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SCOTUSblog

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

http://www.scotusblog.com/

May 24
Petition of the day

Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:
May 24
Solicitor General files invitation briefs for June 13 Conference

Solicitor General files invitation briefs for June 13 Conference

Last week I reported on the three cases in which the Solicitor General had filed invitation briefs that will be considered at the Justices’ June 6 Conference. The Solicitor General has now filed four briefs in cases that will be…
May 24
Friday round-up

Friday round-up

Coverage continues of Monday’s decision in City of Arlington v. FCC, in which the Court held by a vote of six to three that courts must apply Chevron deference to an agency’s interpretation of a statutory ambiguity…

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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/

May 24
Update: Helly Nahmad Keeps a Low Profile In the Weeks Following the Indictment

Update: Helly Nahmad Keeps a Low Profile In the Weeks Following the Indictment

What effect does a scandal involving an international money-laundering and gambling scheme stretching across the globe have on a high-profile Manhattan gallery? Helly Nahmad has been quietly minimizing operations at the Helly Nahmad Gallery,…
May 20
Attorney's Appeal for Intervention Against Museums Addicted to Nazi Looted Art

Attorney's Appeal for Intervention Against Museums Addicted to Nazi Looted Art

In an article with a cheeky title and a noble purpose, Raymond J. Dowd, Partner with Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP argues that the procedural or "technical" defenses, such as the statute of limitation or laches, should not…
May 20
"What's in a Name?" Peter Paul Biro v. Condé Nast for Defamation

"What's in a Name?" Peter Paul Biro v. Condé Nast for Defamation

"Sticks and stones may break my bones But names will never hurt me." 19th Century English nursery rhyme It is hard to believe that there ever was a time when name calling was innocuous. In 2011, Peter Paul Biro, a Canadian…

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Religion Clause

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

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/

May 24
Full 10th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Hobby Lobby Case

Full 10th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Hobby Lobby Case

Yesterday, in the most prominent of the many cases filed by small businesses challenging the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage mandate, an 8-judge en banc panel of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments…
May 24
Muslim School Can Maintain RLUIPA Substantial Burden and Establishment Clause Claim

Muslim School Can Maintain RLUIPA Substantial Burden and Establishment Clause Claim

Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor v. Pittsfield Charter Township, (ED MI, May 22, 2013), is a suit by a pre-K -12 Islamic school challenging the refusal of a township board to approve a rezoning request to allow it to use…
May 24
Catholic Religious Order Reaches $16.5 Million Bankruptcy Settlement With Abuse Victim

Catholic Religious Order Reaches $16.5 Million Bankruptcy Settlement With Abuse Victim

Today's Chicago Tribune reports that a Catholic religious order now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings-- the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers North American Province-- has agreed to a $16.5 million settlement with 400 priest sexual abuse…

Rank this Week: 35

Eminent Domain Blog

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

http://eminentdomain.foxrothschild.com/

May 24
NJ General Assembly Amends Redevelopment Eminent Domain Leg.

NJ General Assembly Amends Redevelopment Eminent Domain Leg.

The New Jersey General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill intending to “clarify” the use of eminent domain by a municipality and amending the due process provisions of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (LRHL) that fall…
Apr 29
Georgia Adopts Rules for Evaluation Appraisal

Georgia Adopts Rules for Evaluation Appraisal

The Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board recently adopted its final regulations regarding standards for developing and reporting an “evaluation appraisal.” The regulations state that, where permitted by federal law and policies, a…
Apr 29
42 Appraisal Firms Form Valbridge Property Advisor

42 Appraisal Firms Form Valbridge Property Advisor

Forty-two U.S. appraisal firms announced March 18 that they now are operating as Valbridge Property Advisors. The new firm is comprised of independent, local-market valuation firms with each office run by the local practice leader who must…

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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/

May 24
A Georgian Grandmother’s Take on the TSA

A Georgian Grandmother’s Take on the TSA

A student I know writes, My grandmother and I have a unique relationship. We talk about the usual family gossip, but we really get into it when we talk about politics. Why is this unique? Because my grandmother is in … Continue reading…
May 20
Crawford on Telco Monopolie

Crawford on Telco Monopolie

Nice profile of Susan Crawford, highlighting her campaign against telco internet monopolies, by David Carr in today’s NYT. A taste of Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future: Susan Crawford, a professor at [Cardozo School of…
May 17
EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

EFF Will Accept Bitcoins to Support Digital Liberty. This follows a 2-year moratorium. One key difference from past practice: EFF will liquidate any Bitcoins it receives as soon as it gets them. EFF’s announcement pointed me to this…

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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

May 24
This Week in Civil Liberties (05/24/2013)

This Week in Civil Liberties (05/24/2013)

True or False? Overly severe discipline in school does not improve student behavior, but pushes them out of school and into the school-to-prison pipeline. How much did law enforcement pay a witness in an Alabama capital punishment case for…
May 24
Kanye West, "New Slaves" and a Long Tradition of Locking People Up for Profit

Kanye West, "New Slaves" and a Long Tradition of Locking People Up for Profit

This was cross posted to The Huffington Post. Projecting his latest music video onto the sides of 66 buildings around the world over the weekend, Kanye West debuted his new song, "New Slaves." He rapped: I know that we the new…
May 24
Standing Up for the Rights of Students to Free Expression

Standing Up for the Rights of Students to Free Expression

I have zero tolerance for schools that punish students for exercising their First Amendment rights. Students like Wesley Teague, who joked about his school's athletic department and Kyron Birdine, who was suspended for mocking standardized…

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FourthAmendment.com

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

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

May 24
The Hill.com: Paul offers bill to protect privacy of electronic communication

The Hill.com: Paul offers bill to protect privacy of electronic communication

The Hill.com: Paul offers bill to protect privacy of electronic communications by Ramsey Cox: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced a bill Thursday that would extend Fourth Amendment rights to electronic communications. “In today’s…
May 24
HuffPo: 'Flash-Bang' Searche

HuffPo: 'Flash-Bang' Searche

HuffPo: 'Flash-Bang' Searches by Bennett L. Gershman: It's one thing for the U.S. military to raid a compound in Kabul using incendiary grenades to secure and enter the premises. It's quite another thing for U.S. police officers to execute a…
May 24
FL1: Police entry to the yard to peer in home's windows violated the Fourth Amendment

FL1: Police entry to the yard to peer in home's windows violated the Fourth Amendment

“Our state and federal constitutions declare that homes—whether castles or cabins, mansions or mobile homes—are protected spaces that require a warrant or other lawful basis to justify a governmental intrusion. At issue in…

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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/

May 24
2013 Reg Fees: The FCC Proposes a Couple of Alternative

2013 Reg Fees: The FCC Proposes a Couple of Alternative

Commission looks to update its methodology for calculating regulatory fees, but proposes a possible alternative approach to cushion the blow this year. One of the time-honored rites of spring – at least at the FCC – is the…
May 23
FM Translator Application Update: Last Chance Settlement Window Opened

FM Translator Application Update: Last Chance Settlement Window Opened

Media Bureau provides MX applicants one last opportunity to avoid going to auction. If you’ve still got one or more FM translator applications pending from the infamous 2003 window, listen up! The Media Bureau has opened a 62-day…
May 23
FCC Slams Long Distance Carrier for "Slamming"

FCC Slams Long Distance Carrier for "Slamming"

An expensive reminder that the FCC is still policing the long distance industry. If you’ve been thinking that the FCC doesn’t care about “slamming” anymore, think again. The Commission has proposed a multi-million…

Rank this Week: 549

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/

May 24
El test de juicio moral: qué tan "utilitaristas" somo

El test de juicio moral: qué tan "utilitaristas" somo

Aquí van los resultados prometidos del Cuestionario de Juicio Moral. No es invención propia, ya que tomé la estructura del "Test de Juicio Moral" que compila desde hace tiempo (años) la Universidad de Harvard, cuya…
May 22
Gargarella / CELS, dilemas morales y última llamada para el test CDM (r)

Gargarella / CELS, dilemas morales y última llamada para el test CDM (r)

Iba a hacer un favoriteo en tuit, como los que aparecen a la derecha del blog, pero me extenderé algo para venderlo, porque parece parroquial pero es interesante mas allá de las anécdotas, y porque por varias razones no…
May 17
Cuestionario de Juicio Moral | Please RT!

Cuestionario de Juicio Moral | Please RT!

Fuente: Prida 61Recurrimos a la participación voluntaria de los lectores del blog para sumarse a un rápido proyecto de relevamiento sobre decisiones morales. Se trata de un Cuestionario de Juicio Moral para el que me…

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Dorf on Law

By Cornell Law School Professor Michael Dorf and his friends.

http://www.dorfonlaw.org/

May 24
Schnitzel and Stuff

Schnitzel and Stuff

-- Posted by Neil H. Buchanan In a post last week, I mentioned in passing that I am currently in Austria. In fact, I am the PwC Visiting Professor of Law at Wirtschafts Universitat Wien (the University of Business and Economics in…
May 23
Subsituting Non-IRS for IRS Governance of Federal Activitie

Subsituting Non-IRS for IRS Governance of Federal Activitie

-- Posted by Neil H. Buchanan My new Verdict column today takes a different angle on the non-scandal-scandal involving the IRS. I address the ubiquity of "tax expenditures," which are the "tax cuts" that Congress (on a VERY bipartisan…
May 22
How Much More of a Fiction is Due Process Notice for a Person with a Mental Impairment Than For a Person Without One?

How Much More of a Fiction is Due Process Notice for a Person with a Mental Impairment Than For a Person Without One?

By Mike Dorf My new Verdict column discusses Monday's SCOTUS decision in Metrish v. Lancaster. Writing for a unanimous Court, Justice Ginsburg's opinion says that regardless of whether Lancaster's due process rights were violated when…

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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

May 24
A Troubled Path for Judicial Nominee

A Troubled Path for Judicial Nominee

by E. Sebastian Arduengo After coming to a “deal” with Republicans in January on the filibuster, supposedly to help move more judicial nominations along (which Republican leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) mocked…
May 23
Obama Tries to Counter Criticisms of ‘War on Terror,’ Offers Defense of Drone

Obama Tries to Counter Criticisms of ‘War on Terror,’ Offers Defense of Drone

by Jeremy Leaming President Obama has come a long way since he declared during his first term that in fighting the so-called war on terror we should safeguard our fundamental values “as vigilantly as we protect our…
May 22
Sen. McConnell Defends Status Quo of Obstructionism

Sen. McConnell Defends Status Quo of Obstructionism

by Jeremy Leaming Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.), the chamber’s ringleader of obstruction of Obama nominations, particularly judicial ones, is whining about the possibility of Senate action that could hobble an integral tool of…

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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/

May 24
Colonial and Postcolonial Constructions of Family Law

Colonial and Postcolonial Constructions of Family Law

Sylvia Wairimu Kang'ara, Beyond Bed And Bread: Making The African State Through Marriage Law Reform -- Constitutive And Transformative Influences of Anglo-American Legal Thought, 9 Hastings Race & Poverty L. J. 353 (2012),…
May 22
Provoked Intimate Femicides: A Privatized Version of “Honour”?

Provoked Intimate Femicides: A Privatized Version of “Honour”?

Pascale Fournier, Pascal McDougall & Anna R. Dekker, Dishonour, Provocation and Culture: Through the Beholder’s Eye?, 16(2) Can. Crim. L. Rev. 161 (2012), available at the University of Ottawa.Isabel GrantIn their…
May 20
The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy Law

The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy Law

Lauren Willis, When Nudges Fail: Slippery Defaults, 80 U. Chi. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2013) available at SSRN.Paul OhmIf Jotwell is meant to surface obscure gems of legal scholarship, which might go unnoticed otherwise, I might be missing…

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Verdict

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

http://verdict.justia.com/

May 23
Supreme Court’s Ruling in Arlington v. FCC Highlights Debate Over the Meaning and Future of Chevron Deference Doctrine in Administrative Law

Supreme Court’s Ruling in Arlington v. FCC Highlights Debate Over the Meaning and Future of Chevron Deference Doctrine in Administrative Law

Justia columnist and U.C., Davis law professor Vikram David Amar comments on a very recent Supreme Court administrative law opinion, Arlington v. FCC. First,Amar explains the key doctrine of Chevron deference, which was established in an…
May 22
Why Are Republicans Determined to Waste Money on Government? The Upside-Down Logic of Taking Responsibilities (and Funding) Away From the IRS

Why Are Republicans Determined to Waste Money on Government? The Upside-Down Logic of Taking Responsibilities (and Funding) Away From the IRS

Justia columnist, George Washington law professor, and economist Neil Buchanan comments on the recent IRS scandal, which he contends is better labeled a “non-scandal” limited to low-level mistakes and mid-level crisis…
May 21
A Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Underscores the Limits of Habeas Corpus as a Remedy for State Prisoner

A Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Underscores the Limits of Habeas Corpus as a Remedy for State Prisoner

Justia columnist and Cornell law professor Michael Dorf comments on Monday’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling in Metrish v. Lancaster, as well as on the more general significance of unanimous rulings. Lancaster, as Dorf explains,…

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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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Balkinization

By Yale Law School Professor Jack M. Balkin.

http://balkin.blogspot.com/

May 23
Obama's National Security Speech--Eloquence, Yes; Change, Less Certain

Obama's National Security Speech--Eloquence, Yes; Change, Less Certain

President Obama's speech today at the National Defense University represents a renewed effort to frame U.S. national security policy and to impose a sense of order and coherence amid mounting criticism of drone killings and Guantanamo.…
May 23
More on compromise

More on compromise

Two friends made important points about m previous post. Dennis Thompson, co-author of The Spirit of Compromise, notes that the term "rotten compromise," used by the Israeli philosopher Avashi Margalit in hid book On Compromise and…
May 22
How (and why) rotten compromises are made (and justified?)

How (and why) rotten compromises are made (and justified?)

The Times reported earlier today on the truly disgraceful decision of Senate Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee to capitulate to Republican homophobia by withdrawing an amendment by Senator Leahy that would have allowed, in the…

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Constitutional Law Prof Blog

By Professors Steven D. Schwinn and Ruthann Robson

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

May 23
President Obama on Drones, Guantanamo

President Obama on Drones, Guantanamo

President Obama spoke out today on his administration's use of drone attacks and argued (again) for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in a speech that looked to wind down the war on terror. Politico reports here. President…
May 20
Marcia Coyle on the Roberts Court

Marcia Coyle on the Roberts Court

Marcia Coyle, Chief Washington Correspondent for the National Law Journal, was kind enough to talk with me last week about her new book, The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution. The book tells the full stories (including the…
May 20
Third Circuit Invalidates President Obama's NLRB Recess Appointment

Third Circuit Invalidates President Obama's NLRB Recess Appointment

A divided three-judge panel of the Third Circuit last week invalidated President Obama's recess appointment of Craig Becker as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling, National Labor Relations Board v. New Vista Nursing and…

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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

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…
Apr 25
Justice Albie Sachs, "Same Sex Marriage Decision in South Africa"

Justice Albie Sachs, "Same Sex Marriage Decision in South Africa"

Justice Albie Sachs of the Constitutional Court of South Africa discussed the Fourie case, gay rights, and the same-sex marriage decision in South Africa. This lecture was recorded on April 9, 2013.

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The Privacy Law Site

Covers privacy laws and regulations.

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

May 23
New York Judge Expresses Skepticism on Stop-and-Frisk

New York Judge Expresses Skepticism on Stop-and-Frisk

Judge Scheindlin expressed skepticism about the efficacy of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program, noting that almost 90% of the stops did not find evidence of criminality. Since such such stops are based on reasonable suspicion, one would expect…
Jan 28
Identifying Individuals Through Anonymous DNA

Identifying Individuals Through Anonymous DNA

The New York Times has an interesting story about researchers who were able to associate specific individuals with DNA submitted anonymously and made publicly available for medical research purposes.Now for the big test. On the Web and…
Jan 25
Google Releases Transparency Report, Over 15,000 Requests For User Data in U.S.

Google Releases Transparency Report, Over 15,000 Requests For User Data in U.S.

Google has released its latest Transparency Report.Google received more than 42,000 requests for user data from governments around the world in 2012.In the United States, Google received 5,784 requests by subpoena from July through December…

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Media Law

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

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

May 23
Does Law Ratchet Infringe Bloggers’ Copyrights?

Does Law Ratchet Infringe Bloggers’ Copyrights?

Yesterday, I wrote a post here about the debut of Law Ratchet, a site that aggregates legal news and blog posts. Afterwards, a reader emailed me asking a key question my post did not address — that of whether Law Ratchet is…
May 22
Law Ratchet Debuts: Like Google Reader for Legal New

Law Ratchet Debuts: Like Google Reader for Legal New

With Google Reader set to shut down on July 1, many of us have been scrambling to find a substitute way to keep up with news and blogs. Yesterday, a new aggregation tool was launched, Law Ratchet, designed to enable legal professionals to…
May 21
Clio to Host Cloud Conference in Chicago in September

Clio to Host Cloud Conference in Chicago in September

Clio, the cloud-based legal practice management platform, announced today that it will host the inaugural Clio Cloud Conference Sept. 23 and 24 in Chicago. I am proud to have been invited to speak at the conference, which will feature various…

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The Law Blogger

Covers Michigan legal news. From the Oakland Press.

http://oplawblog.blogspot.com/

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…
May 21
Minnesota Becomes 12th State to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Minnesota Becomes 12th State to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes, becomes the 12th state to interpret the phrase, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness", to include the right to chose who you love and marry, same-sex inclusive. Governor Mark Dayton signed the…
May 17
Kwame Blames the Lawyer

Kwame Blames the Lawyer

We here at this Blog have been there. You put your heart and soul into a case that goes to trial, giving it everything you've got, sometimes putting your reputation on the line; working into the night and on weekends to…

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Supreme Court Haiku

The Law of the Land in Seventeen Syllables.

http://supremecourthaiku.com/blog1/

May 23
Mertish v. Lancaster (May 20, 2013)

Mertish v. Lancaster (May 20, 2013)

State did away with Diminished capacity No due process claim Opinion
May 22
Sebelius v. Cloer (May 20, 2013)

Sebelius v. Cloer (May 20, 2013)

Untimely request For vaccine compensation Can get lawyers’ fees Opinion
May 21
PPL Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (May 20, 2013)

PPL Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (May 20, 2013)

U.K. “windfall tax” Foreign excess profits tax Credit can be claimed Opinion

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Gamso - For the Defense

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

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

May 22
Because I Envy Gideon and Carol and Sarah and Blondie and the Squawk

Because I Envy Gideon and Carol and Sarah and Blondie and the Squawk

Boswell quoted Dr. Johnson as saying that "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Call me a blockhead. I certainly don't write this blog for the money (zip, though I manage to get a free book now and then and I've been invited…
May 8
Death Penalty 101 - The Book

Death Penalty 101 - The Book

Those of you who aren't lawyers probably know that law school classes typically operate on what they call the "Socratic Method." (It's a method that Socrates wouldn't recognize, but that's a different blog post.) It's built around…
May 7
To Life

To Life

Here's to the land you've torn out the hear of.Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of. That's the refrain of an old Phil Ochs song about the racism and corruption and general backwardness of the Magnolia State. There's…

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Underdog Blog

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

http://katzjustice.com/underdog/

May 22
D.C. Contemplative Law Group gets new meeting location. Join us May 28.

D.C. Contemplative Law Group gets new meeting location. Join us May 28.

By Jon Katz, a criminal defense lawyer and DWI/ DUI/ Drunk Driving lawyer advocating in Fairfax County, Virginia, Montgomery County, Maryland, and beyond for the best possible results for his clients. http://katzjustice.com The…
May 21
Read before you plead.

Read before you plead.

By Jon Katz, a criminal defense lawyer and DWI/ DUI/ Drunk Driving lawyer advocating in Fairfax County, Virginia, Montgomery County, Maryland, and beyond for the best possible results for his clients. http://katzjustice.comFederal felony…
May 20
Beware mandatory minimum sentencing for a substantially similar conviction.

Beware mandatory minimum sentencing for a substantially similar conviction.

By Jon Katz, a criminal defense lawyer and DWI/ DUI/ Drunk Driving lawyer advocating in Fairfax County, Virginia, Montgomery County, Maryland, and beyond for the best possible results for his clients. http://katzjustice.com In criminal…

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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

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.…
May 21
Beware Trademark Invoice Scam

Beware Trademark Invoice Scam

Today a friend asked me about two invoices his company recently paid for “trademark registration” by very official-sounding entities in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. He essentially wanted to know how frequently the…
May 2
Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item

Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item

In an opinion issued April 25, 2013, a Dutch court in the city of Roermond found no basis for plant variety rights infringement claims brought by the Anti-Infringement Bureau for Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Material (AIB), a…

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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/

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…
May 17
Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

TweetSince the news of the Justice Department getting their hands on phone records of the Associated Press – without the AP’s cooperation – there has been new talk of a federal shield law. But how broad would the shield law…
May 16
Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

TweetFamous media lawyer James C. Goodale (who I was lucky enough to meet when I was a summer associate at his law firm in New York in 1999), has written a provocative piece for the Daily Beast that I think is worth a read: Is Obama Worse For…

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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/

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…
May 14
What’s up with gun right

What’s up with gun right

What’s the NRA’s big attachment to assault weapons? Why do we have to suffer the weapons of mass murder? One NRA member from Texas told an NPR reporter, “As far as I’m concerned, if you can afford to buy a tank, you…
May 7
Trying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Trying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

It seems clear that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev exploded bombs at the Boston Marathon. Although some wanted him tried as an enemy combatant outside of the requirements of the Constitution, the Obama Administration has brought charges in the federal…

Rank this Week: 1787

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/

May 21
Eighth Circuit Limits Safe Harbor - Allowing Securities Fraud Violators To Avoid Jail If They Have "No Knowledge" Of Pertinent SEC Rule -- To Those Who Prove Lack Of Knowledge Of Rule's Substance

Eighth Circuit Limits Safe Harbor - Allowing Securities Fraud Violators To Avoid Jail If They Have "No Knowledge" Of Pertinent SEC Rule -- To Those Who Prove Lack Of Knowledge Of Rule's Substance

Alain Leibman writes: Under 15 U.S.C. § 78ff (a), a defendant who willfully violates any SEC rule or regulation is subject to imprisonment for up to 20 years, unless "he proves that he had no knowledge of such rule or regulation." This…
May 17
Defendant Bears Burden Of Proving Conspiracy Withdrawal Even When Withdrawal Date Implicates Statute Of Limitations Defense On Which Government Normally Bears Burden

Defendant Bears Burden Of Proving Conspiracy Withdrawal Even When Withdrawal Date Implicates Statute Of Limitations Defense On Which Government Normally Bears Burden

Alain Leibman writes: In a recent case, United States v. Smith, 133 S. Ct. 714 (2013), the Supreme Court had occasion to examine the conspiracy withdrawal defense and to reconsider whether it is the defendant or the government that carries…
May 16
State Court Order Restraining Use of Bank Account Proceeds Admissible In Bank Fraud Prosecution To Establish Knowledge And Intent

State Court Order Restraining Use of Bank Account Proceeds Admissible In Bank Fraud Prosecution To Establish Knowledge And Intent

As discussed here previously, prosecutors always look to introduce evidence of pleadings or orders entered in related civil litigation to achieve a variety of purposes in the present criminal case. Ostensibly, the civil matters are offered…

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Nahmod Law

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

http://nahmodlaw.com

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…
Apr 30
Class-of-One Equal Protection Claims: Uncertainty in the Seventh Circuit

Class-of-One Equal Protection Claims: Uncertainty in the Seventh Circuit

Class-of-One Equal Protection Claims It may surprise some of you to know that one can have a successful equal protection claim without being a member of a racial, gender, ethnic or other group. In Village of Willowbrook v. Olech, 528 U.S. 562…
Apr 17
Certiorari Granted in Madigan v. Levin: An Important Section 1983/ADEA Preclusion Case

Certiorari Granted in Madigan v. Levin: An Important Section 1983/ADEA Preclusion Case

Certiorari Granted in Madigan v. Levin The Supreme Court granted certiorari on March 18, 2013, in Levin v. Madigan, 692 F.3d 607 (7th Cir.), cert. granted sub nom. Madigan v. Levin, 132 S. Ct. — (2013), an important section 1983/ADEA…

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Texas Appellate Law Blog

Civil Appellate practice tips, resources, and news. Published by D. Todd Smith, Attorney at Law.

http://www.texasappellatelawblog.com/

May 17
SCOTX: Attorney Fees Need Not Be Superseded on Appeal

SCOTX: Attorney Fees Need Not Be Superseded on Appeal

In November 2011, I posted about whether attorney fees must be superseded to stay execution of a judgment pending appeal. Today, in In re Nalle Plastics Family Limited Partnership (No. 11-0903), the Texas Supreme Court resolved a split among…
Apr 18
Happy 100th Birthday, Chief Justice Pope!

Happy 100th Birthday, Chief Justice Pope!
Apr 12
Principled Appellate Decision

Principled Appellate Decision

Yesterday afternoon, I gave a one-hour presentation to a group of 11 intermediate appellate justices on the topic of “Principled Appellate Decisions.” The presentation was part of the Texas College for Judicial Studies, a…

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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

May 16
Is the Patent System Working or Broken? A Discussion with Four Distinguished Federal Judges 5-14-13

Is the Patent System Working or Broken? A Discussion with Four Distinguished Federal Judges 5-14-13

Intellectual Property Practice Group and the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property at George Mason University School of Law Today, people read almost daily reports about the "broken patent system" in newspaper articles, blogs and…
Apr 19
Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate - 4-11-13

Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate - 4-11-13

Indianapolis Lawyers ChapterOn April 11, 2013, the Indianapolis Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society hosted an event featuring Greg Lukianoff, President of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Mr. Lukianoff discussed…
Apr 19
Why the Supreme Court Should Strike Down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act 3-11-13

Why the Supreme Court Should Strike Down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act 3-11-13

Indianapolis Lawyers ChapterOn March 11, 2013, the Indianapolis Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society hosted an event featuring Mr. Roger Clegg, President and CEO of the Center for Equal Opportunity. The topic of the address was "Why the…

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Media and Communications Policy

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

http://www.mediacompolicy.org/

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…
May 2
Blessings Amid the Gloom

Blessings Amid the Gloom

Just as men don’t live by bread alone, bloggers too are people of many parts. Which is why I give you the following, all courtesy of YouTube. Robby Firman, age 7, a contestant on “Britain’s Got Talent,” who…

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Constitutional & Legal Education…

Constitutional & Legal Education News

Covers constitutional and legal issues in a non-lawyerly way. By David J. Shestokas.

http://www.shestokas.com/

May 4
The BP Oil Spill Court Approved Settlement Proce

The BP Oil Spill Court Approved Settlement Proce

On April 20, 2010, a blowout, explosion, and fire occurred aboard the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig, engaged in drilling activities on the “Macondo Well” off the coast of Louisiana. These events led to eleven…
Apr 21
Boston Marathon Bomber, Miranda Warnings and the Public Safety Exception

Boston Marathon Bomber, Miranda Warnings and the Public Safety Exception

Law enforcement’s goal of taking Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect #2, [1] Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, alive was commendably achieved. A principle reason for this goal was to question Tsarnaev about further potential dangers to the…
Apr 20
American Federalism: Source, Purpose and Establishment Part II

American Federalism: Source, Purpose and Establishment Part II

Beginning with The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut in 1639,[1] Americans grew increasingly accustomed to local self-government. They also learned the freedom and liberty that came along with a benign distant central government…

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Teen Jury

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

http://www.teenjury.com/

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…
Apr 18
Court: Warrant needed for blood tests in DUI case

Court: Warrant needed for blood tests in DUI case

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that, in most cases, police need to obtain a warrant prior to drawing blood from a person suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol. Clarence Thomas was the only justice in dissent.…
Apr 16
Princeton student fees Justice Scalia uses poisonous language

Princeton student fees Justice Scalia uses poisonous language

In a Los Angeles Times editorial, Duncan Hosie, a freshman student at Princeton University, recounted his interactions with Justice Scalia during his December visit to campus. Mr. Hosie, who is gay, was offended by the language the…

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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/

May 1
California Commercial Building Owners Must Comply With New Energy Use Disclosure Rules Commencing July 1, 2013

California Commercial Building Owners Must Comply With New Energy Use Disclosure Rules Commencing July 1, 2013

What you need to know: The long-awaited energy use disclosure requirements, first enacted as AB 1103 (Saldana) in 2007 (codified as California Public Resources Code, §25402.10), are finally effective. Commencing July 1, 2013, owners of…
Apr 29
Can California Cap and Trade if Brussels Stumbles?

Can California Cap and Trade if Brussels Stumbles?

By Jeffrey Rector Last week, the European Parliament rejected a proposal to reduce the quantity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions allowances in order to fix a supply-demand imbalance in the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU…
Apr 22
No Relief Under CCP Section 473 For Missed Filing Deadline In CEQA Challenge

No Relief Under CCP Section 473 For Missed Filing Deadline In CEQA Challenge

By Daniel Bane Alliance for the Protection of the Auburn Community Environment, et al. v. County of Placer, SCV0028200 (3rd Dist., February 18, 2013) In Alliance for the Protection of the Auburn Community Environment v. County of…

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Harvard Law & Policy Review Blog

Explores law and policy from new angles, and aims to make unique contributions to discussions unfolding in the national media, local news, and the blawgosphere. Bloggers are progressive law students and lawyers from around the country. The Harvard Law & Policy Review is the official journal of the American Constitution Society.

http://hlpronline.com

Apr 30
Hawaii reporter’s shield bill would protect a narrow class of traditional outlets, journalist

Hawaii reporter’s shield bill would protect a narrow class of traditional outlets, journalist

Follow me @jonathanwpeters on Twitter. A panel of Hawaii lawmakers approved last week a reporter’s shield bill that would eliminate all protections for free newspapers and magazines and for newspapers that distribute content…
Apr 6
Panel 3: The Future of Law and Policy

Panel 3: The Future of Law and Policy

2:20 — Jacqui Bowman of Greater Boston Legal Services kicks off the final panel of the day with a picture of a day at GBLS. 2:24 — Bowman: GBLS makes difficult choices between serving people in dire circumstances, gives example of…
Apr 6
HLPROnline Symposium, Keynote Address: Lessons from Gideon and The Struggle for Access to Justice, by Gene Nichol

HLPROnline Symposium, Keynote Address: Lessons from Gideon and The Struggle for Access to Justice, by Gene Nichol

1:50: Gene Nichol, setting a modest tone for his address: “If George Bush taught us anything, it’s the importance of diminished expectations.” 1:52: Nichol won’t be measuring things, “The bigger I get, the less…

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Constitution

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

http://constitutionalism.blogspot.com/

Apr 28
Judicial issues for busy people

Judicial issues for busy people

Tour 4Judicial OverviewFor busy people who want to quickly acquire insight into judicial problems and reforms, we recommend the following daily regimen:Day 1 — Click on each of the list of linked pages below, lingering…
Feb 17
Obstacles to holding federal agents accountable

Obstacles to holding federal agents accountable

To understand what we face in trying to hold federal agents accountable for their misconduct, we need to examine the legal foundations.Citizenship is not defined in the 14th Amendment. That is a common misunderstanding, and we need to…
Feb 15
No state prosecutions of fed agent

No state prosecutions of fed agent

Why state officials can't arrest, prosecute, or otherwise impede federal agents who violate the ConstitutionIn response to a request from a county sheriff to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, the AG issued the opinion that…

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Internet Defamation Law Blog

Covers the law of Internet Defamation. By Nissenbaum Law Group.

http://www.internetdefamationlawblog.com/

Apr 23
May a Website That Provides a Link to an Article be Liable for Defamation Based on the Article’s Content?

May a Website That Provides a Link to an Article be Liable for Defamation Based on the Article’s Content?

Can you hyperlink yourself into a lawsuit? Do you need to fact check every article you reference in an Internet posting? In In re Philadelphia Newspapers v. Vahan H. Gureghian. 11-3257, 2012 WL 3038578 (3d Cir. July 26, 2012), the...
Mar 8
Todays post

Todays post

In that case, Defendant appealed the Law Division’s decision to grant the attorney fee award to Plaintiff. The award was granted after Defendant repeatedly failed to comply with deadlines set in numerous motions enforcing a prior settlement…
Mar 8
GDNLAW POST 2013

GDNLAW POST 2013

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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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California Defamation Law Blog

By Adrianos Facchetti.

http://www.defamationlawblog.com/

Apr 5
How to stay in touch with the California Defamation Law Blog after Google Reader goes away

How to stay in touch with the California Defamation Law Blog after Google Reader goes away

For those of you who use Google Reader, here's a short video I created to let you know how you can continue receiving updates from the California Defamation Law Blog.
Mar 23
How to find the right lawyer for you

How to find the right lawyer for you

There are a number of competent defamation lawyers in Los Angeles to choose from. And I've written in the past about how to find and select the right one. But I thought I would revisit the issue given that I just stumbled across a great…
Mar 20
Anatomy of an Internet Defamation Lawsuit

Anatomy of an Internet Defamation Lawsuit

Every defamation attorney knows it's exceedingly easy to post something negative online. Whether it is on review sites like Yelp, CitySearch, or RipOffreport, any disgruntled person can ruin your business or reputation with a click of a…

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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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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/

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…
Feb 28
Getting the Lead Out

Getting the Lead Out

As originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce Lead’s adverse effects on people, particularly young children, have been reasonably well understood for decades. Children afflicted by lead poisoning can suffer permanent brain…

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Defamation Law Blog

Provides defamation news and legal analysis with a Canadian focus. By Matthew Nied.

http://defamationlawblog.wordpress.com

Mar 30
Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon: “Open Entry” Mining Claims and the Duty to Consult

Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon: “Open Entry” Mining Claims and the Duty to Consult

In Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon, 2012 YKCA 14, the Yukon Court of Appeal unanimously held that the Government of Yukon has a duty to consult with First Nations before recording mineral claims staked in areas claimed by First…
Mar 20
Antrium Truck Centre v. Ontario: Injurious Affection and Private Nuisance

Antrium Truck Centre v. Ontario: Injurious Affection and Private Nuisance

In Antrium Truck Centre Ltd. v. Ontario (Minister of Transportation), 2013 SCC 13, the Supreme Court of Canada reviewed the law of injurious affection, which occurs when a defendant’s activities interfere with the claimant’s use…
Feb 17
Tang v. Zhang: Forfeited Deposits and Proof of Damage

Tang v. Zhang: Forfeited Deposits and Proof of Damage

In Tang v. Zhang, 2013 BCCA 52, the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered the interpretation of “deposit” clauses in standard form contracts for the purchase and sale of real estate. The key issue was this: where a…

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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/

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.…
Feb 5
Fee Awards in Contract Action

Fee Awards in Contract Action

The California Supreme Court is reviewing the following question: "Is a party who obtains the dismissal of a contract action entirely on procedural grounds entitled to an award of attorney fees under Civil Code section 1717 as the prevailing…
Jan 3
Wink, Wink

Wink, Wink

Have you handled an appeal (or for that matter a trial!), against a self-represented (non-lawyer) party? Among appellate circles, this conjures images of briefs violating the Rules of Court and appellate procedure--such as…

Rank this Week: 4838

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…

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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/

Mar 3
My Review: Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government

My Review: Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government

Reposted from the San Francisco Chronicle, March 1, 2013 Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government By Gavin Newsom with Lisa Dickey (The Penguin Press; 249 pages; $25.95) Beth Simone Noveck When I started work…
Mar 3
Riding on Exponentials: Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Urban Informatics : Interview with Dr. Steven Koonin

Riding on Exponentials: Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Urban Informatics : Interview with Dr. Steven Koonin

It is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities. President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, February 12, 2013 In this interview with Steve Koonin, Director of NYU's Center for Urban Science and...
Feb 8
Representative Democracy for Facebook

Representative Democracy for Facebook

In a new essay from pioneering cyberlaw scholars David R. Johnson, David Post, and Marc Rotenberg entitled Governing Online Spaces, they argue that Facebook would benefit from user participation albeit not from the system the company once…

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