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Monday, November 25, 2019

Area man signposts 'sovereign immunity site'

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Attorney Dan Greenberg , friend of the blog and a federal policy adviser in Washington, D.C., contributes this photo from his home neighbo...
Friday, November 22, 2019

Expert on Polish judicial crisis speaks to law class

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Prof. Wortham Professor Leah Wortham joined Dean Peltz-Steele and my Comparative Law class on Wednesday to discuss the crisis of judic...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Teaching and learning speech and advocacy: Is online as good?

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The National Communication Association met in downtown Baltimore, Md. (All photos by RJ Peltz-Steele CC BY-SA 4.0.) UMass Law offers or...
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Monday, November 18, 2019

It's not just whistleblower law; First Amendment public employee-speech doctrine is in disarray

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You might have heard some wrangling in the news about whistleblowers.  They're all the rage, lately, even here and there on this blog....
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Saturday, November 16, 2019

Dublin City's Brexit Institute tracks all things Brexit

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If you're like me, Brexit is a lot to keep up with.  How do you find out the latest developments, when all of your news channels are aro...
Friday, November 15, 2019

Litigation privilege doesn't protect whistleblower counsel, court holds in defamation suit against attorney

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The Massachusetts Appeals Court Wednesday affirmed the absolute litigation privilege as a defense to defamation, but rejected its applicatio...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Researcher recounts riveting history of Auschwitz infiltrator

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Pilecki before 1939 Witold Pilecki was an officer of the Polish underground in 1940 when he allowed himself to be captured by the Nazis ...
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Anti-SLAPP is not all it's cracked up to be

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John Oliver this week on Last Week revisited the defamation lawsuit he drew against HBO from Bob Murray and Murray Energy.  The piece brings...
Monday, November 11, 2019

For Veterans Day, let's push through Congress bipartisan Feres doctrine waiver for medmal claims

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Veterans Day Painting.   (Details at end of story.) The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) authorizes tort actions against the U.S. federal ...
Sunday, November 10, 2019

Cameroon human rights record prompting Washington to end trade preference includes internet shutdowns

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The announcement that the United States will end trade preferences for Cameroon in response to the country's human rights record marks ...