Legal minds on legal matters and whatever else strikes our fancy.
The recent blizzard in the Northeast and a funny article in the New York Times reminded me of a practice I had long forgotten. When I lived in Boston many years ago, I always found snowfalls amazing. The snow itself was wonderful, at least at first, but what really amused me was [...]
I didn’t set my alarm, but I was awake a little after 3 a.m. this morning anyway. I knew it was chilly outside (I’m here in the Washington DC area for the winter break), but I was enticed out of bed and into down jacket, scarf, hat, gloves, and UGGs by what [...]
The Supreme Court has been featured prominently in a number of mainsteam media publications and the legal blogosphere. Adam Liptak, at the New York Times, reports on a study conducted by Northwestern and Chicago law schools. The study notes that business interest cases have occupied a greater piece of the Supreme Court’s docket [...]
Dean and CockleBur Contributor Erwin Chemerinsky recently conducted an interview about his new book on SCOTUS Blog. The book, entitled "The Conservative Assault on the Constitution" can be purchased here and the interview can be found here.
The original goal of The CockleBur was to provide articles on the law in addition to articles about life in general. In the first few months we have been heavy on law with only a sprinkling of non-law subjects. That will soon change. In effort to accomodate law school students and potential students, [...]