Supreme Court Pinch-Hitters?

What do you think about the idea of having substitute Supreme Court justices during instances of recusals? Cornell Law School professor Michael C. Dorf discusses the issue here.

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Blawgs: Still Around, Still Useful

Perennial legal technology commentator Robert Ambrogi had a recent article in Law Technology News declaring that, although the universe of legal commentary and analysis is full of abandoned or useless legal blogs (or "blawgs"), there are also a number of excellent legal blogs out there, and, like it or not, legal blogs have become a very important source for legal news and analysis.

See our older post on how to use blawgs for research. One link we neglected to add there was the academic legal blawg search from Cornell Law Library's Legal Research Engine.

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InnocenceRecord.org

The Innocence Project and Winston & Strawn LLP launched InnocenceRecord.org, an online-line searchable database of the court records and other data of the cases of those who have been wrongfully convicted and later exonerated through DNA evidence.

Because of the sensitive nature of the material in the database, users are required to register before gaining access to much of the material in the database, and an application process is required to view some of the material.
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Email & litigation

While most of you probably text rather than use email, in business and law email is still used for communication. This article "5 Tips to Keep Loose E-mails from Sinking Litigation" is a good reminder to take care with the content of your emails especially work email. Just slow down and don't be the one to make a goof with your communication.
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Now, For Some Real World Advice...

"What Would You Tell a Law Student Before They Enter the 'Real World'?" That was the question posed by this week's Elephant Post on Three Geeks and a Law Blog. Answers were solicited from practitioner experts, all speaking from their various law practice perspectives: client service; human resources; small firm and solo; information technology; business and career development; and (of course) library. As you think about your next job, your skills, your strategies and your future success, take a few minutes to read this practical advice from the trenches.
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