Category Archives: Links

What I’m Reading — Jan. 8

Posted on 8 January 2012 by

More of a “what I’ve been reading” list, as this is a selection of what I’ve been reading while I was free from law school finals (and actually, the new semester starts tomorrow). Why Obama Can’t Close Guantanamo — This essay … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — Oct. 25

Posted on 25 October 2011 by

It’s been a busy few weeks; here’s a little bit of what I’ve been able to read: Justice Scalia to lawyers: Read more, write better — Justice Scalia recently gave a speech to the Bar Association of the City of … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — Sept. 28

Posted on 28 September 2011 by

SCOTUS for law students: Health-care litigation — The redesigned SCOTUSblog has debuted this feature that focuses on “cases and hot topics at the Court with a special focus on how they relate to what law students are learning in their classes.” … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — August 16

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Immigration Audits Drive Illegal Workers Underground — This Wall Street Journal article focuses on the use of immigration audits of employers: The audits, started by the Obama administration in 2009, put the onus on business to police workers, requiring companies … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — August 11

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How Rep. Austin Scott betrayed his Tea Party roots — Dana Milbank, whose smugness I normally avoid, has a column on a one-sentence House bill that would abolish the Legal Services Corporation, filed in response to an EEOC determination that … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — Aug. 7

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Was Aaron Swartz stealing? – The Awl has an in-depth look at the seemingly inexplicable charges against Aaron Swartz, who was indicted last month for downloading millions documents from JSTOR, though he never actually distributed them. The article points out that … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — July 28

Posted on 28 July 2011 by

So many starred items to share from my Google Reader account, so little time: HALT the Insanity: New Hyperpartisan Bill Tries to Handcuff the President – Marshall Fitz, the director of immigration policy at the Center for American Progress, has this … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — July 12

Posted on 12 July 2011 by

Immigrants May Be Fed False Stories to Bolster Asylum Pleas — This New York Times story points out how the different accounts of persecution that some asylum seekers use can sometimes be fraudulent, but also contains the reasonable point from … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — June 28

Posted on 28 June 2011 by

Disorder in the Court — Jeffrey Rosen has this detailed look at how the Supreme Court’s conservative justices are not the monolithic block they’re often perceived to be. Tl;dr: Roberts, Alito, and Scalia are “executive-power conservatives;” Thomas is kind of … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — May 12

Posted on 12 May 2011 by

Bad News for Mail Robbers: The Obvious Constitutionality of Health Care Reform — Andrew Koppelman, John Paul Stevens Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, has this well-argued piece in the Yale Law Journal’s Pocket Part. … Continue reading →

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