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This IS a big F-ING deal – the constitutional challenge, that is

By Casebook Sherpa On 03/24/10 · · In Constitution, Law, News You Can Use, Politics

Joe Biden is worth his weight in gold for his gaffes and ill-timed quips. When he whispered to the President in range of a live microphone before the signing of the health care bill: “This is a big f—ing deal!”, you could see the President purse his lips. At least one of them realized there [...]

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At the Intersection of “Dad” and “Law Student.”

By Dr. Bombay On 11/15/09 · · In Law

So Goody and I took His Majesty over to the mall today. The goals were simple: exploit the collapse of the economy for low prices (generally), and find a birthday present for her (specifically). But with the specter of law school haunting me wherever I go, even such pleasantly banal endeavors become fodder for a [...]

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Can You Have Too Much Democracy? Part 1: The Garden State.

By Dr. Bombay On 11/01/09 · · In Law, so let me ask you this, Uncategorized

In a couple of days, the citizens of New Jersey are going to go elect some poor sap governor. Most casual political observers (and I put law student’s into this category), have been looking at this race with a great deal of fascination. Despite its Northern clime, New Jersey is purplish state, with current governor [...]

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Do We Have Too Many Lawyers?

By Casebook Sherpa On 10/01/09 · · In Law, News You Can Use

I cringe to write this post. Both because it’s a just my thinking out loud and because it’s a bit risky for a law student in search of summer positions to write. But I do so because as someone training to be a lawyer, it weighs heavily on my career decisions and my understanding of [...]

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Are you ready!? (For Some Jail Time?)

By Dr. Bombay On 09/10/09 · · In Law, News You Can Use

Great God Almighty! Our long national nightmare is over, and football has returned! In honor of this momentous occasion, here’s a few facts about the intersection of football and the law. Enjoy them while mopping the Primanti Bros. grease off your faces with your “Terrible Towels.” Quick note: those things are so awful, I might [...]

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Lessig Talk on Law and Creative Culture

By Casebook Sherpa On 08/17/09 · · In Law

I happened across this talk by Larry Lessig at TED in 2007 as I was reading some things about creativity and law:

In the talk, he says the law should encourage a “read-write” view of creative content. Rather than simply consuming creative content, the consumer should be able to republish it to a certain [...]

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Quick Reflection on New Government Web Privacy Regs

By Casebook Sherpa On 08/17/09 · · In Law

The Obama Administration recently suggested a reform to the government’s policy on data collection by government websites. The proposal was met with a wave of dialogue over the nature of government data collection and expectations of privacy:

Supporters of a change say social networking and similar services, which often take advantage of [...]

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