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Party Animal: Tulane University School of Law [UPDATED]
Wednesday, 3 Jun, 2009 – 6:00 | Comments
Party Animal: Tulane University School of Law [UPDATED]

TLL’s Party Animal series continues it’s bender and follows up with our second featured school. Coming in at the number 2 spot of Subtledig’s Law School party rankings is Tulane University Law School. Tulane is …

This Ones For You Boswell: Hate Crimes Based on Sexual-Orientation In the U.S.
Tuesday, 2 Jun, 2009 – 12:31 | Comments
This Ones For You Boswell: Hate Crimes Based on Sexual-Orientation In the U.S.

On a previous post, commentor ‘Jeff Boswell’ made the good point that in the realm of issues invovling homosexuals, there is not enough attention on the disturbing number of hate crimes that occur against homosexuals …

Update: Opposition to Proposition 8 Moving To Federal Level
Wednesday, 27 May, 2009 – 9:51 | Comments
Update: Opposition to Proposition 8 Moving To Federal Level

Update 12:35 PM PST: The complaint that is being filed can be found here. Also, a memo released by the ACLU makes some of the same points that I raised earlier in the original post, …

Unfiltered Vol. V: Proposition 8 is California’s Brand of Hater-ade
Tuesday, 26 May, 2009 – 12:37 | Comments
Unfiltered Vol. V: Proposition 8 is California’s Brand of Hater-ade

Hater Map by region.
Proposition 8 was upheld today by the California Supreme Court. Many consider this a sad day for the state, and a black mark on our history. Separate but equal is wrong, and …

Court overrules Michigan v. Jackson
Tuesday, 26 May, 2009 – 12:30 | Comments
Court overrules Michigan v. Jackson

From Lyle Denniston over at SCOTUSBLOG

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 10:09 am | Lyle Denniston

Splitting 5-4, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled its 23-year-old ruling in Michigan v. Jackson on the rights of a criminal suspect in …

California Supreme Court Set To Rule on Prop. 8
Monday, 25 May, 2009 – 17:20 | Comments
California Supreme Court Set To Rule on Prop. 8

Last Friday, the California Supreme Court announced that it will rule tuesday (5/26) on the validity of the voter approved ban on gay-marriage. After the passing of gay marriage laws in five other states, it …

1L Survival Guide: Vol. I – Know Your Class
Thursday, 21 May, 2009 – 16:07 | Comments
1L Survival Guide: Vol. I – Know Your Class

Now that the 3L’s are graduating, law schools will begin to shift their attention to one thing and one thing only: incoming 1L’s. Although the golden era of law school and biglaw in general might …

NPR Reports Gonzo Signed Off on Torture Well Before “Authorization”
Wednesday, 20 May, 2009 – 19:04 | Comments
NPR Reports Gonzo Signed Off on Torture Well Before “Authorization”

 
"Shit. I might be screwed."
 
I just ran across an interesting story over at Daily Kos. It’s nice to see some of these FOIA requests finally panning out, though with such a huge volume of documents …

SCOTUS Watch: US District Judge Christine Arguello Makes Short List
Tuesday, 19 May, 2009 – 11:40 | Comments
SCOTUS Watch: US District Judge Christine Arguello Makes Short List

Latest on the SCOTUS Watch. From the ABA Journal. 

A federal judge has told a Colorado newspaper that she was approached by people in contact with the White House about her interest in a Supreme Court …

Florida Prison Workers Taser Kids on ‘Take Your Kid To Work’ Day
Monday, 18 May, 2009 – 2:09 | Comments
Florida Prison Workers Taser Kids on ‘Take Your Kid To Work’ Day

I was perusing the news feed after a long weekend out and stumbled across this gem. Florida prison guards zapped and gassed kids who were brought to work on a “Take Your Kid to Work …