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Legal minds on legal matters and whatever else strikes our fancy.

21 Jul, 2012

The State of the NBA

2019-03-18T18:47:44-05:00July 21st, 2012|Tags: , , |

The several years behind us and before us will define the future of the NBA. The denigration of competitive spirit and moral fiber amongst certain players and upper management has left an irreparable stain on the legacy of the game that in the past brought us pioneers and idols like Jordan, Russell, Magic, Bird, Chamberlain, [...]

20 Jul, 2012

The Three Best Places To Read About Law, But Not From A Law Blog

2019-03-18T18:47:44-05:00July 20th, 2012|

There are a number of online places to read about law. Blogs are aplenty, as as student-led online law journals. But I tend to enjoy reading about the law from someone who isn't a practicing lawyer or law professor because I think its important to see law from a bird's eye view rather than simply [...]

17 Jul, 2012

The New York Times Skewers Law Schools, Again!

2019-03-18T18:47:44-05:00July 17th, 2012|Tags: , , , |

After the ABA published employment statistics for new law school graduates that were the worst since 1994, the media has started to take notice. On Sunday, the New York Times wrote yet again about the struggling state of law school education. But what about law schools? Not so much. For the most part, law schools are [...]

13 Jul, 2012

Ninth Circuit Ruling is Monumental for Those Suffering From Eating Disorders

2012-07-13T21:24:42-05:00July 13th, 2012|Tags: , , , |

Guest Post By Ann Marie Hopwood On July 12, 2012, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals summarily denied Blue Shield of California’s request for rehearing and rehearing en banc for the decision made in Harlick v. Blue Shield of California. In the decision made on June 4, 2012, the Ninth Circuit withdrew its prior [...]

9 Jul, 2012

Erwin Chemersinsky’s sad criticism of Knox v. SEIU

2019-03-18T18:47:44-05:00July 9th, 2012|

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky published this article last week on the ABA Journal’s website complaining about the Supreme Court’s decision in Knox v. SEIU. That’s the case in which the Supreme Court said that the union must ask non-members before it takes away their money to run a political campaign. As I explain here, the rule [...]