Bob LeDrew of FlackLife reports on an emerging trend, where governments themselves are getting involved in blogging. He cites 2 sources: an article in Canadian Government Executive by Anthony Williams, author of Wikinomics, …about “Government…
Although law school is highly competitive (mostly for marks), those that collaborate usually do get ahead. Online and Internet technologies are greatly facilitating collaborative learning in law. This site, which draws from first-year students at…
AdvertisingAge reported today, Although it’s been ad-supported for a little over two years, podcasting only recently has built an audience with enough scale in key categories…And the medium’s top two content providers, ESPN and National…
Tom Goldstein, Partner at Akin Gump and contributor at SCOTUS Blog, posted this homemade YouTube video about his personal iPhone. Carolyn Elefant of Legal Blog Watch comments, Goldstein subtly conveys that (1) he has direct…
All Courts of Appeals decisions since 1950 and US Supreme Court decisions from 1754 will soon be available online to the public. This move should create greater transparency in law and promote access by the…
When Areas of Law Intersect The Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act eluciated some interesting challenges in the intersection of different areas of law. The court cited Joseph Eliot Magnet of the University of Ottawa, The…
Twelve people criminally convicted of murder of their child or loved one are happy today. Forensic evidence used against them was found to be faulty. Several other pending cases have also been tossed out. The…
The renowned Canadian law blawg, Precedent, is launching a new magazine under the same name. To celebrate this launch, the magazine is hosting several parties in a few cities across Canada. With an inaugural launch…
Dan Solove, associate professor at George Washington School of Law, has compiled his annual survey of Law Professors blogging in the U.S. The survey, available on his Concurring Opinions blog, revealed that as expected blawging…
Update Jordan Furlong, Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), sent us a comment that the CBA has provided a response to the Slayton interview. CBA President J. Parker MacCarthy stated, “By cherry-picking the worst…
Money, Sex and Madness Maclean’s interviewed Philip Slayton, author of a new book entitled Lawyers Gone Bad: Money, Sex and Madness in Canada’s Legal Profession, for the August edition of the magazine. An excerpt from…
