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Legal Ethics Forum

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/
Rank this Week: 1

Antitrust & Competition Policy…

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Edited by Professors D. Daniel Sokol and Shubha Ghosh.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/
  • May 21

    Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisition

    Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisition
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Daniel Greene, Georgia State University - Department of Finance, Omesh Kini, Georgia State University and Jaideep Shenoy, Tulane University - Department of Finance discuss Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisitions.…
  • May 21

    When the State Harms Competition ― The Role for Competition Law

    When the State Harms Competition ― The Role for Competition Law
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Eleanor M. Fox, New York University School of Law and Deborah Healey, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Faculty of Law offer an interesting new work When the State Harms Competition ― The Role...
  • May 21

    7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy

    7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol 7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy Friday, June 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM - Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 5:15 PM (EEST) Athens, Greece IMEDIPA invites you to its 7th International Conference...
Rank this Week: 13

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 21

    Article on Estate Settlement in Michigan

    Article on Estate Settlement in Michigan
    John H. Martin (Warner, Norcross & Judd LLP) recently published an article entitled, Improving Michigan Estate Settlement, 29 T.M. Cooley L. Rev. 1 (2012). Provided below is the introduction to his article: The indictment is short and…
  • May 21

    Topeka Sperm Donor Motions for Judge to Recuse Herself in Child Support Case

    Topeka Sperm Donor Motions for Judge to Recuse Herself in Child Support Case
    William Marotta’s defense attorney has filed a motion calling for Judge Mary E. Mattivi to recuse herself from Marotta’s case. The state of Kansas asserts Marotta owes child support to the 3-year-old daughter of two women who enlisted…
  • May 21

    The Giving Pledge's First Female Signatory

    The Giving Pledge's First Female Signatory
    In 2009, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates started the Giving Pledge for charitable donations. Recently, nine billionaires have signed on to the Giving Pledge promising to donate half of their wealth to charity after death. The first female…
Rank this Week: 14

43(B)log

43(B)log

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

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    consumer who knows truth lacks standing for injunctive relief

    consumer who knows truth lacks standing for injunctive relief
    Mason v. Nature's Innovation, Inc., 2013 WL 1969957 (S.D. Cal.) Mason sued NI based on his purchase of Naturasil skin tag remover, based on representations on the label and website that Naturasil was an exclusive and 100% natural formula that…
  • May 21

    court parses Lanham Act standing on statement by statement basi

    court parses Lanham Act standing on statement by statement basi
    FieldTurf USA Inc. v. TenCate Thiolon Middle East, 2013 WL 1963918 (N.D. Ga.) While this was mainly a breach of contract action, the court had occasion to resolve various Lanham Act false advertising/trademark and business tort issues. …
  • May 21

    restitution for deception is the same as restitution for the underlying unfair practice

    restitution for deception is the same as restitution for the underlying unfair practice
    Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo Bank, No. 3:07-cv-05923 (N.D. Cal. May 14, 2013) Previous coverage here (9th Circuit) and here (earlier district court opinion).  Plaintiffs challenged Wells Fargo’s “high-to-low” posting…
Rank this Week: 16

Lawfare

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 21

    What the President Could Say in His Speech

    What the President Could Say in His Speech
    On Thursday, President Obama will be giving a major address on national security and counterterrorism, styled as a companion to the 2009 National Archives address.  That 2009 speech adopted a pragmatic approach blending a renewed…
  • May 21

    Gmail and the CIA … and China! … and Fox News!

    Gmail and the CIA … and China! … and Fox News!
    When I wrote, last week, about the insecurity of Gmail, I was intending to gently mock the idea that the CIA might have such a bad sense of how Gmail works (and the Terms of Service under which it … Read more »
  • May 21

    Thoughts on a Blue-Sky Overhaul of Surveillance Laws: Conclusion

    Thoughts on a Blue-Sky Overhaul of Surveillance Laws: Conclusion
    [Editor's Note: below you'll find a fourth and final post in our series by David Kris, on possible reforms to surveillance statutes.  The first post, an introduction, can be found here; two posts, on current challenges and a ……
Rank this Week: 17

Point of Law Forum

Point of Law Forum

Provides information and opinion on the U.S. litigation system. By the Manhattan Institute and AEI Liability Project. Contributors include Professors Michael Krauss, David Bernstein, Lester Brickman, Michael DeBow, Richard Epstein, Daniel P. Kessler and Stephen Presser.

http://www.pointoflaw.com/
  • Nov 27

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC
    Chairman Schapiro announced yesterday that she will be stepping down as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in several weeks. Accompanying her announcement, was a nine-page list of her accomplishments during her nearly…
  • Nov 26

    The Philadelphia Story

    The Philadelphia Story
    The success of trial lawyers in Philadelphia has come at the expense of the Pennsylvania economy. Our own Jim Copland explains in an op-ed and at great detail in Trial Lawyers Inc. - Philadelphia....
  • Nov 25

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary
    There has been a lot of speculation about whether Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren will get a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, a perfect forum to go after the financial industry. If Ms. Warren does get the coveted spot, she may...
Rank this Week: 18

Legal Theory Blog

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 21

    Berg on Schwartzman on Whether Religion Is Special

    Berg on Schwartzman on Whether Religion Is Special
    Thomas C. Berg (University of St. Thomas, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN - School of Law) has posted Secular Purpose, Accommodations, and Why Religion is Special (Enough) (80 U. Chicago L. Rev. Dialogue 24 (2013)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:…
  • May 21

    Andrews on General Jurisdiction Over Person

    Andrews on General Jurisdiction Over Person
    Carol Andrews (University of Alabama - School of Law) has posted Another Look at General Personal Jurisdiction (Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 47, 2012) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article takes a fresh look at general jurisdiction.…
  • May 21

    Plaxton on the Bad Man & Criminal Law Theory

    Plaxton on the Bad Man & Criminal Law Theory
    Michael Plaxton (University of Saskatchewan - College of Law) has posted The Challenge of the Bad Man (McGill Law Journal, Vol. 58, No. 2, 451) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: H.L.A. Hart’s insight, that some people may be guided...
Rank this Week: 21

The Volokh Conspiracy

The Volokh Conspiracy

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

http://volokh.com
  • Nov 28

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

    If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying
    (Orin Kerr) Our Constitution is not alone the working plan of a great Federation of States under representative government. There is embedded in it also the vital principles of the American system of liberty. That system is based upon certain…
  • Nov 28

    New Book on Secession

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

    Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve

    Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve
    (Jonathan H. Adler) Stewart Baker’s “Sex Secrets of the Security Line” (aka “50 Shades of TSA”) seems to have touched a nerve out there.
Rank this Week: 25

Religion Clause

Religion Clause

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

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 28

Lewis & Clark Law School…

Lewis & Clark Law School Podcast

Lewis & Clark Law School Podcast of events and speakers.

http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast
Rank this Week: 30

ImmigrationProf Blog

ImmigrationProf Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/
  • May 21

    Opposing Immigration Firings and Employer Sanction

    Opposing Immigration Firings and Employer Sanction
    From the South Bay Labor Council: A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT WORKERS AND UNION MEMBERS FIRED BECAUSE OF ANTI-LABOR IMMIGRATION AUDITS WHEREAS: the labor movement has called for basic reform of our immigration laws since it adopted a position at…
  • May 21

    Former Prosecutor Calls for Re-Examination of Aggravated Felonie

    Former Prosecutor Calls for Re-Examination of Aggravated Felonie
    From Steven Jansen: Comprehensive immigration legislation must re-examine the category of crimes that constitute aggravated felonies under immigration law, and provide guidance to state and local prosecutors who are making plea bargain…
  • May 21

    Nursing Mother of Infant Held by ICE

    Nursing Mother of Infant Held by ICE
    Community & Faith Groups Urge ICE to Free a Nursing Mother of a Nine-month Old American Citizen. Mom is aspiring pastor and 8-year local resident. Please Join this Emergency Community Vigil! Wednesday, May 22, 5:00 pm Prayer &…
Rank this Week: 32

Credit Slips

Credit Slips

Discusses credit and bankruptcy. By Professors Bob Lawless, Angela Littwin, Katie Porter, John Pottow, Deborah Thorne and Elizabeth Warren.

http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/
  • May 17

    MLEA at the University of Illinoi

    MLEA at the University of Illinoi
    On October 11 & 12, the University of Illinois College of Law will host the 12th annual Midwestern Law & Economics Association conference. The event consists of law professors and economists presenting papers with varying degrees of…
  • May 10

    On the Valuation of Hedge Funds (or Hedge Fund Managers)

    On the Valuation of Hedge Funds (or Hedge Fund Managers)
    So Felix Salmon has taken a justifiable swipe at some oddish Bloomberg articles on Citibank's spinoff of its internal hedge fund, as required by the Volcker Rule. But in doing so, it seems as though he may have hit his...
  • May 9

    Cries for Relief from the Hungarian Financial Crisi

    Cries for Relief from the Hungarian Financial Crisi
    No, not that Hungarian financial crisis. Now that the country seems to have more or less righted itself, its citizens are still struggling with their own debts. Reuters reports that the Managing Director of the National Bank of Hungary has...
Rank this Week: 33

Legal Profession Blog

Legal Profession Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/
  • May 21

    The Batter Is Out

    The Batter Is Out
    The New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department has imposed an interim suspension based on the following: On January 19, 2010, respondent pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree (Penal…
  • May 21

    Dirty Laundry

    Dirty Laundry
    The Wisconsin Suprteme Court has ordered a suspension of two years of an attorney convicted of money laundering. The attorney's misconduct involved money due to a client pursuant to a marital settlement agreement. The attorney held payments…
  • May 21

    Inside Out

    Inside Out
    The Georgia Supreme Court accepted the voluntary license surrender of an attorney who was employed as in-house counsel for a corporation that allowed him to do outside work as long as he did not do so on company time and...
Rank this Week: 34

Media Law Prof Blog

Media Law Prof Blog

By Louisiana State University Law Professor Christine A. Corcos.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/
  • May 21

    Word Frequency and Its Meaning

    Word Frequency and Its Meaning
    David Brooks discusses whether the frequency of words as revealed in the printed book means anything at all (here, in the New York Times). Read one of the articles he discusses in his NYT piece here. Try searching the Google...
  • May 21

    CBS Pulls Final Season "Mike and Molly" Episode From Schedule, Shows Repeat

    CBS Pulls Final Season "Mike and Molly" Episode From Schedule, Shows Repeat
    In order to be responsive to the tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma, CBS pulled the final episode of the season of Mike & Molly, due to air Monday night, in which a tornado hits Chicago. Instead, the network aired a repeat...
  • 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...
Rank this Week: 35

Instapundit.com

Instapundit.com

Online magazine of opinion. By University of Tennessee College of Law professor Glenn Reynolds.

http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit
Rank this Week: 36

Opinio Juris

Opinio Juris

International law and international relations by Chris Borgen, Peggy McGuinness et al.

http://opiniojuris.org
  • May 21

    The First Serious Defense China’s Position on the Philippines UNCLOS Arbitration

    The First Serious Defense China’s Position on the Philippines UNCLOS Arbitration
    by Julian Ku by Julian Ku Professor Stefan Talmon of the University of Bonn and St. Anne’s College in Oxford offers one of the first serious attempts to defend China’s position on the UNCLOS arbitration brought by the Philippines.…
  • May 21

    Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    by Jessica Dorsey by Jessica Dorsey In the latest twist on the case, Guatemala’s highest court has overturned the May 10th genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and reset his trial back to when a dispute…
  • May 20

    Guest Post: The Human Rights Impact of Drone Strike

    Guest Post: The Human Rights Impact of Drone Strike
    by Jonathan Horowitz [Jonathan Horowitz is writing in his personal capacity. He is the Associate Legal Officer at the Open Society Justice Initiative’s National Security and Counterterrorism Program.] When assessing the legality of…
Rank this Week: 39

Podcasts at Rutgers School of Law…

Podcasts at Rutgers School of Law - Newark

Audio and Video broadcasts of interesting lectures and events taking place at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.

http://law-library.rutgers.edu/feeds/podcast.php
  • Oct 3

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure
    Robert A. Lucas, Professor of Law at the University of Indiana Law School (Bloomington), was the featured speaker on this program. Prof. Bradley has recently edited a collection of essays entitled “The Rehnquist Legacy,”…
  • Oct 3

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure
    Robert A. Lucas, Professor of Law at the University of Indiana Law School (Bloomington), was the featured speaker on this program. Prof. Bradley has recently edited a collection of essays entitled “The Rehnquist Legacy,”…
  • May 22

    New Jersey Law Librarians Association 2007 Annual Business Meeting and Program Part two

    New Jersey Law Librarians Association 2007 Annual Business Meeting and Program Part two
    Our meeting venue, Liberty Hall, is acclaimed as a New Jersey treasure, a gift of history from the Kean family. Our speaker, Mark Lender, history professor at Kean, is working on the recent George Washington letter discovery. Read more about…
Rank this Week: 45

Sentencing Law and Policy

Sentencing Law and Policy

By Moritz College of Law Professor Douglas A. Berman.

http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/
  • May 21

    Guest post on DOJ Report: Victimization of Mentally Ill Prison and Jail Inmate

    Guest post on DOJ Report: Victimization of Mentally Ill Prison and Jail Inmate
    Hello, all. I'm Lea Johnston, and I'd like to thank Doug Berman for inviting me to guest-blog about the new Department of Justice report released last week on sexual victimization in prisons and jails. I write in the area of...
  • May 21

    "Colorado Department of Corrections to Pilot Telemedicine for Prisoners"

    "Colorado Department of Corrections to Pilot Telemedicine for Prisoners"
    The title of this post is the headline of this interesting report, which starts this way: In June, the Colorado Department of Corrections (DoC), in partnership with Denver Health Medical Center, will launch a pilot project designed to treat…
  • 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...
Rank this Week: 56

Slaw

Slaw

A Canadian cooperative weblog on all things legal.

http://www.slaw.ca
  • May 21

    Flexibility With eBook

    Flexibility With eBook
    I appreciate the ability to borrow eBooks from my public library with a tap on an app. I am not currently able to make it as easy as that for my law firm library users who wish to review legal texts with mobile devices. Times are changing…
  • May 21

    Community – It’s Where You Grow

    Community – It’s Where You Grow
    They say it takes a community to raise a child – to watch out for it, to teach and shape him or her, and to give wise counsel. Could it be that a community is also what it takes to put the legal profession in a position to…
  • May 21

    Third Time IS a Charm – Ryan Manilla Passes the Good Character Requirement

    Third Time IS a Charm – Ryan Manilla Passes the Good Character Requirement
    Last July I wrote a blog about Ryan Manilla, who graduated near the top of his class at Osgoode Hall Law School only to be deemed, twice, by the Law Society of Upper Canada to not meet its good character requirement. Last week Ryan…
Rank this Week: 61

The Race to the Bottom

The Race to the Bottom

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

http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/
  • May 21

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: Unanswered Question

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: Unanswered Question
    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 21

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: Why A Public Benefit Corporation Rather Than A Non-PBC?

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: Why A Public Benefit Corporation Rather Than A Non-PBC?
    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: 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…
Rank this Week: 65

Althouse

Althouse

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

http://althouse.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 70

M & A Law Prof Blog

M & A Law Prof Blog

By Professors Brian J.M. Quinn, Afra Afsharipour, and Michael A. Woronoff.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/mergers/
  • May 20

    Delaware arbitration argument

    Delaware arbitration argument
    In case you missed it, you can listen to last week's arguments before a panel of the Third Circuit online. Here is the audio file. -bjmq Update ... starting to think that Federal judicial vacancies has risen to crisis levels...
  • May 17

    Delaware arbitration update

    Delaware arbitration update
    As I noted yesterday, the Delaware Coalition for Open Government and the Chancery Court were before a panel of the Third Circuit arguing the merits of Delaware's arbitration procedure. Tom Hals of Reuters was there and he thinks the…
  • May 16

    Delaware Arbitration in front of Third Circuit today

    Delaware Arbitration in front of Third Circuit today
    The question of the constitutionality of Delaware's Chancery arbitration program is before the Third Circuit today. I think my position on this program is pretty clear -- I'm for openness. See here for past posts on the topic. I've got...
Rank this Week: 71

Adjunct Law Prof Blog

Adjunct Law Prof Blog

Focuses on issues of interest to adjunct law professors, including labor law, employment law, employee benefits law and education law issues. By Adjunct Law Professor Mitchell H. Rubinstein.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/
  • May 21

    Supreme Court Takes Government Prayer Case

    Supreme Court Takes Government Prayer Case
    Thirty years ago in Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783 (1983), the Supreme Court held in a divided opinion that opening legislative sessions with prayer did not violate the Establishment Clause. But can the government open such legislative…
  • May 20

    Former Chairman Liebman Supports Senate Action on NLRB Nominee

    Former Chairman Liebman Supports Senate Action on NLRB Nominee
    Former NLRB Chairman Liebman recently wrote an opt ed piece calling for the Senate to take action on the 5 nominees to the NLRB. That article can be found here. Chairman Liebman states in part: Mitchell H. Rubinstein
  • May 19

    Employers must use the revised federal Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) after May 7, 2013.

    Employers must use the revised federal Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) after May 7, 2013.
    The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, advises employers that after May 7, 2013*only the newly revised federal Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9)** may be used New York State…
Rank this Week: 74

Discourse.net

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 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…
  • May 15

    The Red Lionfish of Politic

    The Red Lionfish of Politic
    How can this be? Most people are now familiar with President’s Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security by reducing the annual cost of living adjustment. While the final formula is somewhat convoluted, the net effect is to reduce…
Rank this Week: 77

TaxProf Blog

TaxProf Blog

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

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/
  • May 21

    The IRS Scandal, Day 12

    The IRS Scandal, Day 12
    Above the Law: On the IRS Mess and What It Means to be a Lawyer American Spectator: Obama and the IRS: The Smoking Gun? Bloomberg: Obama’s Defense in IRS Case Is Pre-Election Ignorance CBS News: Evidence Emerges that Obama Administration…
  • May 21

    Avi-Yonah and Christians on Yesterday's PPL Decision

    Avi-Yonah and Christians on Yesterday's PPL Decision
    Reuven Avi-Yonah and Allison Christians share their thoughts on yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court decision in PPL Corp. v. Commissioner, No. 12-43 (U.S. May 20, 2013): Reuven Avi Yonah (Irwin I. Cohn Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law…
  • May 21

    Graduation Day

    Graduation Day
    Reed Caron, B.S. Mathematics, Grinnell College: For more on my journey with my son, see: Off to the Ranch (July 1, 2005) Goodbye Sandy (June 6, 2006) Happy 16th Birthday, Reed (June 25, 2006) Opening Day and the Passage of Time (Apr. 2, 2007)…
Rank this Week: 78

ProfessorBainbridge.com

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…
Rank this Week: 81

CrimProf Blog

CrimProf Blog

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 21

    Fazzi on California's Corrections Realignment

    Fazzi on California's Corrections Realignment
    Steven Thomas Fazzi has posted A Primer on California's 2011 Corrections Realignment: Why California Placed Felons Under County Control (McGeorge Law Review, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: California's 2011 corrections…
  • 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:…
Rank this Week: 84

Legal History Blog

Legal History Blog

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

http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    CFP: NYU/Tamiment Cold War History Seminar

    CFP: NYU/Tamiment Cold War History Seminar
     [We have, via H-Law, the following call for papers.]New York University’s Center for the United States and the Cold War invites New York metropolitan area based scholars to submit proposals to present at the Center’s seminar…
  • May 21

    CFP: “Revisiting Charles Beard's An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution: An Interdisciplinary Symposium”

    CFP: “Revisiting Charles Beard's An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution: An Interdisciplinary Symposium”
    From the University of Virginia, we have the following Call for Papers: “Revisiting Charles Beard's An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution: An Interdisciplinary Symposium” University of Virginia October 24, 2013 The…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 94

International Law Reporter

International Law Reporter

Edited by Professor Jacob Katz Cogan.

http://ilreports.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    Call for Papers: The Legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

    Call for Papers: The Legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
    A call for papers has been issued for a conference on "The Legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda," to be held October 31-November 1, 2013. Note the deadline is May 24, 2013. Here's the call:INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE THE…
  • May 21

    New Volume: Austrian Review of International and European Law

    New Volume: Austrian Review of International and European Law
    The latest volume of the Austrian Review of International and European Law (Vol. 14, 2009) is out. Contents include:Symposium: International Law, Values and the Use of Force Lilly Sucharipa, Six Decades in an Eminent International…
  • May 21

    New Issue: Journal of World Trade

    New Issue: Journal of World Trade
    The latest issue of the Journal of World Trade (Vol. 47, no. 3, June 2013) is out. Contents include:Vinod Rege, Marwa Kisiri, Elijah Manyara, Nyame Baafi, & Edward Bizimuremyi, Could Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Other Developing…
Rank this Week: 96

Administrative Law Prof Blog

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…
Rank this Week: 97

The Right Coast

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 21

    Best of the Web Today: A Crisis of Authority - WSJ.com

    Best of the Web Today: A Crisis of Authority - WSJ.com
    And the IRS scandal was a subversion of democracy on a massive scale. The most fearsome and coercive arm of the administrative state embarked on a systematic effort to suppress citizen dissent against the party in power. Thomas Friedman is...
  • May 21

    David Rivkin and Lee Casey: The IRS and the Drive to Stop Free Speech - WSJ.com

    David Rivkin and Lee Casey: The IRS and the Drive to Stop Free Speech - WSJ.com
    The proper lessons of the unfolding IRS scandal are twofold. First, any effort to have the IRS police advocacy activities of social-welfare organizations is bound to be clumsy and prone to degenerate into either selective or broad witch…
  • 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...
Rank this Week: 105

Reproductive Rights Prof Blog

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…
Rank this Week: 110

IntLawGrrls

IntLawGrrls

Features voices on international law, policy and practice.

http://intlawgrrls.blogspot.com/
  • Mar 8

    We've revived!

    We've revived!
    Encouraged by our contributors and readers, we've revived IntLawGrrls on International Women's Day.  You can find us at a new website: www.ilg2.org.  Please visit us there, and don't forget to visit Diane Marie Amann at her new solo…
  • Dec 13

    All good thing

    All good thing
    All good things must come to an end, as they say. And so it is today with IntLawGrrls. After much discussion among ourselves, we editors have decided to close this forum – to take a break from daily blogging, and to pursue new…
  • Dec 12

    Go 'Grrl! Diane Marie Amann is Special Adviser to ICC Prosecutor on Children in Armed Conflict

    Go 'Grrl! Diane Marie Amann is Special Adviser to ICC Prosecutor on Children in Armed Conflict
    Exciting news!International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has appointed our own Diane Marie Amann, IntLawGrrls founder and editor-in-chief, to be her Special Adviser on Children in and affected by Armed Conflict. Bensouda announced…
Rank this Week: 107

Blog Law Blog

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 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…
  • May 15

    New Booklet on Citizen Journalism Law in Massachusett

    New Booklet on Citizen Journalism Law in Massachusett
    TweetHarvard Law School’s Digital Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic have released a booklet called Newsgathering in Massachusetts, available as free-to-download pdf. It’s an information-packed reference tailor-made for citizen…
Rank this Week: 112

Conglomerate

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/
Rank this Week: 114

JURIST - Forum

JURIST - Forum

Op-eds on legal news by law professors and JURIST special guests.

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/index.php
  • Apr 27

    Arizona Legalizes Racial Profiling

    Arizona Legalizes Racial Profiling
    JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says that Arizona's new immigration legislation - requiring law enforcement officers to stop everyone whom they have “reasonable suspicion” to believe is an…
  • Apr 22

    The Iraqi High Court's Understated Rise to Legitimacy

    The Iraqi High Court's Understated Rise to Legitimacy
    JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that a look at recent decisions by Iraq's Federal Supreme Court illustrates the court's growing authority as an independent and legitimate voice…
  • Apr 21

    Is Health Care Reform Constitutional?

    Is Health Care Reform Constitutional?
    JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Sanford of the University of Washington School of Law says that although challenges to the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are valuable for inspiring dialogue within and…
Rank this Week: 116

Law at the End of the Day

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 Catá Backer.

http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    Ruminations 49: "Society Knows What it Wants"-- Of Markets, Status Hierarchies and Knowldge Production

    Ruminations 49: "Society Knows What it Wants"-- Of Markets, Status Hierarchies and Knowldge Production
    In his germinal text, Henry David Thoreau expressed a contradiction that is worth exploring in some detail.  He declared: the "greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything it is…
  • 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 …
Rank this Week: 123

Aviation Law Prof Blog

Aviation Law Prof Blog

By DePaul University Law Professors Brian F. Havel, Michael S. Jacobs and Andrew Eastmond.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/
  • May 21

    U.S. Supreme Court to Revisit Field Preemption in Aviation

    U.S. Supreme Court to Revisit Field Preemption in Aviation
    The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case of Northwest Airlines v. Ginsberg.The plaintiffs allege that Northwest Airlines committed a breach of contract under Minnesota state law when the airline expelled the…
  • May 17

    Friday Link Roundup

    Friday Link Roundup
    There was quite a bit of noteworthy aviation law news late this week, so we thought we'd provide a list of links below. Though the EU has pressed the pause button on parts of its aviation emissions regulation, it is...
  • May 16

    Michael Whitaker Selected for FAA Post

    Michael Whitaker Selected for FAA Post
    We'd like to congratulate Michael G. Whitaker, past advisory board member and long-time friend of the International Aviation Law Institute, who will be appointed by President Obama to become Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation…
Rank this Week: 139

Workplace Prof Blog

Workplace Prof Blog

Covers arbitration, disability, employment discrimination, labor law, public employment law and workplace safety. By Professors Richard Bales, Jeffrey M. Hirsch and Marcia L. McCormick.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/laborprof_blog/
  • May 21

    Yesterday's Supreme Court Chevron Decision and Its Impact on the NLRB

    Yesterday's Supreme Court Chevron Decision and Its Impact on the NLRB
    A very interesting guest post today by Lise Gelernter (Buffalo) on the potential impact of yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court decision involving administrative law and the FCC, which could have some impact on the NLRB's power to interpret the…
  • May 17

    AALS Section on Disability Law Call for Papers and Presentation

    AALS Section on Disability Law Call for Papers and Presentation
    for the 2014 AALS Annual Meeting to be held in New York, New York, January 2-5, 2014. Title of Program: The persistent societal habits of bullying, harassing, and excluding: Exploring the current legal and public policy issues at the…
  • May 16

    Busy Beltway Labor Law Day: NLRB Nominations and DOL Secretary Committee Vote

    Busy Beltway Labor Law Day: NLRB Nominations and DOL Secretary Committee Vote
    In addition to the Third Circuit's divided, pro-Noel Canning decision this morning which Jeff has described here in his post from today, Washington has been busy with labor-oriented topics today. To wit, the Senate Health, Education, Labor…
Rank this Week: 140

Constitutional Law Prof Blog

Constitutional Law Prof Blog

By Professors Steven D. Schwinn and Ruthann Robson

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/conlaw/
  • 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…
  • May 19

    AP CEO Gary Pruitt Explains Why Justice Probe Violates First Amendment

    AP CEO Gary Pruitt Explains Why Justice Probe Violates First Amendment
    Associated Press CEO (and former First Amendment lawyer for McClatchy newspapers) Gary Pruitt gave his first television interview today to Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation and blasted the Justice Department seizure of AP phone records as…
Rank this Week: 154

Nonprofit Law Prof Blog

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 21

    Vulnerability blinds patients of phony nonprofit health clinic

    Vulnerability blinds patients of phony nonprofit health clinic
    A few weeks ago, a federal judge in California sentenced 58 year-old Christine Daniel to 14 years in federal prison. Daniel, a former doctor and Pentecostal minister, ran a health clinic used to offer Daniel’s “herbal treatments.”…
  • 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,…
Rank this Week: 170

ByteLawyer Briefings

ByteLawyer Briefings

Covers current law and technology developments affecting business and society. By Nanyang Business School Professor Harry SK Tan.

http://bytelawyer.blogspot.com/
  • Aug 24

    Odex fails action against PacNet for disclosure of identity of downloader

    Odex fails action against PacNet for disclosure of identity of downloader
    In what appears to be a straightforward case of licensors of Animeware - ODEX - for illegal downloading of pirated copies by thousands, Odex filed suits against all the local commercial ISPs to obtain the identities of those who downloaded…
  • Aug 19

    How would the Singapore regulatory framework treat Eros LLC?

    How would the Singapore regulatory framework treat Eros LLC?
    Day 1 of State of Play Conference. Interestingly the latest case reported of the synthetic worlds is the case of EROS LLC suing Volkov Catteneo” who broke the sex program’s copy protection and sold unauthorized copies. So naturally…
  • Aug 19

    State of Play Conference BEGINS

    State of Play Conference BEGINS
    Finally the long awaited conference has begun. Last night at the opening dinner for participants, meeting all the thought leaders, academics and businesses involved in the building and use of synthetic environments is exciting. There was a…
Rank this Week: 173

ataxingmatter

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...
Rank this Week: 197

Poverty Law Prof Blog

Poverty Law Prof Blog

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

http://maximinlaw.wordpress.com
Rank this Week: 202

Legal Writing Prof Blog

Legal Writing Prof Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/
  • May 21

    Notification of Conference and Call for Proposals - Psychology & Lawyering: Coalescing the Field

    Notification of Conference and Call for Proposals - Psychology & Lawyering: Coalescing the Field
    The University of Nevada, Las Vegas - William S. Boyd School of Law will be hosting an upcoming conference which may be of interest to legal writing professors, as it deals with the intersection of psychology and lawyering skills. More...
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 205