Archive for June, 2007
Friday Legal Link Round Up
My client did not wear diapers
Words Don Lykkebak, the attorney for former-astronaut Lisa Nowak, has no doubt dreamed of saying ever since passing the bar.
Mike Nifong: Outlier or Par for the Course?
According to David Feige, the disbarment of Duke Lacrosse Rape Case Prosecutor Mike Nifong is unique, but the instances of prosecutorial misconduct that lead […]
Ruben Cantu continues to Haunt Bexar County
Ruben Cantu has become a flash point on the touchy subject of capital punishment in Texas after being executed for crimes many have concluded he did not commit. As reported in the Houston Chronicle yesterday in Bexar DA calls execution justified, Bexar County DA Susan Reed has issued a report finding no merit in the […]
Professor Richard Alderman on the 54 million dollar pant case
In this Chronicle op-ed Houston Law Professor Richard Alderman points out What the ‘pant rant’ on talk radio misses about lawsuits (archive), advocates for tort reform are pointing to Judge Pearson’s $54 million dollar pant case for all the wrong reasons. The judge tossed this case and Pearson out on his proverbial can.
Jon Stewart Spins the Justice Wheel for an Update on Supreme Court Decisions
Classic.
Law School Rankings Discover Blogs, or vice versa
Amir Efrati’s recent article in the Wall Street Journal - Law Schools Also Ranked By Blogs Now - highlights what I think is the only solution to the quandary faced by law schools on how to deal with an skewed rankings formula that’s allowing arbitrary metrics to drive the educational strategy of the institution - […]
Law of Climate Change Getting Interesting - Practice Area Gains Adherents
As the National Law Journal noted in March in A Climate Change in Classroom: Houston law school offers class on ‘climate change litigation’ - there was a course in climate change litigation taught this spring:
Houston Law Center is offering its course for the first time this semester. It is co-taught by Stephen Susman, a partner […]
Friday Legal Link Round Up
Being a good ole boy pays. So is there an application I fill out???
The Washington Post’s Carrie Johnson traces the ins and outs of the referral system in D.C.’s tight-knit legal community and finds millions of dollars built on sometimes serendipitous relationships that go back decades in Their Own Defense: D.C.’s Clubby Attorneys Keep Corporate […]
Volokh et al on working Appellate Practice
The ever-resourceful Eugene Volokh has recently had a number of posts on how to break into appellate practice - Breaking into Appellate Law and More on Breaking into Appellate Law, from a Sole Practitioner Appellate Lawyer Friend of Mine. Be sure to peruse the comments for some excellent insight as well.
Allow me to distill an […]
Where would you rather practice? Texas or New York
Yankees are casting dispersions aspersions on our fair Republic, er… state rather, at Simple Justice. (via Defending People and A Public Defender)
The Fallacy of Hard Tests
Just because I know how much my classmates for contracts will appreciate this, I’ll point out Unexpected Truths: The Fallacy of Hard Tests.
A great deal of fuss is often made about failing the bar exam. The news a few weeks ago was that Governor Patakis daughter passed the exam, but it is always mentioned that […]