Podcast Ipsa Loquitur

Huma Rashid

Huma RashidHuma Rashid is a second-year law student at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL. She is a member of the Women's Law Caucus, the International Law Society, and the Middle Eastern Law Student Association. She is interested in property law, specifically real estate transactions, and prides herself on being able to explain the Rule Against Perpetuities in three words. She obtained her BA in English Literature from North Central College in Naperville, IL, where she graduated summa cum laude. While at North Central, she was an active member of Sigma Tau Delta and worked as a radio personality at WONC 89.1FM. In her spare time, Huma enjoys reading, rollerblading, and cooking. She is an aspiring author and hosts an online archive of personal fiction as well as a burgeoning writing blog. She also publishes and maintains her law blog, The Reasonably Prudent Law Student. She blogs about her interests related to the legal field, namely social media, current political events, and legal issues affecting the Islamic community. She started the very popular Business Casual Superstar series, which continues to be the main attraction at her law blog. Her many loves include Chicago's Grant Park, obscure British comedies starring Hugh Laurie, and root beer. View Huma Rashid's profile on Twitter View Huma Rashid's profile on LinkedIn

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Ohio Judge Makes ‘Anonymous’ Online Comment about Litigant, Refuses to Step Down

Apr 7th, 2010 | By Huma Rashid | Category: Featured, Web 2.0

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold allegedly made anonymous comments online about her pending cases, using the clever moniker, “Lawmiss.” Judge Saffold then refused to recuse herself on a motion from defense counsel.



Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: Who to Blame for Tuition Hikes, the Facebook alibi, and Six Cardinal Rules for Social Media

Nov 16th, 2009 | By Josh Camson | Category: Featured, Lead Article, Podcast

[podcast]http://socialmedialawstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/PodcastIpsaLoquitorEpisode3.mp3[/podcast] New Federal Rules of Evidence Is Josh the only one that got excited about the proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Evidence? -Probably. Who is to blame for law school tuition hikes?> -Is there really a gap between the cost of public and private law school? Facebook Status Update as an Alibi -Huma [...]



Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: Ethical Attorneys, Hugh Laurie, Cleavage in Court

Oct 26th, 2009 | By Josh Camson | Category: Featured, Lead Article, Podcast

 
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How Bloggers Can Legally Find Premium Images

Oct 13th, 2009 | By Huma Rashid | Category: Blogging, Copyright, Featured, Lead Article, Social Media, Web 2.0

Yesterday, October 12, 2009, WordPress released an exciting announcement about new developments for its users. WordPress is a popular blogging service that allows users two options: to host a template blog with WordPress.com or use individual programming skills to take advantage of the WordPress platform and host the blog elsewhere. Many legal bloggers use the [...]



Social Media Study: Beware of DUITs

Oct 10th, 2009 | By Huma Rashid | Category: Featured, Lead Article, Privacy, Social Media, Twitter, Web 2.0

DUI-T – driving under the influence of Twitter, of course. Crowd Science recently conducted a study about social media, particularly social media use and driving habits. And while it can be said that the results shock the conscience, they aren’t particularly shocking otherwise. You’ve all seen him (or her): the genius in the middle lane, [...]



Court Order Tweeted Instead of Served

Oct 2nd, 2009 | By Huma Rashid | Category: Featured, Lead Article, Social Media, Twitter, Web 2.0

The FRCP and state rules of civil procedure are totally going to have to be amended so that parties in the US can serve notice to the other party via Twitter. Or Facebook. Or MySpace. Or blog comment. Or text. *headdesk* Across the pond in jolly old England, the high court is allowing an injunction [...]



Social Media Obscures Line Between “on the record” and “off the record”

Sep 18th, 2009 | By Huma Rashid | Category: Facebook, Featured, Lead Article, Social Media, Twitter, Web 2.0, YouTube

Only this time, it’s a clash between the political and the cultural. Pop-cultural, to be exact. Twitter, as everyone who reads this law-and-social-media blog already knows, is a micro-blogging service which allows users to submit ‘tweets,’ or messages no longer than 140 characters in length. Everyone’s on Twitter these days – Shaquille O’Neal, President Barack [...]