Patrick Charles pulls no punches in his critique of one-sided, narrowly scoped, legal histories, and he shares a few lessons he’s learned from reading them. 1. Incorporate Actual and Accepted Historical Works Into Your Scholarship. Citing only one or two works does nothing to help expand the scholarship on your topic. Include the landmark historical works […]
Law Practice Tip #3: Declining Representation
December 20, 2010 by
If you’re like me, you occasionally get calls from family or friends about legal issues, and not because they want to hire you. Additionally, because you’re a lawyer, you get those occasional legal questions while out and about socially. People making conversation. Or so you think. Until suddenly you get a notice from the court […]
How would SCOTUS rule on S1070?
July 30, 2010 by
Image by Sundials by Carmichael via Flickr Historically, conservative justices, with their stricter interpretation of the Constitution, have viewed immigration policy as the exclusive purview of the federal government. That means both ideological factions on the court may be hostile to Arizona’s defense of S1070. From AZ Capitol Times Related articles by Zemanta “Immigration law […]
If a DUI costs too much…
July 12, 2010 by
Brilliant ideas for great law rarely make the news. And this is no exception. This just in: a Texas lawmaker wants to repeal the law in Texas that levies a the fine for DUIs because it costs too much. That’s right–it costs too much for people who get caught drinking and driving to pay the […]
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