Directed by Alfred Hitchcock I Confess is a drama about a catholic priest, played by Montgomery Clift, who hears a confession of murder but cannot tell anyone because he is bound by the secrecy of the confessional. When he cannot tell the police what he knows he becomes the murder suspect.
Check it Out: I Confess
Published January 27, 2012 legal movies Leave a CommentTags: law, law library, legal movies
Remembering Biscuit
Published January 27, 2012 other Leave a CommentTags: Biscuit, Dogs in Libraries, Pets
The library lost its “unofficial mascot” last semester. Biscuit was a bundle of joyous energy for about an hour each workday and a serene snoozer for the remainder–she could be found near the feet of Associate Dean Kristin Cheney during the latter times. Biscuit was also part of the “talent” in the law library’s annual “Day in the Life” photographic exhibit. She is missed profoundly by her family. Visit her online memorial housed by Northcentral Maltese Rescue.
Listening to US Supreme Court Arguments
Published January 26, 2012 other Leave a CommentTags: arguments, audio recordings, supreme court
The US Supreme Court makes audio recordings of all oral arguments before the Court available to the public at the end of each argument week. Find them on the Court’s website.
Professors’ Book Removed from Classrooms in Arizona
Published January 25, 2012 legal news Leave a CommentTags: Arizona, book ban, law
Critical Race Theory: An Introduction, written by Professors Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, was one of several books recently removed from classrooms by the Tucson Unified School District. In order to comply with Arizona state law ARS 15-112 (and to receive the $14 million in funding that would have been withheld by the state for failing to comply), the school district eliminated their very successful high school Mexican American Studies program. As part of this process, seven books (Critical Race Theory, 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures, Message to AZTLAN, Chicano!, The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, Occupied America: A History of Chicanos, Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Rethinking Columbus) were boxed up (in at least one instance while students watched) and removed to offsite storage facilities. The District claims that this action was not a book ban, even though the books are no longer allowed to be available in the classroom and cannot be used as part of the school curriculum.
You can read a response by Professors Delgado and Stefancic on the Academe Blog.
Law Clerks Gone Wild?
Published January 24, 2012 other Leave a CommentTags: law, law clerks, law student
No, this is not an article about the antics of law clerks on spring break. While most law clerks are quiet, hardworking, and drama-free, there have been a few who have stepped outside the boundaries and gone wild enough to be written about. These are law clerks that have convened court, conducted freelance investigations, and leaked draft opinions to the press. In ”Law Clerks Gone Wild,” Parker B. Potter, Jr. offers his research findings on law clerks who have gone astray, and provides advice for future law clerks on what not to do.
Downton Abbey Entail
Published January 23, 2012 other Leave a CommentTags: Downton Abbey, law, property law
Season two of Downton Abbey is airing on PBS’s Masterpiece Theater, so what better time time to dust off antiquated property law. James Nagle, a Seattle attorney, gives a good overview of the issues involved with fee tails during that time period.
Check it Out: Philadelphia
Published January 20, 2012 legal movies Leave a CommentTags: law library, lawyers, legal movies
Philadelphia was one of the first Hollywood movies to openly discuss homosexual relationships, HIV/AIDS, and homophobia. Tom Hanks won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance of Andrew Beckett, a lawyer who was fired from a conservative corporate law firm when they find out he has AIDS. Beckett seeks the assistance of personal injury attorney Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), who is openly homophobic but the only lawyer willing to work with Beckett on the AIDS discrimination case.
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