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Legal Ethics Forum
Legal Ethics Forum
By Professors John Dzienkowski, Brad Wendel, John Steele, David Hricik, Andrew Perlman, David McGowan, Laura Appleman, Steve Lubet, Anita Bernstein, Don Burnett, and Steve Berenson..
http://www.legalethicsforum.com/blog/
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May 23
ign of the future? "9th Circ. Relieves Broke Law School Grad Of Student Debt"
ign of the future? "9th Circ. Relieves Broke Law School Grad Of Student Debt"He couldn't pay it back after four years of trying. Now the debt is gone. -
May 23
Matter of Lawrence: A Case With Important Professional Responsibility Issue
Matter of Lawrence: A Case With Important Professional Responsibility IssueThe First Department Appellate Division in New York today (May 23) decided Matter of Lawrence, a case that had been up to the N.Y. Court of Appeals, was then remanded for a hearing that was held before former Court of... -
May 23
The Federal Government and "reporting up" and "reporting out"
The Federal Government and "reporting up" and "reporting out"From a comparative view of the IRS scandal using the legal ethics rules (altho, admittedly, the legal ethics rules don't govern for the most part), two aspects of the IRS scandal stand out: (1) the IRS's duty of candor (as...
Rank this Week: 2
Lawfare
Lawfare
Coveres actions taken or contemplated to protect the nation interact with the nation’s laws and legal institutions, including cybersecurity, Guantánamo habeas litigation, targeted killing, biosecurity, universal jurisdiction, the Alien Tort Statute, and the state secrets privilege. By Benjamin Wittes, Jack Goldsmith and Robert Chesney.
http://www.lawfareblog.com/
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May 23
The President’s Speech: A Quick and Dirty Reaction–Part 2 (Guantanamo)
The President’s Speech: A Quick and Dirty Reaction–Part 2 (Guantanamo)President Obama made two important announcements about aspects of Guantanamo and its detainees in his speech today. These are worth flagging before I pivot and harp on the big problem with the President’s comments about the base and… -
May 23
The President’s Speech: A Quick and Dirty Reaction—Part 1 (Are We at War?)
The President’s Speech: A Quick and Dirty Reaction—Part 1 (Are We at War?)One week ago, a senior Pentagon official went before the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with the Pentagon’s top lawyers, and declared that the armed conflict with Al Qaeda and its associated forces under the AUMF would go… -
May 23
The President’s Speech: What About GTMO Detainees Who Cannot be Tried, but also Cannot be Released?
The President’s Speech: What About GTMO Detainees Who Cannot be Tried, but also Cannot be Released?In his speech today, President Obama explicitly raised this perennial, maddeningly difficult issue. But he stopped well short of proposing a solution. Instead he said that “once we commit to a process of closing GTMO, I am…
Rank this Week: 15
Leiter Reports: A Group Blog
Leiter Reports: A Group Blog
Covers academic freedom, authoritarianism and fascism, intelligent design and more. By University of Texas Professor Brian R. Leiter and others.
http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/
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May 23
New job opening...
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May 23
Plight of Iranian Philosophy Student, Farsani, Noted in Amnesty International's 2013 Report
Plight of Iranian Philosophy Student, Farsani, Noted in Amnesty International's 2013 ReportHere. (Prior coverage of Mr. Farsani's situation is here.) -
May 23
PhD students: what do you wish you had known *before* you began the program?
PhD students: what do you wish you had known *before* you began the program?A student who will be starting a PhD program in philosophy writes: Being a fan of your blog and an incoming PhD student in philosophy, I was wondering if you'd think it'd be useful to open your blog up to...
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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 23
Federal Judges' Citations to Legal Scholarship
Federal Judges' Citations to Legal ScholarshipDerogating legal scholarship has become something of a sport for many, including federal judges. Chief Justice Roberts, for example, recently opined that "because law review articles are not of interest to the bench," he has trouble… -
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…
Rank this Week: 373
Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
News about law professors and law schools. By University of Texas School of Law Professor Brian R. Leiter.
http://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/
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May 23
In Memoriam: Daniel Schaffer
In Memoriam: Daniel SchafferProfessor Daniel Schaffer of the Northeastern University School of Law passed away on May 8. He was 74. Schaffer, a tax expert, joined the Northeastern... -
May 22
Geu Named Dean of South Dakota
Geu Named Dean of South DakotaProfessor Thomas Geu of the University of South Dakota School of Law has been named the school's new dean. Geu holds a JD from the... -
May 21
Lateral hires with tenure, 2012-13
Lateral hires with tenure, 2012-13MOVING TO FRONT--ORIGIINALLY POSTED AUGUST 27, 2012--UPDATED These faculty haved accepted appointments with tenure that will begin in 2013: Howard Abrams (tax) from Emory University...
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Texas Coastal Law Society
Texas Coastal Law Society
From the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas.
http://texascoastallaw.blogspot.com/
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Feb 12
Where can I find news about coastal, ocean, admiralty and maritime law?
Where can I find news about coastal, ocean, admiralty and maritime law?Websites: -
Jan 10
2011: Conference Calendar
2011: Conference Calendar2011 conferences related to coastal, ocean, admiralty or maritime law: -
Aug 19
Resource: A weekly coastal and ocean law case alert
Resource: A weekly coastal and ocean law case alertLooking for the perfect resource to keep you up to date on coastal law developments in the US? The National Sea Grant Law Center at Ole Miss offers a weekly Ocean and Coastal Case Alert, an email newsletter that will keep you up to date with…
Rank this Week: 1601