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Berkeley Law bloggers sum up closing arguments in Prop 8 trial

In their blog “Prop 8 on Trial,” two law students describe closing arguments in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the federal challenge to California’s ban on same-sex marriage. The legal exchange took place June 16 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

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Detained UC Hikers Moms Demand Trial Or Release

The mothers of three University of California at Berkeley graduates who have been detained in Iran for nearly 11 months have called on the leaders of that country to either release their children or put them on trial.

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Grocery Outlet eyes expansion in lean times

Thrift is hot. With consumers fervently pinching pennies, “deep-discount” retailer Grocery Outlet, a 138-store food market chain headquartered in Berkeley, is drawing flocks of new customers seeking deals like giant 99-cent bags of tortilla chips, half-price… Retail – Grocery store – Business – Chain store – Food and Related Products

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Law-school academics come out in support of Kagan for high court

Law-school academics come out in support of Kagan for high court

A coalition of 69 law-school deans have endorsed Supreme court nominee Elena Kagan. Washington (CNN) – A broad coalition of law-school leaders have come out in strong support of Elena’s Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. But three top academics – speaking in a White House-organized briefing – refused to talk about or defend her [...]

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School cuts won’t stop lobbyists

The publicly financed lobby for New Jersey’s school boards is spending millions to renovate its Trenton headquarters, even as local districts face massive state aid cuts, defeated budgets and construction proposals, and pending teacher layoffs.

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University of Anarchy and No Consequences

University of Anarchy and No Consequences

When activists (who are not necessarily students) were able to delay construction of a UC Berkeley sports center by living in trees for 21 months, there was no review of what went wrong. When protesters with torches vandalized UC Chancellor Robert… University of California Berkeley – University of California – United States – California – Education

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HP Decides to Hire, Train Fresh Law School Graduates

This fall, Hewlett-Packard is doing something different: hiring four fresh graduates for full-time in-house positions. Deputy general counsel Gabriel Buigas says the recession provided an opportunity for HP to “actually go and recruit people on an equal footing with a law firm … .”

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Panel: UC Berkeley responded badly to November protest

BERKELEY — UC Berkeley police and administrators bungled their response to a November protest that ended in dozens of arrests and police beatings, an investigative panel has concluded.

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor: Court is Where Policy is Made

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Colorado education officials ignore law on teacher arrests

Colorado education officials ignore law on teacher arrests

Colorado education officials have been ignoring a law intended to “flag” the arrests of teachers and then alert all school districts and charter schools across the state, a Coloradoan investigation has found.

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Puyallup’s JagWire may lead to laws to protect school districts

The Puyallup School Board wants a new state law to protect school districts from lawsuits that result from the actions of student journalists. The school district was sued over an article published in 2008 by the JagWire, the student news magazine at Emerald Ridge High School.

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28 Law School Myths.

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Thinking About Law School? Let A Harvard Graduate Show You The Exact Questions You Should Be Asking, So You Can Know (for Sure) If Law School Is The Right Place For Your Talents, Time, And Money!

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Q&A: How do you find out if someone graduated from Harvard Law?

Question by marybilady: How do you find out if someone graduated from Harvard Law?

This person I met said they graduated from Harvard Law but I don’t buy it. Is there some page you can check or can you call the school? also is there a way to check to see if they passed the bar in a certain state.

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If, and I emphasize, IF the person passed the bar exam and paid his dues in a particular state, the BAR of that State will have all of the pertinent facts about the attorney. For example, if you go to the California BAR (www.calbar.ca.gov), you will find the following information about Marcia Clark (– the lawyer, who prosecuted OJ Simpson in the murder trial.)

Profile Information
Bar Number 90125
Address 10390 Santa Monica Bl #360
Los Angeles, CA 90025-5058 Phone Number (310) 551-1220
Fax Number (310) 551-2711
e-mail Not Available
District District 7 Undergraduate School Univ of California at Los Angeles; CA
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The Dukes of Hazzard: Still a Big Favorite

The Dukes of Hazzard: Still a Big Favorite

Who hasn’t had a crush on Daisy Duke, or on one of her cousins? Sexy men, a beautiful and feisty girl, great car with an iconic horn, and a rebel yell all stirred together made one of the campiest shows on television something great.

Yankees do not understand this. The plots were lame, the villainous Boss Hogg like a cardboard cutout, and the basic idea behind the show was one big car chase interspersed with a moonshine still, sexy girls in daisy dukes shorts, and tricked law enforcement officials. It should have been lame as a three-legged mule. Yet it wasn’t, not to the redneck.

Start with the name: Dukes. The name brings many things to mind: John Wayne, the Duke, a royal family member, or even the Duke of Bilgewater in Huckleberry Finn. But in the end, you have redneck royalty: a stick-together family filled with life and energy, an unbeatable car (that could run shine or kick butt on Nascar as easy as it outran the law), a patriarch who made moonshine, and a villainous overlord to fight.

It also, if you look at it right, is a retelling of an old story that is much loved in the South: Robin Hood. Think about it: the Dukes of Hazzard used a compound bow, they were always running from and outsmarting the sheriff, and though they didn’t have a king to put in place (unless you count Uncle Jesse, who certainly would work), they were always fighting Boss Hogg, who is a perfect analogy for Prince John Lackland.

It is also a ton of fun to watch. The South was built on moonshine in a lot of ways; it helped many families endure hard times. During prohibition, the refusal of many ‘shine makers to quit selling liquor may have been the foundation of the South’s new rising. The fast cars that ran ‘shine became a Southern tradition too, with their mechanics and drivers the Robin Hood heroes of the good ol’ boy, eventually morphing into Nascar teams. Watching OUR boys winning against a clear bad guy, and often against carpetbagger clones, was thrilling and pride-inspiring. Where do we have its equivalent in today’s television?

Anyway, the show was canceled in 1985, and the movie, though Jessica Simpson looked mighty nice in those Daisy Dukes, did not live up to the show. But the Dukes are not dead.

Although the show was set in fictitional Hazzard County, Georgia, you can look in Hazard, Kentucky, for the living embodiments of Boss Hogg and Roscoe P. Coltrane, a fleet of 1969 Dodge Chargers, and plenty of Daisy Dukes and their admirers. This tiny mining town is tucked way up in the Appalachians close to the Cumberland Gap, but it’s worth driving out for their Black Gold Festival (named for the coal mined in the region) in late September. Citizens of Hazard used to dress like the characters, all the way to the mayor dressing like Boss Hogg in fat suit and everything. They still have a great street rod show, with lots of General Lees, and cast members from the show are known to show up.

Or look on Amazon and eBay. There’s a hot economy around buying and selling Dukes memorabilia, from model cars to the hard-to-find reunion movies. If you can’t pick up the movies, you can get boxed sets of the first seasons of the Dukes of Hazzard. The show will look great on your big screen, and you’ll get a chance to see the General Lee hovering giant-size over your couch if you have one of the really big plasmas.

The Daisy Dukes, on the other hand, will look really nice on your girl as she sits and watches the show with you. Remember, girls: Daisy Dukes never go out of style.

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law (with linked TOC)

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