Newest Issue - July 2012

The Pedigree Problem: Are Law School Ties Choking the Profession?

Features

• Insider Threats: Experts Try to Balance the Constitution with Law Enforcement to Find Terrorists
• The Threat from Within: What Is the Scope of Homegrown Terrorism?
• Get Out of Jail--But Not Free: Courts Scramble to Fill Their Coffers by Billing Ex-Cons

President's Letter

• Time to Reject Perception that Disabilities Are Barriers to Productive Legal Careers

Letters

• Letters: Copyright Conundrums

The National Pulse

• Occupy the Courts: The Nationwide Movement Has Left a Mixed Bag of Legal Results
• Pruning the Judicial Branch: State Laws Target 'Activist Judges'

Business of Law

• Betting on a New Frontier: Solo Sets Sights on Africa
• Paladins: High-Demand Litigators Make Travel Work for Them
• A Discovery: Study Tech-Aided Review Before It’s an Ethics Issue
• U of Denver's Law School Takes an Extra Step Toward Transparency for Its Graduate Employment Data
• 'Entry' Fee: Surprise–Inexperienced Associates Cost More
• Call Out: Apps Put Videoconferencing in Lawyers’ Hands
• Mind Meld: How to Understand Legal Minds to Defeat Tech Fears
• Are You Vulnerable? Sometimes a Good Hack Can Help

Precedents

• July 2, 1881: Charles Guiteau Shoots President James Garfield

Opening Statements

• Legal Spirits: Attorney Distills His Legal Acumen to Steer Career Shift
• How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? Texas Courts Weigh Pets' Sentimental Value
• Strategies for Cutting-Edge Cases: Guide to Transgender Family Law Fills Case Law Gap
• What the 1L?! Readers Assess 66-Year-Old's Michigan Law Grad's Retirement Plan
• Milking It: Raw Milk Advocates Lose the Battle But Win the War
• Legal Road Trip: Madison

Supreme Court Report

• New Laws of Nature Law: Ruling Questions Scientific Patents

McElhaney on Litigation

• Don't Be Seduced: Falling in Love with Your Case Means You Won't See Its Shortcomings

Your ABA

• Attorneys for the Damned: ABA Project Marks 25 Years of Providing Counsel to Death Row Inmates
• The Long March: Project to Revise Law School Accreditation Standards Shows Steady Progress
• Askew to Leave Legal Ed Post on Aug. 31
• New Direction: ABA to Expand CLE Programs After End of Long-Standing Partnership
• Lawyers Giving Back
• ABA Announcements

Obiter Dicta

• Keep Your Pants on! Lowrider Trousers Have Legislators, Others Up in Arms

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