We recorded a Westcast podcast with Bryan Garner, co-author with Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, on “Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges,” published by West.
He talks about the content of the book and its purpose, along with the experience of writing it with Scalia.
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Viewers of “60 Minutes” got a glimpse into the legal writing relationship between Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner, editor of Black’s Law Dictionary from West.
They teamed up on “Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges,” just published by West and officially available today.
“60 Minutes” has posted the video of its profile of Scalia, which includes some insight from Garner in part two of the segment, as well as a transcript of the entire program.
Users of iTunes can access the audio of the interview in the “60 Minutes” podcast.
The ABA Journal has posted excerpts from the book. LegalTimes has a blog post about the book’s content.
(Bryan Garner, left, and Justice Scalia. Photo: Steve Petteway, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States)
You’ll find more media and blog coverage of the book – and Scalia’s appearance on “60 Minutes” – here:
National Public Radio
ABA Journal
Wall Street Journal Law Blog
LegalTimes
LawBeat
Over the years, a lot of books published by West have gotten their share of attention on TV or in the movies. But this Sunday night (April 27), a West book will share the spotlight with an associate justice of the Supreme Court in a prominent network television time slot.
“60 Minutes” will profile associate justice Antonin Scalia and his book “Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.” Scalia teamed up on the book with Bryan Garner, editor of Black’s Law Dictionary, also published by West.
The “60 Minutes” segment also will feature footage of the book production process from West’s manufacturing facility in Eagan, Minnesota.
It’s a new era for West and the legal businesses of The Thomson Corporation.
As of April 17, Thomson and Reuters are now officially one following Thomson’s acquisition of Reuters.
Thomson Reuters Chief Executive Officer Tom Glocer made West’s headquarters in Eagan, Minnesota the first stop on his tour of company locations around the globe.
Glocer’s visit to West also got some attention in the Minneapolis/St. Paul media.
Articles in the Pioneer Press and Star Tribune featured Glocer’s views on the legal technology landscape and the outlook for Thomson Reuters and its legal businesses.
The articles also featured insight from Jim Smith, chief executive officer of the Professional Division of Thomson Reuters; and Peter Warwick, president and CEO of the North American Legal businesses.
Check out the Thomson Reuters Web site for more information on the new company.
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Elite’s 2008 User Conference will be held June 23-25 at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa.
The Elite Web site has the registration information.
Check out a brief video to promote the conference featuring Steve Buege, president and CEO; and Dan Tacone, senior vice president:
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A new Westcast podcast features highlights and interviews related to the first production in a Continuing Legal Education series from West LegalEdcenter and the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.
You can view it on the Westcast page.
Or, on our YouTube Channel:
The podcast offers highlights from the first CLE in a unique series at the Guthrie, titled “Merchants of Faith: Bias in the Litigation of Religious Belief.” It was offered live on March 25, as well as through West LegalEdcenter’s live Webcast.
The entire program is now available to legal professionals through on-demand video on the West LegalEdcenter Web site. Just search for “Guthrie” and go through the checkout process.
Whether it is out-of-control personal credit card debt, the reality of a mortgage payment going up, or the difficulty of getting or paying a student loan… the credit crisis is touching many Americans.
A Westcast podcast explores the reasons for the crisis and the challenges for litigating disputes in these areas. The podcast features the two authors of a new book from Thomson West and West Legalworks titled “Mortgage and Asset Backed Securities Litigation Handbook.”
The interview is with Thomas F. Nealon III, General Counsel of LNR Partners, Inc. and Talcott J. Franklin, a partner and head of litigation of the Dallas office of Patton Boggs LLP.
in addition to that Westcast, you also can get cutting-edge information about trends in the subprime crisis through West First Focus: Subprime Mortgage Crisis, a new multimedia service from West.
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(Photo credit: LawProse.org)
Bryan Garner, the editor of Black’s Law Dictionary from Thomson West, is getting attention on the Web for a series of unique video interviews with eight of the nine United States Supreme Court justices.
Garner videotaped interviews with Chief Justice John Roberts and associate justices Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens and Clarence Thomas. Associate Justice David Souter was the only one who declined Garner’s request for a video interview.
The focus of the interviews is primarily the justices’ opinions on legal writing, Garner’s expertise.
The videos are posted on Garner’s Web site, LawProse.org, For more background, read an article on Law.com.
By the way, Garner and Justice Scalia collaborated on a book to be published by Thomson West on April 28 titled “Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.” Look for more on that new title in the weeks ahead.
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