Professor WIlliam Jacobson has the story here, although right now the details remain vague. As I read Jacobson’s post, we know three things: (1) a member of the member of the Board of Overseers for Widener Law and a member of the Widener Law Campaign Subcommittee have very recently stepped down; (2) Jacobsen has seen […]
Archive | August, 2011
Settling on Species Numbers
Biodiversity loss may be a serious environmental problem (I certainly believe it is), but scientists have had a hard time figuring out how many species are disappearing and how fast. One difficulty is the lack of consensus on how many species there are in the first place. Approximately 1.2 million species have been identified, but […]
My Annual Rant (Tinkerbell Returns!) – Now in Dialogue Form
Here’s something from yesterday’s NY Times: “Stocks Rise as Investors Await Signals” By Julia Werdigier and Bettina Wassener Stocks rose Tuesday, many for a second straight day, even after a report showed new-home sales in the United States fell in July more than expected. On Wall Street, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index gained 11.07 […]
China Discloses Its Own Cyberattacks on National TV?
It appears that Chinese TV inadvertently disclosed custom-built software in the act of attacking Falun Gong websites. In a story that originally broke on Falun Gong media outlets but has since been corroborated by others, background footage from a government-run channel’s documentary “showed a piece of custom-built Chinese software actually launching a cyberattack against a […]
New York Trial Court Rejects Imam’s Libel Claim
Rashada v. New York Post (N.Y. trial court, Aug. 11, 2011), involved a libel claim brought by Melody Rashada against the New York Post and op-ed author Patrick Dunleavy based on what seems to be this article. The article focused on four Muslim terrorism suspects, and asked how they “were radicalized to the point where […]
If You’re Managing a Law Journal’s “Back Issues” Web Site
If you’re managing a law journal’s “back issues” Web site, do not list the archives by issue number, e.g., “Volume 56, Number 2 – November 2009” (with a link to the issue). People who are using your site to get an article won’t know what issue it’s from. They’ll either have the volume and starting […]
Earthquake in D.C.
I felt the ground shake during the recent 5.8-5.9 magnitude quake here in the DC area. But really it seems like much ado about nothing. There is little if any damage and normal business seems to be resuming quickly. The workers who were installing a new AC at my house at the time went right […]
5.8 Magnitude Earthquake on the East Coast
Well that was different. If you’re on the east coast and you felt it, comment away.
On Campus Versus Off Campus
One of the most pressing issues in student-speech jurisprudence concerns when school officials can punish public school students for posting profane, racy, bullying or otherwise objectionable material online. Several federal courts of appeals have weighed in on the issue, heightening the possibility of U.S. Supreme Court review. A court – as some concurring judges did […]
News About Scholarship on Law and Religion
I just subscribed to the RSS feed of the CLR [Center for Law and Religion] Forum, run by the St. John’s University School of Law. The site mostly focuses on summaries of new scholarship about law and religion, though it should also have some original commentary on law-and-religion news. It looks like an excellent supplement […]
Useful Numbers
A surprising useful number to remember is the number of seconds in a year: you can remember it as 30 million, or (if you’re so inclined) 10 million times pi, though the more accurate number is about 31.5 million (on average). From there it follows that there are about half a million minutes a year. […]
More on the “Internet”:
I know, I know, . . . I’m obsessing a bit – if you’ve had enough already about the Crusade to Keep the Initial Capital in “Internet,” read no further . . . Referring to the global TCP/IP network as “the internet” is, I assert, a real barrier to intelligent discussion and analysis of phenomena […]
The Endgame in Libya
As I write this post, it looks like the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi is about to fall. Few will shed any tears for him. Gadhafi is a highly oppressive ruler and was for many years a leading supporter of terrorism against the US and others. The Obama Administration deserves credit for helping achieve […]
A Few Thoughts on “LawProf” and Law School Scam Blogs
With law school scam blogs being in the blogospheric news these days, I wanted to offer a few thoughts. 1. In my view, Paul Campos’s blog has been useful. If Campos had written his blog using his real name, few would have paid attention. By hiding his identity, and by claiming that he hid it […]
Upcoming 2012 Mayan Apocalypse Upcoming Transhumanism-Triggered Second Coming of Jesus?
From a WorldNetDaily article: Secret U.S. experiments to prompt 2nd Coming? … Secret experiments now underway in the U.S. and elsewhere are sparking fears of a potential extinction-level event hastening the 2nd Coming of Jesus …. The possibility of humans eradicating their own existence through technological advancement has some Christians cracking open their Bibles to […]