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"Stanford Law Journal Publishes Special Issue on Lawyer Activism Under Trump" lawsitesblog.com/2017/02/sta…

Stanford Law Journal Publishes Special Issue on Lawyer Activism Under Trump

Stanford Law School's Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties has published a special issue, A Lawyer's Guide to Activism, Resistance, and Change Under Trump. 'The focus of this edition is the...

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A quick update. Working on bringing Progressive Lawyer back to life in 2023/24.
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The Pro Bono Project@pbpnola20 Mar 2017
The Project is seeking an Intake Coordinator see bit.ly/Intake0317 for details & application. @TheNOBA @LouisianaBar @ProgLawyer
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"Mind The Gap: Felicity Conrad And Paladin’s Legal Justice Mission" abovethelaw.com/2017/03/mind…
Mind The Gap: Felicity Conrad And Paladin's Legal Justice Mission - Above the Law

Mind The Gap: Felicity Conrad And Paladin's Legal Justice Mission - Above the Law

If this “benefit corporation” model succeeds in legal, it could open up the world of pro bono to public investment.

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"Judicial Conference asks Congress for 57 new US judgeships, including five on this appeals court" abajournal.com/news/article/…
Judicial Conference asks Congress for 57 new US judgeships, including five on this appeals court

Judicial Conference asks Congress for 57 new US judgeships, including five on this appeals court

The Judicial Conference of the United States is recommending that Congress create 57 new Article III judgeships, including five new judgeships for the San…

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"Trump immigration ban faces triple challenge on Wednesday" blog.constitutioncenter.org/…
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"Pakistan: human rights defenders, blasphemy laws, and counter-terrorism" icj.org/pakistan-human-right…
Pakistan: human rights defenders, blasphemy laws, and counter-terrorism | ICJ

Pakistan: human rights defenders, blasphemy laws, and counter-terrorism | ICJ

The ICJ and Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) made a statement to the UN Human Rights Council highlighting the alarming human rights sit

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"Lawfare, Just Security, and the Preservation of Nuance in National Security Law & Policy" justsecurity.org/38826/lawfa…
Lawfare, Just Security, and the Preservation of Nuance in National Security Law & Policy

Lawfare, Just Security, and the Preservation of Nuance in National Security Law & Policy

By now, many readers have likely seen Emily Bazelon’s piece in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine about Lawfare—the gist of which is that the Trump administration has pushed most of Lawfare’s contrib...

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FAN 145 (First Amendment News) David Cole: “Does anyone believe that the ‘free marketplace of ideas’ is functioning? concurringopinions.com/archi…
"Domingo on God as a Metalegal Concept and Secular Legal Systems" lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheo…

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"Yeager on the Impossibility Defense" lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheo…

Typepad | Network Solutions

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"This law school ranking system is much better than U.S. News" washingtonpost.com/news/volo…

Opinion | This law school ranking system is much better than U.S. News

A new paper ranks law schools by student revealed preferences.

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"U.S. Arms Sale to Saudis Spells Legal Trouble for State Department Officials" justsecurity.org/38836/arms-…
U.S. Arms Sale to Saudis Spells Legal Trouble for State Department Officials

U.S. Arms Sale to Saudis Spells Legal Trouble for State Department Officials

In December, the Obama administration suspended a large weapon sale to Saudi Arabia due to concerns about widespread civilian casualties from Saudi airstrikes in Yemen. The Trump administration is...

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"Eliminating preliminary hearings isn’t the answer to court delays" nationalmagazine.ca/Articles…
"Sanctuary 101, Part III: Can Trump Condition Federal Funds This Way?" lawfareblog.com/sanctuary-10…
"Argument preview: Mixing concepts of causation, provocation and qualified immunity in the Fourth Amendment context" scotusblog.com/2017/03/argum…
Argument preview: Mixing concepts of causation, provocation and qualified immunity in the Fourth...

Argument preview: Mixing concepts of causation, provocation and qualified immunity in the Fourth...

On Wednesday, March 22, the eight-justice court will hear argument in County of Los Angeles v. Mendez, a Fourth Amendment civil action filed by two people shot by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputie…

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"The European Court has normalized 'Hijabophobia'" opendemocracy.net/halim-sheb…
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"AG Sessions talks again about "the challenge of violent crime and drugs" and about support for law enforcement" sentencing.typepad.com/sente…

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"Proxy Detention of a U.S. Citizen in Iraq? A Glimpse Into a Murky but Important Category of Detention" lawfareblog.com/proxy-detent…
""Democrats' Misguided Argument Against Gorsuch"" howappealing.abovethelaw.com…
"The Washington State Lawsuit on the Travel Ban—Do the Plaintiffs Have Standing?" justsecurity.org/38815/washi…
The Washington State Lawsuit on the Travel Ban—Do the Plaintiffs Have Standing?

The Washington State Lawsuit on the Travel Ban—Do the Plaintiffs Have Standing?

  The issuance of President Trump’s new (somewhat) revised executive order, temporarily suspending entry into the United States by nationals of six predominantly Muslim countries, has, unsurprising...

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