International Law

These are some of the things I've been tweeting about yesterday and today:

• how gay marriage could end up like abortion ... "Will Same Sex Marriage Be Won or Lost in the Courts?" http://j.mp/97M4ko
• the atlantic announces the winners of its most boring article contest ... "The Yawn Awards" http://j.mp/acrr0Q
• interesting ... "How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin" http://j.mp/cmbOz8
• Lindsay Tanner says "Vacuous media leaks credibility" http://bit.ly/b4Tu69 #ausvotes
• The Australian's @jamesmassola says "Hobby writers keep pros on their toes" http://bit.ly/bvkowW #ausvotes
• from @louisgray ... "Look Out, Twitter Might Put Your Account "On Notice"" http://j.mp/bmhBWc
• worth a read ... "Why Developers Did Not Adopt Google Wave" http://j.mp/ddrB6E
• booyah is now available in australia ... "Booyah?s MyTown Goes Global" http://j.mp/cB4wNE
• i missed this on thursday ... "Mana Bar expands to Sydney, Melbourne" http://j.mp/by7qdG
• i still haven't face timed yet ... "Open Thread: FaceTime and the Need for Mobile Video Chat Etiquette" http://j.mp/dzpoFo
• some nice '60s style ads for web services ... "Facebook, YouTube, Skype, ?Mad Men? Style" http://j.mp/b3nenT
• torrenting on twitter ... "Twitter Now Even More Torrent-Friendly" http://j.mp/d8eA2a
• new york times magazine has a feature story on "The Music-Copyright Enforcers" http://j.mp/agrxKJ
• "What kind of orientation will Elena Kagan get as a new justice? And does she have to wear that frilly neck thing?" http://j.mp/c3dLMh
• this will be worth watching ... "Ted Olson On Fox News Sunday" http://j.mp/aCb17B
• Pavlov?s Cat criticises the media's performance in this campaign ... "Sorry Annabel, not good enough" http://bit.ly/axneC2 #ausvotes
• well that didn't take long ... "Prop. 8 ruling appealed" http://j.mp/9KHPxF
• i hope so ... "Will High Court Become the Kagan/Roberts Show?" http://j.mp/9yzQr9
• some very good "Advice for New Law Profs" http://j.mp/blrRwv
• "Word of warning Auntie -- your slip is showing" says @GrahamY http://j.mp/9HWTuN
• come on @abcmarkscott abc news 24 should do the same ... "Sky will make election coverage available everywhere" http://j.mp/bXjFPJ #ausvotes
• seven has graham richardson http://j.mp/cMUnGS while nine has mark latham http://j.mp/bgUE27 ... which will be the bigger circus? #ausvotes
• My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Jens Lekman (13), James Blunt (10) and Augie March (8) http://bit.ly/dbQF7L
• slate's explainer on "Why is Fanta so much more popular abroad than in the United States?" http://j.mp/aCCTK5
• as expected, anna bligh and andrew fraser have have settled a defamation action with mining magnate clive palmer http://j.mp/bKwf7R
• nieman journalism lab on "How The Guardian is pioneering data journalism with free tools" http://j.mp/c5pSMU
• #qanda is actually pretty boring when there is only one guest http://bit.ly/bNZOMo #ausvotes
• Julia Gillard will be on Q&A on Monday night http://bit.ly/bNZOMo #ausvotes
• i guess this is good news, but i actually feel a little sad about it ... "Televised Revolution vol. 1 draws to a close" http://j.mp/9kt7ly
• this makes sense ... "Why Judge Walker May Want to Stay His Own Decision Pending Appeal (in the Same-Sex Marriage Case)" http://j.mp/9T1XFz
• senator mitch mcconnell to senator al franken: "This isn?t Saturday Night Live, Al." http://j.mp/c1RuiH
• a taco tuesday dispute (not involving the alibi room) ... "Is Taco John?s Twittering Its Way Into Trademark Trouble?" http://j.mp/bDXA17
• wall street journal law blog on "When ?Like A Virgin? Doesn?t Cut It" http://j.mp/d7IE6K (you may be disappointed if you click on this link)
• uq law professor jim allen on chief justice john robert's recent visit to australia ... "Chief Justice 'had no agenda'" http://j.mp/dpo8Fg
• read the #HighCourt's media release on @GetUp's challenge here http://post.ly/qSae #ausvotes
• simon sheikh from @GetUp says they will not push for the aec to reopen the electoral roll http://bit.ly/biGYsn #HighCourt #ausvotes
• smh reports on @GetUp's win in the #HighCourt today http://bit.ly/biGYsn #ausvotes
• as expected "Senate Confirms Supreme Court Nominee Kagan" http://j.mp/cCG7F8

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