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Supreme Court Denies Cablevision Review

Today the Supreme Court reportedly resolved not to hear the appeal on the Second Circuit’s Cablevision decision. This denial comes shortly after the Court has r…

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Debunking evo psych

Sharon Begley in Newsweek: "These have not been easy days for evolutionary psychology. For years the loudest critics have been social scientists, feminists…

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Go big or go home

Reading today's Paul Krugman: "On one side there’s Barack the Policy Wonk, whose command of the issues — and ability to explain those issues in plain E…

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Typography for lawyers

Through the fortunes of Twitter, @VBalasubramani (and his RT of @AdrianL), I came upon this awesome guide for lawyers who are sticklers for how their documents…

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Weegy: The Future Of Search?

Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice President of Search Product and User Experience, has said that “search is in its infancy.”  If you want a preview of how Internet s…

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Collaboration and the Law

Inc. magazine has published Part Two of their early look at my upcoming book, "The Laws of Disruption." (See Href=http://www.inc.com/articles/2009/04/…

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Today's Father Coughlin

Ebert on O'Reilly: "I am not interested in discussing O'Reilly's politics here. That would open a hornet's nest. I am more concerned about…

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Petition To Improve PACER

A "small band of law librarians," including the wonderful staff here at Stanford, asks you to sign their petition to improve the online court docket s…