Lawyers and bar associations in Turkey have long faced political and legal pressure. The court case against the Istanbul Bar Association that led to the dismissal of its executive
board and the criminal prosecution of board members is another troubling instance of such pressure. [...]
Over at Just Security‘s substack, I wrote a piece last night very soon after the Justice Department submitted a filing in D.V.D. v. Department of Homeland Security, a document
that strongly suggests the government violated the district court’s temporary restraining order (which has since been superseded by a preliminary injunction). [...]
Deimos – Zeitschrift für Antike Militärgeschichte Das Diamond Open Access Online Journal DEIMOS ist ein Publikationsorgan für Beiträge zu allen Bereichen der antiken
Militärgeschichte. Darunter werden entsprechend dem Konzept der „neuen Militärgeschichte“ alle Aspekte der antiken Kultur mit Bezug zu Kriegern, Krieg bzw. [...]
I noted in this post back in October that a Sixth Circuit panel heard oral argument to consider its precedent limiting grounds for compassionate release in light of the US
Sentencing Commission guideline amendment allowing some "changes in the law" to serve as basis for sentence reduction under § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). In that post, I [...]
Kathleen DeLaney Thomas (North Carolina; Google Scholar), Rethinking Tax Information: The Case for Quarterly 1099s, 97 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1527 (2024): When an electricity provider
wants customers to pay their bills monthly, it sends them a bill each month. Yet, this is not how the tax system works— at... [...]
Law.com, Growing Chorus of Law School Faculty, Leadership Speaking Out Against Threats to Rule of Law: In the wake of the Trump administration's recent string of unprecedented
actions against law firms, courts and universities, an increasing number of law professors and leaders have expressed concerns over constitutional violations and [...]
A call for papers has been issued for a conference on "Systemic Integration of Climate Change in International Law," to take place August 28-29, 2025, in Singapore (in person
only). The conference will be hosted by the Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore in partnership with Durham University's Centre for [...]
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In the sixth episode of Season 6 of Emphasis Added, we have an impactful conversation with Professor Alissa Gomez to explore the intersection of legal education, access to
justice, and the impact of pro bono work.Professor Gomez shares her path from commercial litigation at King & Spalding to leading Houston Volunteer Lawyers and eventually [...]
