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“Kafka Comes to America”
Oregon Federal Public Defender, Steve Wax, has written a book, Kafka Comes to America, about his experiences representing Guantanamo prisoners and Brandon Mayfield (whom I blogged about, in…
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What Would Nero Wolf and Archie Goodwin Charge for their Services?
How much and for what services should the state pay private investigators in capital cases? The May 10th Willamette Week has a very interesting story about how the…
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Papa, What’s Money?
From, Dombey & Son, by Charles Dickens (via Gutenberg), Chapter 8: “…. ‘Papa! what’s money?’ The abrupt question had such immediate reference to the subject of Mr Dombey’s…
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Public Law Librarianship: A Book and a Review
If you are a public law librarian, a public law library trustee, or interested in pursuing a career in public law librarianship, here’s a great book and a…
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Vote for Your Favorite Legal Novel of the Year
ABA Journal: “Help pick the best legal novel of the year: Vote for one of three Harper Lee Prize finalists” Chose from among these 3: “The Wrong Man,”…
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The Politics of Parking (Book)
There is nothing like a Parking dispute to bring out one’s inner monster, whether the metamorphosis takes place in a faculty meeting (or parking lot), a mall parking…
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Susskind’s End of Lawyers: Annotated with Links
Law librarian colleagues brought a Legal Informatics Blog post to my attention: Susskind on the End of Lawyers. There are a zillion links to commentary on the book….
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Tax Time for Law Firms: Oregon Law Library Values, Past and Present
How much is that law book worth? The Oregon State Bar has current and previous Law Library Values data available just in time for tax season….
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King Lear Goes to Law School: Estate Planning, Distribution of Wealth, and the Art of Teaching
It’s definitely the Year of King Lear, with ghostly sightings, new theatre productions, creative interpretations, and now: King Lear in Law School (from the Gallagher Blog) Maybe you…