The current issue of Memphis Lawyer, published by the Memphis Bar Association, includes an article about lawyers who maintain blogs on the internet. Many of the blogs reviewed by the author provide links on their websites to The Legal Scoop, and some of the reviewed blogs we also link to from our website.

Blogging really is becoming another thing that lawyers do, and it is evidenced by its recognition in publications such as Memphis Lawyer. The biggest unkown is whether or not blogging is a trend, or is it just the evolution of technology? Lawyers who blog reach audiences that they otherwise would never be able to reach, and  I assume that this can be very empowering to a lawyer.

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I am truly ecstatic to be a contributor for one of the best (if not THE best) of the student legal blogs available! And no, U.S. News and World Report does not rank legal blogs so don’t bother checking. Since ranking has become one of the American law student’s painful obsessions, I think that this issue merits attention in my inaugural post.

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I was much relieved to find out today that the District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Bartnoff ruled that the Korean immigrant owners of Custom Cleaners did not violate the city's Consumer Protection Act by failing to live up to the plaintiff's expectations of the "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign that was once displayed in the store window. The final ruling read:

"Plaintiff Roy L. Pearson, Jr. takes nothing from the defendants, and defendants Soo Chung, Jin Nam Chung and Ki Y. Chung are awarded the costs of this action against the plaintiff Roy L. Pearson, Jr."

For more details about the case, please see my previous post, "Should This Case be in Court? You Decide..."

Welcome to this edition of Inter Alia. Here are some interesting stories from around the web:

• The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tightened its regulations regarding short selling prior to a public offering of shares. On June 20, 2007 the SEC amended Rule 105 of Regulation M in order to prevent abusive short selling in these types of situations.
• Another interesting securities law issue... Did the highly anticipated billion dollar Blackstone Group IPO (symbol: BX) Initial Public Offering (IPO) put our national security at risk? Those who think so claim that a $3 billion dollar investment by China raises alarms.
• May It Please The Court writes about a lawsuit filed in Arizona alleging that Lake Havasu City refused to take steps to minimize the amount of carbon monoxide released from power boats out on the water, causing injury to their 10 year old son. Here is the complaint. Here is the article.
• TSSAA v. Brentwood Academy: The U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in this case this past week. Here is the opinion. Sports Law Blog has a great discussion of the outcome.

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One of the goals of The Legal Scoop has been to have contributors from each law school in Tennessee. We can now say we have achieved this goal. The Legal Scoop would like to welcome Sara Beth Myers, a 2L student at Vanderbilt University Law School, as a contributor to the site. Read all about her here.

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For those who about to embark upon the three year journey of law school, it's not too late to turn back. Then again, you've already jumped through the hoops to get here (most especially, taking the LSAT and convincing admissions committees to let you in). Why not give it a shot?! So now you're probably wondering what you should be doing between now and when school begins? My advice: ENJOY THIS SUMMER! The fall will be here soon enough, at which point the marathon (or "paper chase") will begin. Be well rested from the start. But that answer is never enough, and rising one-L's are constantly looking for additional guidance. Fine...seek and you shall find.

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We have all heard about the recent lawsuit brought by Roy Pearson, a Washington D.C. administrative law judge, against "Custom Cleaners." Pearson claims that the cleaners lost his pants two years ago, and he is pretty mad about that. However, he is even more upset about the signs that were subsequently posted outside of the cleaners guaranteeing customer satisfaction. He is suing the cleaners for...

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First, Law School is out and we are all working "real jobs" for the summer. That explains our absence, while hardly excusing it.

Second, and more importantly, the U.S. Supreme Court will be releasing a number of high profile decisions.

Everyone keep your eyes peeled for the "Bong Hits for Jesus" decision, which should come down in the next week.

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After some time away, Inter Alia ("among other things") is back.  Expect new links every few weeks. Enjoy!

• Over at the Securities Law Prof Blog, Barbara Black shares her thoughts on whether punishments imposed on corporations who violate federal securities laws are consistent...She thinks not.
• At his blog, May It Please the Court, J. Craig Williams posts " Eight Wives, Two Years In Prision And Four Proposals May Yield More Jail Time", which  links to an article at CNN. No explanation needed for this one.
• Legally Blonde takes her readers through some of her PMBR adventures while preparing for the Bar Exam:
• Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
• Michael McCann at the Sports Law Blog refutes the notion that David Stern, the NBA commissioner, rigged the NBA Lottery Draft to punish those teams that tanked towards the end of the season on the hopes of obtaining the top pick in the draft.

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