Qualified Immunity Was Just A Legal Mistake This Whole Time?
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Circuit Court Nominees In The Trump Administration: The Latest News And Rumor (Part 1)
What are the chances of these folks getting confirmed?
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Was A Possible Judicial Nominee Told To Curb His Twitter Use By… The Trump Administration, Of All People?
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Circuit Court Nominees In The Trump Administration: A Nationwide Round-Up
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The Best Tweets From The Ninth Circuit Immigration Argument
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Non-Sequiturs: 11.17.16
* An in depth look at Texas Supreme Court Justice Don R. Willett, who is on Donald Trump's SCOTUS shortlist. [Texas Observer] * So... do you regret going to law school? [The Gen Why Lawyer] * When the police obtain your cellphone number you're gonna need a lawyer. [Katz Justice] * Donald Trump's Supreme Court will not be kind to labor. [Salon] * Where Dov Charney goes, legal battles are sure to follow. [The Fashion Law] * Lessons for losers. [Law and More]
Non-Sequiturs: 10.04.16
* Why has RBG been speaking up on political issues? And what does that mean for the future? [New Republic] * Should you be using some of your new, higher salaries to invest in Manhattan property? [Law and More] * A look at Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willet and his Twitter account. [Texas Lawyer] * So you say you want to start your own law practice. Now what? [Reboot Your Law Practice] * The bizarre trial of Ammon Bundy. [Huffington Post] * Will Donald Trump inspire a nation of tax evaders? [Slate]
What Election 2016 Could Mean For The Supreme Court
Which precedents are in danger of getting overruled in the next few years?
For Bar Exam Studiers: Tort Law — Set To Verse!
Some poetic help for tackling Torts on the bar exam.
Reasoning, Tool Calling, And Agentic Systems In Legal LLMs
Domain-specific AI provides accuracy and reliable legal reasoning.
Making SCOTUS Great Again: Trump’s Supreme Court Shortlist
These 11 potential justices are well within the mainstream of conservative legal thought.
Bryan Garner’s 3 Neglected Keys To Effective Advocacy
The noted legal writing expert offers insights for litigators who have already mastered the basics.
Non-Sequiturs: 12.29.15
* The legalese in user agreements is no joke. Fortunately there's a cartoon -- yup, you heard right, a cartoon -- to make sense of the iTunes agreement. [Slate] * Science says we should let go of our workplace grudges. I guess "science" never spent Christmas Eve redacting Excel spreadsheets so a production could be made by midnight. [Quartz] * The Tennessee judge who characterized the Supreme Court as wielding an "iron fist and limp wrist" over Obergefell... yeah, he got reprimanded. [Legal Profession Blog] * What the hell is going on at University of Louisville Law School. [Tax Prof Blog] * The bureaucratic bulls**t behind Obama's inability to close the doors on Gitmo. [Huffington Post] * The best (worst?) of the right-wing blogosphere. Be sure to take your blood pressure medication before you click. [Village Voice] * The crime of being young, black and free. [The Root] * Congrats to Texas's Tweeter Laureate, Justice Don Willett, on this latest positive press! [San Antonio Express-News]
Judge Kozinski Makes Federal Forestry Regulations Fun
Whether you agree or disagree with his views, you must admit that Judge Kozinski has a way with words.
J.J. Watt Seems Neat
A law clerk enlists a star athlete to break important news to her husband.