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A Whole New Kind of Ghostwriting

In this edition of KLJ Blog, Volume 108, Austin Stevenson discusses the Supreme Court reversal of a 9th Circuit decision because it was authored by a judge that died prior to the case being rendered.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorJune 25, 2019Appeals, Appellate Court, Ghostwriter, Judge Reinhardt, Ninth Circuit, R- Austin Stevenson, Rizo v- Yovino, Supreme Court

To Kill a Bearded Seal: Should the NMFS be able to preemptively list a species as threatened under the ESA?

In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Online Content Editor Madison Stewart discusses Alaska Oil & Gas Ass'n v. Pritzker and the debate on listing the bearded seal as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorJuly 24, 2018Alaska, Alaska Oil & Gas Ass'n v- Pritzker, Endangered Species Act, Madison Stewart, Ninth Circuit, seals

Don’t Hate the Players (Nor the Haters), Hate the Game: A “Swift” Dismissal in Copyright Law and the Banalities of Lyricism

In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Mark Edward Blankenship Jr. discusses the dismissal of Taylor Swift's copyright lawsuit and its effect on the music industry, the banality of the lyrical phrase in question, and the likelihood of similar lawsuits in the future.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorMay 20, 2018"Shake It Off", copyright law, creativity, Feist, Mark Edward Blankenship Jr-, motion to dismiss, Ninth Circuit, originality, Taylor Swift

Protecting Non-Native English Speakers from Self-Incrimination

In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Nathan R. Hardymon describes the problem that arises when police officers who do not speak Spanish attempt to give Spanish-speaking detainees their Miranda warnings.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorNovember 19, 2016Discrimination, Miranda Rights, Nathan R- Hardymon, Ninth Circuit, Spanish Language, United States v- Bustillos-Munoz