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If I were starting an undergraduate program today with the goal of training to meet the current attacks on crypto with nothing but a basic understanding of the math and programming…

Well, nobody seemed to care about the potential renewal of section 215, so... Burn it all and start over, I say :)

It's unconstitutional. Of course I have a raging hate-on - I believe in the rule of law.

It is infuriating to see SO many articles, even from publications that can usually be trusted, referring to this legislation as "commendable" or "significant reform". It is far fro…

What a disappointment from someone who ran, in part, on his record as an educator on Constitutional law.

As a law-talking-guy, I can say: this is really, really bad. It's really unusual to see such a split (4-1-4) in such an important decision, and it's tough to say for sure what the …

I can't see that word without thinking of Cloaca. Cloaca. If you don't know what it is, you should. Cloaca.

You missed a spot in p1 with the case number.

dplynch@gmail.com pls

This is just flatly bad advice. Entity selection and the decisions that come with it should be made very early in the process or it can have very negative unforeseen consequences d…

Interesting article, Mr. Stross. I think it's great to see so many people hungry for the next new thing, out hustling and working hard to try to make it happen. As awareness of sta…

This is why we can't have nice things.... and why the EFF [Subpoenadefense] list is basically dead.

I've read this same article every quarter for 5+ years now. In another 10 or 15 years, law schools may start to focus more on the importance of clinical education, but the change w…

I think this is a pretty significant step forward, and for me really highlights the changing relationship between Google and its users. The transition from a passive search service…

i actually got a little teary-eyed about this. i know i'll "see him around" as much as anyone can in communities like these but it really is sad.

They hire folks with no education or experience, train them for a week, and turn them loose - generally paying $9/hr plus a percentage of fees they generate. The majority of their …

as a tax attorney and someone with 4 years experience as a volunteer at an IRS VITA site, i am not sure that i'm entirely comfortable with the idea - but maybe i am missing somethi…

This article should be entitled, "Why failing to hire an attorney was my worst mistake." It's easy to think that some googling and reading statutes will get you where you need to b…

Good stuff. Now if we could only get some similar opinions in Righthaven copyright troll cases, we'd be making some progress!

I've convinced myself I need a tablet because nothing really fills the "pdf viewer" slot in a good way. I can print pdfs of several state law-specific reference books for free (at …

now you're talking.

I'm certain that's right - someone unfamiliar with the process will have to invest more time with the first few clients and might stumble a bit at first, but not in ways that would…

I'm a "startup lawyer" in a different sense - I am a sole practitioner in the worst legal job market in our country's history that has been forced to get out there and find my way …

i am trying to be generally optimistic, but it seems pretty likely that Conde Nast is going to eventually want to monetize the reddit community in ways that no one will like. witho…

Definitely sounds like an interesting class!!