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Thursday, September 30, 2021

Public-domain materials take legal education by storm; law librarians trace history from casebooks to 'OERs'

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OER Is Sharing by Giulia Forsythe ( CC0 1.0 ) Law librarians Emma Wood and Misty Peltz-Steele , my brilliant colleagues (and 50% my spous...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Scholar in torts, comparative law publishes book on Chinese law, article on slow WHO pandemic response

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Professor Chenglin Liu has completed two new and exciting projects of interest to lawyers and legal educators. A torts professor on the fac...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Student comment calls on police unions to do their part for accountability reform, revelation of truth

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Michelle M.K. Hatfield , an alum of my Torts I-II classes, has published a comment, Can Police Unions Help Change American Policing?    This...

Skillman offers free intro skills class for law students

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All law students are invited to a free presentation , How to Excel in Law School, Professor Nerissa Shklov Skillman , a graduate of Berkeley...
Monday, September 27, 2021

FOIA requesters need protection against retaliation; in egregious case, court allows First Amendment theory

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Intersection of state highways 42 & 61 in Conyngham Town, Pa. (2019 photo by Mr. Matté CC BY-SA 3.0 ) A bizarre FOIA case decided by t...
Thursday, September 23, 2021

Legislative privilege shields Raimondo records against trucker subpoena in dormant Commerce Clause case

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Toll gantry on a bridge in Washington ( Flickr by Wash. State DOT CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ) The First Circuit has quashed a subpoena against Rhod...
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Latest installment of Trump family litigation saga includes tortious interference claim against media

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A leaked Trump 1040 from 2005 Former President Donald Trump has sued his niece, Mary Trump, and The New York Times Co. in the latest instal...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Court sentences 'Hotel Rwanda' activist to 25 years; U.S. plaintiffs serve Greek airline in civil action

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Paul Rusesabagina ( NDLA : Creator: Erik Mårtensson/TT | Credit: TT Nyhetsbyrån CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 ) Real-life "Hotel Rwanda" protago...
Friday, September 17, 2021

Can 'inclusive capitalism' pull us back from the brink?

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1957 U.S. propaganda poster ( NARA ) "Welcome to late-stage capitalism!," DeepKarma tweeted @ me earlier this month. The exclam...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Court affirms widow's $21m verdict vs. Big Tobacco, upholds punitive damages despite '98 settlement

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Marlboro Red Open Box by Sarah Johnson ( CC BY 2.0 ) The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed a $21m verdict against Phili...