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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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Jun 19
Regulatory appointee criticizes staff lawyers in speech "hypo" (aftermath of San Bruno pipeline explosion)
Regulatory appointee criticizes staff lawyers in speech "hypo" (aftermath of San Bruno pipeline explosion)We previously covered the interesting story of the dispute between staff attorneys at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the political appointee, Frank Lindh, who oversees the lawyers. Following the catastrophic pipeline… -
Jun 19
"Most Leading Law Firm Insurers See Rise in Malpractice Claims Frequency, Severity"
"Most Leading Law Firm Insurers See Rise in Malpractice Claims Frequency, Severity"Ames & Gough has another of their surveys out. Excerpt from press release: What’s driving the claims volume? “The key impetus is the recession of 2007 to 2009,” said Ms. Garczynski, although many of these claims are… -
Jun 19
"Justice Department Fought to Conceal NSA’s Role in Terror Case From Defense Lawyers"
"Justice Department Fought to Conceal NSA’s Role in Terror Case From Defense Lawyers"Story at Wired. Excerpt: "When a senior FBI official told Congress the role the NSA’s secret surveillance apparatus played in a San Diego terror financing case today, nobody was more surprised to hear it than the defense attorney who…
Rank this Week: 3
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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Jun 17
Guantanamo Disposition Lists Released
Guantanamo Disposition Lists ReleasedThe Miami Herald has obtained under the Freedom of Information Act the list of dispositions for Guantanamo detainees from the Obama administration’s Guantanamo task force. Here’s Carol Rosenberg’s story on the… -
Jun 17
6/17 Motions Session #6: Make That a MacDonald-Only Day
6/17 Motions Session #6: Make That a MacDonald-Only DayThe Unsurprisingly Abaya-ed Cheryl Bormann’s logistical issues go unaddressed, despite our ongoing “recess in place.” Non-resolution of her complaint gives the military judge an idea: David Nevin will ask his… -
Jun 17
6/17 Motions Session #5: Definitely a MacDonald-Focused Day
6/17 Motions Session #5: Definitely a MacDonald-Focused DayNext to explore Admiral Bruce MacDonald’s actions during the pre-referral phase is James Harrington. He’s a lawyer for Ramzi bin Al Shibh. When questioned by Harrington, the witness acknowledges that prior to appointment, he…
Rank this Week: 12
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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Jun 13
UCLA's Outstanding Stats Resource
UCLA's Outstanding Stats ResourceThose looking for either introductory or mid-level instructional on-line resources should visit UCLA's idre site. The site's resources are both deep and wide. Particularly helpful is an array of on-line classes and workshops (some with… -
Jun 10
When Independent Variables Reverse Sign
When Independent Variables Reverse SignAndrew Gelman (Columbia--Statistics) has an interesting post about a nettlesome little topic -- How to make sense of an independent variable that "flips" signs (that is, goes from negative to positive or vice-versa) across model… -
Jun 3
Helpful SPSS Resource
Helpful SPSS ResourceThough most of our stats software package-related posts skew towards Stata, we remain mindful that folks' tastes vary across the most popular packages (e.g., Stata, SPSS, R, SAS). With this in mind, we recently stumbled across a helpful and…
Rank this Week: 527
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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Jun 19
"What is morality?"
"What is morality?"A podcast with John Martin Fischer (UC Riverside). -
Jun 19
Yet more doubts about the QS Ranking
Yet more doubts about the QS RankingA reader in the UK writes: THES DID drop QS for methodological reasons. The best explanation is here: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/03/15/baty But there may have been more to it? Clearly QS's business practices leave an awful lot… -
Jun 18
The BBC on high school philosophy in France
The BBC on high school philosophy in FranceHere.
Rank this Week: 607
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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Jun 14
Light blogging for a bit...
Light blogging for a bit......I'll be at a conference next week, so probably won't have much new until the week of June 24. Dan Filler may have some items... -
Jun 13
The MOOCs are coming...
The MOOCs are coming......and it doesn't bode well for law schools. Bar review courses have long been done via what were essentially "MOOCs," it would not be surprising... -
Jun 11
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...
Rank this Week: 911
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…
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