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Here's a real-life practice question for 1Ls preparing for their contracts final: As reported by The Am Law Daily , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld booked several rooms at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego for a partner retreat. However, after making the reservation, they realized that, with the economy as it is, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to spend all that money on a fancy get-away, so the firm cancelled the reservation. The hotel sued for breach of contract, claiming $385,950 in liquidated damages for all those rooms that had been set aside for the partners retreat. Any thoughts on how this might play out? From Legal Blog Watch

To Kindle or not to Kindle? That seems to be the big question for many tech-savvy readers since the launch of the new and improved Kindle 2. If you need help deciding whether you should invest in one of these gadgets, check out these lists of reasons to buy, or not buy, a Kindle . From Barco 2.0: Law Library Reference

A recent article from The Wall Street Journal examines how plaintiffs in job-discrimination cases fared in Federal Courts. The article states that these plaintiffs lose more often and have their cases thrown out more often than do plaintiffs of other types of cases. From WSJ.com: Law Blog

The time is quickly approaching when many students will be moving out of old apartments and into new ones. But before you move, you may want to check CrimeReports.com , which tracks crime locations. A quick glance over Columbus might be a good idea! From WisBlawg

Government secrets exposed! Well, sort of. The Washington Post recently wrote an article about previously unreleased Congressional Reports that have been leaked onto Wikileaks.org by a confidential source. Some in the government may be concerend about the leak, but Wikileaks assured the Post that it's not going to stop publishing these documents any time soon. From Due Process: The Georgetown Law Library Blog

Brown v. Board of Education with a whopping 16,868 citations! Think you can guess any of the other top 50 from HeinOnline's list ? From CM Law Library Blog