Will Starbucks Wi-Fi soon be free?
Computerworld — Prediction: Starbucks Wi-Fi will soon be free: When Starbucks introduced for-pay Wi-Fi in 2002, it seemed like a great deal (especially for business customers who could expense it). But five years later, the model appears old and stale and ready for a complete overhaul. Prediction: Starbucks will start rolling out free Wi-Fi access within one year. I wish. […]
How to say no to the President? (Medellin v. Texas)
SCOTUSblog — How to say no to the President? The Supreme Court, deeply fascinated with its own role in an interconnected world legal order, spent extra time on Wednesday examining the question of how to say no to the President on a treaty matter and, if it does, to do so without harming the Chief Executive’s power to […]
Licensing of Child Location Services Bill
Spy Blog — Licensing of Child Location Services Bill — does it also apply to tracking vehicles driven by 17 year olds?: The Bill seems to have the right sort of intent, but it could pose serious conflicting legal problems for the police, the primary telecommunications network providers and the third party Location Based Services companies, in how it might […]
Companies Pitch Flextime as Macho
An older article from December of 2006, but an interesting look at what some large firms are doing to try and retain their work force. WSJ.com — Companies Pitch Flextime as Macho: Here’s a novel approach to keeping women in the work force: Focus on men. Some employers are trying to overcome a perceived stigma on flexible work schedules—often viewed […]
Should we study Kelsen?
Quite honestly, I had never heard of Kelsen before. Perhaps this is unsurprising, considering the almost complete lack of theory in the law school curriculum. I also never encountered him in my studies of history, philosophy or literary theory, but then again, I’m hardly a specialist in such matters. So I found the following discourse interesting as a pointer to […]
Tinkering with Billable-Hour Requirements
WSJ Law Blog — Tinkering with Billable-Hour Requirements: In the perpetual race to recruit new attorneys from top law schools, mid-tier firms are feeling squeezed. The biggest firms recently increased starting salaries for first-year associates to as high as $160,000, and they’re recruiting more and more attorneys each year. So what’s a mid-tier firm to do? At least […]
ACLU appeals domestic wiretap challenge to US Supreme Court
JURIST — ACLU appeals domestic wiretap challenge to US Supreme Court: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a certiorari petition Wednesday asking the US Supreme Court to hear a challenge of the government’s domestic surveillance program that was rejected by the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in July.
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