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

Open Thread: Reflections on the MPRE
The November administration of the MPRE has come and gone. And while we'll (apparently) have to wait five weeks for scores to be released, that will not stop the most neurotic of us from worrying…
How to be a Blogger: An Interview with David Lat
What is legal blogging, and why don't law students do more of it? This is a question that has been on my mind over the past few weeks (and really, months). Is blogging merely a…
BREAKING NEWS: Gay Marriage Banned in Maine
Well, that was quick... Maine voters have overturned the law allowing for gay marriage. For our previous coverage of this issue, click here.
Wholly Racial Questioning, Batson!
Do this: open another tab, and play this clip in the background before reading.Did you do that?Alright, on to the main show.What happens when you strike jurors on the basis of race? Batson hearings, that's…
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs bill facilitating construction of NFL stadium in San Gabriel Valley
Get ready, Los Angeles football fans! The NFL is coming to town. The LA Times reports that Governor Schwarzenegger has signed a bill "exempt[ing a] proposed 75,000-seat stadium from state environmental laws[, an action] .…
Ignorance Of The Law Isn't An Excuse!
Or, at least it shouldn't be after seeing this book. While I can't say that I have read it, I can say that I read a rather hysterical review of it here. I liked it…
Going Maine-stream? Voters To Determine Whether To Affirm Gay Marriage, Extend Medical Marijuana Law in Maine
An interesting story from the Bangor Daily News (HT: Daily Beast): The validity of Maine's gay marriage legalization hangs in the balance, with voters on both sides trying to finally put the question to rest.…
Driving That Train: Casey's "Undue Burden" - Better Tell Your Folks!!
It's not like Illinois is behind the times or anything-- the General Assembly finally got around to incorporating the Court's Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) ruling into it's abortion notification law. Casey…
St. Charles Townspeople To Urinators: "You're Pissing Us Off...Now Pay Up!"
A little brite for your Sunday night: St. Charles (one of Chicagoland's posh exurbs) has decided to try and shake a prevalent problem it has downtown: public urination. The solution? Pass a law (or an…
Pharmacists are Shaking in their Lab Coats
The Wall Street Journal reports that a 35-year-old woman bought close to 4,500 painkillers over the course of a year, recklessly decided to drive a car, and ultimately killed one man and severely injured another.…