Sasha Volokh
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Law Schools
Law School Students And Faculty Are Fed Up With Emory Law's Reputation For Hurtful Slurs
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Law Schools
Emory Law School Professors Diversify The Slurs They're Willing To Say In The Classroom
STOP IT with the slurs in the classroom. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Alex Kozinski, Celebrities, Movies
How Are Natalie Portman And Judge Alex Kozinski Alike?
You'll never guess the answer to this question.
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Intellectual Property, Law Professors, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Trademarks
Non-Sequiturs: 03.14.13
* Happy Pi Day from Sasha Volokh! [Volokh Conspiracy] * Tiffany’s sued Costco for trademark violations because Tiffany’s is afraid someone walked into Costco and thought, “$20 Tiffany’s engagement ring? AWESOME!” [Law of Fashion] * Pro se litigants have finally killed Virginia’s sodomy statute. [The CockleBur] * UChilawgo provides a visual representation of what happens when you criticize Brian Leiter on the Internet. [UChilawgo] * Kelly Mathis, a Jacksonville attorney, got arrested for allegedly running a $300 million illegal gambling operation. And yet Nova Southeastern is able to make bank gambling that their students will find jobs with their degree. [Tampa Bay Times] * If you’re looking for someone else to foot the tab for law school, the folks at Best Criminal Justice have a helpful list. [Best Criminal Justice] * Law and the Multiverse knows the way to my heart: an analysis of the Futurama “Future Stock,” featuring my all-time favorite Futurama character, “80s Guy.” Click through to see “80s Guy” doing the The Safety Dance on a loop. [Law and the Multiverse] -
9th Circuit, Benchslaps, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Quote of the Day, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Benchslap of the Day: Justice Alito on the Ninth Circuit
If Learned Hand’s opinions are like the products of a bespoke tailor, the opinions coming out of the Ninth Circuit are like the products of a factory that is staffed by machines and menial workers who are overseen from afar by a handful of overworked managers. — Justice Samuel Alito, in a recent speech at […] -
Abortion, Crime, Death Penalty, Howrey LLP, In-House Counsel, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 08.01.11
* A federal judge in Kansas has given Planned Parenthood’s Abortionplex a new lease on life. [WSJ Law Blog] * What? A former Supreme Court clerk who got passed over for a job at a law school? Nicholas Spaeth, who’s also the former state attorney general for North Dakota, is suing the Michigan State University […] -
Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Prisons, Rachel Brand, Twittering
Non-Sequiturs: 05.31.11
* High-powered litigatrices on the move: Rachel Brand and Kate Comerford Todd, two fabulous members of The Elect, are joining the National Chamber Litigation Center — where they will contribute to the Chamber’s impressive track record of litigating against excessive regulation. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times] * Was it Anthony Weiner’s wiener that […]