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The resume advice that worked five years ago might not be so helpful today. Here are a few recent articles on current resume trends: CNNMoney : This one is aimed at executive resumes, but most of the tips would be applicable to other types, as well. Chicago Tribune Wall Street Journal (hat tip to Legal Skills Prof Blog) And, with a focus on references, The Boston Globe

A recent Marquette Law Review article by Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier and Samuel A. Thumma examined the Supreme Court's use of dictionaries in opinions. From the abstract: During Supreme Court Terms 2000–2001 through 2009–2010, the Justices have referenced dictionary definitions to define nearly 300 words or phrases. Yet the Court has never expressly explained the proper role and use of the dictionary in American jurisprudence. The Article studies the frequency and the approach the Justices have taken to citing dictionaries in the new century, and it considers the Court’s lack of a reasoned process for selecting or using dictionaries. The article has also led to a piece in the New York Times by Adam Liptak, pointing out one of the most recent uses of a dictionary: Justice Roberts examined the meaning of the word "of" in the case of Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. : That reading follows from a common definition of t

On June 14, 1943, the Supreme Court decided the case of West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette, holding that it was unconstitutional to compel children to salute the American flag in public schools. From the majority opinion, written by Justice Jackson: The case is made difficult not because the principles of its decision are obscure, but because the flag involved is our own. Nevertheless, we apply the limitations of the Constitution with no fear that freedom to be intellectually and spiritually diverse or even contrary will disintegrate the social organization. To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary and spontaneous, instead of a compulsory routine, is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds. We can have intellectual individualism and the rich cultural diversities that we owe to exceptional minds only at the price of occasional eccentricity and abnormal attitudes. When they are so harmless to o

C-SPAN has archived the health care oral argument from Wednesday in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Note that the argument does not actually begin until about 16 seconds into the recording.

The Supreme Court issued opinions in four cases today: Sykes v. United States Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Microsoft Corp. v. I4I Limited Partnership et al DePierre v. United States More on the opinions: SCOTUSblog Concurring Opinions On the lighter side, a zoo in China ran a tiger-escape drill , using a man in a tiger costume.

The website, newspaper map , uses Google Maps to provide convenient access to a multitude of newspapers throughout the world. Visitors to the site can simply click on a city to link to the local newspaper's website. It's also possible to link directly to a newspaper's presence on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Newspapers are available in the local language with the ability to quickly translate pages into English or other languages using Google Translate (translations are imperfect).

Lawsuits pending, settled, and new. 1. Retailer Forever 21 has threatened to sue Rachel Kane, author of a blog lambasting some of the company's more "unfortunate" designs. Kane has a disclaimer and numerous links to Forever 21, and even writes weekly posts devoted to Forever 21 items she likes, but the company has given her until June 10 to shut down the blog or face a lawsuit. New York Magazine NBC LA Hat tip: Blog Law Blog 2. A Pennsylvania woman has settled her lawsuit against Disney, for an undisclosed amount. She claimed that during a 2008 visit to Epcot, she was groped by a park employee in a Donald Duck costume. The Hollywood Reporter The Mercury 3. A different Pennsylvania woman has sued Dunkin Donuts for allegedly putting sugar in her coffee instead of artificial sweetener. Danielle Jordan, a diabetic, claims the sugar triggered a reaction which ultimately sent her to the hospital with diabetic shock. The Boston Globe