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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 21
ACLU sues Michigan over same-sex adoption
ACLU sues Michigan over same-sex adoptionThe American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) [advocacy website] filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] on Wednesday to challenge Michigan’s practice of permitting state-contracted and tax-funded child placement agencies to use… -
Sep 21
ACLU and Planned Parenthood seek injunction against Maine abortion law
ACLU and Planned Parenthood seek injunction against Maine abortion law[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Maine and Planned Parenthood [advocacy websites] on Wednesday challenged [complaint] a Maine law requiring abortions to be performed by a physician. 22 MRS §1598 [statute]… -
Sep 21
UK judge: court ruling not needed in life-support decision
UK judge: court ruling not needed in life-support decision[JURIST] A judge for the UK’s Court of Protection [official website] ruled [decision, PDF] Wednesday that there is no obligation for judicial consent to end care of patients in a permanent vegetative state. Justice Peter Jackson…
Rank this Week: 12
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 21
Colloquia/Workshop
Colloquia/WorkshopBoston College Law School Professor Giuseppe Mazziotti, Trinity College, Dublin, presents today a program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Allowing Online Content to Cross Borders — Europe’s Quest for a ‘Digital... -
Sep 20
Colloquia/Workshop
Colloquia/WorkshopEmory University School of Law Michael S. Kang, Thomas Simmons Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law, presents today his paper entitled Gerrymandering and the Constitutional Norm Against Government Partisanship. ... -
Sep 19
Colloquia/Workshop
Colloquia/WorkshopNew York Law School Nadine Strossen, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law, New York Law School, presents today as part of the Tuesday Scholarship Luncheon series.
Rank this Week: 132
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…
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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…
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