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... exercise of [Congress's] Fourteenth Amendment enforcement powers," and "does not constitute a valid abrogation of state sovereign immunity." In short, the Court invalidated the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act as unconstitutional, thus ruling that a ... Jonathan Pink HERE ---------------------- Jonathan Pink represented the defendants in Marketing Information Masters, Inc. v. The Board of Trustees of the California State University System, et. al. (06cv 1682 JAH, SDCA February 5, 2008). Pink is ...

... the University of Wisconsin at Madison and his undergraduate degree from Marquette University. Mr. van Schoonenberg also serves on the Board of Trustees for Southwestern University School of Law. Stephen Richards served as Chief Financial Officer of ... SCPIE Holdings, Inc. Mr. Geller also serves as a member of the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. Geller graduated from California State University, Los Angeles, with a BS in Business Administration, where he currently ...

... funding back to the Justices themselves and stripping the Court of all but mandatory jurisdiction. (And how great would that be!). The enduring nature of states' sovereign immunity has taken a new twist though in a February opinion from the Southern District of California, Marketing Information Masters, Inc. v. The Board of Trustees of the California State University, by Judge John A. Houston, Civil No. 06cv1682 JAH. The opinion is not on Westlaw ...

In Lafreniere v. Board of Trustees of the California State University, (9th Cir., June 17, 2008), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals summarily dismissed a claim that Cal State's use of taxpayer money to fund certain religious studies classes violates the Establishment Clause and California's False Claims Act. It concluded that the issues raised in the pro se appeal are identical to those it rejected in a 2006 decision.

... of alternative-fee arrangements. He also was one of 12 general counsel working with the Project for Attorney Retention at the University of California Hastings College of the Law to devise a list of best practices for law firms and in-house counsel ... pushed for flexible working arrangements such as attorney job share. She contributes to the community as clerk for the National Board of Trustees for City Year, a youth service nonprofit organization. Wineberg considers diversity when hiring outside ...

... of Law's Kelli A. Alces, "Enforcing Corporate Fiduciary Duties in Bankruptcy" (Abstract ID: 968006) *** California State University-Northridge's Rafael Efrat, "Minority Entrepreneurs in Bankruptcy" (Abstract ID: 972656) *** California ... bankruptcy courts and litigants should abandon the conventional wisdom regarding the extreme nature of the appointment of a chapter 11 trustee when faced with severe problems with a debtor's management. Instead, bankruptcy courts should embrace the discretion the ...

... ) Taiwan Taiwan ends compulsory licensing dispute with Philips: (Managing Intellectual Property) Tanzania West African States meet to strategise on counterfeits: (Afro-IP), Study by Confederation of Tanzania Industries reveals 15-20% goods ... immunity strikes down another copyright claim: Marketing Information Masters, Inc v Board of Trustees of California State University System: (43(B)log), Mattel - Mattel wins first phase of trial in copyright war against MGA over Bratz dolls; seeks over $1B in ...

At least some courts are willing to give hard law that requires ecological sustainability teeth. In City of Marina v. Board of Trustee of California State University, the California Supreme Court held that the state university trustees' duty under the...

... appeal found this approach valid under CEQA. Furthermore, the court of appeal found that the City properly relied upon the California Building Energy Efficiency Standards in determining that the project would not have a significant energy impact. Finally, the ... where there was no existing plan for the county to improve the intersections. It distinguished the City of Marina v. Board of Trustees of California State University (2006) 39 Cal.4th 341, 359 case on the grounds that the City of Marina ...

... it was obligated to apply the multiplier based on its reading of this court's decision in Horsford v. Board of Trustees of California State University (2005) 132 Cal.App.4th 359 (Horsford). Defendant appeals, contending the trial court ... be reduced to $302,281.25, less any additional subtractions for excessive work performed." Preliminarily, the court stated that plaintiff had failed to demonstrate, pursuant to Horsford, the impracticability of retaining local counsel to handle her case. Therefore ...