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Video of the Week: I.R. Mess

Posted on April 11, 2008
In honor of tax day, enjoy this vintage Daily Show clip in which Jon Stewart takes a look at the IRS and efficiency:

Congress Twitters

Posted on April 11, 2008
Both Houses tweet - see TVC for info.

Supreme Court Clinics Give Law Students a Heady Taste of Lawyering at the Highest Level

Posted on April 10, 2008
A number of US schools, including Yale, Stanford, Harvard Law School, New York University School of Law, Northwestern University School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law and University of Texas School of Law, have established Supreme Court Clinics...

Stimulus payment schedule

Posted on April 10, 2008
Find out when you'll receive your economic stimulus payment from the IRS here. The dates are determined by the last two digits of your social security number. Note the difference between payments for those who signed up to receive their...

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Trump: ?I have a Ph.D. in legal fees. I know when fees are fair and when they are not.?

Posted on April 10, 2008
Donald Trump's comments on a spat with his lawyers over fees made news recently. More.

Character Assassination by Anonymous Posting

Posted on April 09, 2008
A lawsuit filed by two students at Yale University Law School tests whether anonymous free speech rights trump the right to sue for defamation. The two students were the objects of salacious anonymous posts on at Yale's law school discussion...

Blog pick: Ms. JD

Posted on April 09, 2008
From the blog: "Serving women in law school and the legal profession, Ms. JD is an online community that provides a forum for dialogue and networking among women lawyers and aspiring lawyers."

Avvo hits the Florida legal market

Posted on April 08, 2008
The growing, free lawyer ratings and referral service called AVVO is moving into FL. More from Law.com

Supreme Court Justice is "not a nut"

Posted on April 08, 2008
During a visit to Roger Williams Law School, Justice Antonin Scalia defended his brand of constitutional interpretation, which seeks to discover the original intent of the framers of the constitution. In a question-and-answer session with students, the Reagan appointee said,...

Toddlers can no longer marry in Arkansas, or the importance of proof reading

Posted on April 07, 2008
Yahoo reports that because of an extraneous "not" that no one noticed when the Arkansas legislative session ended last year, the state accidentally removed the minimum age requirement for marriage, which meant that any children under the age of 18...

Florida food and lodging inspection reports

Posted on April 07, 2008
Courtesy of State Agency Database Highlights, here's a useful site to check before you travel around Florida. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has a database of Florida food and lodging inspection records that is searchable by name,...

Red, White and Blog

Posted on April 07, 2008
Check out Obama Blog, BlogHillary and the McCain Blog . Which candidate (or rather, candidate's staff) has best mastered the fine art of blogging? Hat tip: Law Librarian Blog

Are most felony pro se defendants ill-served by the decision to self-represent?

Posted on April 07, 2008
From the SSRN Abstract: "Somewhat surprisingly, the evidence establishes that pro se felony defendants in state court do just as well as represented felony defendants, and the vast majority of pro se felony defendants - nearly 80% - displayed no...

Newseum To Open in D.C.

Posted on April 07, 2008
I don't know if it's the caffeine coursing through my veins, the sheer giddiness of having a comp day, or the absolute pleasure of getting to watch Washington Journal feature the Newseum on today's broadcast...but I am having a totes...

Video of the Week: Two Sides

Posted on April 04, 2008
Ever feel like there are two answers you'd like to give when people ask you how law school is? So does Jesse, a student at the University of Utah College of Law. Check out his video, Jesse's Two Sides: Students:...

Project Salute

Posted on April 04, 2008
Think of it as a Roving Veterans Clinic: The law students & faculty at UDM School of Law are touring communities in a law school RV and consulting with veterans on benefits while raising awareness and coaching local attorneys desiring...

Congress Holds First Hearing in Second Life

Posted on April 03, 2008
Appropriately, the topic was "Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium". Read the CNN iReport here.

Innocence Week @ NSU Law

Posted on April 02, 2008
NSU Law is marking Innocence Week in several ways. (If you're local, you've probably noticed the flyers featuring the 215 and counting exonerated around the Law Center.) Last night, Alan Crotzer, who was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for 24 years,...

Supreme Court Justices & "Fantasy Baseball"

Posted on April 02, 2008
Apparently, Five of the Nine Supreme Court Justices participate in Fantasy Baseball, and three had to recuse themselves from hearing a case recently granted certiorari on the subject. Article

The Great Firewall of China

Posted on April 02, 2008
The internet that foreign visitors will encounter at the Summer Olympics is not the one that the Chinese use. Article

"For the ordinal listing of 3rd and 4th Tier Schools, read on..."

Posted on April 01, 2008
The PrawfsBlawg claims to have discovered the ordinal ranks of otherwise alphabetically listed law schools. Article

NSU Law Students Visit U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on March 31, 2008
Here is the story: NSU SharkBytes

ISLA Journal vol. 14 issue 1 table of contents

Posted on March 31, 2008
Congratulations to the NSU student authors (and ILSA Journal junior staff members) published in this issue, Jamie Rodriguez and Aylia Licor! Torture on Trial: How the Alien Tort Statute May Expose the United States Government?s Illegal ?Extraordinary Rendition? Program Through...

Video of the Week: Nooooooo!

Posted on March 28, 2008
Do you need to say no more often? This selection of famous Hollywood "no!"s may provide some inspiration! Hat tip: John Mayer on Teknoids

Interactive Vietnam Veterans' Memorial

Posted on March 27, 2008
The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Wall is now available in an online, interactive version created by Footnote.com and that National Archives. The online version was assembled from 6300 photos of the Wall, and includes 58,320 searchable names linked to each veteran's...

The Man Behind the US News Rankings

Posted on March 26, 2008
The ABA Journal looks at the law school rankings created by Bob Morse. Article

And congrats to the 2008-2009 Nova Law Review board!

Posted on March 26, 2008
Congratulations! Executive Board: Editor-in-Chief Michael T. Fraser Executive Editor Jeremy Dicker Lead Articles Editor Sanaz Alempour Managing Technical Editor Laurence Krutchik Articles Editors Caroline Ayala, Seth Bogin, Kathrine Gonzalez, David Haas, Vanessa Pellot, Jamie Zuckerman Associate Editors: Subscriptions Editor Maggie...

Congrats, new ILSA Journal editorial board!

Posted on March 25, 2008
Congratulations to the 2008-2009 ILSA Journal editorial board: Executive Board: Editor-in-Chief Jamie Rodriguez Executive Editor Giselle Velez Managing Editor Greg Popowitz Lead Articles Editor Laura Geddes-Paez Bilingual Editor Aylia Licor Editorial Board: Lead Technical Editor Laura Gabbamonte Associate Technical Editor...

Audio: a review of the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by Justice Shira Scheindlin

Posted on March 24, 2008
The keynote presentation from the 2007 ABA Techshow, this audio is a review of the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on e-discovery by Justice Shira Scheindlin (SDNY). Listen

NSU Law's Voice: WLAW Radio.

Posted on March 24, 2008
NSU Law School's Radio Station is in the news.

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