On June 2, Walter Lübcke, a German politician who had defended Chancellor Angela Merkel’s policy of welcoming migrants, was murdered by a right-wing extremist. The incident
was one of several such attacks against European politicians who had advocated for generous immigration policies, and one of many more right-wing attacks perpetrated [...]
From Sept. 2 to Sept. 6, the United States conducted its first-ever joint naval exercise with all 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ASEAN-U.S.
Maritime Exercise (AUMX), co-led by the U.S. and Royal Thai navies, consisted of pre-sail activities in Thailand, Singapore and Brunei, as well as a sea phase in [...]
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and abroad. Here’s today’s news. [...]
Congratulations to our friend, Tom Berg, on this very interesting collection of essays on the relationship between intellectual property and patent law, on the one hand, and
law and religion on the other. The book is Patents on Life: Religious, Moral, and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property (Cambridge University [...]
Northeastern University School of Law – Scott Cummings, Robert Henigson Professor of Legal Ethics Professor of Law, University of California Los Angeles School of Law, presents
today as part of the Faculty Colloquia Series. Event is co-sponsored with NUSL’s Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration (CPIAC). [...]
As reported in this Hill piece,"President hopeful Beto O'Rourke on Thursday unveiled a plan to legalize marijuana and end the war on drugs." Here are the basics: The former
Texas congressman would grant clemency to those currently serving sentences for marijuana possession, establish a model for marijuana legalization and give grants [...]
New Research Provides Insight into the Importance of Relationships in Law School: Newly-released data by the Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) provides a compelling
look at the importance of relationships in law school. Data from this Report, Relationships Matter, draw from the responses of more than 18,000 students... [...]
Wall Street Journal: One Argument for Radical Income Transparency, by Oliver Hauser (University of Exeter Business School) & Michael Norton (Harvard Business School): How much
do people actually know about the income and wealth of people who live around them? And how does what they think they know skew the... [...]
Following up on my prior posts (links below): Jacksonville Daily Record, Student Files Suit Against Florida Coastal School of Law: A student at Florida Coastal School of Law
is suing the school and its owner, InfiLaw Corp., alleging that the school breached its contract with the student and negligently misrepresented... [...]
The latest contribution in our Organizing Rebellion symposium together with Armed Groups and International Law is up now at AGIL, entitled “Crimes Against Humanity Committed
by Non-State Actors. How Much ‘Organizing’ Do They Require?” by Mathias Holvoet. [...]
