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Mortgage Fraud Blog

Mortgage Fraud Blog

Covers mortgage fraud information, fraud schemes and indictments. By Rachel Dollar.

http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com
  • Jun 18

    Mortgage Broker Sentenced for Preparing False Loan Application

    Mortgage Broker Sentenced for Preparing False Loan Application
    Derrick Ivan Lance, 41, Edina, Minnesota, a mortgage broker, was sentenced for his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved 57 properties. The defendant was sentenced by  United States District Court Judge Joan N.…
  • Jun 18

    Former School Superintendent Charged with Mortgage Fraud

    Former School Superintendent Charged with Mortgage Fraud
    James F. Habel, 56, Dunedin, Florida, previously of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, a former school district superintendent is named in a pair of indictments by a Monmouth County, New Jersey, grand jury charging him with various schemes,…
  • Jun 18

    6 Indicted for Scam Involving Inflated Appraisals and Kickback

    6 Indicted for Scam Involving Inflated Appraisals and Kickback
    A federal grand jury has indicted six defendants in a mortgage fraud conspiracy in which lenders provided over $3.5 million for fraudulently obtained loans. Edgar Tibakweitira, a/k/a Edgar Julian, Charles Edgar Tibakweitira, and Edgar…
Rank this Week: 1

Intellectual Property Network

Intellectual Property Network

Posts from membbers of the Intellectual Property Network on Ning.

http://ipestonia.ning.com/profiles/blog/list
Rank this Week: 2

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/
  • Jun 18

    "The NYT, Zach Braff, and the Ethics of Kickstarter-ing "

    "The NYT, Zach Braff, and the Ethics of Kickstarter-ing "
    Christine Hurt offers thoughts (and mostly criticism) at Conglomerate about the NYT "The Ethicist" column. Although I haven't read the current column, I too was consistently disappointed with The Ethicist in general.
  • Jun 18

    More on Maracich v. Spear

    More on Maracich v. Spear
    Overlawyered has more discussion of the case we mentioned yesterday dealing with a statute that protects the privacy of drivers' data but does provide an exception for litigation uses of that data. The SCOTUS held that solicitation of clients…
  • Jun 18

    Lydia Pallas Loren, "The Viability of the $30 (or Less) Casebook"

    Lydia Pallas Loren, "The Viability of the $30 (or Less) Casebook"
    Article. Abstract: It is not uncommon for a new hardbound copy of today’s law school casebooks to exceed $200. And, each year, the prices inch ever higher. After exploring the various dynamics in the traditional publishing market that…
Rank this Week: 3

Minnesota Workers Compensation…

Minnesota Workers Compensation Secrets from a Former Insurance Company Attorney

Discusses Minnesota workers compensation benefit issues, including wage loss, notice of intent to discontinue, rehabilitation and permanent partial disability. By Thomas Atkinson.

http://mnworkcompsecrets.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 4

Law Librarian Blog

Law Librarian Blog

By Librarians Joe Hodnicki and Ron Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/
Rank this Week: 5

Real Estate Law Blog

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/
  • Jun 18

    CHECK OUT THIS BABY

    CHECK OUT THIS BABY
    This Bentley could be yours ... for a mere $210,000. (Comes with a seat massager and seat "cooler" -- which you'll need after the massage.)
  • Jun 18

    GET THE BEST FROM YOUR CHICKS

    GET THE BEST FROM YOUR CHICKS
    An interesting book for sale at Lowe's, Staten Island Photo credit: Gines Pasamonte
  • Jun 18

    REMEMBERING SALLY'S RIDE

    REMEMBERING SALLY'S RIDE
    First American Woman in Space On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when the space shuttle Challenger launched on mission STS-7. As one of the three mission specialists on the STS-7 mission, she…
Rank this Week: 6

Above the Law

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/
  • Jun 18

    Which Biglaw Summer Associates Are Happiest With Their Firms?

    Which Biglaw Summer Associates Are Happiest With Their Firms?
    A look at the top-rated Biglaw summer associate programs, according to the ATL Insider Survey. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: ATL Insider Survey, Biglaw, California culture,…
  • Jun 18

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.18.13

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.18.13
    * As we noted last week (third item), Judge Rosenbaum recognized that the government was bound to have phone records of the defendant since they were dragnetting the whole friggin’ country. Now the government has responded and…
  • Jun 18

    Working for the Kings Is Like Going to Law School: You’re Investing Time in a Lackluster Product

    Working for the Kings Is Like Going to Law School: You’re Investing Time in a Lackluster Product
    The team’s new GM is a law school graduate. And he thought law school was tough… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Basketball, Law School, Law Schools, Nova Southeastern Law…
Rank this Week: 7

Legal Scholarship Blog

Legal Scholarship Blog

Features law-related calls for papers, conferences and workshops. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the University of Washington School of Law.

http://legalscholarshipblog.com
  • Sep 12

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Alabama Nuno Garoupa (Illinois) Albany James T. Gathii Faculty Workshop Series – Sheldon Halpern, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Jr. Chair in Law and Technology (Albany)
  • Sep 11

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Chicago Law Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop – Darrell A.H. Miller(Cincinnati Law) Cornell Law Asma Barlas (Ithaca College)
  • Sep 10

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Columbia Law Mark J. Osiel (Iowa Law) presents Rights to Do Grave Wrong – paper is not publicly available Georgia Law Jamal Greene (Columbia Law)
Rank this Week: 8

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/
  • Jun 18

    Timeshare Complaints Rising

    Timeshare Complaints Rising
    According to a Consumer Complaint survey, timeshare owners were defrauded out of over $14 million last year as a result of fraudulent operations, becoming one of the fastest-growing complaints. Some complaints arise out of timeshare companies…
  • Jun 18

    Australian Zoo in Middle of Legal Dispute

    Australian Zoo in Middle of Legal Dispute
    The adopted son of Maurice John Bade wants a piece of the $650,000 bequest to the Royal Zoological Society, the organization behind the Adelaide and Monarto Zoos in South Australia. Michael Thomas Bade, 59, claims he was left without…
  • Jun 18

    Advice for Scammer

    Advice for Scammer
    Major private banks seem to have a talent for ripping people off. A “structured product” is a good example. By investing in hedge funds with a boatload of fees, these structured products can transfer a $1 million investment over to...
Rank this Week: 9

DealBook

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
  • Jun 18

    Weak Bond Trading at Jefferies Prompts Wider Concern

    Weak Bond Trading at Jefferies Prompts Wider Concern
    Fixed-income revenue fell 27 percent at the Jefferies Group in the second quarter, the firm reported Monday, sending a shiver through Wall Street that others will report weak bond-trading results.
  • Jun 18

    British Commission Calls for New Laws to Prosecute Bankers for Fraud

    British Commission Calls for New Laws to Prosecute Bankers for Fraud
    As part of a 600-page report, the British parliamentary commission on banking standards is urging new laws that would make it a criminal offense to recklessly mismanage local financial institutions.
  • Jun 18

    Dish Says It Won’t Submit a New Offer for Sprint Ahead of Deadline

    Dish Says It Won’t Submit a New Offer for Sprint Ahead of Deadline
    Dish Network, a pay TV provider, said that because of new conditions imposed by Sprint Nextel, it would focus on acquiring a stake in Clearwire, a smaller competitor.
Rank this Week: 10

How Appealing

How Appealing

Covers appellate litigation. By Howard J. Bashman.

http://howappealing.law.com/
Rank this Week: 11

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/
  • Jun 17

    Guantanamo Disposition Lists Released

    Guantanamo Disposition Lists Released
    The Miami Herald has obtained under the Freedom of Information Act the list of dispositions for Guantanamo detainees from the Obama administration’s Guantanamo task force. Here’s Carol Rosenberg’s story on the…
  • Jun 17

    6/17 Motions Session #6: Make That a MacDonald-Only Day

    6/17 Motions Session #6: Make That a MacDonald-Only Day
    The Unsurprisingly Abaya-ed Cheryl Bormann’s logistical issues go unaddressed, despite our ongoing “recess in place.”  Non-resolution of her complaint gives the military judge an idea: David Nevin will ask his…
  • Jun 17

    6/17 Motions Session #5: Definitely a MacDonald-Focused Day

    6/17 Motions Session #5: Definitely a MacDonald-Focused Day
    Next to explore Admiral Bruce MacDonald’s actions during the pre-referral phase is James Harrington.  He’s a lawyer for Ramzi bin Al Shibh. When questioned by Harrington, the witness acknowledges that prior to appointment, he…
Rank this Week: 12

Turtle Talk

Turtle Talk

Covers Indian law and politics. By the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State University College of Law.

http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/
Rank this Week: 13

Current Awareness Weblog

Current Awareness Weblog

Covers new case law, changes in legislation, and legal news. From the Inner Temple Library.

http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com
Rank this Week: 14

Defero Law

Defero Law

Community of UK legal bloggers.

http://www.deferolaw.com/profiles/blog/list?promoted=1
  • Jun 18

    Our Child Abuse Lawyers discuss the Court appearance of teacher Jeremy Forrest

    Our Child Abuse Lawyers discuss the Court appearance of teacher Jeremy Forrest
    This is yet another example of a case where mandatory reporting may have assisted. Jeremy Forrest appeared in Lewes Crown Court last week to face charges of child abduction. The court has heard that Forrest began teaching the school girl when…
  • Jun 18

    LinkedIn “endorsements” – Do they frustrate you and leave you wondering?

    LinkedIn “endorsements” – Do they frustrate you and leave you wondering?
    I doubt you can have missed the endorsements feature on LinkedIn, the one that keeps asking you to endorse people you barely know for things you’re not sure they've ever done. Let’s get real, you’re a lawyer, you’re…
  • Jun 18

    When is the best time to blog on social networking sites?

    When is the best time to blog on social networking sites?
    Everyone wants to have their material seen by their desired audience, otherwise why go to all the efforts that writing an interesting blog post takes? But when is the best time in the day to share your material? To maximise exposure of your…
Rank this Week: 15

FourthAmendment.com

FourthAmendment.com

Online supplement to Search and Seizure book. By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

http://fourthamendment.com/blog/index.php?blog=1
  • Jun 18

    GA: No reasonable expectation of privacy in jail mental health record

    GA: No reasonable expectation of privacy in jail mental health record
    Defendant was behaving bizarrely in jail, so he was examined in the mental health section of the jail. He had a much diminished expectation of privacy in those records. When he filed a NGBRI defense, he waived it all. There was no Fourth…
  • Jun 18

    CA3: 911 call about argument in motel lobby didn't support entering plaintiff's room

    CA3: 911 call about argument in motel lobby didn't support entering plaintiff's room
    Officers responded to a 911 call about an argument in the lobby of a motel. They entered a room. There was no justification shown for entry into the room under the Fourth Amendment, and the district court’s entry of summary judgment on…
  • Jun 17

    New law review article: Constitutional Culpability: Questioning the New Exclusionary Rule

    New law review article: Constitutional Culpability: Questioning the New Exclusionary Rule
    Andrew Ferguson, Constitutional Culpability: Questioning the New Exclusionary Rules (Florida Law Review forthcoming), Abstract: This article addresses the questions left unanswered by the Supreme Court’s recent exclusionary rule…
Rank this Week: 16

PlagiarismToday

PlagiarismToday

Covers content theft, plagiarism, and copyright issues on the Web. By Jonathan Bailey.

http://www.plagiarismtoday.com
  • Jun 18

    Changing Words and Changing Direction on eBook DRM

    Changing Words and Changing Direction on eBook DRM
    A new eBook DRM system named SiDiM aims to change the way books are protected online. But it faces some serious problems and shortcomings.
  • Jun 18

    3 Count: Pirate TV

    3 Count: Pirate TV
    Two pirate TV stations taken off of the air, Netflix and DreamWorks sign an exclusive partnership deal and Lada Gaga sued over plagiarism.
  • Jun 17

    Breaking Down the Happy Birthday Lawsuit

    Breaking Down the Happy Birthday Lawsuit
    The recent lawsuit over 'Happy Birthday to You' has given many hope that the song will soon be set free. But what makes this lawsuit special?
Rank this Week: 17

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: 18

ImmigrationProf Blog

ImmigrationProf Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/
  • Jun 18

    immigration Article of the Day: Jack C. Dolance II, U.S. Asylum Law as a Path to Religious Persecution

    immigration Article of the Day: Jack C. Dolance II, U.S. Asylum Law as a Path to Religious Persecution
    Jack C. Dolance II, U.S. Asylum Law as a Path to Religious Persecution, Virginia Journal of International Law (Vol. 53: No. 2). Abstract: U.S. asylum law protects against persecution “on account of . . . religion.” But must the law...
  • Jun 18

    Filipino Immigrants in the United State

    Filipino Immigrants in the United State
    Immigrants from the Philippines made up 4.5 percent of the 40.4 million immigrants in the United States in 2011. Although this population — 1.8 million strong in 2011 — has grown 17 times its size since 1960, its share among...
  • Jun 18

    News Flash: SpongeBob SquarePants is Undocumented!

    News Flash: SpongeBob SquarePants is Undocumented!
    Pocho: News and Satire reports that SpongeBob SquarePants is an undocumented immigrant whose family drifted into Bikini Bottom, Hawaii, from Mexico when he was child, the Nickelodeon star revealed this morning. SquarePants (real name: Bob…
Rank this Week: 19

Supremo Tribunal Federal

Supremo Tribunal Federal

News from the Supreme Court in Brazil.

http://www.stf.jus.br/portal/cms/listarNoticiaStfDia.asp
Rank this Week: 20

Inforrm's Blog

Inforrm's Blog

Discusses issues of media law and responsibility with a special focus on libel and privacy law and the balance between the two.

http://inforrm.wordpress.com
  • Jun 18

    Indian media face growing calls for regulation – Sumit Galhotra

    Indian media face growing calls for regulation – Sumit Galhotra
    The rapid growth of revenue-hungry Indian media and recent scandals involving news outlets have prompted growing calls for external regulation, raising concerns about independence of the press. In May 2013, a parliamentary committee argued…
  • Jun 17

    Case Law, Australia: Jeffrey v Giles, Low defamation damages for crushed rock operators – Justin Castelan

    Case Law, Australia: Jeffrey v Giles, Low defamation damages for crushed rock operators – Justin Castelan
    Virgina Giles wanted to retire and move to a huge property in the countryside, in beautiful Neerim North in Gippsland, where as she put it, “the air is wonderfully clean and clear and the water is pristine, the sounds of the birds is…
  • Jun 16

    Law and Media Round Up – 17 June 2013

    Law and Media Round Up – 17 June 2013
    There has been much online debate this weekend about the Sunday People’s use of photographs of the television chef Nigella Lawson and her husband Charles Saatchi, and the ethical issues involved. Commentaries can be found at the New…
Rank this Week: 21

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/
  • Jun 13

    Lehavi on Control over Decision-Making in Private Legal Organization

    Lehavi on Control over Decision-Making in Private Legal Organization
    Amnon Lehavi (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyah - Radzyner School of Law) has posted Concepts of Power: Majority Control and Accountability in Private Legal Organizations (Virginia Law & Business Review (Forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is…
  • Jun 13

    Schrag on MOOCs & Legal Education

    Schrag on MOOCs & Legal Education
    Philip G. Schrag (Georgetown University - Law Center) has posted MOOCs and Legal Education: Valuable Innovation or Looming Disaster? on SSRN. Here is the Abstract: Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have spread across the landscape of higher…
  • Jun 13

    Alexander on Principle

    Alexander on Principle
    Larry Alexander (University of San Diego School of Law) has posted What are Principles, and Do They Exist? on SSRN> Here is the abstract: In this paper I distinguish principles from rules and standards and ask if there are norms...
Rank this Week: 22

Food Safety News

Food Safety News

Provides global food safety news & information. By Marler Clark LLP, PS.

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/
  • Jun 18

    17 Likely E. coli Cases in Illinois Mexican Restaurant Outbreak

    17 Likely E. coli Cases in Illinois Mexican Restaurant Outbreak
    The number of E. coli cases tied to an outbreak at Los Burritos Mexicanos in Lombard, Ill., has risen to 9 confirmed and another 8 probable, according to the DuPage County Health Department. As Food Safety News reported yesterday, the…
  • Jun 18

    Washington Man Files Suit Against Townsend Farm

    Washington Man Files Suit Against Townsend Farm
    A Washington state man has filed suit against Townsend Farms, whose frozen berry mix has been linked to a hepatitis A outbreak, claiming that he fell ill after consuming the product. Brian Brothers of Edmonds, WA says he ate the frozen berry…
  • Jun 18

    Natura Recalls More Pet Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

    Natura Recalls More Pet Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
    Natura Pet Foods has issued a voluntary recall of all dry pet food sold under five of its brands because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. This recall comes on the heels of another dry pet food recall, also for Salmonella,…
Rank this Week: 23

JURIST - Paper Chase

JURIST - Paper Chase

Covers legal news. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/index.php
  • Oct 5

    Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute

    Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute
    [JURIST] The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruled for Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google, against Microsoft [corporate websites] on Friday. This was the fourth decision [FOSS Patents report] in a suit between Motorola and Microsoft…
  • Oct 5

    UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human right

    UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human right
    [JURIST] The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] on Friday condemned [press release] a draft law [bill 8711 materials, in Ukrainian] that would ban pro-gay "propaganda" in Ukraine. The OHCHR said…
  • Oct 5

    UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture

    UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture
    [JURIST] The Queen's Bench Division [official website] on the High Court of England and Wales ruled Friday that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under the British Colonial…
Rank this Week: 24

IPKat

IPKat

Covers copyright, patent, trade mark and privacy/confidentiality issues from a UK and European perspective.

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    Myriad: does it make a difference in the real world?

    Myriad: does it make a difference in the real world?
    The IPKat is always pleased to receive an email or two from a respectable source, so he was delighted so receive the following brief and to-the-point message from Professor Sir Robin Jacob, helpfully signposted 'IPKat Question' in case its…
  • Jun 17

    Security interests in trade marks: has something gone awry?

    Security interests in trade marks: has something gone awry?
    Every so often the IPKat is asked to draw readers' attention to an issue of interest or concern with regard to the administrative machinery that underpins the smooth and efficient operation of the IP system. Here's one such instance, in the…
  • Jun 17

    China leads US in Champagne protection

    China leads US in Champagne protection
    "Cheers!"This Kat avoids all sparkling wines, regardless of their geographical provenance, since they get literally up her nose. Far more fun for her are the still, dry products of the vine or, even better, a good single malt whisky.…
Rank this Week: 25

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: 26

Antitrust & Competition Policy…

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Edited by Professors D. Daniel Sokol and Shubha Ghosh.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/
  • Jun 18

    INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES: AN ITALIAN ANTITRUST DILEMMA

    INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES: AN ITALIAN ANTITRUST DILEMMA
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Valeria Falce (European University of Rome) discusses INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES: AN ITALIAN ANTITRUST DILEMMA. ABSTRACT: The detrimental effects deriving from the widespread diffusion of interlocking directorates in…
  • Jun 18

    Putting Innovation Incentives Back in the Patent-Antitrust Interface

    Putting Innovation Incentives Back in the Patent-Antitrust Interface
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Thomas K. Cheng, University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Law argues for Putting Innovation Incentives Back in the Patent-Antitrust Interface. ABSTRACT: This Article proposes a new approach, the constrained maximization…
  • Jun 18

    Search Neutrality and Search Bias: An Empirical Perspective on the Impact of Architecture and Labeling

    Search Neutrality and Search Bias: An Empirical Perspective on the Impact of Architecture and Labeling
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol David A. Hyman, University of Illinois College of Law and David J. Franklyn, University of San Francisco School of Law discuss Search Neutrality and Search Bias: An Empirical Perspective on the Impact of Architecture…
Rank this Week: 27

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/
  • Jun 18

    A First For Fleet Street

    A First For Fleet Street
    Amol Rajan is the first non-Caucasian to head a major UK newspaper, the Independent, and he's only 30. More here from the Guardian.
  • Jun 18

    SCOTUS Adopts New Regulation Intended To Ban Demonstrations On Plaza

    SCOTUS Adopts New Regulation Intended To Ban Demonstrations On Plaza
    Following a lower federal court's ruling that a federal statute banning the wearing and display of signs on the Supreme Court plaza was unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has promulgated a new regulation that prohibits individuals from…
  • Jun 17

    Paramount's Partial Win In "La Dolce Vita" Suit

    Paramount's Partial Win In "La Dolce Vita" Suit
    After a drawn-out battle, Paramount Pictures has won a partial victory in a copyright suit against International Media over the ownership of the iconic film La Dolce Vita. Paramount had asserted ownership and copyright infringement against…
Rank this Week: 28

Opinio Juris

Opinio Juris

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

http://opiniojuris.org
  • Jun 18

    The Politics of Responsibility to Protect

    The Politics of Responsibility to Protect
    by Neomi Rao by Neomi Rao In my last post, I introduced my recent article rethinking the concept of responsibility to protect. Today, I consider how the discussion of R2P often obscures the reality of how states go about choosing to intervene…
  • Jun 18

    International Organizations and the Duty to Prevent

    International Organizations and the Duty to Prevent
    by Kristen Boon by Kristen Boon ICJ Judge Giorgio Gaja (who was also the special rapporteur on the International Law Commission for the Responsibility of International Organizations) has made the case that International Organizations have a…
  • Jun 18

    Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

    Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
    by An Hertogen by An Hertogen Brazil is experiencing its biggest wave of protests in decades over a wide variety of grievances, ahead of a range of high-profile international events in the next few years. Russia and Iran have warned against…
Rank this Week: 29

Religion Clause

Religion Clause

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

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    Obama Sends Senate The Nomination of New Ambassador To Holy See

    Obama Sends Senate The Nomination of New Ambassador To Holy See
    Yesterday President Obama sent to the United States Senate the nomination of Kenneth Francis Hackett to be U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican. (White House announcement.) As reported last week by Religion News Service, the nomination of…
  • Jun 18

    Hearing Officer Says Christian Pregnancy Center Is Eligible In Government Loan Program

    Hearing Officer Says Christian Pregnancy Center Is Eligible In Government Loan Program
    In a case on remand from a federal district court (see prior posting), a hearing officer in the Department of Agriculture's National Appeals Division held that the Department of Agriculture was wrong in denying a Christian pregnancy resource…
  • Jun 18

    In Important Decision, New Hampshire Court Invalidates Tax Credit Scholarships To Sectarian School

    In Important Decision, New Hampshire Court Invalidates Tax Credit Scholarships To Sectarian School
    In Duncan v. State of New Hampshire, (NH Super. Ct., June 17, 2013), a New Hampshire trial court judge in a precedent-setting 45-page opinion held that New Hampshire's Education Tax Credit program violates the state constitution's ban on…
Rank this Week: 30

Law & Disorder

Law & Disorder

The Art of Technology

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/
Rank this Week: 31

ICT for Peacebuilding

ICT for Peacebuilding

Exploring the use of technology for conflict transformation, focusing on the use of information communications technology (ICT) for peacebuilding. From Sanjana Hattotuwa.

http://ict4peace.wordpress.com
  • May 9

    Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook

    Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook
    Given the vituperative pushback of the BBS online against those who participated in the vigil in Colombo a few weeks ago, immediate measures to secure content posted on to web based social media platforms are essential to protect one’s…
  • May 9

    New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview

    New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview
    Presented the work I had done with Groundviews to a group of activists from South Asia recently, noting that using social media platforms on the web, combined with mobiles, it is increasingly possible to bear witness to and report on…
  • Mar 16

    Pitfalls of privacy online

    Pitfalls of privacy online
    The Ceylon Today newspaper quotes me in what is becoming a familiar story – identity theft and the unauthorised use of photos posted to various online social media fora for nefarious activities. Women and Media Collective‘s Sepali…
Rank this Week: 32

Althouse

Althouse

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

http://althouse.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 33

43(B)log

43(B)log

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

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    No preliminary injunction in consumer class action

    No preliminary injunction in consumer class action
    Silber v. Barbara's Bakery, Inc., --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2013 WL 2948154 (E.D.N.Y.) Plaintiffs in this putative consumer class action unsuccessfully sought a preliminary injunction against the allegedly false advertising of certain Puffins…
  • Jun 17

    back pocket logo as "title" for advertising injury insurance purpose

    back pocket logo as "title" for advertising injury insurance purpose
    H/T Marty Schwimmer: CGS Indus., Inc. v. Charter Oak Fire Ins. Co., No. 11-2647-cv  (2d Cir. June 11, 2013) Charter appealed from a judgment that it breached its duties to defend and indemnify to its insured, CGS, under its…
  • Jun 15

    NYT on FTC case against internet marketer

    NYT on FTC case against internet marketer
    Nice long story, including quotes from my colleague David Vladeck, now returned to Georgetown.
Rank this Week: 34

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

Provides liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news.

http://www.talkleft.com/
  • Jun 18

    Zimmerman Jury Selection: 40 Pass First Round

    Zimmerman Jury Selection: 40 Pass First Round
    Round 1 of jury selection in the George Zimmerman case has concluded with 40 potential jurors passing for cause on the issue of pre-trial publicity. They are: B12 B29 B76 B7 B35 B37 B51 B86 E6 E40 E44 E73 M75 B61 B72 E22 E13 E28 K80 K95…
  • Jun 17

    Monday Open Thread

    Monday Open Thread
    Big immigration news day: The Supreme Court strikes down Arizona's law requiring additional proof of citizenship for voter registration, and ICE raids and seizes 14 East Coast 7-Eleven stores . On the Supreme Court Case, the court held …
  • Jun 16

    New Snowden Release: U.S. and U.K. Spied on Allies During G-20

    New Snowden Release: U.S. and U.K. Spied on Allies During G-20
    The Guardian disclosed more information from Edward Snowden today. The U.S. and U.K. spied on their allies at the G-20 summit in 2009, by intercepting telephone lines and email. Foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20…
Rank this Week: 35

The Ombuds Blog

The Ombuds Blog

Features news and Information for and about organizational ombuds. By Tom Kosakowski.

http://ombuds-blog.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    AllianceBernstein Ombuds Posts Annual Report to Employee

    AllianceBernstein Ombuds Posts Annual Report to Employee
    In her 2012 report, Ombudsman Sana A. Manjeshwar says that 161 individuals contacted her for guidance, comprising 4.8% of the employee population. She attributes this higher-than-usual volume to increased awareness activity in 2011, the year…
  • Jun 17

    Ombuds Serves Staff at University College Cork

    Ombuds Serves Staff at University College Cork
    The constituent College of the National University of Ireland recently created a webpage for its Independent Staff Ombudsman. The program was established 2011 and serves as a resource for almost 2,800 staff following Organizational Ombuds…
  • Jun 14

    Forum of Canadian Ombudsman Drafts Statement of Ethical Prinicipal

    Forum of Canadian Ombudsman Drafts Statement of Ethical Prinicipal
    FCO, the professional association of government, private industry and higher education Ombudsmen in Canada, has drafted a Statement of Ethical Principles. The document culminates a year of work by the FCO Board to develop and promote…
Rank this Week: 36

Legal Profession Blog

Legal Profession Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/
  • Jun 18

    At Baristas Cafe

    At Baristas Cafe
    The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has annulled the license of an attorney who pleaded no contest to criminal charges of false swearing and "malicious application to declare a person mentally ill or inebriate." The problems…
  • Jun 18

    Not Without Sympathy But Without Recourse

    Not Without Sympathy But Without Recourse
    While it was "not without sympathy" for an injured woman who had looked to the legal profession for protection of her rights, the North Carolina Court of Appeals nonetheless dismissed her legal malpractice case on statute of…
  • Jun 17

    That's What Makes A Horse Race

    That's What Makes A Horse Race
    A Louisiana hearing committee has recommended the permanent disbarment of an attorney convicted of a single felony count of mail, wire, identity document and healthcare fraud. The attorney was the incumbent President of the Louisiana…
Rank this Week: 37

Securities Litigation and…

Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Blog

Covers SEC investigations, insider trading, derivative actions, white collar defense, and whistleblowers. By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

http://blogs.orrick.com/securities-litigation/
Rank this Week: 38

Freedom to Tinker

Freedom to Tinker

Focuses on issues related to legal regulation of technology, and especially on legal attempts to restrict the right of technologists and citizens to tinker with technological devices. From Princeton Computer Science and Public Affairs Professor Ed Felten

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com
  • Jun 18

    I Join the EFF and Others in Calling for Craigslist to Drop CFAA Claim

    I Join the EFF and Others in Calling for Craigslist to Drop CFAA Claim
    Craigslist is suing several companies that scrape data from Craigslist advertisements. These companies, like Padmapper and 3taps, repurpose the data in order to provide more useful ways of searching through the ads. I have written about this…
  • Jun 15

    The low-transaction-fee argument for Bitcoin is silly

    The low-transaction-fee argument for Bitcoin is silly
    A common argument advanced by Bitcoin proponents is that unlike banks and credit cards, Bitcoin has low (or even zero) transaction fees. The claim is a complete red herring, and in this post I’ll explain why. Let’s assume for the…
  • Jun 14

    On the Legal Importance of Viewing Genes as Code

    On the Legal Importance of Viewing Genes as Code
    The Supreme Court yesterday issued its opinion in the much–awaited Myriad case, which challenged the validity of patents on isolated human genes. The Court held that the isolated genetic sequences claimed in Myriad’s patents did…
Rank this Week: 39

William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

Covers legal and investment issues facing emerging tech companies.

http://www.wac6.com/wac6/
Rank this Week: 40

Sex Offender Issues

Sex Offender Issues

Covers sex offender laws and cases.

http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    SD - Brown County considers measure to keep sex offenders away from fair

    SD - Brown County considers measure to keep sex offenders away from fair
    Original Article This is exactly like the Halloween mass hysteria that is carried out each year. 06/18/2013 By Scott Waltman A measure that would keep sex offenders away from the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…
  • Jun 18

    OH - Court Upholds Juvenile Sex Offender Provision

    OH - Court Upholds Juvenile Sex Offender Provision
    Original Article 06/18/2013 CINCINNATI - An Ohio appeals court has upheld a provision that allows some minors convicted of sex offenses to be required to register as sex offenders beyond their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit…
  • Jun 18

    MN - Inside Moose Lake, Where Sex Offender Vows to 'Sue My Way Out the Front Door'

    MN - Inside Moose Lake, Where Sex Offender Vows to 'Sue My Way Out the Front Door'
    Original Article 06/17/2013 By Mark Albert With less than two weeks to go until a court-imposed deadline for proposals for less restrictive alternatives to Minnesota's current program for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit…
Rank this Week: 41

FOSS Patents

FOSS Patents

Covers software patent news and issues with a focus on wireless and mobile devices. By Florian Mueller.

http://www.fosspatents.com
Rank this Week: 42

UK Human Rights Blog

UK Human Rights Blog

Covers UK and European human rights cases and laws. By 1 Crown Office Row.

http://ukhumanrightsblog.com
  • Jun 17

    Costs budgets – now with sharp teeth. If you want more than your budget, apply.

    Costs budgets – now with sharp teeth. If you want more than your budget, apply.
    Elvanite Full Circle v. AMEC Earth & Environmental (UK) Ltd [2013] EWHC 1643 (TCC), Coulson J read judgment The Jackson reforms, which are designed to stop lawyers spending too much of their clients’ or their opponents’ money,…
  • Jun 16

    The right to be on the beach again – A1P1 and retrospectivity

    The right to be on the beach again – A1P1 and retrospectivity
    The Queen (on the application of Newhaven Port and Properties Limited) v East Sussex County Council and Newhaven Town Council (Interested Party)  [2013] EWCA Civ 673, 276, 14 June 2013 read judgment  This case came before the…
  • Jun 16

    PRISM, Torture Abuses & Cutting the Backlog – The Human Rights Roundup

    PRISM, Torture Abuses & Cutting the Backlog – The Human Rights Roundup
    Welcome back to the UK Human Rights Roundup, your regular sweet and salted extra large popcorn box of human rights news. The full list of links can be found here. You can also find our table of human rights cases here and previous roundups…
Rank this Week: 43

Slaw

Slaw

A Canadian cooperative weblog on all things legal.

http://www.slaw.ca
  • Jun 18

    Gaps in Electronic Legislation

    Gaps in Electronic Legislation
    I used to have a working VHS player and a copy of the movie Speed. Often a scene from the movie will pop into my (overactive?) mind when I am looking for legislation from my desk: 01:03:38 – Jack, what did he say? 01:03:42 –…
  • Jun 18

    Supreme Court Will Announce Thursday if It Will Hear Rob Ford Appeal

    Supreme Court Will Announce Thursday if It Will Hear Rob Ford Appeal
      The Supreme Court of Canada will announce Thursday at 9:45 am whether or not it will hear Magder's appeal in the ongoing Rob Ford case. In case you have been living under a rock (or outside of Toronto at least), Justice Hackland…
  • Jun 18

    Tips Tuesday

    Tips Tuesday
    Here are excerpts from the most recent tips on SlawTips, the site that each week offers up useful advice, short and to the point, on technology, research and practice. Technology Use Google Docs to Alter PDF Documents Dan Pinnington PDF…
Rank this Week: 44

Legal Informatics Blog

Legal Informatics Blog

Provides scholarly & professional commentary on legal information systems. By Robert Richards.

http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com
  • Jun 17

    ODI Open Data Certificates: Application to open legal data

    ODI Open Data Certificates: Application to open legal data
    The UK Open Data Institute has launched Open Data Certificates, and legislation.gov.uk, the UK Government’s official online legislative information service, will be implementing them, according to the ODI announcement.…
  • Jun 17

    Bruce on GitLaw

    Bruce on GitLaw
    Tom Bruce of the Legal Information Institute has posted GitHub: It Ain’t Magic Pixie Dust, at his blog, b-screeds. Here are excerpts: These days, people are sticking legislation into GitHub at a furious pace. It is all the rage among…
  • Jun 15

    Many new U.S. state and municipal legislative codes posted free on Web by Public.Resource.Org

    Many new U.S. state and municipal legislative codes posted free on Web by Public.Resource.Org
    Public.Resource.Org has posted legislative codes for several U.S. states and localities, free on the Web. The data are available in various formats, including XML, PDF, HTML, and RTF. Legislative codes have been posted for the following U.S.…
Rank this Week: 45