http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://overlawyered.com/2010/10/october-25-roundup-2/ http://overlawyered.com/2010/10/october-25-roundup-2/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:48:07 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=19831

And she’s a psychology professor too: “Pro se litigant of the day” [ATL]

“Access to justice” makes handy slogan, but has its limits re: appeal bonds [Ted at PoL]

New Federalist Society white papers on Michigan, Illinois, California and Alabama supreme courts;

Per her opponent this year, CPSIA proponent and perennial Overlawyered bete noire Jan Schakowsky ranks as most left-wing member of Congress [ExtremeJan.com]

Naming opportunity at Faulkner U.’s Jones School of Law falls to Greg Jones of Beasley Allen [BA press release]

Lockyer pushes divestment of firms for taking wrong stance on ballot controversy [Coyote]

“Patent marking” suits continue to proliferate as Reps. Latta, Issa propose measures to curb opportunistic filings [Gray on Claims]

“South Carolina tobacco fees: how to farm money” [ten years ago on Overlawyered]

Tags: access to justice, Alabama, Bill Lockyer, California, Federalist Society, Illinois, Jan Schakowsky, Michigan, patent marking, pro se, South Carolina, state high courts

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Tags: access to justice, attorneys' fees, class actions

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Tags: access to justice, asylum law, United Kingdom

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