Written by: J. Aaron Landau Researched by: Darci G. Van Duzer Edited by: Darci G. Van Duzer and Amy E. Seely There’s an old joke among trial lawyers that there’s one crucial difference between a federal judge and God: God doesn’t think he’s a federal judge. It’s all in jest, of course, but such jokes [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or in Latin. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Kimberly Brandt Ex parte is a Latin phrase which, translated literally, means “from the part.” In the legal world, motions or proceedings are held ex parte when only one of the [...]
Written by: Jeff W. Richards Researched by: Matthew A. Schroettnig Edited by: Lauren E. Trent and Steve Glista The current wiretapping debate in Congress, and the media circus surrounding it, has focused on the expiration of the Protect America Act of 2007 (initially passed last August). The more pressing and oft forgotten issue, however, is [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or may save you half your life savings after a Valentine’s Day gone bad. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Darci G. Van Duzer We all know how romantic movies end-the happy couple lives together in wedded bliss to the [...]
Written by: Kimberly Brandt Researched by: Steve Glista Edited by: Amy E. Seely, Jeff W. Richards It’s the dream of many a young attorney (at least those paying off law school debt) to one day rub elbows with Tinseltown’s rich and famous, or, alternatively, drunk and disorderly. Luckily, this means that even the most difficult [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or strikes the very foundations of our belief system. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Steve Glista John thinks he saw brake lights before the impact. Mary knows that the light was yellow but the Impala didn’t slow down. John [...]
Written by: Matthew A. Schroettnig Researched by: Stefanie Herrington Edited by: Lauren E. Trent Neither Tom Cruise nor the Church of Scientology is a stranger to media attention, though lately that attention has taken a very different tone. You’ve no doubt read or seen something about Tom Cruise’s controversial video, which seems to have cropped [...]
For Immediate Release LAW STUDENTS MAKE SENSE OF CURRENT LEGAL ISSUES Oregon Law Students Create Online Journal to Combat Legal Inscrutability With the law ever-increasing in complexity, students at the University of Oregon School of Law are fighting back. As the speed of the media has increased, the rate at which incorrect legal information can [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or is an unmentioned consequence of voting. This week’s word is the latter. Written by: Amy E. Seely In the United States, voir dire, which translates to “to speak the truth” in Old French, refers to the process of questioning and selecting [...]
Every week we feature an original logic puzzle for your brain-bending pleasure. They follow a format similar to those on the LSAT, and their difficulty ranges the full gamut. Good luck! Written by: Alexander JL Theoharis Six friends are out flying their dirigibles on a Sunday afternoon. On a lark, they decide to race back [...]
