It’s time for the third installment of spookiest law reviews. We started this October tradition back in 2008, and did a revision in 2011, so we’re about due for a research update. This year we’ve combed the legal literature once …
You’ve probably come across Stambovsky v. Ackley, the most famous haunted house case ever in your contracts class. In that New York case, the house in question was declared legally haunted for the purposes of property disclosure, and the seller …
While in law school, we’ve all at some time or another been asked by someone we know for legal advice. While you don’t want to be rude, you also don’t want commit the unauthorized practice of law. So what should …
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Research guides — you’ve got over 70 of them at your fingertips, on topics from ad law to war crimes. They’re up-to-date and easy to find. Here are five ways they can make your life easier now: Research guides can …
You know at heart that plain English is clearer than legalese, but you still sprinkle your appellate brief with a heretofore this or aforementioned that. You know, for good measure, to impress your readers with your legal smarts, right? Wrong. …
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