A study on international corruption in the legal systems around the world found that corruption is alive and well. Some findings: Nearly half of all respondents stated corruption was an issue in the legal profession in their own jurisdiction. The proportion was even higher – over 70 per cent – in the following regions: CIS, …
One of the leading thinkers in Cyber Law, Lawrence Lessig, reviews The Social Network on The New Republic. Check it out. Here’s an excerpt: Did Zuckerberg breach his contract? Maybe, for which the damages are more like $650, not $65 million. Did he steal a trade secret? Absolutely not. Did he steal any other “property”? Absolutely not—the code …
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Like Lexis Nexus? Like Westlaw? What if you could combine the two… for free? Well, they are not being combined really, but Google is introducing Wexis, an upcoming new FREE online data base of caselaw. Many of us are already familiar with Google Scholar (which I love and use regularly when I want to view …
Yes, it’s true. The Illinois Supreme Court has (finally) officially approved its Rules of Evidence. I remember my first encounter with the Illinois Rules of Evidence. Although I practice in Illinois, most of my legal education was in Florida. Overall, where you get your legal education doesn’t matter, but when I moved here, I just thought all …
What’s truly the difference between an ‘elite’ school and a ‘third tier’ school? Who is smarter? A cum laude graduate of said third tier school or a Harvard Law graduate who barely made it? Professors from UCLA and Brooklyn Law Schools have analyzed data from studies and concluding that yes, law school grades are more of an …
When you read the words ‘Board of Bar Examiners,’ what comes to your mind? For me, it’s a bunch of old, white (mostly bald, some overweight) men wearing grey suits sitting at a long oval table in leather chairs with mean, scary looks. I picture them trying to come up with various ways to torture …
The internet has been around in the mainstream since the early 90’s… but cyberlaw- hmm, not so much. Finally, governments are catching on the reality of this beast called the internet. Specifically, cyber attacks, cybercrimes, and cyberbullying have been a huge fear as of late. As our world becomes more wired and interdependent, the smallest wrench in …
So here I am trying to get comfy here in my little corner on the internet, but first I had to write my obligatory legal disclaimer before I could feel at ease. I looked at some other disclaimers to get an idea and it made me think of a few issues. The main issues for …
Ok, this isn’t quiiite law related, but it’s me-related. Check out this article on America.gov about the Islamic Society of North America’s annual convention Danya Shakfeh, who also attended the convention, said the event provides an opportunity for Muslims to meet. “It is a good platform for Muslims to get to know each other and to network,” Shakfeh …
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I admit, I admit. I’ve been scouting the competition trying to figure out what a legal blog should be like. I admit that most blogs I’ve come across are- well, with all due respect- not my cup of tea. Firstly, I want my blog to appeal to everyone: lawyers and non alike. Secondly, I want …
