Just when you think the ABA might be starting to get its act together, comes word that Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School has received ABA Council on Legal Education and Admissions approval to open a branch campus in Savannah. [Press…
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Pssst … Want to Counter Commercially Drafted Proposed Legislation? A thought about advocating for fair use legislation under state contract law
07
Dec
When I first heard about the American Legislative Exchange Council’s extensive collection of in-house drafted “model” bills, I thought, hum … perhaps consumers advocating for fair use in commercial electronic information resources might want to give this non-profit a call….
United States Courts Opinions on FDSYS
24
Oct
Last week I had the privilege of attending the Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference in Crystal City, Virginia. I was very excited to hear a presentation from the GPO about the new U.S. Court Opinion Pilot…
Applications Are Down At Law Schools – Does It Matter?
27
Sep
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting on the drop in law school applicants nationally and at law schools located in Minneapolis. The latest statistics from the Law School Admissions Council shows an 18.7% drop in LSATs administered in June of…
Iceland’s Crowdsourced Draft Constitution Submitted
01
Aug
On July 29, 2011, Iceland’s Constitutional Council presented its draft constitution to the Speaker of Althingi. The drafting process was crowdsourced by way of the Council’s website. In Icelanders hand in draft of world’s first ‘web’ constitution, Agnes Valdimarsdottir (AFP)…
