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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 24
Westen on Transferred Intent

Westen on Transferred Intent

Peter K. Westen (University of Michigan Law School) has posted The Significance of Transferred Intent (Criminal Law and Philosophy, vol. 7, pp. 321-50 (2013)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The doctrine of transferred intent (or…
May 24
Monnery on the Determinants of Recidivism in France

Monnery on the Determinants of Recidivism in France

Benjamin Monnery (University of Lyon 2 - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique (GATE)) has posted The Determinants of Recidivism among Ex-Prisoners: A Survival Analysis on French Data on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article explores…
May 24
Goodwin on Statutory Rape

Goodwin on Statutory Rape

Michele Goodwin (University of Minnesota Law School) has posted Law's Limits: Regulating Statutory Rape Law (Wisconsin Law Review, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article examines statutory rape cases of the last decade and submits…

Rank this Week: 165

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 24
Does the Armed-Conflict Model Matter in Practice Anymore?

Does the Armed-Conflict Model Matter in Practice Anymore?

This post draws on material from my current book project, the concluding chapter of which considers the legal architecture of counterterrorism in a “postwar” setting…and advances the argument that we already have largely…
May 24
Petitoner’s En Banc Brief Filed in Al-Bahlul

Petitoner’s En Banc Brief Filed in Al-Bahlul

Here it is. Filed with the brief were two appendices, the first of which is here. (The second exceeded our humble site’s maximum upload size.) Background on Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al-Bahlul’s appeal…
May 24
Ben Emmerson on President Obama’s Speech

Ben Emmerson on President Obama’s Speech

Ben Emmerson, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counterterrorism—who Ben and I interviewed for a special edition of the Lawfare Podcast—issued the following statement on President Obama’s speech at the National…

Rank this Week: 7

Real Estate Law Blog

Includes news, cases and commentary on real estate and property law in New York and nationwide. From Finkelstein Newman LLP.

http://www.nyrealestatelawblog.com/

May 24
GET ABOVE THE BAR

GET ABOVE THE BAR
May 24
ANOTHER $3.7 BILLION FOR NY & NJ

ANOTHER $3.7 BILLION FOR NY & NJ

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $3.7 Billion in Additional Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Aid for Transit Agencies $1.3 billion will help hardest-hit NY, NJ agencies deal with future disasters Yesterday, U.S. Transportation…
May 24
CUP'S MAYORAL FORUM

CUP'S MAYORAL FORUM

The Council of Urban Professionals Cordially Invites You To Attend Our New York City Mayoral Forum Moderated By: Sally Kohn Columnist for Salon & Progressive Fox News Commentator Confirmed Participants: (All candidates…

Rank this Week: 12

Idaho State Police News and…

Idaho State Police News and Information Blog

Covers news releases and other items of interest. By the Idaho State Police.

http://idahostatepolice.blogspot.com/

May 24
Property Damage Crash near American Falls - Update

Property Damage Crash near American Falls - Update

IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 5 5205 South 5th Ave. Pocatello, Idaho…
May 24
Property Damage Crash near American Falls.

Property Damage Crash near American Falls.

IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 5 5205 South 5th Ave. Pocatello, Idaho…
May 24
Clarification of Crash Information and Corrections Released This Morning

Clarification of Crash Information and Corrections Released This Morning

IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 6 1540 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828…

Rank this Week: 198

Arizona Business Law Blog

Covers Arizona business law. By The Kelly Law Firm.

http://www.kellylawblog.com

May 24
Online Copyright Infringement Question: Can You Blog About Something Before It Airs In Your Time Zone?

Online Copyright Infringement Question: Can You Blog About Something Before It Airs In Your Time Zone?

For the most part, the Manti Te’O girlfriend scandal is long-forgotten fodder. But Dr. Phil McGraw’s people don’t want to let the scandal slide. The pop-psychology pioneer is suing Gawker Media for allegedly spoiling his…
Apr 12
Tesla Motor’s Defamation Saga

Tesla Motor’s Defamation Saga

In certain circles, Tesla Motors is the new darling of the automotive industry – and those circles don’t take kindly when detractors trash their “Great Battery Hope.” So when New York Times reporter, John Broder,…
Jan 23
Aaron’s Law: A Necessary Change to the CFAA

Aaron’s Law: A Necessary Change to the CFAA

As all now know, Aaron Swartz took his own life recently. Common sentiment is that his death was a result of an oppressive federal lawsuit, over a victim-less crime, which would have meant a multi-decade prison sentence for the computer…

Rank this Week: 878

Supremo Tribunal Federal

News from the Supreme Court in Brazil.

http://www.stf.jus.br/portal/cms/listarNoticiaStfDia.asp

May 24
Rádio Justiça destaca sistema de agendamento telefônico para ajuizamento de açõe

Rádio Justiça destaca sistema de agendamento telefônico para ajuizamento de açõe

CNJ no Ar divulga agendamento por telefone para quem quer ajuizar ações O Tribunal de Justiça do Amazonas lança o Sistema de Agendamento por telefone para quem deseja ajuizar ações no Fórum…
May 24
Destaques da Rádio Justiça na programação do fim de semana

Destaques da Rádio Justiça na programação do fim de semana

Regra do Jogo debate se as penalidades adquiridas em um campeonato se estendem a outro Como é possível um jogador cumprir suspensão no Campeonato Brasileiro depois de ser expulso de campo em partida da Copa do Brasil?…
May 24
Canal do STF no YouTube aborda o tema menores infratore

Canal do STF no YouTube aborda o tema menores infratore

O canal oficial do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) no YouTube traz, nesta sexta-feira (24), uma entrevista com o delegado Amado Pereira, da Delegacia da Criança e do Adolescente do Distrito Federal (DF). Ele explica em consiste o termo…

Rank this Week: 44

Althouse

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

http://althouse.blogspot.com/

May 24
The Washington Post endeavors to explain the flag-displaying behavior of tornado-stricken Oklahomans.

The Washington Post endeavors to explain the flag-displaying behavior of tornado-stricken Oklahomans.

"The flag-raising seemed to hearten the neighbors, as if to assure them they would emerge triumphant from this disaster...." They are hung from skeletal trees denuded of leaves and bark, stuck in the doors of cars turned upside down and…
May 24
"Almost every one of the pregnant women I spoke to had suffered a mandatory abortion."

"Almost every one of the pregnant women I spoke to had suffered a mandatory abortion."

"One woman told me how, when she was eight months pregnant with an illegal second child and was unable to pay the 20,000 yuan fine (about $3,200), family planning officers dragged her to the local clinic, bound her to a surgical table and…
May 24
"No matter how many times they want to say, We’re vegans, we’re vegetarians,' that’s not the issue in this case."

"No matter how many times they want to say, We’re vegans, we’re vegetarians,' that’s not the issue in this case."

"The child died because he was not fed. Period." Said prosecutor Chuck Boring. (This case goes back to 2007, but is the topic of a big discussion today at Reddit, in which many people are wondering if a vegan might conceive of breastfeeding…

Rank this Week: 49

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 24
Stern on the Third-Party Doctrine & Reasonable Expectations of Privacy

Stern on the Third-Party Doctrine & Reasonable Expectations of Privacy

Simon Stern (University of Toronto - Faculty of Law) has posted The Third-Party Doctrine and the Third Person (New Criminal Law Review, Vol. 16, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: According to the Third-Party Doctrine, a person has no...
May 24
Nourse on Babbitt v. Sweet Home & Decision Theory

Nourse on Babbitt v. Sweet Home & Decision Theory

Victoria F. Nourse (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Decision Theory and Babbitt v. Sweet Home: Skepticism About Norms, Discretion, and the Virtues of Purposivism (Saint Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 57, pp. 909-930, 2013) on…
May 24
Brooks on Promoting Democracy

Brooks on Promoting Democracy

Rosa Brooks (Georgetown University) has posted Democracy Promotion: Done Right, a Progressive Cause (Democracy, at 18-25, Winter 2012) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: With NATO membership, but its supporters would at least in principle welcome…

Rank this Week: 32

UB Law Library Blog

Features news from the UB Law Library.

http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/law

May 24
Outstanding Service Award Winner

Outstanding Service Award Winner

A very special shout out goes to our very own Anne Marie Swartz. UB’s Professional Staff Senate will be giving her the Outstanding Service Award. Congratulations! Anne Marie joined the Law Library in 2000. You can find her in the Koren…
May 24
Law Library Closed for Memorial Day

Law Library Closed for Memorial Day

Just a friendly reminder that the Law Library will be closed Monday (May 27) for Memorial Day. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday when we resume our normal summer hours. Have a great holiday weekend!
May 21
Could You Use That In a Sentence, Please?

Could You Use That In a Sentence, Please?

According to the New York Times, courts are having issues with slang, like changing-the-outcome-of-a-case issues. Language brings us all together, but can also cause a pretty big comprehension divide. Thumb through OED and you’ll find…

Rank this Week: 216

St. Louis Bankruptcy Lawyers Blog

Covers Bankruptcy Law. Published by Brinkman & Alter, LLC

http://www.stlouisbankruptcylawyersblog.com/

May 24
WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT MY STUDENT LOANS IN A ST LOUIS BANKRUPTCY?

WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT MY STUDENT LOANS IN A ST LOUIS BANKRUPTCY?

As a general rule, student loans cannot be discharged in a St. Louis bankruptcy. This is true whether the filing is a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. However, in a St. Louis Chapter 13, you are not expected to make any student loan payments while…
May 22
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I RECEIVE A LETTER FROM A COLLECTION AGENCY?

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I RECEIVE A LETTER FROM A COLLECTION AGENCY?

The first thing you should do is contact an FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) lawyer who understands the laws that regulate St. Louis collection agencies. Because there is a decent chance that the debt collector is violating your…
May 20
IS THERE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT I MUST HAVE BEFORE I FILE A ST LOUIS BANKRUPTCY?

IS THERE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT I MUST HAVE BEFORE I FILE A ST LOUIS BANKRUPTCY?

No, there is not. People filing for bankruptcy have varying levels of debt, but there is no set amount that you must have before qualifying. However, I would say that on average, I file bankruptcies for people who have high levels of credit…

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Law & Disorder

The Art of Technology

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/

May 24
SCO boss: I was offered $2 million by Utah’s top prosecutor

SCO boss: I was offered $2 million by Utah’s top prosecutor

CEO recorded money talks and gave recording to feds, report says.
May 24
Prenda shell ordered to pay $9,425 in attorney’s fee

Prenda shell ordered to pay $9,425 in attorney’s fee

When it's time to collect, will the coffers at AF Holdings be empty?
May 24
Ohio bans those dangerous dens of iniquity, Internet cafe

Ohio bans those dangerous dens of iniquity, Internet cafe

Cafes said they offered online "sweepstakes" but were hounded by prosecutors.

Rank this Week: 98

Law Blog

Covers law and business and the business of law. By the Wall Street Journal.

http://blogs.wsj.com/law

May 24
Ex-Marine Detained After Facebook Posts Files Suit

Ex-Marine Detained After Facebook Posts Files Suit

A civil liberties group is claiming in federal court that an ex-Marine was locked up in a mental hospital last year because of his hostile views toward government.
May 24
SEC: Evidence In Martoma Insider Case Fills Conference Room

SEC: Evidence In Martoma Insider Case Fills Conference Room

The evidence the Securities and Exchange Commission says it’s collected for a civil lawsuit against a former SAC Capital Advisors LP trader would fill a conference room, according to the regulator’s lawyers. And all of that will…
May 24
Weighing the AP’s Legal Option

Weighing the AP’s Legal Option

Courts have been more willing to defend the right to publish news than the right to gather it.

Rank this Week: 82

Renewable + Law

The climate policy, renewable energy, and sustainability blog. Published by Stoel Rives, LLP.

http://www.lawofrenewableenergy.com/

May 24
Governor Dayton Signs Bill Creating Solar Energy Standard

Governor Dayton Signs Bill Creating Solar Energy Standard

Yesterday, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed the Omnibus Energy Bill into law. After months of negotiations, state legislators came to an agreement that brings Minnesota to the forefront of solar power following the creation of a solar…
May 23
Voting Underway for Biofuels Digest Hottest Partners List

Voting Underway for Biofuels Digest Hottest Partners List

Voting is underway for the 2013 Hottest Partners in Biofuels and BioBased Products, a poll conducted by our friend Jim Lane of Biofuels Digest. Poll categories include: Distributors Engineering, procurement & construction Enzymes,…
May 16
California Public Utilities Commission Sets Fourth and Fifth Solicitations for the Renewable Auction Mechanism Program

California Public Utilities Commission Sets Fourth and Fifth Solicitations for the Renewable Auction Mechanism Program

On May 9, 2013, the California Public Utilities Commission adopted Resolution E-4582, scheduling the fourth Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) auction to close on June 28, 2013 and setting a fifth RAM auction for no later than June 27,…

Rank this Week: 119

Tillers on Evidence and Inference

The evidence blog of Professor Peter Tillers of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.

http://tillerstillers.blogspot.com/

May 24
Role of Hypothesis in Investigation

Role of Hypothesis in Investigation

The following passage has implications for investigation in legal settings: "The mark of a good theory is that it makes unexpected predictions that can be put to the test. If the predictions are incorrect you throw out the theory.…
May 23
A True Profile in Courage

A True Profile in Courage

Barack Obama: a genuine profile in courage. I have had reservations about some of Obama's policies. But he has now won me over 100%. That's because President Obama has just proclaimed again his determination to close Guantanamo and reduce…
May 17
Those Blinking (Messy) Declarations!

Those Blinking (Messy) Declarations!

Ah, real-world evidence problems are so messy! Consider the case in which the victim of a homicide - before his death - allegedly identified his killer by blinking his eyes three times. See Lisa Cornwell (AP reporter), Ohioan to appeal…

Rank this Week: 105

Florida Injury Lawyer Blog

Published By Aronfeld Trial Lawyers

http://www.floridainjurylawyer-blog.com/

May 24
Summer Storms Likely To Increase Car Accidents In South Florida

Summer Storms Likely To Increase Car Accidents In South Florida

Summer is right around the corner, and as already seen in South Florida's recent weather the rainy season is upon us. According to the Weather Channel, the average annual rainfall for South Florida is around 59 inches per year, that of which…
May 23
HOW AND WHY TO CHANGE LAWYERS- PART THREE

HOW AND WHY TO CHANGE LAWYERS- PART THREE

In this installment of "How and Why to Change Your Personal Injury Lawyer in Mid Case," we look at the lawyers themselves. None of us lawyers likes to admit it, but occasionally other lawyers could do a better job serving a particular client…
May 22
CHANGING ATTORNEYS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CASE -PART TWO

CHANGING ATTORNEYS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CASE -PART TWO

In this installment of "How and Why to Change a Personal Injury Lawyer in Mid Case," we address dissatisfaction with the settlement offer. After representing people injured in car accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, and during…

Rank this Week: 376

Above the Law

A legal tabloid that provides news and gossip about the profession's colorful personalities and powerful institutions, as well as original commentary on breaking legal developments.

http://abovethelaw.com/

May 24
Judges You’d Totally Want To Hang Out With This Weekend

Judges You’d Totally Want To Hang Out With This Weekend

Two judges accused of some bad judgment. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Cocaine, Cocaine / Crack, Drugs, Judge Joseph Christ, Judge Michael Cook, Judge Paul Pozonsky, State Judges,…
May 24
Non-Sequiturs: 05.24.13

Non-Sequiturs: 05.24.13

Ed. note: Above the Law will not be publishing on Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. * Manhattan Justice Paul Wooten has ordered CBS to produce all emails between it and the Brooklyn DA’s office concerning…
May 24
In Showing Undue Hardship, Court Is Not Allowed To Come Into Your House and Repurpose Your Wife

In Showing Undue Hardship, Court Is Not Allowed To Come Into Your House and Repurpose Your Wife

This guy succeed in discharging his student loan debts, and he didn’t have to pimp out his wife… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 9th Circuit, Bankruptcy, Debt, Debtors,…

Rank this Week: 8

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 24
"Sport as Speech" and Non-sport as Speech

"Sport as Speech" and Non-sport as Speech

I just finished reading Sport as Speech, a new paper by Genevieve Lakier (currently a law clerk on the Sixth Circuit); Lakier argues that spectator sports are expressive activities entitled to First Amendment protection (or at least First…
May 24
Trouble with the Curve

Trouble with the Curve

Though I was taken by surprise by the extent to which my last post touching on the topic of grading provoked rather strong responses, I am now presenting a proposition that I very much hope and assume will provoke controversy. Here it is:…
May 24
Non-State Law Beyond Enforcement

Non-State Law Beyond Enforcement

So I've been a bit behind in posting as I slowly drag myself toward the grading finish line (aside: thanks to all my Prawfs' Facebook friends who have been regularly taunted me by noting how long ago they finished grading. I get it - I'm…

Rank this Week: 93

Health Law Attorney Blog

Covers health law and compliance issues. By The Health Law Partners.

http://www.healthlawattorneyblog.com/

May 24
May 23, 2013 - CMS Announces a Revised Recovery Audit Program Map

May 23, 2013 - CMS Announces a Revised Recovery Audit Program Map

On May 9th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the start of a procurement process for new Medicare Fee for Service Recovery Audit Program contracts. The General Services Administration issued a Request for Quotes…
May 23
Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Program

Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Program

On May 18, 2013, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health & Human Services issued a Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs. This Bulletin…
May 15
American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association Files Lawsuit Alleging Unlawful Changes in Medicare Standards Resulting in Unfair RAC/Prepayment Audit

American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association Files Lawsuit Alleging Unlawful Changes in Medicare Standards Resulting in Unfair RAC/Prepayment Audit

On May 13, 2013, the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association ("AOPA") filed suit in the federal district court for the District of Columbia against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS"), alleging that payment denials by CMS and…

Rank this Week: 496

Canadian Appeals Monitor

Covers upcoming and decided appeals of interest to Canadian businesses and professions. By McCarthy Tétrault LLP

http://www.canadianappeals.com

May 24
A Little Less Above the Law? Crown Immunity in Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.

A Little Less Above the Law? Crown Immunity in Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.

By Larissa Moscu Citing the “modern legislative trend” towards “putting the Crown on an equal footing with everyone else”, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently overturned an application judge’s granting of legal…
May 24
Coulda, Shoulda? The SCC Expands the Abuse of Process Doctrine in Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd.

Coulda, Shoulda? The SCC Expands the Abuse of Process Doctrine in Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd.

By Kosta Kalogiros In Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd., 2013 SCC 26, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court”) expanded the doctrine of abuse of process to preclude parties which employed self-help remedies from raising as a…
May 24
The Second Opinion: UK Court of Appeal Limits Compensation Owed by Businesses which Breach Privacy Law

The Second Opinion: UK Court of Appeal Limits Compensation Owed by Businesses which Breach Privacy Law

A Commentary on Recent Legal Developments by the Opinions Group of McCarthy Tétrault LLPBy Kirsten Thompson Courts in both Canada and UK are grappling with developing a principled approach to damage awards in breach of privacy cases…

Rank this Week: 153

Cardozo Art Law Society

Blawg follows the Art Law community in New York and seeks to create a centralized resource for Art and Cultural Heritage Law in the United States.

http://www.itsartlaw.com/

May 24
Update: Helly Nahmad Keeps a Low Profile In the Weeks Following the Indictment

Update: Helly Nahmad Keeps a Low Profile In the Weeks Following the Indictment

What effect does a scandal involving an international money-laundering and gambling scheme stretching across the globe have on a high-profile Manhattan gallery? Helly Nahmad has been quietly minimizing operations at the Helly Nahmad Gallery,…
May 20
Attorney's Appeal for Intervention Against Museums Addicted to Nazi Looted Art

Attorney's Appeal for Intervention Against Museums Addicted to Nazi Looted Art

In an article with a cheeky title and a noble purpose, Raymond J. Dowd, Partner with Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP argues that the procedural or "technical" defenses, such as the statute of limitation or laches, should not…
May 20
"What's in a Name?" Peter Paul Biro v. Condé Nast for Defamation

"What's in a Name?" Peter Paul Biro v. Condé Nast for Defamation

"Sticks and stones may break my bones But names will never hurt me." 19th Century English nursery rhyme It is hard to believe that there ever was a time when name calling was innocuous. In 2011, Peter Paul Biro, a Canadian…

Rank this Week: 461

Immigration Law Blog

Covers immigration law and legislative reform. By the Law Office of Ruby L. Powers.

http://www.rubypowerslaw.com/category/immigration-law/

May 24
Experts from Left and Right Agree on Economic Power of Immigration Reform

Experts from Left and Right Agree on Economic Power of Immigration Reform

In recent years, study after study has demonstrated a simple yet economically powerful truth about broad-based immigration reform: workers with legal status earn more than workers who are unauthorized—and these extra earnings…
May 23
First Hurdle Cleared in Immigration, but Bigger Ones Remain

First Hurdle Cleared in Immigration, but Bigger Ones Remain

By Fawn Johnson Updated: May 21, 2013 | 8:50 p.m. May 21, 2013 | 8:00 p.m. An American flag, about 150 years old, is flown during an immigration-reform rally at the Capitol last month. (AP Photo) The first step in passing major…
May 21
Immigration Policy Center

Immigration Policy Center

Immigration Policy Center.

Rank this Week: 190

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 24
Europe’s Lost Keynesians by Kenneth Rogoff - Project Syndicate

Europe’s Lost Keynesians by Kenneth Rogoff - Project Syndicate

CAMBRIDGE – There is no magic Keynesian bullet for the eurozone’s woes. But the spectacularly muddle-headed argument nowadays that too much austerity is killing Europe is not surprising. Commentators are consumed by politics,…
May 24
Roger Ailes seizes moral high ground over Obama White House - baltimoresun.com

Roger Ailes seizes moral high ground over Obama White House - baltimoresun.com

I have been holding my powder on this, because I didn't want to relive the misery I experienced in 2009 and 2011 when I dared to criticize the executive branch for not understanding and/or respecting the role the founders of...
May 24
California Fudges the Math on Obamacare - Bloomberg

California Fudges the Math on Obamacare - Bloomberg

The only way Covered California's experts arrive at their conclusion is to compare apples to oranges -- that is, comparing next year’s individual premiums to this year’s small employer premiums. via www.bloomberg.com

Rank this Week: 81

Food Poison Journal

Covers food poisoning and foodborne illness outbreaks. By Marler Clark.

http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/

May 24
North Carolina Salmonella Cases Hit 86

North Carolina Salmonella Cases Hit 86

Food Safety News reports that at least 86 people fell ill after eating at one of two restaurants within the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville, N.C., as of Friday, according to Cumberland County Department of Public Health Director Buck…
May 23
Second outbreak of Campylobacter illness in 2013 associated with raw milk

Second outbreak of Campylobacter illness in 2013 associated with raw milk

Bacteria strain linked to cow-share dairy farm on the Kenai Peninsula The Alaska Section of Epidemiology is investigating another outbreak of Campylobacter infection associated with the consumption of raw milk. This new outbreak is…
May 23
Salmonella Outbreak At Firefly Las Vegas Nevada Sickens 294

Salmonella Outbreak At Firefly Las Vegas Nevada Sickens 294

On April 26, 2013, the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD), Office of Epidemiology (OOE) received reports of gastrointestinal illness from 8 independent groups of patrons of Firefly on Paradise or the adjacent affiliated restaurant…

Rank this Week: 173

Marler Blog

Covers food poisoning law. By Bill Marler.

http://www.marlerblog.com/

May 24
Fayetteville Holiday Inn Bordeaux Salmonella Cases Rise to 86

Fayetteville Holiday Inn Bordeaux Salmonella Cases Rise to 86

Food Safety News reports that at least 86 people fell ill after eating at one of two restaurants within the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville, N.C., as of Friday, according... Continue Reading
May 23
Alaska Raw Milk Cow Share Sickens More of its Customers with Campylobacter

Alaska Raw Milk Cow Share Sickens More of its Customers with Campylobacter

The Alaska Section of Epidemiology is investigating another outbreak of Campylobacter infection associated with the consumption of raw milk. This new outbreak is associated with raw milk distributed by the... Continue Reading
May 23
Nuts – Oregon Hazelnuts Recalled Due to Salmonella

Nuts – Oregon Hazelnuts Recalled Due to Salmonella

Lynne Terry of The Oregonian reports that Canadian authorities have issued several recall notices this month for hazelnuts from Oregon. The nuts, which were shipped in-shell, were potentially contaminated with... Continue Reading

Rank this Week: 231

Out of the Jungle

Thoughts on the present and future of legal information, legal research, and legal education. From Jim Milles, BJ Kaufman, Betsy McKenzie, Linda Ryan, Marie S. Newman, Greg Laughlin, Ann Puckett, Gail Daly and Jacqueline Cantwell.

http://outofthejungle.blogspot.com/

May 24
Vermont Declares War on Patent Troll

Vermont Declares War on Patent Troll

Wow! The state of Vermont passed a law, H.299, which will be codified as 9 V.S.A. §§ 4195 - 4199, "Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringements." This seems to be the first state attempt to regulate Patent Trolls. States may…
May 24
Google Streetview Going to the Galapagos Island

Google Streetview Going to the Galapagos Island

The Google Streetview folks are going to the Galapagos Islands! When I heard this, I imagined those little cars bumping disastrously over volcanic rocks and giant tortoises. But no! They are outfitting hikers with 42 pound…
May 20
Wiring the future

Wiring the future

The Boston Globe for May 19 had an interesting article in the Ideas section, "The Too-Smart City" by Courtney Humphries, in print at pp . K1, 4-5. The article looks at the amazing new ideas that city planners and technologists are coming up…

Rank this Week: 371

National Insurance Law Forum

Discussion forum among insurance industry professionals, risk managers, attorneys, policyholders, students, and others with an interest in the development of American insurance law.

http://www.insurancelawforum.com/

May 24
The ALI Principles: Why You Should Care

The ALI Principles: Why You Should Care

Michael Aylward: So the American Law Institute has approved Sections 1 through 15 of Tentative Draft No. 1 of the Principles of the Law of Liability Insurance. Why should we or our clients care? Chris…
May 23
TCPA Damages are Remedial, Not Penal, According to Illinois Supreme Court

TCPA Damages are Remedial, Not Penal, According to Illinois Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court issued a ruling today, in Standard Mutual Insurance Company v. Lay, 2013 IL 114617 (2013), finding that a TCPA statutory award is remedial in nature, and not penal. Therefore, it reversed the Appellate…
May 21
ALI Adopts Tentative Draft No. 1

ALI Adopts Tentative Draft No. 1

The American Law Institute voted yesterday to adopt most of Chapters One and Two of the proposed Principles of the Law of Liability Insurance. Although the spirited debate concerning some of these provisions prevented the…

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Religion Clause

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

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/

May 24
Full 10th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Hobby Lobby Case

Full 10th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Hobby Lobby Case

Yesterday, in the most prominent of the many cases filed by small businesses challenging the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage mandate, an 8-judge en banc panel of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments…
May 24
Muslim School Can Maintain RLUIPA Substantial Burden and Establishment Clause Claim

Muslim School Can Maintain RLUIPA Substantial Burden and Establishment Clause Claim

Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor v. Pittsfield Charter Township, (ED MI, May 22, 2013), is a suit by a pre-K -12 Islamic school challenging the refusal of a township board to approve a rezoning request to allow it to use…
May 24
Catholic Religious Order Reaches $16.5 Million Bankruptcy Settlement With Abuse Victim

Catholic Religious Order Reaches $16.5 Million Bankruptcy Settlement With Abuse Victim

Today's Chicago Tribune reports that a Catholic religious order now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings-- the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers North American Province-- has agreed to a $16.5 million settlement with 400 priest sexual abuse…

Rank this Week: 27

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 24
Heyen & Bluford v. Safeway (Cal. Ct. App. - May 23 & 24, 2013)

Heyen & Bluford v. Safeway (Cal. Ct. App. - May 23 & 24, 2013)

It's not been a good couple of days if you're Safeway.Yesterday, Safeway lost Heyen, an individual wage-and-hour case that Safeway lost at trial to the tune of around $24,000 and in which the Court of Appeal took little time in…
May 23
Rybicki v. Carlson (Cal. Ct. App. - May 22, 2013)

Rybicki v. Carlson (Cal. Ct. App. - May 22, 2013)

My interest in cases like this one has definitely increased during the past month or so.The Court of Appeal gets it right. Moreover, it does so concisely, in an opinion that takes less than eight double-spaced…
May 22
People v. Timothy N. (Cal. Ct. App. - May 22, 2013)

People v. Timothy N. (Cal. Ct. App. - May 22, 2013)

When you are a repeat player in the justice system, you've got to do better than this.If you are the California Attorney General, there are so many better vehicles for getting your point across rather than taking this particular…

Rank this Week: 542

Reeves, Aiken & Hightower LLP Blog

Covers South Carolina personal injury and criminnal law news.

http://www.rjrlaw.com/blog/

May 24
Man Leads Police on High-speed Chase and Thereafter Runs from Car

Man Leads Police on High-speed Chase and Thereafter Runs from Car

York County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man whom they say led them on a high speed chase before fleeing his vehicle and escaping from deputies. This circumstance occurred when a Mazda sedan, with no working tag…
May 23
Man Shatters Police-car Window After Police find him Driving Without a Driver’s License

Man Shatters Police-car Window After Police find him Driving Without a Driver’s License

Winthrop University police arrested a 20-year-old man after he sped down Cherry Road without a valid driver’s license. He was thereafter charged with damaging city property after the infuriated arrestee kicked out the window of…
May 23
Woman Arrested with Heroin Hours Before Her Court Appearance

Woman Arrested with Heroin Hours Before Her Court Appearance

A Catawba, South Carolina woman was found with heroin and syringes in her purse hours before she was due to be in court. This occurred after police were called to a Rolling Ridge Road home where a 22-year-old was suffering from an…

Rank this Week: 203

DealBook

Covers mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital and law. A Financial News Service of The New York Times.

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/?=rss2

May 24
Week in Review: Wall St. Finding Washington a Friendlier Place

Week in Review: Wall St. Finding Washington a Friendlier Place

Banks’ lobbyists help in drafting bills on finance. | Brazil is luring the millisecond investor. | In a plus for electrics, Tesla repays a big federal loan early. | After a vote, Jamie Dimon moves to mend bank’s fences. | Andrew…
May 24
An Ackman Investment Scorecard

An Ackman Investment Scorecard

The departure of Robert McDonald as Procter & Gamble's chief executive was yet another victory for the hedge fund manager William A. Ackman. But how is the activist investor doing in his other big bets?
May 24
Bausch & Lomb Said to Be Near $9 Billion Sale to Valeant

Bausch & Lomb Said to Be Near $9 Billion Sale to Valeant

If completed, a transaction would be one of the biggest health care deals of the year. And it could reap a sizable profit for Bausch & Lomb's current owner, Warburg Pincus.

Rank this Week: 23

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 24
Court Denies Restraining Order Against Ex-Boyfriend Who Threatened to Post Revenge Porn -- EC v. CBT

Court Denies Restraining Order Against Ex-Boyfriend Who Threatened to Post Revenge Porn -- EC v. CBT

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] E.C. v. C.B.T., SR., A-1185-12T2 (N.J. Ct. App. May 6, 2013) Plaintiff and defendant lived together...
May 23
Talk on Designing Optimal Safe Harbors and Immunitie

Talk on Designing Optimal Safe Harbors and Immunitie

By Eric Goldman Recently, I posted a Forbes article entitled "Designing Optimal Safe Harbors and immunities." Based on the feedback...
May 21
Google Crushes Home Decor Center’s Trademark Challenge to AdWord

Google Crushes Home Decor Center’s Trademark Challenge to AdWord

By Eric Goldman Home Decor Center, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 2:12-cv-05706-GW-SH (C.D. Cal. May 9, 2013) Home Decor Center sued...

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The Rainmaker Blog

Covers law firm marketing and business development strategies. Published by the Rainmaker Institute.

http://www.therainmakerblog.com/

May 24
On-Demand Seminar: Rainmaker Secrets to Building a Referral-Based Law Firm for Litigator

On-Demand Seminar: Rainmaker Secrets to Building a Referral-Based Law Firm for Litigator

Most litigation attorneys have a difficult time building a consistent book of business. They go from one extreme of having too much work to handle to the other extreme of waiting around for the next case. In this recording of the…
May 23
Knowing When It's Time to Go...to a Rainmaker Retreat

Knowing When It's Time to Go...to a Rainmaker Retreat

Let me ask you something: Have you had time this year to enjoy the lifestyle you deserve? Or has it been nose-to-the-grindstone since January 1? Are you searching for a way to build your practice and still have time for what you want to…
May 22
Here's Why Blogging Matter

Here's Why Blogging Matter

Yes, blogging takes a commitment of time or money (you can spend either to maintain your blog, it’s your choice) but all the research shows it is well worth your effort. Earlier this year, inbound marketing firm Hubspot released a…

Rank this Week: 566

InsureBlog

Covers insurance news.

http://insureblog.blogspot.com/

May 24
Excessive Hospital Profit

Excessive Hospital Profit

These days it seems like everyone is a financial expert and wants to cast stones at people or companies they believe are "excessively wealthy" or "unjustly profitable". The latest group is, of all people, a nurses association, that claims…
May 24
Outstanding Carrier Trick

Outstanding Carrier Trick

As we reported almost 8 years ago, in our exclusive interview with its Medical Director Dr Dexter Campinha-Bacote, Aetna has long been in the forefront of health care transparency.Now, our good friend David Williams blogs that the carrier has…
May 24
About that Union Label

About that Union Label

Nice to see the legacy media catching up with us: "[S]ome unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the [ObamaTax] ... The problem lies in the unique multiemployer health plans that…

Rank this Week: 53

eNewsUSA

Provides national and international environmental law news. By Waste Information & Management Services, Inc. (WIMS).

http://enewsusa.blogspot.com/

May 24
Senate ENR Committee Forum On NatGas Shale Development

Senate ENR Committee Forum On NatGas Shale Development

May 23: The Senate Energy & Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, Chaired by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), with Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), held its second NatGas forum -- this one focused on Shale Development: Best Practices and…
May 23
House GOP Approves Keystone XL Pipeline Bill (HR3)

House GOP Approves Keystone XL Pipeline Bill (HR3)

May 22: The U.S. House of Representatives passed The Northern Route Approval Act (H.R. 3) by a vote of 241-175. The bill, sponsored by Representative Lee Terry (R-NE) would approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the…
May 22
"Groundbreaking, Bipartisan Agreement" To Modernize TSCA

"Groundbreaking, Bipartisan Agreement" To Modernize TSCA

May 22: U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA) announced what they called a "groundbreaking, bipartisan agreement" to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and ensure the safety of everyday consumer…

Rank this Week: 226

Canadian Securities Law Online

Covers Canadian securities law topics, including disclosures, corporate governance, mergers, registration and compliance. By Stikeman Elliott.

http://www.canadiansecuritieslaw.com/

May 24
Latest issue of Investment Funds Practitioner addresses mortgage investment entities and certain prospectus and website disclosure

Latest issue of Investment Funds Practitioner addresses mortgage investment entities and certain prospectus and website disclosure

Darin Renton - The Investment Funds Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission recently released its latest issue of the Investment Fund Practitioner, dated May 2013. The publication provides an overview of issues identified by the Branch…
May 23
Amendments to instrument regarding designated rating organizations approved

Amendments to instrument regarding designated rating organizations approved

The OSC announced today that amendments to the registration, prospectus and continuous disclosure rules related to National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations have received Ministerial approval. As we've previously…
May 16
Chicago Mercantile Exchange applies for exemption from clearing agency recognition requirement

Chicago Mercantile Exchange applies for exemption from clearing agency recognition requirement

The Ontario Securities Commission announced today that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. has applied for an exemption from the requirement to be recognized as a clearing agency on the basis that it is subject to an appropriate regulatory…

Rank this Week: 630

The Shriver Brief

Covers economic security and opportunity, health care justice, housing justice and legal aid. By the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law.

http://www.theshriverbrief.org

May 24
CFPB Consumer Complaint System Shows Early Succe

CFPB Consumer Complaint System Shows Early Succe

For an agency that has existed for just under three years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has accomplished quite a lot for consumers, breaking down the stereotype that all government agencies are slow, inefficient…
May 23
Illinois General Assembly Votes to Eliminate TANF Asset Limit

Illinois General Assembly Votes to Eliminate TANF Asset Limit

HB 2262, which was passed by the Illinois House in April, has now been passed by the Illinois Senate and sent to Governor Quinn. If signed, this bill will eliminate asset limits in Illinois’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families…
May 21
Bills of Rights for America's Homele

Bills of Rights for America's Homele

Around the country, advocates for low-income Americans are incorporating international human rights norms into their daily work. This spring, in both Illinois and California, advocates for homeless people are on the verge of having their…

Rank this Week: 502

The Unruly of Law

Reports on media law cases, developments in new media and traditional journalism. By Sheldon Toplitt.

http://theunrulyoflaw.blogspot.com/

May 24
Commercial Broadcasters Showdown in DC Federal Court to Stop Programming Re-Transmitter

Commercial Broadcasters Showdown in DC Federal Court to Stop Programming Re-Transmitter

Logo of Fox Television Stations (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Same battle, different forum. Fox Televisions Stations, Inc., joined by 10 other plaintiffs, has sued Alki David's Aereokiller LLC and FilmOn.TV in the United States District Court…
May 24
Texas Solons Send Gov. Perry Libel Mitigation Bill

Texas Solons Send Gov. Perry Libel Mitigation Bill

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)Texas lawmakers this week voted 148-0 to approve H.B. 1759, the Defamation Mitigation Act, a measure backed by publishers and the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, the Associated Press reported.The…
May 24
Anchor Away in St. Louis; Fired for anti-Obama Post

Anchor Away in St. Louis; Fired for anti-Obama Post

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)Larry Conners, St. Louis' longest-serving 10 p.m. news anchor, has been pink-slipped by KMOV-TV for a Facebook post critical of the Obama Administration, Mediaite reported today.Conners, who conducted a feisty…

Rank this Week: 636

Sanders Law Firm Blog

Covers North Carolina law.

http://www.kirksanderslaw.com/blog

May 24
Funding a Business -- F&F Method (Friends & Family)

Funding a Business -- F&F Method (Friends & Family)

So you have a business and need some additional funding , well financial institutions are unlikely to give a small business a loan with no collateral and/or no credit…
May 23
Judgment Against Mark Fetters/Fetters Builder

Judgment Against Mark Fetters/Fetters Builder

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May 16
Eviction of Tenant or Prior Owner after a Foreclosure Hearing

Eviction of Tenant or Prior Owner after a Foreclosure Hearing

What happens when a client purchases a property at a foreclosure sale & wants to remove the existing owner or tenant? Answer: There's a specific statute that Orders Possession for the new owner or bank that is the new titled owner to the…

Rank this Week: 741

Kirk Sanders Law Blog

Covers North Carolina business and personal injury issues.

http://www.kirksanderslaw.com/blogs/kirksanderslaw

May 24
Funding a Business -- F&F Method (Friends & Family)

Funding a Business -- F&F Method (Friends & Family)

So you have a business and need some additional funding , well financial institutions are unlikely to give a small business a loan with no collateral and/or no credit…
May 23
Judgment Against Mark Fetters/Fetters Builder

Judgment Against Mark Fetters/Fetters Builder

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May 16
Eviction of Tenant or Prior Owner after a Foreclosure Hearing

Eviction of Tenant or Prior Owner after a Foreclosure Hearing

What happens when a client purchases a property at a foreclosure sale & wants to remove the existing owner or tenant? Answer: There's a specific statute that Orders Possession for the new owner or bank that is the new titled owner to the…

Rank this Week: 822

27B Stroke 6

From Wired News.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel

May 24
Holder Signed Off on Warrant Identifying Fox News Reporter as Criminal Conspirator

Holder Signed Off on Warrant Identifying Fox News Reporter as Criminal Conspirator

Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on the controversial warrant application that the Justice Department used to obtain the personal emails of a Fox News reporter.
May 24
Holder Should Demand Feds Get a Warrant to Read Our E-mail

Holder Should Demand Feds Get a Warrant to Read Our E-mail

Attorney General Eric Holder is on record the Department of Justice supports legislation that generally would require the government to get a probable-cause warrant to read your e-mail. That we're having this discussion is because federal…
May 23
WikiLeaks Donations Down to a Trickle

WikiLeaks Donations Down to a Trickle

As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange approaches the one-year anniversary of his confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, a report released Wednesday reveals that donations to the secret-spilling site have slowed to a trickle.

Rank this Week: 312

Tort Talk

Provides updates and trends in Pennsylvania civil litigation law. By Daniel E. Cummins.

http://www.torttalk.com/

May 24
Third Circuit Addresses Appeal of Former Luzerne County Judge Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr.

Third Circuit Addresses Appeal of Former Luzerne County Judge Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr.

According to a May 24, 2013 article entitled "Third Circuit Keeps Ciavarella Behind Bars" in The Legal Intelligencer by Saranac Hale Spencer, former Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge Mark A. Ciavarella…
May 24
REGISTER NOW -- LACKAWANNA PRO BONO'S GOLF TOURNAMENT IN TWO WEEKS

REGISTER NOW -- LACKAWANNA PRO BONO'S GOLF TOURNAMENT IN TWO WEEKS
May 23
Judge Minora of Lackawanna County Addresses Standard to Join Additional Defendant

Judge Minora of Lackawanna County Addresses Standard to Join Additional Defendant

In his recent decision in the case of Montana v. Oakford Wood Home Owners Assn., No. 2012-CV-236 (C.P. Lacka. Co. 2013 Minora, J.), Judge Carmen D. Minora of the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas granted an original Defendant's Motion…

Rank this Week: 286

TaxProf Blog

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

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

May 24
More on Apple's Tax Planning/Tax Evasion

More on Apple's Tax Planning/Tax Evasion

Following up on my prior posts (links below): Bloomberg: Apple Tax Rate Ignores Profit Shifting Offshore Bloomberg: Apple’s Tax Magic Leaves Irish Bondholders Unmoved Bloomberg: Don't Blame Apple for Keeping Its Money Center on Budget and…
May 24
A Proposal for Handling Digital Assets After Death

A Proposal for Handling Digital Assets After Death

Chelsea Ray (J.D. 2013, Oregon), Til Death Do Us Part: A Proposal for Handling Digital Assets After Death, 47 Real Prop. Tr. & Est. L.J. 583 (2013) (First Place, 2012 Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section Student Writing…
May 24
One in Six California Law Grads Can't Find Job

One in Six California Law Grads Can't Find Job

Sacramento Bee: One in Six Recent California Law School Grads Can't Find Jobs: The job market for California law school graduates remains brutal, even as law school tuition rises to new heights. About 16% of 2012 graduates from California law…

Rank this Week: 108

Data Privacy Monitor

Covers data privacy, security and social media subjects. By Baker Hostetler.

http://www.dataprivacymonitor.com/

May 24
Cyber Criminals' Menu Features the Food & Beverage Industry; Steps to Protect Your Busine

Cyber Criminals' Menu Features the Food & Beverage Industry; Steps to Protect Your Busine

Posted by Judy Selby2012 was a challenging year for the Food and Beverage (F&B) industry. In addition to increased government regulation, rising food prices and relatively slow growth trends, the industry once again was a favorite target…
May 24
BakerHostetler's Privacy and Data Protection Team and Ted Kobus: Ranked in Chambers USA 2013

BakerHostetler's Privacy and Data Protection Team and Ted Kobus: Ranked in Chambers USA 2013

Posted by AdminCongratulations to the BakerHostetler Privacy and Data Protection Team for their ranking and “considerable praise” in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The team was…
May 24
Twitter v. Manhattan DA Fight Unfortunately Ends with a Whimper

Twitter v. Manhattan DA Fight Unfortunately Ends with a Whimper

Posted by Fernando Bohorquez, Jr.This blog post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Discovery Advocate blog. Last Friday, Twitter’s battle with the Manhattan District Attorney over a subpoena for an Occupy Wall Street…

Rank this Week: 51

Legal Planet

Covers environmental law and policy. By Berkeley Law and UCLA Law.

http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/

May 24
Time May Run Out on Obama’s Most Powerful Climate Change Tool, Environmental Groups Threaten Suit

Time May Run Out on Obama’s Most Powerful Climate Change Tool, Environmental Groups Threaten Suit

President Obama has a surprising amount of power to reduce greenhouse gases from the two largest categories of emitters, the transportation and electricity sectors, without getting Congress to act. He has already used that power to…
May 24
Is TSCA Reform on the Way?

Is TSCA Reform on the Way?

The Toxic Substances Control Act or TSCA (sometimes pronounced “Tosca,” like the opera) is one of the worst-written statutes of all time. It seems as if every section contains a cross-reference to another section, which in…
May 23
Is that Rat Meat in My Lamb? – Food Safety in China

Is that Rat Meat in My Lamb? – Food Safety in China

I posted a short piece at Chinafile.org last week on China’s food safety challenges. The occasion for the post was the arrest of 63 people in China for selling fake lamb meat made of rat, fox, and other meats. The…

Rank this Week: 213

Jim Hamilton's World of Securities…

Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation

Commentaries on security regulation.

http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/

May 24
U.S. and Global Hedge Fund Groups Seek Guidance on German High Frequency Trading Legislation

U.S. and Global Hedge Fund Groups Seek Guidance on German High Frequency Trading Legislation

In a letter to the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), U.S. and global hedge fund associations asked the regulator to issue guidance under the High Frequency Trading Act to clarify that where an investment management firm…
May 22
Senators Thune and Toomey Urge SEC to Promptly Implement JOBS Act Elimination of Ban on General Solicitation

Senators Thune and Toomey Urge SEC to Promptly Implement JOBS Act Elimination of Ban on General Solicitation

In a letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) urged the SEC to promptly implement Section 201 of the JOBS Act, which ends the ban on general solicitation in private offerings. The Senators were…
May 21
Obama Administration Opposes SEC Regulatory Accountability Act

Obama Administration Opposes SEC Regulatory Accountability Act

While reaffirming its commitment to smart and effective regulations and the value of cost-benefit analysis, the Obama Administration opposes passage of the SEC Accountability Act, H.R. 1062, because its burdensome and disruptive new…

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