I’ve been in a mood lately to share more about my personal life here on this blog. I figure that as a young, progressive, educated Muslim American, it’s my duty to do so. Sometimes, sharing my personal life means simply putting up a picture of me and Mama Hoomster from when I was a baby. [...]
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If We Ignore Our Civic Duties, Those Who Say Muslims Aren’t Americans Have Won
Posted in Islam/Culture, Legalese, Op-eds on September 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Guest Post: Common Issues in Entertainment Law
Posted in Legalese on August 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The following is a guest post by Alexis Bonari. Working in the entertainment industry can be tricky, so it’s never a bad idea to brush up. The following is something of an overview for two of the most often discussed topics in this field. Accounting (Royalties): Any artist signed to a label, with a commercially [...]
SanFran considers banning the sale of all animals except fish
Posted in Comics, Legalese on July 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
You might have heard about this, but in case you haven’t, here’s the skinny: the San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare is considering an ordinance that would effectively be a ban on selling all pets except fish. Cats, dogs, guinea pigs, mice, ferrets, birds, all sorts of critters will not be available in [...]
Fighting Piracy, Violating Due Process: The Usual
Posted in Legalese on July 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
So as most of you know, I’m taking Federal Criminal Law this summer. I love it. It’s wildly interesting, and I love all of it. We’re focusing on things like the Hobbs Act and extortion and money laundering, the usual, and in those topics, things like forfeiture and seizure often come up. That was what [...]
Alternate Juror Excused for Offensive T-Shirt
Posted in Comics, Legalese on June 28, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Haha! Look at this idiot! I swear, you guys, you’d think that people would have some freaking common sense when it comes to dressing for the courtroom. It’s not even that hard: the only requirement is that you dress nice enough. No one’s asking you to throw on your Vera Wang gown or anything: just [...]
Employers Using Social Media to Monitor Employees: Risks and Liability
Posted in Legalese, Op-eds on April 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
An article I contributed to the National Law Review while being a guest blogger there. According to a Career Builder survey in 2009, forty-five percent of employers use social media sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn to screen job applicants. Some applicants include a blog address or something of the sort on a resume, [...]
The Reasonably Prudent Law Student quoted in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Posted in Legalese, Op-eds on February 19, 2010 | 6 Comments »
So, once again, I’ve said things. And I’ve said them online, where they’ve been published in a post on a website. Only this time, instead of talking about garden gnomes, and why they are the greatest world threat of 2010, I’m talking about Twitter and how I use it as a law student. Today’s web [...]
Attorneys know everything, duh.
Posted in Coffee, Tea, Me, Islam/Culture, Legalese on January 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Overheard after Fajr prayer at Casa de Parentals de Hoomster… Hoomster [to Mama Hoomster]: Frankly, I think you should just hire [name redacted]. Then, anything that comes up, anything they throw at you, be like, I’ve retained counsel and he/she will be handling this for me. Papa Hoomster: Forget that. But you can ask [other [...]
I hear they’re adding this to the ABA Model Rules next year
Posted in Legalese on December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You know, just so lawyers are aware of what’s at stake. o_O
Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: The Debut!
Posted in Comics, Law Skool, Legalese, Site - About on October 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Josh Camson and I are the hosts of Podcast Ipsa Loquitur, and the very first one was posted at Social Media Law Student today! Click the banner image for the link! And yes, I drew this. And animated it. I’m not an artist, but I’m not displeased with how it turned out. :) (Give WordPress [...]
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