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Doorey's Law of Work Blog

Covers Canadian labour and employment law. By Professor David Doorey.

http://lawofwork.ca/

Oct 18
Major Graduate Student Symposium on Labour Issues at York

Major Graduate Student Symposium on Labour Issues at York

The Global Labour Research Centre (of which I am a faculty associate) at York University is hosting its annual Graduate Student Symposium on October 26-27. Looks like a great line up. I am chairing the first panel of papers on…
Oct 9
Should Ontario Introduce New Prohibited Grounds Into Human Rights Code?

Should Ontario Introduce New Prohibited Grounds Into Human Rights Code?

Former Law Dean, now MPP Natalie Des Rosiers has proposed reforms to the Ontario Human Rights Code that would add four new prohibited grounds, including: genetics, immigration status, social condition and police records. Des Rosiers is…
Oct 5
Precarious Work Conference at Western (Nov. 3-4)

Precarious Work Conference at Western (Nov. 3-4)

Professor Michael Lynk of Western Law has sent along the flyer for the upcoming annual Labour Law conference. This year’s theme is Precarious Work, which is the current hot topic in the field. Looks like a great line-up,…

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Elder Law Prof Blog

Edited by Kim Dayton, Rebecca C. Morgan and Katherine C. Pearson.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/elder_law/

Oct 18
Where We Live-Publication from AARP

Where We Live-Publication from AARP

AARP has a new book added to its library on livable communities. Where We Live: Communities for All Ages (2017) by Nancy LeaMond is the second book in their series. This new book is ideas from community leaders, with the...
Oct 16
More On SNF Residents and Hurricane Evacuation

More On SNF Residents and Hurricane Evacuation

Ok, this is not Irma-specific but it is hurricane-specific. Although a Florida-specific publication, I thought the information important to all of us. Health News Florida reports on a recent study coming out of the University of South…
Oct 15
Social Security Gives-Medicare Takes It Away?

Social Security Gives-Medicare Takes It Away?

That's similar to the title of a news story on Kaiser Health News Social Security Giveth, Medical Costs Taketh Away, reporting on the amount of Social Security is spent by beneficiaries on out of pocket hospital costs. On Friday SSA...

Rank this Week: 787

Law and Magic Blog

Discusses the intersection of law and magic, religion, pseudoscience, paranormal, and science.

http://lpcprof.typepad.com/law_and_magic_blog/

Oct 17
Anna Comnena on the Crafty Sciences (Divination) @LaphamsQuart

Anna Comnena on the Crafty Sciences (Divination) @LaphamsQuart

The Princess Anna Comnena, on divination (via Lapham's Quarterly). More about her here from the Encyclopedia Britannica. Here is The Alexiad in a pdf, translated by Elizabeth Dawes, the first woman to receive a D. Litt. degree from the…
Sep 21
Alvarez-Nakagawa on Law as Magic: Some Thoughts on Ghosts, Non-Humans, and Shamans @Ger_Law_Journal

Alvarez-Nakagawa on Law as Magic: Some Thoughts on Ghosts, Non-Humans, and Shamans @Ger_Law_Journal

Alexis Alvarez-Nakagawa, Birkbeck School of Law, University of London, has published Law as Magic. Some Thoughts on Ghosts, Non-Humans, and Shamans at 18 German Law Journal 1248 (2017). Here is the abstract. Legal metamorphoses between…
Aug 28
Selling a Canadian House That's NOT Haunted? You're OK

Selling a Canadian House That's NOT Haunted? You're OK

New Brunswick, Canada, realtor Jake Palmer was having trouble selling this nice St. John house (looks like a Dutch colonial to me). So he decided to try sparking some interest in the property by adding some adjectives to describe how...

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Legally Speaking Ohio

Provides commentary and analysis on cases going in front of the Supreme Court of Ohio. By Marianna Bettman.

http://www.legallyspeakingohio.com

Oct 17
What Happened on Remand: End of the Road for the Cromer Family in Akron Medical Malpractice Case. Cromer v. Children’s Hosp. Med. Ctr. of Akron.

What Happened on Remand: End of the Road for the Cromer Family in Akron Medical Malpractice Case. Cromer v. Children’s Hosp. Med. Ctr. of Akron.

Case Background Seth Cromer died at the age of five while a patient at the Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron. Seth’s parents brought him to the emergency room of the hospital on the evening of January 13, 2007 with…
Oct 16
Merit Decision: Exclusion of Evidence not the Proper Remedy for Admitted Violation of Knock-and-Announce Statute. State v. Bembry.

Merit Decision: Exclusion of Evidence not the Proper Remedy for Admitted Violation of Knock-and-Announce Statute. State v. Bembry.

On October 10, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Bembry, Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-8114. In an opinion written by Justice O’Neill, the court held that the exclusion of evidence was not ……
Oct 11
Oral Argument Preview: Court Tackles Substantial Factor Causation in Asbestos Exposure Case. Mark Schwartz, Individually and as the Executor of the Estate of Kathleen Schwartz, et al. v. Honeywell International, Inc. et al.

Oral Argument Preview: Court Tackles Substantial Factor Causation in Asbestos Exposure Case. Mark Schwartz, Individually and as the Executor of the Estate of Kathleen Schwartz, et al. v. Honeywell International, Inc. et al.

On October 17, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case Mark Schwartz, Individually and as the Executor of the Estate of Kathleen Schwartz, et al. v. Honeywell International, Inc. et al. 2016-1372. At issue…

Rank this Week: 737

Gender and the Law Prof Blog

Edited by John Kang and Tracy A. Thomas.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/gender_law/

Oct 17
Discrimination 3.0: Women as Devalued Workers in the Gig Economy

Discrimination 3.0: Women as Devalued Workers in the Gig Economy

Arianne Renan Barzilay & Anat Ben-David, Platform Inequality: Gender in the Gig Economy, 47 Seton Hall L. Rev. 393 (2017) From the Intro: Americans are making extra money renting out a spare room, designing websites, selling products they…
Oct 17
Study of Gender Diversity in High Court

Study of Gender Diversity in High Court

Nancy B. Arrington, Leeann Bass, Adam Glynn, Jeffrey K. Staton, Brian Delgado, Staffan I. Lindberg, Gender Diversity in High Courts Abstract Increasing the diversity of political institutions is believed to improve the quality of political…
Oct 16
Court Upholds Denial of Parole to Pregnant Woman to Protect Unborn Child

Court Upholds Denial of Parole to Pregnant Woman to Protect Unborn Child

Commonwealth v. Becker, (Pa. Super. Ct. Oct. 10, 2017) P & P opposed Becker's parole because of the risk that she may use heroin while pregnant. The trial court shared similar concerns, among others, and denied Becker's petition for…

Rank this Week: 822

Law School Academic Support Blog

Edited by Rebecca Flanagan, Amy Jarmon, Daniel Weddle, Myra Orlen, Alex Ruskell, Bonnie Stepleton and Lisa Young.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/academic_support/

Oct 17
Surveying the Room of Requirement

Surveying the Room of Requirement

During the first week of class I asked my students if they had any lingering questions that weren't resolved during Orientation. Several students inquired, "Where is the student lounge?" Admittedly our student lounge is somewhat…
Oct 16
October Slump and Shout-Out

October Slump and Shout-Out

I first want to provide a special shout-out to Russell McClain, the University of Baltimore School of Law, and everyone involved with the planning and running of the Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE) Diversity Conference. The…
Oct 15
Deadline for WCCASP Conference registration is Friday, October 20th

Deadline for WCCASP Conference registration is Friday, October 20th

The deadline for registration is Friday, October 20th. West Coast Consortium of Academic Support Professionals Sixth Annual Conference: Lost in Translation Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, CA Friday, November 3, 2017…

Rank this Week: 827

Religious Left Law

Politically progressive law professors from various religious traditions discuss law and cognate subjects from their unique perspectives: Legal theory, politics, and comparative theology.

http://www.religiousleftlaw.com/

Oct 16
Anarchism: Philosophy & Praxis — a bibliography

Anarchism: Philosophy & Praxis — a bibliography

The first draft of my latest—82nd—bibliography, “Anarchism: Philosophy & Praxis,” is now available.
Oct 13
The generalized or universal aesthetic appreciation of religious art

The generalized or universal aesthetic appreciation of religious art

As I‘ve likely mentioned in this space before (when you reach my age, confidence in one’s memory is evanescent), in our class at city college on “comparative world religions” I suggested at the beginning of the term…
Oct 10
Transformational Marriage: How to End the Culture Wars Over Same-Sex Marriage

Transformational Marriage: How to End the Culture Wars Over Same-Sex Marriage

That's the title of a new paper by Rob Kar, Professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Illinois. The paper is Rob's contribution to a volume edited by Robin Fretwell Wilson: The Contested Place of Religion in Family Life (Cambridge…

Rank this Week: 840

Focuses on issues and the differences in how the law relates to economic organizations, political organizations, religious, ethnic and family organizations. By Penn State Dickinson School of Law Professor Larry CatÃ¡ Backer.

http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Oct 14
Recording of Seminar: "Governance Compliance in Business and Human Rights Across Global Production Chains" Given at the University of Manchester Alliance Business School 12 October 2017

Recording of Seminar: "Governance Compliance in Business and Human Rights Across Global Production Chains" Given at the University of Manchester Alliance Business School 12 October 2017

I has been my great good fortune to be a Simon and Hallsworth Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester, Alliance Business School. In that capacity I recently gave a seminar entitled: "Governance Compliance in Business and Human…
Oct 14
The Affair of the Sonic Weapons Attacks: A Conflict of Narrative in the Public "Litigation" Phase of the Dispute

The Affair of the Sonic Weapons Attacks: A Conflict of Narrative in the Public "Litigation" Phase of the Dispute

(Pix ©Larry Catá Backer 2017)Now that the United States and Cuba have staked out their (well rehearsed and often deployed routine) positions, the two states have begun the "litigation" phase of their state-to-state conflict in the…
Oct 12
Remarks for the Manchester International Law Centre (MILC) Speaker Series on 9 October 2017: "The Financial Sector Responsibility for Human Rights Conduct of Borrowers Lessons from the Extractives Sector"

Remarks for the Manchester International Law Centre (MILC) Speaker Series on 9 October 2017: "The Financial Sector Responsibility for Human Rights Conduct of Borrowers Lessons from the Extractives Sector"

I was honored to participate as a speaker for the Manchester International Law Centre (MILC) Speaker Series on 9 October 2017. I delivered remarks on "The Financial Sector Responsibility for Human Rights Conduct of Borrowers: Lessons from the…

Rank this Week: 919

Nahmod Law

Covers 42 USC Section 1983 and constitutional law. By Professor Sheldon Nahmod.

http://nahmodlaw.com

Sep 11
Free Speech and Fighting Word

Free Speech and Fighting Word

This post answers three questions. 1. Are fighting words protected by the First Amendment? 2. If not, why not? 3. What are fighting words? Fighting words are not protected by the First Amendment The Supreme Court explained it this way in…
Aug 22
The Supreme Court Comments on the Intracorporate Conspiracy Doctrine

The Supreme Court Comments on the Intracorporate Conspiracy Doctrine

I blogged about the intracorporate conspiracy doctrine on October 8, 2012, and that post should be read here for background: https://nahmodlaw.com/2012/10/08/section-1983-and-the-intracorporate-conspiracy-doctrine/. More recently, the Supreme…
Jul 18
Does the Fourth Amendment’s Exclusionary Rule Apply in Section 1983 Cases? The Circuits Answer No

Does the Fourth Amendment’s Exclusionary Rule Apply in Section 1983 Cases? The Circuits Answer No

In Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961), the Supreme Court held that the exclusionary rule–under which evidence obtained by law enforcement officers who engage in searches or seizures in violation of the Fourth Amendment may not ordinarily…

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The Shout

Covers wiretaps, privacy, copyright, and free speech. By Jennifer Granick.

http://www.granick.com/blog

Jun 28
The Criminal NSA

The Criminal NSA

My opinion piece “The Criminal NSA” co-authored with Professor Christopher Sprigman has been published in the New York Times. The op ed is about NSA spying programs Prism and the collection of all phone metadata about…
Jun 28
The Criminal NSA

The Criminal NSA

My opinion piece “The Criminal NSA” co-authored with Professor Christopher Sprigman has been published in the New York Times. The op ed is about NSA spying programs Prism and the collection of all phone metadata about…
Oct 30
Granick Slate Card: November 6, 2012 Election

Granick Slate Card: November 6, 2012 Election

GRANICK SLATE CARD NATIONAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 2012 Friends, Romans, Republicans:

Rank this Week: 915

Brian Leiter's Legal Philosophy…

Brian Leiter's Legal Philosophy Blog

Covers jurisprudence, legal realism, and legal theory. By Professor Brian R. Leiter and Prof. Daniel Filler

http://leiterlegalphilosophy.typepad.com/leiter/

Apr 14
Green on Legal Realism and Naturalized Jurisprudence

Green on Legal Realism and Naturalized Jurisprudence

Via Solum, I learn that my (part-time) colleague Les Green's (long-gestating) paper on "Law and the Causes of Judicial Decision" is finally on SSRN (it will appear in final form in Green's forthcoming collection of papers from OUP). I have…
Mar 28
Jurisprudence II: Objectivity

Jurisprudence II: Objectivity

My tentative Spring Quarter Syllabus (Download Jurisprudence II Syllabus 2009), for those who might be interested.
Mar 12
Which journals publish the highest quality work in philosophy of law?

Which journals publish the highest quality work in philosophy of law?

A new poll, which might provide some useful information for younger scholars figuring out where to submit their work.

Rank this Week: 814

Higher Ed Law Prof Blog

By Professors James Ottavio Castagnera and Patrick J. Cihon.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/highered/

May 9
About This Blog

About This Blog

The Law Professors Blogs Network is looking for faculty to launch an education law blog. If you would like more information about what this entails, please email Paul Caron at paul.caron@uc.edu
May 8
Event: SHRM Garden State Council Annual Expo - A call for paper

Event: SHRM Garden State Council Annual Expo - A call for paper

Dear Jim, Set your compass to join us on November 3rd and 4th for the Garden State Council-SHRM 17th Annual Conference and Exposition at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, NJ. Our theme this year is: "HR:...
May 8
Law: Affirmative action foe dealt series of setback

Law: Affirmative action foe dealt series of setback

It has been a rough week for Timothy P. Asher, executive director of a campaign to get Missouri voters to ban the use of affirmative-action preferences by public colleges and other state and local agencies. On Sunday, Mr. Asherâ€™s…

Rank this Week: 945

Education Law Prof Blog

Edited by Derek W. Black and LaJuana Davis.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/education_law/

Oct 18
Missouri Schools Suspend Black Students More Than Four Times As Often As Whites, While Disparities Curiously Drop with Other Forms of Punishment

Missouri Schools Suspend Black Students More Than Four Times As Often As Whites, While Disparities Curiously Drop with Other Forms of Punishment

The ACLU of Missouri has released a new report on school discipline and the school to prison pipeline there. The report finds: The racial discrepancy in school discipline isn’t limited to teens. Our youngest and most vulnerable students in…
Oct 17
From No Child Left Behind to Every Student Succeeds: Back to a Future for Education Federalism

From No Child Left Behind to Every Student Succeeds: Back to a Future for Education Federalism

Michael Heise's forthcoming article in Columbia Law Review, From No Child Left Behind to Every Student Succeeds: Back to a Future for Education Federalism, is available on SSRN. He offers this abstract: When passed in 2001, the No Child Left…
Oct 12
The Effect of School Finance Decisions on Overall State Spending and Taxe

The Effect of School Finance Decisions on Overall State Spending and Taxe

Zachary Liscow has posted an incredibly informative and complex analysis of the interplay between school finance litigation victories and legislative action. While analysis in this general area is not new, his approach is much deeper. Liscow…

Rank this Week: 1000

Verdict

Provides legal analysis and commentary on topical legal news and cases.

http://verdict.justia.com/

Oct 17
Can Congress Ban Bump Stocks?

Can Congress Ban Bump Stocks?

Cornell University law professor Michael C. Dorf explains why, if Congress wants to ban or further regulated the sale of “bump stocks,” it should act quickly or risk missing the window in which regulation is possible. Dorf points…
Oct 15
Oh, Those Crazy Commission

Oh, Those Crazy Commission

Cornell University law professor Joseph Margulies describes the ongoing military commissions operating at Guantanamo, costing US taxpayers over $90 million per year. Margulies explains why the commissions are are all symbol and no substance…
Oct 13
Bullies, Bullies Everywhere

Bullies, Bullies Everywhere

Professor and resident senior fellow in the Fox Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Marci A. Hamilton points out two ways the legal system reinforces a culturally ingrained fear of undermining the “family…

Rank this Week: 1017

Human Rights at Home Blog

Edited by Martha F. Davis, Margaret Drew, Lauren Bartlett, Carrie Bettinger Lopez, Leigh Goodmark, Brian Howe, Deena Hurwitz, Risa Kaufman, Sital Kilantry, Mariah McGill, Fran Quigley, Katherine Schultz, David Singleton, Cindy Soohoo, Jonathan Todrews, Penny Venetis and Lesley Wexler.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/human_rights/

Oct 17
UN Secretary General Calls for Death Penalty Abolition

UN Secretary General Calls for Death Penalty Abolition

"The death penalty has no place in the 21st century" said UN Secretary Guterres as part of World Day Against the Death Penalty. The event took place at the United Nations and Mr. Guterres was joined by the Assistant UN...
Oct 16
Human Rights and Cultural Heritage: A New Paradigm

Human Rights and Cultural Heritage: A New Paradigm

Take note of the upcoming conference on Human Rights and Cultural Heritage at Chicago's Depaul Law School. Here's the info you need to register and attend: Join DePaul University College of Law's Center for Art, Museum & Cultural Heritage…
Oct 15
US Activists and Advocates Respond to UN Special Rapporteur's Call for Input

US Activists and Advocates Respond to UN Special Rapporteur's Call for Input

The UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, received 35 submissions to date in response to his call for input pending his visit to the United States from December 4 - 15, 2017. The submissions are...

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ataxingmatter

Tax law and economics by Linda Beale

http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/

Oct 10
The Times Handles the Trump Tax Cut Framework with Kid Glove

The Times Handles the Trump Tax Cut Framework with Kid Glove

There's been a good bit written about the Trump tax cut framework released just over a week ago. Most of it points out, as I have here and here, the absurdity of the claims by Trump and GOP spokespeople that...
Oct 9
The Tax-Cut Framework Won't Create Jobs and Digs the Inequality Ditch even Deeper

The Tax-Cut Framework Won't Create Jobs and Digs the Inequality Ditch even Deeper

Marcus Ryu, a self-described Silicon Valley entrepreneur who created, with others, a company now worth $5 billion on the New York Stock Exchange, argues in today's Op-Ed section of the New York Times that "Tax Cuts Won't Create…
Oct 6
Part of Patriotism is Paying Taxe

Part of Patriotism is Paying Taxe

As Americans, we pay taxes to allow our government to support important activities that we as individuals or individual businesses either can't do at all or can't do as successfully. Both individuals and businesses benefit from government, so…

Rank this Week: 1092

Blog Law Blog

Covers the legal aspects of blogging. Topics include blog-related intellectual property law, Internet regulation, defamation, and censorship, as well as how blogs are used as evidence and authority in the courts. By Professor Eric E. Johnson.

http://bloglawblog.com/blog/

Jul 14
Client in Chief: The Nightmare of Lawyering for Trump

Client in Chief: The Nightmare of Lawyering for Trump

TweetHere’s something you already knew: “managing Trump” is a “‘titanic’ legal task.” That’s from the app-based headline for the this Washington Post story: Trump’s legal team faces…
Jul 14
Free-Expression Organization Sues Trump Over Blocking People From @realDonaldTrump on Twitter

Free-Expression Organization Sues Trump Over Blocking People From @realDonaldTrump on Twitter

TweetThe Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, along with a number of individuals, has sued President Donald Trump in the federal court for blocking users from his Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump. The organization said in…
Mar 10
British Activist/Blogger Wins Tweet Libel Award Against Columnist

British Activist/Blogger Wins Tweet Libel Award Against Columnist

TweetBritish news is reporting that Jack Monroe (@MxJackMonroe), who writes about hunger and food issues, has won £24,000 (US$29,200) damages award against newspaper columnist and TV personality Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) over two…

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Dissenting Justice

Provides commentary on law, politics and justice. By Professor Darren Hutchinson.

http://dissentingjustice.blogspot.com/

Dec 13
Progressive Fatalism: Leftists Who Did Not Vote For Clinton Must OWN Their Decision and the Terrible Consequence

Progressive Fatalism: Leftists Who Did Not Vote For Clinton Must OWN Their Decision and the Terrible Consequence

Since the election, a slew of post-mortems have appeared in mainstream and social media. One theme that has emerged, particularly among progressives who did not like Hillary Clinton, blames Trump's... To view the rest of this article, please…
Nov 21
The Recent Critics of Identity Politics Are Clueless About Identity Politic

The Recent Critics of Identity Politics Are Clueless About Identity Politic

Many political scientists and other experts contend that reliable demographic information regarding the 2016 election does not yet exist. The scarcity of definitive data, however, has not deterred... To view the rest of this article, please…
Jan 21
The Voices: Why Do White Male Progressives Hear Things That No One Else Can?

The Voices: Why Do White Male Progressives Hear Things That No One Else Can?

Nine years ago, the Democratic presidential primaries had already begun. Hillary Clinton, the presumptive frontrunner, suffered an upset defeat in the Iowa caucuses. Clinton lost the caucuses because... To view the rest of this article,…

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Law & Economics Prof Blog

Edited by Murat C. Mungan, David Gamage, Eric Rasmusen, Ben Depoorter, Gerrit de Geest, Shi-Ling Hsu, Manuel A. Utset, Jr., Brian Galle and Yuval Feldman.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_econ/

May 17
Law & Economics Prof Blog Seeks New Editor

Law & Economics Prof Blog Seeks New Editor

The Law & Economics Prof Blog is on hiatus while we try to put together a new team of editors. The Law Professor Blogs Network offers law professors the premier blogging platform and the opportunity to share in growing sponsorship...
Feb 18
Comma Heterodoxy

Comma Heterodoxy

In my last post I wrote: A. “This is an ingenious, and, after a bit of thought, plausible, justification.” An alternative is: B. “This is an ingenious, and after a bit of thought plausible, justification.” The conventional punctuation…
Feb 18
"To Each According to His Need," Including Opera

"To Each According to His Need," Including Opera

Taxprof reports on Miranda Fleischer's latest: Miranda Perry Fleischer (San Diego), How is the Opera Like a Soup Kitchen?, in The Philosophical Foundations of Tax Law (Oxford University Press, 2016): The charitable tax subsidies are, at…

Rank this Week: 1018

the 13th juror

Offers comments on social justice issues, news and court decisions. By Florida A&M College of Law Professor Jacqueline Dowd.

http://jackiedowd.blogspot.com/

Apr 4
Denying housing over criminal record may be discrimination, Feds say

Denying housing over criminal record may be discrimination, Feds say

It may be getting easier for people with criminal records to find housing.In new guidance, the Department of Housing and Urban Development tells landlords that turning down tenants or buyers based on their criminal records may violate the…
Jan 9
Outrage forces Marseille to scrap yellow triangle ID

Outrage forces Marseille to scrap yellow triangle ID

Authorities in Marseille were blasted for its plan to issue its homeless with ID cards featuring yellow triangles that detail their health issues. Although the initiative was aimed at making it easier for health workers to know what they were…
Jan 9
French homeless forced to wear 'yellow triangles'

French homeless forced to wear 'yellow triangles'

Arnaud, a homeless man, wears the controversial yellow triangle. Photo: AFP/Anne-Christine Poujoul.Authorities in France’s second-largest city have come under fire for issuing its homeless with ID cards that detail their health issues.…

Rank this Week: 1170

The University of Chicago Law…

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog

Covers constitutional law, copyright/technology, corporate law, criminal law, free speech, genetic testing, international law, national security and more.

http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/

Jan 22
Notice and Comment, Behavioral Economics, and United States v. Texa

Notice and Comment, Behavioral Economics, and United States v. Texa

Assistant Professor Daniel Hemel on the Supreme Court’s certiorari grant in United States v. Texas: In many respects, the Supreme Court’s cert grant earlier this week in United States v. Texas was utterly unsurprising. The Fifth Circuit…
Jan 6
Friedrichs, Free-Riding, and Life After the Agency Shop

Friedrichs, Free-Riding, and Life After the Agency Shop

Assistant Professor Daniel Hemel and UC Berkeley Jurisprudence & Social Policy Ph.D. candidate David Louk on next Monday’s Supreme Court oral argument in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association: The Supreme Court will soon decide…
Jan 1
The Tax Returns of the Top 400: A Deeper Dive

The Tax Returns of the Top 400: A Deeper Dive

Assistant Professor Daniel Hemel on taxes paid by the highest earners in the United States: The IRS released data this week on the 400 individual income tax returns with the highest adjusted gross incomes (AGIs). According to the IRS data,...

Rank this Week: 1174

Products Liability Prof Blog

Member of the law professor blogs network.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/products_liability/

Aug 16
About Products Liability Prof Blog

About Products Liability Prof Blog

If you are interested in serving as an editor of Products Liability Prof Blog for the Law Professor Blogs Network, please contact Paul Caron and Joe Hodnicki by email.
Jul 10
Taking stock of the last 20 years of product liability law

Taking stock of the last 20 years of product liability law

The popular Drug and Device Law blog posted a piece yesterday where they reviewed the developments in product liability law for the last few decades and graded them in relation to help to their corporate clients. It is a nice...
Jul 2
GM Product Liability Plaintiffs Better Off Than Secured Creditor

GM Product Liability Plaintiffs Better Off Than Secured Creditor

General Motors Corporation has agreed to assume responsibility for all future liability claims filed after the automaker emerges from bankruptcy, regardless of when the vehicle was made. GM had planned to include its product liability claims…

Rank this Week: 1293

The Hugh Hewitt Show

Covers politics.

http://www.hughhewitt.com/

Oct 18
Senator Cory Gardner On Senate Healthcare “Deal” And Senate Elections 2018

Senator Cory Gardner On Senate Healthcare “Deal” And Senate Elections 2018

Colorado’s Cory Gardner joined me this AM to discuss the Alexander-Murray “health-care compromise” and the Senate election cycle of 2018:
Oct 17
California’s Coming Left Turn

California’s Coming Left Turn

Yes, you read that headline correctly, according to “The Hill,” and most observer’s I have spoken to, California’s Democrats are looking to turn farther and harder left.
Oct 17
Vice President Pence On The Kurds and the Senate

Vice President Pence On The Kurds and the Senate

Vice President Mike Pence joined me from my broadcast from the Old Executive Office Building this morning:

Rank this Week: 2069

Susan Crawford Blog

By Cardozo Law School professor Susan Crawford.

http://scrawford.net/blog/

Oct 17
Seattle May Take Another Stab at Municipal Broadband

Seattle May Take Another Stab at Municipal Broadband

October 13, 2017 – A city council member will soon propose the hire of an employee to begin what would be the eighth investigation into municipal broadband for the city in 12 years.
Oct 8
Video from Media Working Group: Why We Might Be More Captive Today

Video from Media Working Group: Why We Might Be More Captive Today

October 9, 2017 – Susan Crawford explains why we might be more of a captive audience now than we were a decade ago.
Aug 4
From The New Yorker: Why We Despise Cable Provider

From The New Yorker: Why We Despise Cable Provider

August 7, 2017 – The New Yorker’s Sheelah Kolhatkar explores how consolidation has landed Internet access providers among the ranks of the most hated businesses in the country. Susan Crawford explains that when it comes to…

Rank this Week: 1727

Constitutionalism & Democracy

A law blog by Albany Law School Professor Stephen Gottlieb and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship James Gathii

http://constitutionalismanddemocracy.wordpress.com/

Oct 17
Generosity and the Las Vegas Massacre

Generosity and the Las Vegas Massacre

Two weeks ago, I’d prepared commentary about the value of generosity in foreign affairs but awoke to the horrible reports from Las Vegas. I went ahead with it while I caught my breath and planned commentary about guns. But generosity is…
Oct 13
What Happened at the Supreme Court Gerrymandering Argument

What Happened at the Supreme Court Gerrymandering Argument

Based on the U.S. Supreme Court argument in the Wisconsin Gerrymandering case, I am optimistic that we may get some very much needed reform. To see why, click here. Advertisement
Oct 10
Guns and Vega

Guns and Vega

Why, after Vegas, Sandy Hook and other mass killings of decent men, women and children, is it so hard to get real gun control? The NRA was an association of hunters and sportsman, reasonable and trustworthy neighbors. Now the NRA, its…

Rank this Week: 1873

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/

Oct 16
Anarchism: Philosophy & Praxis — a bibliography

Anarchism: Philosophy & Praxis — a bibliography

The first draft of my latest—82nd—bibliography, “Anarchism: Philosophy & Praxis,” is now available.
Oct 6
A Nobel Peace Prize We Can All Live With

A Nobel Peace Prize We Can All Live With

Here’s a Nobel Peace Prize we can all live with: (Reuters) – “The Norwegian Nobel Committee, warning of a rising risk of nuclear war, awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to a little-known [well, that depends upon…
Oct 2
Toward a Secular Spiritual Ethics for All of U

Toward a Secular Spiritual Ethics for All of U

The section that immediately follows is excerpted from Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011) by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso [Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso] born…

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Guile is Good! Why We Need Lawyers

Stories, movies, and books, all with the same there--how lawyers can help make a better world.

http://www.guileisgood.com

Oct 16
Marshall

Marshall

Michael Asimow of Stanford Law School shares with us his review of the new film Marshall: This enjoyable and inspiring movie is a worthy contribution to the courtroom movie genre. You’re going to love it.…
Oct 12
Trump’s Constitution

Trump’s Constitution

In a year of shocking images, those from Charlottesville still chill me the most. Certainly those of “alt-right” marchers chanting “Jews will not replace us”, but even more so those of armed thugs attacking…
Aug 27
Small Revolutionary Act

Small Revolutionary Act

How does social reform happen? History books tend to portray social reform as a tidal wave that sweeps away an unjust and obsolete status quo, but I think reform is better understood as the cumulative result of…

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New York Court Watcher

Covers the United States Supreme Court, the New York Court of Appeals and other federal and state appeals courts. By Professor Vincent Martin Bonventre.

http://www.newyorkcourtwatcher.com/

Oct 1
A Supremely Blockbuster New Term?

A Supremely Blockbuster New Term?

For much of the last two terms, the United States Supreme Court was short one Justice. The vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in early 2016 remained unfilled until the appointment of Neil Gorsuch late last term. During…
Aug 2
Gorsuch, Part 6: The Now-Justice Like the Then-Judge

Gorsuch, Part 6: The Now-Justice Like the Then-Judge

We've seen how Neil Gorsuch's record as an appeals court judge was ultra-conservative. Reviewing those cases where he stuck his neck out to disagree publicly with his colleagues by writing a dissenting opinion--presumably because he felt…
Jul 16
Gorsuch, Part 5: Criminal Cases--His Past IS Prologue

Gorsuch, Part 5: Criminal Cases--His Past IS Prologue

In the last post, we began to look at now-Justice Neil Gorsuch's record as a federal appeals judge. [See Part 4.] We looked at his dissenting opinions--those very revealing writings--during his time on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which…

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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/

Sep 27
NY Appellate Court Upholds Imposition of Conditions on Parking Variance

NY Appellate Court Upholds Imposition of Conditions on Parking Variance

Petitioner Bonefish Grill, LLC sought to demolish the existing structure on its property and build a 5,400 square foot restaurant. The Village’s Zoning Code required the petitioner to have 54 off-street parking spaces. Since the…
Sep 25
Fed. Dist. Court in PA Dismisses Equal Protection and Due Process Claims Arising from Preventing Owner From Operating Haunted House Attraction

Fed. Dist. Court in PA Dismisses Equal Protection and Due Process Claims Arising from Preventing Owner From Operating Haunted House Attraction

Plaintiffs purchased Thorpe Farm in 2007, which was zoned CM–Conservation Management. In 2000, the previous owners entered into conservation easements that restricted Thorpe Farm to agricultural uses. Tony Gardner, the operator of the…
Sep 24
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Says No Empirical Evidence Required to Support Sign Regulation

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Says No Empirical Evidence Required to Support Sign Regulation

Editor’s note: This posting originally appeared on the Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog and is reposted with permission. See: http://www.rockymountainsignlaw.com/2017/09/restrictions-structures-dallas-park-upheld/#more-2264 The…

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Goldman's Observations

Covers legal education and the legal industry. By Professor Eric Goldman.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/personal/

Sep 25
Announcing ‘Tech Edge JD,’ a Major New Innovation in High Tech Legal Education

Announcing ‘Tech Edge JD,’ a Major New Innovation in High Tech Legal Education

Santa Clara Law recently announced the launch of a new certificate, the Tech Edge JD (abbreviated TEJD). The first cohort of TEJD students will start Fall 2018, and we are now accepting applications for the program. See the program’s…
Jul 25
Photos from Recent Travels + Upcoming Speaking/Travel Plan

Photos from Recent Travels + Upcoming Speaking/Travel Plan

Photo albums from some of my trips this year: * In April, Lisa and I traveled to Sonoma and Mendocino * In June, I took my son on a father-son bonding trip to Manhattan (his first time in NYC!) *...
Apr 20
Santa Clara Law Alumni Magazine Coverage of the Privacy Law Certificate

Santa Clara Law Alumni Magazine Coverage of the Privacy Law Certificate

The most recent edition of our alumni magazine has extensive coverage of our Privacy Law Certificate: * the feature/cover story: “Santa Clara Law Trains Privacy Law Professionals.” Among other highlights, the story captures some…

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Unincorporated Business Entities…

Unincorporated Business Entities Law

Edited by Professors Gary S. Rosin, Bradley T. Borden, Thomas E. Geu, Elizabeth Miller, Douglas K. Moll and Donald Scotten.

http://uberlaw.net

Sep 20
Loftium Unwittingly Forms Partnerships with Homebuyer

Loftium Unwittingly Forms Partnerships with Homebuyer

Yesterday, the New York Times trumpeted a new internet company, Loftium, and its interesting, new-economy business model (which, for the time being, operates only in Seattle): Loftium will provide prospective homebuyers with up to $50,000 for…
May 10
Delaware, Charging Orders and SMLLC

Delaware, Charging Orders and SMLLC

House Bill No. 126, introduced in the Delaware legislature on May 9, 2013, would make two amendments to the Delaware LLC Act that would affect the rights of creditors. First, Section 6 of the Bill would Section 18-703(d) of the Delaware LLC…
May 10
Delaware Default Fiduciary Fix

Delaware Default Fiduciary Fix

In its per curiam opinion in Gatz Properties, LLC v. Auriga Capital Corporation, 59 A.3d 1223 (Del. 2012)(en banc) (slip opinion), the Delaware Supreme Court called on the Delaware legislature to settle the questions of whether,…

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Juries

Examines interesting and new developments regarding grand juries and trial juries. By Thaddeus Hoffmeister.

http://juries.blogspot.com/

Sep 14
Cara Menyadap Whatsapp Orang Lain Dengan Mudah

Cara Menyadap Whatsapp Orang Lain Dengan Mudah

Whatsapp adalah aplikasi chatting sebagai pengganti sms yang hampir dimiliki semua pengguna ponsel baik itu android, ios dan lainnya. Dimana aplikasi pintar ini memiliki banyak sekali fungsi, seperti halnya untuk sms, voice note, mengirim…
Jan 27
model rambut messi gaya rambut terbaru

model rambut messi gaya rambut terbaru

Pengagum sepak bola terutama fans bobot Lionel Messi anyar saja nih di buat ramai oleh mengedarnya tampilan rambut anyar sang bintang. Lewat account instagram pribadi sang istri, Antonela Roccuzzo (@antoroccuzzo88) rambut anyar Lionel…
Jan 26
tips merias wajah anak untuk hari kartini

tips merias wajah anak untuk hari kartini

Tepatnya tanggal 21 April 2015, diperingati yang menjadi Hari Kartini. Tiap-tiap Hari Kartini banyak sekolah, lembaga, serta perusahan memperingatinya oleh cara lakukan karnaval. Peserta karnaval diwajibkan memakai baju kebiasaan atau…

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Nancy Rapoport's Blogspot

Covers governance in higher education and in law firms, bankruptcy ethics, popular culture and the law, Enron and other corporate fiascos, and professional responsibility generally. By Nancy Rapoport, a law professor at UNLV's Boyd School of Law.

http://nancyrapoport.blogspot.com/

Sep 8
OK, Blogger. I give up.

OK, Blogger. I give up.

You're not letting me update my links, so I'm not posting to this blog any more.
Apr 28
Why the Westin Cincinnati is likely the very worst Westin in the country.

Why the Westin Cincinnati is likely the very worst Westin in the country.

How do we count the ways in which the Westin Cincinnati is a very, very bad hotel?First, the good news: friendly staff and great location. That, however, is the only good news.1. Let's start with safety. There should…
Apr 20
Predicted this in 2012.

Predicted this in 2012.

The story on Whittier in the NYT is here.As I said in 2012, "[t]he world doesn’t need as many ABA-accredited law schools as it has already, just as the world has figured out that it doesn’t need as many U.S.-based BigLaw firms as…

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Paul Maharg

Covers legal education, law, literature, and legal critique.

http://paulmaharg.com/

Aug 24
Reflection beyond ePortfolio

Reflection beyond ePortfolio

This has been a crazily busy eight-day visit to Australia but so productive. It was marked by days of intense activities and meetings and more, making connections in ANU and UNE, giving an all day workshop on simulated clients…
Aug 19
Disintermediation and continuity

Disintermediation and continuity

Last year Michele Pistone and Michael Horn published an excellent piece on law schools and disruption that’s full of interesting thinking about law school futures. It was published in the Clayton Christensen Institute for…
Aug 19
‘Curriculum is technology’: Affordances of ePortfolios.

‘Curriculum is technology’: Affordances of ePortfolios.

This is the title of a plenary I gave in ANU on Friday at the launch of the university’s ePortfolio. Slides at the tab above and on Slideshare. I was also on the panel discussion, and later videotaped in interview for the…

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Jurisdynamics

Describes the interplay between legal responses to exogenous change and the law's own endogenous capacity for adaptation. By Louis D. Brandeis Dean Jim Chen.

http://jurisdynamics.blogspot.com/

Dec 17
Fables of the Reconstruction: Human Emotion and Behavioral Heuristics in Environmental Economic

Fables of the Reconstruction: Human Emotion and Behavioral Heuristics in Environmental Economic

James Ming Chen, Fables of the Reconstruction: Human Emotion and Behavioral Heuristics in Environmental Economics, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2705196 or http://bit.ly/FablesReconstruction: Environmental economics provides an…
Nov 3
Momentary Lapses of Reason: The Psychophysics of Law and Behavior

Momentary Lapses of Reason: The Psychophysics of Law and Behavior

James Ming Chen, Momentary Lapses of Reason: The Psychophysics of Law and Behavior, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2683557 or http://bit.ly/MomentaryLapses: The conventional capital asset pricing model (CAPM) remains the preferred…
Aug 29
Law on the market

Law on the market

Daniel Martin Katz, Michael James Bommarito, Tyler Soellinger & James Ming Chen, Law on the Market? Evaluating the Securities Market Impact of Supreme Court Decisions, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2649726 or…

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Tillers on Evidence and Inference

The evidence blog of Professor Peter Tillers of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.

http://tillerstillers.blogspot.com/

Aug 28
Reproducibility of Social Science Experiment

Reproducibility of Social Science Experiment

Ian Sample, Study delivers bleak verdict on validity of psychology experiment results The Guardian (August 27, 2015) &&& The dynamic evidence page Evidence marshaling software MarshalPlan
Aug 26
Racial Profiiling & Gangsta Rap as Evidence in Criminal Investigations & Trial

Racial Profiiling & Gangsta Rap as Evidence in Criminal Investigations & Trial

Wishful thinking pervades discussions of the evidentiary use of both racial profiling and "gangsta rap" in criminal investigations and trials. Compare, e.g., Holmes v. State, 306 P.3d 415 (2013) (gangsta rap lyrics held…
Aug 13
"As [Peter Tillers] explains, among the…

"As [Peter Tillers] explains, among the reasons character evidence is excluded is that such evidence 'violates a social commitment to the thesis that each person remains mentally free and autonomous at every point in [his] life.'" Andrew…

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Mootness: The Moot Court Blog

Provides competition results & news, resources & commentary about interscholastic appellate advocacy. By Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Kent Streseman.

http://mootness.typepad.com/mootness/

Sep 18
Brands of food processor

Brands of food processor

Now, let’s talk about the brands a bit, and why it’s so important to buy the best food processor on the market to fit your needs. Food processors don’t come cheap that’s a fact. Well, good ones at least. And if you get…
Sep 11
How to choose a food processor

How to choose a food processor

If we were to pick a single category of items in everyman’s household as the most important one, I would certainly opt for the one handling the food we eat. I’m inclined to believe you would agree with me. That’s why I…
Sep 6
Quality aspects of a food processor

Quality aspects of a food processor

As with pretty much every product out there, best food processor is a combination of certain factors. I will point them out here for you, so you could know what to look for once you decide to hit the stores, or just order one online. So,…

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Failed Evidence

Covers arrests, prosecutions, and news relating to: criminal court cases, scientific evidence, eyewitness evidence, exonerated convicts, innocence, injustice, and the law enforcement system's general resistance to science. By David A. Harris.

http://failedevidence.wordpress.com/

Jul 14
Recording Interrogations: Not a Silver Bullet, But a Definite Improvement

Recording Interrogations: Not a Silver Bullet, But a Definite Improvement

Today’s New York Time’s has an op-ed article by Professor Jennifer Mnookin of UCLA, “Can a Jury Believe What It Sees? Videotaped Confessions Can Be Misleading” Prof. Mnookin was a member of the group that…
Jul 14
Recording Interrogations: Not a Silver Bullet, But a Definite Improvement

Recording Interrogations: Not a Silver Bullet, But a Definite Improvement

Today’s New York Time’s has an op-ed article by Professor Jennifer Mnookin of UCLA, “Can a Jury Believe What It Sees? Videotaped Confessions Can Be Misleading” Prof. Mnookin was a member of the group that…
Jun 17
One Court, One Day, One Issue, Two Cases: Opposite Conclusions on Experts Testimony on Eyewitnesses and Confession

One Court, One Day, One Issue, Two Cases: Opposite Conclusions on Experts Testimony on Eyewitnesses and Confession

On May 28, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court published two opinions about whether juries could hear from experts. In Commonwealth v. Walker, the Court said an expert could tell the jury about the traps and weaknesses involved in…

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The Becker-Posner Blog

A law and economics blog by University of Chicago Law School Professors Gary Becker and Senior Lecturer Judge Richard Posner

http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/beckerposner/

May 10
Farewell

Farewell

In memoriam: Gary S. Becker, 1930-2014. The Becker-Posner blog is terminated. Richard A. Posner
Mar 14
Sabbatical Notice

Sabbatical Notice

Starting this weekend, we will be taking a one-month sabbatical from blogging. We will resume at the end of that period.
Mar 3
The Embargo of Cuba: Time to Go- Becker

The Embargo of Cuba: Time to Go- Becker

The US embargo of Cuba began in 1960, a year after Fidel Castro turned this island toward communism. It was extended to food and medicines in 1962, the same year as the showdown with Russia over the installation of missiles there. The embargo…

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South Texas Law Professor

Reactions and musings from South Texas College of Law professor Dru Stevenson.

http://drustevenson.blogspot.com/

Apr 14
New Article: Against Confidentiality

New Article: Against Confidentiality

Codes of legal ethics vary state by state, but most draw heavily from the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The ABA has revised Rule 1.6 (duty of confidentiality) in recent years, adding or clarifying exceptions, and states…
Aug 29
Fincham on The Parthenon Dispute

Fincham on The Parthenon Dispute

My STCL colleague Derek Fincham has a new article on SSRN entitled The Parthenon Sculptures and Cultural Justice, which I recommend to my readers - it's a very interesting subject.
Aug 29
My

My

My STCL colleague Derek Fincham has a new article on SSRN entitled The Parthenon Sculptures and Cultural Justice, which I recommen

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Split Circuits

Tracks developments concerning splits among the federal circuit courts. By University of Richmond School of Law Professor A. Benjamin Spencer.

http://splitcircuits.blogspot.com/

Sep 20
No Longer Posting; Call for Collaborator

No Longer Posting; Call for Collaborator

My current responsibilities and projects do not permit me to keep up with circuit splits in support of posting to this blog. So I will no longer be posting for the foreseeable future. However, if there is a law professor or…
Jan 10
SDNY Notes Split Re Conflict between Federal Reserve Act and State Anti-Discrimination Law

SDNY Notes Split Re Conflict between Federal Reserve Act and State Anti-Discrimination Law

Per Goonan v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2013 WL 69196 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 7, 2013:The proper interpretation of the FRA's dismiss at pleasure provision is undeniably a difficult question. Some courts have concluded that…
Jan 9
Third Circuit Declines to Weigh in on Split Re Whether Adjustment under Guideline § 3E1.1(b) Is Mandatory under Certain Circumstance

Third Circuit Declines to Weigh in on Split Re Whether Adjustment under Guideline § 3E1.1(b) Is Mandatory under Certain Circumstance

Per U.S. v. Castro --- F.3d ----, 2013 WL 69214 (3d Cir. 2013):Castro also contends that his 60–month sentence under Count Nine is procedurally unreasonable because the District Court erred in refusing to reduce his offense…

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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/

Sep 3
"Tech skills are the key to law students’ future employment ..."

"Tech skills are the key to law students’ future employment ..."

Though I have not blogged in this space for a very long time, my own long history here of discussing how I think technologies should be at the center of law school innovation prompted me to want to blog about...
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...

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from milan to mumbai

Post and riposte from a resolutely cranky but creative law professor, emphasizing international and comparative tax law... by Michael Livingston

http://mikelivingston.blogspot.com/

Nov 8
welcome back and thoughts on the election

welcome back and thoughts on the election

I’m reviving my blog to make a couple of comments about the election and because I’ll be traveling again soon, always a good time for posting. Some of these are comments I’ve already posted on Facebook et al. Here we…
Dec 29
The Travails of the "Ultra-Orthodox"

The Travails of the "Ultra-Orthodox"

Stories have been floating around the international media about various outrages attributed to Haredim or "ultra-orthodox" Jews in Jerusalem and other cities. These include forced segregation of men and women on buses, efforts to keep…
Nov 28
Israel: my last few day

Israel: my last few day

My class is over and I'm using the last three days to see parts of Israel that I might otherwise miss. Last night I headed to Jerusalem for a workshop at the Van Leer Institute on Arab and Jewish demography, not normally one of my core…

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Georgetown Law Faculty Blog

Blog for various Georgetown Law faculty to post about legal topics of interest.

http://gulcfac.typepad.com/georgetown_university_law/

Jun 13
Cost-Benefit Jumps the Shark

Cost-Benefit Jumps the Shark

The Department of Justice's Economic Analysis of Prison Rape by Lisa Heinzerling Despite initial signs suggesting a different path, the Obama Administration has promoted the role of cost-benefit analysis in regulatory policy as fiercely as…
Jun 6
Antibiotics, Animals, and Agency Discretion

Antibiotics, Animals, and Agency Discretion

by Lisa Heinzerling When an agency defends over three decades of inaction on an important problem by saying that acting would take too long, one hopes a judge reviewing the agency's inaction will see through the pretense. This is exactly what…
Sep 2
Ozone Madne

Ozone Madne

(The following post corrects two small factual errors in the original post.) by Lisa Heinzerling Today, President Obama announced that he had asked EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to withdraw the final National Ambient Air Quality Standard…

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Food Law Prof Blog

By Professor Donna Byrne.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/foodlaw/

Jan 14
About Food & Drug Law Prof Blog

About Food & Drug Law Prof Blog

If you are interested in serving as an editor of Food & Drug Law Prof Blog for the Law Professor Blogs Network, please contact Paul Caron and Joe Hodnicki by email.
Jan 14
About Food & Drug Law Prof Blog

About Food & Drug Law Prof Blog

If you are interested in serving as an editor of Food & Drug Law Prof Blog for the Law Professor Blogs Network, please contact Paul Caron and Joe Hodnicki by email.
Sep 18
About Food Law Prof Blog

About Food Law Prof Blog

If you are interested in serving as an editor of Food Law Prof Blog for the Law Professor Blogs Network, please contact Paul Caron and Joe Hodnicki by email.

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