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The courts affirmed the jury verdict in five of the cases, ordered a conditional reduction in four others and in one case ordered an increase.
Richard A. Posner - Authors - The Atlantic
On January 3, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke gave a long speech entitled "Monetary Policy and the Housing Bubble," in which he argued that the Fed's low interest rate policy in the early 2000s, which he supported, was not a significant factor in the housing bubble and resultant financial collapse.
As I type this, my students are in the last stage of my grand experiment with a collaborative exam.
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Empirical Legal Studies
Many of those in the (seemingly) cyclical throes of law review article submission process (particularly folks on the tenure track) eventually wonder about, among other issues, submission timing.The title of this post is the headline of this new article from the Houston Chronicle , which carries the subheadline "Houstonian, who has no secrets to trade, is doing more time than drug lords."
Sentencing Law and Policy
Texas Lawyer Blog
Usually, election-year politics aren’t front and center at oral argument before a U.S.
This Article considers whether differences in methods of judicial selection should influence how judges approach statutory interpretation. Courts and scholars have not given this question much sustained attention, but most would probably embrace the “unified model,” according to which appointed judges (such as federal judges) and elected judges (such as many state judges) are supposed to approach statutory text in identical ways. There is much to be said for the unified model – and we offer the first systematic defense of it.
PrawfsBlawg
On the one hand, as I sit before a screen, I can see, talk to, interact with people from anywhere in the world in an instant.
Simple Justice
The United States or any agency thereof or any officer (or any person acting under that officer) of the United States or of any agency thereof, in an official or individual capacity, for or relating to any act under color of such office or on account of any right, title or authority claimed under any Act of Congress for the apprehension or punishment of criminals or the collection of the revenue.
Defending People
Romney at Daytona 500, February, 2012 (Rainier Ehrhardt/AP)
New York Personal Injury Law Blog
I have posted before about the value of hiring a geriatric care manager (GCM). According to the National Association of Geriatric Care Manager, a GCM is a health and human services specialist who helps families who are caring for older relatives.