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Word to the Wise: Current Classmates = Future Colleagues

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Everyone says law school is like high school, and that’s 100% true, I’ve even said it, multiple times. However, here is where law school and high school differ. Although you could potentially be a colleague with a high school friend/foe, you are much more likely to be working with a law school classmate. In high [...]

Obama Refuses to Enforce DOMA

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In a move that sent shock through the legal system and created an instant buzz amongst pundits (former presidential hopeful, Mike Huckabee, said this decision may “destroy Obama”), President Obama today ordered the Department of Justice to no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Section 3. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a memo to Speaker [...]

Rahm Wins Mayor’s Race

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Former chief-of-staff in President Obama’s white house, Rahm Emanuel, can now add a new title to his resume: mayor of Chicago. Rahm has been projected the winner with 55% of the vote tabulated (thus far). The next closest contender, Gery Chico conceded to Rahm not long ago. The result was not expected to be a surprised. [...]

Miguel Cabrera Starting Spring Training on the Wrong Foot

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Miguel Cabrera, first basemen for the Detroit Tigers, was arrested Wednesday night in Florida on suspicion of drunk driving. Cabrera has a history of alcohol abuse and this can only rattle the nerves of Tigers fans going into spring training. Take a look at Miguel Cabrera’s mugshot. Who says getting arrested on suspicion of drunk [...]

Damn it Feels Good to be a Lawyer

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ESPN.com released an article that will get even the most negative of prospective and/or current law students psyched about the prospects of becoming a lawyer. The article begins by pointing out the obvious about athletes, coaches, managers, athletic trainers and the like; they retire and get fired. Now comes the genius in the whole story: [...]

The Michael Vick Conundrum

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Michael Vick is the current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, and former Leavenworth penitentiary resident. In order to fully understand the Michael Vick conundrum it’s important to get a little background on the former number one overall pick in the NFL draft. Vick played his collegiate days at Virginia Tech University on a football scholarship after being [...]

Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse Shows Up in Cairo?

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According to Foxnation.com, “This is an incredible piece of video. At the 1:20 mark you clearly see some greenish figure moving through the crowd. Between the crowds of protesters and barricades, the video shows a flowing, pale green image that resembles an erect rider atop a horse in Medieval-like barding. The ethereal figure remains for [...]

Let The Finals Stress Begin

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Here is some more good animation from TimCully.com. Whether this is your first go-around or just another string of finals, most anyone can relate to the stress that goes along with a law school final. The idea that your entire grade is likely going to be based off of a single, 3-hour exam, has a [...]

Finals Time. Issue Getting a Study Room?

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Great cartoon by Tim Cully from TimCully.com. With finals around the corner, every law school student, mostly 1L’s, are going to be scrambling for study rooms and looking for any way to get the edge going into finals. Goodluck to all the 1L’s out there gearing up for their first of many finals. Check out [...]

Patently Unconstitutional?: Apple’s Anti-Sexting Patent As Limit on Free Speech

Partner Richard Cauley of Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs and Cauley writes for his personal blog, Patent Warrior, on IP matters. His most recenty article involves Apple’s new Anti-Sexting Patent. Ostensibly, the patent is to prevent unruly children from sending immodest text messages to their significant others. This would be understandable as most parents would like to [...]

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