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Features news, commentary and analysis of a variety of mainly legal and political topics mixed with personal musings.
Author: Law professor Michael Froomkin teaches at the University of Miami School of Law and is one of the founding editors of ICANN Watch.
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Recent Posts from Discourse.net
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Those Billionaires Can Sing
Billionaires for Wealthcare Serande the Masses on Capitol Hill - 11/5/09 (HQ)
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Jotwell Reactions
I've been thrilled by the initial response to Jotwell. Traffic well exceeded my expectations, which is only fair as the initial articles are great, and a large number of friends and strangers have sent me…
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Encouraging Students to Take Foreign Language Courses
I don't know why I had to read this on Above the Law (no, not that), but it seems that UM Law school is implementing a very good change in the tuition structure which will…
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Prisoner Remake On the Way
I confess, I am a fan of the (original) Prisoner. I am not the fanatical sort of fan, just one who has seen them all at least twice. I recognize they are dated. I admit…
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Jotwell Launches Today
Today is the official launch of Jotwell: The Journal of Things We Like (Lots), a new online law journal that I am editing. At Jotwell you will find leading academics and practitioners providing short reviews…
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Economist.com Does '7 Questions for Dan Froomkin'
Economist.com, Democracy in America, Seven questions for Dan Froomkin My favorite of the seven: DIA: Much of Huffington Post’s traffic is driven by gossipy stories about sex and entertainment. Are you concerned about the effect…
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The Scene In Torts Class on Friday
Almost forgot to post this Halloween pix — we had a guest lecturer in Torts class. A number of students also dressed as someone (or maybe his) familiar.
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Jotwell Call for Papers
Jotwell: The Journal of Things We Like (Lots) seeks short reviews of (very) recent scholarship related to the law that the reviewer likes and thinks deserves a wide audience. The ideal Jotwell review will not…
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Corollary to Zawinski's Law
RC3 has proposed a new Corollary to Zawinski's law. Zawinski’s law states: Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can. I…
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Two Words MIA
Exit Strategy: The two words that you don't hear anymore in the Afghanistan policy debate. Where did they go?