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Delaware Campus Library Blogs
Delaware Campus Library Blogs
From Widener Law.
http://blogs.lawlib.widener.edu/delaware
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May 17
Library closed Saturday
Library closed SaturdayThe Delaware campus library will be closed this Saturday the 18th for Commencement. Congratulations to all our graduates! We’ll be open on Sunday the 19th from noon to 5 PM. For a full list of library hours this summer see our webpage. -
May 1
It’s finals time!
It’s finals time!Yes, finals are here and I know what you’re thinking, “What can the law library do to help me with finals?” (Just work with me here.) So here’s a short list: Study space – We have plenty of places to study in the… -
Apr 23
Law library extended final exam hour
Law library extended final exam hourThe Delaware campus law library will be open extended hours during final exams. Our hours will be: Monday, April 22 to Thursday April 25: 8:00 AM to 2:00 AM Friday, April 26: 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM Saturday, April 27 through Wednesday, May 15:…
Rank this Week: 905
Essentially Contested America
Essentially Contested America
Covers the constitutional, political, and cultural controversies which define the character of America. By Widener University School of Law Professor Robert Justin Lipkin.
http://essentiallycontestedamerica.org
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Dec 8
Professor Robert Hayman’s Tribute to Bobby Lipkin
Professor Robert Hayman’s Tribute to Bobby Lipkin[Author: Robert Hayman] [see photos from event] This will be a short talk about one of Bobby’s “big ideas,” about pragmatism, which might be best described as revolutionary pragmatism. Bobby’s interest in constitutional revolutions is… -
Dec 3
Professor Erin Daly’s Presentation in Honor of Robert J. Lipkin
Professor Erin Daly’s Presentation in Honor of Robert J. LipkinAuthor: Erin Daly [see photos from event] I want to thank everyone for coming here today. I think that when we first heard that Bob had died, we were completely bereft. We were completely stunned. Bob had been around here for so long that… -
Dec 1
Professor Jim May’s Remarks; A Celebration of Scholarship with the Presentation of The Widener Law Review Special Edition in honor of Robert J. Lipkin
Professor Jim May’s Remarks; A Celebration of Scholarship with the Presentation of The Widener Law Review Special Edition in honor of Robert J. LipkinAuthor: Professor Jim May [see photos from event] Bobby’s constitutional theories were cogent, unconventional and unsettling. Bobby was unafraid of toppling conventional wisdom and subverting dominant paradigms about constitutional…
Rank this Week: 1203
Fame Appeal
Fame Appeal
Covers intellectual property and other legal issues affecting the entertainment and fashion industry.
http://fameappeal.com
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Sep 5
Christian Siriano @ InCrowd Industry Night 9/15
Christian Siriano @ InCrowd Industry Night 9/15www.INCROWDINDUSTRYINGHT.COM -
Sep 5
Christian Louboutin wins trademark protection. Trademark serial No. 77141789 beats YSL
Christian Louboutin wins trademark protection. Trademark serial No. 77141789 beats YSLImage filed with Trademark office -
Aug 2
NAKED trademark Victoria’s Secret v. Urban Decay
NAKED trademark Victoria’s Secret v. Urban DecayA fight in the cosmetic aisle to see if the term “NAKED” should be held exclusively by Urban D
Rank this Week: 861
Harrisburg Campus Library Blogs
Harrisburg Campus Library Blogs
From Widener Law.
http://blogs.lawlib.widener.edu/harrisburg
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May 16
Between Session Hours – May 15 through May 27
Between Session Hours – May 15 through May 27May 15-17 8 a.m.—8 p.m. May 18 9 a.m.—5 p.m. May… -
Apr 23
Library Exam Hour
Library Exam HourEXAM HOURS APRIL 27—MAY 13 8 a.m.—2 a.m. Every Day MAY 14 8 a.m.—10 p.m. -
Apr 2
Congratulations!
Congratulations!The Widener Journal of Law Economics and Race, Harrisburg’s 2013-2014 Executive Board: Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Jesse Rhodeside Internal Managing Editor, Kayla Butz Senior Managing Editor, Marthe J. Ngwashi Articles Editor, Andrea…
Rank this Week: 1330
Medical Futility
Medical Futility
Tracks judicial, legislative, policy, and academic developments concerning medical futility. By Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope.
http://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/
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May 18
Texas Medical Futility - No Change Again
Texas Medical Futility - No Change AgainFor the past four legislative sessions in Texas (2007, 209, 2011, and now 2013), a broad group of stakeholders has sought to revise Texas Health & Safety Code 166.046. Some want to make the law more fair (.e.g. longer notice… -
May 17
Oklahoma Requires Provision of Futile Treatment
Oklahoma Requires Provision of Futile TreatmentMany states are working to find ways to permit or encourage clinicians to avoid providing non-beneficial treatment. In contrast, Oklahoma has specifically mandated that clinicians provide non-beneficial treatment, if that is what the… -
May 15
Patients Wins Lawsuit against VA for Terminal Misdiagnosi
Patients Wins Lawsuit against VA for Terminal MisdiagnosiSometimes, one is delighted to find out that one's physician has made an error. That is what happened to Mark Templin. Clinicians at the Montana VA misdiagnosed him with brain cancer. They prescribed two drugs and…
Rank this Week: 123
PropertyProf Blog
PropertyProf Blog
By Professors D. Benjamin Barros and Alfred L. Brophy.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/property/
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May 17
Fines for Agents Who Show Illegal Apartment
Fines for Agents Who Show Illegal ApartmentThe N.Y. Times reports on a local initiative: The Department of Buildings has begun issuing fines to agents and brokers who advertise and show illegal apartments for rent, a new step in a long battle that has traditionally taken on... -
May 17
Ten Buildings That Changed American Architecture
Ten Buildings That Changed American ArchitectureIn the PBS special 10 Buildings that Changed America, two architecture gurus discuss the origins of some of the country’s most important buildings. The hour-long program, which premiered this week take a look at thestories and engineering… -
May 17
Godsil and Simunovich on the Mortgage Crisis and the Ethic of Homeownership
Godsil and Simunovich on the Mortgage Crisis and the Ethic of HomeownershipRachel Godsil (Seton Hall) and David Simunovich (Seton Hall) have posted Protecting Status: The Mortgage Crisis, Eminent Domain, and the Ethic of Homeownership (Fordham) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Homeownership is in crisis. Millions of…
Rank this Week: 219
Ratio Juris
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/
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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… -
May 17
Terrorism—Moral, Psychological, Political & Legal Perspectives: A Select Bibliography (updated)
Terrorism—Moral, Psychological, Political & Legal Perspectives: A Select Bibliography (updated)Another updated bibliography: “Terrorism—Moral, Psychological, Political & Legal Perspectives: A Select Bibliography.” -
May 16
Environmental & Ecological Worldviews: A Bibliography
Environmental & Ecological Worldviews: A BibliographyAn updated bibliography: Ecological & Environmental Worldviews: A Basic Transdisciplinary Bibliography
Rank this Week: 677
TortsProf Blog
TortsProf Blog
Covers accident and injury law. By Professors William G. Childs, Sheila B. Scheuerman and Christopher J. Robinette.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/
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May 17
Catastrophic Payments and Medical Malpractice
Catastrophic Payments and Medical MalpracticeTerry Baynes of Reuters has written an article about the recent study by a group of physicians at John Hopkins finding that large med mal awards do not contribute significantly to healthcare costs. The article quotes the lead author of... -
May 16
Scheuerman on Class Certification in NFL Concussion Litigation
Scheuerman on Class Certification in NFL Concussion LitigationTortsProf's Sheila Scheuerman has posted to SSRN The NFL Concussion Litigation: A Critical Assessment of Class Certification. The abstract provides: In the world of high-stakes class action litigation, a new theory is emerging that seeks to… -
May 14
Rhee on the Tort Foundation of Duty of Care and Business Judgment
Rhee on the Tort Foundation of Duty of Care and Business JudgmentRobert Rhee (Maryland) has posted to SSRN The Tort Foundation of Duty of Care and Business Judgment. The abstract provides: This Article corrects a misconception in corporation law – the belief that principles of tort law do not apply to...
Rank this Week: 401
WordInEdgewise
WordInEdgewise
Covers marriage equality, torts and public health issues. By Professor John G. Culhane.
http://wordinedgewise.org
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Dec 19
Will Congress Repeal the Law Barring Suits against Gun Sellers?
Will Congress Repeal the Law Barring Suits against Gun Sellers?In this Slate article, posted earlier this evening, I argue that the 2005 law that banned most suits against gun sellers was a terrible capitulation to the NRA, larding gun manufacturers and dealers with a broad immunity against suit that no… -
Dec 10
Does Victory Have A Price?
Does Victory Have A Price?In this Slate article, I argue that the recent success of same-sex marriage at the ballot box might, paradoxically, make it harder for equality advocates to win at the Supreme Court. But I think they should win, anyway. -
Dec 8
Analysis of Yesterday’s SCOTUS Decision to Hear Both Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8 case
Analysis of Yesterday’s SCOTUS Decision to Hear Both Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8 caseOver at The New Civil Rights Movement, I’ve got a piece that ‘splains to layfolk what happened at the Supreme Court yesterday, and what I think it might mean.
Rank this Week: 1165
WUSL Admissions Blogs
WUSL Admissions Blogs
From Widener Law.
http://blogs.law.widener.edu/admissionsmain
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Apr 29
Putting Theory Into Practice – Advice from Joshua Wilkinson, Admissions Counselor
Putting Theory Into Practice – Advice from Joshua Wilkinson, Admissions CounselorYou obtained that elusive J.D. and studied hard for the Bar Exam – but once you meet with your first client, all of that legal knowledge and heightened sense of what makes a persuasive written argument suddenly becomes… -
Mar 12
LSAT Fun!
LSAT Fun!February LSAT scores were recently released! What does that mean for you? Hopefully you’re score is amazing and you can breathe a sigh of relief. In that case, consider scholarship opportunities on your list of law schools. What are the… -
Jan 11
Beginning the last semester of law school….. – Thoughts from 3L Amira Khan
Beginning the last semester of law school….. – Thoughts from 3L Amira KhanIt seems like I have been waiting for three years to finally get to this point… I am FINALLY in my LAST semester of law school!
Rank this Week: 1598