Newest Issue - September 2012

Legal Rebels 2012: If the Shoe Fits...

Features

• Pricing Amy: Should Those Who Download Child Pornography Pay the Victims?
• Letters of the Law: National Security Letters Help the FBI Stamp Out Terrorism But Some Disapprove
• National Security Letters: Building Blocks for Investigations or Intrusive Tools?

Web Extras

• Full Transcript of Bryan A. Garner's Interview with Elena Kagan

President's Letter

• Breaking the Shackles: More Must Be Done to End Human Trafficking and Help Victims

Letters

• Letters: Elite Talk

The National Pulse

• Poll Vaulting: As November Looms, States Still Battling over Voter ID Laws
• ‘Like’ Is Unliked: Clicking on a Facebook Item Is Not Free Speech, Judge Rules

Business of Law

• A Dope Niche: With State Law Changes, It's Pot That's Hot
• Florida Lawyer Starts Residency Program for Recent Grads
• The Superlong Commute: Recession Has Workers Opting for Travel over Relocation
• Twitter Talk: Its Search and Trends Can Keep You Up to Speed
• Bad News Gets Worse: 2011 Grads Face Tightening Job Market
• Lawyer at Large: Minnesotan Fulfills His Dream of Visiting Every Country

Precedents

• Sept. 22, 1919: The Great Steel Strike of 1919

The Practice

• Kagan’s Teachers: 9th Justice Talks About Her Influences in Writing, Reading and Reasoning

Opening Statements

• Hip-Hop at Law: Course Samples Hip-Hop's Bottom-Up Critique of the Law
• Keeping Watch: NYC's Stop-and-Frisk Policing Inspires New Video App
• Who’s Paying? More Women Are Becoming Payors in Alimony, Child Support
• Behind Bars: Elderly Prison Population Expected to Triple by 2030
• The Convert: Houston Lawyer Spearheads Pro Bono Advocacy for Child Immigrants
• Legal Road Trip: Albany
• A Bite Worse Than Its Bark: Maryland Puts Pit-Bull Owners on Liability Notice
• Name That Domain: Generic Top-Level Domains Get the Green Light

Supreme Court Report

• Marriage Proposal: Court May Weigh Levels of Scrutiny for Same-Sex Couples

McElhaney on Litigation

• The Plain Truth: Go for Simple Words if You Want to Communicate Effectively

Your ABA

• Clean Sweep: House of Delegates Approves Ethics 20/20’s Full Slate
• Honoring All 5 TJAGs
• The State of State Courts: Judges Want Qualifications in Any Disqualification Rules
• Belief in Bias Can Block Your Success
• No Hiding It: Secrecy Is a Goner
• The Rule of Law Is at Work in Opera and the Supreme Court
• Raising Awareness: New President Laurel Bellows Puts Human Trafficking on Her Hit List
• ABA Announcements
• Lawyers Giving Back

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