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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...

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

From the McGill Tribune : The situation in Canada is drastically different, and certainly more promising for prospective students. Much of w...

From an international perspective .

Law schools cooking employment numbers to attract unwary law students for 40K+ per year in tuition. In other news, the sky is blue.

I love my home state of West Virginia. I love the beautiful hills, the wonderful people and, of course, the Sweet 16-bound Moutaineers. But...

Idaho governor signs law requiring Idaho AG to sue the federal government if residents are forced to buy health insurance. AP

A few days ago, we posted a story about the relative shortage of practical legal education opportunities at many U.S. law schools, as well ...

Early in 2009, we noted that the recession has exposed numerous deficiencies in the current legal education system. Accordingly, we argued ...

The National Law Journal issued its annual Go-To Law School List , and the results reek of the recession. Even the top schools placed littl...

Good news keeps pouring in. . . . LA Times

From the Washington Post

Not according to the new research paper , "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Lawyers." From Economix : The paper tri...

A cool little gadget from the NYT: it tells you the unemployment rate for people in your age group (among other distinguishing features). I...

From Law.com : According to a monthly jobs report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nation lost 263,000 jobs in Se...

At the New Republic, Judge Richard Posner has confessed how the current financial crisis has caused him to become more attuned to the ideas...

Hello everyone, I will be (one of) your new bloggers here at BBL. I have a particular interest in tax law and economics so I found the fol...

Please welcome the latest invasion of our privacy. It’s called Pay As You Drive (PAYD) auto insurance. The concept is a simple one: a cust...

From time to time, we receive e-mails notifying us of upcoming events. We always appreciate the information and are more than happy to pass...