It’s the last day of classes, which means exams are . . . impending. If you need a moment to distract yourself, catch up with recent legal news and miscellany here: You may have heard that the Supreme Court heard oral argument on same-sex marriage last week (SCOTUSblog) SCOTUS also heard oral argument on the…
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If you need a break from exam prep, here’s some recent legal news and items of interest to distract you for a bit: The state’s attorney’s office will no longer prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases in Cook County (Tribune) A federal court has approved the NFL’s concussion settlement (Deadspin) Kentucky detectives have cracked the case of…
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A Refresher Course on Inexpensive and Efficient Legal Research Thursday, April 23 at 2:00 in room 531 or Wednesday, April 29 at 10:30 in room 528 Are you graduating this semester? Will you be doing legal research at your job this summer? If so, consider joining us on either Thursday, April 23 or Wednesday, April 29 for…
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Are you ready? Do you think you can handle this week’s collection of legal news and miscellany? I’m sure you can. Here it is: 70% of lawyers don’t use the Internet in their jobs. Wait, that can’t be right . . . (Lawyerist) Does the Constitution protect parents who go free range with their kids?…
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From the serious to the much less so, here’s this weeks collection of legal news and miscellany: Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev was found guilty of all counts brought against him, and he now awaits sentencing (The Atlantic) The USPTO took special care to ensure that patent no. 9,000,000 wasn’t a troll patent (techdirt) A…
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If you’re suffering from allergies at anything near the level I am, you could use a distraction. Check out last week’s legal news and items of interest: President Obama commuted the sentences of 22 federal drug offenders (The Atlantic) Madison has enacted an ordinance that bans discrimination against religious non-believers (WSJ Law Blog) Florida is…
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Sustainable Development, Economics, and Religion On Wednesday, April 8, join Prof. Paul Lewis and the Louis L. Biro Law Library for lunch and a discussion on how various forces affect the environment. This discussion will be part of our Scholars & Students series. This series provides opportunities for you to get to know your professors in an…
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Here’s some legal news and miscellany to keep you company on this fine spring day: The first court challenges to the FCC’s net neutrality regulations have been filed (Washington Post) Amanda Knox was acquitted by Italy’s top appeals court (BBC) SCOTUS decided that you cannot delegate the duty to make sense to your client. Seriously,…
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If I may say, there is some fascinating (and outré) stuff in this week’s Detours and Frolics. Check it out: We touched on this last year, and I’m pleased to say the outcome is a happy (if much delayed) one: the California Supreme Court awarded a posthumous law license to a Chinese immigrant who was…
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A Lesson from a Law Professor About Twilight: Vigilance, Victims, and Violence On Tuesday, March 31, join Prof. Susan Brody and the Louis L. Biro Law Library for lunch and a discussion on the intersection of law and popular culture. This discussion will be part of our Scholars & Students series. This series provides opportunities for you to…
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