Untangling Illinois Civil Procedure On Tuesday, March 24, join Prof. Mary Nagel and the Louis L. Biro Law Library for lunch and a discussion on what you need to know about Illinois civil procedure. This discussion will be part of our Scholars & Students series. This series provides opportunities for you to get to know your professors…
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Welcome to the back half of the semester. If you’re looking for a brief distraction, catch up on some of last week’s legal news and items of interest: Wikimedia has sued the NSA and DOJ over surveillance (BBC) Robin Thicke and Pharrell will appeal the “Blurred Lines” verdict (Pitchfork) South Carolina has set a requirement…
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Happy spring break! Why not start your week with some legal news? The Alabama Supreme Court has no interest in complying with a federal court’s order on gay marriage (AL.com) “Man burned by fajita’s while praying cannot sue Applebee’s.” This one’s quite a shade different from the hot coffee case (Lawyerist) Hall and Oates are…
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From March 8 to March 15, the library will be open at the following times: March 8: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. March 9 – 13: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. March 14 – 15: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m,
Our collection of legal news this week skews toward the odd and silly (I’m assuming you’re up to date on net neutrality): Alaska has legalized the growth, possession, and smoking of marijuana (note that it has not legalized the purchase or sale of the substance) (Al Jazeera) And South Korea has legalized adultery. Around 53,000 people…
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What’s that? You say your eyeballs are frozen? Warm them up with the following selection of legal news and items of interest: “Federal judge in Texas blocks Obama immigration order” (Washington Post) Lawmakers in Oklahoma are trying get AP US History out of high schools (Reuters) A Utah court accepted a woman’s argument that she should…
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Putting the Arbitration Agreement Before the Treatment On Tuesday, February 24, join Prof. Marc Ginsberg and the Louis L. Biro Law Library for lunch and a discussion on the use of compulsory arbitration agreements in medical offices and the impact of that practice on informed consent. This discussion will be part of our Scholars & Students series. This…
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As the winter continues its seemingly endless march, so does the cavalcade of legal news: Some Wrigley business owners are suing the Cubs to prevent the installation of advertising and a video scoreboard (Tribune) The FAA has proposed new rules for drone operations. Sorry, Amazon (Al Jazeera) Sriracha honcho doesn’t care in the least that…
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It’s time to take your mind off the fact that the week’s just begun with legal news and curiosities! Here’s a breakdown of the FCC’s proposed net neutrality rules (CNET) The “secret mastermind” of the Silk Road was convicted of seven charges for his involvement with the site (Wired) Adnan Syed, the subject of Serial,…
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Now that you’ve dug yourself a path out of your home and back to campus, take a breather and learn what’s been going on in the world: The “Friendship Nine,” a group of civil rights protesters who were arrested while staging a sit-in at a South Carolina lunch counter, had their convictions vacated (Reuters) On…
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