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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 22
ICU Variability in Decisions to Limit Life Sustaining Therapie
ICU Variability in Decisions to Limit Life Sustaining TherapieYesterday, at the ATS, Caroline M. Quill, MD, a fellow in Penn's department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care at Penn Medicine, presented (and here) "Variation Among ICUs In Decisions To Limit Life Sustaining Therapies." Quill's… -
May 21
Hospice and the Triple Crown
Hospice and the Triple CrownOrb won the Kentucky Derby earlier this month. But on Saturday, while heavily favored, Orb was handily defeated at the Preakness Stakes. Again this year, there is no Triple Crown winner. While horse racing has not seen a Triple… -
May 20
Is there Room for Conscientious Objection in Critical Care Medicine?
Is there Room for Conscientious Objection in Critical Care Medicine?Tomorrow morning from 8:15 to 10:45 a.m., at the Philadelphia Convention Center, I will be participating on an ATS panel titled "Is there Room for Conscientious Objection in Critical Care Medicine?" 8:15 AM - Welcome and Symposium…
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PropertyProf Blog
PropertyProf Blog
By Professors D. Benjamin Barros and Alfred L. Brophy.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/property/
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May 23
How We Think About Property - Changes Across Time
How We Think About Property - Changes Across TimeDavid Schorr, writing at the new blog Environment, Law, and History has some insightful things to say about how our conceptions of property and the environment have changed over time. Schorr focuses on water law in the U.S. and in... -
May 23
The Best Venn Diagram in History?
The Best Venn Diagram in History?This. Always this. Steve Clowney -
May 23
Dellapenna on Groundwater
Dellapenna on GroundwaterJoseph Dellapenna (Villanova) has posted A Primer on Groundwater Law (Idaho) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: The greater part of fresh water on the planet Earth is under ground and most of that qualifies as "groundwater" in the sense…
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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 22
Turkewitz on PI Advertising and Mass Accident
Turkewitz on PI Advertising and Mass AccidentOver at New York Personal Injury Law Blog, Eric Turkewitz looks at lawyer advertising in the wake of the Metro-North derailment. --CJR -
May 21
CT: Attorneys Absolutely Immune During Litigation from Fraud, IIED Claim
CT: Attorneys Absolutely Immune During Litigation from Fraud, IIED ClaimA divided Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed yesterday that attorneys are absolutely immune from claims for fraud and IIED for conduct that occurred during litigation. The case involved a series of attorneys who allegedly concealed a client's… -
May 21
Culhane on Concussions as a Public Health Problem
Culhane on Concussions as a Public Health ProblemJohn Culhane (Widener) has posted his contribution to the FIU symposium on concussions to SSRN. Entitled Not Just the NFL: Compensation, Litigation, and Public Health in Concussion Cases, the abstract provides: This article examines the…
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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 20
Obama’s capitulation to fabulist strategic narratives from the Right
Obama’s capitulation to fabulist strategic narratives from the RightAt his blog, Michael Dorf writes of President Obama’s penchant for or “pattern of preemptive counterproductive appeasement:” [....] “From the moment that the IRS/Tea Party story broke, the President has expressed… -
May 19
Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)
Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)Today is the birthday of Malcolm X. By way of celebration, I leave you with three provocative books discussing his life and ideas:Cone, James. Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare? (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books,… -
May 19
The Marxist Spirituality of C.L.R. Jame
The Marxist Spirituality of C.L.R. JameI found occasion once before to post something on the “cricketing Marxist,” C.L.R. James, and now I’d like to draw your attention to a piece by Kenan Malik on “the 50th anniversary of C.L.R. James’…
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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 22
Law library summer hour
Law library summer hourHere are our hours for the summer semester. Please note that we are closed Memorial Day Weekend. Summer Hours 2013 Monday, May 20 through Sunday, July 28 Monday – Thursday 8 AM to 11 PM Friday 8 AM to 8 PM Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM… -
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…
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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…
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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.
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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
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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!
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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…
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