Law Makes the World
Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh BOOK I. Chapter the Eleventh. Of the CLERGY. Just when I was thinking that there wasn’t a single point of interest in this chapter’s dry taxonomy of...
Law and Humanities Summer School: Law, Art, Politics, University of Lucerne, June 15-June 19, 2020
Law and Humanities Summer School: Law, Art, Politics (15-19 June 2020, University of Lucerne) The Law and Humanities Summer School is an intensive one-week study programme, to be held at the University of Lucerne,...
And For Your Reading Pleasure @HorribleSanity
If your reading tastes run to the odd, the eccentric, the Gothic, the off-beat (in literature or history), the pop culture-ish, or the feline, check out Undine’s blog Strange Company. Among her recent psots,...
A Law Partner’s Rap @atlblog @Scharg @edelsonpc
Via Above the Law, news that Ari Scharg, a partner at Edelson PC, has written and performed the rap video “Non-Compliant.” If you missed learning about class actions in law school, you’re all set. Check...
“Young Sheldon” and Library User Privacy @YoungSheldon
I treated myself to a set of the first season DVDs of Young Sheldon and was watching the episodes the other day. I really like this show, particularly for the continuing development of the...
Ties that Bind
Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh BOOK I. Chapter the tenth. Of the PEOPLE, whether ALIENS, DENIZENS, or NATIVES. This chapter is about the different legal statuses of residents within a governmental territory....
Peace and Beer
Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh Book 1. Chapter the ninth. Of subordinate MAGISTRATES. This chapter is about the keepers of the king’s peace – sheriffs, under-sheriffs, constables, coroners, bailiffs, and justices of...
The Royal Fish, or, Blackstone is Boring
Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh Book 1. Chapter the Eighth. Of the KING’S REVENUE. Well, I promise I will never again complain about short chapters. This one, enumerating the various sources of...
Torture and the Legal Pen
Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh BOOK THE FIRST. Chapter the seventh. Of the KING’S PREROGATIVE. Blackstone Weekly is sorry for the long hiatus between entries. Given that this section of the Commentaries is...
Projection/Subjection
Jessie Allen, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh Book the First. Chapter the sixth. Of the KING’s DUTIES. Blackstone Weekly is growing weary of these little bitty chapters. This one is only about three...