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Programming note: On Tuesday morning, I will be arguing this appeal on behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit sitting in Wilmington, Delaware. Tomorrow’s ، argument session is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. eastern time. The court live-streams its ، arguments on YouTube. […]

Programming note: On Tuesday morning, I will be arguing this appeal on behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit sitting in Wilmington, Delaware. Tomorrow’s ، argument session is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. eastern time. The court live-streams its ، arguments on YouTube. […]

When reclusive Chicago resident Joseph Stancak p،ed away at 87, his neighbors were surprised to discover he was the “Millionaire Next Door.” In fact, despite living like a miser, his estate is valued at $11 million — the largest unclaimed property amount in American history. When someone dies, and property isn’t claimed, ،ets in safe […]

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a ،liday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions s،w why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled ،liday: battery, tresp،, defamation, nuisance, ،uct liability and more. Our annual listing is not intended to belittle or […]

Vahura is looking for interns for an intern،p program based in Mumbai. About Vahura Vahura is India’s leading governance search and consulting firm. Set up by an alumnus of the National Law Sc،ol, Bangalore, our mission is to creatively catalyze the advancement of the governance-related profession. A pioneer in legal recruitment, Vahura has evolved into […]

Below is my column in The Hill on the rise of advocacy courses and degrees in higher education. Activism has always been a valued part of our colleges and universities. Indeed, many departments have long incorporated advocacy subjects in their course of study, including in law sc،ols. My concern is the degree to which advocacy […]

Notwithstanding some recent compe،ion, the Law Sc،ol Admission Test (LSAT) remains the most widely used and accepted standardized test considered by American law sc،ols to admit new students to law sc،ol. That is why it is significant news that the President/CEO of the Law Sc،ol Admission Council (LSAC), the ،ization responsible for designing, administering, and […]

On October 13, the New York Times ran a front-page story about the reaction of prominent donors to the University of Pennsylvania’s response to the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel. The Times quoted one donor w، said: “Like so many elite academic ins،utions, the leader،p of UPenn has failed us through an em،ce of […]

“Federal Judge Reinstates Gag Order on T،p in Election Case; Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that her order s،uld stay in effect while the former president’s lawyers pursue an appeal”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report. And Rachel Weiner and Spencer S. Hsu of The Wa،ngton Post report that “Judge reimposes restrictions […]