Newest Issue - October 2012

The World of McElhaney: Jim McElhaney Closes the Book on a Storied Career, But Angus Lives on

Features

• As DC Circuit Weighs the Future of Guantanamo Inmates, Some Say Judicial Review Can Harm Military
• Detention Policies: What Role for Judicial Review?
• Prison Break: Budget Crises Drive Reform, But Private Jails Press On
• Foreign Exchanges: Rupert Murdoch, Embattled in the UK, Grapples with US Bribery Law

President's Letter

• A Vote for Fair and Open Elections

Letters

• Letters: More for the Stage

The National Pulse

• Clearing Up Hazing: Opponents Are Pushing for Stricter Laws
• Taking the Pulse of the Health Act: States Weigh Whether to Opt Out of the Newly Approved Law

Business of Law

• Google+ Plus or Minus? Opinions Vary Widely on the Social Network’s Value
• Burgeoning Blogs: Can They Give BigLaw Firms an Edge?
• Making Mediators: As the Field Grows, So Does the Need for Negotiation Skills
• Clogged Pipeline: Lack of Growth at Firms Has Women Skipping Law School
• Growing Justice: Law Schools Hop on the Incubator Trend

Report from Governmental Affairs

• Civil Solution: ABA Says Those Facing Removal from the US Shouldn’t Be Treated Like Criminals

Precedents

• October 28, 1867: Medicine Lodge Treaty Is Signed

The Practice

• Outtakes from a Treatise: Garner and Scalia Present a Quiz on Textualism: Part 1 of 2

Opening Statements

• Patently Delicious: Meat Specialist Seeks to Patent a Certain Cut of Meat
• Patient Beware: Biomedical Engineer Launches Service to Help with Foreign Med-Mal Cases in US
• 'Girls Who Code' Seeks to Level the Playing Field for Women in Tech Sector
• Exposed: Louisiana Law Has Sex Offenders Listing Their Crimes on Social Media
• Higher Ed: Yale Announces a Degree for Those Aiming to Be Law Profs
• Hearsay: Short Takes and Fast Facts on the Law

Supreme Court Report

• Eyes of US Are Upon Texas: Affirmative Action Case Kicks Off the Supreme Court's 2012 Term

Your ABA

• In Harmony’s Way: Lawyer Bands Add Musical Heat to the ABA Annual Meeting
• Law of the Jungle: ABA Pushes for Model Act Setting Standards for Treatment of Pets in Disasters
• Final Call: Section Won’t Accredit Non-US Law Schools, But Foreign Lawyers Can Be Admitted
• ABA Announcements
• Lawyers Giving Back

Obiter Dicta

• Manly As They Wanna Be: Bikers Can Harley Wait for Court to Rule on Macho Rubber-Burning Ritual

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