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Law Blog Obituaries: John Phillips and Thomas Roberts
In 1989, when Judge Phillips (Wilberforce University, Wilberforce Law School) drew the ire of black politicians for backing Rudy Giuliani over David Dinkins in NYC’s mayoral race, he reasoned that black voters should support Giuliani ...
When the Law of Religion Meets the Law of the State
As many news junkies know by now, on February 7 the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams (pictured), fueled some serious controversy over a long-running debate in Britain: To what extent should Islamic law be accommodated in a ...
Sunstein to join Harvard Law School faculty
Renowned legal scholar and political theorist Cass R. Sunstein '78 has accepted an offer to join the Harvard Law School faculty, Dean Elena Kagan '86 announced today. Sunstein, currently a tenured professor at the University of Chicago ...
Bill Strengthens Sunshine Law
JEFFERSON CITY- The Blunt administration's battle over releasing emails is leading the Missouri House of Representatives to consider not one, but two bills that would strengthen the state's "Sunshine Law."
Dynamic Incorporation of Foreign Law
My latest law review article (yes, I still write those when I'm not blogging or writing FindLaw columns), is called "Dynamic Incorporation of Foreign Law." You can download the full paper by following one of the links at the bottom of ...
Bill 101, hum… 101… The Sign Law
That… odd… situation ended in 1993, after quite a few court challenges, when the law was changed to allow other languages on commercial signs as long as French was present and "predominant". Nonetheless, as the 2008 Irish Pub Troubles ...
Is the Trial Bar the Dems’ Anti-Wiretap Weapon?
Last Tuesday, we reported here on the Senate’s vote to reauthorize a law giving government greater powers to eavesdrop in terrorism cases and approving immunity for telecoms that cooperate in spying. Two days later we wrote about a ...
Motorola-RIM Spat: You Infringed! No You Infringed!
It may not be the Jets versus the Sharks, or, for that matter, the Greasers versus the Socs, but there’sa turf war unfolding in wireless land. And it’s playing out — where else? — in the courts. ...
In the Limelight: Law and Order's Linus Roache
This season, Law and Order was looking for a way to get some new energy and interest in the long-running NBC Emmy-winning series, so on the judicial end of the show, they promoted Sam Waterson's Jack McCoy to DA and cast Linus Roache as ...
Citizens in MD speak out against law giving special rights to ...
Maryland citizens are speaking out against this law. Why can’t we do the same before it officially happens in our schools?? Arnold has already given his stamp of approval to this, but we should let him know we are against it! ...