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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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May 20
Black & White: D.C. Court of Appeals Finds Trial Courts Have Discretion to Consider Evidence of Juror Racial Bia
Black & White: D.C. Court of Appeals Finds Trial Courts Have Discretion to Consider Evidence of Juror Racial BiaFederal Rule of Evidence 606(b) states: (b) During an Inquiry into the Validity of a Verdict or Indictment. (1) Prohibited Testimony or Other Evidence. During an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may not testify... -
May 17
Leisure Suit Larry & the IRS: U.S. Tax Court Uses Rule 1003 to Exclude Altered Duplicate
Leisure Suit Larry & the IRS: U.S. Tax Court Uses Rule 1003 to Exclude Altered DuplicateFederal Rule of Evidence 1002, the Best Evidence Rule, provides that An original writing, recording, or photograph is required in order to prove its content unless these rules or a federal statute provides otherwise. That said, Federal Rule… -
May 16
This is a Knife: Florida Court Finds Statement About Knife Qualified as an Excited Utterance
This is a Knife: Florida Court Finds Statement About Knife Qualified as an Excited UtteranceSimilar to its federal counterpart, Section 90.803(2) of the Florida Statutes provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A statement or excited utterance relating to a startling event or condition made while the declarant was under…
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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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May 20
brief right
brief rightIf you're looking for some inspiration for staying the course as you grade a stack of 1L papers, you may appreciate brief right, a blog written by Kirby Griffis, a Washington, D.C., litigator. After marking the umpteenth misplaced apostrophe,… -
May 17
our texting student
our texting studentWe're now teaching students who enter law school used to texting all day long. In an interesting article on "Texting and the Friction of Writing", Lindsey Gustafson looks at the implications. Here's her abstract: "This article… -
May 15
registered for the ALWD conference yet?
registered for the ALWD conference yet?It's already the middle of May, and then June will follow, and then it will be time for the ALWD conference. If you plan to attend and haven’t yet registered, note that the conference fee is $400 if paid by...
Rank this Week: 192
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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May 19
AP CEO Gary Pruitt Explains Why Justice Probe Violates First Amendment
AP CEO Gary Pruitt Explains Why Justice Probe Violates First AmendmentAssociated Press CEO (and former First Amendment lawyer for McClatchy newspapers) Gary Pruitt gave his first television interview today to Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation and blasted the Justice Department seizure of AP phone records as… -
May 16
Tsesis on the History of the Declaration of Independence
Tsesis on the History of the Declaration of IndependenceProf. Alex Tsesis (Loyola Chicago) joined me on Thursday for a talk on his book For Liberty and Equality: The Life and Times of the Declaration of Independence (Oxford 2012). This was a terrific read; I highly recommend it. But... -
May 16
Senate Judiciary Approves Srinivasan for D.C. Circuit
Senate Judiciary Approves Srinivasan for D.C. CircuitThe Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan for a slot on the D.C. Circuit. WaPo reports here. We previously posted here, with links to backgrounds and profiles. SDS
Rank this Week: 113
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: 448
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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May 18
Happy Five Year Anniversary to Us!
Happy Five Year Anniversary to Us!The International Law Prof Blog celebrates its fifth anniversary today! Thank you for your continued support and the thousands of visits over these past five years. We couldn't do it without you! Mark, Cindy, Cyndee, Laurent, and Michael -
May 18
France Allows Same-Sex Marriage
France Allows Same-Sex MarriageFrance has become the 14th country in the world to have same-sex marriage. It will also allow adoption by same-sex couples. (mew) Related articles France legalizes same-sex marriage Hollande signs law authorising gay marriage in France French… -
May 18
UN General Assembly Puts French Polynesia Back on the List of UN Territories that Should be Decolonized
UN General Assembly Puts French Polynesia Back on the List of UN Territories that Should be DecolonizedThe United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to place French Polynesia back on the UN list of territories that should be decolonized and requested the French Government to "facilitate rapid progress . . . towards a…
Rank this Week: 264
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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