Adjunct Law Prof Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-13032202009-11-21T00:01:04-05:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePadAdjunctLawProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comRecognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages for purposes of public employee health insurance coverage and other benefits ruled lawfultag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6bf1e35970b2009-11-21T00:01:04-05:002009-11-21T00:01:04-05:00Godfrey v Spano, 2009 NY Slip Op 08474, Decided on November 19, 2009, Court of Appeals [Decided with Lewis v New York State Department of Civil Service] Plaintiffs in this action are taxpayers challenging directives recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages for...Adjunct LawProfsNew York Law Student Fails In His Challenge To Reverse His Legal Writing Gradetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875bb22ec970c2009-11-20T00:12:14-05:002009-11-20T22:10:09-05:00Keefe v. New York Law School, ___Misc. 3d___(N.Y. Co. Nov. 17, 2009), is an interesting case. A transfer student to New York Law School from Hofstra Law School was unhappy with being placed in Legal Writing II. As I understand...Adjunct LawProfs2d Circuit Upholds Attorney Stewart Criminal Conviction For Supporting Terrorismtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6aaecfc970b2009-11-20T00:11:37-05:002009-11-20T00:11:37-05:00Disbarred defense attorney Lynne Stewart's conviction was affirmed by the 2d Circuit, but the court was very critical of the short prison sentence she was ordered to serve for providing material support to a terror conspiracy. A divided appellate court...Adjunct LawProfs5th Holds Confederate Flag Ban Does Not Violate Student 1st A Rightstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6409ee4970c2009-11-20T00:10:39-05:002009-11-20T00:10:39-05:00A.M. v. Cash, ___F.3d___, (5th Cir. Oct. 9, 2009), is an important decision to be aware of. The 5th Circuit held that a school district policy prohibiting the display of the Confederate flag on school property does not violate students’...Adjunct LawProfsLaw Professor Blog Rankingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a63b5b0c970c2009-11-20T00:09:55-05:002009-11-20T00:09:55-05:00TaxProf Blog complied its annual list of the top 35 Law Prof Blogs, here. No, we are not on that list-yet, but we are getting close. Congrats to Jim Levy, our contributing editor who also writes at Legal Writing Prof...Adjunct LawProfsHow to make better PowerPoint slides for the classroomtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6ad1d47970b2009-11-19T20:47:00-05:002009-11-19T20:47:00-05:00This one goes out to all the teachers who follow this blog. It's an article from Inside Higher Ed discussing advice for making effective PowerPoint slides in connection with undergraduate courses but the lessons apply equally well to the law...Adjunct LawProfsMicrosoft Office 2010 Professional Beta Available With A Free Downloadtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875b69a1f970c2009-11-19T00:38:21-05:002009-11-19T00:38:21-05:00Hurray and get it while you can. Microsoft Office Professional 2010 is available now with a free download. It could take over an hour to download-depending upon your computer's speed. Mitchell H. RubinsteinAdjunct LawProfsGoogle Scholar Adds Free Legal Researchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6aae45d970b2009-11-19T00:21:38-05:002009-11-19T00:26:59-05:00Google Scholar just added free journal and case law legal research to its search engine. I tried it and it works! It is, of course, not as comprehensive as Lexis or Westlaw, but it may be a way to get...Adjunct LawProfsPay Cuts And The Economytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5e32ad3970b2009-11-19T00:20:24-05:002009-11-19T00:20:24-05:00When people think of the poor economy and jobs many think of unemployment. While there are scores of people out of work, large numbers of employees also took significant pay cuts in order to remain employed. That important fact is...Adjunct LawProfsIf the issue involves pure statutory reading and analysis, courts need not defer to the agency’s expertise in adjudicating its administrative decisiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6399f4a970c2009-11-19T00:19:50-05:002009-11-19T00:19:50-05:00Matter of Raganella v New York City Civ. Serv. Commn., 2009 NY Slip Op 07206, Decided on October 8, 2009, Appellate Division, First Department Anthony J. Raganella filed an Article 78 petition challenging the New York Civil Service Commission’s dismissal...Adjunct LawProfsStriking grad students reach a tentative dealtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875b5ab2b970c2009-11-18T20:35:57-05:002009-11-18T20:35:57-05:00We reported earlier this week about grad students who were striking U. of Illinois over tuition waivers. Today, Inside Higher Ed is reporting that the parties have reached a tentative agreement: Graduate teaching assistants at the University of Illinois at...Adjunct LawProfsWhy adjuncts need to be tech-savvy in the classroomtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b3c694970b2009-11-18T20:30:54-05:002009-11-18T20:30:54-05:00According to this column from Inside Higher Ed, adjuncts may need to be more tech-savvy than their tenured colleagues because of the inverse relationship between job security and the need to prove oneself in the classroom. (Personally, I think being...Adjunct LawProfsRare Injunction Granted In Public Sector Labor Law Case To Enjoin Improper Practicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875adfc62970c2009-11-18T07:48:30-05:002009-11-18T07:48:30-05:00Matter of PERB v. County of Monroe,___Misc.3d____(Albany Co. 2009), is a rare case where a state court judge issued an injunction pending the outcome of an Improper Practice that had been filed with PERB. The IP concerns an alleged effort...Adjunct LawProfsNLRB: Successor employer unlawfully refused to hire unionized employeestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6352010970c2009-11-18T07:47:26-05:002009-10-12T21:29:10-04:00The Parksite Group, 354 NLRB No 90, (September 30 2009), is an interesting case. A building materials wholesaler unlawfully refused to hire back the unionized drivers and warehouse workers of a predecessor employer after terminating the predecessor's outsourcing contract at...Adjunct LawProfsSchool's refusal to reassign rooms to accommodate teacher violated ADAtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5de7d0a970b2009-11-18T07:46:53-05:002009-11-18T07:46:53-05:00Ekstrand v School District of Somerset, ___F.3d___(7th Cir. October 6, 2009), is an interesting case. A Wisconsin school district that was made aware of the medical necessity of natural light for one of its elementary teachers who was diagnosed with...Adjunct LawProfsExcellent advice for anyone considering law schooltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875ad8dda970c2009-11-17T13:35:52-05:002009-11-17T13:36:35-05:00From this month's National Jurist, a magazine targeted at law students, comes this column that encourages potential applicants to consider carefully their reasons for attending law school: I’ve said this many times before in my books and articles: there are...Adjunct LawProfsTitle VII Case Dismissed As Time-Barred Bars 1981 Casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5de7a80970b2009-11-17T00:10:02-05:002009-11-17T00:10:02-05:00Elkadrawy v Vanguard Group, Inc, ___F.3d___(3d Cir. October 6, 2009), is an important case. I am just not sure if it was correctly decided. In a case of first impression, the 3rd holds that the doctrine of res judicata barred...Adjunct LawProfs2d Holds That Failure To Specify Accommodation Is Fatal To ADA Casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6350cdc970c2009-11-17T00:09:18-05:002009-11-17T00:09:18-05:00McBride v BIC Consumer Prods Mfg Co, ___F.3d___(2d Cir. October 5, 2009). This is an interesting ADA case concerning the duty to provide a reasonable accommodation. Plaintiff, an employee failed to demonstrate either that she could have performed the essential...Adjunct LawProfsObama Pledges To End Don't Ask Don't Telltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a630c1f8970c2009-11-17T00:08:53-05:002009-11-17T00:08:53-05:00As everyone has heard by now, President Obama has pledged to end Don't Ask Don't Tell with respect top the military. A NY Times article discussing this issue is available here. While this is certainly welcomed news, does this mean...Adjunct LawProfsDonning Time Does Not Count Towards 1250 Hours Requirement Under FMLAtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5da2d09970b2009-11-17T00:08:27-05:002009-10-11T19:55:51-04:00The Supremes have declined to grant certiorari in a case in which the Seventh Circuit held that an employee could not count towards the 1,250-hour minimum for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) eligibility the three to five minutes she...Adjunct LawProfs