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Legal Writing Prof Blog
Kudos to WNE legal writing faculty!
The promotion committee at Western New England University School of Law recently voted to promote Jeanne Kaiser and Harris Freeman to the status of full Professor of Legal Research and…
Massachusetts Land Use Monitor
State OK’s Springfield Biomass Plant
As reported here, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources recently proposed new rules (pdf) regulating large wood-burning power plants. These rules call for stringent efficiency standards, notably the encouragement of co-generation (the productive…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The latest news on the (soon-to-end) uncertainty of the death penalty in Illinois
Main March 3, 2011The latest news on the (soon-to-end) uncertainty of the death penalty in IllinoisThe AP has this lengthy new story about the death penalty in the Prairie State,…
Crunched Credit
Ibanez Foreclosure Decision a Concern for Massachusetts Lenders
In a widely-covered slip opinion issued late last week, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts denied two securitization trustees’ requests to quiet title with respect to a pair of foreclosed…
The Contingency
Going Mano-a-Monorail: Tort Liability for Bum Design Advice
You may recall, as Blawgletter fondly does, a Simpsons episode featuring a monorail that an itinerant huckster -- Lyle Lanley -- convinced the good people of Springfield to buy for $3…
ContractsProf Blog
. . . I hear the rolling contract . . .
Interesting contract question came up lthe other night in a Sheraton hotel in Springfield, Mass. The hotel, guests are informed when they register, is nonsmoking. But once in the room, the guest…
Legal Profession Blog
Disturbing Behavior Alleged
The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint charging a lawyer with inappropriate actions towards clients. As usual, the complaint is pled in great and specific detail. One charge:..[the client] went to…
TortsProf Blog
Some Data Points On Coffee
Last week's guest post from Michael Rustad discussed (among other things) the infamous Liebeck v. McDonald's case, triggering a response from Ted Frank (in the comments) and an additional post…
ImmigrationProf Blog
BREAKING NEWS: HOMER SIMPSON JOINS THE MINUTEMEN — I MEAN THE STAR-SPANGLED GOOFBALLS!
Do not miss The Simpsons Season Finale tonight! In the episode "Coming To Homerica," Homer and his buds Carl and Lenny don "Star-Spangled Goofball" t-shirts and patrol the Springfield border to protect the…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Jason Krebs of Springfield Injury Law Blog: LexBlog Q&A
Even if your blog focuses on one geographic area, like a city or part of a state, that does not mean you can't address national issues in your blog posts.…