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Will We Ever See a Non-Ivy League Supreme Court Justice?
Thursday, 18 Jun, 2009 – 10:17 | 2 Comments
Will We Ever See a Non-Ivy League Supreme Court Justice?

You went to a middle-of-the-road undergraduate school where the focus was more on tailgating in the stadium parking lot than schmoozing over brandy and cigars or whatever the ultra-elite do when they’re not conducting secret …

PSU’s Appellate Clinic files SC amicus brief in Ricci v. DeStefano
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 14:36 | No Comment
PSU’s Appellate Clinic files SC amicus brief in Ricci v. DeStefano

Penn State Dickinson’s Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, lead by Prof. Foreman, just filed it’s second Supreme Court amicus brief of the semester.  The Clinic co-authored this brief in support of Respondents (Mayor DeStefano and the …

Penn State Law’s Appellate Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Gross v. FBL Fin. Servs.
Thursday, 12 Feb, 2009 – 16:50 | No Comment
Penn State Law’s Appellate Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Gross v. FBL Fin. Servs.

Penn State Law’s Civil Rights Appellate Clinic recently filed an amicus brief in Gross v. FBL Fin. Servs. with Cohen Milstein and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

Does Oral Argument Matter? – Stats From the Court
Monday, 6 Oct, 2008 – 11:46 | One Comment
Does Oral Argument Matter? – Stats From the Court

The Supreme Court began hearing oral argument for the fall term this morning.  SCOTUS Blog always has great coverage of what cases are being argued today and a preview of the cases this week.  Two …

Vagary Statute Struck Down by SC in Papachristou (1972)
Saturday, 4 Oct, 2008 – 15:45 | No Comment
Vagary Statute Struck Down by SC in Papachristou (1972)

So I’m doing a ton of research for PSLR and came across this sweet Florida statute that was “void for vagueness because it did not give fair notice of what conduct was forbidden and because …

QOTW: Harris v. Forklift Sys.
Monday, 25 Feb, 2008 – 20:34 | No Comment
QOTW: Harris v. Forklift Sys.

I think I’m going to start a Quote of the Week feature where I’ll post some law-related amusing quote. If you’re lucky, it’ll be a real quote and not from class.
The quote this week is …

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