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19 Apr 2011, 5:59 pm by Ruth Levor
On April 11th, 2011, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1976 (2011) to urgently consider the establishment of specialized Somali courts to try suspected pirates both in Somalia and in the region. [read post]
3 Feb 2011, 8:06 pm by Ruth Levor
A California law which went into effect January 1 prohibits a seller's first trust deed lender from obtaining a deficiency judgment against the seller after a short sale, per Cal. [read post]
21 Oct 2009, 11:22 am
United Nations Day celebrates the entry into force of the United Nations Charter on October 24th, 1945. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 8:01 pm
What better way is there to  train someone how to fight a fire, then sending them into a burning house--under controlled circumstances, mind you--to do just that? [read post]
8 Mar 2010, 4:13 pm by LRC Bloggers
Above the Law, a legal blog, reports that a Georgetown University law professor unwittingly caused a national media frenzy when he began his criminal-law course by telling the class that Chief Justice John Roberts would soon announce his retirement for health reasons. [read post]
29 Jul 2009, 3:09 pm
Iceland has moved a step closer to membership in the European Union after parliament approved a controversial measure to apply for membership by  a narrow margin of 33 votes to 28 with two abstentions. [read post]
6 Sep 2009, 3:13 pm
A new diversity project called The Living Library is coming   here in October! [read post]
17 Nov 2009, 1:32 pm
I’m sure many of you saw that Google enabled case law searching through its Google Scholar interface today. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 11:46 am by Ruth Levor
Book Presentation of 'Amexica: War Along the Borderline' Wednesday, October 27 at 3–5 p.m.KIPJ Conference Room C Noted author and journalist, Ed Vullimany, will be on campus Wednesday, October 27 at 3 p.m. in the Joan B. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 9:41 am by Ruth Levor
Although nearly half of American law students are women, they are less likely than their male classmates to ask questions in class or to discuss assignments with their professors, according to the findings of a national survey released today and reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education. [read post]
4 Jun 2010, 8:22 am by Ruth Levor
Three blind law school graduates filed suit against the National Conference of Bar Examiners Wednesday after it denied their requests to use screen-access software to take the Multistate Bar Examination in July. [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 12:00 pm by Ruth Levor
Legal scholar and former Harvard Law Professor Derrick Bell died Oct. 6, 2011 from cancer at the age of 80. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 6:41 pm by Ruth Levor
Audio and transcripts of Supreme Court opinions from the 2010 term are now available through Oyez (http://www.oyez.org/cases/2010) or by subscribing to Oyez's 2010 Opinion Announcements podcast through iTunes U (http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/download/? [read post]
30 Oct 2013, 9:33 am by Ruth Levor
If one person objects to a search, may the police remove him and seek permission from another occupant to conduct it? [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 6:53 pm
If you heard or read his speech on Monday, his goals are lofty:   to "allow anyone to contribute and  innovate without permisssion," to continue to push decision making and intelligence "to the edge of the network," where no single entity or the network's architecture picks the winners & losers. [read post]