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Does Deep Throat Exist?

Today, to appease all the Watergate buffs out there, we have a guest comment by Jack Ayer.  Ayer is a renowned bankruptcy/commercial law professor who in earlie…

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Defending International Law

When we most need international law, it is most under attack.  The right wing denounces international law constraints on national power while the left wing soun…

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American Solidarity with Iraqis

The image of Americans dipping their fingers in blue ink in solidarity with brave Iraqis is striking.  Before the war, we assumed that the ordinary people of Ir…

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Wireless in Subways?

My friend Shane tells me that Blackberrys work in the NY subways because they run on old radio pager technology.  Apparently, the subways have long had radio tr…

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Vote for Top Legal Thinkers

As I mentioned a couple of months ago, the magazine Legal Affairs is conducting an online poll of the top 20 Legal Thinkers in America.  Of course, they recogn…