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Let’s start this Blawg Review with the heavy stuff:
Tort Reform Criticism
Jonathan B. Wilson begins with an analysis of two extended pieces (June 9, June 11) on tort reform and the institution of the civil jury written by Clay Conrad, writing at JuryGeek. Wilson primarily attacks Conrad’s argument that “tort reformers” are secretly engaged in an effort to eliminate civil juries and the jury system itself.
Wilson tears into Conrad’s position like a dog chewing on a fresh steak bone. He manages this feat and only once mentions his new book Out of Balance, Prescriptions for Reforming the American Litigation System. Conrad, noting that Wilson’s book is self-published, responds.
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Lawgirl, over at On Firm Ground, examines the difference between working at a big firm and a small firm as it relates to client contact. She’s ends the post with some interesting DOs and DON’Ts for proper client relations.
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Evan D. Brown at InternetCases.com tells us that even judges (at least judges in Indiana) are now bright enough to know that the Internet is the first place to go for information.
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Monica Bay — despite being a die-hard Yankee fan — makes some excellent points in her business development jargon tirade on The Common Scold. Monica is a fabulous woman, a tireless writer, a quick wit and caring friend. It’s just too bad that she has succumbed to the Dark Side. (Monica should also point her readers here.)
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Michael Cernovich over at Crime & Federalism clearly has too much time on his hands. He submitted so many ideas that I barely had room for them all. First, he suggests reading Norm Pattis and his description of the aftermath of a courthouse shooting. This is good information to know since a client of Norm wants him dead.
Next, he wonders whether Nancy Grace supports jury nullification? Norm doesn’t exactly seem to be a fan of Nancy Grace. (Don’t miss some of the pithy comments.) The Daily KOS says it’s time to axe Nancy. Professor Bainbridge thinks Nancy Grace is “a murderous little minx who believes in guilty until proven innocent and most of the time thinks a verdict of innocence is caused by juror stupidity.” (Gee Prof, tell us what you really think.)
Then, like Jonathan Wilson, Cernovich points to Clay Conrad over at JuryGeek and his post: Batson with Teeth: Examining Miller-El. ( "I would argue that Batson objections will be as rarely successful in the future as before. My cynical prediction is that attorneys will become better at rationalizing racially-neutral excuses for their jury strikes.")
Switching to something a little lighter, Cernovich recommends a post by Jeremy Richey where he talks about the importance of having good taglines. Jeremy also explains why celebrities are not convicted. (Hint: $$$) Here’s my take.
Cernovich then switches gears and points to a dialogue Professor Orin Kerr has (with himself) on the relative merits (merits — get it?) of a proposed smoking ban in Washington D.C. — as listed on The Volokh Conspiracy. In a separate post, Professor Kerr also wonders how many professors will be blogging a year from now. He also cites Professor Peter Henning over at White Collar Crime Prof Blog who suggest that if you’re a married man stealing from your company, you should keep it in your pants.
Cerrnovich also points to a ridiculous law in Louisiana which requires florists to have not only a business license, but also a passing grade in a professional occupational examination. Everyone who goes to law school knows that Louisiana does things differently than the rest of the country — but I mean really.
Finally, Cernovich points to PrawfsBlawg where Professor Daniel Solove reports that over 100 law professors now have blogging fever. With all the suggested links to what various professors have to say, Cernovich shows us that he’s a recent law school graduate. After he practices law for a while, I expect him to start telling us what various judges are writing.
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The Dark Goddess of Replevin (the title of her website is right up there as one of my favorites — along with Underneath Their Robes and a few others) talks about tax dollars at work and her breakdown on the I-90 bridge in Seattle.
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J. Craig Williams at May It Please The Court submits this post about the net worth of our Supreme Court Justices. “AP makes a big deal about six millionaires on the Supreme Court ….” Like, duh?
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George’s Employment Blawg posts on the Seventh Circuit case deciding whether the MMPI personality test is a “medical examination” under the ADA. (Don’t miss the comments — they’re more fun than the post itself.)
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Have you read the novel or seen the movie House of Sand and Fog? If so, you’ll want to read Richard J. Radcliffe at lawreligionculturereview. (How about adding a few spaces in there, Richard?)
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Kevin Thompson at CyberLaw Central has a post on DMCA Takedown Provisions. If you don’t know what DMCA stands for, err — me either. But it’s important stuff so go read the post.
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David Giacalone at f/k/a starts off his submission to me by calling me a dude. Then he dares to suggest two posts appropriate for my turn as the host of Blawg Review:
- one on peri-dementia; and
- the other on restroom equity.
Dude!
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Overlawyered is one of my favorite sites. I gave Walter Olson rave reviews for his book The Rule of Lawyers. He has a post about the Draconian results for a mom and dad who provided alcohol at their son’s 16th birthday. (Caution — don’t try this at home.)
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Carolyn Elefant at MyShingle suggests ways to help you get your blog rolling. (Hint to Carolyn: read Blawg Review to keep up with the best of law posts each week!) Contrast this with my post about the trouble with legal blogs for a slightly different take.
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Glenn Reynolds is on holiday. (All right, all right. Settle down now class.) Substituting for Glenn is Professor Ann Althouse. She weighs in with a heavy post: do movies show Americans in decline?
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Jonathan Rowe at jonrowe.blogspot.com thinks that the best shows on TV are cartoons. Rowe is a libertarian lawyer and college professor. Surprised?
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LexThink announces its own site — and a post of lightly edited versions of session notes from the original LexThink Chicago conference.
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Evan Schaeffer over at Legal Underground argues (fruitlessly, I might add) that Madison County, Illinois is not one of the Nine Hellholes You Want To Avoid. (You’d be remiss if you failed to read the comments.)
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Well folks, it’s Father’s Day and I’m just about done putting this Blawg Review together. I’m still digesting my great meal from OutBack Steakhouse and getting ready to call it a night. Time to start a new week. Remember what the Mamas and the Papas sang:
Monday Monday, so good to me,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still be here with me.
Monday Monday, can't trust that day,
Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday morning, you gave me no warning of what was to be
Oh Monday Monday, how could you leave and not take me.
Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time
Monday Monday, so good to me,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still be here with me.
Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time
Monday Monday, ...
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Go Red Sox!
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