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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 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... -
May 14
Shhhh! Don't Tell Anybody! Here's a Secret Link . . . .
Shhhh! Don't Tell Anybody! Here's a Secret Link . . . .. . . to the 4th edition (2012) of the Style Manual for the Supreme and Appellate Courts of Illinois. Go ahead, have a look by clicking here. (mew)
Rank this Week: 232
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 17
IDAHO Day
IDAHO DayMay 17 is recognized as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). The day marks the anniversary of the day in 1990 on which the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the International… -
May 16
Six New States Join Arctic Council as Observer
Six New States Join Arctic Council as ObserverAt its biannual meeting in Sweden yesterday, the Arctic Council officially approved observer status for six new States including China, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. However, it deferred the application of the European Union… -
May 15
Law School Meme
Law School MemeOk, we are secretly big fans of "Law School Memes," which you can find on Facebook. Here's a recent posting that has us laughing (and the comments too, that it is a trick question because the correct answer is always...
Rank this Week: 483
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 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… -
May 15
Learned Person: The Learned Treatise Exception, Impeachment & the Truth of the Matter Asserted
Learned Person: The Learned Treatise Exception, Impeachment & the Truth of the Matter AssertedSimilar to its federal counterpart, Minnesota Rule of Evidence 803(18) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay To the extent called to the attention of an expert witness upon cross-examination or relied upon by the expert witness in…
Rank this Week: 1029
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 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 -
May 16
Federal Complaint for Unconstitutional Sex Assignment Surgery on Infant
Federal Complaint for Unconstitutional Sex Assignment Surgery on InfantThe surgical "assignment" of sex/gender to an infant born with "ambiguous" genitals is a problem that has garnered much attention. The Constitutional Court of Colombia issued a series of opinions beginning in 1995,…
Rank this Week: 172
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 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… -
Apr 30
(Re-)Defined Data
(Re-)Defined DataOver at PrawfsBlawg, John Pfaff (Fordham) provides a cautionary reminder that most empiricists cannot hear often enough. Re-defining key variables can influence results and re-defined variables are frequently difficult to detect, particularly…
Rank this Week: 342
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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