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Plea Bargains and Effective Assistance of Counsel

March 22, 2012 14:53

Over at Volokh, Orin Kerr takes a look at the US Supreme Court's recent decisions about effective assistance of counsel in the context of plea bargaining. The two cases deal with scenarios that are familiar in the context of legal...Over at Volokh, Orin Kerr takes a look at the US Supreme Court's...

Part XV—Zhiwei Tong (???) Series: The Petitioning System and the Constitution of China

Larry Catá Backer
March 22, 2012 14:41

 (Zhiwei Tong, PIX (c) Larry Catá Backer)For 2012, this site introduces the thought of Zhiwei Tong (???),one of the most innovative scholars of constitutional law in China.  Professor Tong has been developing his thought in part in a essay site that wasstarted in 2010.  See,...

TRYING TO SAVE THEIR SEATS

Lucas A. Ferrara
March 22, 2012 14:30

President Obama may not need his own TV ads. He could just replay the Republican debates, 30 seconds at a time.The Republicans would have left the U.S. auto industry to die, but demand tax breaks for oil companies. They support President Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy, but won't cut payroll...

Part XXV—Zhiwei Tong (???) Series: Petitioning System and the Constitution of China (Part III)

Larry Catá Backer
March 22, 2012 14:27

 (Zhiwei Tong, PIX (c) Larry Catá Backer)For 2012, this site introduces the thought of Zhiwei Tong (???),one of the most innovative scholars of constitutional law in China.  Professor Tong has been developing his thought in part in a essay site that wasstarted in 2010.  See,...

Law students interested in London this summer?

March 22, 2012 14:25

London is calling... Applications for the 21st Century Law Practice Summer Program in London (a partnership between Michigan State University Law and the University of Westminister Law) are due March 25 (though if you miss the deadline, email me at...London is calling...  Applications for the 21st...

Protecting Client Files in the Digital Age and Grabbing and Leaving

David
March 22, 2012 14:12

The allegation is that before he left a former partner used Dropbox and thumbdrives to take copies of 70,000 client files. While understandably the firm is suing him, should the clients be concerned at the apparent ease with which this...The allegation is that before he left a former partner used...

No Breach of Contract Claim from Mid-Stream Change of WSJ Online Pricing – Lebowitz v. Dow Jones

Venkat
March 22, 2012 14:08

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Lebowitz v. Dow Jones & Co., 06 Civ. 2198 (MGC) (S.D.N.Y.; Mar. 12, 2012) Dow Jones...[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Lebowitz v. Dow Jones & Co., 06 Civ. 2198 (MGC) (S.D.N.Y.; Mar. 12, 2012) Dow Jones operates WSJ Online. Historically, it offered WSJ Online...

Suspension for Facebook/YouTube Rap Video Critical of High School Coach Does not Violate First Amendment – Bell v. Itawamba County School Board

Venkat
March 22, 2012 14:02

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Bell v. Itawamba County School Board, 11CV00056-NBB-DAS (N.D. Miss.; Mar. 15, 2012) [.pdf] Bell posted a...[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Bell v. Itawamba County School Board, 11CV00056-NBB-DAS (N.D. Miss.; Mar. 15, 2012) [.pdf] Bell posted a rap video while he was...

THREE JUDGE PANEL FAVORS NEW YORK VOTERS

Lucas A. Ferrara
March 22, 2012 14:00

On March 2, 2012. we reported that Newman Ferrara attorneys Randolph McLaughlin and Jeffrey Norton intervened on behalf of New York African-American voters in the case Favors v. Cuomo.    After the 2010 Census, New York was obligated to draw new legislative districts to accurately...

Non-Liturgical Navy Chaplains Can Move Ahead On Some Claims, But No Reconsideration of Establishment Clause Ruling

Howard M. Friedman
March 22, 2012 13:52

In In re Navy Chaplaincy, (D DC, March 21, 2012), is another chapter in the long-running litigation by chaplains, endorsing agencies and churches claiming that the Navy discriminates against members of “non-liturgical” religions in its promotion, retention and separation  of chaplains. In this...