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American Civil Liberties Union…

American Civil Liberties Union Blog

Covers civil rights and constitutional law. From the ACLU.

http://blog.aclu.org/blog

Jun 18
Call Logs? Try Kilowatts: Reports Reveal Demands for California Energy Data

Call Logs? Try Kilowatts: Reports Reveal Demands for California Energy Data

Amid recent revelations that the NSA has been secretly spying on phone records and the Internet activity of people in the United States, transparency reports filed by the California utilities companies and obtained by the ACLU of California…
Jun 18
A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Plum Job in Opposition to General Warrants (in 1760)

A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Plum Job in Opposition to General Warrants (in 1760)

A new poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire for the Boston Globe reveals that 40 percent of Massachusetts residents oppose “the government obtaining phone and electronic records of US citizens,” while only 25 percent…
Jun 18
For Many DACA Students, Access to Higher Education Remains A Challenge

For Many DACA Students, Access to Higher Education Remains A Challenge

A Georgia student's story highlights the need for immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for the 11 million people who have become part of the American fabric, and aspire to become citizens, but currently have no way to attain…

Rank this Week: 25

SCOTUSblog

Covers the Supreme Court of the United States. By Bloomberg Law.

http://www.scotusblog.com/

Jun 18
Tuesday round-up

Tuesday round-up

Coverage and commentary focused on the five opinions that the Court issued yesterday; this blog’s round-ups of the early coverage of the decisions can be found here and here. Coverage of the opinion in Arizona v. The Inter Tribal…
Jun 18
Petition of the day

Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:
Jun 17
Reconciling ceilings and floors: Alleyne v. United State

Reconciling ceilings and floors: Alleyne v. United State

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That would seem to be the lesson from the Court’s decision in Alleyne v. United States, which today resolved a decade-old controversy regarding the constitutional distinction…

Rank this Week: 40

Discourse.net

By University of Miami law professor Michael Froomkin. Covers civil liberties, the Internet, Guantanamo, Iraq attrocities, politics and more.

http://www.discourse.net/

Jun 17
Obama 2013 vs. Biden 2006 on NSA Data-Collection

Obama 2013 vs. Biden 2006 on NSA Data-Collection

Biden looks awfully good compared to Obama here.
Jun 17
Innovative Thinking Could Save Law Schools $$$

Innovative Thinking Could Save Law Schools $$$

Although not directed primarily at law schools, the innovative suggestions in Forget MOOCs–Let’s Use MOOA could easily be used to save most US law schools a very large chunk of change. Perhaps this should be in our next strategic…
Jun 14
Happy Flag Day

Happy Flag Day

Harold Wasserman has a nice Flag Day post, celebrating the 70th anniversary of West Virginia State Bd. of Educ. v. Barnette. He calls it “a high point in U.S. Supreme Court history.”

Rank this Week: 61

Religion Clause

By University of Toledo College of Law Professor Howard M. Friedman.

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
Obama Sends Senate The Nomination of New Ambassador To Holy See

Obama Sends Senate The Nomination of New Ambassador To Holy See

Yesterday President Obama sent to the United States Senate the nomination of Kenneth Francis Hackett to be U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican. (White House announcement.) As reported last week by Religion News Service, the nomination of…
Jun 18
Hearing Officer Says Christian Pregnancy Center Is Eligible In Government Loan Program

Hearing Officer Says Christian Pregnancy Center Is Eligible In Government Loan Program

In a case on remand from a federal district court (see prior posting), a hearing officer in the Department of Agriculture's National Appeals Division held that the Department of Agriculture was wrong in denying a Christian pregnancy resource…
Jun 18
In Important Decision, New Hampshire Court Invalidates Tax Credit Scholarships To Sectarian School

In Important Decision, New Hampshire Court Invalidates Tax Credit Scholarships To Sectarian School

In Duncan v. State of New Hampshire, (NH Super. Ct., June 17, 2013), a New Hampshire trial court judge in a precedent-setting 45-page opinion held that New Hampshire's Education Tax Credit program violates the state constitution's ban on…

Rank this Week: 66

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)

Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.

http://jotwell.com/

Jun 18
State Boundaries and Constitutional Limit

State Boundaries and Constitutional Limit

Clyde S. Spillenger, Risk Regulation, Extraterritoriality, and the Constitutionalization of Choice of Law, 1865-1940, UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 12-01 (February 15, 2012), available at SSRN.William BaudeMost…
Jun 17
Public Agencies Going Private

Public Agencies Going Private

Jon D. Michaels, Privatization’s Progeny, 101 Georgetown Law Journal (forthcoming 2013), available at SSRN.Anne O'ConnellAdministrative law loves binaries. There are executive agencies and independent regulatory commissions. There…
Jun 14
How Should Judges Spend Their Time?

How Should Judges Spend Their Time?

Marin K. Levy, Judicial Attention as a Scarce Resource: A Preliminary Defense of How Judges Allocate Time Across Cases in the Federal Courts of Appeals, 81 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 401 (2013), available at SSRN.Nancy LeongThe federal…

Rank this Week: 62

CommLawBlog

Covers developments in the entire range of issues addressed by the Federal Communications Commission in its regulation of spectrum-related activities, as well as copyright, trademark, First Amendment and Internet issues. By Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth.

http://www.commlawblog.com/

Jun 18
Update: Comment Deadlines Set in Big House Burner Ban Proceeding

Update: Comment Deadlines Set in Big House Burner Ban Proceeding

Last month we reported on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) looking to address the problem of contraband cell phone use in prisons. The NPRM has now been published in the Federal Register, which means that comment and reply comment…
Jun 17
Critical Infrastructure Proponents Seek Review of 14 GHz Turndown

Critical Infrastructure Proponents Seek Review of 14 GHz Turndown

Pleading asks full Commission to reverse decision of three bureaus. We reported in May that three of the FCC’s bureaus turned down, after five years, a Petition for Rulemaking from the Utilities Telecom Council and Winchester…
Jun 17
5 GHz Reply Date Extended

5 GHz Reply Date Extended

Reply comments in the proceeding on 5 GHz unlicensed operation are now due July 24. In February we reported on an FCC proposal that would not only add new 5 GHz frequencies but also overhaul – maybe even simplify…

Rank this Week: 65

Supreme Court Haiku

The Law of the Land in Seventeen Syllables.

http://supremecourthaiku.com/blog1/

Jun 18
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (June 17, 2013)

Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (June 17, 2013)

State cannot require For federal elections Extra documents Opinion
Jun 18
Alleyene v. U.S. (June 17, 2013)

Alleyene v. U.S. (June 17, 2013)

Facts that will increase Mandatory minimums A jury must find Opinion
Jun 17
Salinas v. Texas (June 17, 2013)

Salinas v. Texas (June 17, 2013)

Failure to answer Before Miranda invoked May use at trial Opinion

Rank this Week: 141

The Volokh Conspiracy

By Eugene Volokh, Dale Carpenter, David Kopel, David Bernstein, David Post, Erik Jaffe, Ilya Somin, Jim Lindgren, Jonathan Adler, Kevan Choset, Orin Kerr, Randy Barnett, Russell Korobkin, Sasha Volokh, Stuart Benjamin, Todd Zywicki & Tyler Cowen.

http://volokh.com

Nov 28
If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying

If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying

(Orin Kerr) Our Constitution is not alone the working plan of a great Federation of States under representative government. There is embedded in it also the vital principles of the American system of liberty. That system is based upon certain…
Nov 28
New Book on Secession

New Book on Secession

(Eugene Kontorovich) The Right to Self-determination Under International Law “Selfistans,” Secession, and the Rule of the Great Powers, by Milena Sterio of Cleveland-Marshall (another piracy scholar, to boot). Looks interesting. Probably…
Nov 27
Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve

Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve

(Jonathan H. Adler) Stewart Baker’s “Sex Secrets of the Security Line” (aka “50 Shades of TSA”) seems to have touched a nerve out there.

Rank this Week: 140

Balkinization

By Yale Law School Professor Jack M. Balkin.

http://balkin.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
Justice Thomas’ Originalism and the Civil War

Justice Thomas’ Originalism and the Civil War

Justice Scalia’s majority opinion in yesterday’s Inter Tribal Council case spoke primarily in a textualist idiom: it framed the case in terms of the purportedly simple question of how to read a very small number of words of…
Jun 18
Competitive Federalism and Collective Action Federalism

Competitive Federalism and Collective Action Federalism

Mazel Tov to my friend Michael Greve, who has written a comprehensive and insightful book on American constitutional federalism. In The Upside-Down Constitution, he argues that a structural constitutional principle binds together many of the…
Jun 18
The Business-Friendly Constitution

The Business-Friendly Constitution

For the symposium on Michael Greve's The Upside Down Constitution (Harvard University Press 2012).Sandy LevinsonMichael Greve has written a remarkable book that should be read by anyone interested in federalism.He also offers an…

Rank this Week: 156

FourthAmendment.com

Online supplement to Search and Seizure book. By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

http://fourthamendment.com/blog/index.php?blog=1

Jun 18
GA: No reasonable expectation of privacy in jail mental health record

GA: No reasonable expectation of privacy in jail mental health record

Defendant was behaving bizarrely in jail, so he was examined in the mental health section of the jail. He had a much diminished expectation of privacy in those records. When he filed a NGBRI defense, he waived it all. There was no Fourth…
Jun 18
CA3: 911 call about argument in motel lobby didn't support entering plaintiff's room

CA3: 911 call about argument in motel lobby didn't support entering plaintiff's room

Officers responded to a 911 call about an argument in the lobby of a motel. They entered a room. There was no justification shown for entry into the room under the Fourth Amendment, and the district court’s entry of summary judgment on…
Jun 17
New law review article: Constitutional Culpability: Questioning the New Exclusionary Rule

New law review article: Constitutional Culpability: Questioning the New Exclusionary Rule

Andrew Ferguson, Constitutional Culpability: Questioning the New Exclusionary Rules (Florida Law Review forthcoming), Abstract: This article addresses the questions left unanswered by the Supreme Court’s recent exclusionary rule…

Rank this Week: 210

Constitutional Law Prof Blog

By Professors Steven D. Schwinn and Ruthann Robson

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/conlaw/

Jun 17
Court Says Federal Law Preempts Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement to Vote

Court Says Federal Law Preempts Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement to Vote

The Supreme Court ruled today in Arizona v. InterTribal Council of Arizona, Inc. that the federal requirement under the National Voter Registration Act, NVRA, that the states "accept and use" an approved and uniform federal form for…
Jun 17
Court Strikes Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement

Court Strikes Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement

The Supreme Court ruled today in Arizona v. InterTribal Council of Arizona, Inc. that the National Voter Registration Act, NVRA, preempts Arizona's requirement that voters show evidence of citizenship before registering to vote using the…
Jun 14
Tenth Circuit Allows Compelled Speech Claim for Oklahoma License Plate

Tenth Circuit Allows Compelled Speech Claim for Oklahoma License Plate

In a divided opinion in Cressman v. Thompson, the Tenth Circuit has allowed a First Amendment compelled speech challenge to Oklahoma's license plate (pictured below). For those familiar with Wooley v. Maynard (1977), the case seems as if it…

Rank this Week: 232

Cardozo Art Law Society

Blawg follows the Art Law community in New York and seeks to create a centralized resource for Art and Cultural Heritage Law in the United States.

http://www.itsartlaw.com/

Jun 17
Fact and Fraud: Two Forgery Rings Discovered in France and Germany

Fact and Fraud: Two Forgery Rings Discovered in France and Germany

Wassily Kandinsky's Blauer Kreis No. 2. This week two forgery rings were discovered in France and Germany. Both cases required long investigations and police resources-- an increasing trend worldwide as both art crime and public interest…
Jun 17
Is Body Art Free Speech?

Is Body Art Free Speech?

Tattoos, piercings, and other forms of body art have a long history. There is firsthand physical evidence of tattoos on a 5,200-year-old frozen corpse, and second-hand archeological evidence that the Egyptians wore tattoos as early as circa…
Jun 17
What's in a name 'Borghe$e'?

What's in a name 'Borghe$e'?

Coat of arms of the House of Borghese Depending on one's background and taste, 'Borghese' is associated with different things: Italian papal history, art collection in Rome, Napoleon's sister, cosmetics, reality show…

Rank this Week: 236

Constitutionalism & Democracy

A law blog by Albany Law School Professor Stephen Gottlieb and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship James Gathii

http://constitutionalismanddemocracy.wordpress.com/

Jun 18
The Earth has its own ways of cooling down

The Earth has its own ways of cooling down

Let me begin by congratulating the station on a successful fund drive. These guys are terrific, the work they do is important. For me it’s been three weeks since we’ve last talked, and I’m glad to be back. I’ve spent…
May 28
The Can-do Attitude Meets a Changing World

The Can-do Attitude Meets a Changing World

Too many Americans oppose and prevent serious efforts to head off problems until they become a crisis. They think we can postpone dealing with global warming, abuses in criminal trials, predictable shortages of fuel, food or water, threats to…
May 21
The Environmental Action Agenda

The Environmental Action Agenda

A few months ago, both Steve Leibo and I brought attention to an MIT study that suggested that a carbon tax could be a win-win-win solution. It would meet some Republican and some Democratic objectives, by allowing Congress to keep income…

Rank this Week: 299

Verdict

Provides legal analysis and commentary on topical legal news and cases.

http://verdict.justia.com/

Jun 18
The Supreme Court Rejects Arizona’s Requirement That Voters Prove Their Citizenship—For Now

The Supreme Court Rejects Arizona’s Requirement That Voters Prove Their Citizenship—For Now

Justia columnist and Cornell law professor Michael Dorf comments on Monday’s Supreme Court ruling, Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. There, as Dorf explains, a mostly united Supreme Court rejected Arizona’s efforts to…
Jun 17
No Unpaid Interns Need Apply: Why a Federal Court Got It Right in Finding Unpaid Interns to Really Be Employee

No Unpaid Interns Need Apply: Why a Federal Court Got It Right in Finding Unpaid Interns to Really Be Employee

Justia columnist and U. Washington law professor Anita Ramasastry comments on a recent ruling from a New York-based federal district judge regarding the legal status of unpaid internships. In the wake of the ruling, which held in favor of a…
Jun 16
Doctors and Lawyers and Such: A Pediatric Lung Transplant Case Illustrates the Complex Relationship Between the Government and Medical Provider

Doctors and Lawyers and Such: A Pediatric Lung Transplant Case Illustrates the Complex Relationship Between the Government and Medical Provider

Justia columnist and attorney David Kemp comments on a recent case in which a child received a much-needed pediatric lung transplant as the result of a federal lawsuit that triggered a policy change. He discusses the policy and the arguments…

Rank this Week: 337

Nahmod Law

Covers 42 USC Section 1983 and constitutional law. By Professor Sheldon Nahmod.

http://nahmodlaw.com

Jun 17
A Section 1983 Primer (10): Statutes of Limitations and Accrual After Heck v. Humphrey

A Section 1983 Primer (10): Statutes of Limitations and Accrual After Heck v. Humphrey

In my post of October 27, 2011, entitled A Section 1983 Primer (5): Statutes of Limitations, I blogged about statutes of limitations in section 1983 cases. There I briefly discussed the complicated issues of (1) choosing the right state…
Jun 6
DeShaney in the Circuits (IV): The Seventh Circuit’s Reformulation

DeShaney in the Circuits (IV): The Seventh Circuit’s Reformulation

My last post was on DeShaney v. Winnebago County Dept. of Social Services, 489 U.S. 189 (1989), and the Fifth Circuit‘s restrained approach to affirmative duties. So I thought it might also be useful to mention the Seventh…
May 20
DeShaney in the Circuits (III): The Fifth Circuit En Banc Holds the Line

DeShaney in the Circuits (III): The Fifth Circuit En Banc Holds the Line

Affirmative Duty Issues After DeShaney v. Winnebago County, 489 U.S. 189 (1989) I have blogged twice previously about DeShaney affirmative due process duty issues in the circuits. The first time was on August 22, 2011, and the second time was…

Rank this Week: 309

NPR: Justice Talking PodCast

News, commentary and debates on the current legal battles that capture our nation's attention. From National Public Radio.

http://www.justicetalking.org

Apr 14
The Law and Infectious Disease

The Law and Infectious Disease

State laws permit the involuntary commitment of people suffering from mental illness if they are a danger to themselves or others. But how do these commitment laws work in practice? Do laws aimed at protecting patients' rights prevent people…
Apr 8
Regulation of the Entertainment Industry

Regulation of the Entertainment Industry

The movie rating industry has initiated some reforms following charges by filmmakers that the system is arbitrary and unfair. But skeptics on both sides of the issue say troubling content in movies, television and music is not being handled…
Mar 31
College Admission

College Admission

The college admissions process has changed significantly in recent years, particularly for students seeking to get into the nation's most elite universities. Should these schools' admissions policies favor athletes and children of alumni?…

Rank this Week: 336

ACSBlog

Covers progressive law and policy issues, with a focus on constitutional issues. From the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.

http://www.acslaw.org/acsblog

Jun 18
SF City Attorney on Securing Marriage Equality: ‘It’s About Being on the Right Side of History’

SF City Attorney on Securing Marriage Equality: ‘It’s About Being on the Right Side of History’

by Jeremy Leaming As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue opinions in two cases involving questions of marriage equality, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera talked with me about his office’s role in challenging…
Jun 18
Following Contentious DIG in Boyer, Supreme Court Again Asked to Consider Case Involving Indigent Defense Failures in Louisiana

Following Contentious DIG in Boyer, Supreme Court Again Asked to Consider Case Involving Indigent Defense Failures in Louisiana

by G. Ben Cohen. Mr. Cohen is OF COUNSEL at The Capital Appeals Project. Cohen was VISITING LITIGATION COUNSEL at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute in 2011. On April 29, 2013, after briefing and oral argument on whether the State’s…
Jun 18
Sen. Leahy Fires Back at Proponents of Cutting D.C. Circuit Judgeship

Sen. Leahy Fires Back at Proponents of Cutting D.C. Circuit Judgeship

by Jeremy Leaming As some Senate Republicans continue to argue for removal of judgeships from the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Sen. Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is pushing forward for…

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Real Property & Development Review

Covers real estate, construction, and land use laws in the Pacific Northwest. By Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP.

http://www.dwtrealestatelawnw.com/

Jun 18
Oregon Legislature Passes Comprehensive Winery Land Use Bill

Oregon Legislature Passes Comprehensive Winery Land Use Bill

After years of temporary measures, the Oregon Legislature has adopted a long term framework for regulating winery activities on farmland. Unanimously adopted by both the Senate and the House, Senate Bill 841 is the product of a hard-earned…
Apr 2
In Alaska, Oil and Gas Leases Convey Property Rights; Permits Do Not

In Alaska, Oil and Gas Leases Convey Property Rights; Permits Do Not

By Lisa Doehl The Supreme Court of Alaska held that the Alaska Constitution requires only one “best interest finding” that an oil or gas project is in the state’s best interest, although subsequent permitting decisions must…
Apr 1
Is Your Floating Home a “Vessel?”

Is Your Floating Home a “Vessel?”

Early this year, the United States Supreme Court decided a case that could have had far-reaching effects on local land use regulations affecting floating homes. However, the Court’s opinion in this case, Lozman v. City of Riviera…

Rank this Week: 397

Fair and Unbalanced

Left-leaning, social justice-minded slant on law and justice issues, the death penalty, politics, and current events.

http://fairandunbalancedblog.blogspot.com/

Jan 3
Hypocrisy in the Hall of Fame

Hypocrisy in the Hall of Fame

A rare exception to my abdication from Fair and Unbalanced. -- Lovechilde “Voting shall be based on the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, their contributions to the team on which the player…
Sep 4
Post Mortem

Post Mortem

Almost two years ago I created this blog in order to use the parts of my brain that weren't consumed by my day job as a death penalty lawyer and to interact with the larger community on what I deeply care about, particularly, as the subhead…
Jul 8
Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin'

Fair and Unbalanced will be on hiatus for a bit. As long as you're here, why don't you scroll down and read some of the posts you might have missed or click on some of the links on the right -- the list of jazz

Rank this Week: 356

Underdog Blog

Covers constitutional law, criminal law, DUI, drugs, First Amendment and immigration. By Marks & Katz.

http://katzjustice.com/underdog/

Jun 16
What happens when SCOTUS reviews its own First Amendment-violative limits on free expression inside and outside its building?

What happens when SCOTUS reviews its own First Amendment-violative limits on free expression inside and outside its building?

By Fairfax County/Northern Virginia/Maryland/Beltway criminal defense lawyer Jon Katz. Defending DWI/ DUI/ Drunk Driving, drugs, marijuana/medical marijuana/cultivation, sex cases, felonies and misdemeanors. Fighting relentlessly for the best…
Jun 15
D.C. Contemplative Law Group meets June 18. Join us.

D.C. Contemplative Law Group meets June 18. Join us.

The D.C. Contemplative Law Group -- whose meetings I have coordinated for nearly a year -- next meets Tuesday, June 18, as detailed below. All lawyers, legal professionals, judges and law clerks are invited to join our…
Jun 14
In deep praise and thanks to lawyers and friends Dax Cowart and Bob Hilliard.

In deep praise and thanks to lawyers and friends Dax Cowart and Bob Hilliard.

By Fairfax County/Northern Virginia/Maryland/Beltway criminal defense lawyer Jon Katz. Defending DWI/ DUI/ Drunk Driving, drugs, marijuana/medical marijuana/cultivation, sex cases, felonies and misdemeanors. Fighting relentlessly for the best…

Rank this Week: 474

Blog Law Blog

Covers the legal aspects of blogging. Topics include blog-related intellectual property law, Internet regulation, defamation, and censorship, as well as how blogs are used as evidence and authority in the courts. By Professor Eric E. Johnson.

http://bloglawblog.com/blog/

Jun 6
Blog Law Blog Has Never Cooperated with NSA’s Special Source Operation

Blog Law Blog Has Never Cooperated with NSA’s Special Source Operation

Tweet Well, it’s been a busy day for cybernews. The Washington Post has broken a huge story that the U.S. government, specifically the NSA and the FBI, are accessing e-mails, photos, videos, and other personal data via its…
Jun 4
UK Court Rules 7-Word Tweet Libeled Lord

UK Court Rules 7-Word Tweet Libeled Lord

TweetLord Robert Alistair McAlpine was libeled by a tweet from Sally Bercow, the wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons, according to a May 24, 2013 decision of UK’s High Court of Justice. With a question of damages still pending,…
May 21
Moore Tornado

Moore Tornado

TweetThe terrible tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma was just a few miles north of where I live in Norman. It was visible from the hill where I live – although only indirectly. The funnel could not be seen through the rain, but the power…

Rank this Week: 460

Real Estate and Construction Law…

Real Estate and Construction Law Blog

Up-to-date information on real estate, construction, environmental, and land use law. Published by Sheppard Mullin.

http://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/

Jun 18
Failure To Separately Notice Consideration Of CEQA Document Violates Brown Act

Failure To Separately Notice Consideration Of CEQA Document Violates Brown Act

San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center v. County of Merced, No. F064930 (5th Dist., May 31, 2013) By Eric DiIulio In San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center v. County of Merced, the California Court of Appeal for the Fifth District held that the Merced…
Jun 18
Bright Lights Not a Significant Impact; Lack of Parking May Be

Bright Lights Not a Significant Impact; Lack of Parking May Be

Taxpayers for Accountable School Bond Spending v. San Diego Unified School District, No. D060999 (4th Dist. Div. 1, April 25, 2013) By Claudia Gutierrez In Taxpayers for Accountable School Bond Spending v. San Diego Unified…
Jun 14
What Makes A Lease "Enforceable" - What You Need to Know

What Makes A Lease "Enforceable" - What You Need to Know

By Pamela Westhoff and Lydia Lake Who must sign? Does whether an entity is in “good standing” really matter? Leases are often not given the same attention as other types of contracts with respect to issues of…

Rank this Week: 635

Dorf on Law

By Cornell Law School Professor Michael Dorf and his friends.

http://www.dorfonlaw.org/

Jun 18
Law, Politics, Right Answers, and Basketball

Law, Politics, Right Answers, and Basketball

By Mike Dorf Yesterday's ruling in Alleyne v. United States produced an interesting division on the Court. The majority opinion by Justice Thomas was joined by the Court's liberal wing, whereas the four other conservatives…
Jun 16
"All Deliberate Speed" for Same-Sex Marriage?

"All Deliberate Speed" for Same-Sex Marriage?

By Mike Dorf Although it's always tricky to predict outcomes of SCOTUS cases, the betting among the cognoscenti is that the Court will invalidate DOMA in the Windsor case and either uphold Prop 8 in the Perry case or find some way to duck…
Jun 14
The Burden of Proof and Tax Law: Deja Vu Silline

The Burden of Proof and Tax Law: Deja Vu Silline

-- Posted by Neil H. Buchanan In my Dorf on Law post yesterday, I described the simply embarrassing "fact check" provided by PolitiFact regarding the following statement from a Republican Congressman: "The IRS doesn't have to prove something…

Rank this Week: 741

The Privacy Law Site

Covers privacy laws and regulations.

http://privacy-law.blogspot.com/

Jun 11
Google Asks Government to Allow it Disclose its Compliance With Requests for User Information

Google Asks Government to Allow it Disclose its Compliance With Requests for User Information

Google, citing hard work to over users' trust, has written to Eric Holder and FBI Director Mueller asking them to "help make it possible for Google to publish in information about its cooperation with requests or demands for user…
Jun 11
Section 215 of the Patriot Act and the Verizon Court Order

Section 215 of the Patriot Act and the Verizon Court Order

The order issued by the FISA Court for Verizon phone record metadata was made under 50 U.S.C. § 1861, enacted into law as Section 215 of the Patriot Act. We do not have the application submitted to the court, but we do have the court…
Jun 10
Booz Allen Employee Claims Access to Vast NSA Surveillance Capabilitie

Booz Allen Employee Claims Access to Vast NSA Surveillance Capabilitie

In interviews with The Washington Post and The Guardian, a 29 year-old man claims that as an employee of Booz Allen Hamilton in Hawaii, he had access to information about NSA surveillance programs, including domestic wiretaps.He is quoted as…

Rank this Week: 1036

Idaho Criminal Defense Blog

Covers criminal law, DUI and civil rights. By Peterson Law Offices.

http://www.idahocriminaldefenselaw.com/

Mar 6
First Trial For Us This Year - NOT GUILTY - Aggravated Assault and Malicious Injury to Property

First Trial For Us This Year - NOT GUILTY - Aggravated Assault and Malicious Injury to Property

It happened a couple weeks ago in Canyon County. Our client faced felony charges for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor malicious injury to property count. The case involved an argument between ex-spouses that…
Mar 5
Win Your Case - go to trial if there is no other way out!

Win Your Case - go to trial if there is no other way out!

Years ago I was getting ready for a monster trial - pitting the ultimate power of the United States against a little guy who held out in the face of an all out attack on his home. People died. Protestors gathered. Television cameras…
Mar 4
In Civil or Criminal Trials - Communication Matter

In Civil or Criminal Trials - Communication Matter

I spent the weekend at a seminar that paired younger lawyers with more seasoned "mentors," lawyers and judges who generally had more gray hair than not. There were criminal lawyers and civil lawyers, district judges, a Chief Justice of…

Rank this Week: 1044

Constitution

Commentary on constitutions, the rule of law, and nomology.

http://constitutionalism.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
A defect in the Constitution

A defect in the Constitution

A defect in the Constitution that allows much of that to which we object arose from the presumption on the part of some Framers, who we can call Tories, that federal courts would have jurisdiction over common law crimes, and the…
Jun 9
Can amendments save the Constitution?

Can amendments save the Constitution?

Discussions of the unconstitutional actions of government officials often lead to the question of whether those usurpations could be remedied by constitutional amendment. Most find that those provisions that are very unambiguous tend to be…
May 31
Poletecracy

Poletecracy

A political or management system can be characterized by the kind of people it elevates to positions of authority. A number of terms have been proposed by cynics, such as plutocracy, rule by the rich, kleptocracy, rule by thieves, or…

Rank this Week: 1524

Gamso - For the Defense

Provides commentary on criminal law, civil liberties and jurisprudence. By Jeffrey Gamso.

http://gamso-forthedefense.blogspot.com/

Jun 16
Unitended Consequences and Unrecognized Victim

Unitended Consequences and Unrecognized Victim

Guilty or innocent, being charged with a even a relatively minor crime fucks up your life. And the lives of your family and friends. There's the financial hit, of course. Hiring a lawyer if you have the funds isn't…
Jun 16
With All Speed

With All Speed

They called it the "Timely Justice Act" though it'd be more honestly called the "Kill 'em and Get on with It Act." Fast and Furious, to steal a term from another bad idea. But legislators know that a noble sounding name can…
Jun 13
The Velvet Hammer Speak

The Velvet Hammer Speak

Had the logistics been better, I'd be writing this from Madrid where I would be attending the 5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty. The logistics weren't better. I'm sitting at my dining room table in Ohio. Eve…

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Federalist Society Audio

Audio of recent events, speeches and conferences of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.

http://www.fed-soc.org/audio/MP3s/fsaudio.xml

Jun 16
Regulation and the Rule of Law 6-11-2013

Regulation and the Rule of Law 6-11-2013

First Annual Executive Branch Review Conference On June 11, 2013, the Federalist Society's Executive Branch Review Project held its First Annual Executive Branch Review Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The conference…
Jun 16
Environmental Law and Regulation 6-11-2013

Environmental Law and Regulation 6-11-2013

First Annual Executive Branch Review Conference On June 11, 2013, the Federalist Society's Executive Branch Review Project held its First Annual Executive Branch Review Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The second…
Jun 16
Dodd-Frank and Beyond 6-11-2013

Dodd-Frank and Beyond 6-11-2013

First Annual Executive Branch Review ConferenceOn June 11, 2013, the Federalist Society's Executive Branch Review Project held its First Annual Executive Branch Review Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The second…

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DailyWrit

A Daily Serving of Legal News.

http://dailywrit.com

Apr 23
Agreement Between Justices Scalia and Thomas During October Term 2012

Agreement Between Justices Scalia and Thomas During October Term 2012

Over at Twitter, Mike Sacks posted an interesting question about the agreement rate between Justices Scalia and Thomas during October Term 2012: Is it me, or have Thomas and Scalia been on opposite sides a lot more this term than in the past?…
Jan 24
Advocates Arguing from Private Practice (OT 2000-2011)

Advocates Arguing from Private Practice (OT 2000-2011)

In my last post, I provided a list of the top Supreme Court advocates of the twenty-first century who had never worked in the Office of the Solicitor General. As a comment on that post mentions, some who made my list had previous experience…
Jan 24
Top Supreme Court Advocates of the Twenty-First Century

Top Supreme Court Advocates of the Twenty-First Century

I have a new Article out in the Journal of Legal Metrics entitled Top Supreme Court Advocates of the Twenty First Century. You can download the article here here. This Article identifies the Supreme Court litigators who have argued at least…

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Charter Cases

Covers court decisions involving Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

http://www.chartercases.com/

Apr 4
R. v. Mailhot, 2013 SCC 17

R. v. Mailhot, 2013 SCC 17

In a brief but meaningful decision rendered March 28, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada insisted on a new trial for Jean Philippe Mailhot, an accused individual whose right to a fair trial had been compromised by comments of the trial judge…
Apr 4
R. v. TELUS Communications Co., 2013 SCC 16

R. v. TELUS Communications Co., 2013 SCC 16

The telecommunications carrier, Telus, kept a backup of all text messages sent over its wireless network, potentially allowing customers to recover messages which had been accidentally deleted. Police had obtained a general warrant to access…
Apr 4
Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott, 2013 SCC 11

Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott, 2013 SCC 11

The Whatcott case was brought to the Supreme Court of Canada on appeal from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, which had found that a number of pamphlets critical of homosexual behaviour did not meet the test for “hate speech”…

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We The People Stories

A national conversation about the Constitution, its history and its contemporary relevance. From The National Constitution Center.

http://www.constitutioncenter.org/Misc/Pages/Podcast.shtml

Nov 28
Drew Gilpin Faust and Harold Holzer on the Civil War

Drew Gilpin Faust and Harold Holzer on the Civil War

On the anniversary of the battle that sparked the Civil War, Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust and eminent Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer explored the enormous human toll of the war on 19th-century America. More than 600,000…
Nov 28
Why the Constitution Still Matters: A Conversation with Richard Stengel

Why the Constitution Still Matters: A Conversation with Richard Stengel

In June, 2011 TIME Managing Editor Richard Stengel’s cover story on the U.S. Constitution, “One Document, Under Siege,” sparked significant debate in the media and blogosphere.
Nov 28
Can We Talk? A Conversation About Civility and Democracy in America

Can We Talk? A Conversation About Civility and Democracy in America

Former U.S. Representative Lee H. Hamilton (D-IN), John G. Palfrey, Jr., Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Library and Information Resources at Harvard Law School, and Keli A. Carender, political activist and blogger credited with starting…

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Meeting the Sin Laws

Covers laws affecting adult entertainment, alcoholic beverages and other

http://www.meetingthesinlaws.com

Mar 6
Michigan man files lawsuit over high price of movie popcorn

Michigan man files lawsuit over high price of movie popcorn

That’s the title of this article, which appeared in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times (online). Potential Client: So anyway, after adding the hot butter (and up-sizing to an extra-large fountain soda), the bill was, like, huge! Lawyer:…
Feb 22
Davenport strip club to remain open

Davenport strip club to remain open

The Iowa appellate courts continue to impress me (for one). Radio Iowa reports here that the Iowa Court of Appeals‘ decision will stand:
Oct 26
Is the consumption of liquor both a moral obligation and a sacred right?

Is the consumption of liquor both a moral obligation and a sacred right?

I doubt it. But don’t tell that to a group known as “Ethereal Enigmatic Euphoric Movement towards Civilized Hedonism, LTD.” That group sued the State of Idaho in federal court:

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Media Law

Covers freedom of the press. By Robert J. Ambrogi.

http://www.legaline.com/medialaw.html

Jun 17
LawSauce App Helps You Locate Legal Materials Worldwide

LawSauce App Helps You Locate Legal Materials Worldwide

Two experts in legal research have developed an app for iOS and Android devices that they describe as like an international GPS for lawyers, helping you quickly locate the right web resource for a variety of legal research tasks. After trying…
Jun 13
Dwight Opperman Dies, Former West CEO

Dwight Opperman Dies, Former West CEO

Dwight Opperman, the former CEO of West Publishing Co., died yesterday. Opperman became an editor at West shortly after his graduation from law school in 1951 and eventually rose to the top position. He was instrumental in the…
Jun 10
Time Tracking Made Simple, Flexible and Free

Time Tracking Made Simple, Flexible and Free

In a recent post here, I reviewed Attorney Timekeeper, a cloud-based timekeeping application designed specifically for attorneys. Although I liked a lot about it, the one downside I saw was its price, a monthly subscription of $49.95. My post…

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Saber Leyes No Es Saber Derecho

Covers constitutional law and jurisprudence (in Spanish). Features legal news, cases and commentaries from Argentina, U.S. and the Americas.

http://www.saberderecho.com/

Jun 15
Los tipos de sangre del Poder Judicial

Los tipos de sangre del Poder Judicial

Estoy leyendo, como se ve atras, "La Revolución de los derechos" de Charles Epp, que publicó hace poco Siglo XXI. Hay un parrafo muy lindo que es el sueño mojado de un politólogo y que postearé…
Jun 6
Que pasará con el Consejo de la Magistratura *EMHO*

Que pasará con el Consejo de la Magistratura *EMHO*

Hasta ahora en su fase cautelar, en los varios fallos que leímos a favor y en contra de la constitucionalidad de la reforma del Consejo de la Magistratura (en adelante CdM) conviven fundamentos defectuosos y otros razonables.Fuente:…
Jun 5
Leyendo el fallo de Chevron que no es Chevron

Leyendo el fallo de Chevron que no es Chevron

La noticia de ayer fue que la Corte Suprema dejó sin efecto una sentencia que trababa un embargo sobre bienes de Chevron Argentina (y que en alguna medida bloqueaba posibles inversiones de la petrolera estadounidense en nuestro…

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California Appellate Law Blog

News and insight about appellate law. Published by Archer Norris, a professional law corporation.

http://www.caappellatelaw.com/

Jun 14
Multiple 998 Offers: First? Last? Any?

Multiple 998 Offers: First? Last? Any?

Earlier this week, the state Supreme Court decided Martinez v. Brownco Construction Co. Inc., S200944. The issue was when it comes to two or more valid CCP section 998 offers, each of which is exceeded by the amount of the…
May 29
What's In a Word?

What's In a Word?

If you have a federal practice, chances are you have encountered Ninth Circuit opinions written by Circuit Judge Ferdinand F. Fernandez. For the uninitiated, Judge Fernandez has made a career of teasing readers by…
Mar 8
Whew!

Whew!

The California Supreme Court recently decided that so long as its notice of appeal is timely filed, a suspended corporation can still pursue the appeal if it later revives its corporate powers. The case, Bourhis v.…

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SullivanLawNet

Legal news and analysis, with an emphasis on international and domestic intellectual property developments. By Shawn Sullivan.

http://www.sullivanlaw.net

Jun 13
US Supreme Ct: Naturally Occurring DNA is Unpatentable Product of Nature

US Supreme Ct: Naturally Occurring DNA is Unpatentable Product of Nature

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that naturally occurring DNA is a product of nature and, as such, is not patentable. Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., No. 12-398 (U.S. June 13, 2013). However, according to the…
Jun 5
Spanish Plant Variety Rights Litigation Continue

Spanish Plant Variety Rights Litigation Continue

According to news reports, an appellate court in Granada, Spain recently affirmed a lower tribunal’s denial of a request by Swiss multinational Syngenta for provisional measures against a company it claimed was infringing…
May 21
Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic

Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic

The report of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Apple Inc.’s international tax strategy sheds light on how the company has exploited to maximum effect a number of gaps in the web of national tax jurisdictions.…

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White Collar Defense and…

White Collar Defense and Compliance

Covers developments in criminal law, federal case law, and statutes. Published by Alan Leibman of Fox Rothschild.

http://whitecollarcrime.foxrothschild.com/

Jun 12
Picard v. Mets/Wilpon/Katz Madoff Settlement One Year Later - Part III: Was the Michael Katz Form 990-PF Worth the Wait? - Installment 91

Picard v. Mets/Wilpon/Katz Madoff Settlement One Year Later - Part III: Was the Michael Katz Form 990-PF Worth the Wait? - Installment 91

Michael Kline writes: Even though the Michael Foundation, like the Saul Foundation, took ample time until February 1, 2013 to prepare its Katz Form 990-PF, such Katz Form 990-PF suffers from a similar scarcity of information as to the…
Jun 6
Picard v. Mets/Wilpon/Katz Madoff Settlement One Year Later - Part II: Was the Saul Katz Form 990-PF Worth the Wait? - Installment 90

Picard v. Mets/Wilpon/Katz Madoff Settlement One Year Later - Part II: Was the Saul Katz Form 990-PF Worth the Wait? - Installment 90

Michael Kline writes: Even though the Saul Foundation took ample time until February 1, 2013 to prepare its Katz Form 990-PF, such Katz Form 990-PF suffers from a disappointing and manifest scarcity of information as to the Saul…
Jun 3
All Relevant Conduct Included In Calculating Guidelines Loss, Even Counts Of Acquittal

All Relevant Conduct Included In Calculating Guidelines Loss, Even Counts Of Acquittal

Jana C. Volante writes: Last week, we explored one aspect of an interesting new Seventh Circuit mortgage fraud opinion, concerning the government’s use of a willful blindness argument to prove the requisite intent to commit fraud. Part…

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The University of Chicago Law…

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast

Listen to lectures by and discussions with the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School.

http://www.law.uchicago.edu/facultypodcast.rss

Jun 6
Aziz Huq, "What Good is Article V?: A Defense of Our Rigid and Inflexible Constitution"

Aziz Huq, "What Good is Article V?: A Defense of Our Rigid and Inflexible Constitution"

The Constitution’s amendment rule in Article V renders the text inflexible, countermajoritarian, and insensitive to important contemporary constituencies. Comparative empirical studies show that textual rigidity is not only rare in…
May 23
Todd Henderson, "The Law & Economics of Self-Regulation"

Todd Henderson, "The Law & Economics of Self-Regulation"

Todd Henderson is Professor of Law and Aaron Director Teaching Scholar at the University of Chicago Law School. This talk was recorded on May 3, 2013, at the annual Loop Luncheon held in conjuction with Reunion.
May 9
Richard Epstein, "A History of Public Utility Regulation in the Supreme Court"

Richard Epstein, "A History of Public Utility Regulation in the Supreme Court"

Rate regulation today is often conceived of as an exotic topic of interest only to a select group of pointy-headed specialists. But the truth is quite the opposite. The history of rate regulation raises some of the most fundamental…

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Dissenting Justice

Provides commentary on law, politics and justice. By Professor Darren Hutchinson.

http://dissentingjustice.blogspot.com/

Jun 6
Bad Week for Civil Liberties: Obama Administration Collecting Verizon Users' Call Data

Bad Week for Civil Liberties: Obama Administration Collecting Verizon Users' Call Data

Civil libertarian and Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald published a bombshell this morning. Since April 2013, the US government has been collecting information from Verizon regarding all... To view the rest of this article, please…
May 31
Republicans Use Race-Based Affirmative Action to Attract Latino Candidate

Republicans Use Race-Based Affirmative Action to Attract Latino Candidate

Race-based affirmative action is a four-letter word for most conservatives. In fact, most conservatives would probably consider modifying the phrase "affirmative action" with the qualifier... To view the rest of this article, please…
May 29
KAITLYN HUNT: Case Raises Questions of Sexuality AND Sexual Orientation

KAITLYN HUNT: Case Raises Questions of Sexuality AND Sexual Orientation

The Kaitlyn Hunt case demonstrates, once again, the tendency of people to reduce complex problems into singular concerns. Hunt, an 18-year-old Florida high school student, was... To view the rest of this article, please…

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Teen Jury

Covers how the law and our judicial system affects kids and teenagers.

http://www.teenjury.com/

Jun 5
DNA testing collides with the Fourth Amendment

DNA testing collides with the Fourth Amendment

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Maryland v King, holding that police may obtain DNA samples of the accused at the time of arrest. DNA samples are obtained by swabbing the inner cheek. Writing for…
May 25
Decisions on controversial cases may be announced next week

Decisions on controversial cases may be announced next week

As the Supreme Court looks to finish its term, it has already announced many opinions on this year’s cases. However, several of the most anticipated verdicts are still pending. This Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 10 a.m., the…
May 2
Nearly 60 years of Supreme Court audio now online

Nearly 60 years of Supreme Court audio now online

Since the 1990′s, the Supreme Court has been releasing audio recordings of oral arguments. At first, they were available to the public during the following term, but in 2010, the Court quickened the process so that they are now…

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Cairns Blog

Covers the First Amendment, democracy and design in the digital age. By New York Law School Professor Beth Simone Noveck and members of the First Amendment in the Digital Age Course at Stanford University.

http://cairns.typepad.com/blog/

Jun 5
Wiki Style Government

Wiki Style Government

The Public Administration Select Committee of the UK Parliament issued a Report on Public Engagement in Policymaking calling for “wiki style” approaches to policymaking and creating greater engagement in the workings of…
Jun 3
“Groupy Once More”: J. Richard Hackman on Group Behavior and Performance

“Groupy Once More”: J. Richard Hackman on Group Behavior and Performance

This week family and friends of the late Richard Hackman, who passed away in January, gather in Cambridge, Massachusetts to celebrate his life and work. He devoted his career as a social and organizational psychologist to studying what makes…
Jun 3
IRS: Turn Over A New Leaf, Open Up Data

IRS: Turn Over A New Leaf, Open Up Data

From the Forbes blog Co-authored by Stefaan Verhulst The core task for Danny Werfel, the new acting commissioner of the IRS, is to repair the agency’s tarnished reputation and achieve greater efficacy and fairness in IRS investigations.…

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The Law Blogger

Covers Michigan legal news. From the Oakland Press.

http://oplawblog.blogspot.com/

Jun 5
SCOTUS Close to Decision on Same-Sex Marriage Case

SCOTUS Close to Decision on Same-Sex Marriage Case

This is a guest post from Wayne State Law Professor Robert Sedler who, from time to time, breaks down the constitutional aspects of some of the weighty cases we follow over here at the Law Blogger.The United States Supreme Court is…
May 30
Internet Real Estate Appraisals and Divorce

Internet Real Estate Appraisals and Divorce

Ever look-up your home on one of the real estate databases like Zillow or Trulia? Chances are, you'll find the values lower than you expected. What's up with that?Being in the divorce industry, we here at the Law Blogger contract…
May 23
Driving Under the Influence of Medical Marijuana

Driving Under the Influence of Medical Marijuana

The Medical Marijuana Act provides medical pot users with certain immunities relative to their use of marijuana. Even a medical marijuana patient, however, cannot "medicate" while driving a vehicle, raising the question: just how much…

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Eminent Domain Blog

Covers condemnation and real estate law. By David B. Snyder of Fox Rothschild, LLP.

http://eminentdomain.foxrothschild.com/

May 31
FHA Considering Eminent Domain Policy

FHA Considering Eminent Domain Policy

The Department of Housing and Urban Development may issue eminent domain related rules. At a recent House Financial Services subcommittee hearing, Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., and Edward Royce, R-Calif., noted counties in their states are…
May 27
Appraisal Institute Discusses USPAP Change

Appraisal Institute Discusses USPAP Change

Paula Konikoff, JD, MAI, chair of the Appraisal Institute’s Professional Standards and Guidance Committee recently discussed the 2014-15 USPAP updates, including the process the Appraisal Standards Board used to adopt the latest edition…
May 26
Illinois Senate Approves Granting Eminent Domain Power To Casino

Illinois Senate Approves Granting Eminent Domain Power To Casino

The Illinois Senate recently approved a casino bill which would provide casinos with the power of eminent domain. If it passes, SB 1739 would amend the state’s Eminent Domain Act: “The following provisions of law may…

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Media and Communications Policy

Covers First Amendment and communication policy issues. By the Media Institute.

http://www.mediacompolicy.org/

May 28
Seeking Shared Values Amid the Scandal

Seeking Shared Values Amid the Scandal

Reflecting our fractured political landscape, much of the discussion of the recent scandals erupting from the Executive Branch of government has been thoroughly politicized. It’s understandable, but it’s also myopic and deeply…
May 9
Putting a Coda to the Myth of That YouTube Video

Putting a Coda to the Myth of That YouTube Video

The congressional Benghazi hearings may leave room for debate about why the Administration acted as it did before, during, and after the tragedy, but they surely put to rest any lingering claims that the attack was a consequence of that…
May 8
Facebook Jumps Into the Political Fray

Facebook Jumps Into the Political Fray

The resolution of the flap over campaign ads paid for by a group (Fwd.us) funded by some leading tech barons, most notably Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, is going to be revealing of many things. Perhaps for the first time the tech industry…

Rank this Week: 1754

Religious Law Blog

Covers religious law and liberty issues affecting churches, ministries, and individuals. By Telios Law PLLC.

http://www.telioslaw.com/religious-law-blog-posts

May 23
Local Government and Legislative Prayer--Can They Pray or Not?

Local Government and Legislative Prayer--Can They Pray or Not?

Two recent decisions on invocational prayer before local government Board meetings, filed in March of 2013, came out in opposite directions, but give some insight into the legal principles involved in determining whether Boards can properly…
May 6
How Far Does Clergy Confidentiality Go Under Common Law? Part 2

How Far Does Clergy Confidentiality Go Under Common Law? Part 2

Previously, we discussed the magistrate judge’s decision in United States v. Dillard, which held that communications between a lay spiritual counselor and a prisoner were not privileged. Angel Dillard appealed that decision to the…
Apr 22
You Gave the Church Away?

You Gave the Church Away?

You hate to see a case with a caption like God’s Hope Builders, Inc. v. Mount Zion Baptist Church, since it seems unlikely the lawsuit is what God would have hoped for. The Georgia Court of Appeals, on March 28, 2013, remanded this case…

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