Above The Law

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Berkeley Law School provides a good case study in how "campus free speech," addressing both the complexity the issue can raise when politics and identity become intertwined, and how the whole concept has boiled down to a cudgel to harass left-leaning students. [ Eastern Oregon is trying to join Idaho again. NY Times ].

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 26, 2024

Willamette University College of Law and the Conflict of Laws Section of the Association of American Law Schools are hosting a SYMposium to celebrate Professor and Dean Emeritus Symeon Symeonides on May 8-9, 2024. Professor Symeonides will retire from the Willamette University College of Law faculty in 2025.

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LawSites

JULY 19, 2023

Kevin Colangelo , Senior Director, Professional Learning, Law School Admission Council. Dirk Hartung , Founder and Executive Director, Center for Legal Technology and Data Science at Bucerius Law School. Linda Kruschke , Director of Legal Publications, Oregon State Bar. Rodrigo Camarena , Director, Justicia Lab.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Law360 ] * Oregon Supreme Court voting on whether to become the first state in the modern era to offer a full apprenticeship path to the bar. * If Senator Whitehouse thinks John Roberts will take action after Sam Alito straight up admitted to breaching ethics rules , then he doesn't know John Roberts!

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

* You know you have to be doing something wrong as a state when a law school sues you. [ NYU News ]. Things appear to be looking up for the Indian Child Welfare Act. West Hawaii Today ]. Success doesn't always make you safe in layoff season. Law.com ]. * The infighting among judges soft banning aspiring Yale clerks continues.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 5, 2022

Oden is the Chief Operating Officer at Ball Janik, LLP , based in Portland, Oregon, where she oversees the whole gamut of the firm’s business operations — finance and accounting, marketing, facilities, IT and HR — for the firm’s three offices in Portland, Orlando and Miami. The Role of Legal Ops in Law Firms and Legal Departments.

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The Crime Report

MAY 9, 2022

Specifically receiving the brunt of the scrutiny, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in Oregon livestreamed the protests on their official Twitter feed — sometimes zooming in and lingering on individual protesters’ faces and shoes, apparently trying to identify certain protesters to the public.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 11, 2022

Not coincidentally, Oregon decriminalized drug possession in 2020. But for those who wish to reduce harm to people who use drugs now, not just in a hypothetical future, where drugs are no longer subject to criminal law, working with the police is of paramount importance. Polling in Portland, Ore., Rory Fleming.

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MyCase

APRIL 13, 2021

Historically, many law firms weren’t even empathetic toward their own employees – a legal industry cultural effect often created by law school administrations, and then noted and carried forward into law firms. Once you are an accomplished listener then you are likely to do a good job, no matter what you do.

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ALPS

JULY 14, 2021

I get to be here in Eugene, Oregon so it’s just beautiful and getting to do a lot of fun things. And we are in the midst right now of spending a three-part miniseries within the podcast of really looking in terms of what’s going on in the law schools. JENNIFER: And law school was a completely different experience.

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MyCase

APRIL 13, 2021

Historically, many law firms weren’t even empathetic toward their own employees – a legal industry cultural effect often created by law school administrations, and then noted and carried forward into law firms. Once you are an accomplished listener then you are likely to do a good job, no matter what you do.

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Above The Law

MARCH 4, 2022

Law school applications are down 10%! Oregon's Senate just passed a bill that specifies when cops can use tear gas on people. . * Only Fox I trust is a Red One : Former Fox News producer in legal trouble after allegedly working with Russian Oligarchs [ NYT ]. * Maybe this video is finally doing what needs to be done.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

6] These term lengths are similar to other states too, such as Oregon and Wyoming, which also have 20-year terms for PURPA contracts. [7]. Jeffrey Hammons is an Associate Attorney at the Environmental Law & Policy Center in Chicago, IL, where his litigation practice covers issues of pollution control and energy law.

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LawSites

MARCH 10, 2023

Part 1 ) ( Part 2 ) Ed Walters, CEO at Fastcase, Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and at Cornell Law School/Cornell Tech Ed Walters is the CEO of Fastcase , a legal intelligence company based in Washington, D.C. . – Dan Lear and Bob Ambrogi, series editors.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In Florida, a committee appointed by the state Supreme Court approved “in concept” changes that would create a Law Practice Innovation Laboratory Program similar to Utah’s regulatory sandbox and that would allow some loosening of the rules around nonlawyer ownership of law firms.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In Florida, a committee appointed by the state Supreme Court approved “in concept” changes that would create a Law Practice Innovation Laboratory Program similar to Utah’s regulatory sandbox and that would allow some loosening of the rules around nonlawyer ownership of law firms.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Likewise, a study by Georgetown University’s Kevin Tobia and MIT’s Eric Martinez found that only nine percent of law school professors identify as conservative at the top 50 law schools. identified as “conservative,” and only 0.4% as “very conservative.”

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LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Traditional legal research can be lengthy and tedious, requiring attorneys to sift through countless documents, case laws, and articles. Founded: 6/1/2023, Portland, Oregon. Founded: 9/16/2021, Portland, Oregon. He has worked across startups and corporate technology, and is closing out his third year of law school.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 23, 2021

The remaining question, then, is whether Section 115 preempts state law claims for some other reason. Michael Burger is the Executive Director of the Sabin Center and a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia Law School. But that’s an analysis, and a set of arguments, for another day.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The inclusion of the University of South Carolina stands out in an important respect: The lowest-ranking schools have tended to be private universities, which are not subject to the full protections of free speech under the First Amendment.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

After the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc of its decision that youth plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue their constitutional climate change claims against the federal government, the plaintiffs filed a motion in the federal district court in Oregon seeking leave to amend their complaint.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 3, 2024

Appeals of ballot decisions are pending in Arizona; ballot challenges are in process in Alaska, Maine , New York, New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. A Wisconsin challenge has been denied twice.) They can speak as one, not just for the Court but for the country.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 24, 2021

There is a new legal challenge over academic freedom and free speech brought by former University of Miami Law School Professor Dan Ravicher. Such complaints can be the precursor for litigation and there is every indication that Ravicher is intent on a showdown with Miami Law School.

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