by uslawessentials | Dec 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) provides that, “A motion to remand the case on the basis of any defect other than lack of subject matter jurisdiction must be made within 30 days after the filing of the notice of removal.” In other words, after a party (presumably...
by uslawessentials | Jun 11, 2021 | Legal Writing, US Law Schools
If you think it, write it … or if it’s in your head it should be on paper (or typed on the screen). One useful tip for law school exams and the bar exam is to show your analysis in your essays. Almost everyone has heard this advice but not everyone...
by uslawessentials | Jun 2, 2021 | Caselaw, Supreme Court News, The Constitution, Uncategorized, video
Two recent Supreme Court decisions provide an excellent example of how case law develops in the United States and when decisions have retroactive application. We’ll first the 2020 decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, and then summarize the Supreme...
by uslawessentials | May 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Q: What’s the difference between Specific Jurisdiction and Long Arm jurisdiction? A: Specific Jurisdiction is a basis for Asserting Long Arm Jurisdiction A student asked in response to the video on the right, what is the difference between long-arm jurisdiction...
by uslawessentials | Feb 13, 2021 | Legal English, Uncategorized
I Failed to Persuade a Student to Respect Paraphrasing, but Another Lawyer Succeeded… Or… The ACLU Demonstrated the Value of Paraphrasing…Or….That Brief Convinced the Student he Should Practice Paraphrasing…Or… A...
