From the Law Blog: More silliness about the artifical lines between “commercial speech” (whatever that means) and editorial content. The NYT recaps law firms’ reactions to the new New York ethics rules requiring firms to label their websites as “attorney…
I’ve previously blogged on problems with student evaluations of teaching. First, I’ve expressed concern about the anonymous nature of the feedback, which means that the evaluators have reduced accountability for what they say. Second, there’s evidence that superficial things like…
In 2005, I had a series of posts about noteworthy burgers, including the 12.5 pound Zeus burger, the 15 pound Beer Barrel Belly Buster (only 10.5 pounds of beef) from Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub (see the photo), whale burgers and…
The AP updates the status of laws banning Internet hunting, a topic I blogged about extensively in 2005 and even wrote an editorial about. Encouraged by the Humane Society (on a roll with their regressive perspectives about Internet law), 25…
Copyright ownership of attorney work product is an under-discussed issues among attorneys. It raises a variety of complex issues, including who owns the copyright in the documents we prepare as attorneys and when do we infringe by recycling our work…
I’ve concluded my guest blogging stint at Concurring Opinions. A list of my posts there: * Best and Worst Internet Laws * Suggestions for Conference Organizers * Real Estate Appraisals and Copyrighting Facts * MySpace Sued for Facilitating Offline Sexual…
Douglas Litowitz is issuing a second edition of the book The Destruction of Young Lawyers. I haven’t read the book, but this interview with him lays out his basic thesis. He argues that 5 key attributes of the legal profession…
I’m helping to organize a roundtable discussion for blawgers (scheduled for March 28, 6-8pm at SCU–please email me if you’re interested in coming). This got me thinking about topics I’d like to explore with other blawgers. My list: General *…
There are brewing concerns about the intrusiveness of the proposals floating around in the California legislature, sparked most visibly by the proposal to ban parental spanking of children. Some critics are calling some of these proposals “Nanny Bills” because they…
It’s relatively rare to get public access to a major law firm’s partnership agreement. Courtesy of a plaintiff, here is a copy of the 1994 Sullivan & Cromwell partnership agreement (starting on page 27) [warning: 3MB file]. I didn’t see…