How is it that this blog gets over 100 hits / day yet no longer gets any effin comments? I realize 75% of these hits are from random bozos surfing the web from the far removed third world crannies of the earth, but for shit's sake, a little love every now and then from the rest of you dicksneezes wouldn't hurt. I saw an entry earlier today where some girl blogged about how she tried putting her fucking bangs on the other side of her face, and even she had 7 comments.
Even Justices appreciate a little "hey, nice job, fuck your mother" every once in a while. Slut tards.
Running for an Officer Position
The Federalist Society is looking for leaders. Below you will find the available positions and their duties. Other than President, all positions are open to be filled.
OFFICER DUTIES
President
• preside over the Executive Board
• supervise chapter officers
• oversee coordination among chapter officers
• elicit student feedback
• invite speakers
• set agendas for events
• send event notifications to listserv members with attached flyer one day before each event
• preside at events
• introduce speakers at events
• send appreciation notes to speakers after events
• coordinate with the Dean
• coordinate with the faculty advisor
• coordinate with the lawyer's chapter president
• encourage participation of the faculty advisor and lawyer's chapter president
• coordinate with National
• check and maintain the fedsoc@lclark.edu e-mail account
Vice President (Speaker Relations)
• assist chapter President in all presidential duties
• coordinate with speakers on traveling, lodging, parking, transportation, etc.
• recruit debate partners for events
• coordinate with co-sponsoring organizations regarding debate partners
• gather biographical information on speakers
• collect student input on debate topics
• research debate topics
• develop relevant and controversial legal questions on debate topics
Vice President (Public Relations)
• assist chapter President in all presidential duties
• create flyers
• get flyers approved and stamped one week before each event
• post flyers on campus one week before each event
• remove flyers after each event
• write "today" on all flyers the morning of each event
• write event announcements on all classroom white boards the morning of each event
• place announcement memos on all classroom podiums the morning of each event
• update the bulletin board
• check and maintain the fed-soc@lclark.edu listserv, including subscribing and unsubscribing
Vice President (Event Administration)
• assist chapter President in all presidential duties
• check, maintain, and update the www.law.lclark.edu/org/fedsoc webpage
• check, maintain, and update the lclarkfedsoc@gmail.com blog
• schedule room reservations and request podcasting equipment two weeks in advance at http://law.lclark.edu/dept/lawevent
• e-mail calendar updates to National one week in advance
• e-mail law school announcements one week in advance to announce@lclark.edu
• complete and turn in the food services waiver form one week in advance
• call to remind scheduling and facilities departments regarding room and parking details one day before each event
• e-mail event summaries to National within one week after each event
• e-mail podcast summaries to Carla Almaraz at almaraz@lclark.edu within one week after each event
Vice President (Event Coordination)
• assist chapter President in all presidential duties
• bring the banner and all other supplies to each event
• set up classroom before each event
• pick up and deliver parking passes to speakers on the day of the event
• get all speakers bottled water
• collect, distribute, and recycle food and drink products
• pass out and collect the listserv sign-up clipboards at events
• explain the podcast concept to speakers
• get speakers to sign speaker release forms for podcasting
• moderate the Q&A session at the end of each event
• store the banner and all other supplies after each event
Treasurer
• assume responsibility for the budget
• create an annual budget
• submit a budget request in the fall
• advocate budget before budget hearings
• record all budget expenditures
• complete all reimbursement forms
• update budget after each event
• give chapter President budget updates after each event
• inform the law school of all fund-raising activities or donations
OFFICER DUTIES
President
• preside over the Executive Board
• supervise chapter officers
• oversee coordination among chapter officers
• elicit student feedback
• invite speakers
• set agendas for events
• send event notifications to listserv members with attached flyer one day before each event
• preside at events
• introduce speakers at events
• send appreciation notes to speakers after events
• coordinate with the Dean
• coordinate with the faculty advisor
• coordinate with the lawyer's chapter president
• encourage participation of the faculty advisor and lawyer's chapter president
• coordinate with National
• check and maintain the fedsoc@lclark.edu e-mail account
Vice President (Speaker Relations)
• assist chapter President in all presidential duties
• coordinate with speakers on traveling, lodging, parking, transportation, etc.
• recruit debate partners for events
• coordinate with co-sponsoring organizations regarding debate partners
• gather biographical information on speakers
• collect student input on debate topics
• research debate topics
• develop relevant and controversial legal questions on debate topics
Vice President (Public Relations)
• assist chapter President in all presidential duties
• create flyers
• get flyers approved and stamped one week before each event
• post flyers on campus one week before each event
• remove flyers after each event
• write "today" on all flyers the morning of each event
• write event announcements on all classroom white boards the morning of each event
• place announcement memos on all classroom podiums the morning of each event
• update the bulletin board
• check and maintain the fed-soc@lclark.edu listserv, including subscribing and unsubscribing
Vice President (Event Administration)
• assist chapter President in all presidential duties
• check, maintain, and update the www.law.lclark.edu/org/fedsoc webpage
• check, maintain, and update the lclarkfedsoc@gmail.com blog
• schedule room reservations and request podcasting equipment two weeks in advance at http://law.lclark.edu/dept/lawevent
• e-mail calendar updates to National one week in advance
• e-mail law school announcements one week in advance to announce@lclark.edu
• complete and turn in the food services waiver form one week in advance
• call to remind scheduling and facilities departments regarding room and parking details one day before each event
• e-mail event summaries to National within one week after each event
• e-mail podcast summaries to Carla Almaraz at almaraz@lclark.edu within one week after each event
Vice President (Event Coordination)
• assist chapter President in all presidential duties
• bring the banner and all other supplies to each event
• set up classroom before each event
• pick up and deliver parking passes to speakers on the day of the event
• get all speakers bottled water
• collect, distribute, and recycle food and drink products
• pass out and collect the listserv sign-up clipboards at events
• explain the podcast concept to speakers
• get speakers to sign speaker release forms for podcasting
• moderate the Q&A session at the end of each event
• store the banner and all other supplies after each event
Treasurer
• assume responsibility for the budget
• create an annual budget
• submit a budget request in the fall
• advocate budget before budget hearings
• record all budget expenditures
• complete all reimbursement forms
• update budget after each event
• give chapter President budget updates after each event
• inform the law school of all fund-raising activities or donations
The email I've been waiting for
I've been sitting around for years waiting for the medical science world to team up with the postal service to provide me with the peace of mind that comes with boner pill confidentiality.
Finally--that day has arrived!
Finally--that day has arrived!
The Federalist Society Speaker Series
February 18, 2009
Thomas Sansonetti
Partner, Holland & Hart
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Environmental and
Natural Resources Division
Solicitor, Department of the Interior
JD, Washington & Lee University Law School
MBA, University of Virginia
Topic:
Klamath Reservoir, the Spotted Owl and Indian Gaming in the Gorge.
Thomas Sansonetti
Partner, Holland & Hart
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Environmental and
Natural Resources Division
Solicitor, Department of the Interior
JD, Washington & Lee University Law School
MBA, University of Virginia
Topic:
Klamath Reservoir, the Spotted Owl and Indian Gaming in the Gorge.
Fun with forwards
You've probably seen these before, but I'll be G.D.'d if they ain't worth another gander.
Plus, this way I don't have to spend precious TV watching time thinking up some witty shit to write.
Plus, this way I don't have to spend precious TV watching time thinking up some witty shit to write.
Legal News from Jurist.org
The site Jurist.org is the foremost site for current legal news. Check out today's postings.
Obama Backs Off a Reversal on Secrets
The New York Times reports on the closely watched case of Mohamed et al. v. Jeppesen:
In a closely watched case involving rendition and torture, a lawyer for the Obama administration seemed to surprise a panel of federal appeals judges on Monday by pressing ahead with an argument for preserving state secrets originally developed by the Bush administration.
In the case, Binyam Mohamed, an Ethiopian native, and four other detainees filed suit against a subsidiary of Boeing for arranging flights for the Bush administration’s “extraordinary rendition” program, in which terrorism suspects were secretly taken to other countries, where they say they were tortured.
In a closely watched case involving rendition and torture, a lawyer for the Obama administration seemed to surprise a panel of federal appeals judges on Monday by pressing ahead with an argument for preserving state secrets originally developed by the Bush administration.
In the case, Binyam Mohamed, an Ethiopian native, and four other detainees filed suit against a subsidiary of Boeing for arranging flights for the Bush administration’s “extraordinary rendition” program, in which terrorism suspects were secretly taken to other countries, where they say they were tortured.
Family Of Man Cleared By DNA Still Seeks Justice
NPR reports on the nearly 25 year old case of Timothy Cole who was wrongly convicted of rape and died in prison: Family Of Man Cleared By DNA Still Seeks Justice
"In 1985, Timothy Cole was a student in Lubbock when he was arrested and accused of being the Texas Tech rapist. A string of coeds had been raped, and the young African-American man from Fort Worth, who'd never been in trouble with the law before, was convicted largely on the eyewitness account of one rape victim.
"The Innocence Project of Texas sought relief in court to clear Cole's name, but no judge in Lubbock would grant them a hearing. Darnell, the former district attorney who later became a local family court judge, did not respond to repeated requests for an interview. However, he told the Lubbock paper that he regretted what happened to Cole. "
"In 1985, Timothy Cole was a student in Lubbock when he was arrested and accused of being the Texas Tech rapist. A string of coeds had been raped, and the young African-American man from Fort Worth, who'd never been in trouble with the law before, was convicted largely on the eyewitness account of one rape victim.
"The Innocence Project of Texas sought relief in court to clear Cole's name, but no judge in Lubbock would grant them a hearing. Darnell, the former district attorney who later became a local family court judge, did not respond to repeated requests for an interview. However, he told the Lubbock paper that he regretted what happened to Cole. "
The Bailout!
The Federalist Society Panel Series
February 5, 2009
*Title*:
The Bailout: Government Responses to Economic and Fiscal Decline
Issue questions:
Where is my $700 billion? Should the government be in the mortgage
business? Did the free market fail?
Speakers:
John McGinnis
Professor, Northwestern Law School, Law and Economics
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Office of
Legal Counsel
Clerk, Judge Ken Starr of the US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
JD, Harvard Law School
Justin Elardo
Visiting Professor, Lewis & Clark College, Economics
Senior Lecturer, Ohio State University
PhD, University of Utah, Economics
What do you think about the bailout?
February 5, 2009
*Title*:
The Bailout: Government Responses to Economic and Fiscal Decline
Issue questions:
Where is my $700 billion? Should the government be in the mortgage
business? Did the free market fail?
Speakers:
John McGinnis
Professor, Northwestern Law School, Law and Economics
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Office of
Legal Counsel
Clerk, Judge Ken Starr of the US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
JD, Harvard Law School
Justin Elardo
Visiting Professor, Lewis & Clark College, Economics
Senior Lecturer, Ohio State University
PhD, University of Utah, Economics
What do you think about the bailout?
Defining the Law: 400 Years of Legal Dictionaries
Language evolves. The English used by Chaucer is drastically different than that used by Shakespeare which in turn doesn’t much resemble that used by Stephen King. The argument can be made that were it not for television and modern communication technology American English and British English would inevitably diverge from each other, resulting in two distinct languages. As is, the different pronunciation and slang terms can make it difficult for native speakers from both sides of the pond to understand each other. It is through dictionaries that we can trace the origins and evolution of words. The oldest known dictionary dates from around 2300 BC. It is a bilingual wordlist in Sumerian and Akkadian on a cuneiform tablet. Determining when the first law dictionary was published is difficult, as our knowledge is limited to surviving copies and notations in the historical record. It is not unreasonable to suggest that a legal dictionary in some form existed during the time that Justinian codified Roman law in the 6th century or even when Hammurabi wrote his Code in 1760 BC. Regardless of when the first law dictionary was written, please enjoy this sample of dictionaries from the Special Collections Department. This exhibition will be up through May 31, 2009.
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New Year's Resolution no. 1: No more chicken blood martinis
BEWARE. Apparently salmonella is no longer all fun and games!!! In addition to high fever, muscle cramping, and bloody diarrhea, it also has some negative side effects.
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