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Outside Counsel
outsidethelaw.blogspot.com | Feb 8, 2012
I was already impressed with Justice Sonia Sotomayor but her appearance on Sesame Street ices it: Best Supreme Court Justice Ever. < br / > < br / > < iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FizspmIJbAw" width="560" > < /iframe > < div

JURIST - Paper Chase: Supreme Court rules on Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
jurist.org | Jan 11, 2012
JURIST - Paper Chase: Supreme Court rules on Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

Legal Theory Blog: Alexander on Trust-Like Arrangements in Civil Law Jurisdictions
lsolum.typepad.com | Dec 29, 2011
Gregory S. Alexander (Cornell Law School) has posted The Dilution of the Trust (THE WORLDS OF THE TRUST, Lionel Smith, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2012) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Trust-like arrangements are appearing in civil law jurisdictions at...

PrawfsBlawg: More jurisdictionality in SCOTUS
prawfsblawg.blogs.com | Nov 30, 2011
As I ' ve written previously, the seven years of the Roberts Court have been a boon for civil procedure, particularly as to my obsession over jurisdictionality and the jurisdiction/merits line. This term alone could see the Court make significant strides in recognizing the many areas in which

Self-Representation in Court? - USLegal Blog
blog.uslegal.com | Jun 8, 2011
An article at Slate asks why John Edwards – a famous trial lawyer and former presidential candidate accused of illegal use of campaign funds – isn’t representing himself in his criminal case. In the course of discussing this, a 2007 study is cited wherein: Professor Erica

MoJ could face judicial review challenge over civil cost reforms – Law Society’s Gazette « Current
innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com | May 3, 2011
“Charitable group the Public Law Project (PLP) has threatened to launch a legal challenge to the Ministry of Justice’s civil costs and funding reforms.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 28th April 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk<img alt="" border="0"

China's Courts. "Utterly Worthless" Is Probably An Overstatement. : China Law Blog : China Law for
www.chinalawblog.com | Dec 31, 2010
<p>In the early years of this blog, when discussing China's court system, I would make it a point to emphasize that I was limiting my comments to how the courts handle business law matters. I did this for two reasons. One, my sense is that the quality of court handling of business cases is very

Civil War Lawyers: Constitutional Questions, Courtroom Dramas, and the Men Behind Them
www.jenkinslaw.org | Dec 6, 2010
By Arthur T. DowneyCivil War Lawyers is a comprehensive look at role of the law–and of lawyers–during the United States’ Civil War. Great Constitutional issues were addressed by the Supreme Court in tense courtrooms where individual lives were at stake. Presidents struggled with

A Georgia Lawyer: Iqbal/Twombly Applies to All Civil Cases in Federal Court, Including State Law
ageorgialawyer.blogspot.com | Nov 17, 2010
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Legal Blog Watch
legalblogwatch.typepad.com | Sep 13, 2010
Back in my day, people went to law school and got law degrees. But nowadays, Eric Lipman and his ilk are not content to get a boring old"J.D."No, there must be some joint degree or microspecialty involved to interest the whippersnappers, apparently. In fact, in the last couple of days I have seen