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Whistleblower Legal Update Blog

A forum for thoughts, analysis, and ideas on the pressing issues facing whistleblowers today. Published by Stone & Magnanini, L.L.P.

http://www.whistleblowerlegalupdate.com/

Mar 15
The False Claims Act: Off-Label Marketing and the First Amendment

The False Claims Act: Off-Label Marketing and the First Amendment

Off-label marketing cases under the False Claims Act have always been complex and difficult to bring. Unlike more straight forward cases involving $10,000 hammers or non-existent medical procedures, off-label marketing cases involve a…
Mar 8
Missouri Relators May Pursue their Fraud and Retaliation Claims Against a College

Missouri Relators May Pursue their Fraud and Retaliation Claims Against a College

In another blow to qui tam defendants on a motion to dismiss, a Missouri federal court recently held in favor of the relators' fraud and retaliation claims. United States ex rel. Miller v. Weston Educ. Inc., No. 4:11-CV-00112-NKL, 2012 U.S.…
Mar 6
SEC Whistleblower Program Off to a Strong Start

SEC Whistleblower Program Off to a Strong Start

In November, the Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") released its second "Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program" ("Whistleblower Report"), the first full-year report of its kind, announcing the achievements of the SEC…

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Stephen Waqué

Covers expropriation and environmental law issues in Canada.

http://www.stephenwaque.com/

Feb 11
February 7, 2013 Decision of the Board

February 7, 2013 Decision of the Board

This is a decision of the Board relating to an October 23, 2012 motion for party status brought by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (“CMHC”). The Board denied CMHC’s motion and its reasons include that CMHC…
Jan 31
December 13, 2012 Order of the Board

December 13, 2012 Order of the Board

This December 13, 2012 Order of the OMB is a consent order approving an amended modified boundary map, for Amendment 1 to the York Region Official Plan (“ROPA 1”), having received Minutes of Settlement between York Region and 3…
Jan 29
January 17, 2013 Decision of the Board, S.W. Lee and K. Hussey

January 17, 2013 Decision of the Board, S.W. Lee and K. Hussey

The Ontario Municipal Board issued a partial approval order bringing into force and effect certain sections and policies of the York Regional Official Plan – 2010 as modified and as set out in an August 23, 2012 order then…

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Government Contractor Insights

Features comments on recently-published decisions about Federal Government Contracts law and public procurement topics. By Albo & Oblon, L.L.P.

http://www.procurement-lawyer.com/government-contractor-insights/

Feb 11
Court of Federal Claims Tucker Act Implied-in-Fact Contract Jurisdiction

Court of Federal Claims Tucker Act Implied-in-Fact Contract Jurisdiction

The Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491, creates the Contract jurisdiction of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Included within section (a)(1) of this statute are money-mandating Contracts of the United States, and these…
Nov 5
What Is “Arbitrary and Capricious” Agency Action?

What Is “Arbitrary and Capricious” Agency Action?

There are two Grounds for challenges to Agency Action which may be asserted in a Procurement Protest: (a) Agency Action in violation of statute, regulation, or controlling Agency guidelines, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), (C) and 28 U.S.C. §…
Jul 20
“Hard Facts” Are Required To Establish a Significant Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest

“Hard Facts” Are Required To Establish a Significant Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest

In Turner Construction Co., Inc. v. United States, et al., Fed Cl. No. 10-195C, July 16, 2010, the United States Court of Federal Claims overturns the Army’s adoption of a “Recommendation,” of the United States Government Accountability…

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Administrative Law Prof Blog

Edited by Edward M. McClure and Professors Kamina Pinder, Lisa Tripp, Kari Mercer Dalton and Malik Edwards.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adminlaw/

Jan 9
The future of regulatory drafting?

The future of regulatory drafting?

See Robert McMillan, "How GitHub Helps You Hack the Government", Wired Magazine, 01.09.13, 6:30 AM at http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/hack-the-government/. Is this the leading edge of change in how regulations are…
Oct 29
Good class discussion

Good class discussion

Cary Coglianese has posted an interesting discussion on RegBlog, "When is a Federal Agency not a Federal Agency?". Opening paragraphs: As the size and scope of government has expanded over the last century, so too has the web of…
Oct 22
Types of regulatory strategies, and does the third type work?

Types of regulatory strategies, and does the third type work?

RegBlog summarizes a new paper by Anil Doshi (Harvard Business School), Glen Dowell (Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management), and Michael W. Toffel (Harvard Business School), "How Firms Respond to Mandatory Information Disclosure". The…

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Lobby Comply Blog

Covers campaign finance, lobbying, procurement and ethics laws. By State and Federal Communications, Inc.

http://www.lobbycomply.com/wordpress/?page_id=14

Nov 29
January Special Election Date Set for Mississippi House District 59

January Special Election Date Set for Mississippi House District 59

Governor Phil Bryant has scheduled the special election for Mississippi House District 59 for January 8, 2013. The seat was vacated on November 19 by Representative Kevin McGee, who resigned after paying a $10,000 fine to resolve an ethics…
Nov 29
Delaware Senate to Convene for Special Session

Delaware Senate to Convene for Special Session

Governor Jack Markell has announced that he plans to call a special session of the state senate on December 5 to consider various judicial nominations. The senate will be considering and voting on seven judicial appointees nominated by the…
Nov 28
San Diego Ethics Commission Proposes Changes to Lobbyist Fundraising Reporting

San Diego Ethics Commission Proposes Changes to Lobbyist Fundraising Reporting

The Ethics Commission is considering ways in which an individual’s role in fundraising may be more accurately disclosed on the lobbyist quarterly disclosure reports.

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The TSA Blog

Covers innovations in security, technology and the checkpoint screening process. By the Transportation Security Administration.

http://blog.tsa.gov/

Nov 28
TSA Pre?™ is a Risk Based Recipe for Succe

TSA Pre?™ is a Risk Based Recipe for Succe

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Nov 23
TSA 2012 Holiday Travel Tips & New

TSA 2012 Holiday Travel Tips & New

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Nov 23
TSA Week in Review: Pen Pistol Discovered at Allentown (ABE)

TSA Week in Review: Pen Pistol Discovered at Allentown (ABE)

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Daniel W. Drezner

Covers politics, economics, globalization, academia and pop culture. By Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University professor Daniel W. Drezner.

http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/

Nov 28
Is the scholar-policy gap really so big?

Is the scholar-policy gap really so big?

MacArthur Foundation president Robert Gallucci has an essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education on a topic that feels juuuuuust a bit familiar. Here's how he opens it:
Nov 27
Pssst.... China.... it's called the "security dilemma"

Pssst.... China.... it's called the "security dilemma"

So China has not been shy over the past few months in expressing its territorial aspirations, going so far as to imprint them in new passports. Now on the one hand, this is a predictable reaction to the U.S. pivot from last year. On the…
Nov 26
The Broadwell Recognition

The Broadwell Recognition

As near as I can figure, the David Petraeus/Paula Broadwell story is the ultimate pundit Rorschach Test. Whatever axe one had to grind against the foreign policy community prior to the story breaking, Petraeus and Broadwell merely sharpens…

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Corruption Chronicles

Focuses on government transparency, accountability and integrity. From Judicial Watch.

http://www.judicialwatch.org

Nov 27
DOD Wastes Billions on Non Military Project

DOD Wastes Billions on Non Military Project

The Department of Defense (DOD) is responsible for protecting national security and providing military forces to deter war, yet it blows tens of billions of dollars on preposterous things unrelated to its mission.
Nov 26
CIA Quietly Closes Global Warming Unit

CIA Quietly Closes Global Warming Unit

More than three years—and no doubt a chunk of change—later, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is quietly shutting down its insignificant center dedicated to climate change.
Nov 26
Imam’s Terrorist Ties Exposed by Local News Station

Imam’s Terrorist Ties Exposed by Local News Station

While the Obama Justice Department tours the nation condemning unfounded discrimination against Muslims at their place of worship, a local Florida news station uncovers an imam’s ties to a blind sheik behind the first World Trade Center…

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Climate Change Insights

A forum for critical analyses of climate law and policy. Published by the law firm of McKenna Long and Aldridge.

http://www.climatechangeinsights.com/

Nov 26
Proposed Amendment to the Fuel Quality Directive and to the Renewable Energy Directive: EU's Promotion of 'Advanced' Biofuels Over 'Conventional' Biofuel

Proposed Amendment to the Fuel Quality Directive and to the Renewable Energy Directive: EU's Promotion of 'Advanced' Biofuels Over 'Conventional' Biofuel

On 17 October 2012, the European Commission (‘Commission’) issued a Proposal for a Directive designed to amend the Fuel Quality Directive (‘FQD’),[1] and the Renewable Ener
Jun 15
Adoption by the European Commission of its June 2012 Communication 'Renewable Energy: a major player in the European energy market' - steps towards achieving a medium- and long- term renewable energy policy beyond 2020

Adoption by the European Commission of its June 2012 Communication 'Renewable Energy: a major player in the European energy market' - steps towards achieving a medium- and long- term renewable energy policy beyond 2020
Jun 6
Guest Blogger: New Study Indicates Gas from Cows is the Largest Contributor to Methane Emissions (Not Shale/Unconventional Natural Gas Production)

Guest Blogger: New Study Indicates Gas from Cows is the Largest Contributor to Methane Emissions (Not Shale/Unconventional Natural Gas Production)

By John S. Wyckoff, MS, CPG Senior Regulatory Scientist, Technology Sciences Group, Inc.

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Public Blawg

Cover eminent domain, labor and employment, land use, public power, redevelopment and taxation. By Meyers Nave.

http://www.publiclawnews.com/blogs/public-blawg

Nov 20
Attorney Billing Records For Pending Litigation Are Generally Not Exempt From Disclosure

Attorney Billing Records For Pending Litigation Are Generally Not Exempt From Disclosure

November 20, 2012, by Kevin P.
Nov 6
And The Sign Came Tumbling Down . . .

And The Sign Came Tumbling Down . . .

November 6, 2012, by Claudia J.
Oct 19
Peace Officer Personnel Records May Be Discoverable In Administrative Proceeding

Peace Officer Personnel Records May Be Discoverable In Administrative Proceeding

October 19, 2012, by Kevin P.

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Nexus

Chapman's Journal of Law and Public Policy

http://www.lawschoolblog.org/blog/

Oct 16
Texas’s Rule Prohibiting Access to Preventative Services for Thousands of Women Ruled Constitutional

Texas’s Rule Prohibiting Access to Preventative Services for Thousands of Women Ruled Constitutional

This August, in Planned Parenthood Ass’n of Hidalgo County Texas, Inc. v.
Oct 16
Too Big to Flourish: An Over-Involved Government Jeopardizes America’s Future

Too Big to Flourish: An Over-Involved Government Jeopardizes America’s Future

The United States’ social insurance laws, including Medicare and Medicaid, over-expand the Founding Fathers’ intended role for government in America. America was founded so that its limited government would respect personal liberty. …
Oct 14
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Potential Impact on Education in California’s Public School

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Potential Impact on Education in California’s Public School

The prevention of teen births and sexually transmitted infections amongst California’s youth has been a long-standing social and economic issue. Despite a steady decline from 1991, when California’s teen birth rate reached a record high…

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Rulemaking

For members of the Administrative Codes and Registers (ACR).

http://rulemaking.wordpress.com/

Oct 15
2012-2014 ACR Officer

2012-2014 ACR Officer

Members of Administrative Codes and Registers (ACR), a section of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), elected officers in July at the NASS/ACR summer conference held in San Juan, PR. The new officers are: Scott…
Oct 1
Virginia’s regulatory backlog recognized by news media

Virginia’s regulatory backlog recognized by news media

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/sep/30/tdmet01-va-wrestles-with-regulation-backlog-ar-2245310/
Aug 31
Passing of Former ACR Executive Secretary Carolan Underwood

Passing of Former ACR Executive Secretary Carolan Underwood

Carolan Underwood passed away on August 28, 2012. Carolan served the ACR Executive Secretary (the office now known as ‘president’) from 1987 through 1990. Carolan worked for the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office as the Director…

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Government Contracts Blog

Covers government contracts, bid protests, and contract disputes. By Brown Rudnick.

http://brownrudnick.com/blog/government-contracts/

Oct 15
Maximizing profits is not a crime

Maximizing profits is not a crime

Some laws are just too confusing to be broken, or so sayeth the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Renal Care Group, Inc., et al. And in reading the Court’s decision, it turns out patients and insurers aren’t the only ones…
Oct 8
Why there is fraud in Government Contract

Why there is fraud in Government Contract

In recent financial fraud cases, federal courts have handed down prison sentences that would deter Methusaleh, nevermind your average, silver-haired fraudster: 100 years for 58 year-old Edward Okun, 150 years for septuagenarian Bernie Madoff,…
Sep 4
Price is Always a Factor

Price is Always a Factor

In the recent decision in Cyberdata Techs. Inc., the protestors argued that the contracting officer had improperly excluded them from the competitive range in a best value acquisition for a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) under the Federal…

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UK Freedom of Information Law…

UK Freedom of Information Law Update

A discussion of the latest Freedom of Information Act decisions of the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner and the Information Tribunal.

http://www.informationlaw.org.uk

May 25
FOI Update Podcast (May 2012)

FOI Update Podcast (May 2012)

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Feb 1
FOI Update Podcast (January 2012)

FOI Update Podcast (January 2012)

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Sep 19
FOI Update Podcast (September 2011)

FOI Update Podcast (September 2011)

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International Municipal Lawyers…

International Municipal Lawyers Association - Local Government Blog

Covers constitutional, employment, environment, ethics, land use, and telecom law.

http://imlablog.wordpress.com

May 17
IMLA files cert-petition level amicus brief along with other organizations in Redevelopment Authority of Montgomery v. R & J Holding

IMLA files cert-petition level amicus brief along with other organizations in Redevelopment Authority of Montgomery v. R & J Holding

Special thanks to Robert J. Tribek and other attorneys at Rhoads & Sinon LLP (in Harrisburg, PA) for authoring this brief on behalf of IMLA and other parties.
Feb 23
New Federal Law Changes Local Zoning Rules for Wireless Antenna Siting

New Federal Law Changes Local Zoning Rules for Wireless Antenna Siting

This is a repost from a legal alert by Best Best & Kreiger telecom attorneys Local Governments Should Take Immediate Action
Feb 23
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Financial Reform Watch

Covers the government's action regarding financial reform. By Blank Rome Government Relations LLC.

http://www.financialreformwatch.com

Mar 13
Capital Formation Legislation - What will the Senate Do?

Capital Formation Legislation - What will the Senate Do?

In rare burst of bipartisanship last week, the House of Representatives passed a capital formation bill – H.R. 3606, the “Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act” (JOBS Act) – by a vote of 390 to 23. Even the White House issued a…
Mar 2
Senate and House Pass Bill Banning Insider Trading by Members of Congre

Senate and House Pass Bill Banning Insider Trading by Members of Congre

This article was originally published in the February 2012 edition of Current Developments in Securities Laws by Michael E. Plunkett, Partner, Blank Rome LLP. On February 2, 2012, and February 9, 2012, the Senate and House of…
Feb 9
Analysis: Government's Moneyball Moment

Analysis: Government's Moneyball Moment

The recent movie Moneyball, based on Michael Lewis’ book, describes the cash-strapped 2002 Oakland Athletics’ efforts to build a competitive team with limited resources. Oakland General Manager Billy Beane relied on sophisticated,…

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European Union Law

Covers legal issues in the European Union. By Vihar Georgiev.

http://eulaw.wordpress.com

Jan 28
The EU Fiscal Stability Treaty: Summary and Analysi

The EU Fiscal Stability Treaty: Summary and Analysi

UPDATE: the approved text of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union is available here.
Dec 24
Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Dear friends, I wish you happy holidays and a prosperous New Year!
Dec 9
What’s Behind the New Eurozone Fiscal Stability Union?

What’s Behind the New Eurozone Fiscal Stability Union?

This European Council meeting was quite tumultuous, it appears. But we do have an outcome – a “fiscal stability union”. Below I present a preliminary critical assessment of the proposal, as well as a comment on the toxic role of the…

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Whiteford, Taylor & Preston BRAC…

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston BRAC Blog

Covers the challenges and opportunities of Base Realignment and Closure ("BRAC") and its impact on the region's business community from a legal perspective

http://wtpbracblog.blogspot.com/

Sep 15
Where Everyone Live

Where Everyone Live

This is where the Maryland BRAC-related job holders live.- Brad Aaron
Sep 15
It's Over and Where We Go from Here

It's Over and Where We Go from Here

Well, today is the official end of BRAC 2005 and Maryland, while continuing to face many challenges from the consolidation, was an overall winner, gaining jobs (and a lot more traffic).While we will continue to follow the repercussions of…
Sep 9
Ominous News for the Mark Center

Ominous News for the Mark Center

The Mark Center - which has been an ongoing source of controversy due to the projected inability of the surrounding transportation network to handle the additional BRAC traffic - is now the subject of a disturbing report regarding its…

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Congressional Investigations Law…

Congressional Investigations Law Blog

Covers Congressional investigations and hearings. By Stein, Mitchell, & Muse LLP.

http://www.congressionalinvestigationslaw.com/

Feb 7
DOJ Says Probation Possible for Misdemeanor Congressional Contempt

DOJ Says Probation Possible for Misdemeanor Congressional Contempt

Last week, the Justice Department moved a federal court to reconsider its ruling that Scott Bloch, formerly the head of the U.S. Office of the Special Counsel, be sentenced to at least a month in jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor…
Jan 24
Possible House Homeland Security Committee Hearings Raise Questions on Limitations of Congressional Investigation

Possible House Homeland Security Committee Hearings Raise Questions on Limitations of Congressional Investigation

In December 2010, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the new chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security, announced in an op-ed his intention of holding hearings on "radicalization of the American Muslim community and homegrown terrorism."
Jan 19
Issa Names New Subcommittee Chair

Issa Names New Subcommittee Chair

Yesterday, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform announced the names of the new subcommittee Chairs and Vice Chairs. They are listed below: The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S.…

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Blog about law library, library events, legal writing and research, online legal resources, government documents, digital information, environmental law, courts and decisions, current news, legal trends and more.

http://pacelawlibrary.blogspot.com/

Feb 1
The Pace Law Library Blog Makeover

The Pace Law Library Blog Makeover

Dear Readers, We are thrilled to introduce to you our new Pace Law Library Blog. We have been writing here since June 2008 and so we decided that our blog more than deserved a major makeover. Thus, in the beginning of 2011, we migrated…
Feb 1
Ms. Lamikanra on Nigerian Law and Legal System

Ms. Lamikanra on Nigerian Law and Legal System

Ms. Ufuoma Lamikanra, the Head of Readers' Services Section at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, at the University of Lagos in Nigeria, gave an excellent presentation titled Conflict of Laws in a Federation: The Nigerian…
Jan 13
Prof. Crawford Reviews Estate and Gift Tax Law Review Articles of 2010

Prof. Crawford Reviews Estate and Gift Tax Law Review Articles of 2010

Check out our first 2011 addition to the Pace Law Library Podcasts site titled Estate and Gift Tax Law Articles of 2010. Prof. Bridget Crawford from Pace Law School reviews interesting estate and gift tax law related articles that were…

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Johnny California

Analysis, explanation of of California law, government, and politics (with a special focus on the epic mess known as the California ballot proposition system).

http://johnnycalifornia.com/

Jan 2
Online Impersonation Now Illegal In California - SB1411 Is Now Law

Online Impersonation Now Illegal In California - SB1411 Is Now Law
Dec 22
Anti-Raves Act Of 2011 Introduced in California State Assembly

Anti-Raves Act Of 2011 Introduced in California State Assembly

Yes, it had to happen. A law banning raves. Today, California State Assemblywoman Fiona Ma introduced the “Anti-Raves Act of 2011.” This proposed legislation comes on the heels of the death of a 15-year old girl at a Los Angeles…
Dec 21
The California DMV Sort Of Cares About Your Privacy

The California DMV Sort Of Cares About Your Privacy

Over at The Los Angeles Criminal Defense Blog, there is a review of a new 2011 law that allows car owners to install “video event recorders” in their vehicles, it was (and, until January 1, 2011, still is) illegal to install these

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Essentially Contested America

Covers the constitutional, political, and cultural controversies which define the character of America. By Widener University School of Law Professor Robert Justin Lipkin.

http://essentiallycontestedamerica.org

Dec 8
Professor Robert Hayman’s Tribute to Bobby Lipkin

Professor Robert Hayman’s Tribute to Bobby Lipkin

[Author: Robert Hayman] [see photos from event] This will be a short talk about one of Bobby’s “big ideas,” about pragmatism, which might be best described as revolutionary pragmatism. Bobby’s interest in constitutional revolutions is…
Dec 3
Professor Erin Daly’s Presentation in Honor of Robert J. Lipkin

Professor Erin Daly’s Presentation in Honor of Robert J. Lipkin

Author: Erin Daly [see photos from event] I want to thank everyone for coming here today. I think that when we first heard that Bob had died, we were completely bereft. We were completely stunned. Bob had been around here for so long that…
Dec 1
Professor Jim May’s Remarks; A Celebration of Scholarship with the Presentation of The Widener Law Review Special Edition in honor of Robert J. Lipkin

Professor Jim May’s Remarks; A Celebration of Scholarship with the Presentation of The Widener Law Review Special Edition in honor of Robert J. Lipkin

Author: Professor Jim May [see photos from event] Bobby’s constitutional theories were cogent, unconventional and unsettling. Bobby was unafraid of toppling conventional wisdom and subverting dominant paradigms about constitutional…

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The Big Do-Over

Covers financial regulation. By Wendy Fried.

http://www.thebigdo-over.com/

Apr 28
Lloyd and Me: Goldman Hysteria, Revisited

Lloyd and Me: Goldman Hysteria, Revisited

In my last post, I suggested that the ranting in Congress over Goldman’s practices was a tad overdone, thus gleaning some interesting personal insults from Goldman-hating Seeking Alpha readers.Guys, ya got me; Lloyd Blankfein bribed me to…
Apr 27
Goldman Hysteria: Put Away Childish Thing

Goldman Hysteria: Put Away Childish Thing

Kenneth Griffin, head of the Citadel hedge fund, says it's "childish" to use the uproar over Goldman’s Abacus deal as a basis for regulatory reform.I feel ya, Ken. There are good reasons to be angry at Goldman, but this is turning into an…
Apr 21
Citi, the FCIC, and The End of History

Citi, the FCIC, and The End of History

Yesterday I saw a preteen kid wearing a T-shirt that said: “I’m surrounded by idiots.” Bill Thomas, Vice Chair of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, should totally have worn that shirt to the Commission’s last hearing.As former…

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PA Municipal and Zoning Law Blog

Covers municipal, zoning, and land use law in Pennsylvania. Published by Jeff Osmond of Osmond Law.

http://pamunicipallawyer.blogspot.com/

Jun 30
Trip to Arkansa

Trip to Arkansa

Well you never know where a municipal law practice may take you. I spent last Monday flying to Arkansas on a chartered jet. The purpose of the trip was to view a housing complex for gas drilling rig workers that Nomac Drilling wishes to…
Jun 12
Right to Know Applies to Volunteer Fire Companie

Right to Know Applies to Volunteer Fire Companie

On April 3 of this year the Office of Open Records made a final determination on an appeal under the Right To Know Law. The matter was captioned as Scott Pierce v. Morris Township and Morris Township Volunteer Fire Company In the case, Pierce…
May 21
Marcellus Shale Part 2

Marcellus Shale Part 2

The other issue that has recently developed as a result of the Marcellus Shale play stems from the installation of pipelines or transmission lines from the wells. Some municipalities havve been approached by companies to use the…

Rank this Week: 848

Parliamentary Blog

Offers information about parliamentary procedure and Robert's Rules of Order. By Dan Lynch.

http://www.raplyn.com

Jan 19
President of the Ontario Association of Parliamentarian

President of the Ontario Association of Parliamentarian

In the summer of 2007, the president of the Ontario Association of Parliamentarians was injured in a serious car accident. Over the past year and a half, in my role as vice-president, I’ve been helping her to carry the load. Tonight,…
Jan 18
The launch of Raplyn Consulting

The launch of Raplyn Consulting

As of January 18, my parliamentary consulting business, formerly known as Dan Lynch, Professional Registered Parliamentarian, is now called Raplyn Consulting. This represents the third major change to the business in the last three months. …
Dec 18
New name and branding for my busine

New name and branding for my busine

Over the past few months, I have been working to develop a new name and branding strategy for my business. In the coming weeks, this will finally be realized, in both the physical world and here on the Internet.

Rank this Week: 960

Equal Vote: Election Law @ Mortiz

Covers election reform, the Voting Rights Act, the Help America Vote Act, and related topics. Special attention to the voting rights of people of color, non-English proficient citizens, and people with disabilities. Publsihed by Dan Tokaji at Moritz Colle

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/blogs/tokaji/

Dec 18
The Wrong Approach to Election Reform

The Wrong Approach to Election Reform

The Ohio legislature yesterday approved a bill (SB 380) that would eliminate the window for early registration and absentee voting, among other things.
Nov 7
Reforming Registration

Reforming Registration

On Monday, I identified four problem areas to watch out for on Election Day: 1) lines at the polls, 2) voting equipment, 3) voter registration lists, and 4) provisional and absentee ballots. While machine breakdowns and polling place lines…
Nov 4
What We Don't Know

What We Don't Know

We now know that Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States of America. In the enormity of this moment in American history, the gritty details of election administration, upon which my Moritz colleagues and I spend so much…

Rank this Week: 1636

Equal Vote

Information and insight on the laws governing federal, state and local elections. By Michael E. Moritz College of Law Professor Dan Tokaji.