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Asian Law Students Association at the University of Houston Law Center
Asian Law Students Association at the University of Houston Law Center has a great new Wordpress-fueled website. This clearly lays down the gauntlet for student org websites. Great job guys.
Felony Vote Selling
With the attention vote swapping got in the last Presidential election, this probably seemed like the next logical step or a brilliant stroke of insight -
A Minnesota college student looking to profit off his political indifference has been charged with a felony for trying to sell his vote on the auction Web site eBay. The […]
Is Slate Magazine America’s Leading Law Review?
David Schleicher says yes and I tend to agree with him. Here’s his case -
I think it’s safe to say that [Slate] has become America’s leading law review. In the past year, Slate has run stories by Bruce Ackerman, Ahkil Amar, Frank Bowman, Bill Eskridge, David Fontana, Richard Thompson Ford, Bennett Gershman, Jack Goldsmith, […]
Good Luck to Those About to Start Law Review Write On Competitions
The Write-On Competition, an annual rite of passage for students seeking membership to academic journals at the University of Houston Law Center, begins this Saturday, July 5th. I wrote on to law review last year and consider the past year worth every agonizing minute of the competition. I’ve already given what scant advice I have […]
Cross-posting thoughts on Kennedy v. Louisiana from the Children and the Law Blog
What follows is a post I put up earlier today on Children and the Law Blog: Further Thoughts on Kennedy v. Louisiana -
Following colleagues’ posts, Why Death Penalty Won’t End Sexual Assault: A Social Work Perspective on Kennedy v Louisiana and Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for Child Rape, I’ll hazard a slightly different […]
Judge Russell Austin, RIP
I just learned that another friend of the UHLC has passed away. Judge Russell Austin suffered a stroke over the weekend and passed away yesterday. Judge Austin received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Houston and taught courses at both the University of Houston Law Center and South Texas College of Law. […]
Learned Handmade Plates
Through Above the Law, I learned of Jose Klein’s Learned Handmade Plates, which are not only awesome but have perhaps the best product name I have ever heard. Each plate features one of Klein’s depictions of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. They’re a little pricey for a law student budget but someday these plates will […]
Harris County Jail dot com
The Houston Chronicle’s Web site offers future inmates a look at Harris lockup (archive) noted a new website, harriscojail.com.
The site, which is not affiliated with Harris County or the Jail in any way, offers information and advice from those having had the pleasure of past experience in Harris County lock up. The site is part […]
George Carlin, Rest in #$%*ing Peace
George Carlin died today. A sign of a well-earned obituary, his life is still more interesting for its events than for its passing. From the New York Times -
In 1970, Mr. Carlin discarded his suit, tie, and clean-cut image as well as the relatively conventional material that had catapulted him to the top. Mr. […]
Duke’s Lawyers - To my first point, your honor… we suck
According to ESPN, when the Duke Blue Devil football team pulled out of the final three games of a four game contract, Louisville sued for breach and asked for $450,000 in damages. Duke’s lawyers successfully employed the seldom used “comparative sucking” defense - the Blue Devils’ performance on the football field was so disastrous (6-45) […]