Stop by the Reference Desk and pick up a copy of the Constitution of the United States, courtesy of LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters. Also, don’t forget the presentation today at noon in Bannan 142. Professors Joondeph, Russell and Sloss will…
Looking for a way to gain leadership skills and get involved in the ABA IP Law Section, Law Student Action Group? Apply to be the chair of one of five newly created subcommittees! A great way to build your resume,…
job board #9607 Function may be included: • Drafting office action response and effectively and efficiently respond to USPTO office actions on Company’s Patent Applications • Analyze and interpret changes to regulations, policies and practices affecting technology transfer and IP…
Solutions to the Software Patent Problem Register Online November 16, 2012 Time: 8:30am – 5:30pm (tentative) Locatelli Center Santa Clara University Normally, an academic-oriented conference would debate the merits of software patents. This conference is different. Rather than having another…
Alprentiss Nash, 37, became the first person to have their conviction overturned solely by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office new Conviction Integrity Unit. State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez created the unit in February and after a re-investigation of Nash’s case,…
The National Political Conventions have ended and the election season is in full swing. To learn more about the election process, consider any of several guides to Election Law: Election Law Research Guide (Georgetown) Election Law (Law Library of…
This Week In Social Justice History September 2 – September 9 Charles Hamilton Houston and Clarance Darrow Archbishop Tutu September 3, 1895 Charles Hamilton Houston, was born in Washington D.C. African American lawyer, Dean of Howard University Law…
Studies show that eyewitness identifications can be notoriously unreliable unless conducted using known best practices such as blind administration and sequential presentation. However, the Los Angeles Police Department is still reluctant to enact reforms that have been sweeping the nation…
Michael Wayne Hash walked out of the Culpeper County courthouse a free man with his murder conviction and life sentence dismissed. The judge ruled that Hash’s actual innocence claim had merit and his conviction was infected with police and prosecutorial…
Kristine Bunch was recently released on $5,000 bail after she was granted a new trial earlier this month. (Read more here.) Bunch was convicted in 1996 of setting a fire that killed her 3-year-old son. However, new fire science suggested…