Moritz Legal Information Blog

Hat tip to the Wall Street Journal Law Blog : A deposition for a public records case at the Ohio Supreme Court went on for ten pages, trying to establish what the term "photocopying machine" really meant. Also: ABA Journal

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal reports that a veteran NBA basketball referee has sued an AP reporter for defamation based on the content of the reporter's tweet. According to the tweet, the referee told Minnesota Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis he would "get it back" after making a call the Minnesota coach disliked, implying that he would later make a false call against the other team. In the referee's complaint filed in federal district court, he denies making any such statement and claims to have honestly officiated NBA games for over 22 years.

A Manhattan mother has sued her daughter's preschool for the nonrefundable $19,000 tuition, claiming that the school was failing to adequately prepare the child for an Ivy League education. The New York Times Wall Street Journal Law Blog

CALI has been at the forefront of a move toward e-casebooks compatible with smart phones and digital readers. As part of its eLangdell Stimulus Project , CALI is calling for law school faculty to send proposals for e-casebook chapters. If accepted, CALI will pay a $500 stipend per chapter. Instructors will eventually be able to create customized e-casebooks and course packets from materials available through eLangdell. According to CALI, law students will be able to access eLangdell materials for free. Thanks to Boston College's Legal Eagle for its initial coverage of CALI's strides toward free e-casebooks.

As a new crop of SCOTUS opinions comes out, commentary on the Justices, their writing, and their oral argument habits is also prevalent: PrawfsBlog: "Chief Justice Roberts and the Ostensibly Boring First Amendment" Opinionator at The New York Times: "Justice Scalia Objects" The National Law Journal: "Clarence Thomas Hits Five Years without Asking a Question" National Journal: "Sonia Sotomeyer on Dating, Deciding, and Being the Newest Supreme Court Justice"

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal examines the often reported claim that Facebook contributes to 1 in 5 divorces. While some divorce attorneys see a connection, the article gives reason to doubt claims of a causal link.

Law students may want to be aware of the resources available on the Ohio State Bar Association website including the OSBA Report Online. The report includes recent Ohio cases as well as classified advertisements and job boards. Law students can view jobs and upload their resumes to the OSBA's site for viewing by potential employers. Additional career resources are available under the "Law Student Hub" heading on the left side of the OSBA main page. Law student membership in OSBA is free and includes access to Casemaker, the OSBA's legal research database. Casecheck, Casemaker's new Shepards-like updating service, is also available to law student members for free. Thanks to C-M for passing along this information.