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12 Jan 2017, 9:11 am
Abraham Lincoln has been quoted as saying that a lawyer’s time is “his stock in trade”.The billable hour probably first gained favor around 1945 at Sherman & Sterling in New York City (see chapter 1 in The Honest Hour: The Ethics of Time-Based Billing by Attorneys), and was given a strong boost when the U.S. [read post]
11 Jan 2017, 11:00 am
Rev. 591 (2016) Psychologist Abraham Maslow once noted that “it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail. [read post]
9 Jan 2017, 6:30 am
It commences:President Abraham Lincoln was a busy man in 1861. [read post]
4 Jan 2017, 6:27 am
Oh, good lord, they were prancing around at the feet of the statue of Abraham Lincoln. [read post]
4 Jan 2017, 5:58 am
Following up on Monday's post about the Maskin and Sen proposal to use Condorcet (preference) voting in presidential elections, I wondered whether Abraham Lincoln would still have won in 1860 if preferences had been aggregated, rather than giving each state's electoral votes to the plurality winner. [read post]
31 Dec 2016, 4:16 pm
We all share our origins in the story of Abraham. [read post]
28 Dec 2016, 7:14 am
The False Claims Act, passed in the aftermath of the American Civil War, and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln, is a legal vehicle for people with knowledge about fraud on the government to recover money on behalf of the United States and to which they are entitled to a portion. [read post]
28 Dec 2016, 7:14 am
The False Claims Act, passed in the aftermath of the American Civil War, and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln, is a legal vehicle for people with knowledge about fraud on the government to recover money on behalf of the United States and to which they are entitled to a portion. [read post]
26 Dec 2016, 4:10 am
We must remember that the way to counter any darkness, any disappointment is not with harsh rhetoric, not with anger, but when we create light, the darkness dissipates.Meanwhile, the Smithsonian's SmartNews last week carried an interesting account of how the tradition of a national menorah began in 1979 when Abraham Shemtov pressed the idea:... [read post]
17 Dec 2016, 9:45 pm
Contents include:Henry Farrell & Abraham Newman, The new interdependence approach: theoretical development and empirical demonstration Tana Johnson, Cooperation, co-optation, competition, conflict: international bureaucracies and non-governmental organizations in an interdependent world Abraham Newman & Elliot Posner, Structuring transnational interests: the second-order effects of soft law in the politics of global finance Manuela Moschella, Negotiating Greece. [read post]
16 Dec 2016, 5:32 am
” Later in the week Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Abraham Denmark made much the same point, also stating that China’s reunification policy “makes it incumbent on Taiwan to prepare and invest in capabilities to deter aggression and mount an effective defense if deterrence fails. [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 1:00 pm
Abraham Lincoln used to remind young lawyers to be be storytellers. [read post]
10 Dec 2016, 10:14 am
"**Refer to the original text, in French, in Le Monde:http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2016/12/05/etienne-klein-se-defend-contre-des-accusations-de-plagiat_5043699_3232.html**As to the initial La Croix matter, one recalls that Abraham Lincoln quoted from the Bible in "The House Divided" speech, but was generally not accused of plagiarism. [read post]
7 Dec 2016, 9:30 am
In 1862, Stout was appointed US attorney for the Territory of Utah by President Abraham Lincoln. [read post]
5 Dec 2016, 9:20 am
Abraham, 338 N.C. 315 (1994) (a defendant argued that “an eyewitness identification expert would assist in showing the jury the unreliability of [an] identification because of factors such as the time of observation, the distance of observation and the age of the eyewitnesses,” but the trial court properly denied the request for funds; the defendant was identified by several witnesses who knew him personally and identity was not a major issue at trial; furthermore, “the… [read post]
5 Dec 2016, 9:20 am
Abraham, 338 N.C. 315 (1994) (a defendant argued that “an eyewitness identification expert would assist in showing the jury the unreliability of [an] identification because of factors such as the time of observation, the distance of observation and the age of the eyewitnesses,” but the trial court properly denied the request for funds; the defendant was identified by several witnesses who knew him personally and identity was not a major issue at trial; furthermore, “the… [read post]
30 Nov 2016, 6:53 am
Copyright and Technology The phrase “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” originated with Abraham Kaplan in his seminal 1964 work on behavioral science. [read post]
25 Nov 2016, 2:02 pm
In the meantime, we need to follow Abraham Lincoln, who spent almost no time during the 1850s persuaded the already persuading that the three-fifths rule was unfair and a good deal of time persuading crucial voters (by the rules of the time) that both their principles and their self-interest were better served by Republicans than Jacksonian Democrats. [read post]
24 Nov 2016, 9:53 am
Happy Thanksgiving.On this holiday, we express our gratitude.To celebrate, here are some fun facts from our friends at the Census Bureau:The event became a national holiday 153 years ago (Oct. 3, 1863) when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. [read post]
24 Nov 2016, 8:26 am
" Thanksgiving, our nation's oldest tradition, is a moment to focus on our blessings as Americans, on what unites us, not on what divides us.Such was the case in 1863, when Abraham Lincoln called for a national Thanksgiving celebration. [read post]
