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Lars·son·Fest  n. pl. Lars·son·Fests 1. A gathering or occasion characterized by a specified activity, often involving mirth and high spirits, and always involving good company (i.e., past, present, and/or future friends and clients of the law firm of Larsson & Scheuritzel). [Term coined by the estimable Ms. Patricia Merwin; from Swedish Larsson,  son of Lars; and from German Fest, festival, from Middle High German fest, from Latin fēstum1.] 2. An on-line, web log version of the foregoing, with special emphasis on items that strike the authors as either fun, surprising, inspiring, useful, or otherwise worthy of notice.   v. Lars·son·Fest 1. The act of conducting a Larsson Fest (e.g., “Oh, you’re in town next week> When and where are we going to LarssonFest?”)
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Laurence Tribe on what Congress can do in response to Citizens United

Mon, 01/25/2010 - 12:51

The always informative SCOTUS blog has an interesting piece on "What Should Congress Do about Citizens United?" written by Laurence Tribe, whose name is familiar to law students because he is t

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Some thoughts and historical perspective on Citizens United

Sun, 01/24/2010 - 03:04

I have been working my way through the 186 pages of the U.S. Supreme Court opinions earlier this week in Citizens United v.

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10 jazz recordings that have moved me - Part 1

Mon, 01/04/2010 - 12:58

My longtime friend Paul Hurd recently asked me to name my 10 favorite jazz picks, so here goes my first installment (i.e., the first 3). My criterion for this list: music that has moved me.

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Creation of Camden County [and Old Gloucester County] (NJ) Municipalities

Mon, 12/21/2009 - 17:26

With my friends on the West Jersey History Round Table, I've been working on editing the manuscript of Place Names of Camden County that William R.

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