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JURIST - Paper Chase
JURIST - Paper Chase
Covers legal news. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
http://www.jurist.org/paperchase/
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Sep 25
Supreme Court orders new briefs after Trump issues travel ban proclamation
Supreme Court orders new briefs after Trump issues travel ban proclamationThe US Supreme Court on Monday removed the travel ban cases from its calendar and ordered both sides to file new briefs in light of President Donald Trump’s proclamation [text] Sunday that created new restrictions to enter the US for… -
Sep 25
Switzerland voters reject pension reform in national referendum
Switzerland voters reject pension reform in national referendumSwitzerland took part in a national referendum on Sunday in which 53 percent of voters rejected a pension reform plan known as Pension Reform 2020 [background]. The plan set out to secure retirement benefits for Switzerland’s aging… -
Sep 25
International tribunal rules for Ghana in Ivory Coast maritime boundary dispute
International tribunal rules for Ghana in Ivory Coast maritime boundary disputeThe International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea [official website] ruled [text, PDF] Saturday in favor of Ghana in a lengthy maritime dispute between with the Ivory Coast. The case, which was brought to the international body by Ghana in…
Rank this Week: 15
Legal Scholarship Blog
Legal Scholarship Blog
Features law-related calls for papers, conferences and workshops. From the Ohio State Moritz College of Law, University of Georgia School of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law and University of Washington School of Law.
http://legalscholarshipblog.com
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Sep 25
Call for Papers: Tax Administration — Washington, DC
Call for Papers: Tax Administration — Washington, DCThe Internal Revenue Service and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center invite submissions for papers to be presented at their 8th annual research conference on tax administration, to be held on... -
Sep 25
Colloquia/Workshop
Colloquia/WorkshopUniversity of Wisconsin Law School Sara Hossain, Supreme Court of Bangladesh Honorary Executive Director, Bangladesh Legal Services and Trust (BLAST), presents today: Settling for Justice? Rana Plaza and After. Abstract... -
Sep 25
Lecture
LectureBoston University School of Law Chantal Thomas, Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, and the William & Patricia Kleh Visiting Professor of International Law, Boston University School of Law, will deliver...
Rank this Week: 4464
Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference
Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference
From the librarians of the Barco Law Library, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
http://barcorefblog.blogspot.com/
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Sep 3
Facebook and privacy
Facebook and privacyGizmodo has an interesting blogpost about Facebook called "Facebook Figured Out My Family Secrets, And It Won't Tell Me How." The author says: "Rebecca Porter and I were strangers, as far as I knew. Facebook , however, thought we might be… -
Aug 5
FDLP webinar: Preservation for Free
FDLP webinar: Preservation for FreeThe FDLP has scheduled another of their excellent free webinars for librarians called "Preservation for Free." It will be held on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 from 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm EDT. Description: Preserving library collections can seem… -
Aug 4
ProQuest Ebook Central will be temporarily unavailable
ProQuest Ebook Central will be temporarily unavailableProQuest has announced that to maintain the currency and security of ProQuest ebook platforms, Ebook Central, used by the Pitt University Library System, will be unavailable for approximately three hours beginning Saturday, August 12, 2017…
Rank this Week: 3975
Failed Evidence
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/
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Jul 14
Recording Interrogations: Not a Silver Bullet, But a Definite Improvement
Recording Interrogations: Not a Silver Bullet, But a Definite ImprovementToday’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 ImprovementToday’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 ConfessionOn 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…
Rank this Week: 3319