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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
By Professors Steven D. Schwinn and Ruthann Robson
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/conlaw/
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Jun 17
Court Says Federal Law Preempts Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement to Vote
Court Says Federal Law Preempts Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement to VoteThe Supreme Court ruled today in Arizona v. InterTribal Council of Arizona, Inc. that the federal requirement under the National Voter Registration Act, NVRA, that the states "accept and use" an approved and uniform federal form for… -
Jun 17
Court Strikes Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement
Court Strikes Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship RequirementThe Supreme Court ruled today in Arizona v. InterTribal Council of Arizona, Inc. that the National Voter Registration Act, NVRA, preempts Arizona's requirement that voters show evidence of citizenship before registering to vote using the… -
Jun 14
Tenth Circuit Allows Compelled Speech Claim for Oklahoma License Plate
Tenth Circuit Allows Compelled Speech Claim for Oklahoma License PlateIn a divided opinion in Cressman v. Thompson, the Tenth Circuit has allowed a First Amendment compelled speech challenge to Oklahoma's license plate (pictured below). For those familiar with Wooley v. Maynard (1977), the case seems as if it…
Rank this Week: 194
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Legal Writing Prof Blog
By Professors Nancy Soonpaa, Sue Liemer, Coleen M. Barger and Mark E. Wojcik.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/
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Jun 18
your students should read thi
your students should read thiMichael Higdon has written a very helpful article for law students: The Legal Reader: An Expose, 43 New Mexico L. Rev. 77 (2013). (My apology for lacking the accent for "expo-zay" in this blog platform.) I'm still weighing just… -
Jun 17
overcoming procrastination
overcoming procrastinationWe all do it from time to time. C'mon, you're probably doing it right now, procrastinating by reading this blog. Two recent articles shed some useful light on why we procrastinate and how to help ourselves move on, to more... -
Jun 16
quotable
quotable"A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact." ~ Marcus Garvey (spl)
Rank this Week: 221
International Law Prof Blog
International Law Prof Blog
By Professor Mark E. Wojcik and Cindy Galway Buys.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/international_law/
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Jun 17
Demonstrations Continue in Turkey
Demonstrations Continue in TurkeyNews sources are reporting that that Turkish authorities have widened their crackdown on antigovernment protestors, and that they have begun to target not only demonstrators but also medics who treat their injuries, business owners who… -
Jun 14
Special UN Rapporteur for Belarus is Unable to Visit Belaru
Special UN Rapporteur for Belarus is Unable to Visit BelaruAn independent United Nations expert today urged the Government of Belarus to grant his request for an official visit the country and to engage with his mandate to improve its human rights situation. “Human rights are systematically… -
Jun 14
ICTR Prosecutor Urgers Cooperation to Catch Remaining Fugitive
ICTR Prosecutor Urgers Cooperation to Catch Remaining FugitiveWith nine men linked to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda still on the run, the Prosecutor who would help to try them is today urging Member States to cooperate with the United Nations war crimes tribunal and its successor body...
Rank this Week: 301
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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Jun 13
UCLA's Outstanding Stats Resource
UCLA's Outstanding Stats ResourceThose looking for either introductory or mid-level instructional on-line resources should visit UCLA's idre site. The site's resources are both deep and wide. Particularly helpful is an array of on-line classes and workshops (some with… -
Jun 10
When Independent Variables Reverse Sign
When Independent Variables Reverse SignAndrew Gelman (Columbia--Statistics) has an interesting post about a nettlesome little topic -- How to make sense of an independent variable that "flips" signs (that is, goes from negative to positive or vice-versa) across model… -
Jun 3
Helpful SPSS Resource
Helpful SPSS ResourceThough most of our stats software package-related posts skew towards Stata, we remain mindful that folks' tastes vary across the most popular packages (e.g., Stata, SPSS, R, SAS). With this in mind, we recently stumbled across a helpful and…
Rank this Week: 900
EvidenceProf Blog
EvidenceProf Blog
By John Marshall Law School Professor Colin Miller, with Contributing Editors and Professors David Leonard, Joelle Moreno, and Myrna Raeder
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/
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Jun 19
Blame Game: Revisiting The Issue of Impeaching the Declarant of an Adoptive Admission
Blame Game: Revisiting The Issue of Impeaching the Declarant of an Adoptive AdmissionLast week, I did a series of posts about Federal Rule of Evidence 806 and Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2)(B). Rule 806 allows for the impeachment of hearsay declarants even if they don't testify at trial, but it seemingly precludes... -
Jun 17
My New Article: OK Computer: The Fourth Amendment and Searches of Seized and Imaged Electronic Evidence
My New Article: OK Computer: The Fourth Amendment and Searches of Seized and Imaged Electronic EvidenceToday, I posted the first draft of a short article that I am writing for South Carolina Lawyer magazine on SSRN. The article is OK Computer: The Fourth Amendment and Searches of Seized and Imaged Electronic Evidence. Here is the... -
Jun 14
Your Best Defense: Should the Right to Present a Defense Allow Defendants to Impeach Rule 801(d)(2)(B) Declarants?
Your Best Defense: Should the Right to Present a Defense Allow Defendants to Impeach Rule 801(d)(2)(B) Declarants?In Crane v. Kentucky, the Supreme Court found that: "[w]hether rooted directly in the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or in the Compulsory Process or Confrontation Clauses of the Sixth Amendment, the Constitution…
Rank this Week: 2262
Sex Crimes
Sex Crimes
Devoted to the criminal laws regulating and punishing sex offenders. By Corey Rayburn Yung.
http://sexcrimes.typepad.com/sex_crimes/
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Aug 30
NY Times Series on Civil Commitment and Sex Offender
NY Times Series on Civil Commitment and Sex OffenderAlthough several years old, I recently stumbled across this multimedia New York Times series discussing sex offenders and civil commitment. The articles are available in three parts: part 1 | part 2 | part 3. The multimedia feature can be… -
Aug 30
DOJ Issues Report on Prison Rape
DOJ Issues Report on Prison RapeAs required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, the Department of Justice released an interesting report entitled: Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2008-2009. -
Jun 1
Carr v. United States - Initial Thought
Carr v. United States - Initial ThoughtIn a bit of a surprise, Carr won on a 6-3 vote. Although, as I thought, the likely way Carr would be victorious would be on the statutory interpretation issue and not the Ex Post Facto Clause claim. The outcome will have an effect on very…
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Law Blog
Law Blog
By John Marshall Law School Professor David Sorkin.
http://www.lawblog.com/
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Jul 20
Minnesota vs. National Arbitration Forum
Minnesota vs. National Arbitration ForumThe National Arbitration Forum and the Attorney General of Minnesota have reached an agreement under which NAF will cease accepting new arbitration cases involving consumers, including collection actions by credit card companies. The consent… -
Sep 27
Kentucky's Internet gamble
Kentucky's Internet gambleGovernor Steve Beshear of Kentucky is seeking to seize more than one hundred gambling-related domain names. A judge initially rejected the governor's bid and has scheduled a hearing for October 7. See coverage in the Louisville… -
Sep 27
Gimme an "A"!
Gimme an "A"!As anyone who has flown Southwest Airlines well knows, Southwest doesn't assign seats in advance. Instead, you are assigned a boarding priority when you check in at the airport or online, up to 24 hours before the flight. At the gate, you…
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