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17 May 2013, 7:00 am
One of the big ideas being discussed and implemented in the world of search engines is the notion of authorship. Specifically, how can authors be rewarded for their experience and knowledge through the search algorithms? [...] [read post]
17 May 2013, 7:00 am
Barbara S. MishkinAccording to a report from Politico, CFPB employees voted last week to join the National Treasury Employees Union, a federal union that also represents employees at other financial regulators, including the FDIC, OCC and SEC.
The report states that “according to several people familiar with the situation,” the move to unionize “was driven in large part by news that many employees in Washington would be forced to give up their private offices while the bureau… [read post]
17 May 2013, 5:09 am
Barbara S. MishkinThe CFPB has announced the launch of its Spanish language website. According to the CFPB, in response to research showing that two-thirds of Latinos who are online tend to access the Internet from a mobile device, the website is designed so that “it works beautifully on mobile devices as well as on desktops.”
The website allows users to access Spanish language versions of the CFPB’s online consumer complaint system and answers to consumers’… [read post]
17 May 2013, 4:57 am
A Rule 41(g) motion for return of property that was really sought to disclose what the grand jury might be looking at. "The question is more fundamental than whether the movant seeks only to suppress evidence. The question is whether a Rule 41(g) motion is being used for strategic gain at a future hearing or trial." Here it was. Movant's preoccupation with disclosure v. return was evident. In re Sealed Case, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 9787 (D.C. Cir. March 5, 2013), reissued May 16, 2013):
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17 May 2013, 4:24 am
Defendant pulled into a hotel parking lot behind the defendant and defendant was already stopped when the officer got out to encounter him. Defendant had all the usual signs of being under the influence. Daniels v. State, 2013 Ga. App. LEXIS 401 (May 14, 2013).*
Officers did a knock-and-talk on an apartment, and defendant let the officers in. He was acting nervous and kept putting his hands in his pockets. The officers told him to empty his pockets and he did, including drugs. This was all… [read post]
17 May 2013, 4:19 am
RT USA: Cell phone users ‘have no legitimate expectation of privacy’ – judge:
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17 May 2013, 2:44 am
I recently attended the production of ‘Rent’ at the Lower Ossington Theatre. The musical has been a favourite of mine for years. I know the words to almost all of the songs, albeit if I have to sing them, it is fairly off key. One of the songs in the musical (which gained some popularity at the time the musical was originally on Broadway in 1996) is called Seasons of Love. It contemplates how you measure someone’s life and posits, "is it…
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17 May 2013, 2:33 am
Do you fear death? There may be a cure for that. This short article is from the AARP Bulletin, and I have no further comment on it.
Coffin Therapy
It’s never too early to rest in peace. For people who fear death, “coffin therapy” in Ukraine and in China might help.
A Ukrainian coffin-maker lets people relax for 15 minutes in one of his custom-made caskets.
To get an artificial near-death experience at a mental health clinic in Shenyang, China, a patient lies in a closed coffin as… [read post]
16 May 2013, 6:04 pm
The nighttime (11:45pm) knock-and-talk is troublesome, but the defendants were up and the rest of the encounter shows that it was voluntary. United States v. Bearden, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67975 (N.D. Ga. April 17, 2013):
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16 May 2013, 5:47 pm
Defendant was stopped and his vehicle had the back seat removed and there was burlap fibers and marijuana stems and leaves where the seat was. He was handcuffed and refused to identify himself. He had no proof of ownership or control of the car. Bundles of marijuana were found nearby in the desert. Defendant did not show standing in the car; he put nothing on to attempt to show any link to the car. United States v. Buchanan, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69107 (D. Ariz. May 15, 2013), R&R 2013 U.S.… [read post]
16 May 2013, 5:26 pm
Defendant was stopped for a traffic offense, and the officer thought it suspicious that he insisted on calling his lawyer on his cell phone. (Never before in 1,000 stops.) The officer told him not to and he did anyway. Defendant also wouldn’t look at the officer and his breathing escalated. All this added up to reasonable suspicion. By this time, bystanders were accumulating and talking to the officers. “Another individual complained that law enforcement was “‘always… [read post]
16 May 2013, 3:20 pm
by Jeremy Leaming
Like his predecessor President Obama has embraced an aggressive, mostly secret and, at times, constitutionally suspect approach to waging a never-ending war on terror.
Unlike its predecessor, the Obama administration has obsessively investigated leaks of information surrounding some of its counterterrorism efforts. The administration has launched at least six cases of alleged leaks, including one involving a foiled terrorist plot in Yemen that The Associated Press reported on last… [read post]
16 May 2013, 2:32 pm
Barbara S. MishkinThe dark cloud that has been hanging over CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s recess appointment just got darker. In a 2-1 decision in NLRB v. New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled today that, under the U.S. Constitution’s Recess Appointments Clause (RAC), the President may only make recess appointments during an intersession recess. In addition, the Third Circuit rejected the NLRB’s argument that pro… [read post]
16 May 2013, 1:09 pm
Often I sit in courts in Toledo, and all across the State, and see people make the fundamental mistake of going into court without an attorney. Some people have been lead to believe that if they go into court and throw themselves on the mercy of the judge that they will get a reduction.
Sadly, people find out that even a first offense DUI has mandatory jail time, mandatory license suspensions, and other penalties that the judge must impose.
An experienced DUI/OVI defense attorney can help you… [read post]
16 May 2013, 12:48 pm
Below is a screenshot I grabbed from the ABA Journal Blawg Directory. At first glance, it looks like a typical screenshot. But something is different — the hyperlinks are all live. Go ahead, click on one. Do you want to use the same screenshot? Click on the kwout name beneath the screenshot and you’ll go to a page that gives you the embed code (or lets you post it to Twitter or email it).
Blawg Directory – ABA Journal via kwout
This is done via a tool called kwout (pronounced… [read post]
16 May 2013, 12:48 pm
Below is a screenshot I grabbed from the ABA Journal Blawg Directory. At first glance, it looks like a typical screenshot. But something is different — the hyperlinks are all live. Go ahead, click on one. Do you want to use the same screenshot? Click on the kwout name beneath the screenshot and you’ll go to a page that gives you the embed code (or lets you post it to Twitter or email it).
Blawg Directory – ABA Journal via kwout
This is done via a tool called kwout (pronounced… [read post]
16 May 2013, 11:01 am
Normally, I publish about once a week because my posts about legal research are pretty potent stuff. Today, however, I saw an article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal that talked about Ciolino v. Hewlett-Packard Co, 2013 DJDAR 6149, which was a case just handed down by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. In Ciolino, the court stated that when a settlement in class action cases provided for coupon relief (meaning, instead of collecting cash, the prevailing party is giving coupons… [read post]
16 May 2013, 10:11 am
by Julian Ku
Armenian-American groups are up in arms over the U.S. government’s decision to file an amicus brief against a California law allowing claims against insurance companies by “Armenian genocide victims.” But they shouldn’t be. The law really involves an ongoing constitutional powers debate between the states and the federal government over foreign affairs, and the U.S. government is siding (not surprisingly) with its own powers. What is more interesting… [read post]
16 May 2013, 9:42 am
There are a number of factors that come into play when an attorney decides whether or not to take on a personal injury case for a client. Here are some, but not all, of those factors:
1) Has the Statute of Limitations run (it is different for different types of cases)?
2) Was the client injured?
3) Did the client seek medical treatment?
4) Did the client incur at least $2000 in medical bills (only applies to car accident cases)?
5) Is there insurance, and if not, does the person who caused the… [read post]
16 May 2013, 9:01 am
It has been some time in the making, but on May 13, 2013, Governor Haslam signed into law HB-0183, which authorizes a pilot program for the use of a construction manager / general contractor (CM/GC) project deliver method in the development and construction of transportation projects.
Generally, the CM/GC project delivery method allows an owner to engage a construction manager during the design process to provide constructability input. (A design consultant can also be engaged by the owner, through… [read post]