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Banking Law Prof Blog
Banking Law Prof Blog
By Professor Ann Graham.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/banking/
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Apr 4
Early Jail Release for Enron's Jeff Skilling?
Early Jail Release for Enron's Jeff Skilling?The Enron collapse in 2001 remains a significant example of greed run amok and corporate governance standards in complete rout. The Enron scandal led directly to passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002. Now the Justice Department… -
Apr 3
Pay Corporate Directors Like CEOs - Does "Aligning Incentives" Really Work?
Pay Corporate Directors Like CEOs - Does "Aligning Incentives" Really Work?Is this a new trend -- and is it likely to improve long-term profitability of publicly traded corporations? Or will it create a new compensation "arms race"? Two hedge funds are promising their director nominees compensation tied to… -
Apr 2
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Update
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - UpdateThe Secondary Mortgage Market giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are back to making big profits. A significant question is whether, when, and how to scale back government involvement in the U.S. housing market through these two Government…
Rank this Week: 1108
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)
Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.
http://jotwell.com/
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May 20
The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy Law
The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy LawLauren Willis, When Nudges Fail: Slippery Defaults, 80 U. Chi. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2013) available at SSRN.Paul OhmIf Jotwell is meant to surface obscure gems of legal scholarship, which might go unnoticed otherwise, I might be missing… -
May 17
The Brave New World of Identification
The Brave New World of IdentificationMargaret Hu, Biometric ID Cybersurveillance, 88 Indiana L.J.__ (forthcoming 2013), available at SSRN.Mary FanThe memory seems almost quaint. While waiting with prosecutors in the hallway between indictments, an excellent customs… -
May 15
Celebrating Federal Civil Rulemaking
Celebrating Federal Civil RulemakingLonny Hoffman, Rulemaking in the Age of Twombly and Iqbal, U.C. Davis L. Rev. (forthcoming, 2013) available at SSRN.Brooke D. ColemanThe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are 75 years old this year. Imagine a fete thrown in their honor-mini…
Rank this Week: 134
Law School Academic Support Blog
Law School Academic Support Blog
By Rebecca Flanagan and Assistant Dean Amy Jarmon.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/academic_support/
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May 20
Article on Texting's Potential Impact on Formal Legal Writing
Article on Texting's Potential Impact on Formal Legal WritingHat tip to Sue Liemer, one of the Editors for the Legal Writing Prof Blog, for pointing out an interesting article by Lindsey P. Gustafson at the William H. Bowen School of Law - University of Arkansas Little Rock. The... -
May 15
Academic and Bar Readiness Counselor Position at LaVerne
Academic and Bar Readiness Counselor Position at LaVerneLaVerne College of Law is seeking a new Academic and Bar Readiness Counselor. See the following link for details: https://laverne.peopleadmin.com/postings/57. -
May 13
Salute to Vernellia Randall
Salute to Vernellia RandallVernellia Randall, a professor at University of Dayton, is one of the well-known names in ASP work. She was among the leaders at the forefront of academic support work when the profession gained traction at law schools. Vernellia is…
Rank this Week: 1509
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: 228
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
By Texas Tech University School of Law Professor Gerry W. Beyer.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/
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May 20
IRS Limits Material Participation by Non-Grantor Trust
IRS Limits Material Participation by Non-Grantor TrustIn a recent Technical Advice Memorandum (TAM), the IRS limited “the circumstances in which a complex, non-grantor trust can materially participate in the activities of an S corporation.” The IRS concluded that only time spent by a… -
May 20
Tips on Having a Successful Family Meeting
Tips on Having a Successful Family MeetingFamily meetings are common after a medical crisis, but they can also be invaluable in resolving complicated financial issues as well as legal planning for elderly family members. Here are some tips on starting, and getting the most out of,... -
May 20
Same-Sex Couples Face Challenges in Determining Whether Spouses Qualify as Trust Beneficiarie
Same-Sex Couples Face Challenges in Determining Whether Spouses Qualify as Trust BeneficiarieSpouses often use trusts to pass monetary benefits to the other spouse, but the law is often unclear on whether same-sex spouses can become the beneficiary of their partner’s trust. If the Supreme Court finds the Defense Against Marriage…
Rank this Week: 15