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Provisional Accreditation Denial by the ABA: A speculative back-story for Duncan Law School’s Lawsuit

03 Jan

On Dec. 22, 2011, Duncan School of Law filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Tennessee against the ABA alleging antitrust and due process violations after failing to receive ABA provisional accreditation. [Text of…

 

Televising SCOTUS Proceedings: Serious Issues While Tossing in a Cynical 2-Cents Perspective and a Bit of Power Broker History

14 Dec

On Dec. 5, 2011, S. 1945 was tossed in the bill hopper (OK, I’m old school!), quickly read twice, because, well, the text really is brief, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings were held by the Subcommittee…

 

Televising SCOTUS Proceedings: Serious Issues While Tossing in a Cynical 2-Cents Perspective and a Bit of Power Broker History

14 Dec

On Dec. 5, 2011, S. 1945 was tossed in the bill hopper (OK, I’m old school!), quickly read twice, because, well, the text really is brief, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings were held by the Subcommittee…

 

Some BNA Content Showing Up in Google News

02 Nov

Maybe I’ve been missing something all these years with BNA. I was surprised to see some BNA news reports showing up in Google News. I was even more surprised when I discovered that the referenced text was completely accessible without…

 

Julian Assange Loses Extradition Case – Here’s the Text

02 Nov

The news that Julian Assange has lost his latest appeal to prevent his extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden is all over the news sources. The Guardian has posted the judgment of High Court of Justice for that case…

 

"This Situation Absolutely Requires a Really Futile and Stupid Gesture Be Done on Somebody’s Part:" ABA Adopts Resolution on Skills Training

11 Aug

Tuesday, the ABA adopted a Resolution on Skills Training, politely charactered by Paul Kirgis as “tepid” on ADR Prof Blog (“No mention of the actual skills that lawyers need.”). I think the edited text speaks for itself: Click to enlarge….

 

Freeing Digitally Conceived Text, Part 2: Moving Beyond Print, Commercial Online Sources and Government-Hosted eSilos

12 Jul

The Illinois Supreme Court announced Tuesday [May 31, 2011] a new way of officially citing its cases and those of the Illinois Appellate Court. This new method will eliminate the need to contractually publish and purchase the official opinions in…

 

Minnesota Opens Bar Exam Somewhat To Unaccredited Law School Graduates

06 Jul

There is a short article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune (“Your Guide To The Twin Cities”) about a Minnesota Supreme Court Rule change allowing graduates from unaccredited law schools to take the Minnesota bar. The new text in Rule 4…