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Silobreaker

Posted on September 10, 2008
Try out the new search engine Silobreaker. When you search in Silobreaker it will create a whole page of information on the topic searched. This works particular well with people where you'll get top stories, video, article volume, network of...

Professors' and Students' Political Opinions

Posted on August 21, 2008
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) has published a the results of a student survey exploring students' experiences with the expression of political opinions on campus by students and by faculty. The press release is...

Big Screen Kindle

Posted on August 12, 2008
Law Librarian Blog has in interesting post about the big screen Kindle. Here's an excerpt: Sometime ago I wrote, "while the Kindle buzz has stimulated interest in the legal academy, the development model will not follow along the lines of...

Danone v. Wahaha lawsuit

Posted on August 12, 2008
China Business Law Blog has an interesting post on the Danone v. Wahala lawsuit. Here's an excerpt: .... In 1996, the two parties signed a trademark agreement, transferring the ?Wahaha? trademark from the Wahaha Co. to the then newly formed...

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the future of reputation

Posted on August 01, 2008
The full text of The Future of Reputation is now available online for free. THE FUTURE OF REPUTATION: GOSSIP, RUMOR, AND PRIVACY ON THE INTERNET by Daniel J. Solove Yale University Press (2007) Chapter 1. Introduction: When Poop Goes Primetime...

Seed Wars

Posted on July 31, 2008
One of the library's new acquisitions is Seed Wars, a book about plant genetic resources and intellectual property rights. It can be checked out from the Florida State Law Research Center and will be found on the first floor at...

Books & Films on Law & Law School

Posted on July 30, 2008
Books & Films on Law & Law School Law School 411: Books & Films on Law School is a multimedia bibliography of sources. It is prepared for students thinking about law school and for current students who are looking for...

Outsourcing: Now Hitting the Legal World

Posted on July 20, 2008
Outsourcing has become ubiquitous in the business sector of most industries. But, in the July 21, 2008 article in Law.com titled "Tighter Budgets Make Outsourcing Attractive," it looks as if the trend is moving in the direction of the legal...

Is It Safer to Assume Selfishness?

Posted on June 23, 2008
Offering monetary incentives for cooperative or altruism behavior can be counterproductive, according to a new article, here, that reviews multiple studies. In one example, women who were paid to donate blood did so less often that those who donated as...

The Attorney At Sea

Posted on June 03, 2008
Planning a cruise ship vacation this summer? Settling into a deck chair with the bright Caribbean sun overhead, a frothy tropical libation in hand ... our thoughts naturally turn to the unique aspects of Cruise Ship and Admiralty Law. Some...

Lies, Damned Lies, and Official Federal Statistics

Posted on May 09, 2008
In this article from Harper's Magazine, author Kevin Phillips argues that official federal policy has altered the way that the government collects and reports statistics in order to artificially lower the reported unemployment rate and the rate of inflation...

New Uses for DNA Evidence

Posted on April 21, 2008
DNA evidence is in the news lately. The Washington Post has two articles on "Genes and Justice." This article discusses how law enforcement agencies are using DNA collected from people who are not suspected of a crime to identify relatives...

The Creative Heritage Project

Posted on March 25, 2008
In today's technological society, digitization and the internet offer immediate access to all types of media. Formerly unavailable music, art, performances, designs, symbols, and stories from around the world are being disseminated and enjoyed. For educators, artists, and students this...

Is There an iCrime Wave

Posted on March 05, 2008
The Urban Institute in Washington D.C. has issued the report: "Is There an iCrime Wave." The recent increase in violent crime defies easy explanation, and many hypotheses have been put forward for debate. In this brief, we propose that the...

journey through madness

Posted on March 03, 2008
Elyn Saks, a professor of law and psychiatry at the University of Southern California, has written a memoir titled: The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness. Elyn Saks has suffered from schizophrenia since she was a small child and...

A "Digital Scarlet Letter" Hat-trick

Posted on February 27, 2008
Remember the plight of Nathanial Hawthorne's fictional Hester Prynne? She was condemned to wear a red "A" for adultery as a shameful reminder of her past sin. George Washington University Law Professor and internationally known privacy expert Daniel J...

Free Access to Legal Documents

Posted on February 12, 2008
Two Million pages of Legal Documents have been made available for free. Creative Commons announced tonight that in partnership with Public.Resource.Org and with legal representation from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, it has purchased and has now made available at no...

Sports Agency 101

Posted on February 06, 2008
Do you aspire to be a sports agent, or have a student who does? Darren Heitner and his team of Blogging All-Stars have put together a lot of good information at SportsAgentBlog.com, a nifty Website subtitled "I Want to be...

PreCYdent

Posted on February 01, 2008
PreCYdent is a new legal research search engine. Try it out here. Read an in depth interview with PreCYdent's Tom Smith on Law Librarian Blog here. Posted by Jon Lutz

Status of Forces Agreement

Posted on January 24, 2008
About.com defines a Status or Forces Agreement as: An agreement which defines the legal position of a visiting military force deployed in the territory of a friendly state. Agreements delineating the status of visiting military forces may be bilateral or...

CVM and Animal Cloning

Posted on January 15, 2008
On animal cloning, the FDA has issued a report that concludes that meat and milk from cow, pig and goat clones and the offspring of any animal clones, are safe. The FDA has produced a report titled: Animal Cloning: A...

Best Practices for Legal Education

Posted on January 08, 2008
Best Practices for Legal Education by Roy Stuckey and Others has been posted to the Web. Read the report here. Posted by Jon Lutz

Cloned Livestock Poised To Receive FDA Clearance

Posted on January 07, 2008
According to a Wall Street Journal online report the FDA is getting ready to declare that milk and meat from cloned animals is safe to eat. Read the article here. Posted by Jon Lutz

Lawyer of the Year

Posted on December 18, 2007
The National Law Journal (subscription required) has selected Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as its Lawyer of the Year. The article appears in the December 12th issue and is titled "Inspiration in a Troubled Land" Here's an excerpt: Chaudhry, the chief justice...

Evaluation and Validation of Election-Related Equipment, Standards and Testing

Posted on December 18, 2007
The EVEREST: Evaluation and Validation of Election-Related Equipment, Standards and Testing: Final Report has been released. This is an Ohio study released by the Ohio Secretary of State and prepared by teams from Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pennsylvania...

International Conference on the Future of Legal Education

Posted on December 17, 2007
From February 20-23 at Georgia State University College of Law. For its point of departure the Conference with examine the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Educating Lawyers report. See this post for more information on this report...

The University of Google

Posted on December 07, 2007
Joe Hodnicki had an interesting post on Law School Innovation on the book The University of Google: Education in the (Post) Information Age. Here's an excerpt: Angry, humorous and practical in equal measure, The University of Google is based on...

Designing Empirical Research Projects

Posted on November 20, 2007
Bill Henderson at Empirical Legal Studies recommends a recent article on the design of empirical research projects, Methodological Fit in Management Field Research, as "a must-read for the legal empiricists who lack formal social science training." Read Prof...

Transforming Legal Education

Posted on November 19, 2007
Transforming Legal Education: Learning and Teaching the Law in the Early Twenty-first Century by Paul Maharg. Highly recommended -- Joe Hodnicki on Law School Innovation. Posted by Jon Lutz

Most Cited Law Professors by Specialty, 2000-2007

Posted on November 16, 2007
Brian Leiter's Law School Rankings has listed the 10 or 20 (depending on field) most cited faculty by specialty. FSU College of Law faculty J.B. Ruhl was listed under Environmental Law and Adam Hirsch was listed under Wills, Trusts and...

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