http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord A Daily Record blog devoted to Legal Affairs Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As Caryn Tamber reported today, we can no longer tweet from within the courtroom at the Dixon trial. That doesn't mean the tweets have been silenced, though; they've just moved down the hall. You can still watch for updates on www.twitter.com  by "following" @mddailyrecord, or just search for #DixonTrial. This morning, ... http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2009/11/20/tweeting-in-the-halls-of-justice-literally/ The folks who bring you Super Lawyers came out this week with a ranking of the top law schools in the country. And it's dopey. There. I said it. The list ranks schools by the number of graduates included on lists of Super Lawyers. Let's put aside for a second Above the ... http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2009/11/18/um-law-is-50th-most-super-law-school/ We don't typically give birthday shout-outs in this space, but I think one is deserved for a man who has done more to expose Americans to the legal system than perhaps anyone else alive. I am, of course, referring to Judge Joseph A. Wapner - aka Judge Wapner of "The People's ... http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2009/11/18/the-verdict-happy-birthday/ I received a lovely Edible Arrangements fruit basket at my desk this morning. Since I can find a law angle to almost anything, I'll tell you that there was a funny warning label attached to my fruit. It told me, first off, that the arrangement was made with skewers. No kidding! ... http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2009/11/17/forbidden-fruit/ Happy Monday! Gregory Kane weighs in on alleged child-killer Dante Parrish, whom the Maryland Innocence Project helped free last year in an unrelated case. In other Parrish news, Peter Hermann's a got a letter from the teacher of Parrish's alleged victim. (HT on the letter: Baltimore Crime.) John Allen Muhammad's stand-by lawyer, ... http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2009/11/16/monday-law-blog-round-up-25/ Joan Biskupic has firmly established herself as the Doris Kearns Goodwin of judicial biography with her stirring and well-researched examination of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, arguably the nation's most polarizing jurist. In American Original, Biskupic explains how Scalia's constitutional jurisprudence -- his focus on original intent and presidential power -- ... http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2009/11/16/four-stars-gavels-for-scalia-bio/ If you're in Towson right now and thinking about lunch, you finally have another restaurant to consider. Yes, our long local nightmare has ended: The Perring Place Express Deli is officially open! I'll try to provide a restaurant review soon; in the meantime, anyone who has eaten there already can provide feedback ... http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2009/11/16/deli-update-v-the-final-one/ There has been a lot of controversy recently about the H1N1 vaccine being made available to prison populations. (Don't believe me? I did a Google news search to prove it.) Most notable is the 300 doses being sent to Guantanamo Bay, although the Pentagon said detainees will only get the vaccine ... http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2009/11/12/agency-puts-h1n1-vaccine-behind-bars/ Is your job making you miserable? Fabulous! As Above the Law points out, a new study indicates that having a negative outlook "makes people less gullible, improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory" — all helpful qualities for the successful lawyer. Cranky-pantses are also better at "stating their ... http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2009/11/12/in-a-bad-mood-congrats/ Follow the Dixon Trial on twitter with the #DixonTrial hashtag...or get the latest from the courtroom at our @mddailyrecord twitter account. http://mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2009/11/12/dixontrial/