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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/
  • May 22

    Round-ups of coverage of IRS issue

    Round-ups of coverage of IRS issue
    Tax Law Prof Blog continues to run full daily round-ups of coverage.
  • May 22

    Laurel Rigertas, "Post-Watergate: The Legal Profession and Respect for the Interests of Third Parties"

    Laurel Rigertas, "Post-Watergate: The Legal Profession and Respect for the Interests of Third Parties"
    Article. Abstract: As a result of Watergate, the legal profession’s reputation was badly damaged. Disciplinary action was taken against eighteen lawyers, which prompted the American Bar Association to focus on improving ethical…
  • May 21

    Anatomy of a Murder In New York (sort of)

    Anatomy of a Murder In New York (sort of)
    The video clip from Anatomy of a Murder in which Paul Biegler (Jimmy Stewart) meets with his client Lt. Frederic Manion (Ben Gazzara) and tells him the legal defenses to homicide before asking what happened is, of course, often used...
Rank this Week: 1

Mortgage Fraud Blog

Mortgage Fraud Blog

Covers mortgage fraud information, fraud schemes and indictments. By Rachel Dollar.

http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com
  • May 21

    Conspirator Jailed for Lying to Obtain Mortgage

    Conspirator Jailed for Lying to Obtain Mortgage
    Safieh Fard, 52, Escondido, Calif., was sentenced to 63 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney. Fard was also ordered to pay $594,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for unpaid individual income taxes.…
  • May 21

    Real Estate Investors Admit Rigging Bids at Foreclosure Auction

    Real Estate Investors Admit Rigging Bids at Foreclosure Auction
    Robert M. Brannon, Laurel, Mississippi, and his son, Jason R. Brannon, Mobile, Alabama, both real estate investors, were sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in Mobile, for their participation in conspiracies…
  • May 21

    Woman Admits Supplying Straw Buyers with Down Payment

    Woman Admits Supplying Straw Buyers with Down Payment
    Bonnie M. Gardner, 55, Apollo, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of mail and wire fraud conspiracy. The defendant pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer. In connection with…
Rank this Week: 2

Minnesota Workers Compensation…

Minnesota Workers Compensation Secrets from a Former Insurance Company Attorney

Discusses Minnesota workers compensation benefit issues, including wage loss, notice of intent to discontinue, rehabilitation and permanent partial disability. By Thomas Atkinson.

http://mnworkcompsecrets.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 3

Above the Law

Above the Law

A legal tabloid that provides news and gossip about the profession's colorful personalities and powerful institutions, as well as original commentary on breaking legal developments.

http://abovethelaw.com/
  • May 22

    Are Law Schools Too Logical?

    Are Law Schools Too Logical?
    You won’t believe the kind of issues law professors are debating. Trust me, it’s not about getting you jobs… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Brains, Law School…
  • May 22

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.22.13

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.22.13
    * In the Western District of Arkansas, judges have to forfeit judicial immunity to go to the bathroom. So if you want to sue a judge, you need to catch them when their pants are literally down. [Hercules and the Umpire] * Bowman v.…
  • May 22

    Lesbian Couple Fall Prey to ‘Morality Clause’

    Lesbian Couple Fall Prey to ‘Morality Clause’
    Divorce decree puts same-sex couples behind the 8-ball. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Divorce Train Wrecks, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lesbians, Paul Key, Texas    
Rank this Week: 4

Intellectual Property Network

Intellectual Property Network

Posts from membbers of the Intellectual Property Network on Ning.

http://ipestonia.ning.com/profiles/blog/list
  • May 22

    Verdict in Purdue, Varam Suit over OxyContin

    Verdict in Purdue, Varam Suit over OxyContin
    Purdue, a biopharmaceutical company has reached a settlement agreement on May 16, thereby ending a patent dispute over Varam’s plans to make a generic version of Purdue’s OxyContin® brand of oxycodone hydrochloride.…
  • May 21

    $3000 Licensing Search in Stem Cell

    $3000 Licensing Search in Stem Cell
    Patexia is hosting a new contest looking for evidence of commercial uses and licensing opportunities for a method of generating a large quantity of neural progenitor cells by culturing whole bone marrow. Sources must demonstrate use by a…
  • May 21

    INFOGRAPHIC: PATENT BOX EXPLAINED

    INFOGRAPHIC: PATENT BOX EXPLAINED
    The UK Patent Box tax regime came into effect on 1st April 2013. With the benefits of the regime now fully available to all UK companies, ClearViewIP took a look at the savings on offer, the criteria to meet and how the UK is shaping up in…
Rank this Week: 5

Law & Disorder

Law & Disorder

The Art of Technology

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/
Rank this Week: 6

FOSS Patents

FOSS Patents

Covers software patent news and issues with a focus on wireless and mobile devices. By Florian Mueller.

http://www.fosspatents.com
Rank this Week: 7

FourthAmendment.com

FourthAmendment.com

Online supplement to Search and Seizure book. By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

http://fourthamendment.com/blog/index.php?blog=1
  • May 22

    SCOTUS cert grant on scope of Randolph and continuing objections to consent

    SCOTUS cert grant on scope of Randolph and continuing objections to consent
    The Supreme Court granted cert Monday in Fernandez v. California. Issue: Whether, under Georgia v. Randolph, a defendant must be personally present and objecting when police officers ask a co-tenant for consent to conduct a warrantless…
  • May 22

    Forbes: Once Reserved For Drug Crimes, Wiretapping Takes Center Stage in White Collar Prosecution

    Forbes: Once Reserved For Drug Crimes, Wiretapping Takes Center Stage in White Collar Prosecution
    Forbes: Once Reserved For Drug Crimes, Wiretapping Takes Center Stage in White Collar Prosecutions: “Today, tomorrow, next week, the week after, privileged Wall Street insiders who are considering breaking the law will have to ask…
  • May 22

    LA: Where a search incident was legal, pulling up sagging pants was, too

    LA: Where a search incident was legal, pulling up sagging pants was, too
    Police saw defendant on a bicycle talking to somebody in a dark SUV. When they stopped, the SUV left, other people scattered, and defendant pedaled away. He was stopped because riding his bicycle on the sidewalk violated city code. His…
Rank this Week: 8

PEN-e: Pace Environmental Notes

PEN-e: Pace Environmental Notes

Pace Environmental Notes - electronic edition highlights new documents and events in the areas of Environmental Law, Energy Law, and Land Use Law.

http://paceeenvironmentalnotes.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 9

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/
  • May 22

    New Detainee Filings on GTMO Counsel Access Issue

    New Detainee Filings on GTMO Counsel Access Issue
    Today, counsel for Saeed Mohammed Hatim filed an “Emergency Motion Concerning Access to Counsel,” both in the Yemeni detainee’s recently reactivated habeas action, and in In Re: Guantanamo Bay Detainee Continued Access…
  • May 22

    The Attorney General’s Letter to Congress on Anwar Al-Aulaqi

    The Attorney General’s Letter to Congress on Anwar Al-Aulaqi
    In advance of the President’s speech tomorrow, the Attorney General has just sent this letter to Senator Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, describing the Administration’s legal basis for killing Anwar al-Aulaqi…
  • May 22

    AG Holder Letter on Targeting

    AG Holder Letter on Targeting
    Yesterday, Bobby and I wrote this post about what the President could say in his speech tomorrow on counterterrorism, and we highlighted as one important element the President’s repeated pledges of greater transparency on targeting. As…
Rank this Week: 10

How Appealing

How Appealing

Covers appellate litigation. By Howard J. Bashman.

http://howappealing.law.com/
Rank this Week: 11

Real Estate Law Blog

Real Estate Law Blog

Includes news, cases and commentary on real estate and property law in New York and nationwide. From Finkelstein Newman LLP.

http://www.nyrealestatelawblog.com/
  • May 22

    RESERVED SEAT AT THE BAR?

    RESERVED SEAT AT THE BAR?
    As seen at Uncle Jack's Steakhouse, 44 West 56th Street (Manhattan)
  • May 22

    EAT AT MAD. SQ. PK. (UNTIL 5/31/13)

    EAT AT MAD. SQ. PK. (UNTIL 5/31/13)
    It's "happening" over at Madison Square Park. On a beautiful day, you'll find loads of people enjoying the varied offerings. Here's how the Madison Square Park Conservancy describes this month-long event: * * * What better way to celebrate…
  • May 22

    CURIOSITY'S CUMBERLAND

    CURIOSITY'S CUMBERLAND
    Curiosity at 'Cumberland' NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its front left Hazard-Avoidance Camera for this image of the rover's arm over the drilling target "Cumberland" during the 275th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's work on Mars (May…
Rank this Week: 13

Law Librarian Blog

Law Librarian Blog

By Librarians Joe Hodnicki and Ron Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/
  • May 22

    GPO Makes FY 2014 Budget Request

    GPO Makes FY 2014 Budget Request
    According to this May 21, 2013 press release, "GPO is requesting $128.5 million for FY 2014, which is provided through three separate accounts in the annual Legislative Branch Appropriations bill" for The Congressional Printing and…
  • May 22

    ARL Describes Preferred Licensing Terms for Academic e-Book

    ARL Describes Preferred Licensing Terms for Academic e-Book
    The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published an article called E-Book Licensing and Research Libraries—Negotiating Principles and Price in an Emerging Market in Research Library Issues Number 280 (September 2012). It describes…
  • May 22

    HeinOnline's Oral Histories of Law Librarianship Video Serie

    HeinOnline's Oral Histories of Law Librarianship Video Serie
    Another installment of interviews has been added to the Oral Histories of Law Librarianship Section of Spinelli’s Law Library Reference Shelf. Details here. Launched earlier this year, the below video is a preview of HeinOnline's oral…
Rank this Week: 12

Point of Law Forum

Point of Law Forum

Provides information and opinion on the U.S. litigation system. By the Manhattan Institute and AEI Liability Project. Contributors include Professors Michael Krauss, David Bernstein, Lester Brickman, Michael DeBow, Richard Epstein, Daniel P. Kessler and Stephen Presser.

http://www.pointoflaw.com/
  • Nov 27

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC
    Chairman Schapiro announced yesterday that she will be stepping down as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in several weeks. Accompanying her announcement, was a nine-page list of her accomplishments during her nearly…
  • Nov 26

    The Philadelphia Story

    The Philadelphia Story
    The success of trial lawyers in Philadelphia has come at the expense of the Pennsylvania economy. Our own Jim Copland explains in an op-ed and at great detail in Trial Lawyers Inc. - Philadelphia....
  • Nov 25

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary
    There has been a lot of speculation about whether Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren will get a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, a perfect forum to go after the financial industry. If Ms. Warren does get the coveted spot, she may...
Rank this Week: 14

DealBook

DealBook

Covers mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital and law. A Financial News Service of The New York Times.

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/?=rss2
Rank this Week: 16

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof…

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

By Texas Tech University School of Law Professor Gerry W. Beyer.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/
  • May 22

    Tips on Avoiding Family Feuds During Estate Planning

    Tips on Avoiding Family Feuds During Estate Planning
    Due to the recent signing of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, now is the time to review your estate plan in order to mitigate tax exposure, especially if you are a high-net-worth individual or own a family business....
  • May 22

    Mother of Heavy D Dispels Rumors Concerning his Estate

    Mother of Heavy D Dispels Rumors Concerning his Estate
    In November of 2011, Dwight Myers, better known as rapper Heavy D, passed away at the age of 44. Reports have recently surfaced that Heavy D’s brother, Floyd Myers, has attempted to take control of Heavy D’s entire estate. But...
  • May 22

    Book on IRS Compliance Issues and IRA Trust Violation

    Book on IRS Compliance Issues and IRA Trust Violation
    Seymour Goldberg (CPA, MBA, JD) recently published a book entitled, IRA Guide to IRS Compliance Issues Including IRA Trust Violations, American Bar Association, (Apr. 2013). Provided below is a description of the book from the ABA Store’s…
Rank this Week: 15

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: 17

43(B)log

43(B)log

Covers false advertising and intellectual property issues. By Professor Rebecca Tushnet.

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    A fresh face in challenges to Del Monte

    A fresh face in challenges to Del Monte
    It's my impression that defendant-favorable UCL-specific doctrines in California/9th Circuit law have not proved terrifically helpful in getting out of a case at the motion to dismiss stage, though I admit this is not based on any…
  • May 22

    Fordham conference book published

    Fordham conference book published
    Passing this announcement along from the publisher, including a discount offer: Intellectual Property Law and Policy Volume 12 Edited by Hugh C Hansen PRAISE FOR THE SERIES "This must be one of the most enjoyable and…
  • May 22

    Being fooled by false "sale" ads confers standing despite receiving advertised price

    Being fooled by false "sale" ads confers standing despite receiving advertised price
    Hinojos v. Kohl’s Corp., No. 11-55793 (9th Cir. May 21, 2013) Judge Reinhardt began with some scene-setting: Most consumers have, at some point, purchased merchandise that was marketed as being “on sale” because…
Rank this Week: 19

SullivanLawNet

SullivanLawNet

Legal news and analysis, with an emphasis on international and domestic intellectual property developments. By Shawn Sullivan.

http://www.sullivanlaw.net
  • May 21

    Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic

    Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic
    The report of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Apple Inc.’s international tax strategy sheds light on how the company has exploited to maximum effect a number of gaps in the web of national tax jurisdictions.…
  • May 21

    Beware Trademark Invoice Scam

    Beware Trademark Invoice Scam
    Today a friend asked me about two invoices his company recently paid for “trademark registration” by very official-sounding entities in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. He essentially wanted to know how frequently the…
  • May 2

    Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item

    Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item
    In an opinion issued April 25, 2013, a Dutch court in the city of Roermond found no basis for plant variety rights infringement claims brought by the Anti-Infringement Bureau for Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Material (AIB), a…
Rank this Week: 20

Securities Litigation and…

Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Blog

Covers SEC investigations, insider trading, derivative actions, white collar defense, and whistleblowers. By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

http://blogs.orrick.com/securities-litigation/
Rank this Week: 18

Defero Law

Defero Law

Community of UK legal bloggers.

http://www.deferolaw.com/profiles/blog/list?promoted=1
  • May 22

    9 minutes a day to develop clients from LinkedIn

    9 minutes a day to develop clients from LinkedIn
    LinkedIn, as the most businesslike Social Media, offers a great opportunity to: Develop new client relationships Enhance existing client relationships Extend the life of a client and help them come back more readily That’s why many…
  • May 22

    Our Child Abuse Solicitors discuss claims of abuse at Knowl View School

    Our Child Abuse Solicitors discuss claims of abuse at Knowl View School
    The Guardian reported yesterday that the Greater Manchester Police are investigating new claims of abuse at Knowl View School in Rochdale. Knowl View School was a residential school for boys aged 8-16 with learning difficulties. It was…
  • May 22

    Managing Client Relationships - headlines from the 2013 "Truth in professional services" study

    Managing Client Relationships - headlines from the 2013 "Truth in professional services" study
    It's been a while coming, but we've just completing the exec report of the 2013 Managing Client Relationships 2013 "Truth in professional services" benchmark study, done in conjunction with Managing Partner Forum and PM Forum. Some of the…
Rank this Week: 21

JURIST - Paper Chase

JURIST - Paper Chase

Covers legal news. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/index.php
  • Oct 5

    Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute

    Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute
    [JURIST] The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruled for Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google, against Microsoft [corporate websites] on Friday. This was the fourth decision [FOSS Patents report] in a suit between Motorola and Microsoft…
  • Oct 5

    UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human right

    UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human right
    [JURIST] The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] on Friday condemned [press release] a draft law [bill 8711 materials, in Ukrainian] that would ban pro-gay "propaganda" in Ukraine. The OHCHR said…
  • Oct 5

    UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture

    UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture
    [JURIST] The Queen's Bench Division [official website] on the High Court of England and Wales ruled Friday that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under the British Colonial…
Rank this Week: 22

ProfessorBainbridge.com

ProfessorBainbridge.com

Commentary on law, business, economics and culture. By UCLA School of Law Professor Stephen Bainbridge.

http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/
  • May 22

    Today's gadget plug: AcuRite 75077 Wireless Weather Forecaster with Remote Sensor and Atomic Clock

    Today's gadget plug: AcuRite 75077 Wireless Weather Forecaster with Remote Sensor and Atomic Clock
    I recently bought an AcuRite 75077 Wireless Weather Forecaster with Remote Sensor and Atomic Clock . I've got that one upstairs telling me the inside temperature and time in the kitchen and the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…
  • May 22

    A Weiner tweet

    A Weiner tweet
    How Long Can Weiner Go? (I got a million of 'em.)pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/20… — Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) May 22, 2013 [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  • May 22

    New article by yours truly

    New article by yours truly
    Stephen M. Bainbridge, "The New Investor Cliffhanger" uclalawreview.org/?p=4584 — UCLA Law Review (@UCLALawReview) May 22, 2013 [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Rank this Week: 24

Instapundit.com

Instapundit.com

Online magazine of opinion. By University of Tennessee College of Law professor Glenn Reynolds.

http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit
Rank this Week: 23

Antitrust & Competition Policy…

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Edited by Professors D. Daniel Sokol and Shubha Ghosh.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/
  • May 21

    Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisition

    Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisition
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Daniel Greene, Georgia State University - Department of Finance, Omesh Kini, Georgia State University and Jaideep Shenoy, Tulane University - Department of Finance discuss Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisitions.…
  • May 21

    When the State Harms Competition ― The Role for Competition Law

    When the State Harms Competition ― The Role for Competition Law
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Eleanor M. Fox, New York University School of Law and Deborah Healey, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Faculty of Law offer an interesting new work When the State Harms Competition ― The Role...
  • May 21

    7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy

    7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol 7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy Friday, June 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM - Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 5:15 PM (EEST) Athens, Greece IMEDIPA invites you to its 7th International Conference...
Rank this Week: 25

beSpacific

beSpacific

Features law, marketing, Internet legal resources and technology news. By Sabrina I. Pacifici.

http://www.bespacific.com/
Rank this Week: 26

Cruise Law News

Cruise Law News

Coveres admiralty law and cruise ship accidents & injuries. By James M. Walker of Walker & O'Neill.

http://www.cruiselawnews.com/
Rank this Week: 27

IPKat

IPKat

Covers copyright, patent, trade mark and privacy/confidentiality issues from a UK and European perspective.

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Wednesday whimsie

    Wednesday whimsie
    Queijo de Cabra Transmontano: non-minor-amended PDOAround the weblogs. Until this Kat met Meera Nair, he was unaware of her copyright law and policy weblog Fair Duty. Well, here it is, and it's definitely worth taking a look at.…
  • May 22

    Speedypats can be okay -- if handled with care

    Speedypats can be okay -- if handled with care
    Will it all be plain sailing for speedypats?Little over a month ago ("Coming soon: Speedypats", here), this Kat reported on the proposal in the United Kingdom to grant superfast national patents in just 90 days.  He expressed some…
  • May 22

    Huawei: the Duesseldorf court presumes to ask

    Huawei: the Duesseldorf court presumes to ask
    The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has been asked to consider some questions of vital importance to our understanding of how patent monopolies and standard-essential proprietary technologies fit in with the European Union's…
Rank this Week: 28

ImmigrationProf Blog

ImmigrationProf Blog

By Professors Kevin R. Johnson, Bill O. Hing, Michael A. Scaperlanda and Evelyn H. Cruz.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/
Rank this Week: 29

Opinio Juris

Opinio Juris

International law and international relations by Chris Borgen, Peggy McGuinness et al.

http://opiniojuris.org
  • May 22

    The Case for Drones, or, My New Essay in Commentary Magazine

    The Case for Drones, or, My New Essay in Commentary Magazine
    by Kenneth Anderson by Kenneth Anderson Noticing President Obama’s big speech tomorrow at the National Defense University on US counterterrorism policy, Commentary Magazine has decided to release today my new essay, “The Case for…
  • May 22

    Should We Care that the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is Coming Back to the U.S. Senate?

    Should We Care that the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is Coming Back to the U.S. Senate?
    by Julian Ku by Julian Ku Last December, the U.S. Senate failed to give consent to U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  Since the election hasn’t really changed the composition of…
  • May 22

    Weekday News Wrap: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    Weekday News Wrap: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
    by Jessica Dorsey by Jessica Dorsey Top officials from India and China met in New Delhi in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries, while a “special envoy” from North Korea visited Beijing in an effort to reinstate…
Rank this Week: 30

Supremo Tribunal Federal

Supremo Tribunal Federal

News from the Supreme Court in Brazil.

http://www.stf.jus.br/portal/cms/listarNoticiaStfDia.asp
  • May 22

    AP 470: julgamento de embargos será comunicado com 10 dias de antecedência

    AP 470: julgamento de embargos será comunicado com 10 dias de antecedência
    Por sugestão do decano do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), ministro Celso de Mello, o presidente da Corte, ministro Joaquim Barbosa, que é relator da Ação Penal (AP) 470, concordou em comunicar aos ministros com dez…
  • May 22

    Rejeitado recurso de empresa de cigarros sobre requisito para funcionamento

    Rejeitado recurso de empresa de cigarros sobre requisito para funcionamento
    O Plenário do Supremo Tribunal Federal negou provimento a recurso da American Virginia Indústria Comércio Importação e Exportação de Tabacos Ltda. contra decisão do Tribunal Regional…
  • May 22

    Magistrados de todo o País poderão concorrer a vagas para CNJ e CNMP

    Magistrados de todo o País poderão concorrer a vagas para CNJ e CNMP
    Os ministros do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) formalizaram, em sessão administrativa realizada na noite de hoje (22), o processo de escolha dos magistrados a serem indicados pela Corte daqui por diante para compor os Conselhos…
Rank this Week: 31

Jim Hamilton's World of Securities…

Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation

Commentaries on security regulation.

http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 32

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

Provides liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news.

http://www.talkleft.com/
  • May 22

    Gov. Hickenlooper Grants "Reprieve" from Death Penalty to Nathan Dunlap

    Gov. Hickenlooper Grants "Reprieve" from Death Penalty to Nathan Dunlap
    Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper today granted a reprieve from the death penalty to Nathan Dunlap, who is scheduled to be executed in August for killings 15 years ago at a Chuck E. Cheese pizza parlor. The reprieve is not clemency. A…
  • May 22

    US Acknowledges Killing 4 US Citizens in Drone Strike

    US Acknowledges Killing 4 US Citizens in Drone Strike
    In a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder to Congress today, for the first time, the U.S. has admitted killing 4 American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. The letter is here. It says only Anwar al-Awlaki was targeted…
  • May 22

    FBI Agent Kills FL Man During Questioning About Boston Bombing

    FBI Agent Kills FL Man During Questioning About Boston Bombing
    The FBI and Boston police were in Florida questioning Ibragim Todashev, an acquaintance of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, when the FBI says he got violent and an FBI agent shot and killed him in self-defense. Here is an interview with a friend…
Rank this Week: 33

Library Boy

Library Boy

Features legal research news. By Michel-Adrien Sheppard.

http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 36

The Ombuds Blog

The Ombuds Blog

Features news and Information for and about organizational ombuds. By Tom Kosakowski.

http://ombuds-blog.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Job Posting: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Job Posting: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    The U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory in Richland, Washington is hiring an Employee Concerns Program Manager. The hourly, part-time, on-call position responds to employe concerns by prompt identification, reporting, and…
  • May 22

    Ombuds at the 2013 ACR Conference

    Ombuds at the 2013 ACR Conference
    The Association for Conflict Resolution's Annual Conference on October 9-11, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota will feature two presentations about Ombuds work.Innovations in Government: Deploying the Conflict Scoping Process, October…
  • May 21

    IOA Offers Ombuds Training in Phoenix

    IOA Offers Ombuds Training in Phoenix
    The International Ombudsman Association presents several training sessions for new and experienced Ombuds in Phoenix, Arizona on July 8 through 12, 2013. The programs include "Foundations of Organizational Ombudsman Practice," "The Next Step…
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National Insurance Law Forum

National Insurance Law Forum

Discussion forum among insurance industry professionals, risk managers, attorneys, policyholders, students, and others with an interest in the development of American insurance law.

http://www.insurancelawforum.com/
  • May 21

    ALI Adopts Tentative Draft No. 1

    ALI Adopts Tentative Draft No. 1
    The American Law Institute voted yesterday to adopt most of Chapters One and Two of the proposed Principles of the Law of Liability Insurance.   Although the spirited debate concerning some of these provisions prevented the…
  • May 19

    The ALI Principles: Amendment

    The ALI Principles: Amendment
    With the American Law Institute set to vote Monday afternoon on the first 23 sections of The Principles of the Law of Liablity Insurance, SNR Denton's Bill Barker has circulated a draft amendment to Section 7 that would only allow insurers to…
  • May 17

    ALI Principles: The Debate Begin

    ALI Principles: The Debate Begin
    The American Law Institute will be considering Tentative Draft No. 1 of the Principles of the Law of Liability Insurance from 2 to 5 p.m. next Monday at its annual meeting in Washington, D.C.   As previously reported, this…
Rank this Week: 34

Slaw

Slaw

A Canadian cooperative weblog on all things legal.

http://www.slaw.ca
  • May 22

    Let's Not Hate on Rob Ford for the Wrong Reasons Part 2

    Let's Not Hate on Rob Ford for the Wrong Reasons Part 2
    A few months ago we blogged about Rob Ford when he was removed from office and we asked all the haters to hold back from castigating the mayor for the wrong reason. Back in November we were disappointed to see so many people making fun of…
  • May 22

    Practicing Courage

    Practicing Courage
    “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” asked Sheryl Sandberg in her bestseller, Lean In. And what is it you’re afraid of? There are the common fears that many of us can relate to: heights; falling; spiders;…
  • May 22

    Motherhood and the Road to Partnership

    Motherhood and the Road to Partnership
    On Mother’s Day, I sat down to write this blog – and reflected on the extra challenges that women associates still face in making it to partner. This is despite the fact that most law firms have generous maternity leave policies.…
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International Law Reporter

International Law Reporter

Edited by Professor Jacob Katz Cogan.

http://ilreports.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Call for Proposals: 2014 Joint ASIL Annual Meeting and ILA Biennial Conference

    Call for Proposals: 2014 Joint ASIL Annual Meeting and ILA Biennial Conference
    The American Society of International Law and the American Branch of the International Law Association have issued a call for proposals for a joint conference, which will comprise the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Society of…
  • May 22

    New Issue: Journal of World Energy Law & Busine

    New Issue: Journal of World Energy Law & Busine
    The latest issue of Journal of World Energy Law & Business (Vol. 6, no. 2, June 2013) is out. Contents include:Ali Yassine, Bacel Maddah, & Najat Younes, On structuring offshore hydrocarbon production sharing contracts:…
  • May 22

    Koenig-Archibugi & Macdonald: Accountability-by-Proxy in Transnational Non-State Governance

    Koenig-Archibugi & Macdonald: Accountability-by-Proxy in Transnational Non-State Governance
    Mathias Koenig-Archibugi (London School of Economics - Government and International Relations) & Kate Macdonald (Univ. of Melbourne - School of Social and Political Sciences) have published Accountability-by-Proxy in Transnational…
Rank this Week: 41

TechnoLawyer Blog

TechnoLawyer Blog

Covers legal technology and practice management news.

http://blog.technolawyer.com/
  • May 22

    Review of Ambir's ImageScan Pro 820i Desktop Scanner Plus Optimizing Your Yelp Listing

    Review of Ambir's ImageScan Pro 820i Desktop Scanner Plus Optimizing Your Yelp Listing
    Coming today to SmallLaw: The debate about scanners has shifted. Instead of wondering whether they need one, small law firms wonder which one they should buy given the growing number of models in the marketplace. In this issue of SmallLaw,...
  • May 22

    INXS, Lean Six Sigma, and the Evolution of the $750 Llc Plus Top 31 iPad Apps for Lawyer

    INXS, Lean Six Sigma, and the Evolution of the $750 Llc Plus Top 31 iPad Apps for Lawyer
    Coming today to SmallLaw: After reading today's issue of SmallLaw, it'll probably take you a few days to get the INXS hit song New Sensation out of your head for the second time in your life. However, that's a small...
  • May 22

    The Small Future of Large Law Firms Plus 75 More Must-Read

    The Small Future of Large Law Firms Plus 75 More Must-Read
    Coming today to BigLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 76 articles from the past two weeks worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our BigLaw Pick of...
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Turtle Talk

Turtle Talk

Covers Indian law and politics. By the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State University College of Law.

http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/
  • May 22

    Univ. of Montana Law Dean Posting

    Univ. of Montana Law Dean Posting
    Dean of the School of Law Tracking Code 705-254 Job Description The University of Montana seeks a Dean to lead its School of Law as it begins the second century of its distinguished history. Founded in 1912, the School of … Continue…
  • May 22

    Harbor Springs Area Historical Society Receives Grant To Portray Native Perspectives of War of 1812

    Harbor Springs Area Historical Society Receives Grant To Portray Native Perspectives of War of 1812
    Here. The exhibit, called Turning Point: The War of 1812 from the Native American Perspective, will focus only in part on the actual events of the 1812 war. “It’s not your typical bicentennial commemoration of a conflict, where…
  • May 22

    Washington COA Decision Involving Tribal Immunity from State Criminal Subpoena

    Washington COA Decision Involving Tribal Immunity from State Criminal Subpoena
    Here is the opinion in State v. Youde: Washington COA Opinion An excerpt: This case involves a prosecution for delivery of marijuana. The investigating agency was the police department of the Tulalip Tribes. The Tribes asserted sovereign…
Rank this Week: 38

Media Law Prof Blog

Media Law Prof Blog

By Louisiana State University Law Professor Christine A. Corcos.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/
  • May 21

    Word Frequency and Its Meaning

    Word Frequency and Its Meaning
    David Brooks discusses whether the frequency of words as revealed in the printed book means anything at all (here, in the New York Times). Read one of the articles he discusses in his NYT piece here. Try searching the Google...
  • May 21

    CBS Pulls Final Season "Mike and Molly" Episode From Schedule, Shows Repeat

    CBS Pulls Final Season "Mike and Molly" Episode From Schedule, Shows Repeat
    In order to be responsive to the tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma, CBS pulled the final episode of the season of Mike & Molly, due to air Monday night, in which a tornado hits Chicago. Instead, the network aired a repeat...
  • May 20

    FCC Acting Chair Mignon Clyburn Releases Statement To Staff

    FCC Acting Chair Mignon Clyburn Releases Statement To Staff
    STATEMENT FROM FCC ACTING CHAIRWOMAN MIGNON CLYBURN TO STAFF “By now you may have heard, that President Obama has asked me to serve as Acting Chair of the FCC, pending the confirmation of Tom Wheeler. I wish to express my...
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The Right Coast

The Right Coast

Thoughts from San Diego on law, politics, and culture. By Gail Heriot, Mike Rappaport, Tom Smith and Maimon Schwarzschild.

http://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/
  • May 22

    Yale Alumni Magazine | Article

    Yale Alumni Magazine | Article
    The poet and editor Christian Wiman, who this fall joins the faculty of the Yale Divinity School and its affiliated Institute of Sacred Music, is a surprising hire. To begin, he is a poet who wants to teach at a...
  • May 22

    The big fat truth : Nature News & Comment

    The big fat truth : Nature News & Comment
    Late in the morning on 20 February, more than 200 people packed an auditorium at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts. The purpose of the event, according to its organizers, was to explain why a new study...
  • May 22

    Lois takes 5 <br>Tom Smith<br>

    Lois takes 5 &lt;br&gt;Tom Smith&lt;br&gt;
    Lois protects herself from the WH perhaps? Not willing to fall on her sword for the White House. How disloyal! I hate it when employees won't go to prison for their betters. Why can't we just get back to governing!...
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Podcasts at Rutgers School of Law…

Podcasts at Rutgers School of Law - Newark

Audio and Video broadcasts of interesting lectures and events taking place at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.

http://law-library.rutgers.edu/feeds/podcast.php
  • Oct 3

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure
    Robert A. Lucas, Professor of Law at the University of Indiana Law School (Bloomington), was the featured speaker on this program. Prof. Bradley has recently edited a collection of essays entitled “The Rehnquist Legacy,”…
  • Oct 3

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure
    Robert A. Lucas, Professor of Law at the University of Indiana Law School (Bloomington), was the featured speaker on this program. Prof. Bradley has recently edited a collection of essays entitled “The Rehnquist Legacy,”…
  • May 22

    New Jersey Law Librarians Association 2007 Annual Business Meeting and Program Part two

    New Jersey Law Librarians Association 2007 Annual Business Meeting and Program Part two
    Our meeting venue, Liberty Hall, is acclaimed as a New Jersey treasure, a gift of history from the Kean family. Our speaker, Mark Lender, history professor at Kean, is working on the recent George Washington letter discovery. Read more about…
Rank this Week: 42

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/
  • May 22

    Roig on Emerging Technologies & Free Speech

    Roig on Emerging Technologies &amp; Free Speech
    Jorge R. Roig (Charleston School of Law) has posted Emerging Technologies and Dwindling Speech (University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 16, 2013 (Forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Inspired in part by the…
  • May 22

    Rao on Responsibility for Humanitarian Intervention

    Rao on Responsibility for Humanitarian Intervention
    Neomi Rao (George Mason University School of Law) has posted The Choice to Protect: Rethinking Responsibility for Humanitarian Intervention (Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 697-751, Summer 2013) on SSRN. Here is the…
  • May 22

    Sutherland on Corruption in Internet Governance

    Sutherland on Corruption in Internet Governance
    Ewan Sutherland (University of Witwatersrand, LINK Centre) has posted Corruption in Internet Governance - Bribery, Cronyism and Nepotism on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Corruption has been identified as a significant issue in…
Rank this Week: 44

ICT for Peacebuilding

ICT for Peacebuilding

Exploring the use of technology for conflict transformation, focusing on the use of information communications technology (ICT) for peacebuilding. From Sanjana Hattotuwa.

http://ict4peace.wordpress.com
  • May 9

    Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook

    Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook
    Given the vituperative pushback of the BBS online against those who participated in the vigil in Colombo a few weeks ago, immediate measures to secure content posted on to web based social media platforms are essential to protect one’s…
  • May 9

    New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview

    New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview
    Presented the work I had done with Groundviews to a group of activists from South Asia recently, noting that using social media platforms on the web, combined with mobiles, it is increasingly possible to bear witness to and report on…
  • Mar 16

    Pitfalls of privacy online

    Pitfalls of privacy online
    The Ceylon Today newspaper quotes me in what is becoming a familiar story – identity theft and the unauthorised use of photos posted to various online social media fora for nefarious activities. Women and Media Collective‘s Sepali…
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