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JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)
Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.
http://jotwell.com/
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Sep 20
Limitations on the Business Case for Diversity
Limitations on the Business Case for DiversityJamillah Bowman Williams, Breaking Down Bias: Legal Mandates vs. Corporate Interests, Wash. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2017), available on SSRN.Marcia L. McCormickThose working in antidiscrimination law are well-versed in the central role that the… -
Sep 19
Who Should Terminate or Modify Irrevocable Trusts?
Who Should Terminate or Modify Irrevocable Trusts?Bradley E.S. Fogel, Terminating or Modifying Irrevocable Trusts by Consent of the Beneficiaries—A Proposal to Respect the Primacy of the Settlor’s Intent, 50 Real Prop., Tr. & Est. L.J. 337 (2016). Michael Yu Professor Bradley… -
Sep 18
When the Life of the Law is Logic
When the Life of the Law is LogicSarah B. Lawsky, Formalizing the Code, 70 Tax L. Rev. 377 (2017), available at SSRN. Susan Morse In Formalizing the Code, Professor Sarah Lawsky offers a glimpse of what might be gained if law were written in formal logic…
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Credit Slips
Credit Slips
Discusses credit and bankruptcy. By Professors Bob Lawless, Angela Littwin, Katie Porter, John Pottow, Deborah Thorne and Elizabeth Warren.
http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/
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Sep 16
Visa's Maginot Line: Chip Cards and the Equifax Breach
Visa's Maginot Line: Chip Cards and the Equifax BreachThe media attention on the Equifax breach has been primarily on consumer harm. There's real consumer harm, but it's generally not direct pecuniary harm. Instead, the direct pecuniary harm from the breach will be borne by banks and merchants,… -
Sep 14
Update on ABI Consumer Bankruptcy Commission
Update on ABI Consumer Bankruptcy CommissionThis afternoon, I am off to New Orleans and the annual meeting for the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT). Tomorrow (September 15) from 12:30 - 2:30 PM, we are holding a public meeting for the Committee on Chapter 7... -
Sep 14
A Quiet Revolution in Pension Reform
A Quiet Revolution in Pension ReformA historic vote was announced overnight that signals a new era for large pension reform. As is often the case, "reform" here means that ordinary, hard-working folks will suffer a significant amount of pain as big companies are…
Rank this Week: 153
The Confrontation Blog
The Confrontation Blog
Covers the Confrontation Clause and developments related to Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004). By University of Michigan Law Professor Richard D. Friedman.
http://confrontationright.blogspot.com/
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Sep 15
Another look at the Craig-Crawford disjuncture?
Another look at the Craig-Crawford disjuncture?Crawford did not purport to disturb Maryland v. Craig, 497 U.S. 836 (1990), which allowed a prosecutor in some circumstances to present the testimony of a child by electronic transmission from a place outside the physical presence of the… -
Sep 15
Scotusblog piece on the effects of Melendez-Diaz
Scotusblog piece on the effects of Melendez-DiazScotusblog recently ran a piece by Andrew Hamm titled Looking back at predictions in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts. Here is a link. I think it's fair to say that this article bears out the conclusion that, despite the dire… -
May 30
An issue to be resolved: The treatment of autopsy report
An issue to be resolved: The treatment of autopsy reportThis blog has remained dormant for some time, it part because I have been distracted by other work and in part because there haven't been all that many developments that I have thought are worth reporting on. But I will try to begin…
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Eric Patrick - Michigan Law
Eric Patrick - Michigan Law
Covers property law, intellectual property/trademark law, and bankruptcy rulings.
https://ericpatricklaw.wordpress.com/
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Feb 23
The Ongoing Wayne County Jail Debacle
The Ongoing Wayne County Jail DebacleSad as it is to say, there’s been a lot in the media about Michigan’s jail over-population problems. A few years back it was decided to create a new jail in Wayne County to begin housing some of the overflow. A noble plan, no? You… -
Feb 9
Electronic Signatures – Upholdable in Michigan?
Electronic Signatures – Upholdable in Michigan?There’s been a lot of advancement lately in the field of electronic contracts and electronic signatures. You’ve probably seen one yourself – many businesses are switching over to digital means of capturing signatures for,… -
Feb 2
Student Loans and Bankruptcy
Student Loans and BankruptcyThis one hit a little close to home for me, given as I’m still enrolled in college and all, but I thought it worth mentioning. I’ve had some friends who have filed for bankruptcy – a sad reality at our age, but it’s…
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The MTTLR Blog
The MTTLR Blog
By the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review.
http://www.mttlrblog.org/
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Nov 21
Old Regulations, New Technology
Old Regulations, New TechnologyCalifornia’s Bay Area is moving towards a new means of transportation, but not if the state government can have its way. SideCar is a San Francisco-based startup that offers real-time ridesharing to a community of smartphone users who need… -
Nov 14
YouTube Updates its Content ID Dispute Process, but is it Enough?
YouTube Updates its Content ID Dispute Process, but is it Enough?On October 3, 2012, YouTube announced a change in its content ID dispute process, as updated on its blog. What does this update really mean and why does it matter? A short story might help clarify the situation. -
Nov 12
Are Your E-mail Communications Protected by the Stored Communications Act?
Are Your E-mail Communications Protected by the Stored Communications Act?Last month, the Supreme Court of South Carolina ruled that the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”) did not protect e-mails contained in a user’s webmail account. Jennings v. Jennings, No. 27177 2012 WL 4808545 (S.C. Oct. 10, 2012). The…
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