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[Note: I've updated the discussion near the end of the post regarding burdens of proof ] There isn't much that hasn't already ...

BBL Readers, As you can tell, we've been noticeably absent for the past couple of months. There is a reason for this: we all work now i...

From Politico : The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that the health care reform law’s requirement that nearly all Americans b...

Last major roadblock cleared . From Politico : With the government running on fumes, Congress and the White House moved quickly Monday towar...

Even though party leaders have arrived at a "deal," voting has not yet occurred in the House or Senate on the measure. While the H...

This might be the first glimmer of real hope we've seen for weeks. From The New York Times : After a tense day of Congressional floor ...

You read that correctly. Even though roughly three days remain before a first ever U.S. default , President Obama must now unilaterally inv...

The New York Times -- via the AP -- is reporting that the players have approved a deal to end the NFL lockout. The players' vote comes ...

As you probably know by now, the NFL owners approved a new collective bargaining agreement that would bring an end to the lockout. Initial ...

(Update, 7pm EDT: The owners have approved the CBA and the players are set to have a conference call at 8am tomorrow morning. Substantive de...

As sports fans and legal nerds try to make sense of the Eighth Circuit's ruling earlier today regarding the NFL Lockout, here are a few ...

The Eighth Circuit has just ruled that the Norris-LaGuardia Act prohibits federal courts of entering injunctions in labor disputes. As I...

Sorry for the delay in posting -- I've been on vacation in beautiful Portugal -- but I'm back now. So here is a little roundup of w...

About an hour ago, the Eighth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision regarding the NFL Lockout. The owners have won their stay pending ap...

I recently received an interesting question from one of my 2L colleagues: "Do I really want or need to practice law?" Naturally, t...

Today we're in the middle of Day 59 of the NFL Lockout, which started on March 12. So where do things stand today? The short answer: t...

Larry Kramer says yes after a conference on the proposition in April. I question the reasoning somewhat--doesn't Congress already hav...

Given the high cost , one may well question whether the price is justified by the output. Personally, I appreciate legal scholarship for its...

The Blog of Legal Times reports that the Department of Justice has sent NCAA President Mark Emmert a letter asking him "to provide inf...

The Eighth Circuit this afternoon granted the NFL's motion for an expedited appeal, as expected. The NFL's brief is due May 9, the ...