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IP at STU Law: Please join us for a special event

Please join the St. Thomas Law IP Certificate Program and the STU IP and Cyberlaw Society for a special event, as STU Law grad Bryan Sinclair will join us Fri., Nov. 16 at 3PM (room A112) to make a very special announcement for a new program to encourage Excellence in the Study of IP Law. […]

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Top 10 things you need to know about removal

Here’s 10 things things you need to know about removal! Enjoy. 1. It’s not a basis for original jurisdiction. You have to find the OJ somewhere else, such as diversity or federal question jurisdiction. 2. “Removal” and “remand” in this context are vertical acts. Removal means snatching the case from state court to federal court. […]

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Enter typoos here

Here’s a picture of a momma hippo and a baby hippo at the San Diego Zoo, because why not? Here’s another why not? I got an email today from one of my Civ Pro peeps about a possible error in my CALI 1367 lesson, and it got me thinking. He found what appeared to be […]

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Free as the air! Civ Pro statutory/rule supplement

Many law school courses require the purchase of a statutory or rule supplement. Some courses that come to mind are Civ Pro, Evidence, Bus Orgs, etc. The irony of such supplements is that even though they cost $30 to $40 or more, they are often filled with nothing more than public domain materials. For instance, […]

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