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Die bessere Rede (Jurisdynamics)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:11:00 GMT

American political commentators have begun, and will long continue, discussing Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. But from a broader perspective of time and space, of history and geopolitics, Senator Obama's August 28 speech in Denver can rank no higher than the second best oration of this political season. His July speech before an audience of some 200,000 in Berlin's...

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Pellicano and Christensen Convicted (White Collar Crime Prof Blog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:02:12 GMT

Dan Slater, Wall Street Jrl Blog, Terry Christensen, Pellicano Convicted on Wiretapping Charges Above the Law - Lawyer of the Day - Terry Christensen LATimes, Private eye Anthony Pellicano, attorney Christensen convicted of wiretap plot (esp)

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Lone Star Supremes Issue 22 Opinions; SG Goes Three for Three (Blawgletter)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:32:20 GMT

Membership on the Supreme Court of Texas has stabilized since mid-2005. Wow. The High Nine in Austin opened the decisional floodgates today. Lookie here for the August 29 Weekly Orders. Three of the 22 opinions involved Blawgletter's law firm. Our...

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Die bessere Rede (Ratio Juris)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:58:00 GMT

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The Future of Legal Journalism (Concurring Opinions)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:41:43 GMT

Washington Lawyer magazine has an interesting article about the future of legal journalism in this month's issue. From the article: Try looking for legal journalism today, and you’ll definitely find it. Many local, regional, and national newspapers are providing distinguished...

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Legal News - LexBlogosphere: 8/29/08 (Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs)

colin@lexblog.com (Colin O'Keefe) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:20 GMT

It is an amazing afternoon out in Missoula, Montana as I wrap up my first week writing these posts on the LexBlogosphere. I hope everyone's Labor Day weekend is looking just as nice. Well, it's Friday afternoon, time to call it quits and take a look at some of the best posts from around the LexBlogosphere. E. Coli O111 Found in Oklahoma Outbreak - Seattle food poisoning lawyer Bill Marler on Marler...

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Governor Palin, crime and punishment (Sentencing Law and Policy)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:23:15 GMT

Last week I have this post reflecting on, and seeking comments concerning, what Senator Obama's selection of Senator Biden meant for how the Democrats would approach crime and punishment issues this fall. Now that John McCain has now made his...

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Lawyer of the Day: Terry Christensen (Abovethelaw.com)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:19:19 GMT

Along with his colorful co-defendant, private investigator Anthony Pellicano, prominent entertainment attorney Terry Christensen is now a convicted felon. Earlier today, a federal jury convicted the pair on conspiracy charges relating to illegal wiretapping. Not a great way to kick off a holiday weekend. And not good news for the 110-lawyer firm that Christensen founded -- Christensen, Glaser, Fink,...

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The Future of Reputation in Korean (Concurring Opinions)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:21:36 GMT

Today, I received copies of the Korean translation of my book, The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet. The book begins with an incident in Korea -- the dog poop girl -- so I hope that...

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U.S. opposes review of wetlands case (SCOTUSblog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:43:42 GMT

The Justice Department on Friday urged the Supreme Court to leave intact a federal appeals court ruling on the scope of the government’s authority to protect wetlands from pollution — in this case, discharges from home septic tanks. Although the Fifth Circuit Court ruling being challenged in the case, Lucas v. U.S. (07-1512), is one of [...]

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Warning to College Presidents (and Faculty): Do Not Take a Picture Like This (TaxProf Blog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:04:02 GMT

The Chroncile of Higher Education reports today that Robert A. Paxton, President of Iowa Central Community College, resigned this week after this picture was published in The Des Moines Register: (the former president is the one holding the spigot of...

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Jurors Shanghaied Off Street in Oregon (Abovethelaw.com)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:47:32 GMT

Desperate times call for desperate measures. From the AP : A juror shortage forced a judge to look through a phone book before sending sheriff's deputies out into the street to round up enough people for a trial. Lane County Presiding Judge Mary Ann Bearden said an unusually large number of criminal trials combined with an equally unusual number of no-shows for jury duty forced her to invoke a little-used...

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Wextrust Ponzi Expands (Misleading Advertising Law)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:50:32 GMT

Image via Wikipedia In an unsurprising move, the SEC amended its Complaint against Wextrust Capital "its principals, and four affiliated Wextrust entities, to add defendant Joseph Shereshevsky's wife, Elka Shereshevsky, as a relief defendant, alleging that Joseph Shereshevsky attempted to hide more than $900 thousand in investor funds by placing them in accounts putatively in her name. The amended...

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Welcome to the Blogosphere: Marquette Faculty Blog (Conglomerate)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:14:26 GMT

Welcome to a recent entrant into the blogosphere: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog. Some veteran bloggers and guest bloggers,...

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Who is the World's Greatest Athlete? (Conglomerate)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:03:22 GMT

This past week in Sports Illustrated, Dan Patrick interviewed Bruce Jenner, gold medalist in 1976 in the decathlon. Patrick asks...

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Thanks Again, and Tune in Next Week... (PrawfsBlawg)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:59:50 GMT

Thanks to Dan and the Prawfsblawg crew for inviting me back for a return visit, I've really enjoyed it. In fact, I'm excited to announce that beginning on Tuesday, you will be able to find me blogging on a permanent basis at Marquette University Law School's new faculty blog, along with former Prawfs guests Michael O'Hear and Paul Secunda and other Marquette faculty members. Come visit! To find the...

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Will Sarah Palin suffer the same fate as Harriet Miers? (PrawfsBlawg)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:55:47 GMT

So, despite my apparent hostility to Obama's selection of Biden, and my sense that Obama was not at the top of his game during most of last night's acceptance speech, I think the election is now the Dems to lose for the reasons illuminated in Prof. Russell Korobkin's post: The homepage of the town of Wasila, Alaska (population 5469 as of the last census), has links to three news stories. The lead story,...

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KPMG, corporate prosecutions and white-collar justice (PointOfLaw Forum)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:33:55 GMT

A flurry of activity concerning the standards for corporate prosecutions, summarized nicely in a Wall Street Journal editorial today, "White-Collar Justice":Congratulations to Lewis D. Kaplan, the federal judge whose withering critique of prosecutorial abuse in the KPMG tax-shelter case was...

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Wordpress v. Movable Type: Call for Comments (Concurring Opinions)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:18:30 GMT

We're considering switching our blogging platform from MT to WP. We'd like to solicit your input to the extent that you've used both platforms, or are currently a WP user, as to the advantages and disadvantages we ought to be...

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Don’t pee on my shoes and tell me it’s raining: more truth, less fiction, in debate on mandatory arbitration (Online Guide to Mediation)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:49:21 GMT

Earlier this year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s affiliate, the Institute for Legal Reform, cranked out a press release about a recent poll it commissioned that purported to prove that a majority of likely voters would overwhelmingly support mandatory arbitration. This press release was but one weapon in the arsenal the U.S. Chamber has deployed in [...]

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