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23 May 2013, 9:20 am
What happened to the roughly 1,500 individuals taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a typical work day? According to the latest ICE data compiled by TRAC, two out of three — around 1,000 — were "removed",... [read post]
23 May 2013, 8:00 am
There is a need for farmers to pay closer attention to estate planning if they want to pass on their farming operations. In the past, farmers have avoided planning their estates because of the many complicated hurdles of the tax... [read post]
23 May 2013, 7:23 am
More than 100 influential conservative economists released an open letter to Congressional leadership today supporting immigration reform and touting its economic and budgetary benefits for America. The letter, led by American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin, includes a who's who... [read post]
23 May 2013, 4:00 am
As I have previously discussed, recently the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that funds within an IRA are not necessarily retirement funds so the funds could not be shielded from creditors.The laws protect retirement funds so long as they... [read post]
23 May 2013, 1:42 am
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23 May 2013, 12:49 am
David Pimentel (Ohio Northern University - Ohio Northern University College of Law; Florida Coastal School of Law) has posted his article Criminal Child Neglect and the 'Free Range Kid': Is Overprotective Parenting the New Standard of Care?, Utah Law Review,... [read post]
22 May 2013, 6:00 pm
In one of the most high-profile attempts to change Britain’s law on the right to die, two paralyzed men seek to protect from prosecution those who would help them end their lives. Paul Lamb was left immobile after a car... [read post]
22 May 2013, 2:23 pm
The skyrocketing criminal prosecutions of migrants for illegally entering or reentering the United States carry huge human and financial costs, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Imprisoning migrants with minor or no criminal records before deporting them... [read post]
22 May 2013, 2:00 pm
In November of 2011, Dwight Myers, better known as rapper Heavy D, passed away at the age of 44. Reports have recently surfaced that Heavy D’s brother, Floyd Myers, has attempted to take control of Heavy D’s entire estate. But... [read post]
22 May 2013, 9:19 am
Matthew Bender® is pleased to announce that the 2013 honoree for the Daniel Levy Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Immigration Law is PROF. ALINA DAS. Alina Das, Assistant Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law,... [read post]
22 May 2013, 8:16 am
The University of Chicago Law Review symposium on Immigration Law and Institutional Design is now available online. Introduction Adam B. Cox, Richard A. Epstein & Eric A. Posner What Makes the Family Special? Kerry Abrams Sharing the Risks and Rewards... [read post]
22 May 2013, 5:32 am
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to send S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, on to the full Senate. In several lengthy sessions, the Committee considered nearly 300 amendments, of which more than 100 were... [read post]
22 May 2013, 5:23 am
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the Attorney General’s ruling that immigration courts can look beyond the record of conviction to determine if a conviction is a “crime involving moral turpitude.” See Olivas-Motta v.... [read post]
22 May 2013, 1:46 am
From Forbes: In December of last year, pharma kingpin Steward Rahr and his wife Carol announced that they would be divorcing after 43 years of marriage. The process was to be an amicable one, Rahr told me. Today, the NEew... [read post]
21 May 2013, 11:38 pm
A divided Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed yesterday that attorneys are absolutely immune from claims for fraud and IIED for conduct that occurred during litigation. The case involved a series of attorneys who allegedly concealed a client's large inheritance from her... [read post]
21 May 2013, 6:00 pm
Jaclyn Fraley recently reached her goal of raising $125,000 to buy back her grandfather’s home. John Potter, a 91-year-old WWII vet, had been living in his Zaleski, Ohio, home for over fifty years. In 2004, he gave power of attorney... [read post]
21 May 2013, 10:53 am
In the United States, most sperm donations* are anonymous. By
contrast, many developed nations require sperm donors to be identified,
typically requiring new sperm (and egg) donors to put identifying
information into a registry that is made available to a donor-conceived
child once they reach the age of 18. Recently, advocates have pressed
U.S. states to adopt these registries as well, and state legislatures
have indicated openness to the idea.
In a series of prior papers
I have explained why… [read post]
21 May 2013, 6:00 am
The IRS has raised its scrutiny with charitable easements. The increase in scrutiny with charitable easements stems from compliance problems with subordination rights, valuation, and substantiation. Litigation over these compliance problems in charitable easements is steady making it more likely... [read post]
21 May 2013, 5:55 am
This month, the Florida Supreme Court held that Florida's statutes of limitations apply in arbitration proceedings. In the case of Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. v. Barbara J. Phillips, etc. et. al., (No. SC11-2513), the Court held (with the concurrence of all justices) that the state's statute of limitations that is applicable to a "civil action or proceeding" also applies to arbitration proceedings conducted under Florida law. Jay Eng, whose blog I just discovered, has posted… [read post]
21 May 2013, 4:51 am
UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi penned this op/ed on immigration for the Los Angeles Times: As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in... [read post]