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International Law Reporter

Edited by Professor Jacob Katz Cogan.

http://ilreports.blogspot.com/

May 20
New Issue: International Human Rights Law Review

New Issue: International Human Rights Law Review

The latest issue of the International Human Rights Law Review (Vol. 2, no. 1, 2013) is out. Contents include:Ilias Bantekas, Christos Kypraios, & Kebreab Isaac, Outsourcing Law Reform in Developing Countries to Private Contractors: A…
May 20
Webb: International Judicial Integration and Fragmentation

Webb: International Judicial Integration and Fragmentation

Philippa Webb (King's College London - Law) has published International Judicial Integration and Fragmentation (Oxford Univ. Press 2013). Here's the abstract:Fragmentation is one of the major debates within international law, but no detailed…
May 20
Hale, Held, & Young: Gridlock: Why Global Cooperation is Failing when We Need It Most

Hale, Held, & Young: Gridlock: Why Global Cooperation is Failing when We Need It Most

Thomas Hale (Univ. of Oxford - Blavatnik School of Government), David Held (Durham Univ. - Politics and International Relations), & Kevin Young (Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst - Political Science) have published Gridlock: Why Global…

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Legal History Blog

Offers scholarship, news and new ideas in legal history. By professor Mary L. Dudziak.

http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/

May 20
The U.S. Legal History Survey Revisited: III -- Methods of Evaluation

The U.S. Legal History Survey Revisited: III -- Methods of Evaluation

This is another installment of my series of posts on teaching the U.S. Legal History survey. (Earlier posts are here and here.) Having just finished grading, the question of how to evaluate student learning is on my mind. I decided to give my…
May 20
Kornhauser, "The Consistency of Conservative Tax Policy"

Kornhauser, "The Consistency of Conservative Tax Policy"

Marjorie E. Kornhauser (Tulane University School of Law) has posted "The Consistency of Conservative Tax Policy." It is forthcoming in the Northwestern University Law Review. Here's the abstract:Modern American tax policy is in a state of…
May 19
New Release: Beever, "Forgotten Justice"

New Release: Beever, "Forgotten Justice"

New from Oxford University Press: Allan Beever, Forgotten Justice: Forms of Justice in the History of Legal and Political Theory (2013). Here's a description from the Press:Throughout much of the history of political philosophy, many of the …

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ImmigrationProf Blog

By Professors Kevin R. Johnson, Bill O. Hing, Michael A. Scaperlanda and Evelyn H. Cruz.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/

May 20
Increasing H1B Visas: Are Victoria Secret and Facebook in Competition?

Increasing H1B Visas: Are Victoria Secret and Facebook in Competition?

The draft Senate immigration bill includes language that the technology industry has lobbied for: increasing the number of H1B worker visas from 65,000 to 110,000. As the New York Times reported today, however, tech companies are currently…
May 20
The Religious Affiliation of U.S. Immigrants: Majority Christian, Rising Share of Other Faith

The Religious Affiliation of U.S. Immigrants: Majority Christian, Rising Share of Other Faith

Over the past 20 years, the United States has granted permanent residency status to an average of about 1 million immigrants each year. These new “green card” recipients qualify for residency in a wide variety of ways – as family...
May 20
Call for Human Rights, Fairness, and Justice in CIR

Call for Human Rights, Fairness, and Justice in CIR

From the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights: An Open Letter to the Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Support of Fair and Just Immigration Reform Over 700 groups and individuals call on senators to commit to human...

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Legal Theory Blog

Covers constitutional theory, feminist legal theory, law and economics, normative legal theory and more. By University of Illinois Professor Lawrence B. Solum.

http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/

May 20
Anwar, Bayer, & Hjalmarsson on Juror Age & Trial Outcome

Anwar, Bayer, & Hjalmarsson on Juror Age & Trial Outcome

Shamena Anwar (Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management), Patrick J. Bayer (Duke University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)), & Randi Hjalmarsson (Queen…
May 20
Reynolds & Denning on Magarian on the Second Amendment

Reynolds & Denning on Magarian on the Second Amendment

Glenn Harlan Reynolds and Brannon P. Denning (University of Tennessee College of Law and Samford University - Cumberland School of Law) have posted How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Second Amendment: a Reply to Professor Magarian…
May 20
Schraub on the Constitution, Justice, & Theology

Schraub on the Constitution, Justice, & Theology

David H. Schraub has posted Our Divine Constitution (44 Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 1201 (2013)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The presumption that God is omnibenevolent — inherently just, wise, kind, and merciful — is so…

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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog

Covers federal and state laws and cases affecting non-profits. By Professors David A. Brennan and Darryll K. Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/nonprofit/

May 20
New Jersey mayor calls nonprofits to pay more in taxe

New Jersey mayor calls nonprofits to pay more in taxe

In his state of the township speech, Lawrence, New Jersey Mayor Jim Kownacki suggested the city’s weak budget is partially attributable to the fact that it loses $287 million in property taxes because of local nonprofit property tax…
May 17
Follow Up: Section 501(c)(4) criminal issue

Follow Up: Section 501(c)(4) criminal issue

Just to follow up on my post from earlier this week, at this point there seem to be two leading contenders for the criminal issues involved in the Section 501(c)(4) investigation: 1. Unauthorized disclosure and use of taxpayer information,…
May 17
The 501(c)(4) TIGTA Report: My Random Thought

The 501(c)(4) TIGTA Report: My Random Thought

I have now had the opportunity to go through the TIGTA report as well as listen to this morning’s Ways & Means hearing. Here are some random thoughts and questions on the matter: 1. The report refers to a “BOLO”...

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Ideas

By Professor David Friedman.

http://daviddfriedman.blogspot.com/

May 20
Ted Nelson Thinks He Has Identified the Creator of Bitcoin

Ted Nelson Thinks He Has Identified the Creator of Bitcoin

I don't know if he is right, but it is a plausible and entertaining account.
May 19
A Different Sort of Bullying

A Different Sort of Bullying

There has been a good deal of talk in recent years about the evils of bullying and what to do about it. Almost all of what is discussed seems to be bullying of low status people by low status people, largely schoolchildren bullying…
May 18
A Question for Bleeding Heart Libertarian

A Question for Bleeding Heart Libertarian

In a recent post, I took issue with Jason Brennan's claim that "You might be a cartoon libertarian if: 1. You think the term “social justice” has no definite meaning in philosophy today." One point that came up in the discussion…

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Criminal law issues and commentary. Edited by University of San Diego School of Law Dean & Professor of Law Kevin Cole, contributions by Professors Lawrence A. Alexander, Donald A. Dripps, Yale Kamisar, Adam J. Kolber, and Jean Ramirez.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/

May 20
"Statutory Rape of 15-Year-Old by 18-Year-Old"

"Statutory Rape of 15-Year-Old by 18-Year-Old"

Eugene Volokh has this post at The Volokh Conspiracy discussing the controversy over prosecution in a same-sex relationship. In part: The story alleges that the 15-year-old girl’s parents are upset about the same-sex nature of the…
May 20
Goosen on Imminence and Battered Women

Goosen on Imminence and Battered Women

Samantha Goosen (University of KwaZulu-Natal - University Of KwaZulu-Natal) has posted Battered Women and the Requirement of Imminence in Self-Defence (Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:…
May 20
Today's criminal law/procedure cert grant

Today's criminal law/procedure cert grant

Issue summary from ScotusBlog, which will also link to papers when available: Fernandez v. California: whether a co-occupant of a home must be on hand to object to a police search, when the other occupant has agreed to let the...

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Lawfare

Coveres actions taken or contemplated to protect the nation interact with the nation’s laws and legal institutions, including cybersecurity, Guantánamo habeas litigation, targeted killing, biosecurity, universal jurisdiction, the Alien Tort Statute, and the state secrets privilege. By Benjamin Wittes, Jack Goldsmith and Robert Chesney.

http://www.lawfareblog.com/

May 20
Welcoming Iran@Saban

Welcoming Iran@Saban

My Brookings colleague Suzanne Maloney today launched a blog that will interest a lot of Lawfare readers. Suzanne is an Iran expert, and her new site—Iran@Saban—is devoted, as she writes, “to advanc[ing] a better…
May 20
Today’s Headlines and Commentary

Today’s Headlines and Commentary

As Jack posted yesterday—and as everyone is buzzing about—President Obama will give a major counterterrorism speech on Thursday at the National Defense University. The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Politico all report…
May 20
DOJ Crosses New Line in Leak Investigation of Fox News Correspondent James Rosen

DOJ Crosses New Line in Leak Investigation of Fox News Correspondent James Rosen

A few years ago I wrote an op-ed that gave these reasons (among others) why the USG should not prosecute Julian Assange for the WikiLeaks disclosures of State Department cables: A conviction [of Assange] would also cause collateral…

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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog

Covers abortion, contraception, pregnancy and fetal rights. By CUNY School of Law Professor Caitlin E. Borgmann.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/reproductive_rights/

May 20
Federal Judge Temporarily Enjoins Arkansas' 12-Week Abortion Ban

Federal Judge Temporarily Enjoins Arkansas' 12-Week Abortion Ban

The New York Times: Abortion Law in Arkansas Is Blocked by U.S. Judge, by Erik Eckholm: A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked enforcement of one of the country’s most stringent abortion laws, an Arkansas ban on the procedure at...
May 20
In Midst of Plan B Uproar, Availability of Condoms Isn't Questioned

In Midst of Plan B Uproar, Availability of Condoms Isn't Questioned

The Los Angeles Times - op-ed: A birth control double standard, by Meg Waite Clayton: Condoms are readily available without identification. Why not Plan B? In the uproar about making the morning-after contraceptive known as Plan B available…
May 20
Democrats in Congress Seek to Stop Deceptive Advertising by "Crisis Pregnancy Centers"

Democrats in Congress Seek to Stop Deceptive Advertising by "Crisis Pregnancy Centers"

The Hill - Floor Action Blog: Dems look to crack down on anti-abortion 'crisis pregnancy centers', by Peter Kasperowicz: Democrats in the House and Senate are looking to stop what they say are deceptive advertising practices by anti-abortion…

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ProfessorBainbridge.com

Commentary on law, business, economics and culture. By UCLA School of Law Professor Stephen Bainbridge.

http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/

May 20
Do Bitcoin and other virtual currencies violate corporate law?

Do Bitcoin and other virtual currencies violate corporate law?

Keith Paul Bishop raises that interesting question: The California General Corporation Law doesn’t define the word “money” but it does include a prohibition on its issuance. Section 107 prohibits any... [[ This is a content…
May 19
Drip by drip, the IRS scandal gets worse

Drip by drip, the IRS scandal gets worse

Even the MSM can't look away anymore: There were new questions Saturday night concerning if anyone in the White House was aware of the IRS' targeting of conservative groups. Inspector General Russell... [[ This is a content summary only.…
May 19
How much does a law professor make?

How much does a law professor make?

Above the Law continues its relentless march through the top state schools in the US News' ranking of law schools. It's previously reported on: How Much Does Your Law Professor Make? Michigan Law... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…

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EvidenceProf Blog

By John Marshall Law School Professor Colin Miller, with Contributing Editors and Professors David Leonard, Joelle Moreno, and Myrna Raeder

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/

May 20
Black & White: D.C. Court of Appeals Finds Trial Courts Have Discretion to Consider Evidence of Juror Racial Bia

Black & White: D.C. Court of Appeals Finds Trial Courts Have Discretion to Consider Evidence of Juror Racial Bia

Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) states: (b) During an Inquiry into the Validity of a Verdict or Indictment. (1) Prohibited Testimony or Other Evidence. During an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may not testify...
May 17
Leisure Suit Larry & the IRS: U.S. Tax Court Uses Rule 1003 to Exclude Altered Duplicate

Leisure Suit Larry & the IRS: U.S. Tax Court Uses Rule 1003 to Exclude Altered Duplicate

Federal Rule of Evidence 1002, the Best Evidence Rule, provides that An original writing, recording, or photograph is required in order to prove its content unless these rules or a federal statute provides otherwise. That said, Federal Rule…
May 16
This is a Knife: Florida Court Finds Statement About Knife Qualified as an Excited Utterance

This is a Knife: Florida Court Finds Statement About Knife Qualified as an Excited Utterance

Similar to its federal counterpart, Section 90.803(2) of the Florida Statutes provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A statement or excited utterance relating to a startling event or condition made while the declarant was under…

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Conglomerate

Covers business, law, economics and society. By Professors Gordon Smith, Christine Hurt, Lisa Fairfax, David Zarin, Usha Rodrigues, and Erik Gerding

http://www.theconglomerate.org/

May 20
Buffett Symposium At Concurring Opinion

Buffett Symposium At Concurring Opinion

Coinsiding with Con-Op's Larry Cunningham's book of essays on Warren Buffett, said blog has put together a pretty stellar set...
May 17
The IRS Scandal: Does It Fit With The IRS Weltanschauung?

The IRS Scandal: Does It Fit With The IRS Weltanschauung?

This is not the place to go for careful consideration of tax policy, but we do know something here about...
May 16
Wading into the Bloomberg Data Breach

Wading into the Bloomberg Data Breach

There have been a number of weird news stories this week, so the Bloomberg terminal data breach scandal may not...

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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof…

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

By Texas Tech University School of Law Professor Gerry W. Beyer.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/

May 20
IRS Limits Material Participation by Non-Grantor Trust

IRS Limits Material Participation by Non-Grantor Trust

In a recent Technical Advice Memorandum (TAM), the IRS limited “the circumstances in which a complex, non-grantor trust can materially participate in the activities of an S corporation.” The IRS concluded that only time spent by a…
May 20
Tips on Having a Successful Family Meeting

Tips on Having a Successful Family Meeting

Family meetings are common after a medical crisis, but they can also be invaluable in resolving complicated financial issues as well as legal planning for elderly family members. Here are some tips on starting, and getting the most out of,...
May 20
Same-Sex Couples Face Challenges in Determining Whether Spouses Qualify as Trust Beneficiarie

Same-Sex Couples Face Challenges in Determining Whether Spouses Qualify as Trust Beneficiarie

Spouses often use trusts to pass monetary benefits to the other spouse, but the law is often unclear on whether same-sex spouses can become the beneficiary of their partner’s trust. If the Supreme Court finds the Defense Against Marriage…

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Ratio Juris

Offers perspectives on judicial decisionmaking and the legal process. By Professors Jim Chen, Alfred Brophy, Stefanie Lindquist, R.J. Lipkin, Chad M. Oldfather, Lori A. Ringhand, and Elizabeth Weeks.

http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/

May 20
Obama’s capitulation to fabulist strategic narratives from the Right

Obama’s capitulation to fabulist strategic narratives from the Right

At his blog, Michael Dorf writes of President Obama’s penchant for or “pattern of preemptive counterproductive appeasement:” [....] “From the moment that the IRS/Tea Party story broke, the President has expressed…
May 19
Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

Today is the birthday of Malcolm X. By way of celebration, I leave you with three provocative books discussing his life and ideas:Cone, James. Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare? (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books,…
May 19
The Marxist Spirituality of C.L.R. Jame

The Marxist Spirituality of C.L.R. Jame

I found occasion once before to post something on the “cricketing Marxist,” C.L.R. James, and now I’d like to draw your attention to a piece by Kenan Malik on “the 50th anniversary of C.L.R. James’…

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The Faculty Lounge

Conversations about law, culture, and academia. By Professors Dan Filler, Laura Appleman, Al Brophy, Kevin Noble Maillard and Calvin Massey.

http://www.thefacultylounge.org/

May 20
Two Tax Professors Laud Former IRS Chief's Work in Innocent Spouse Case

Two Tax Professors Laud Former IRS Chief's Work in Innocent Spouse Case

Professor Carlton Smith (Cardozo) and Professor Keith Fogg (Villanova) published a letter to the editor in today's Tax Notes. They write: We were saddened to hear that acting Commissioner Steven Miller will no longer be at the IRS. Regardless…
May 20
Stephanie Lindquist Leaving Texas, Heading Georgia School of Public Affair

Stephanie Lindquist Leaving Texas, Heading Georgia School of Public Affair

University of Texas School of Law professor and associate dean (and former interim dean) Stephanie Lindquist is leaving Austin for Athens. She has been named the new dean of the University of Georgia Schoolof Public and International Affairs.…
May 19
Boilerplate Symposium Continues Next Week

Boilerplate Symposium Continues Next Week

As I mentioned in a post last week, ContractsProf Blog has been hosting an on-line symposium on Peggy Radin’s new book, Boilerplate: The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights and the Rule of Law, which continues into next week. If you haven’t...

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In the News

Faculty news from Berkeley Law.

http://inthenews.berkeleylawblogs.org/

May 20
On California prisons, it’s the governor vs. the court

On California prisons, it’s the governor vs. the court

Barry Krisberg quoted in National Public Radio, April 30, 2013 “The legal arguments that the state is putting forward make no sense,” says Barry Krisberg, who teaches law at the University of California, Berkeley. He says it was…
May 20
Don’t listen to people who say a gay athlete will “divide a team.” People said the same thing about gays in the military.

Don’t listen to people who say a gay athlete will “divide a team.” People said the same thing about gays in the military.

Robert MacCoun quoted in Slate Magazine, April 29, 2013 MacCoun concluded that “it is task cohesion, not social cohesion or group pride, that drives group performance. This conclusion is consistent with the results of hundreds of…
May 20
Leniency shown to Louisville murderer James Seay raises question

Leniency shown to Louisville murderer James Seay raises question

Jonathan Simon quoted in The Courier-Journal, April 28, 2013 Kentucky was one of many states that followed federal changes in the late 1990s that made sentencing stricter, said Jonathan Simon, a University of California-Berkeley law…

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Stanford Center for Internet and…

Stanford Center for Internet and Society Blogs

Covers civil rights and technological innovation.

http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog

May 20
No Trespa

No Trespa

When Florida v. Jardines, the case where an officer approached a house with a drug-sniffing dog, first came down, Orin Kerr and others noted that the Supreme Court majority never once used the word "trespass." The Jardines concurrence…
May 10
How to Fight Revenge Porn

How to Fight Revenge Porn

Cross-posted from The Atlantic Victims of non-consensual pornography, sometimes called "revenge porn," often receive little help from the law. Many who to try to fight the malicious and unconsented sharing of their explicit photos or videos…
Apr 30
Judge Posner’s Surveillance Argument Would Not Withstand An Economic Analysi

Judge Posner’s Surveillance Argument Would Not Withstand An Economic Analysi

Judge Richard Posner took the occasion of the Boston bombing to remind us of his view that privacy should lose out to other values. Privacy, argues Judge Posner, is largely about concealing truths “that, if known, would make it…

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ataxingmatter

Tax law and economics by Linda Beale

http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/

May 20
How Apple avoids US taxes with shell game

How Apple avoids US taxes with shell game

Tomorrow's Congressional hearing on the ability of major multinationals to shift profits offshore to avoid US tax (and everywhere-else tax) may finally get the attention of the American public onto a tax issue worth thinking about. As today's…
May 20
Useful information on 501(c)(4)s and 527s and the IRS's scrutiny dilemma

Useful information on 501(c)(4)s and 527s and the IRS's scrutiny dilemma

A fellow tax professor at Loyola University, Ellen Aprill, has put together a useful powerpoint on the way political activity comes into play in deciding whether an organization is eligible for 501(c)(4) status or should instead be treated as…
May 19
The GOP and media frenzy over IRS scrutiny of tax exempts continue

The GOP and media frenzy over IRS scrutiny of tax exempts continue

Since I last wrote about this issue, the acting commissioner of the IRS Steve Miller has been forced to resign, and another IRS official has also been fired. Heads are rolling because the tax-exempt office used what seemed a likely...

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TaxProf Blog

By University of Cincinnati Law Professor Paul L. Caron and Ron Jones.

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/

May 20
Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Third Circuit, Says PPL Can Claim Foreign Tax Credit for U.K. Windfall Tax

Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Third Circuit, Says PPL Can Claim Foreign Tax Credit for U.K. Windfall Tax

The U.S. Supreme Court today unanimously reversed the Third Circuit (665 F. 3d 60) and agreed with the taxpayer that the United Kingdom's Windfall Tax is a tax on income and thus qualifies for the § 901 foreign tax credit. PPL Corp. v.…
May 20
When a Wife Earns More Than Her Husband

When a Wife Earns More Than Her Husband

Marianne Bertrand (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business), Jessica Pan (National University of Singapore, Department of Economics) & Emir Kamenica (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business), Gender Identity and Relative…
May 20
French Tax Rate on Wealthy Exceeds 100%

French Tax Rate on Wealthy Exceeds 100%

Reuters: Taxes on Some Wealthy French Top 100% of Income: More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data. The…

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religiousleftlaw

Politically progressive law professors from various religious traditions discuss law and cognate subjects from their unique perspectives: Legal theory, politics, and comparative theology.

http://www.religiousleftlaw.com/

May 20
For God's Sake, Mr. President, Recover Your Spine.

For God's Sake, Mr. President, Recover Your Spine.

Both Patrick's recent post marking the birthday of Malcom X, and Steve's post before it questioning just how 'scandalous' the IRS pseudoscandal really is, invite some reflection on President Obama's reaction to the mentioned pseudoscandal…
May 20
Teresa Forcades, the radical Catalan nun on a mission ...

Teresa Forcades, the radical Catalan nun on a mission ...

"Sister Teresa Forcades is one of Catalonia's foremost political figures, but uniquely for a faith-led figure in Spain, her ideology is feminist and left-wing. Against a backdrop of continued economic contraction and austerity, she spoke to…
May 19
Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

Today is the birthday of Malcolm X. By way of celebration, I leave you with three provocative books discussing his life and ideas: Cone, James. Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare? (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books,…

Rank this Week: 397

California Appellate Report

Thoughts on recent Ninth Circuit and California appellate cases, by University of San Diego School of Law Professor Shaun Martin.

http://calapp.blogspot.com/

May 20
People v. Lopez (Cal. Ct. App. - May 20, 2013)

People v. Lopez (Cal. Ct. App. - May 20, 2013)

I have a couple of reactions to the underlying facts of this case. So I thought others might be interested in those facts as well:"Respondent [Sergio Jose Lopez], a practicing attorney, was Sirena Zavala's boyfriend. They lived in…
May 17
In Re Martin (San Diego - May 13, 2013)

In Re Martin (San Diego - May 13, 2013)

Regular readers may notice that I have been very light on posts this week. In fact, I must forthrightly confess that I have probably read fewer pages of the Federal and California Appellate reporters this week than any week during…
May 16
Greene v. Bank of America (Cal. Ct. App. - May 16, 2013)

Greene v. Bank of America (Cal. Ct. App. - May 16, 2013)

Not too long ago, I litigated an appeal in which the attorney for the defendant (Jan Chilton) was the same one as in this appeal. l. I found Him to be reasonable, sophisticated and smart.I do not think that these qualities in an…

Rank this Week: 372

Legal Writing Prof Blog

By Professors Nancy Soonpaa, Sue Liemer, Coleen M. Barger and Mark E. Wojcik.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/

May 20
brief right

brief right

If you're looking for some inspiration for staying the course as you grade a stack of 1L papers, you may appreciate brief right, a blog written by Kirby Griffis, a Washington, D.C., litigator. After marking the umpteenth misplaced apostrophe,…
May 17
our texting student

our texting student

We're now teaching students who enter law school used to texting all day long. In an interesting article on "Texting and the Friction of Writing", Lindsey Gustafson looks at the implications. Here's her abstract: "This article…
May 15
registered for the ALWD conference yet?

registered for the ALWD conference yet?

It's already the middle of May, and then June will follow, and then it will be time for the ALWD conference. If you plan to attend and haven’t yet registered, note that the conference fee is $400 if paid by...

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Poverty Law Prof Blog

Covers global poverty, welfare and current affairs. By Professors Ezra Rosser and Lowell Kent Hull.

http://maximinlaw.wordpress.com

May 20
Photojournalism: “The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots”

Photojournalism: “The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots”

Photojournalism worth checking out: “The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots,” N.Y. Times, May 20, 2013.
May 17
Call for Papers: “Wills, Trusts and Estates Meets Gender, Race and Class”

Call for Papers: “Wills, Trusts and Estates Meets Gender, Race and Class”

From the Legal Scholarship Blog: Call for Papers and Conference: “Wills, Trusts and Estates Meets Gender, Race and Class,” hosted by Oklahoma City University School of Law on Sept. 27-28, 2013. This conference seeks to bring the…
May 13
New Article: “New Formalism in the Aftermath of the Housing Crisis”

New Article: “New Formalism in the Aftermath of the Housing Crisis”

New Article: Nestor Davidson, New Formalism in the Aftermath of the Housing Crisis, 93 B.U. L. Rev. 389 (2013). Abstract below: The housing crisis has left in its wake an ongoing legal crisis. After housing markets began to collapse…

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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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Faculty News

From Duke University School of Law.

http://law.duke.edu/facschol/

May 20
Roberts cites Levy article in dissent

Roberts cites Levy article in dissent
May 20
Schroeder analyzes DOJ leak investigation

Schroeder analyzes DOJ leak investigation
May 19
DeMott to participate in online symposium on Buffett essay

DeMott to participate in online symposium on Buffett essay

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The Right Coast

Thoughts from San Diego on law, politics, and culture. By Gail Heriot, Mike Rappaport, Tom Smith and Maimon Schwarzschild.

http://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/

May 20
Future's so bright we have to wear shades: Column

Future's so bright we have to wear shades: Column

But as Bennett and Lotus note, the problems of America 2.0 are all soluble, and, in what they call America 3.0, they will be solved. The solutions will be as different from America 2.0 as America 2.0 was from America...
May 20
Peggy Noonan's Opinion Blog

Peggy Noonan's Opinion Blog

It actually is shocking that the IRS appears to have become political and ideological in a way that is systemic. It is shocking that the president claimed he read about the targeting of conservatives just last Friday, in the newspapers,...
May 20
Paul Ryan on scandals <br>Tom Smith<br>

Paul Ryan on scandals <br>Tom Smith<br>

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Sentencing Law and Policy

By Moritz College of Law Professor Douglas A. Berman.

http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/

May 20
Notable developments in penalty phase of Jodi Arias' capital trial

Notable developments in penalty phase of Jodi Arias' capital trial

As reported in this new USA Today article, the "sentencing hearing for convicted killer Jodi Arias ground to a halt Monday when her lawyers refused to call any witnesses and a judge refused their requests for a mistrial and to...
May 20
"How to Legalize Pot"

"How to Legalize Pot"

The title of this post is the headline of this notable new op-ed in today's New York Times authored by Bill Keller. Here are some excerpts from an interesting read: The marijuana debate has entered a new stage. Today the...
May 20
SCOTUS unanimously reverses habeas win for defendant based on state elimination of "diminished capacity" defense

SCOTUS unanimously reverses habeas win for defendant based on state elimination of "diminished capacity" defense

Only a matter of weeks after it was argued, the Supreme Court this morning unanimously decided that the Sixth Circuit got a habeas issue wrong in Metrish v. Lancaster, No. 12-547 (S. Ct. May 20, 2013) (available here). Here is...

Rank this Week: 52

Leiter Reports: A Group Blog

Covers academic freedom, authoritarianism and fascism, intelligent design and more. By University of Texas Professor Brian R. Leiter and others.

http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/

May 20
What's going on at Ball State University?

What's going on at Ball State University?

A strange story indeed.
May 20
Dennett's Seven Tools for Thinking...

Dennett's Seven Tools for Thinking...

...in The Guardian. A curious list; not clear Dennett has always honored all of them! (Thanks to Phil Gasper for the pointer.)
May 20
On realism and moralism in political theory

On realism and moralism in political theory

David Miller on justice.

Rank this Week: 483

Securities Law Prof Blog

Covers securities arbitration, state securities law, court decisions and law review articles. By Professor Barbara Black.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/securities/

May 20
NASAA Releases Report on IA Switch

NASAA Releases Report on IA Switch

NASAA released a report on the regulatory transfer of more than 2100 investment advisers from federal to state oversight, IA Switch Report, The IA Switch: A Successful Collaboration to Enhance Investor Protection. According to NASAA, the IA…
May 19
SEC Charges Atlanta Resident with Fraud in Prime Bank Investment Scheme

SEC Charges Atlanta Resident with Fraud in Prime Bank Investment Scheme

The SEC recently filed an emergency action in federal court in Atlanta, charging Robert Fowler (Fowler) and his company, US Capital Funding Series II Trust 1 (US Capital), with violations of the federal securities laws for defrauding…
May 19
Bullard on the 401(k) Plan Large Menu Defense

Bullard on the 401(k) Plan Large Menu Defense

The Social Costs of Choice, Free Market Ideology and the Empirical Consequences of the 401(k) Plan Large Menu Defense, by Mercer Bullard, University of Mississippi - School of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Regulatory…

Rank this Week: 278

Best Practice for Legal Education

A blawg by Albany Law School Professor Mary Lynch designed to be a useful web-based source of information on current reforms in legal education, and to create a place where people interested in the future of legal education can freely exchange ideas, concerns, and opinions.

http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/

May 20
Law School Clinics and American Law

Law School Clinics and American Law

It is fantastic to see clinical work-product being used in court cases; to have clinical briefs being referenced in front of the Supreme Court of the United States shows the impact that effective experiential study can have and the effects…
May 18
Commencing, Saying Goodbye, And “Ditching” C Grades?

Commencing, Saying Goodbye, And “Ditching” C Grades?

Yesterday, I sat on the stage of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and for the 24th time fondly watched law students traverse the stage, receive their juris doctoris diploma, and begin their post-law school…
May 9
Alternative Law School Ranking: Calculator of Law School Employment Stat

Alternative Law School Ranking: Calculator of Law School Employment Stat

The “transparency” of law school employment statistics has been widely criticized and robustly discussed over the past few years, resulting in changes to ABA accreditation rules and to law schools’…

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PrawfsBlawg

By Professors Dan Markel, Ethan J. Leib, Rob Howse, Paul Horwitz, Rick Garnett, Matt Bodie, Steve Vladeck and Orly Lobel.

http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/

May 20
FSU Law Is Hiring, 2013 edition

FSU Law Is Hiring, 2013 edition

Florida State University's appointments committee for the College of Law will be gearing up over the summer and we are looking (principally) for laterals in the following areas: Environmental Law, Torts/Products, Trusts and Estates, Tax,…
May 20
More on the Town of Greece

More on the Town of Greece

Following up on Paul's post, just a few quick thoughts (for now): First, I agree entirely with Paul that his book, and Chris Lund's excellent article, are must-reads on this subject. Since Chris is visiting at Notre Dame next year, I look…
May 20
Beware of "Town of Greece" Bearing Gift

Beware of "Town of Greece" Bearing Gift

The Supreme Court has granted cert. in Town of Greece v. Galloway, a case out of the Second Circuit involving prayers given by guest chaplains before monthly town board meetings. Here is the SCOTUSBlog page, and here's the Second Circuit…

Rank this Week: 279

Media Law Prof Blog

By Louisiana State University Law Professor Christine A. Corcos.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/

May 20
FCC Acting Chair Mignon Clyburn Releases Statement To Staff

FCC Acting Chair Mignon Clyburn Releases Statement To Staff

STATEMENT FROM FCC ACTING CHAIRWOMAN MIGNON CLYBURN TO STAFF “By now you may have heard, that President Obama has asked me to serve as Acting Chair of the FCC, pending the confirmation of Tom Wheeler. I wish to express my...
May 15
Professor Arthur Miller To Moderate June 8th Panel on Privacy For Concord Law School

Professor Arthur Miller To Moderate June 8th Panel on Privacy For Concord Law School

From Sara J. Berman, Assistant Dean for Bar Support Programs & Professor of Law, Concord Law School, an announcement of an upcoming panel on individual privacy in today's environment led by Professor Arthur R. Miller. Other panelists…
May 15
Copyright Protection and Information Flow

Copyright Protection and Information Flow

Guy Pessach, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law; Yale University of Law School, is publishing Deconstructing Disintermediation - A Skeptical Copyright Perspective in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. Here is the…

Rank this Week: 37

Legal Ethics Forum

By Professors John Dzienkowski, Brad Wendel, John Steele, David Hricik, Andrew Perlman, David McGowan, Laura Appleman, Steve Lubet, Anita Bernstein, Don Burnett, and Steve Berenson..

http://www.legalethicsforum.com/blog/

May 20
DOJ Inspector General's report: US Attorney unlawfully leaked to discredit critic

DOJ Inspector General's report: US Attorney unlawfully leaked to discredit critic

The Inspector General released a report about an unlawful leak by the then-US-Attorney arising out of the "Fast and Furious" snafu. We discussed the matter when it the issue arose, but now the IG report is out. (We've also repeated...
May 20
The DOJ briefs opposing the Florida and Kentucky ethics opinions on IAC waivers -- and the Virginia opinion

The DOJ briefs opposing the Florida and Kentucky ethics opinions on IAC waivers -- and the Virginia opinion

To follow up on a prior post, below are the DOJ briefs asking that the Florida and Kentucky opinions on IAC waivers be vacated. And here is the Virginia opinion, LEO 1857 (which strikes me as overreaching, even though my...
May 20
Recent Conference on the OLC Torture Memo

Recent Conference on the OLC Torture Memo

[Tigran Edlred passes along this news.] For those with a continuing interest in the OLC torture memos (which have been discussed extensively on LEF), you might be interested in a recent symposium hosted by the New England Journal on…

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Innocence Blog

The legal blog of theInnocence Project founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University to assist prisoners who could be proven innocent through DNA testing.

http://www.innocenceproject.org/news/Blog.php

May 20
Colorado Exoneree to Receive Compensation

Colorado Exoneree to Receive Compensation

In the year since his exoneration through DNA testing, Robert Dewey has been living hand to mouth without the compensation that could help him rebuild his life. That is about to change this week, when the governor signs a compensation bill…
May 17
Two Years After Being Freed, A Montana Man is Back in Custody For Same Crime

Two Years After Being Freed, A Montana Man is Back in Custody For Same Crime

A Montana man was taken back into custody for a 1979 murder earlier this week following a state Supreme Court ruling that could send him to prison for the rest of his life, reported the Associated Press. After new evidence pointed to a false…
May 16
Innocent in America's Worst Jail

Innocent in America's Worst Jail

By Hannah Riley, Communications Assistant A recent Mother Jones magazine series profiles the 10 worst prisons and jails in the United States. Worth noting is the number of jails on the list where the majority of inmates have not yet been…

Rank this Week: 338

Underbelly: A Journal of Soft…

Underbelly: A Journal of Soft Information

By Professor Jack Ayer.

http://underbelly-buce.blogspot.com/

May 20
The Senatorial Party

The Senatorial Party

I must have read this before, it's my underlining. But it comes as a revelation: The most significant thing about Herodotus is that he is the literary expression of a whole people, as cunning in their ability to deal with facts as…
May 19
The Tesla Ban: Markets for Thee, not for Me

The Tesla Ban: Markets for Thee, not for Me

Much good fun this week over the efforts by the North Carolina legislature to make life difficult for Tesla thereby, as everybody except the participants appear agreed, insulating a favored constituency from the depredations of the free…
May 18
Business/Finance Books: Embarrassment of Riche

Business/Finance Books: Embarrassment of Riche

Wading into Jean Strouse's Morgan: American Financier, may I take a moment to marvel at how much more and better business/economic history of the United States we have today than we had back when I was a tad, the best I can remember…

Rank this Week: 277

Technology & Marketing Law…

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Covers Internet, technology and online marketing legal issues. Published by Santa Clara University School of Law Professor Eric Goldman.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/

May 20
Suing Over Keyword Advertising Is A Bad Business Decision For Trademark Owners--General Steel v. Chumley (Forbes Cross-Post)

Suing Over Keyword Advertising Is A Bad Business Decision For Trademark Owners--General Steel v. Chumley (Forbes Cross-Post)

By Eric Goldman General Steel Domestic Sales, LLC v. Chumley, 2013 WL 1900562 (D. Colo. May 7, 2013) Trademark owners...
May 17
Judge’s Facebook Friendship With Victim’s Parent Does not Taint Proceeding -- Youkers v. Texa

Judge’s Facebook Friendship With Victim’s Parent Does not Taint Proceeding -- Youkers v. Texa

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Youkers v . Texas, No. 05-11-01407-CR (Tx. Ct. App. May 15, 2013) [pdf] Youkers was convicted...
May 14
UK's New Defamation Law May Accelerate the Death of Anonymous User-Generated Content Internationally (Forbes Cross-Post)

UK's New Defamation Law May Accelerate the Death of Anonymous User-Generated Content Internationally (Forbes Cross-Post)

By Eric Goldman Historically, United Kingdom defamation law has been victim-favorable. In an effort to modernize its defamation law, the...

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Antitrust & Competition Policy…

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Edited by Professors D. Daniel Sokol and Shubha Ghosh.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/

May 20
Does industry concentration matter for pollution haven effects?

Does industry concentration matter for pollution haven effects?

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Svetlana Batrakova (LSE) asks Does industry concentration matter for pollution haven effects? ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on the role of firm’s market power and industry concentration in a still debated issue of…
May 20
The Incentives for Vertical Mergers and Vertical Integration

The Incentives for Vertical Mergers and Vertical Integration

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Laurent Fresard, University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, Gerard Hoberg, University of Maryland - Department of Finance and Gordon M. Phillips, University of Southern California describe The…
May 20
Hemphill and Wu Respond to Blog Symposium

Hemphill and Wu Respond to Blog Symposium

Posted by Scott Hemphill and Tim Wu We thank the commenters for their thoughtful and generous reactions. In a nutshell, parallel exclusion is conduct by multiple firms that blocks or slows the entry of would-be competitors. Parallel exclusion…

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Law School Academic Support Blog

By Rebecca Flanagan and Assistant Dean Amy Jarmon.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/academic_support/

May 20
Article on Texting's Potential Impact on Formal Legal Writing

Article on Texting's Potential Impact on Formal Legal Writing

Hat tip to Sue Liemer, one of the Editors for the Legal Writing Prof Blog, for pointing out an interesting article by Lindsey P. Gustafson at the William H. Bowen School of Law - University of Arkansas Little Rock. The...
May 15
Academic and Bar Readiness Counselor Position at LaVerne

Academic and Bar Readiness Counselor Position at LaVerne

LaVerne College of Law is seeking a new Academic and Bar Readiness Counselor. See the following link for details: https://laverne.peopleadmin.com/postings/57.
May 13
Salute to Vernellia Randall

Salute to Vernellia Randall

Vernellia Randall, a professor at University of Dayton, is one of the well-known names in ASP work. She was among the leaders at the forefront of academic support work when the profession gained traction at law schools. Vernellia is…

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Faculty Blog

The Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog

http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/

May 20
Marquette Law Repository Reaches Over 1 Million Downloads Worldwide

Marquette Law Repository Reaches Over 1 Million Downloads Worldwide

The law school’s repository, Marquette Law Scholarly Commons, was formally announced on the Faculty Blog on August 8, 2012. Less than a year later, Marquette Law Scholarly Commons celebrates its 1,000,000th download! Researchers from…
May 17
A Call to All Law Students: Enhancing the National Conversation

A Call to All Law Students: Enhancing the National Conversation

“I consider you and [Jefferson] as the North and South Poles of the American Revolution. Some talked, some rewrote, and some fought to promote and establish it, but you and Mr. Jefferson thought for us all.” —Benjamin Rush…
May 14
Clinton, Ryan Do Well in Opening Round of 2016 Presidential Polling for Wisconsin

Clinton, Ryan Do Well in Opening Round of 2016 Presidential Polling for Wisconsin

Is it 2016 yet? No, but daily news reports and, even more so, any glimpse into political maneuvering nationwide clearly show that a lot of work is already going into laying groundwork for the next race for president. Marquette Law School Poll…

Rank this Week: 1836

Legal Profession Blog

By Professors S. Alan Childress, Michael S. Frisch and Jeffrey M. Lipshaw.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/

May 20
Mandatory Pro Bono Proposed For New Jersey Bar Admission

Mandatory Pro Bono Proposed For New Jersey Bar Admission

The New Jersey Supreme Court has asked for comments on a report of a Working Group that calls for mandatory pro bono as a condition for admission in the Garden State. The report identifies three primary goals: increase pro bono...
May 18
A Real Horror Story Or The Fall Of The House Of Usher

A Real Horror Story Or The Fall Of The House Of Usher

The Indiana Supreme Court has imposed a suspension of at least three years without automatic reinstatement of an attorney named Arthur Usher. The attorney developed a romantic interest in an Indiana Mckinney School of Law student ("Jane…
May 17
No New Rule 8.4(h) For Tennessee

No New Rule 8.4(h) For Tennessee

The Tennessee Supreme Court has entered an order denying the petition of its Board of Professional Responsibility to amend its Rule 8.4 to add a subsectuon (h) prohibiting engaging "in a professional capacity, in certain discriminatory…

Rank this Week: 43

Law at the End of the Day

Focuses on issues and the differences in how the law relates to economic organizations, political organizations, religious, ethnic and family organizations. By Penn State Dickinson School of Law Professor Larry CatÃ¡ Backer.

http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

May 20
Chinese SOEs in Latin America--CSR and Culture

Chinese SOEs in Latin America--CSR and Culture

There has been much attention paid to the practices of Chinese multinationals, especially its State Owned Enterprises, in Africa (e.g., Lucy Corkin, "China's Emerging Multinationals in Africa," The Africa Journal, Spring 2007; Chris Alden,…
May 12
Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Excludes Makers of Reconstituted Tobacco Leaf in the U.S. and China

Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Excludes Makers of Reconstituted Tobacco Leaf in the U.S. and China

On May 8, 2013, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance published its decision to exclude the American company Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc. and the Chinese company Huabao International Holdings Limited from the investment universe of the …
May 9
Xi Jinping's Constitutional Vision: Speech on the 30th Anniversary of the 1982 Constitution

Xi Jinping's Constitutional Vision: Speech on the 30th Anniversary of the 1982 Constitution

In the wake of the transition of leadership in China at the end of 2012, there has been a notable amount of attention paid to issues of constitutional structure and integrity. These movements have been met with a certain amount of…

Rank this Week: 140

43(B)log

Covers false advertising and intellectual property issues. By Professor Rebecca Tushnet.

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/

May 20
Never steal anything from someone you can't outrun: Warner Bros. defeats infringement claim

Never steal anything from someone you can't outrun: Warner Bros. defeats infringement claim

Fortres Grand Corporation v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., No. 3:12-cv-00535 (N.D. Ind. May 16, 2013) McCarthy has said that there’s “surprisingly little” case law on whether a fictional company or product using the same…
May 20
Allegedly false equivalence statement triggers insurer's duty to defend

Allegedly false equivalence statement triggers insurer's duty to defend

JAR Laboratories LLC v. Great American E & S Ins. Co., 2013 WL 1966386 (N.D. Ill.) JAR sued its insurer seeking a declaration of a duty to defend it in an underlying suit filed by its competitor TPU, which distributes Lidoderm, a…
May 20
No reasonable consumer would think diet soda "all-natural"

No reasonable consumer would think diet soda "all-natural"

Viggiano v. Hansen Natural Corp., --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2013 WL 2005430 (C.D. Cal.) Viggiano brought the usual California claims, along with federal warranty claims, based on Hansen’s diet Premium Sodas labeled as containing “all…

Rank this Week: 16

The Race to the Bottom

A faculty-student collaboration on corporate governance. By Professor J. Robert Brown, Jr.

http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/

May 20
Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: PBCs As Compared to Benefit Corporation

Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: PBCs As Compared to Benefit Corporation

Colorado has adopted, effective April 1, 2014, the public benefit corporation act of Colorado (the “PBCA”) that is similar to legislation being considered in Delaware, but completely different from the model benefit corporation…
May 20
Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: The Shareholder’s Right to Enforce

Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: The Shareholder’s Right to Enforce

Colorado has adopted, effective April 1, 2014, the public benefit corporation act of Colorado (the “PBCA”) that is similar to legislation being considered in Delaware, but completely different from the model benefit corporation…
May 18
Concession Theory and Listeners’ Right

Concession Theory and Listeners’ Right

Two weeks ago I posted the abstract from the most recent draft of my latest paper, Rehabilitating Concession Theory, ___ OKLA. L. REV. ___ (forthcoming). Last week I highlighted one of the key arguments I make in the paper, which is a…

Rank this Week: 61

Althouse

Covers the law and news. From University of Wisconsin Law Professor Ann Althouse.

http://althouse.blogspot.com/

May 20
At the Tree Shade Café...

At the Tree Shade Café...

... come in here and talk.
May 20
"Since 1998, there has been an unexplained 'standstill' in the heating of the Earth's atmosphere."

"Since 1998, there has been an unexplained 'standstill' in the heating of the Earth's atmosphere."

"But when it comes to the longer term picture, the authors say their work is consistent with previous estimates. The researchers say the difference between the lower short-term estimate and the more consistent long-term picture can be…
May 20
Obama's message: Nobody cares... no time for excuses...

Obama's message: Nobody cares... no time for excuses...

Obama was addressing the graduates at Morehouse College, which is an all-male and historically black college. Obama said that too many young black men make “bad choices.” “Growing up, I made quite a few myself,” Obama…

Rank this Week: 72

Doorey's Workplace Law Blog

Covers Canadian labour and employment law. By Professor David Doorey.

http://www.yorku.ca/ddoorey/lawblog

May 20
Upcoming Work Law Conference

Upcoming Work Law Conference

It’s a busy time for labour and employment law academics. I, like many other scholars in work law and industrial relations, am bogged down right now in preparing papers for upcoming academic conferences. This means fewer blog…
May 9
My New Academic Papers on Labour Law

My New Academic Papers on Labour Law

One thing I do on this website is promote Canadian academic scholarship in labour and employment law. You can always find links to many of the best academic papers in the field, from Canadian and foreign academics, on this list of SSRN…
May 7
Osgoode Hall Law School’s, “Oh, the Cases You’ll Know”

Osgoode Hall Law School’s, “Oh, the Cases You’ll Know”

My favorite children’s poem, with a twist, as read by faculty at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Rank this Week: 944

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