A Lawyer’s Work, Life & Work-Life
By: Jason E Lau It is no mystery that the typical day of work for a lawyer is laden with long hours, sleepless nights, and unrelenting amounts of stress. Although lawyer’s work often consumes…
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Chess Master, You May Approach the Bench
Ever want to take on an opponent in court from the comfort of your living room? Â This legal themed chess set might provide an outlet. “Approach the Bench” was designed by a lawyer’s son as…
Law Student Booted Off the Bachelor
Gabrielle Dipersico is a 1L who just got booted off the television sitcom, The Bachelor. Her lesson from the ordeal? Maybe next time I won’t be as direct with people, I guess. Let’s see how…
Legal Zoom Backs Law Student
After law student Sandra Fluke was called a “slut” by Rush Limbaugh for her testimony on birth control, several sponsors of his show have withdrawn sponsorship. The company stated in a Facebook post, We’ve listened…
The Donkey and the Carrot: Why Law May Not Be So “Cool†After All
For the class of 2013 (or 2014 in my case), the end of summer signals the beginning of law school. Â Buoyed by hopes of success and spurred by the prospect of good paying jobs at…
Call for Participation: Cyber-Surveillance in Everyday Life: An international workshop
Call for Participation Cyber-Surveillance in Everyday Life: An international workshop May 12-15, 2011, University of Toronto, Canada Digitally mediated surveillance (DMS) is an increasingly prevalent, but still largely invisible, aspect of daily life. As we…
Blawg Review #278
Blawg Review is a blog carnival that rotates to a different law site every week, usually emphasizing a specific theme. Last week’s review was by R. David Donoghue. August 23 is the “International Day for…
Hip-Hop and the Law: Law as Police
Welcome to the first article in the “Hip-Hop and the Law” series, which uses hip-hop as an entry point to discuss significant legal issues from unconventional perspectives. For my first exploration of hip-hop and the law, I decided to focus on the way “the law” is often used as a synonym for law enforcement or police officers in rap music.
Lawsuit of the day: airline CEO wants free flights on competitor’s planes
Robert Deluce, the CEO of Porter Airlines, is suing Air Canada for free travel passes which are allegedly owed to him and his spouse. Deluce’s family used to own Air Ontario and Air Austin, both…
No Pardon for Karla Hamolka
No matter how good she scores on LSAT Karla Homolka wont be able to gain admission to law school until at least 2015. With the passing of the new Bill C-23A, Karla Homolka, the ex-wife…
Trailer: The Response
Sig Libowitz was a law student at the University of Maryland School of Law, where he took a seminar titled “Homeland Security and the Law of Counterterrorism†with Professor Michael Greenberger. He was so intrigued…
Civil liberties suspended in Toronto during G20?
The G20 summit in Toronto has come and gone, but not before leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Â I’m not just referring to all the shattered glass and burned out husks of police…