"...nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror..."

(Calgary Criminal Lawyers' Weekly)
... Albertans in exchange for civil liberties and democratic freedoms. Alberta's Minister of Justice and Solicitor General and our increasingly politicised Chiefs of Police are behaving ... but I think I'm totally with Kent Hehr, MLA on this one: Alberta Liberal justice critic Kent Hehr says the announcement is only "an attempt to appear tough on crime ... oceans, but how can we possibly not also have a law that bans Great White Sharks from our glacial lakes?!?!?!?! I mean, I've seen the Discovery Channel ...
June 30, 2009 06:10 pm
... Accommodating non conventional trade marks (IP Osgoode) Global - Patents Feeding the sharks or fuelling the economy? (IP Think Tank) OECD roundtable on competition, patents and ... éal v Bellure (IPKat) Is the ruling in L'Oréal v Bellure against the law? (IPKat) ECJ: Distinctive character must be acquired through use of trade mark ... favour of Just Enterprises in trade mark infringement lawsuit to enforce its 1-800-JUSTICE mark used in connection with legal service referrals (IP Frontline) 8th Circuit ...
June 29, 2009 01:00 am
... : Visit this blog to find environmental news and information for environmental attorneys and consultants. Sharks in the Water: Sharks in the Water is all about global environmental and IP matters. Educational These bloggers are involved in ... University College of Law. American College of Environmental Lawyers: This group of environmental lawyers offers insight into environmental law, ethics, and administration of justice. Legal Planet: Legal Planet is an environmental law and policy blog that's a ...
June 10, 2009 10:00 pm

WIRTW #82

(Ohio Employer's Law Blog)
... that. This week, the Pennsylvania Labor Department launched an investigation into whether the show violates child labor laws. Michael Moore at the Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog and Jeffrey Hirsch at the Workplace Prof Blog have ... separation policies. Jay Shepherd at Gruntled Employees thinks Twitter will kill annual employee performance reviews. The Laconic Law Blog reports on a decision out the D.C. Circuit discussing the distinctions between employees and independent contractors. Becky ...
June 4, 2009 11:38 pm
... nascent Learning Technologies Group... Oyez has a biography of every Supreme Court justice, and at the end of each bio they have a quiz, asking the reader to choose ... Times on April 4, 1979. Created by law professor Robert M. Cover, it compared baseball players and Supreme Court Justices. Unlike Eddie Gaedel, the midget in ... been invoked on all things Sotomayor nor has anyone successfully jumped the shark here -- will she be compared with an Hispanic player? A Puerto Rican player? A woman umpire? ...
May 31, 2009 11:00 pm

The Downside of Practicing Family Law

(Sam Hasler's Indiana Divorce " Family Law Blog)
... misery threshold,' says Morris. 'You have to be a particular kind of person to do family law because you're dealing with a lot of sadness day after day. It's hard ... workaholic and a 'toughie' in the courtroom. She knows many people think of divorce lawyers as 'sharks' more intent on racking up big billings than brokering peace. But Morris ... generally works well in Toronto, but largely because a two-tier system of justice has emerged out of the chaos of the family court system. Couples who can afford ...
March 30, 2009 02:36 am
... see Twitter, @eschaeff], here's your weekly list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated-- Craving On ... Another Twitter post. [No. 634] Empathy Give the gunner a break. [The Shark] Drinks A law school dating story. [reasonable?] Depressed Notes on the blog Temporary Attorney. ... here the week after that. You can find some other recent roundups in the "At the Law Schools 2" category, as well as sixty or so older roundups from 2004-2005 ...
March 1, 2009 01:12 am

Blawg Review # 186

(Res Ipsa Blog)
... Justice offers more insight into what Twitter is, and how it can be an effective tool for lawyers. Meanwhile, over at Health Care Law Blog, Bob Coffield discusses the legal implications of a surprising development: live tweeting from the operating room during a ... rebel leaders. Scott Greenfield at Simple Justice points out that there is simply no place for Nazis in a lawyer's elevator pitch. News of Interest to Law Students Brian Lauter at The Shark points out that government work is becoming ...
November 17, 2008 05:11 am
... "If this is the FBI's idea of a terrorist, they are using a net that is designed to catch minnows instead of sharks." The Defendant is an American citizen with no prior criminal record who recently graduated from a Massachusetts college and was on his way ... I say it, a federal case out of it. Allegedly. Actually, in all seriousness, the way the federal end of the criminal justice system operates is rather interesting. Many of their cases are built upon turning potential co-defendants against each ...
November 13, 2008 11:57 am

Non-Sequiturs: 10.10.08

(Above the Law)
... Union] * Will tighter ABA accreditation standards harm minority students? Only if you believe that minorities are disproportionately benefited by the low-end law schools getting squeezed by the ABA. I'm not sure if that stands up to empirical scrutiny. [The Shark] * Online dating guide for lawyers. [Sweet Hot Justice] * Apparently, informing associates and staff about their rights and options has been deemed "non-essential" by ...
October 10, 2008 10:30 pm
... Saturday night. And there was the Friday night president's reception at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where the legal sharks met with their finny brethren over fancy hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. California Chief Justice Ronald George was just about everywhere, running ... played to the mostly female crowd by talking about the great strides women have made in the law - from the times when female law school graduates got stuck with secretarial roles to now, when more than one-third of ...
September 29, 2008 11:49 pm

Blawg Review #178

(Freedom To Differ)
... s not all he wants. Check our his full rant here. Law, blogs and society Liz Glazer tore herself away from "the incredible awesomeness that ... bag of grapes in a supermarket, Mike Madison suggests that contracts have finally "jumped the shark" while Timothy Zick looked at Meatspaces, Cyberspaces, and (Relative) Expressive Freedom ... But the most fun was clearly had by Simple Justice at Lawblog 2008, a "monster party of law blawgers from the continent". Law, blogs and ... Some other interesting posts ...
September 22, 2008 10:21 am
... number of patent applications: (IAM) More alternative ADR practices: preventing patent shark attacks: (The IP ADR Blog), The ADR: insurance and indemnity agreements - protecting ... TV licensing to fine unlicensed officers where staff watch TV online: (Out-Law), Workplaces need a music licence - but enforcement unfair, says Federation of Small ... procedures: (Patently-O), 2008 USTR Special 301 Report summary: (IP Justice), IP valuation issues in bankruptcy: (IP Law360) US Patent Reform Reexamination ...
June 27, 2008 10:04 am
... about prices. [think like a woman. act like a man.] Rant Trying to game the law school gods. [The War of All Against All] Books Something to do in the summer. [ ... . 634] One-L Preparing to start law school. [A Woman in Law School] Vigilante Justice Fighting over a chair. [The Shark] Lesson Getting over the douchebags. [Terra Nullius ... back here the week after that. You can find some other recent roundups in the "At the Law Schools 2" category, as well as sixty or so older roundups from 2004-2005 here ...
June 22, 2008 08:13 pm
... Scottish couple over narnia.mobi domain: (IPKat) Global - Patents Patent sharks (trolls?) - insightful or missing the point?: (IP ThinkTank), Patent expiry dates - how hard ... Prior art & obviousness 2008: The PTO and CAFC perspective on patent law sections 102 & 103' - New York: (Patent Docs), 23 June ... Zealand to be 'consulted' on ACTA (Industry Standard): (IP Justice), IP provisions in NewZealand-China Free Trade Agreement: (International Law Office) Paraguay Paraguay fakes in the spotlight ...
June 20, 2008 08:07 am
... 's any evidence of that. But there's not any evidence that these laws work, either," Finkelhor said. Most predators don't target victims ... familiarity. A review of thousands of sexual assault cases in 1990s, conducted by the US Department of Justice, found that 93 percent of juvenile victims knew their attacker. Fifty-nine ... Lieutenant Jeffrey Silva of the New Bedford Police Department. "Literally, it was like swimming in a shark tank. You were taking your children into the community and throwing ...
June 15, 2008 08:56 pm

MA- Towns push sex offender limits

(Sex Offender Research by A Voice of Reason)
... 's any evidence of that. But there's not any evidence that these laws work, either," Finkelhor said. Most predators don't target victims ... familiarity. A review of thousands of sexual assault cases in 1990s, conducted by the US Department of Justice, found that 93 percent of juvenile victims knew their attacker. Fifty-nine ... Lieutenant Jeffrey Silva of the New Bedford Police Department. "Literally, it was like swimming in a shark tank. You were taking your children into the community and throwing ...
June 15, 2008 04:58 pm

Online Vigilantes

(Sex Offender Issues)
... which usually doesn't take long, he said. "It's like blood in water full of sharks." For every individual with his mug posted on the Perverted Justice site, four or five others engaged a Perverted Justice member in chat room ... to do an investigation correctly so you maintain the scene of evidence and the integrity of the communications you're looking at." For law enforcement, clearing someone of being suspected of such a crime is just as important as getting a conviction because the tag of child ...
June 8, 2008 05:52 am
... 'ghost' brands and trade marks: (IPEG), 'The problem with the Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty (and what to do about it)' by A Shaw: (IP Justice) Global - Patents Novel searching technique to find patent for a product: (Ezine @rticles), Tech transfer awards nominees ... in Enercon v OHIM over CTM application for the letter 'E' for various electricity generation products: (IPKat), Patent sharks and a Euro perspective on circumnavigating them: (ISinIP), OHIM 3rd annual user satisfaction survey - full report ...
May 23, 2008 01:03 am
... current or almost current, some recently-graduated-- Permission Why it's okay to use commercial outlines. [The Shark] Humor A justice tells a joke. [The Lay Judge] Not Today Real excuses for not going to the gym. [Diary of a Law School Mom] Jugular, Torn Out A bad ... angst then it's back here the week after that. You can find some other recent roundups in the "At the Law Schools 2" category, as well as sixty or so older roundups from 2004-2005 here. Finally, if you want ...
March 30, 2008 01:36 am