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Jun 11, 2013

BLAWG LOG: O’Hear on guidelines amendments trigger Ex Post Facto protections

So just how advisory are the “advisory” federal sentencing guidelines?

Jun 4, 2013

BLAWG LOG: Hylton on Superman and the Rule of Law; O’Hear on habeas roundup

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1.

May 15, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Gonring on the pro bono oath; Hylton on black lawyers in the 1930s

When the Wisconsin Supreme Court declined in February to grant the Civil Gideon petition and its proposed requirement that legal counsel be appointed for impoverished civil litigants, it instead noted a familiar fallback solution: pro bono initiatives.

May 3, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Hylton on people who have shaped the teaching careers of faculty

I left law school with no particular intention of becoming a law professor; however, when I did become one 10 years later, my views as to the proper purpose and content of legal education had been significantly shaped by my contact with a variety of individuals.

Jan 13, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Idleman on Tebowing and the Constitution; Greipp’s interview with Hylton

Much has been made of Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow’s outward expressions of his Christian faith, especially his practice of kneeling in moments of prayer—“Tebowing” as it is now called—after touchdowns, some of them admittedly a bit miraculous.

Dec 30, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Hylton on the Sports Broadcasting Act

I remember watching the 1960 World Series on television, but the first year that I really followed major league baseball was 1961, the year of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle’s historic assault on Babe Ruth’s single season home run record.

Dec 15, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Hylton on starting your own baseball league

Am I right to assume that Organized Baseball today would reject an application from a well-funded, well-organized independent league that wanted to join the National Association?

Nov 8, 2011

BLAWG LOG: O’Hear on life without parole for juveniles

Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two new cases that will test the limits of the Court’s important 2010 ruling in Graham v. Florida, which banned the sentence of life without possibility of parole for most juvenile offenders.

Oct 28, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Do these Halloween laws scare you?

As a small law firm, do you carry out fun Halloween events at your firm like dress up in costumes, bring in treats, or decorate the office? If so, continue to do it because you probably are not breaking the law (and I am sure your firm is having a fun-tastic time).

Oct 19, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Hylton on Marquette Law School and the sports law industry; Greipp on increasing brain power

The Marquette Sports Law program's involvement with the sports industry long pre-dates the founding of the National Sports Law Institute in 1989.

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