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Started by Mike Schutt. Last reply by Kelley Way Oct. 19, 2009.
As important as it is to thoroughly know what one intends to say, knowing how to communicate also matters. Soaring speech without an accompanying concern for one's listeners will frequently amount t…
Tagged: HotIssueArchive
Started by CrossandGavel.org Sep. 28, 2009.
One aspect of the debate over Congress' various healthcare reforms and plans is the process by which bills become law or simply wither on the vine. A brief post by Sandy Levinson at Balkinization pr…
Tagged: HotIssueArchive
Started by CrossandGavel.org Sep. 3, 2009.
As the Senate Judiciary Committee deliberates on Judge Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, it is worth reviewing two (related) issues of note: (1) the role of "empathy" in judicial decisions, and (…
Tagged: HotIssueArchive
Started by CrossandGavel.org Sep. 3, 2009.
President Obama joins faith leaders for 40 Minutes for Health Reform, 5 pm est ! http://budurl.com/Obama40minutes
Started by Amy Domestico Aug. 19, 2009.
Welcome, everybody, to the first week of our "online book club"! You should have started reading by now-- at least I hope you're getting ready to read-- and our discussion will kick off in full on F…
Tagged: Redeeming Law
Started by Mike Schutt. Last reply by J.T. Borah Jun. 28, 2009.
Any comments or insight you folks could share from your experience or questions to others on the topics of Part III of Redeeming Law? We're done on Thursday, so here are some topics you might want t…
Started by Mike Schutt. Last reply by Mike Schutt Jun. 27, 2009.
Between now and Thursday night we'll kick around the themes of chapters 5 through 9. There is plenty to talk about; in some ways it is a general section-- basic thinking on theology, Christian commun…
Started by Mike Schutt. Last reply by Mike Schutt Jun. 19, 2009.
Okay, I'll try again: Thanks for introducing yourselves! We've got between now and Thursday to discuss chapters 1 - 4 of Redeeming Law. To kick us off, I'd like to pose a couple of general questions…
Tagged: Redeeming Law
Started by Mike Schutt. Last reply by Mike Schutt Jun. 12, 2009.
The challenge with posting this early in the reading is that thus far the book is primarily expounding on the problems and only hinting at the solutions, but I will take the opportunity to I.D. a "pr…
Started by Robert K Naumann. Last reply by Anna E Lineberger Jun. 11, 2009.
The ABA Journal recently ran an article about a "Reply All"-happy first year associate at L.A. firm Quinn Emanuel who felt it necessary to decry that firm's victory in the recent Redskins mascot cas…
Tagged: HotIssueArchive
Started by CrossandGavel.org. Last reply by Robert K Naumann Jun. 9, 2009.
Some Preliminary Groundrules and Logistics I'd like to lay out my thoughts on how we might engage one another in discussion over the next three weeks, focusing on things that will make it easier for…
Tagged: Redeeming Law
Started by Mike Schutt Jun. 5, 2009.
John Micklethwait and Adrian Woolridge have written a brief article in the April 6 edition of the Wall Street Journal about the survival of religion in America, seemingly because of the success of "t…
Started by CrossandGavel.org. Last reply by Mike Schutt May. 29, 2009.
The latest issue we're examining is the controversy over President Obama's scheduled commencement address at Notre Dame: Mary Ann Glendon's Open Letter at Moral Accountability states her concerns an…
Tagged: HotIssueArchive
Started by CrossandGavel.org May. 27, 2009.
I've posted the syllabus for the Law Student Summer Reading Program, and I'd like to invite anyone interested-- law students, profs, or lawyers-- to join in. Feel free to join for any or all of the…
Started by Mike Schutt May. 14, 2009.
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