http://www.opiniojuris.org/ en-us 2008-07-11T20:07+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1215807421.shtml Also, please note that the site may be difficult to access at various points this weekend.... Chris Borgen 2008-07-11T20:07+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1215639202.shtml Shameless plug alert: I have posted a new essay on SSRN, "The Cognitive Psychology of Mens Rea." It's a sequel of sorts to my essay "The Cognitive Psychology of Circumstantial... Kevin Jon Heller 2008-07-09T21:07+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1214266157.shtml Courtesy of Toast.com, the quiz consists of 30 questions -- 20 drawn from the U.S. citizenship test and 10 harder "curveballs." 24 is considered the minimum passing score; I scored,... Kevin Jon Heller 2008-06-24T00:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1213703801.shtml I see that my alma mater, Stanford, is set to formally eliminate letter grades. Beginning perhaps as early as fall, students will receive one of four marks for their work:... Kevin Jon Heller 2008-06-17T11:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1213629298.shtml A confession: except for the basketball, I don't watch the Summer Olympics. In part, that's because I'm not particularly interested in the medal sports. The more significant reason, though, is that... Kevin Jon Heller 2008-06-16T15:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1212174498.shtml On the lighter side of international news this week, comes word that the international space station toilet has broken, leading to... Duncan Hollis 2008-05-30T19:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1211810077.shtml ... Roger Alford 2008-05-26T13:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1211124187.shtml ... Chris Borgen 2008-05-18T15:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1210209050.shtml As Roger noted recently, John Ruggie, the United Nations secretary-general’s special representative for business and human rights, has released his third report on human rights and business. In this... Julian Ku 2008-05-08T01:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1210032223.shtml Stories like this cause barely a ripple of controversy:... Kevin Jon Heller 2008-05-06T00:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1209589246.shtml Via Crooked Timber, I learned today that Charles Tilly, one of the great political and historical sociologists of his time, has died. The news makes me very sad, because... Kevin Jon Heller 2008-04-30T21:04+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1209141586.shtml Here is a sample of some of the wonderful map art of Susan Stockwell:... Roger Alford 2008-04-25T16:04+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1208825125.shtml One of my students recently took the naturalization test and was kind enough to share with me the “Quick Civic Lessons”... Roger Alford 2008-04-22T12:04+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1208498693.shtml I realize that Bluebook bashing is something of a varsity sport among legal academics. And yes, much of the Bluebook's arcana is profoundly annoying. But you know what? I'll take... Kevin Jon Heller 2008-04-18T06:04+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1208274110.shtml Our hope for those who are working to promote the legal concept of odious debt—whatever their political stripe or ecumenical affiliation—is that our exploration of Sack’s life will serve to lessen... Sarah Ludington and Mitu Gulati 2008-04-15T16:04+00:00