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  • What’s the Point?

    What’s the Point?

    A hopeful message for soon-to-be lawyers (and everyone else, I guess)
    Go to the profile of Dan Canon
    Dan Canon
    May 27
    Crossing the Finish Line: My Experience as a Woman of Color in Law School

    Crossing the Finish Line: My Experience as a Woman of Color in Law School

    “[T]he very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again…
    Go to the profile of Jordan Butler
    Jordan Butler
    May 2
    Afterlife Law: Cases and Materials

    Afterlife Law: Cases and Materials

    What happens to the law when technology lets us live forever?
    Go to the profile of Dustin Arand
    Dustin Arand
    Feb 18
    The Fresh Evidence Rule has Gotten Stale

    The Fresh Evidence Rule has Gotten Stale

    When survivors of sexual assault wait to report the crime, they come up against a biased criminal justice system.
    Go to the profile of JoAnne Sweeny
    JoAnne Sweeny
    Dec 17, 2024
    Statistics for Dummies. 4 — Another Empirical Analysis

    Statistics for Dummies. 4 — Another Empirical Analysis

    If you read the last article and are here now, you were left wondering. Good. Your thinking is similar to a painting by Paul Gaugin titled…
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    Venn Datagram
    Nov 26, 2024
    A Global Reflection on Justice, Corruption, and Reform

    A Global Reflection on Justice, Corruption, and Reform

    The decay of integrity in law is a growing problem that undermines justice, fairness, and trust in legal systems around the world. Law, as…
    Go to the profile of Mahiraj jadeja
    Mahiraj jadeja
    Nov 26, 2024
    Gendered Burnout

    Gendered Burnout

    We’ve got to stop killing our girls.
    Go to the profile of JoAnne Sweeny
    JoAnne Sweeny
    Nov 4, 2024
    Biden vs Trump 2.0?

    Biden vs Trump 2.0?

    Could Canada be on the brink of facing a new political wave?
    Go to the profile of Gigi Ryan
    Gigi Ryan
    Oct 19, 2024
    Statistics for Dummies. 3 — Our First Empirical Analysis

    Statistics for Dummies. 3 — Our First Empirical Analysis

    And so we continue the discovery from before. For today’s article, we are going to get at what I consider the essentials of statistics —…
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    Venn Datagram
    Oct 11, 2024
    An important lesson on Civil Liberties.

    An important lesson on Civil Liberties.

    How I came to study criminal procedure.
    Go to the profile of Gabriel Wells
    Gabriel Wells
    Oct 11, 2024
    Why Free Speech Absolutism Makes Us All Less Free

    Why Free Speech Absolutism Makes Us All Less Free

    How to regulate disinformation in the era of social media
    Go to the profile of Dustin Arand
    Dustin Arand
    Oct 11, 2024
    Statistics for Dummies. 2 — The Basics of Probability

    Statistics for Dummies. 2 — The Basics of Probability

    What happens when law meets probability? Let’s find out and connect these two topics in our Venn-Datagram!
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    Venn Datagram
    Sep 28, 2024
    No NDA for Old Men

    No NDA for Old Men

    How the Speak Out Act Nullifies Non-Disclosure Agreements in Sexual Misconduct Cases
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    James J. Wilkerson, J.D.
    Sep 14, 2024
    Law School is Different Now. It‘s Better.

    Law School is Different Now. It‘s Better.

    Reflecting on the transition from a 40-year practice career to teaching today’s law students.
    Go to the profile of Marc Murphy
    Marc Murphy
    Sep 13, 2024
    Vote Blue in Red States

    Vote Blue in Red States

    Tony Arnold  © Craig Anthony (Tony) Arnold, 2024
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    Tony Arnold
    Sep 8, 2024
    Statistics for Lawyers. 1 — Correlation and Causation

    Statistics for Lawyers. 1 — Correlation and Causation

    In my articles, I aim to connect different disciplines in unique ways to inspire innovative thinking. This series will focus on explaining…
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    Venn Datagram
    Sep 8, 2024
    ICC Indictments: An Update

    ICC Indictments: An Update

    Will a Warrant be Issued for Bibi’s Arrest?
    Go to the profile of Shlomo Levin
    Shlomo Levin
    Aug 30, 2024
    Light Two Torches

    Light Two Torches

    On Paris, LA, and American Dreaming
    Go to the profile of Marc Murphy
    Marc Murphy
    Aug 22, 2024
    Another Letter to the Law School Class of 2026

    Another Letter to the Law School Class of 2026

    Dear rising 2L,
    Go to the profile of James J. Wilkerson, J.D.
    James J. Wilkerson, J.D.
    Aug 22, 2024
    The Song that Never Ends: Murder Ballads, Abortion, and Forgotten Women

    The Song that Never Ends: Murder Ballads, Abortion, and Forgotten Women

    A folk historian discusses what centuries of songs about killing women can tell us about this moment in history.
    Go to the profile of Karen Hogg
    Karen Hogg
    Aug 20, 2024
    JD Vance’s Couch and the Power of Storytelling

    JD Vance’s Couch and the Power of Storytelling

    JD Vance and his couch — it’s not true. So why is it so persuasive?
    Go to the profile of JoAnne Sweeny
    JoAnne Sweeny
    Aug 10, 2024
    What Movies and TV Get Wrong About Criminal Law

    What Movies and TV Get Wrong About Criminal Law

    Legal dramas aren’t accurate representations of the justice system
    Go to the profile of Steven Toews, JD, MBA
    Steven Toews, JD, MBA
    Jul 25, 2024
    We’re Not In Kansas Anymore. Or Iowa Or New Hampshire Or . . .

    We’re Not In Kansas Anymore. Or Iowa Or New Hampshire Or . . .

    Go to the profile of Marc Murphy
    Marc Murphy
    Jul 24, 2024
    My Second First Year of Law School

    My Second First Year of Law School

    Key lessons about law school that I learned as a first year law professor.
    Go to the profile of Joe Dunman
    Joe Dunman
    Jul 19, 2024
    Lara Trump Is Ugly

    Lara Trump Is Ugly

    Since I began publishing political art when Barack Obama was still a US Senator I’ve drawn countless men and women of different shapes and…
    Go to the profile of Marc Murphy
    Marc Murphy
    Jul 19, 2024
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