question whether there is any realistic prospect of… -
May 17
The Downside of Outsourcing Poltiical Oversight to Comedian
The Downside of Outsourcing Poltiical Oversight to Comedian-- Posted by Neil H. Buchanan At apparently the same time that I was writing my Dorf on Law post yesterday, the editorial board of The New York Times was reaching essentially the same conclusions. Although they did not focus as much… -
May 16
The IRS Mess Is Already Badly Misunderstood -- And the Distorted Narrative Will Only Get Worse
The IRS Mess Is Already Badly Misunderstood -- And the Distorted Narrative Will Only Get Worse-- Posted by Neil H. Buchanan Last Friday, a news story broke that quickly came to be known as "the IRS scandal." Even the just-the-facts-ma'am TaxProf Blog has taken to posting daily collections of news stories under that title,…
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Empirical Legal Studies
Empirical Legal Studies
Covers emerging empirical legal scholarship, conference updates and empirical claims. Edited by Professors Michael Heise, Theodore Eisenberg, William Ford, Sara Benesh, William Henderson, Frank Cross, Carolyn Shapiro, anbd Christopher Zorn
http://www.elsblog.org/the_empirical_legal_studi/
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May 19
Call For Papers: Midwest Law & Economics Association
Call For Papers: Midwest Law & Economics AssociationBob Lawless (Ill.) asked me to post the following Call for Papers for the 2013 MLEA, and I am delighted to do so. University of Illinois College of Law will host the conference and the deadline for proposals is August... -
May 10
Empirical Legal Scholars and "Special" Responsibilitie
Empirical Legal Scholars and "Special" ResponsibilitieA recent post by David Schwartz (Chicago-Kent)--wondering whether empirical legal scholars should shoulder "special ethical responsibilities"--ignited a fascinating (and timely) discussion over at Concurring Opinions. Two reasons… -
May 3
Helpful Reminders on How To Minimize Errors in Empirical Research
Helpful Reminders on How To Minimize Errors in Empirical ResearchResponding to the recent debacle involving a grad student uncovering a blundering error in a paper by noted Harvard economists (here), Betsey Stevenson (Mich.) and Justin Wolfers (Mich.) initiated a (now growing) list of suggestions on how to…
Rank this Week: 444
InfoBrief
InfoBrief
A Cornell Law Library current awareness service for the Cornell Law School faculty.
http://infobrief.blogspot.com/
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Jun 28
Dear Readers A
Dear Readers ADear Readers, As you may know, the Cornell Law Library has been maintaining two blogs, InfoBrief and Competitive Edge. We have decided to merge the two blogs under the banner of InfoBrief. To stay current with InfoBrief, you will want to… -
Apr 18
New Books at Cornell Law Library
New Books at Cornell Law LibraryThe latest list of New Books is available on the Law Library web site. Click here to view the entire list. It includes all new books at the Law Library as well as law-related books at other libraries on campus. Here are a few titles… -
Mar 28
New Law Books at Cornell
New Law Books at CornellThe latest list of New Books for February 16-29 is available on the Law Library web site. Click here to view the entire list. It includes all new books at the Law Library as well as law-related books at other libraries on campus. Here…
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Legal Ethics Forum
Legal Ethics Forum
By Professors John Dzienkowski, Brad Wendel, John Steele, David Hricik, Andrew Perlman, David McGowan, Laura Appleman, Steve Lubet, Anita Bernstein, Don Burnett, and Steve Berenson..
http://www.legalethicsforum.com/blog/
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May 20
DOJ Inspector General's report: US Attorney unlawfully leaked to discredit critic
DOJ Inspector General's report: US Attorney unlawfully leaked to discredit criticThe Inspector General released a report about an unlawful leak by the then-US-Attorney arising out of the "Fast and Furious" snafu. We discussed the matter when it the issue arose, but now the IG report is out. (We've also repeated... -
May 20
The DOJ briefs opposing the Florida and Kentucky ethics opinions on IAC waivers -- and the Virginia opinion
The DOJ briefs opposing the Florida and Kentucky ethics opinions on IAC waivers -- and the Virginia opinionTo follow up on a prior post, below are the DOJ briefs asking that the Florida and Kentucky opinions on IAC waivers be vacated. And here is the Virginia opinion, LEO 1857 (which strikes me as overreaching, even though my... -
May 20
Recent Conference on the OLC Torture Memo
Recent Conference on the OLC Torture Memo[Tigran Edlred passes along this news.] For those with a continuing interest in the OLC torture memos (which have been discussed extensively on LEF), you might be interested in a recent symposium hosted by the New England Journal on…
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LII Announce
LII Announce
Features announcements, featured content and legal information factoids. From the Legal Information Institute.
http://blog.law.cornell.edu
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Nov 2
Supreme Court Oral Arguments for Week of November 5
Supreme Court Oral Arguments for Week of November 5SCOTUS hears six cases this week involving trademark, securities litigation, antitrust, attorney’s fees, criminal law, directed verdict and double jeopardy (I’ll take Legal Information for 100, Alex). Here’s the schedule with links to… -
Oct 26
Supreme Court Oral Arguments for Week of October 29
Supreme Court Oral Arguments for Week of October 29This week, the court hears six cases on topics ranging from firearms, deportation, and surveillance, to copyright and drug-detecting dog sniffs (!). Here’s the oral argument schedule with links to the LII Bulletin Previews. Subscribe to get… -
Oct 8
Supreme Court Oral Arguments for Week of October 8
Supreme Court Oral Arguments for Week of October 8It’s a short week for the Supremes this week — Monday is a legal holiday — but they’ll be hearing 4 new cases on Tuesday and Wednesday: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 RYAN, DIR., AZ DOC v. GONZALES, ERNEST V. TIBBALS, WARDEN v. CARTER,…
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The Competitive Edge
The Competitive Edge
Musings from the librarians of the Cornell Law Library on library resources, research tips and news.
http://blog.law.cornell.edu/library
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May 20
Summer research access for student
Summer research access for studentCornell law students may be wondering whether they can use Westlaw, Lexis, or Bloomberg this summer. Here’s some information to get you started: Students may use Westlaw for academic-related work. Otherwise, you may not use… -
May 9
Research prize winners, 2013
Research prize winners, 2013The Cornell Law Library is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of The Cornell Law Library Prize for Exemplary Student Research: First Place: Libor Integrity and Holistic Domestic Enforcement, by Milson C. Yu, 3L Milson Yu crafted a… -
Apr 29
Therapy pets tomorrow!
Therapy pets tomorrow!Don’t forget! All Cornell law students, faculty, and staff are invited to enjoy pet therapy in the Saperston Student Lounge on Tuesday, April 30. Two dogs and a llama will be available from 11am-1pm for relaxing…
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Verdict
Verdict
Provides legal analysis and commentary on topical legal news and cases.
http://verdict.justia.com/
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May 19
Changing Our Attitudes Toward Health Policie
Changing Our Attitudes Toward Health PolicieJustia columnist and attorney David Kemp discusses two recent issues that have come up in recent news related to health and health policy. The first issue Kemp discusses is that of breast cancer prevention and treatment, in light of a New… -
May 16
President Obama’s Burgeoning Scandals—Benghazi, IRS, and AP’s Telephone Logs—Are All Smoke and No Fire
President Obama’s Burgeoning Scandals—Benghazi, IRS, and AP’s Telephone Logs—Are All Smoke and No FireJustia columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean discusses each of the three scandals on which the media are currently focusing. After commenting on the nature of modern political scandals generally, Dean focuses on the… -
May 15
Abuse in the Sports World, and What Needs to Be Done About It
Abuse in the Sports World, and What Needs to Be Done About ItJustia columnist and Cardozo law professor Marci Hamilton discusses abuse in the world of sports, including school, amateur and professional sports. While child sex abuse has been a problem in this world, physical, emotional, and verbal…
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VoxPopuLII
VoxPopuLII
Offers new and interesting views of law on the Internet.
http://blog.law.cornell.edu/voxpop
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May 15
Visual Law: What Lawyers Need to Learn from Information Designer
Visual Law: What Lawyers Need to Learn from Information DesignerFor decades, words have been lawyers’ tools of trade. Today, we should no longer let tradition force us to think inside the text-only box. Apart from words, there are other means available. It is no longer enough (if it ever was) to… -
Apr 29
Taxonomies make the law. Will folksonomies change it?
Taxonomies make the law. Will folksonomies change it?Take a look at your bundle of tags on Delicious. Would you ever believe you’re going to change the law with a handful of them? You’re going to change the way you research the law. The way you apply it. The way you teach it and, in… -
Mar 28
Next Generation Legal Search – It’s Already Here
Next Generation Legal Search – It’s Already Here[Editor's Note: We are pleased to publish this piece from Qiang Lu and Jack Conrad, both of whom worked with Thomson Reuters R&D on the WestlawNext research team. Jack Conrad continues to work with Thomson Reuters, though currently on…
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