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Law Library Letter

Law Library Letter

Summaries of recent Wyoming Supreme Court decisions and law library information. From the Wyoming State Law Library.

http://wyolawlibrary.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Summary 2013 WY 62

    Summary 2013 WY 62
    Summary of Decision May 17, 2013 Justice Burke delivered the opinion for the Court. Affirmed.Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF THE WORKER’S COMPENSATION CLAIM OF: KIRK JACOBS v. STATE OF WYOMING, ex rel., WYOMING WORKERS’ SAFETY AND…
  • May 17

    Summary 2013 WY 61

    Summary 2013 WY 61
    Summary of Decision May 17, 2013 Justice Davis delivered the opinion for the Court. Remanded.Case Name: PAUL ROCK, DARI QUIRK & ERNEST KAWA v. MARY LANKFORD, in her official capacity as Sublette County Clerk. MARY LANKFORD, in her…
  • May 15

    Summary 2013 WY 60

    Summary 2013 WY 60
    Summary of Decision May 15, 2013 Chief Justice Kite delivered the opinion for the Court. Affirmed.Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF ROBERT A. SANDS v. RICHARD BROWN, Guardian and Conservator.Docket Number: S-12-0209URL:…
Rank this Week: 378

Law Library of Congress: News and…

Law Library of Congress: News and Events

Announces programs hosted by the Law Library of Congress, including legal film series, speaker series, and recognition events.

http://www.loc.gov/law/news/
Rank this Week: 580

Law Library of Congress: Research…

Law Library of Congress: Research Reports

Legal commentary and recommended resources on issues and events with legal significance from the Law Library of Congress.

http://www.loc.gov/law/help/current-topics.html
Rank this Week: 784

Law of the Land

Law of the Land

A blog on land use law and Zoning by Albany Law School Associate Dean and Professor Patricia Salkin.

http://lawoftheland.wordpress.com/
Rank this Week: 801

Law of the Lands - Farm, Energy…

Law of the Lands - Farm, Energy and Enviro Law

Provides legal information of interest to landowners in the areas of agriculture law, energy law and environmental law. By John Goudy.

http://landownerlaw.blogspot.com/
  • May 29

    Divisional Court upholds OMB on question of reduction in market value for contamination

    Divisional Court upholds OMB on question of reduction in market value for contamination
    The City of Toronto appealed an OMB decision awarding more than $3.3 million for market value on the expropriation of a contaminated property.  The property in question was the former site of a soft drink manufacturing plant; the…
  • Apr 25

    Wheel off wood chipper case sent back for new trial

    Wheel off wood chipper case sent back for new trial
    Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) officers investigated a truck stopped along a highway.  Attached to the truck was a wood chipping machine that was missing its right wheel.  The hub of the wheel was located at the end of a…
  • Apr 19

    Tribunal upholds rejection of milk from farm's bulk tank

    Tribunal upholds rejection of milk from farm's bulk tank
    The Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by an Ontario dairy farm from the rejection of milk from its operation by the Dairy Farmers of Ontario ("DFO").  The farm has operated for 30 years and, in…
Rank this Week: 555

Law Practice Tips Blog

Law Practice Tips Blog

Covers law practice management, the Internet and technology. By Jim Calloway.

http://jimcalloway.typepad.com/lawpracticetips/
Rank this Week: 354

Law School Academic Support Blog

Law School Academic Support Blog

By Rebecca Flanagan and Assistant Dean Amy Jarmon.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/academic_support/
  • Jun 19

    What should I be doing right now?

    What should I be doing right now?
    If you don't run a bar prep program (in which case, this is your busy season) but you have a 12-month contract, this is an awkward time of the year. You may be savoring a well-earned vacation (but most people...
  • Jun 13

    Getting the Most Out of Conference

    Getting the Most Out of Conference
    I would like to start with a wonderful experience I just had, that is, attending the AASE conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. As I was coming home on the plane, I got to thinking about the importance of being ASPish...
  • Jun 12

    Director of Academic Support at Whittier

    Director of Academic Support at Whittier
    Job Title: Director of Academic Support Whittier Law School seeks experienced candidates to direct our Academic Support Program ("ASP") and work with our ASP and Bar Preparation professionals as part of a team dedicated to student…
Rank this Week: 649

Law School Innovation

Law School Innovation

Covers teaching, curriculum, and classroom technology. Edited by Professors Douglas A. Berman, Anupam Chander, Gene Koo and Mark W. Osler.

http://lsi.typepad.com/lsi/
  • Oct 20

    Unkind Cuts: Shrinking the law school budget

    Unkind Cuts: Shrinking the law school budget
    Legal education is under strain: Fewer people are applying to law school, and those who apply are less qualified. One result of this dynamic is that law schools are admitting fewer students, in order to keep qualifications up, but that...
  • Sep 19

    Mentoring-- innovative, practical, and achievable

    Mentoring-- innovative, practical, and achievable
    One of the things we do well here at St. Thomas is establish mentor relationships for our students with lawyers in the community-- every student has a mentor. Neil Hamilton and Verna Monson have done some significant and important work...
  • Aug 16

    Dean searches and new idea

    Dean searches and new idea
    It appears that there are about 30-some dean searches going on this year, which strikes me as a high number. I suspect that every single candidate for every one of those searches (a group that I am, thankfully, not a...
Rank this Week: 853

Law Shucks

Law Shucks

A self-deprecating look at life in and after BigLaw

http://lawshucks.com
  • May 29

    Wrapping Up Dewey

    Wrapping Up Dewey
    Forgive any unintended offense, but as we think about the untimely demise of Dewey & LeBoeuf, we can’t help but think of the 1985 comedic triumph Fletch.
  • May 4

    Get on the Mic, My Man

    Get on the Mic, My Man
    Sorry about the formatting.
  • May 4

    London Layoffs Back

    London Layoffs Back
    In 2009, UK firms were ahead of the curve in laying people off.  Could that trend be starting again? Herbert Smith, #29 on the 2011 Global 100, is reportedly laying off up to 51 London lawyers and staff – three percent of that office’s…
Rank this Week: 867

LawBiz Blog

LawBiz Blog

Covers buying and selling a practice, law firm management and legal marketing. By Ed Poll.

http://www.lawbizblog.com/
Rank this Week: 726

LawBiz Blog - Audio Podcasts

LawBiz Blog - Audio Podcasts

Law practice information and interviews with experts. Published by Ed Poll, principal of LawBiz Management.

http://www.lawbizblog.com/
  • Mar 31

    Creating Exceptional Workplaces that Lead To Extraordinary Result

    Creating Exceptional Workplaces that Lead To Extraordinary Result
    Roberta Chinsky Matuson is the President of Human Resource Solutions and author of the new book, Suddenly in Charge: Managing Up, Managing Down, Succeeding All Around (Nicholas Brealey, January 2011). Join Ed and Roberta as they explore how…
  • Mar 23

    Technology: Is the bleeding edge needed to succeed?

    Technology: Is the bleeding edge needed to succeed?
    Jason Wisdom, of Wisdom Consulting, has been working with companies in the legal, financial, education and medical industries for 15 years, showing them how to leverage technology as a business, and bridging communication gaps between their…
  • Jan 6

    Branding for Law Firm

    Branding for Law Firm
    This is the second Interview Ed has done with Erik Pelton. Erik is founder of Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, Virginia. Erik has been named a Top 10 trademark filer by NameProtect's…
Rank this Week: 720

Lawdiva's Blog

Lawdiva's Blog

Covers family law and criminal law in Canada. By Georgialee Lang.

http://lawdiva.wordpress.com
  • Jun 14

    The Case Against Legalized Prostitution

    The Case Against Legalized Prostitution
    Prostitution is a practice that arises from the historical subordination of women and the accompanying patriarchal right of men to buy and exchange women as objects for sexual use. Canadians embrace and respect the worth and dignity of every…
  • Jun 8

    Canadian Couple Cancel Adoption and Sue Agency for Drug-Addicted Baby

    Canadian Couple Cancel Adoption and Sue Agency for Drug-Addicted Baby
    A Canadian couple recently appeared in court in the State of Indiana seeking monetary compensation for the emotional distress they experienced during the process of adopting a new-born baby. The facts of the case reveal that several days…
  • Jun 5

    Father In Full Nazi Uniform Seeks Access to HIs Son

    Father In Full Nazi Uniform Seeks Access to HIs Son
    In August of 2010 I wrote about a couple in Trenton, New Jersey, Heath and Deborah Campbell, who chose Nazi-inspired names for their three children: Adolph Hitler Campbell, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, and Honszlynn Hinler Campbell.…
Rank this Week: 843

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/
  • Jun 19

    Technical Difficultie

    Technical Difficultie
    For those readers who haven’t noticed, Lawfare has been experiencing significant technical difficulties over the past 36 hours—intermittent outages ranging from a few minutes to, in a couple of cases, a few hours. We do…
  • Jun 19

    Offline — The Chinese Peril

    Offline — The Chinese Peril
    Those who follow my blog posts devoutly (both of you :-)) will be sad to learn that I will be off-line from now until the July 4th holiday.  Of course, as with everything I write about, the underlying reason for … Read more…
  • Jun 19

    6/19 Motions Hearing #6: Woods’ Word

    6/19 Motions Hearing #6: Woods’ Word
    Crackles can be heard as lapel mics are adjusted and our proceedings are called back to order.  A cell phone detection alert in the courtroom caused our most recent technical outage.  Judge Pohl asks all present to leave their…
Rank this Week: 70

Lawffice Space

Lawffice Space

Covers employment laws and cases. By Philip Miles.

http://www.lawfficespace.com/
  • Jun 19

    Are Payroll Cards Illegal in Pennsylvania?

    Are Payroll Cards Illegal in Pennsylvania?
    Are payroll cards illegal in Pennsylvania? Beats me. But we might find out soon. A former McDonald's employee is suing the franchisee for paying her through a debit card. Natalie Gunshannon, a single mother, 27, said she and other workers…
  • Jun 18

    EEOC Targets Criminal Background Check

    EEOC Targets Criminal Background Check
    Last week, the EEOC issued a press release announcing lawsuits against two employers for using criminal background checks. The first lawsuit: In the suit against BMW, the EEOC alleges that BMW disproportionately screened out African…
  • Jun 17

    Employment Law SCOTUS Watch

    Employment Law SCOTUS Watch
    We only have about two weeks left in the current Supreme Court season (or "term" as they call them). Some important employment law cases are still out there, and we should get some news as early as today:Vance v. Ball State (SCOTUSblog page):…
Rank this Week: 616

LawPundit

LawPundit

Covers law, information technology, intellectual property and new media. By Andis Kaulins.

http://lawpunditblog.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 286

Lawyer & Strafverteidiger Blog

Lawyer & Strafverteidiger Blog

Presents news and decisions on German criminal law. By Dr. Bottner.

http://www.anwalt-strafverteidiger.de/
  • Jun 19

    Verfahrenseinstellung im Fall eines zu schnellen Rollstuhlfahrer

    Verfahrenseinstellung im Fall eines zu schnellen Rollstuhlfahrer
    Das Straßenverkehrsrecht gilt auch für Rollstuhlfahrer. Das dachte sich jedenfalls die Polizei, als sie ein Ermittlungsverfahren gegen einen Rollstuhlfahrer wegen Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitung einleitete. Darüber hinaus…
  • Jun 17

    Sexueller Missbrauch von Kindern: Verfahren gegen Priester eingestellt

    Sexueller Missbrauch von Kindern: Verfahren gegen Priester eingestellt
    Die Staatsanwaltschaft Bonn ermittelte gegen einen Geistlichen wegen sexuellen Missbrauchs von Kindern (§ 176 StGB). Der Beschuldigte soll sich in einem katholischen Kindergarten vor einem dreieinhalbjährigen Mädchen entkleidet…
  • Jun 14

    Freispruch nach Flaschenwurf auf Polizisten

    Freispruch nach Flaschenwurf auf Polizisten
    Ein 32-Jähriger stand vor dem Landgericht wegen gefährlicher Körperverletzung und Widerstands gegen Vollstreckungsbeamte. Der Mann soll eine Bierflasche nach einem Polizisten geworfen und ihn dabei am Kopf verletzt haben.…
Rank this Week: 699

Lawyer 2 Lawyer

Lawyer 2 Lawyer

J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi bring us their and their guests views on a variety of hot legal topics. Part of the Legal Talk Network.

http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/
  • Jun 5

    Sacramento’s New One-Day Divorce Program

    Sacramento’s New One-Day Divorce Program
    On this episode of Lawyer2Lawyer, Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams invite California Judge James Mize to discuss his first-of-its-kind idea to address the heavy congestion of divorce cases in Sacramento’s family court: The One-Day Divorce…
  • May 17

    Private Prisons, Profits, and Prisoners’ Right

    Private Prisons, Profits, and Prisoners’ Right
    On this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer host Bob Ambrogi discusses private prisons with Susan Herman, president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and Adrian Moore, vice president of the Reason Foundation, a non-profit in support of…
  • May 3

    Will Accused Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Get the Death Penalty?

    Will Accused Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Get the Death Penalty?
    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving brother of the accused for the Boston marathon bombings, has become a face of the media lately. His prosecution and potential sentence raises many questions for both the public and the legal world. Attorneys…
Rank this Week: 105

Lawyerist

Lawyerist

Covers law practice management, marketing, technology and legal careers.

http://lawyerist.com
  • Jun 19

    Teaching Your First CLE

    Teaching Your First CLE
    Last month we talked about some of the benefits of teaching a CLE. But let’s say you’ve already been asked to teach a CLE. Maybe somebody found your blog and thought you sounded knowledgeable on a topic. Or maybe you were at a…
  • Jun 19

    Social Media and Juror

    Social Media and Juror
    Social media is a great source of information for lawyers investigating potential jurors. How can lawyers use it without crossing ethical lines? Social media also gives jurors an outlet to violate court instructions, and lawyers monitor…
  • Jun 19

    BlackBerry Z10 Review

    BlackBerry Z10 Review
    If you are laser-focused on communication, take yourself very seriously, and you don't use much social media, you will probably be happy with the BlackBerry Z10.BlackBerry Z10 Review is a post from Lawyerist.com. The original content in this…
Rank this Week: 104

Le blog du droit europeen des…

Le blog du droit europeen des brevets

Covers European patent law (in French).

http://europeanpatentcaselaw.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    T637/09 : moyen tardif

    T637/09 : moyen tardif
    Deux mois avant la première procédure orale de recours qui s'est tenue le 4.12.2012 (provisoirement terminée à 21h45 et reprise plus de 3 mois plus tard), l'Opposante avait soulevé un nouvel argument…
  • Jun 16

    T42/10 : méthode de détermination de performances dans des jeux en ligne

    T42/10 : méthode de détermination de performances dans des jeux en ligne
    L'invention avait pour objet une méthode de détermination des performances de joueurs d'un jeu en ligne, à l'aide d'une méthode mathématique faisant appel à des "factor graphs" et mise en…
  • Jun 13

    L'invention de la semaine

    L'invention de la semaine
    Cette semaine, je vous propose un chien aspirateur breveté en 1973. Brevet US3771192
Rank this Week: 659

Leadership for Lawyers

Leadership for Lawyers

Covers client service, creativity, leadership, marketing, operations and research. By Mark Beese.

http://leadershipforlawyers.typepad.com/leadership_for_lawyers/
  • Mar 23

    Signs of the time

    Signs of the time
    A few interesting notes: The ACC GC Survey confirms that in-house legal departments continue to expand internally. 83% hired new lawyers when they needed staff. 64% created new positions last year. One GC I met last year said it is...
  • Mar 23

    Building Insight

    Building Insight
    Great article on "Reading a Room" and building insight for leaders.
  • Mar 23

    Growth is Dead e-book

    Growth is Dead e-book
    If you missed reading Bruce MacEwen's posts about the post-recession legal economy, you can either scroll through his blog or read it as an e-book (which is what I did, so I could read it on a plane on the...
Rank this Week: 956

Legal Blog

Legal Blog

Covers personal injury, trucking acident and product liability law. By Brett A. Burlison.

http://www.burlisonlaw.com/blog
  • Apr 11

    San Francisco Workplace Injury Turns Deadly

    San Francisco Workplace Injury Turns Deadly
    As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle (click here), two individuals have plead guilty to charges from the workplace injury and death of an employee at Digital Pre-Press International in San Francisco. The CEO and pressroom manager have…
  • Apr 10

    New Sports-Related Concussion Study Focuses On Youth Sport

    New Sports-Related Concussion Study Focuses On Youth Sport
    Every year too many of our kids are suffering concussions or mild traumatic brain injuries in youth sports. And we all want to bring these numbers down. But it’s hard to prevent concussions and sports-related head injuries if we…
  • Apr 6

    Brain Research Project Proposed By White House

    Brain Research Project Proposed By White House
    The White House this week announced a new initiative at the federal level to better understand and map the human brain. An accurate map of the brain could greatly benefit traumatic brain injury victims as well as personal injury victims…
Rank this Week: 475

Legal Blog Watch

Legal Blog Watch

Covers the legal community's daily buzz. From Law.com & Carolyn Elefant & Robert Ambrogi.

http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/
  • Jun 19

    'Terroristic' Tattoo Spells Trouble for Minn. Man

    'Terroristic' Tattoo Spells Trouble for Minn. Man
    The Pioneer Press (via ABA Journal) has the story of a Minnesota man who was sentenced to probation this week after pleading guilty to making a terroristic threat against a police officer -- a threat that took the unusual form of a tattoo of…
  • Jun 12

    Tenth Circuit Gives Man License to Sue Over 'Rain God'

    Tenth Circuit Gives Man License to Sue Over 'Rain God'
    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has revived a lawsuit by an Oklahoma man who objects to the image of a Native American sculpture on the state's license plates because its message conflicts with his Christian beliefs. The…
  • Jun 11

    Law Firm's Viral TV Ad Leads to $1 Million Suit

    Law Firm's Viral TV Ad Leads to $1 Million Suit
    An actress who starred in a popular advertisement for a New York personal injury law firm has filed a suit alleging that the agency that produced the spot licensed the ad and her image to law firms around the country without her knowledge and…
Rank this Week: 42

Legal Broadcast Network Blog

Legal Broadcast Network Blog

Features front page news fro the Legal Broadcast Network.

http://legalbroadcastnetwork.com/
Rank this Week: 610

Legal Business Development

Legal Business Development

Trends and techniques. By Jim Hassett.

http://adverselling.typepad.com/how_law_firms_sell/
Rank this Week: 650

Legal Commentary on Proposition 8…

Legal Commentary on Proposition 8 and the Right to Marry

Articles and comments by attorneys and legal scholars, and related legal news. From Michael Ginsborg.

http://prop8legalcommentary.blogspot.com/
  • Oct 28

    Farewell

    Farewell
    In May, I decided that I would need a hiatus to prepare an article on a subject unrelated to this site. I have just completed my forthcoming article for law librarians, "Ending Our Conflicts of Interest to Protect Consumers of Legal…
  • May 22

    Hiatus from my usual schedule of blogging

    Hiatus from my usual schedule of blogging
    I regret that, for at least several weeks, I will lack time to update this site on a regular basis. I face two challenges. First, I expect to publish an article on a subject I have been thinking about for 20 years.
  • May 15

    Legal news this month

    Legal news this month
    Domestic partnership
Rank this Week: 603

Legal Developments In…

Legal Developments In Non-Competition Agreements

Reviews recent cases involving non-competition agreements and related claims. By Kenneth J. Vanko.

http://www.non-competes.com/
  • Jun 18

    Doc Rivers' Non-Compete Agreement

    Doc Rivers' Non-Compete Agreement
    By the time you read this blog post, it's like to be outdated. Such is the fast-paced world of professional sports, and the insane coaching carousel we see every year (but particularly this year in the National Basketball Association).This…
  • Jun 10

    Oklahoma Legislation Impacts Employee Non-Solicitation Covenant

    Oklahoma Legislation Impacts Employee Non-Solicitation Covenant
    Hat-tip to Josh Salinas at Seyfarth Shaw for his fine analysis of new Oklahoma legislation that chips away at some prohibitions on restrictive covenants.Oklahoma is one of three red-flag states that generally prohibit non-competition…
  • Jun 6

    Episode 10 of Fairly Competing: Trade Secrets, Back to Basics Part 1

    Episode 10 of Fairly Competing: Trade Secrets, Back to Basics Part 1
    Episode 10 of the Fairly Competing podcast is now available for listeners and subscribers.In this episode, John Marsh, Russell Beck, and I conduct the first part of our trade secrets boot camp.John, Russell, and I discuss particular…
Rank this Week: 838

Legal Ease Blog

Legal Ease Blog

Covers clients development and law practice management. By Allison Shields.

http://legalease.blogs.com/legal_ease_blog/
  • Jun 13

    Hashtags Arrive on Facebook

    Hashtags Arrive on Facebook
    Facebook announced this week that it is going to be rolling out support for hashtags (#), made popular on Twitter and used in many other social media platforms. Although some users already were employing hashtags in Facebook posts (possibly…
  • Jun 6

    Time Management Tip #11: Create External Deadline

    Time Management Tip #11: Create External Deadline
    Some tasks and activities get done and goals get met, even if they get done at the last minute after late nights at the office. Usually, those goals, tasks, or activities get done because they have built in deadlines. Deadlines...
  • May 23

    LinkedIn's New Navigation Bar

    LinkedIn's New Navigation Bar
    Although LinkedIn has been testing it for a while now and rolling out slowly to some users, the newest version of their user interface with a new navigation bar was finally announced by LinkedIn yesterday. You may recall that toward...
Rank this Week: 985

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/
Rank this Week: 33

Legal Feeds

Legal Feeds

Daily Canadian legal news blog powered by the team from Law Times and Canadian Lawyer.

http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/
  • Jun 19

    BLG, client honored for cutting costs by 20%

    BLG, client honored for cutting costs by 20%
    A partnership that helped an in-house legal team to reduce its external counsel costs by around a fifth has won international recognition.Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada and Borden Ladner Gervais LLP have been named 2013 Value…
  • Jun 19

    News roundup — June 19, 2013

    News roundup — June 19, 2013
    CanadaB.C. Supreme Court decision on land use could prompt discussion over ancient First Nations treaty: lawyer, Calgary HeraldLawyer for Ford's alleged attacker says it's 'unfortunate' mayor spoke about charges outside court, Toronto StarMan…
  • Jun 19

    Judge rules insurer doesn’t have to pay for ‘Ferrari’ defence

    Judge rules insurer doesn’t have to pay for ‘Ferrari’ defence
    A recent judgement in Quebec Superior Court that deals with an insurer’s duty to defend has lawyers here talking — not about the legal principle involved, but the juicy comments and details about the eye-popping fees charged by…
Rank this Week: 808

Legal History Blog

Legal History Blog

Offers scholarship, news and new ideas in legal history. By professor Mary L. Dudziak.

http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 19

    Constitutional History and the Defense of Humanities and Social Science

    Constitutional History and the Defense of Humanities and Social Science
    Today’s Washington Post reports on the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ attempt to STEM the flight from humanities.  Here’s a report of a similar intervention that combines constitutional history and classical…
  • Jun 19

    The Paul Murphy Award: Deadline June 30

    The Paul Murphy Award: Deadline June 30
    [The deadline for the Murphy Award (June 30) is fast approaching, so we are moving this post up.]The American Society for Legal History announces the Paul Murphy Award to support the completion of a book on the history of civil liberties that…
  • Jun 19

    Cromwell Research Fellowships: Deadline July 15

    Cromwell Research Fellowships: Deadline July 15
    [And, while we are at it, here is a reminder that the deadline for the Cromwell Research Fellowship is less than a month away.]Note the July 15, 2013 deadline for the Cromwell Research Fellowships in American Legal History. These are annual…
Rank this Week: 56

Legal Informatics Blog

Legal Informatics Blog

Provides scholarly & professional commentary on legal information systems. By Robert Richards.

http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com
  • Jun 17

    ODI Open Data Certificates: Application to open legal data

    ODI Open Data Certificates: Application to open legal data
    The UK Open Data Institute has launched Open Data Certificates, and legislation.gov.uk, the UK Government’s official online legislative information service, will be implementing them, according to the ODI announcement.…
  • Jun 17

    Bruce on GitLaw

    Bruce on GitLaw
    Tom Bruce of the Legal Information Institute has posted GitHub: It Ain’t Magic Pixie Dust, at his blog, b-screeds. Here are excerpts: These days, people are sticking legislation into GitHub at a furious pace. It is all the rage among…
  • Jun 15

    Many new U.S. state and municipal legislative codes posted free on Web by Public.Resource.Org

    Many new U.S. state and municipal legislative codes posted free on Web by Public.Resource.Org
    Public.Resource.Org has posted legislative codes for several U.S. states and localities, free on the Web. The data are available in various formats, including XML, PDF, HTML, and RTF. Legislative codes have been posted for the following U.S.…
Rank this Week: 76

Legal Juice

Legal Juice

Features a daily dose of odd cases and strange laws. By John B. Mesirow.

http://www.legaljuice.com/
  • Jun 18

    What Happens When You Keep Calling 911?

    What Happens When You Keep Calling 911?
    If you repeatedly call 911, rest assured that the police will come, though probably not for the reason you called. As reported by The New Hampshire Union Leader: Police said the incident began just before 5 p.m. Sunday when Darlene Gladstone,…
  • Jun 17

    Dunkin Donuts Employee "Outperformed" And Outearned Her Co-Worker

    Dunkin Donuts Employee "Outperformed" And Outearned Her Co-Worker
    Needless to say, you won't get flush working at the Rockaway, New Jersey Dunkin Donuts, even on the night shift, unless ... As reported at dailyrecord.com: Melissa Redmond, 29, of Mine Hill, was arrested after a six week investigation known…
  • Jun 16

    Cop's New Diet Leads To Grow House Bust - Really

    Cop's New Diet Leads To Grow House Bust - Really
    It was a bad day for these growers when a certain police officer decided to go on a high-protein diet as part of a body building regimen. Huh? Here's why, as reported by web.orange.uk: "[Leicester police officers] asked their colleague in the…
Rank this Week: 187

Legal Medicine

Legal Medicine

Covers medical malpractice and nursing home abuse litigation. By Dan Frith and Lauren Morgan Ellerman.

http://legalmedicine.blogspot.com/
  • Jan 30

    Why do people file Medical Malpractice lawsuits?

    Why do people file Medical Malpractice lawsuits?
    I am currently reading a magazine written for the long term care industry. There is a column called Dear Dr Jeff wherein readers ask questions and a doctor, Dr. Jeff, presumably a gerontologist, responds.Today the topic is tort reform and Dr.…
  • Jan 27

    HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT NURSING HOME OR REHAB

    HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT NURSING HOME OR REHAB
    This morning I had a conversation with a friend about his Mom needing rehabilitation post surgery.Last week I discussed with a colleague how her Mom had just been discharged from a rehab facility after two falls and two hip fractures (one of…
  • Jan 9

    HOSPITAL ERRORS GO UNREPORTED

    HOSPITAL ERRORS GO UNREPORTED
    The New York Times published a great article last week titled, "Report Finds Most Errors at Hospitals Go Unreported."The opening sentence says it all:
Rank this Week: 522

Legal Pad

Legal Pad

Cal Law blog.

http://legalpad.typepad.com/my_weblog/
  • May 13

    Name Surfaces For Fogel's Seat

    Name Surfaces For Fogel's Seat
    [Vanessa Blum] The White House at long last is closing in on a pick to fill the Northern District judicial seat once held by U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman is the...
  • Apr 19

    Technology Revolution a Challenge Even for Larry Sonsini

    Technology Revolution a Challenge Even for Larry Sonsini
    [Scott Graham] The lawyer most responsible for developing Silicon Valley's culture of entrepreneurship is feeling the pressure of disruptive change. Speaking to Santa Clara University law students this week, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &…
  • Apr 19

    DA Regrets Misconduct, Supreme Court Says Not So Fast

    DA Regrets Misconduct, Supreme Court Says Not So Fast
    [Scott Graham] When the Sixth District Court of Appeal found “flagrant” prosecutorial misconduct in the case of Daniel Shazier last December, the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office was contrite. "Based on the court's…
Rank this Week: 74

Legal Planet

Legal Planet

Covers environmental law and policy. By Berkeley Law and UCLA Law.

http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/
  • Jun 18

    Flashing Back to the Day When Rush Limbaugh Discussed my Environmental Research

    Flashing Back to the Day When Rush Limbaugh Discussed my Environmental Research
    The Legal Planet blog tends to focus on serious subjects. I salute this but I always try to cross the line.  A few years ago, Matt Kotchen and I wrote a good paper documenting that the deep recession had chilled interest in combating…
  • Jun 18

    Will House Republicans Save Food Aid Reform?

    Will House Republicans Save Food Aid Reform?
    These next 48 hours are critical for advancing reform of US international food aid, which I have blogged about previously.  Short version: because current rules essentially demand that we provide aid in food grown in the US via…
  • Jun 18

    Not With a Bang, But With a Whimper…

    Not With a Bang, But With a Whimper…
    As the current U.S. Supreme Court term winds down–the justices’ final opinions are due next week–attention begins to turn to the Court’s next session, scheduled to begin in October 2013. Until this week, the justices…
Rank this Week: 246

Legal Profession Blog

Legal Profession Blog

By Professors S. Alan Childress, Michael S. Frisch and Jeffrey M. Lipshaw.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/
  • Jun 19

    One-Third Of Awarded Fees Covered By Contingent Fee Agreement

    One-Third Of Awarded Fees Covered By Contingent Fee Agreement
    The Utah Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an attorney in a fee dispute with a client. The attorney represented the client pursuant to a 1/3 contingency fee argeement for "all monies paid" in the case. The representation…
  • Jun 19

    Self-Medicating Judge Reinstated With Censure

    Self-Medicating Judge Reinstated With Censure
    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has lifted a disability suspension and imposed a public censure of an attorney who entered a guilty plea to two drug-related misdemeanors and felony possession of methamphetamine. He was suspended in June 2012 after…
  • Jun 19

    Loan Modification Not Unauthorized Practice

    Loan Modification Not Unauthorized Practice
    The South Carolina Supreme Court has held that modifying a loan without the participation of an attorney does not constitute the unauthorized practice of law. The case involved petitioners who had obtained loan modifications and failed to…
Rank this Week: 47

Legal Research Plus

Legal Research Plus

By Paul Lomio, Erika V. Wayne, Kate, Wilko and George Wilson. The authors are law librarians and advanced legal research instructors at Stanford Law School.

http://legalresearchplus.com
Rank this Week: 338

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
  • Sep 12

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Alabama 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/Workshop
    Chicago 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/Workshop
    Columbia Law Mark J. Osiel (Iowa Law) presents Rights to Do Grave Wrong – paper is not publicly available Georgia Law Jamal Greene (Columbia Law)
Rank this Week: 39

Legal Theory Blog

Legal Theory Blog

Covers constitutional theory, feminist legal theory, law and economics, normative legal theory and more. By University of Illinois Professor Lawrence B. Solum.

http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/
  • Jun 13

    Lehavi on Control over Decision-Making in Private Legal Organization

    Lehavi on Control over Decision-Making in Private Legal Organization
    Amnon Lehavi (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyah - Radzyner School of Law) has posted Concepts of Power: Majority Control and Accountability in Private Legal Organizations (Virginia Law & Business Review (Forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is…
  • Jun 13

    Schrag on MOOCs & Legal Education

    Schrag on MOOCs & Legal Education
    Philip G. Schrag (Georgetown University - Law Center) has posted MOOCs and Legal Education: Valuable Innovation or Looming Disaster? on SSRN. Here is the Abstract: Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have spread across the landscape of higher…
  • Jun 13

    Alexander on Principle

    Alexander on Principle
    Larry Alexander (University of San Diego School of Law) has posted What are Principles, and Do They Exist? on SSRN> Here is the abstract: In this paper I distinguish principles from rules and standards and ask if there are norms...
Rank this Week: 4

Legal Underground

Legal Underground

Covers the politics of litigation. By Evan Schaeffer.

http://www.legalunderground.com/
  • Jun 19

    What's Worse Than "the Death of Young Judge by Cocaine Intoxication"?

    What's Worse Than "the Death of Young Judge by Cocaine Intoxication"?
    Class-action lawyers, of course. That's how the editorial writers at the Madison County Record see it, anyway. The headline says it all: "Drugs are just the tip of the iceberg in St. Clair and Madison Counties." First, the editorial…
  • Jun 17

    William Gaddis, Again. . . and <i>A Frolic of His Own</i>

    William Gaddis, Again. . . and &lt;i&gt;A Frolic of His Own&lt;/i&gt;
    In a review of The Letters of William Gaddis, Paul Griffiths writes that William Gaddis's satire about law and lawyers, A Frolic of His Own, was his "most appealing" work-- Through the late 1980s and early 90s, however, he was...
  • Jun 10

    A Lawsuit to Watch: Federal RICO Allegations Involving <i>Avery v. State Farm</i> and the Illinois Supreme Court

    A Lawsuit to Watch: Federal RICO Allegations Involving &lt;i&gt;Avery v. State Farm&lt;/i&gt; and the Illinois Supreme Court
    The Madison Record reports: "Judge denies motion to stay discovery in RICO suit over Avery v. State Farm; appeal and motion for class certification filed"-- A lawsuit alleging fraudulent activity in Avery v. State Farm is moving forward as…
Rank this Week: 258

Legal Writing Prof Blog

Legal Writing Prof Blog

By Professors Nancy Soonpaa, Sue Liemer, Coleen M. Barger and Mark E. Wojcik.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/
  • Jun 18

    your students should read thi

    your students should read thi
    Michael Higdon has written a very helpful article for law students: The Legal Reader: An Expose, 43 New Mexico L. Rev. 77 (2013). (My apology for lacking the accent for "expo-zay" in this blog platform.) I'm still weighing just…
  • Jun 17

    overcoming procrastination

    overcoming procrastination
    We all do it from time to time. C'mon, you're probably doing it right now, procrastinating by reading this blog. Two recent articles shed some useful light on why we procrastinate and how to help ourselves move on, to more...
  • Jun 16

    quotable

    quotable
    "A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact." ~ Marcus Garvey (spl)
Rank this Week: 159

Legally Easy

Legally Easy

Offers legal news and information. By Charley Moore.

http://legallyeasy.rocketlawyer.com/
Rank this Week: 818

LegalMatch Law Blog

LegalMatch Law Blog

http://lawblog.legalmatch.com
  • Feb 25

    Will You Be Charged For Calling 911?

    Will You Be Charged For Calling 911?
    As cities lose money to recessions, stories about first-responders charging for their services become more common.Related Posts:Defending the Sandy Hook Personal Injury LawyerDoes Overworking Lawyers Encourage Fraud?FCC Makes Plans to Remedy…
  • Feb 19

    New York Police Officer Allegedly Engages in Cannibalism Conspiracy

    New York Police Officer Allegedly Engages in Cannibalism Conspiracy
    The FBI also found internet chat logs about rape and cannibalism, including discussions to sell another conspirator’s young stepdaughter as a sex slave.Related Posts:Woman Arrested for Faking Rape: Wanted to Move to Better…How…
  • Feb 11

    Crime Victim’s Privacy Rights Tested in Cop Killer Lawsuit

    Crime Victim&rsquo;s Privacy Rights Tested in Cop Killer Lawsuit
    Although the Sacramento KCRA-TV portrayed Tony Diaz in the best manner possible, other crime victim’s families might not be so lucky.Related Posts:Court Rules Police Can Search Cell Phones Without a WarrantIllinois’…
Rank this Week: 543

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/
  • 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 Ranking
    A 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 France
    Here.
Rank this Week: 29

lennyesq

lennyesq

By Leonard E. Sienko, Jr.

http://lennyesq.wordpress.com
  • Jun 15

    50 iOS 7 Features You’ll Actually Care About-GottaBe Mobile

    50 iOS 7 Features You’ll Actually Care About-GottaBe Mobile
    Josh Smith: Apple announced a major iOS 7 redesign, with countless iOS 7 features that are rolling out in the iOS 7 beta today. There are hundreds of new iOS 7 features, but you won’t care about every single thing…
  • Jun 15

    50 iOS 7 Features You’ll Actually Care About-GottaBe Mobile

    50 iOS 7 Features You’ll Actually Care About-GottaBe Mobile
    Josh Smith: Apple announced a major iOS 7 redesign, with countless iOS 7 features that are rolling out in the iOS 7 beta today. There are hundreds of new iOS 7 features, but you won’t care about every single thing…
  • Jun 14

    PDF Mergy – WebApp to merge PDF file

    PDF Mergy – WebApp to merge PDF file
    PDF Mergy http://pdfmerge.w69b.com/ Merging pdf files just got much easer with PDF Mergy. This application gives users the ability to just drag and drop files that need to be merged into a handy window. Users move the documents into the…
Rank this Week: 870