Tamara Tabo
Tamara Tabo is a summa cum laude graduate of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the school’s law review. After graduation, she clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She currently heads the Center for Legal Pedagogy at Texas Southern University, an institute applying cognitive science to improvements in legal education. You can reach her at tabo.atl@gmail.com.
Posts by Tamara Tabo
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Alan Dershowitz, Law Professors, Sex Scandals
Does Alan Dershowitz Have A Proof Problem?
Columnist Tamara Tabo wants to know: When will Professor Dershowitz put all his cards on the table? -
Death Penalty, Politics
Is Death By Firing Squad 'Cruel And Unusual'? Try Asking Someone Who's Been Given The Choice
After looking at the death penalty through the eyes of those facing it, alternatives to lethal injection, even the firing squad, might not look quite so objectionable. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Education / Schools, Free Speech, Politics
Persecution For Unpopular Opinions Or Pedagogical Nightmare? Prof Kicks Student From Class For Doubting Rape Stats
Columnist Tamara Tabo takes a look at an interesting controversy rocking a prominent liberal-arts college.
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Jurisdiction, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Standing: The Cure For Cert Grantor's Remorse in King v. Burwell
Just because the plaintiffs’ standing to sue in King v. Burwell shouldn’t be an issue doesn’t mean it won’t be an issue, as Tamara Tabo explains. -
Legal Ethics, Technology
What Lawyers Must Learn From Dentists About The Unauthorized Practice Of Law
Alternative legal service providers, don’t say that Anthony Kennedy never did anything for you. -
5th Circuit, Death Penalty, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics
Speaking Truth To Power Is Only Noble When You Are Actually Speaking The Truth: The Failed Complaint Against Judge Edith Jones
For Judge Jones, the victory must be bittersweet. -
Sex
Fifty Shades Of Legal Liability - Legal Risks Of Kinky Sex
The characters in Fifty Shades of Grey may be fictional, but the legal risks of kinky sex are not. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches
Does The ABA Care More About 'Access To Justice' Than It Cares About Members’ Access To Jobs?
The mere fact that the ABA needs to deliberate at all over the issue of LLLTs is a sharp reminder that the ABA is not fully committed to advancing the interests of new lawyers. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Alan Dershowitz, Crime, Sex, Sex Scandals
Jeffrey Epstein’s Lawyers Want To Seal Documents To Stop The Frolic With The Media
Should information relating to plea negotiations be kept confidential? -
Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Technology
Can You Be Prosecuted For Sharing A Link? The Troubling Case Of Barrett Brown
The prosecution of a prominent activist and journalist raises very real and serious First Amendment concerns. -
Alan Dershowitz, Law Professors
Alan Dershowitz's Accuser Swears By Her Story Of Sexual Misconduct
The suspense builds as observers wait for either side to actually make good on their promises of proof. -
Alan Dershowitz, Law Professors
Alan Dershowitz's Recurring Nightmare: Accusations Of Involvement In Sex Scandal May Be Older Than You Thought
The saga of disbarred lawyer Scott Rothstein contains important context for the recent allegations against Alan Dershowitz. -
Alan Dershowitz, Law Professors, Sex Scandals
A Second Look At The Allegations Against Alan Dershowitz
Until we get more evidence, we should reserve judgment on the allegations against Alan Dershowitz.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Movies, Politics
Sony's Choice: Is Obama Engaged In Victim Shaming?
While President Obama was right about the consequences of heeding terrorist whims, he may have been wrong about whose responsibility it was to bear the burden of not heeding those whims. -
Law Schools, Racism
Black Law Professor Sues Predominantly Black Law School... For Race Discrimination?
While the facts of the case are still emerging, what do we know now that might make sense of this unusual claim? -
Celebrities, Politics
Should 'Girls' Star Lena Dunham Be Prosecuted?
There is nothing insensitive about asking women who use the media to spread their accusations to also respond to media inquiry. -
Death Penalty, Deaths, Health Care / Medicine, Politics, Suicide
If Oregon Can Give Death With Dignity, Why Can't Death Row?
The idealized version of euthanasia is comforting, but it might not measure up to reality. -
Barack Obama, Immigration, Politics
Legislation By Equivocation, Negotiation By Strangulation, And Other Dumb Ways To Handle Immigration
The President thinks that current immigration laws should be changed and Congress won’t change them. What to do? -
Bar Exams, Law Schools, LSAT
When Bar Scores Plummet, Who Will Examine The Examiners?
What caused bar exam pass rates to drop across the country? We don't know -- and we can't know.... -
Deaths, Health Care / Medicine, Politics, Suicide
Do Physician-Assisted Death Laws Deserve to Die With Dignity?
Even if an individual has a qualified right to determine what happens to her body, up to and including death, laws facilitating physician-assisted death (PAD) still might not be a good idea.