Last month, Brian C. Kalt, Harold Norris Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at Michigan State Univ., published a series of The Volokh Conspiracy posts devoted to topics addressed in his new work Constitutional Cliffhangers: A Legal Guide for Presidents…
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Constitutional Chiffhangers: Learning the "hard way" or fixing some ahead of time
02
Feb
Last month, Brian C. Kalt, Harold Norris Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at Michigan State Univ., published a series of The Volokh Conspiracy posts devoted to topics addressed in his new work Constitutional Cliffhangers: A Legal Guide for Presidents…
Content Analysis of SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings: Nominee Candor from Harlan to Kagan
12
Jan
In their recent SCOTUSblog post, Dion Farganis and Justin Wedeking explain the context for their recent article, “No Hints, No Forecasts, No Previews”: An Empirical Analysis of Supreme Court Nominee Candor from Harlan to Kagan, 45 Law & Society Review…
Classifying Law Review Article Types
08
Dec
See Kyle Graham’s A Guide to the Eight Most Suspect Types of Law Review Articles on Concurring Opinions. I can’t decide which of the two types, below, is my favorite. The Old-Wine-In-New-Bottles: “No one has evaluated the rule against perpetuities…
The Role of Internet Access for the Freedom of Expression
12
Nov
From the absract of Nicola Lucchi’s Access to Network Services and Protection of Constitutional Rights: Recognizing the Essential Role of Internet Access for the Freedom of Expression [SSRN]: In January 2010, after a troubled process, the French law for “creation…
Tiffert’s The Chinese Judge: From Literatus to Cadre (1907-1949)
05
Nov
Glenn D. Tiffert (Berkeley) has posted a…
Do Systems Establishing Quasi-Peer Review of Articles Submitted to Student-Edited Law Journals Make Sense?
19
Aug
Recently Chicago made a provisional decision to join the ranks of law reviews like Harvard, Yale and Stanford by establishing a quasi-peer review system for article submissions. In Chicago Law Review Chutzpah, Stephan Bainbridge, William D. Warren Distinguished Professor of…
Location, Location, Location: Feeder Law Schools for BigLaw Associate Hiring and Promotion to Partnership
12
Aug
Two B-school profs, Paul Oyer and Scott Schaefer, have published the results of their study at American BigLaw Lawyers and the Schools that Produce Them: A Profile and Rankings: We profile the lawyers that work at the largest 300 American…
If the Bench Finds Law Journal Articles Irrelevant, What About Law Prof Amicus Briefs?
04
Aug
According to Tun-Jen Chiang’s PrawfsBlog post, Amicus Briefs and the Academic-Judge Divide, law prof amicus briefs are just as, if not more, irrelevant then their scholarly law journal output. “In discussions about the supposed uselessness of legal scholarship to judges,…
