Newest Issue - December 2013

7th Annual Blawg 100

Features

• Prosecutors battle the wall of silence around sex assault in religious communities
• Judy Clarke has a knack for keeping her notorious clients off death row

President's Letter

• Immigrants face numerous hurdles as they struggle to navigate the legal process

Letters

• Letters: Attorney vs. Automaton

The National Pulse

• California begins to release prisoners after reforming its three-strikes law
• 'Link rot’ is degrading legal research and case cites

Business of Law

• DOMA's demise brings new challenges
• Product picks from iPhone JD and the Droid Lawyer
• Law students prepare for jobs outside firms
• Is LinkedIn's endorsement feature ethical for lawyers?
• Teaching clients to make referrals is key to building business, solos say
• 2 lawyers use 'structured negotiations' to improve access for the disabled

Report from Governmental Affairs

• Funding cuts threaten federal courts’ ability to do their work, ABA cautions Congress

Precedents

• Dec. 4, 1875: Boss Tweed escapes

Opening Statements

• What does it take to run a contest to find Bigfoot?
• Opera based on Justices Ginsburg and Scalia is written by attorney
• NBA star’s divorce becomes an unexpected First Amendment contest
• University of Pennsylvania offers a boot camp on brain science
• Hearsay: December 2013

Supreme Court Report

• Did town show disparate-impact bias in taking over buildings?

Your ABA

• New legislative strategy is tougher on human trafficking and more supportive of victims
• ABA makes the Model Rules available as a mobile app
• ABA Announcements

Obiter Dicta

• Are fears about playground dangers ruining childhood?

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