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Workplace Prof Blog

Covers arbitration, disability, employment discrimination, labor law, public employment law and workplace safety. By Professors Richard Bales, Jeffrey M. Hirsch and Marcia L. McCormick.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/laborprof_blog/

May 17
AALS Section on Disability Law Call for Papers and Presentation

AALS Section on Disability Law Call for Papers and Presentation

for the 2014 AALS Annual Meeting to be held in New York, New York, January 2-5, 2014. Title of Program: The persistent societal habits of bullying, harassing, and excluding: Exploring the current legal and public policy issues at the…
May 16
Busy Beltway Labor Law Day: NLRB Nominations and DOL Secretary Committee Vote

Busy Beltway Labor Law Day: NLRB Nominations and DOL Secretary Committee Vote

In addition to the Third Circuit's divided, pro-Noel Canning decision this morning which Jeff has described here in his post from today, Washington has been busy with labor-oriented topics today. To wit, the Senate Health, Education, Labor…
May 16
ADAPT International Conference: Internship and Traineeship for Students and Young people. Training, School-to-work Transition or Exploitation?

ADAPT International Conference: Internship and Traineeship for Students and Young people. Training, School-to-work Transition or Exploitation?

From our friends at the ADAPT International Labor Law Program: We are pleased to announce that ADAPT and the International Doctoral School in Human Capital and Labour Relations are organizing the international conference: Internship and…

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Ratio Juris

Offers perspectives on judicial decisionmaking and the legal process. By Professors Jim Chen, Alfred Brophy, Stefanie Lindquist, R.J. Lipkin, Chad M. Oldfather, Lori A. Ringhand, and Elizabeth Weeks.

http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/

May 19
Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

Today is the birthday of Malcolm X. By way of celebration, I leave you with three provocative books discussing his life and ideas:Cone, James. Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare? (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books,…
May 19
The Marxist Spirituality of C.L.R. Jame

The Marxist Spirituality of C.L.R. Jame

I found occasion once before to post something on the “cricketing Marxist,” C.L.R. James, and now I’d like to draw your attention to a piece by Kenan Malik on “the 50th anniversary of C.L.R. James’…
May 18
Torture Bibliography (updated)

Torture Bibliography (updated)

Here’s the latest draft of my bibliography on torture: Torture: Moral, Legal & Political Dimensions—A Basic BibliographyWASHINGTON — “A nonpartisan, independent review of interrogation and detention programs in the…

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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/

May 19
Call For Papers: Midwest Law & Economics Association

Call For Papers: Midwest Law & Economics Association

Bob 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" Responsibilitie

A 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 Research

Responding 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…

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ADR Prof Blog

By Professors Andrea Schneider, Nancy Welsh, Michael Moffitt and Sarah Rudolph Cole.

http://www.indisputably.org

May 17
Schwab removes class action waiver from customer agreement

Schwab removes class action waiver from customer agreement

Responding to substantial pressure from regulators and the investing public, the brokerage firm Charles Schwab reversed itself and eliminated the class action waiver clause from its pre-dispute arbitration clause in its customer account…
May 12
Was OJ Simpson’s Lawyer Ineffective?

Was OJ Simpson’s Lawyer Ineffective?

OJ Simpson will be back in court this week in Las Vegas bringing an appeal from his 2008 armed robbery and kidnapping conviction in 2008. He has apparently filed, through his new lawyer, a 94-page petition for a new trial—which…
May 10
If You’re Standing in Front of a Car, You Are In a Poor Negotiating Position

If You’re Standing in Front of a Car, You Are In a Poor Negotiating Position

Back in the day Kevin Underhill and I were young associates at large law firms in Kansas City and living the life that only single people with lots of disposable income can. Now he’s a big time lawyer in San Francisco and has the…

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Faculty Blog

The Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog

http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/

May 17
A Call to All Law Students: Enhancing the National Conversation

A Call to All Law Students: Enhancing the National Conversation

“I consider you and [Jefferson] as the North and South Poles of the American Revolution. Some talked, some rewrote, and some fought to promote and establish it, but you and Mr. Jefferson thought for us all.” —Benjamin Rush…
May 14
Clinton, Ryan Do Well in Opening Round of 2016 Presidential Polling for Wisconsin

Clinton, Ryan Do Well in Opening Round of 2016 Presidential Polling for Wisconsin

Is it 2016 yet? No, but daily news reports and, even more so, any glimpse into political maneuvering nationwide clearly show that a lot of work is already going into laying groundwork for the next race for president. Marquette Law School Poll…
May 13
Milwaukee: The Most Dangerous Size

Milwaukee: The Most Dangerous Size

Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics issued a new report compiling nearly two decades of data on gun crime, Firearm Violence, 1993-2011. No doubt, many readers will pore over the report’s…

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