The Blackbook Legal Blog


"Our principal goal is to provide an open forum for law students and practitioners to voice their thoughts, opinions, and ideas on issues of concern to the profession (and hopefully how to change it for the better). In a sense, this goal is about thoughtful interactivity. Accordingly, we offer a variety of features which enable us to respond directly to concerns and ideas expressed by our readers."

Author: Nima Mohebbi and Craig Reiser are law students at the University of Pennsylvania, Joshua Borden is from George Washington University, and "Fred Bastiat" is a law student at Loyola University in Chicago.

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Recent Posts from The Blackbook Legal Blog


  • Clerkship Applications up 66% From Last Year...

    Back in February, we inquired whether the economic climate would lead to fewer candidates applying for judicial clerkships. As we noted: [W]ith firms laying off by the dozen and swelled profits drying up, can anyone…

  • Next Stop: Poor House

    California just can't get a break. From the LA Times:Less than four months after California leaders stitched together a patchwork budget, a projected deficit of nearly $21 billion already looms over Sacramento, according to a…

  • Follow up: Is President Obama Aborting his Campaign Promises?

    A few weeks ago, the House of Representatives passed its healthcare bill by a vote of 220-215. As Jeffrey Toobin reports, a significant factor contributing to the Democrats' success was their "big tent" approach to…

  • How do you get your blog posts published into a book?

    Be Nobel Prize winning economist Gary Becker, or legal intellectual giant Judge Richard Posner. Since 2004, both Becker and Posner have been writing a blog on current economic and legal issues. Recently, "their essays from…

  • Notes on Justice Sotomayor's Bench Presence During Oral Arguments

    From the National Law Journal:As Sotomayor wraps up her second full argument cycle as a Supreme Court justice, it has become clear that she is a prolific and fearless questioner. She can be tenacious and…

  • A Current Look at the Deficit and Proposed Tax Changes

    Time for an update on our nation's deficit. As you may know, the United States' total debt is limited to a statutory ceiling set by Congress. Currently, this ceiling is $12.1 trillion. As of Friday,…

  • Is Law School a Good Investment?

    Not according to the new research paper, "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Lawyers." From Economix: The paper tries to measure the return on investment in a law school education, using three…

  • U.S. Treasury: Accepting Donations This Holiday Season

    With Christmas right around the corner, a lot of us often forget how blessed we truly are. This is why I am a proponent of helping those who are less fortunate during the holiday season.…

  • Through the Looking Glass

    I am a huge history buff. In particular, I love to see where two particular cultures or countries diverged and then examine whether the reason for that divergence was justified. In 1791, the United States…

  • Is Law School Non Partisan?

    Law students are often inherently interested in controversial political issues, upcoming legislation, and elections. So how do those interests manifest themselves in a school setting? Well, the presidential election of 2008 is considered by many…