The Supreme Court this morning handed down its final big sentencing opinion of the Term with Hewitt v. United States, No. 23-1002 (S. Ct. June 26, 2025) (available here). The
vote was 5-4, and here are the particulars of the votes of the Justices: JACKSON, J., delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, and III, [...]
Framed by Marc Galanter's (Wisc.) canonical 2004 paper, The Vanishing Trial, a recent paper by Stefanie Lindquist (Wash U.) and Kirk Randazzo (South Carolina--poli sci), The
Vanishing Appeal?, may not surprise many. That said, it was not too long ago that appellate courts adopted a number of case management protocols in response to "burgeoning [...]
Co-editor Shirley Lin recommends a column by Slay Latham, Brooklyn Law School '23, Remembering history is an act of love, The Bay Area Reporter (June 2, 2025) "To be raised
in San Francisco as a queer person continues to be... [...]
Am Montag, dem 13. Mai 1968, warnte Walter Rüegg, Rektor der Goethe-Universität, vor einem vom Sozialistischen Deutschen Studentenbund (SDS) geplanten Generalstreik an der
Universität. Tatsächlich begannen die Proteste am Mittwoch um 7 Uhr morgens; Streikposten versperrten für zwei Tage den Zugang zu den Frankfurter Universitätsgebäuden. [...]
The Recorder, Lawmaker Seeks Two-Year Pause on New California Bar Exam: California's bar exam would be written by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, not state bar-contracted
Kaplan Exam Services, for at least the next two years under newly amended legislation. [...]
ABA Journal Op-Ed: BigLaw’s Manufactured ‘Arms Race’ For Talent Recruitment Harms Us All, by Jamie R. Abrams (American): BigLaw has manufactured an “arms race” for
talent that is hurting employers, students, recruiters, career counselors and legal educators alike. [...]
Drones have played a pivotal role in Ukraine’s defence during the Russia-Ukraine war. Jon-Wyatt Matlack, Sebastian Schwartz and Oliver Gill argue the drone warfare ecosystem
Ukraine has rapidly developed offers … Continued [...]
