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Inquiring into the juvenile mind: <em>Graham v. Florida</em> and <em>Sullivan v. Florida</em>, Argument Preview - 2 days ago
At 10 a.m., and again at 11 a.m., on Monday, the Supreme Court will examine the latest question on...
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Struggling to Interpret AEDPA: <em>Wood v. Allen</em>, Argument Recap - 2 days ago
Below, Stanford Law School’s Tiffany Cartwright recaps Wednesday’s oral argument in Wood v. Allen....
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A patent dispute for the Information Age: <em>Bilski v. Kappos</em>, Argument Preview - 2 days ago
At 1 p.m. Monday, the Supreme Court will hear one hour of oral argument in Bilski, et al., v. Kappos...
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Unassessed Taxes and Injury Under RICO: <em>Hemi Group v. City of New York</em>, Argument Recap - 2 days ago
Below, Stanford Law School’s Brian Goldman recaps Tuesday’s oral argument in Hemi Group v. City of...
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Friday Round-up - 2 days ago
Coverage of Monday’s oral argument in Jones v. Harris Associates continues. Conglomerate has three...
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Petitions to Watch | Conference of 11.6.09 - 3 days ago
This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private...
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Rethinking Prosecutorial Immunity: <em>Pottawattamie County v. McGhee</em>, Argument Recap - 3 days ago
The Court heard oral argument yesterday in Pottawattamie County v. McGhee (08-1065). For background...
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Mad About ‘Mad Men’; A Chat With Former SG Walter Dellinger - yesterday
WSJ Supreme Court correspondent Jess Bravin sent along this post on Saturday — also up on the...
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New York Defense Attorneys Showing Their Empathetic Sides - 2 days ago
Welcome to the touchy-feely defense bar. The past couple of days have shown us a decidedly softer...
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‘Tis the Season: Cleary Matches Cravath Bonuses - 2 days ago
This just in: Cleary Gottlieb has matched the Cravath bonuses we reported early this week. The memo...
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Law Profs Gone Wild! UT’s Bobbitt Slams Milberg in Suit - 2 days ago
Can we call this a trend: law professors tucking their grievances not into law review articles, but...
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Holy Bat Brother! Was Director’s Kin Plotting Escape? - 2 days ago
We come to you today from Gotham City with this report of woe for the jailed brother of “The Dark...
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Private Equity Law Textbook? Desperately Seeking ... - 1 hour ago
I’m late ordering books for my spring class on private equity and venture capital, and am...
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Against Climate McCarthyism - 2 hours ago
Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus have had enough of efforts to stifle debate over climate...
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UN Budgets and Follow the Money - 3 hours ago
The New York Times reports on budget season at the UN and various battles hotting up. It’s a good...
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Survey of American Jewish Language and Identity - 3 hours ago
Here are the results of a very interesting study, which I participated in (along with 30,000 other...
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How my father helped free Soviet prisoners - 4 hours ago
Last month in Massachusetts, my father, Jerry Kopel, received the Soviet Jewry Freedom Award from...
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Why the Neglect of Communist Crimes Matters - 21 hours ago
In my last post, I discussed the neglect of communist atrocities. Although communist governments...
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MarineTraffic.com Is Also Really Cool - yesterday
I’m sure many people saw this over at Instapundit, and maybe it’s not as cool as Sketch2 below, but...
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"Tragic cases could change juvenile sentencing laws" - 3 hours ago
"Tragic cases could change juvenile sentencing laws": Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.
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"Supreme Court £350 fee for papers attacked" - 3 hours ago
"Supreme Court £350 fee for papers attacked": Monday's edition of Financial Times will contain...
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"Execution of Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad is on schedule; In 2002, then-Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft 'made the right call' to try Muhammad and his accomplice in Virginia instead of Maryland; On Tuesday, he is set to die by lethal injection" - 3 hours ago
"Execution of Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad is on schedule; In 2002, then-Atty. Gen. John...
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"Supreme Court to decide: What kind of innovations get a patent? The Supreme Court on Monday takes up this fundamental question in patent law; The answer holds billion-dollar implications for the US economy." - 3 hours ago
"Supreme Court to decide: What kind of innovations get a patent? The Supreme Court on Monday takes...
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"Supreme Court case: juvenile offenders serving life in prison; The Supreme Court on Monday takes up two cases that explore the question: Should juveniles convicted of nonlethal crimes be sentenced to life in prison without parole?" - 9 hours ago
"Supreme Court case: juvenile offenders serving life in prison; The Supreme Court on Monday takes up...
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"Kentucky's troubled death-penalty system lets cases languish for decades" - 14 hours ago
"Kentucky's troubled death-penalty system lets cases languish for decades": This article appeared...
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"Quick, Patent It!" - 14 hours ago
"Quick, Patent It!" Today's edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, "The...
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Will I go to jail if I don't buy health insurance? No. - 17 hours ago
The newest meme of opposition to the health insurance plan is that if you don't obey the individual...
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The state of same-sex marriage - yesterday
In this week’s elections, Maine voters rejected same-sex marriage, while Washington voters approved...
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Congressman Israel and the Democracy Index - 2 days ago
I am delighted to announce that Congressman Steve Israel has announced a bill to create a Democracy...
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Separation of Powers and the Administrative State - 3 days ago
As I've noted here before, in early December the Supreme Court is going to engage one of the most...
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Critiquing Matthew Hindman's "The Myth of Digital Democracy" - 3 days ago
Micah L. Sifry[Micah Sifry from the Personal Democracy Forum spoke at the Yale Information Society...
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A Defense of Irrational Taxation? - 4 days ago
Crosspost from Freakonomics: Here’s a behavioral puzzler: Why might it be more efficient for...
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Bravo for Brian - 4 days ago
All of my energies are currently taken up by preparation for a lecture course that I'm giving at...
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QUIN HILYER: “Conservatives need to take a deep breath, relax, and stop bashing Joseph Cao. The man… - 1 hour ago
QUIN HILYER: “Conservatives need to take a deep breath, relax, and stop bashing Joseph Cao....
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BETTER SCREWED than rude…. - 1 hour ago
BETTER SCREWED than rude.
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FABIUS MAXIMUS CONTINUES TO INSIST that I misread a post of his — this one — in the aftermath of t… - 1 hour ago
FABIUS MAXIMUS CONTINUES TO INSIST that I misread a post of his — this one — in the...
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OUCH: “Life is full of mysteries, but chief among them in this Marine wife’s mind at the moment is,… - 2 hours ago
OUCH: “Life is full of mysteries, but chief among them in this Marine wife’s mind at...
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CALLING ALL BLOGGERS for a bipartisan project to support veterans. With John Hinderaker and Joe Tri… - 2 hours ago
CALLING ALL BLOGGERS for a bipartisan project to support veterans. With John Hinderaker and Joe...
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ANN ALTHOUSE ON Obama’s Fort Hood Massacre reference: “I’m trying to imagine the political environm… - 3 hours ago
ANN ALTHOUSE ON Obama’s Fort Hood Massacre reference: “I’m trying to imagine the...
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SHORTENING WORMS’ LIVES by adding sugar…. - 3 hours ago
SHORTENING WORMS’ LIVES by adding sugar.
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