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Makes Me Feel Less Nerdy

July 3rd, 2009

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I feel less nerdy seeing that the below Courtoon is based on reality, since I didn’t do it. However, the fact that I laughed out loud about it keeps me firmly rooted amongst the legal nerds of my time.

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Oral Arguments

July 1st, 2009

I don’t really remember the appellate advocacy portion of my first year legal writing class. I vaguely remember being nervous, and sort of remember the case, but that’s it. However, I can recall with vivid accuracy my fake oral argument in front of Judge Michael Fisher of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals this past Fall. That was quite intimidating. It is with that memory in mind that I share this little cartoon by Huma Rashid, fellow law student.

Oral Argument

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Pittsburgh Flooding!

June 19th, 2009

Although I wasn’t there, my adopted City of Champions apparently took quite the aquatic beating recently. Below is a video a friend of mine took of our apartment building, and it’s out of control. Also, here is a Facebook album of similar shenanigans in Shadyside (which I’m fine with, since I’m anti-Shadyside).

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Nevada Senate to Consider Text Message Stalking Bill

May 10th, 2009

Last month the Nevada Assembly unanimously passed AB309, and the bill came before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. The bill makes several significant changes to Nevada Revised Statute 200.575, the crime of stalking.

AB309 adds text messaging to the list of potential avenues for stalking:

A person who commits the crime of stalking with the use of an Internet or network site, electronic mail, text messaging or any other similar means of communication to publish, display or distribute information in a manner that substantially increases the risk of harm or violence to the victim shall be punished for a category C felony as provided in NRS 193.130.

The bill also increases the severity of a first offense, placing it in the category of a gross misdemeanor. A subsequent offense, formerly a gross misdemeanor, is now a category D felony.

Finally, the bill slightly modifies the definition of stalking. Conduct which causes someone to be “fearful for the safety of a third person” is now included in the definition.

This is a great step in the right direction for Nevada to protect its citizens. Especially with teenagers, texting has become nearly as ubiquitous as calling someone on the phone. This can lead to people being harassed via text. More states need to realize that even a simple technology like texting can be used for ill will, and that ill will needs to be criminalized. If the bill passes the Senate, the state will become only the fifth state to enact similar legislation. According to an article in the Las Vegas Sun, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington are the only other states with similar legislation.

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