Luke E Debevec

February 22, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Legal scholars are beginning to debate the impact of legal blogs upon legal discussions, education and scholarship. The analysis of the role of legal blogs was recently energized by an interview that Jack M. Balkin gave to the Yale Law Report and posted to his blog, Balkinization.

By Luke E. Debevec and Jeremy Heinnickel

6 minute read

May 22, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Military Commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are now under way. While allegations of torture, abuse and Potemkin procedures stacked against the detainees dominate much of the news, the truth is many of these problems were only exposed because a handful of military lawyers have spoken out in the name of due process and fundamental fairness.

By Luke E. Debevec

6 minute read

February 05, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

It was about a year ago that the word "subprime" first entered the average American's lexicon.

By Luke E. Debevec

6 minute read

September 27, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez has resigned his position, and President Bush has now nominated Judge Michael Mukasey to take over a department in disarray.

By Luke E. Debevec

7 minute read

June 22, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

An odd mix of liberal, conservative and libertarian bloggers have joined on both sides of a continuing argument over the Supreme Court's decision last week in Hudson v. Michigan.

By Luke E. Debevec

8 minute read

July 27, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

In last month�s landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, the Supreme Court held that the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals violate the laws of war and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

By Luke E. Debevec

10 minute read

June 26, 2008 | Law.com

Earlier this month, the Associated Press filed seven Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown requests against the "Drudge Retort." The "Drudge Retort" (not to be confused with the "Drudge Report") is a social news sharing site with about 8,500 users. These users can contribute their own blog entries and link to news articles on the Web. In its takedown requests, the AP claims that certain posts containing excerpts of AP stories and links to those stories violate its copyrights.

By Jeremy Heinnickel and Luke E. Debevec

6 minute read

March 27, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

With the launch of its new blog, "Convictions," the online magazine Slate has entered the legal blog world in a big way this month.

By Luke E. Debevec

5 minute read

October 26, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

In my line of work - suing insurance companies that fail to follow their commitments to their policyholders - the duty to defend is one of the most frequently litigated issues.

By Luke E. Debevec

6 minute read

February 23, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the blogosphere, the world of online Web logs, anyone with a connection to the Internet can create a blog and post their uncensored thoughts on any conceivable topic or discipline. A large corner of this vast electronic embodiment of the marketplace of ideas is staked out by legal and political blogs, where former and practicing attorneys, law professors, students and laymen with an interest in law or politics sound off on a wide range of current events and issues.

By Luke E. Debevec

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