This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 30, 2019 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. Unless you inherited your courses from someone else, you’ve developed lists of them. You’ve probably had to submit these lists…
An American political satirist living in Germany is being prosecuted in criminal court for the second time, marking yet another unfortunate milestone in the years-long crusade against a writer for his satirical use of the Nazi swastika. “The authorities want to crack down on dissent,” CJ Hopkins told FIRE. “They want to send a message,…
You signed up for streaming, right? (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Disney+ To Forced Arbitration If We Kill You Pipeline Has A Few Holes: Our resident Disney Adult rips into how bad of a response this was. What’s With Handcuffing Kids?: Judges need a better way of ordering their courtrooms. Who Knew Ass Kissing…
Government officials aren’t allowed to come to your house and tell you what you can post on social media, but what about when those same officials put pressure on social media companies to tell them what you can post? That’s called “jawboning,” and it’s concerning for anyone who cares about a flourishing free speech environment on…
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It’s been an ugly week in the U.K., as riots have led to illegal acts including looting, arson, violence, and threats. But like so many governments facing crises, officials are reaching the wrong conclusions about how to address the unrest. The rioting traces back to July 29, when three children were tragically murdered in a knife…
Hard to have order in the court when hackers go rogue. The increased ease of access that online court offers is a double-edged sword — we wouldn’t have the phenomenal video of someone proving they drove without a license otherwise, but it would also be easier to keep nuisances out of the courtroom if everyone…
In Part 1 of this two-part series of “Top 10 Strategies to Prepare for Fall Fundraising” we covered. Clean up Data Purge Mailing Lists Review Staff, Vendors and Freelancers Set Priority Objectives Based on Last Year’s Results Solidify a Multi-Channel Marketing Campaign Today we’ll look at: Send Impact Reports to Set…
FIRE is excited to announce that longtime nonprofit leader and board member of NPR/PBS affiliate WABE Atlanta, Chuck Taylor, joined FIRE’s Advisory Council, where he will help guide our organization as we defend the civil liberties of all Americans. Currently CEO of the Atlanta-based real estate firm HT Group, Chuck comes to FIRE with more than…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group, in the first quarter of 2024, how much were average standard billing rates up year-over-year? Hint: The Am Law ranking (by revenue), tracks the size of firms’ rate increases. The Am Law 50 is leading the…