Random

This week I've started reading ahead in my Torts casebook. The cases are humerous at times, but the it is going to take me awhile to learn all of the legalese.

Legal News

• One bit of good news has come out this week... the bankrtuptcy "reform" bill has been delayed again. Thank God! --- I am still amazed though that corporate America would try to push for this when they have been in so much hot water this week.
  
  
• Yahoo: Malpractice Insurance doesn't cover spanking - This story sounds like it came out of the Onion, but it's really true.

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Blogs about Law

Here are some interesting blogs I came across today...


• How Appealing - The Web's first blog dedicated to appellate litigation
  
  
• Ernie the Attorney: Searching for Truth & Justice (in an unjust world)
  
  
• GrepLaw: More cyberlaw than you can fit on a floppy
  
  
• TalkLeft: The politics of Crime --- describes itself as a blog that provides "Liberal coverage of crime-rrelated political and injustice news."
  

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Resources

Of all of the guides to law school I have found, the most helpful is Understanding Law School, a 3-part essay by Kenneth W. Graham, Jr. (Professor of Law at UCLA). He has his bias (he authors course outlines) but overall his advise makes more sense than the overly-complicated brief/outlining schemes I have come across elsewhere.

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Well enrollment went smoothly this week. (If any of my fellow One-L's have found this site, they will let you enroll before August 12th if you turn in your work statement.) I'll be in section One, taking these classes...

• Legal Research & Writing I
  
• Legal Analysis
  
• Contracts I
  
• Torts I
  
• Civil Procedure I
  

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Website News:

As you can see this blog has been slowly dying lately. Too busy with other projects, work, etc. The bad news it that it is only going to get worse, as I am starting my studies at Oklahoma City University School of Law in less than a month.

So, it is time for a change. Here's the battle plan..

1. The Law/Politics blog will continue on at www.jmbzine.com. However, my focus will primarily be in writing for my fellow law students, and other folks interested in the law. I'll comment on cases and issues that we talk about in class, and will probably even post my class outlines here.

I may still talk some about politics (especially as it relates to what I'm studying), but most of my political discussion will be on the Oklahoma Green Party Discussion list instead of on this site.

2. If I continue the culture blog, it will likely move to www.exitzine.com. More likely, I will quit that blog but will continue writing about culture, music, art, etc through the reviews and articles I write @ EXITzine.

3. Random blog will probably die unless I change my mind.

That's all of the news now. If you're an old friend or just want to say howdy please email me at jmb@jmbzine.com.

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