Widener Law School
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Airplanes / Aviation, Anal Sex / Butt Sex, Masturbation, Morning Docket, Perverts, Sex Scandals, Shoes
Morning Docket: 08.11.11
* A judge will soon rule in the Aaron Tobey case. If you don’t remember, he’s the kid who stripped at the airport to protest the TSA. Because that wasn’t going to cause a scene. [Washington Post] * Diallo plans to introduce evidence of DSK’s alleged global history of sexual assaults at trial. The man’s […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.08.11
* Interesting historical perspective from Professor Dave Hoffman on the current debate over legal education. One critic wrote that “there are too many lawyers in this country,” “many of them are not busy,” and “many of them are on the margin of starvation” — back in 1932. [Concurring Opinions] * And some thoughts on the […] - Sponsored
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Law Professors, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Pets
Non-Sequiturs: 07.05.11
* Some West Village pet stores won’t let you buy a puppy if you are drunk. I don’t know if this fact represents a high point in intelligent rulemaking or a reason to bomb a place like the West Village that makes a law like this necessary. [Village Voice] * People under 30 are most […]
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Deaths, Defamation, Free Speech, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Lawsuit of the Day
Lawsuit of the Day: Widener Law Professor Sues Dean for Defamation
Remember Lawrence Connell, the professor at Widener Law School who got in trouble for coming up with teaching hypotheticals in which he killed Dean Linda Ammons? Well, perhaps Professor Connell wishes the dean’s death was more than hypothetical. Apparently Professor Connell wants to slay Dean Ammons — in a court of law. He has sued […] -
Deaths, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Widener Law School Still Isn't Telling Students Its Stance on the 'Dean Killing' Hypothetical
Last week, we briefly mentioned the situation of Lawrence Connell. Connell is the Widener Law School professor who wrote a hypothetical involving him killing the dean of Widener Law. Was the hypo in poor taste? Probably. At the very least it was somewhat disrespectful to his boss. But people are making a huge deal about […] -
Bad Ideas, Lawsuit of the Day, Videos, YouTube
Potential Lawsuit of the Day: 'Fountain Lady' Might Sue the Mall
Hopefully everybody had a chance to see “Fountain Lady” before YouTube removed the clip. It’s the kind of thing that made YouTube famous: a woman is texting and walking and she falls right into a fountain at a mall. It’s funny. And the woman walks away soaked, but unharmed. Normally, that would be the end […] -
Education / Schools, Law Schools
University of Delaware Starts the New Law School Process
Yesterday, University of Delaware President Patrick Harker announced that the university is thinking about founding a law school. It would be Delaware’s first public law school — Widener Law School is a private institution. It will be some time before the proposed law school is ready for approval by the Delaware Board of Trustees. Law […]