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William Slomanson

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Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Thomas Jefferson School of Law



Columns
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Letters Government, Constitutional Law Letters Judges and Judiciary U.S. Supreme Court Government Letters Education Law Judges and Judiciary, Ediscovery Legal Education, Intellectual Property, Contracts International Law, Government, Civil Litigation Military Law, Criminal Law Practice, Civil Litigation U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law U.S. Supreme Court, International Law, Immigration, Civil Litigation Civil Rights Government Civil Rights U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law Government, Civil Rights Constitutional Law Tax, International Law, Government International Law, Government Constitutional Law Government, Constitutional Law U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals International Law, Government U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law Constitutional Law Law Practice International Law, Government International Law, Government Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary International Law, Government International Law, Government
Title Category Published
'Of counsel' attorneys' expanded exposure to frivolous pleading and motion sanctionsMar. 31, 2025
Navigating the Interstate Carry Reciprocity Act: What it means for gun owners and states without reciprocityFeb. 28, 2025
Trump's Greenland plan would mirror Russia's Crimea takeoverJan. 6, 2025
Abortion trafficking: Idaho's legal skirmish sends shockwaves toward CaliforniaDec. 10, 2024
State constitutions and civil procedure deserve their day in classNov. 26, 2024
Supreme Court whipping boyApr. 29, 2024
Supreme Court’s supreme chillMar. 5, 2024
Congress: Ukraine is still germaneDec. 1, 2023
One has to wonder if China truly protects its prisonersOct. 20, 2023
Public interest v. academic freedomJan. 30, 2023
Voir dire: disability as a basis for peremptory strikes Jan. 6, 2023
Is copyright law the best tool for responding to student cheating?Apr. 4, 2022
An iron river of guns: Mexico versus the US gun industryMar. 3, 2022
Sexual assault: The law versus accountabilityMay 25, 2021
Service of process via social media: a plea to the LegislatureFeb. 2, 2021
Cert denial leaves anti-SLAPP federal circuit split in placeOct. 14, 2020
2nd Amendment: the Supreme Court’s constitutional orphanJun. 17, 2020
Gun rights: Mooting politics at the US Supreme CourtApr. 29, 2020
Cross-border shooting ruling locks victims out of courtMar. 4, 2020
New initial disclosure, supplementation optionDec. 19, 2019
Arming teachers?Jun. 14, 2019
Showdown at the high court over cross-border shooting Jun. 3, 2019
Procedure in California state courts vs the Federal Rules of Civil ProcedureApr. 26, 2019
Reaching for handgun rightsJan. 31, 2019
Lessons learned from the Patriot Picnic in San DiegoFeb. 9, 2018
Condition precedent: the decision to actOct. 5, 2017
Same challenge to UN membership, very different president Feb. 4, 2017
Embassy move would have major impact Jan. 10, 2017
Protesting the protestersNov. 25, 2016
Trump would have a hard time winning defamation suits Nov. 8, 2016
Open carry wary Sep. 9, 2016
China balks at the legal force of tribunalJul. 29, 2016
Passively tolerating preventable mayhem Jun. 23, 2016
Passively tolerating preventable mayhemJun. 21, 2016
Law school fights back: enough is enoughMay 30, 2013
UN Security Council an untapped option in video fallout Sep. 21, 2012
As Prop. 8 Debate Rages at Home, the U.N. Considers Gay RightsFeb. 24, 2009
MCLE Self Study Jan. 1, 2007
State Revamps Numbering, Language of Discovery Act May 19, 2005
De Facto Partition in Kosovo Challenges U.N.'s Authority Sep. 21, 2002
Straits of Ignorance Jan. 11, 2001

MCLE
Title Category Published
New initial disclosure, supplementation option Civil Procedure Dec. 19, 2019
Procedure in California state courts vs the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Civil Procedure Apr. 26, 2019
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Letters Government, Constitutional Law Letters Judges and Judiciary U.S. Supreme Court Government Letters Education Law Judges and Judiciary, Ediscovery Legal Education, Intellectual Property, Contracts International Law, Government, Civil Litigation Military Law, Criminal Law Practice, Civil Litigation U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law U.S. Supreme Court, International Law, Immigration, Civil Litigation Civil Rights Government Civil Rights U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law Government, Civil Rights Constitutional Law Tax, International Law, Government International Law, Government Constitutional Law Government, Constitutional Law U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals International Law, Government U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law Constitutional Law Law Practice International Law, Government International Law, Government Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary International Law, Government International Law, Government
Title Category Published
'Of counsel' attorneys' expanded exposure to frivolous pleading and motion sanctionsMar. 31, 2025
Navigating the Interstate Carry Reciprocity Act: What it means for gun owners and states without reciprocityFeb. 28, 2025
Trump's Greenland plan would mirror Russia's Crimea takeoverJan. 6, 2025
Abortion trafficking: Idaho's legal skirmish sends shockwaves toward CaliforniaDec. 10, 2024
State constitutions and civil procedure deserve their day in classNov. 26, 2024
Supreme Court whipping boyApr. 29, 2024
Supreme Court’s supreme chillMar. 5, 2024
Congress: Ukraine is still germaneDec. 1, 2023
One has to wonder if China truly protects its prisonersOct. 20, 2023
Public interest v. academic freedomJan. 30, 2023
Voir dire: disability as a basis for peremptory strikes Jan. 6, 2023
Is copyright law the best tool for responding to student cheating?Apr. 4, 2022
An iron river of guns: Mexico versus the US gun industryMar. 3, 2022
Sexual assault: The law versus accountabilityMay 25, 2021
Service of process via social media: a plea to the LegislatureFeb. 2, 2021
Cert denial leaves anti-SLAPP federal circuit split in placeOct. 14, 2020
2nd Amendment: the Supreme Court’s constitutional orphanJun. 17, 2020
Gun rights: Mooting politics at the US Supreme CourtApr. 29, 2020
Cross-border shooting ruling locks victims out of courtMar. 4, 2020
New initial disclosure, supplementation optionDec. 19, 2019
Arming teachers?Jun. 14, 2019
Showdown at the high court over cross-border shooting Jun. 3, 2019
Procedure in California state courts vs the Federal Rules of Civil ProcedureApr. 26, 2019
Reaching for handgun rightsJan. 31, 2019
Lessons learned from the Patriot Picnic in San DiegoFeb. 9, 2018
Condition precedent: the decision to actOct. 5, 2017
Same challenge to UN membership, very different president Feb. 4, 2017
Embassy move would have major impact Jan. 10, 2017
Protesting the protestersNov. 25, 2016
Trump would have a hard time winning defamation suits Nov. 8, 2016
Open carry wary Sep. 9, 2016
China balks at the legal force of tribunalJul. 29, 2016
Passively tolerating preventable mayhem Jun. 23, 2016
Passively tolerating preventable mayhemJun. 21, 2016
Law school fights back: enough is enoughMay 30, 2013
UN Security Council an untapped option in video fallout Sep. 21, 2012
As Prop. 8 Debate Rages at Home, the U.N. Considers Gay RightsFeb. 24, 2009
MCLE Self Study Jan. 1, 2007
State Revamps Numbering, Language of Discovery Act May 19, 2005
De Facto Partition in Kosovo Challenges U.N.'s Authority Sep. 21, 2002
Straits of Ignorance Jan. 11, 2001
Title Category Published
New initial disclosure, supplementation option Civil Procedure Dec. 19, 2019
Procedure in California state courts vs the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Civil Procedure Apr. 26, 2019