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Times have changed. The legal job market now tilts in favor of law firms, not law school graduates. Newly minted JDs are competing with laid-off associates who have years of experience, and are already admitted to the bar. Some law schools have opted to subsidize their unemployed new graduates by…
Hi Friends, Soby and I went to Ann Arbor to see my parents and Anna at Michigan Law School and watch Michigan lose to MSU... when you are down by 3 scores in the late 4th quarter you don't punt... unless you are coach Rich Rodriguez and want to lose…
Last November, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) served a national security letter (NSL) on the Internet Archive, seeking records pertaining to a patron of the Internet Archive. Specifically, the FBI requested that person’s name, address, length of service, and electronic communication transactional records from the Internet Archive. This
FCC 700 MHz Band Auction Auction ID: 73 Accepted Applications (Sorted by Applicant) Date of Report: 12/18/2007 01:13 PM ET The following applicants have an Initial filing phase status of “Accepted.”…
Hi Friends, This weeks featured Blawg on BlawgSearch.com is the Law Dawg Blawg from the great librarians at Southern Illinois University Law School. The Law Dawg Blawg is full of great information and tips for legal researchers, as well as being a central online community setting for…
Hi Friends, For those following the Floyd Landis arbitration at Pepperdine Law School… the blog to read is Trust But Verify — News, Research and Commentary About the Floyd Landis Doping Allegations — from David Brower. Pepperdine Law Professor Roger Alford also has some thoughts on witness tampering on Opinio…
Hi Friends, Today Google filed an answer to Viacom’s complaint, basically saying Viacom’s complaint is in conflict with the DMCA (the “careful balance” established by Congress between copyright holders and the Internet users and companies). There is the standard paragraph by paragraph admit and deny the allegations and facts stated…
Hi Friends, Congrats to Susan Athey who was just awarded this years John Bates Clark Medal in Economics for the top young economist under 40. She is the first woman to have won the medal. This is a BIG deal in the male dominated arena of economics. You can read…
Hi Friends, Cicely and I made a presentation to the Stanford Law School Advanced Legal Research class today. There was a law librarian Liza MacMorris from Wilson Sonsini who gave students the reality of research working at a large law firm and a guy from Bloomberg who gave details on…