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EvidenceProf Blog
EvidenceProf Blog
Edited by Colin Miller, Jeffrey Bellin and Ben Trachtenberg.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/
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May 18
Why the State's "Alibi-by-Routine" Claim in the Adnan Syed Case is an Oxymoron and Why it Matter
Why the State's "Alibi-by-Routine" Claim in the Adnan Syed Case is an Oxymoron and Why it MatterEvidence has been introduced that the defendant was not there when the crime was committed. You should consider this evidence along with all other evidence in this case. Thus, in order to convict the defendant, the State must prove, beyond... -
May 17
The Importance of the Michael Skakel Case for the Adnan Syed Case
The Importance of the Michael Skakel Case for the Adnan Syed CaseIn a comment on yesterday's post, Jayne asked "Do you see similarities with the Michael Skakel case? Both involve failure to contact an alibi." Jayne is referring to the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Connecticut in Skakel… -
May 16
The One Case the State Can't Seem to Distinguish in its Cert Petition in the Adnan Syed Case
The One Case the State Can't Seem to Distinguish in its Cert Petition in the Adnan Syed Case"Indeed, if counsel had taken the few steps necessary to identify and interview the Sears clerk, he may well have formed a more favorable view of his client's veracity." Montgomery v. Petersen, 846 F.2d 407 (7th Cir. 1988). This…
Rank this Week: 131
Law School Academic Support Blog
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/
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May 25
Assistant Director Position at Touro
Assistant Director Position at TouroJOB POSTING Assistant Director for Academic Development and Bar Programs Department: Academic Support Status: Full-time, 12-month, staff-level Reports To: Director of Academic Support and Bar Programs FLSA: EXEMPT We are looking for an… -
May 24
Is Learning Comfortable?
Is Learning Comfortable?There's a line in the movie "The Greatest Showman" that goes something like this: "Comfort is the enemy of progress." Attributed to PT Barnum, that got me thinking. I began to wonder if comfort might also be the enemy… -
May 23
I Am Concerned About Bar Studies!
I Am Concerned About Bar Studies!Like many of my colleagues, I am attending the Annual Association of Academic Support Educators Conference but that does not mean that work stops. Students know I am away but the panic does not subside despite leaving them with human...
Rank this Week: 215
Feminist Law Professors
Feminist Law Professors
Covers feminism, sexism, reproductive rights and women's health. By Professors Ann Bartow and Bridget Crawford.
http://feministlawprofessors.com
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May 17
The Cyptocurrency Gender Gap
The Cyptocurrency Gender GapMs. Magazine has the details here. I can’t say I’m surprised at the stats. Apart from whether cryptocurrency is a good/bad investment (and maybe women have figured out what isn’t great about it….), there… -
May 15
Stop Treating Professional Cheerleaders (and Women in General) Like Property
Stop Treating Professional Cheerleaders (and Women in General) Like PropertyProfessional cheerleaders are in the news lately and this time it’s not for their horrifically low pay, which, supposedly, is being fixed across the NFL and NBA. This time, it’s about the ridiculous rules that cheerleaders… -
May 15
Waldman on “The Preferred Preferences”
Waldman on “The Preferred Preferences”Emily Gold Waldman (Pace) has posted to SSRN her article The Preferred Preferences, (forthcoming, 97 North Carolina Law Review (2018)). Here is the abstract: In theory, customer preferences cannot justify discriminatory treatment by…
Rank this Week: 1106
University of South Carolina Law…
University of South Carolina Law Library Blog
Shares items of interest with its user base of law students, law faculty, and the general public in South Carolina.
http://library.uofsclaw.org
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May 14
Law Librarians on the Soda Cap Connector
Law Librarians on the Soda Cap ConnectorIn March, the law librarians decided to go to lunch in Five Points… without trekking to our cars in the parking garage, and without having to find parking and fill a parking meter while in Five Points. The Soda Cap Connector is FREE… -
Apr 9
Guide to Study Aid
Guide to Study AidJust in time for the pre-exam crunch, library staff member Amy Persons has created a browse-able guide to the study aids in the law library: http://guides.law.sc.edu/studyaids. Our current guide only has the required 1L courses listed so far,… -
Mar 30
Images: Documents of Richard T. Greener
Images: Documents of Richard T. GreenerToday is the last day to view the Documents of Richard T. Greener in the law library’s Legal History Room. We are placing digital images of the photos and documents below, so that those who did not get a chance to see the exhibit in…
Rank this Week: 1072
Education Law Prof Blog
Education Law Prof Blog
Edited by Derek W. Black and LaJuana Davis.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/education_law/
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May 25
New Research on Public Schools' Singular Role in Intergroup Contact
New Research on Public Schools' Singular Role in Intergroup ContactThe National Coalition for School Diversity has released a new research brief by Linda R. Tropp and Suchi Saxena. So much of today's education research focuses on standardized scores, but his brief goes back to one of Brown v. Board's key… -
May 24
Gavin Grimm's Transgender Discrimination Claim Moves Forward (Again), But This Time It Is an Even Bigger Victory
Gavin Grimm's Transgender Discrimination Claim Moves Forward (Again), But This Time It Is an Even Bigger VictoryIn 2015, Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy in rural Virginia, grabbed national headlines when he took the brave step to file a lawsuit and stand up against his school district. The district had for a while allowed him to use bathrooms consistent… -
May 23
Betsy DeVos Again Shows That There Is No Level of Knowledge That We Can Assume on Her Part; Yes, Undocumented Students Do Have a Right to Attend School
Betsy DeVos Again Shows That There Is No Level of Knowledge That We Can Assume on Her Part; Yes, Undocumented Students Do Have a Right to Attend SchoolLast week, I wrote that Secretary Betsy DeVos is not nearly as niave as we might want—or desperately need—to believe. She has an agenda and her moves over the past few weeks and months reveal that she is deadset on wreaking havoc and more…
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