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Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference
Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference
From the librarians of the Barco Law Library, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
http://barcorefblog.blogspot.com/
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May 14
LLMC to launch new interface
LLMC to launch new interfaceThe Law Library Microform Consortium publishes a monthly newsletter which it sends via email link. The May 2013 newsletter just arrived and it contains the excellent news that LLMC has been beta testing a major redesign of the LLMC-Digital… -
May 14
3D printer gun plans pulled from website
3D printer gun plans pulled from websiteA University of Texas law student and his company called "Defense Distributed" recently figured out how to make a working handgun on a 3D printer and made the plans available on the Defense Distributed website. The federal government got… -
May 14
Build-Your-Own Law School Ranking
Build-Your-Own Law School RankingThe Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System has an online tool that essentially lets you build your own law school rankings, depending on what sort of legal career you want. The tool they provide is called "Law Jobs By the…
Rank this Week: 201
Failed Evidence
Failed Evidence
Covers arrests, prosecutions, and news relating to: criminal court cases, scientific evidence, eyewitness evidence, exonerated convicts, innocence, injustice, and the law enforcement system's general resistance to science. By David A. Harris.
http://failedevidence.wordpress.com/
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May 14
Picking a New Police Chief: Design the Process a New Mayor Should Follow
Picking a New Police Chief: Design the Process a New Mayor Should FollowHow would you set up the the process to pick a new chief of police for a mid-sized city? Amidst a corruption scandal, Pittsburgh’s police chief resigned this Spring. (He has announced he’ll plead guilty to the charges… -
May 14
Picking a New Police Chief: Design the Process a New Mayor Should Follow
Picking a New Police Chief: Design the Process a New Mayor Should FollowHow would you set up the the process to pick a new chief of police for a mid-sized city? Amidst a corruption scandal, Pittsburgh’s police chief resigned this Spring. (He has announced he’ll plead guilty to the charges… -
May 13
Brooklyn DA’s Probe of 50 Convictions Featuring One Detective: Conviction Integrity Unit, False Confessions in the Spotlight
Brooklyn DA’s Probe of 50 Convictions Featuring One Detective: Conviction Integrity Unit, False Confessions in the SpotlightWith the news that the District Attorney of Brooklyn is re-examining convictions in 50 cases featuring the work of one particular detective (see stories here and here ), we see two issues that have surfaced on the Failed Evidence blog before:…
Rank this Week: 1734
JURIST - Paper Chase
JURIST - Paper Chase
Covers legal news. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/index.php
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Oct 5
Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute
Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute[JURIST] The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruled for Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google, against Microsoft [corporate websites] on Friday. This was the fourth decision [FOSS Patents report] in a suit between Motorola and Microsoft… -
Oct 5
UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human right
UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human right[JURIST] The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] on Friday condemned [press release] a draft law [bill 8711 materials, in Ukrainian] that would ban pro-gay "propaganda" in Ukraine. The OHCHR said… -
Oct 5
UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture
UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture[JURIST] The Queen's Bench Division [official website] on the High Court of England and Wales ruled Friday that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under the British Colonial…
Rank this Week: 33
Legal Scholarship Blog
Legal Scholarship Blog
Features law-related calls for papers, conferences and workshops. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the University of Washington School of Law.
http://legalscholarshipblog.com
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Sep 12
September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
September 12, 2012 Colloquia/WorkshopAlabama Nuno Garoupa (Illinois) Albany James T. Gathii Faculty Workshop Series – Sheldon Halpern, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Jr. Chair in Law and Technology (Albany) -
Sep 11
September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
September 11, 2012 Colloquia/WorkshopChicago Law Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop – Darrell A.H. Miller(Cincinnati Law) Cornell Law Asma Barlas (Ithaca College) -
Sep 10
September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
September 10, 2012 Colloquia/WorkshopColumbia Law Mark J. Osiel (Iowa Law) presents Rights to Do Grave Wrong – paper is not publicly available Georgia Law Jamal Greene (Columbia Law)
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