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madisonian theory - January 05, 2009
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LawPundit - January 05, 2009
NFL National Football League Divisional Round YPPSYS Predictions January 10 and 11, 2009 [These predictions are made just for fun. We disclaim any liability for any reliance upon them.] Baltimore Ravens (11-5, 1-0 in playoffs) at the Tennessee Titans (13-3) Our stats favor the Titans by 4.5 ...
LawPundit - January 05, 2009
There are two theories about the origin of the State name Utah: "[1] . . .named after the Ute Indian tribe, it means "people of the mountains" [2] . . . from the word "Yuttahih" [Apache term for the Navajo] meaning "one that is higher up"". Sportswriter Dan Wetzel has a nice piece at Yahoo! ...
madisonian theory - January 05, 2009
Chi-Chu Tschang’s article on Baidu illuminates how an unscrupulous search engine can exert a great deal of power once it attains dominance. Baidu has over 60% of the market in China, and can make or break a
Stuart Buck's The Buck Stops Here - January 05, 2009
Congratulations to Elena Kagan -- currently dean of Harvard Law School (and teacher of my administrative law class) -- on being named as the nominee for Solicitor General. I'm reminded of the previous Harvard Law professors who turned down the chance to be nominated as Solicitor General -- Felix ...
Ernie The Attorney - January 05, 2009
One day faxes will become obsolete, but for now it's hard not to have a fax number because some people insist on sending you faxes.  And some people insist on being sent documents by fax.  Even though faxes haven't become obsolete I regard fax machines as such.A
madisonian theory - January 05, 2009
As thousands of law professors prepare to descend on San Diego this coming weekend for the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS), the lawprof blogosphere is again gurgling with advice for junior scholars. 
Southern District of Florida - January 05, 2009
Ahhhh, Monday morning after a holiday weekend. So much fun. Here's what's happening:1. Pharmed sentencing today. (via
Point of Law - January 05, 2009
"Report Details Global Reach of U.S. Securities Class Actions" [RiskMetrics summarized at AmLaw Litigation Daily] Grim Madoff-clawback portent: in Bayou case $20 million of the $33 million recovered from redeeming investors went to pay legal fees [Bloomberg] Investigative journalism...
Arbitrary and Capricious - January 04, 2009
Early entry for headline of the year, from Missourinet:System for people who can't afford to hire lawyers can't afford to hire lawyers
Point of Law - January 04, 2009
The Recorder: "Oracle, Apple Inc., Yahoo, Intel Corp. and several others are throwing their weight behind Microsoft Corp. as it tries to persuade the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to overturn a $500 million jury verdict for...
Point of Law - January 04, 2009
The plaintiff's bar, in concert with certain bulk drug buyers (particularly state and local governments), has ginned up a giant campaign demanding damages over drug companies' promotion of off-label uses of their compounds. Now Beck & Herrmann bring news that...
Legal Tips & Commentary - January 04, 2009
Now that the holiday season is over, shoppers are flocking to stores to use their new gift cards. But what happens if the retailer that issued the gift card files for bankruptcy? Unfortunately, a gift card may be worth little or nothing if this occurs.Consume
LawPundit - January 04, 2009
ESPN has a number of sports blogs. Take a look at that link for a linked list. We are, for example, following the newly founded ESPN Golf Blog which is a statistical treasure chest on golf thus far, and in view of the now ongoing NFL playoffs, we are following NFL Nation. Is the Steeler's QB Big ...
Houston's Clear Thinkers - January 04, 2009