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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/
  • May 19

    Why Not Plant the IRS Question with the Congress?

    Why Not Plant the IRS Question with the Congress?
    After reading the WSJ round-up of testimony about the planted question by the IRS, I have to wonder: if Lois Lerner and Steve Miller spent time that week carefully planting a question for the ABA conference as a vehicle to...
  • May 19

    Waiving IAC claims (and a bleg for sources, committee opinions, etc.)

    Waiving IAC claims (and a bleg for sources, committee opinions, etc.)
    Rick Underwood's comment to an earlier post highlighted a hot issue that I'm trying to get a better handle on: the enforceabilty of a waiver of IAC claims by an accused. I found this law review article by Nancy King...
  • May 19

    Josh Bowers, "Lafler, Frye, and the Subtle Art of Winning by Losing"

    Josh Bowers, "Lafler, Frye, and the Subtle Art of Winning by Losing"
    Article. Abstract: In its recent decisions, Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye, the Court recognized defendants’ rights to effective assistance of plea-bargaining counsel. Counter-intuitively, however, it is the government that may…
Rank this Week: 1

Mortgage Fraud Blog

Mortgage Fraud Blog

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

http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com
  • May 17

    Sales Manager Admits Bribing Loan Officer

    Sales Manager Admits Bribing Loan Officer
    Jason Sterlino, 34, Hercules, California, pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco, California, to paying bribes to a bank official in order to procure residential mortgage loans. Sterlino was employed as a sales manager for Discovery…
  • May 17

    Real Estate Attorney Admits Loan Fraud Scheme

    Real Estate Attorney Admits Loan Fraud Scheme
    Stanley A. Walton, 54, Las Vegas, Nevada, an attorney, has pleaded guilty to a charge brought against him in February 2011 that he participated in a scheme to obtain mortgage loans from financial institutions using straw buyers and false loan…
  • May 16

    Lawyer Admits Lying to Further Real Estate Scam

    Lawyer Admits Lying to Further Real Estate Scam
    United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Scott C. Allmon, age 38, of Easley, South Carolina, pled guilty today in federal court in Anderson to making false statements in connection with a real estate investment scheme, a…
Rank this Week: 2

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: 3

Intellectual Property Network

Intellectual Property Network

Posts from membbers of the Intellectual Property Network on Ning.

http://ipestonia.ning.com/profiles/blog/list
  • May 19

    10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving

    10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving
    Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $308 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and another receiving $49 million.…
  • May 17

    The Linear Law of Patent Analysis Revisited

    The Linear Law of Patent Analysis Revisited
    A framework for performing patent analysis projects is provided. The workflow was developed fourteen years ago and the method for structuring analytics projects for maximum impact and accuracy are still relevant and important today. Too often…
  • May 16

    MacroSolve Case against Kroger Dismissed

    MacroSolve Case against Kroger Dismissed
    Case Filed: Feb 25, 2013 Case Closed: May 14, 2013…
Rank this Week: 4

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
  • May 17

    Investor Group Asks S.E.C. to Intervene on Access to Shareholder Vote Total

    Investor Group Asks S.E.C. to Intervene on Access to Shareholder Vote Total
    The Council of Institutional Investors has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to intervene after Broadridge, main company that provides real-time tabulations on shareholder votes, stopped providing such information to the groups…
  • May 17

    Week in Review: How to Lose an Activist Investor in 10 Day

    Week in Review: How to Lose an Activist Investor in 10 Day
    An investor aiming for the top, again. | Hess and hedge fund end proxy fight in compromise. | Big banks get break in rules limiting risks. | Shareholders denied access to Chase vote results. | Jesse Eisinger on why fund managers may be right…
  • May 17

    SAC Says It Will Curb Cooperation With Insider Inquiry

    SAC Says It Will Curb Cooperation With Insider Inquiry
    SAC Capital Advisors, the hedge fund owned by the billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen, told its investors on Friday that it would no longer cooperate unconditionally with the government's insider trading investigation.
Rank this Week: 5

Law Librarian Blog

Law Librarian Blog

By Librarians Joe Hodnicki and Ron Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/
  • May 17

    Could ATL's Law School Ranking Unseat US News?

    Could ATL's Law School Ranking Unseat US News?
    Not gonna happen. IMHO, the only way to reduce the impact the annual ritual known as the US News Law School Rankings is if the entire legal academy starts ignoring US News in law school marketing fodder. You think that...
  • May 17

    Friday Fun: How Many Times Has Star Trek's Mister Spock Been Quoted in Court Opinions?

    Friday Fun: How Many Times Has Star Trek's Mister Spock Been Quoted in Court Opinions?
    Don't know but this could make a good research project for those law librarians looking to write something for possible tenure-recognition publication during their summer break. For starting purposes, Jacob Gershman cites a couple of…
  • May 16

    India Publisher Threatens $1B Lawsuit Against Colorado Librarian

    India Publisher Threatens $1B Lawsuit Against Colorado Librarian
    Here we go again. This time it’s a publisher out of India that is threatening to sue Jeffrey Beall, a librarian at the University of Colorado over characterizations he’s made on his Scholarly Open Access Blog. That blog identifies, in...
Rank this Week: 6

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/
  • May 19

    HAPPY HEPATITIS AWARENESS DAY

    HAPPY HEPATITIS AWARENESS DAY
    Millions of Americans have chronic hepatitis B or C, but most do not know they are infected. On May 19, HHS marks National Hepatitis Testing Day and encourages those at risk to be tested and learn more about hepatitis B and C. Take the…
  • May 18

    HOW'S THE ECONOMY?

    HOW'S THE ECONOMY?
    Rasmussen Consumer Index 35% Say Economy is Improving Saturday, May 18, 2013 The Rasmussen Consumer Index, which measures consumer confidence on a daily basis, slipped two points on Saturday to 103.1. Consumer confidence is up two points…
  • May 17

    SUCH A ZEAL

    SUCH A ZEAL
    While on safari in Botswana, came across a zeal -- a bunch of zebras.
Rank this Week: 7

How Appealing

How Appealing

Covers appellate litigation. By Howard J. Bashman.

http://howappealing.law.com/
  • May 19

    "Beyond the Brady Rule"

    "Beyond the Brady Rule"
    "Beyond the Brady Rule": This editorial appears today in The New York Times.
  • May 19

    "Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Islamic law in U.S. courts."

    "Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Islamic law in U.S. courts."
    "Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Islamic law in U.S. courts." Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.
  • May 18

    "The Corporate-Friendly Court"

    "The Corporate-Friendly Court"
    "The Corporate-Friendly Court": Lincoln Caplan will have this essay in the Sunday Review section of tomorrow's edition of The New York Times.
Rank this Week: 8

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: 9

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: 10

Antitrust & Competition Policy…

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Edited by Professors D. Daniel Sokol and Shubha Ghosh.

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

    ABA Antitrust in the Americas II

    ABA Antitrust in the Americas II
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol ABA Antitrust in the Americas II When June 06 - 07, 2013 Where Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel Alameda Santos 2233 Sao Paulo, DF 01419-002 Brazil Primary Sponsors Section of Antitrust Law Co-sponsored by IBRAC…
  • May 17

    Bargaining power and local heroe

    Bargaining power and local heroe
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ulrich Heimeshoff and Gordon J. Klein (both Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf) have a new paper on Bargaining power and local heroes. ABSTRACT: Bargaining Power of retailers is an important aspect of discourse in…
  • May 17

    Price competition and reputation in credence goods markets: Experimental evidence

    Price competition and reputation in credence goods markets: Experimental evidence
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Wanda Mimra (ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Alexander Rasch (Universitat zu Koln) and Christian Waibel (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) discuss Price competition and reputation in credence goods markets: Experimental evidence.…
Rank this Week: 11

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: 12

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/
  • May 18

    Legal Theory Bookworm

    Legal Theory Bookworm
    The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends The Health Care Case: The Supreme Court's Decision and Its Implications , edited by Nathaniel Persily, Gillian E. Metzger, & Trevor W. Morrison. Here is a description: The Supreme Court's decision in…
  • May 18

    Download of the Week

    Download of the Week
    The Download of the Week is The Pigou-Dalton Principle and the Structure of Distributive Justice by Matthew D. Adler. Here is the abstract: The Pigou-Dalton (PD) principle recommends a non-leaky, non-rank-switching transfer of goods from…
  • May 17

    Schmitz on Gender in Consumer Contract

    Schmitz on Gender in Consumer Contract
    Amy Schmitz (University of Colorado Law School) has posted Sex Matters: Considering Gender in Consumer Contracts (Cardozo Journal of Law & Gender, Vol. 19, pp. 437-509, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: We hear about the so-called…
Rank this Week: 13

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: 14

Chilling Effects Clearinghouse…

Chilling Effects Clearinghouse Notices

Features copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret cease and desist notices.

http://www.chillingeffects.org/
Rank this Week: 15

Defero Law

Defero Law

Community of UK legal bloggers.

http://www.deferolaw.com/profiles/blog/list?promoted=1
  • May 19

    10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving

    10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving
    Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $310 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and another receiving $49 million.…
  • May 17

    Our Child Abuse Solicitors further discuss Child Abuse Claims coverage

    Our Child Abuse Solicitors further discuss Child Abuse Claims coverage
    In a blog last week we discussed how The former Archbishop of York, Lord Hope, has been accused of failing to report serious allegations of child abuse by a senior clergyman, Robert Waddington. Read our blog entitled…
  • May 17

    Unbundling: The New/Old Kid On The Block

    Unbundling: The New/Old Kid On The Block
    Unbundling as a service delivery and price modulation strategy is as old as the hills: for everyone but law firms.  Quite a bit has been written about it recently  (eg. Legal Futures and Law Society…
Rank this Week: 16

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/
  • May 19

    Thoughts on a Blue-Sky Overhaul of Surveillance Laws: Challenge

    Thoughts on a Blue-Sky Overhaul of Surveillance Laws: Challenge
    [Editor's Note: this is the second in a series of four posts by David Kris, on large-scale surveillance reform.  The first, an introduction, can be found here.  Below, David discusses the challenges facing any "blue-sky"…
  • May 19

    Thursday Obama Speech on Counterterrorism

    Thursday Obama Speech on Counterterrorism
    The President will give a speech on counterterrorism at the National Defense University on Thursday, reports the WP: A White House official, speaking Saturday on the condition of anonymity to describe the speech in advance, said…
  • May 18

    The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post

    The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
    On the Lawfare menu this week was a lot of discussion of the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, docket updates in a number of related court cases, detention matters, surveillance law, two new podcasts, and quite a ……
Rank this Week: 17

43(B)log

43(B)log

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

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Monster un-mash: no class action for YouTube plaintiff

    Monster un-mash: no class action for YouTube plaintiff
    Football Ass'n Premier League Ltd. v. YouTube, Inc., --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2013 WL 2096411 (S.D.N.Y.) Interesting not just because of the intersection of class actions and copyright, but because neither side apparently had the incentive…
  • May 16

    Large Wells Fargo judgment reinstated

    Large Wells Fargo judgment reinstated
    Via the Consumer Law & Policy Blog.  Previous coverage of the legal response to Wells Fargo's reprehensible practices here (9th Circuit) and here (earlier district court opinion).  More from me likely next week,…
  • May 16

    $40 million award against Skecher

    $40 million award against Skecher
    Skechers will pay $40 million for its unsubstantiated claims that its funny-shaped shoes improved fitness and health.  Via the Trademark Blog.
Rank this Week: 18

beSpacific

beSpacific

Features law, marketing, Internet legal resources and technology news. By Sabrina I. Pacifici.

http://www.bespacific.com/
Rank this Week: 19

Point of Law Forum

Point of Law Forum

Provides information and opinion on the U.S. litigation system. By the Manhattan Institute and AEI Liability Project. Contributors include Professors Michael Krauss, David Bernstein, Lester Brickman, Michael DeBow, Richard Epstein, Daniel P. Kessler and Stephen Presser.

http://www.pointoflaw.com/
  • Nov 27

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC
    Chairman Schapiro announced yesterday that she will be stepping down as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in several weeks. Accompanying her announcement, was a nine-page list of her accomplishments during her nearly…
  • Nov 26

    The Philadelphia Story

    The Philadelphia Story
    The success of trial lawyers in Philadelphia has come at the expense of the Pennsylvania economy. Our own Jim Copland explains in an op-ed and at great detail in Trial Lawyers Inc. - Philadelphia....
  • Nov 25

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary
    There has been a lot of speculation about whether Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren will get a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, a perfect forum to go after the financial industry. If Ms. Warren does get the coveted spot, she may...
Rank this Week: 20

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: 21

IPKat

IPKat

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

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Friday fantasie

    Friday fantasie
    Here's a reminder for readers who quite properly concern themselves with such trivia as whether they are giving (or taking) legal advice that comes from a reliable source.  The Official Journal of the European Union has published on a…
  • May 17

    Framing of videos: Court of Justice to rule

    Framing of videos: Court of Justice to rule
    Merpel sniffs the water forsigns of pollution*Yesterday the First Civil Senate of the German Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) -- one of the most active and influential national intellectual property courts you can ever hope to find in the new Europe…
  • May 17

    The IP Lawyer's Nightmare: "But Everyone Else Does It"

    The IP Lawyer's Nightmare: "But Everyone Else Does It"
    This blog is about one of the most dreaded moments in the life of any IP attorney. You have been asked by your client whether it can take some action, such as use of certain content taken from the internet or adoption of a trade mark "based"…
Rank this Week: 22

Sex Offender Issues

Sex Offender Issues

Covers sex offender laws and cases.

http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 23

Legal Informatics Blog

Legal Informatics Blog

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

http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com
  • May 18

    Hoekstra: Dataset: A Network Analysis of Dutch Regulation

    Hoekstra: Dataset: A Network Analysis of Dutch Regulation
    Dr. Rinke Hoekstra of the Leibniz Center for Law has posted a dataset entitled A Network Analysis of Dutch Regulations. Here is the description: This fileset contains two networks (CSV files) of citations between Dutch regulations stored on…
  • May 18

    Raman: Ethnographic study of Indian land record digitization project

    Raman: Ethnographic study of Indian land record digitization project
    Bhuvaneswari Raman of the French Institute of Pondicherry has published The Rhetoric and Reality of Transparency: Transparent Information, Opaque City Spaces and the Empowerment Question, Journal of Community Informatics, 8(2), article 866…
  • May 17

    Abstracts: Bayesian Analysis in Law: Papers presented at Conference: The Many Faces of Contemporary Philosophy and Theory of Law

    Abstracts: Bayesian Analysis in Law: Papers presented at Conference: The Many Faces of Contemporary Philosophy and Theory of Law
    Abstracts have been posted of papers presented at the Conference: The Many Faces of Contemporary Philosophy and Theory of Law, held 23-24 March 2013, at Jagellonian University, Cracow, Poland. The conference included a special working group…
Rank this Week: 24

Religion Clause

Religion Clause

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

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/
  • May 19

    Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Case

    Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Case
    In Rich v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, (11 Cir., May 14, 2013), the 11th Circuit sent back for trial a Jewish prisoner's challenge under RLUIPA to Florida's refusal to provide him with kosher meals.In Watkins v.…
  • May 19

    Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Alleging Defamation In Church Annulment Proceeding

    Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Alleging Defamation In Church Annulment Proceeding
    A Kansas appellate court, in a 2-1 decision, affirmed the dismissal of a suit brought by plaintiff against his former wife alleging that she made defamatory statements to a Catholic Archdiocesan Tribunal in seeking an annulment of their…
  • May 18

    Afghan Parliament Tables Bill Protecting Women After Objections From Islamic Legislator

    Afghan Parliament Tables Bill Protecting Women After Objections From Islamic Legislator
    Today's Deutsche Welle reports that in Afghanistan's Parliament, lawmakers have withdrawn a bill that would have instituted a number of protections for women.  The action came after  religious parties complained that the…
Rank this Week: 25

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/
  • May 16

    What’s the Right Way to Respond to a Shareholder Books and Records Request?

    What’s the Right Way to Respond to a Shareholder Books and Records Request?
    Delaware law gives shareholders the right to request corporate books and records in order to investigate issues that are of interest to them. For several decades now, Delaware courts have encouraged shareholders to take advantage of this…
  • May 15

    A Look Ahead at SEC Enforcement Actions – with Orrick’s Jim Meyer

    A Look Ahead at SEC Enforcement Actions – with Orrick’s Jim Meyer
    Orrick partner Jim Meyers provides his perspective to JD Supra in the May 14, 2013 article, “A Look Ahead at SEC Enforcement Actions – with Orrick’s Jim Meyers.” Jim comments on trends in Securities and Exchange…
  • May 14

    Where There’s Smoke, There’s FIRREA

    Where There’s Smoke, There’s FIRREA
    Few can ignite a legal firestorm like U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York. Last week, in a mortgage fraud suit against Bank of America and Countrywide, Judge Rakoff refused to dismiss a novel claim for civil…
Rank this Week: 26

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: 27

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/
  • May 19

    New Questions Arise After Hong Kong Allows Transsexual Marriage

    New Questions Arise After Hong Kong Allows Transsexual Marriage
    Following a court ruling allowing for transsexuals to marry in Hong Kong’s New Territories, new questions have arisen concerning inheritance rights, matrimonial rights, and sex offenses. By covering male-to-female transsexuals under the…
  • May 19

    CLE on Beneficiary Designation Problem

    CLE on Beneficiary Designation Problem
    The American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law will sponsor a CLE entitled, When Good Benes Go Bad or Missing Beneficiary Designation Problems with Qualified Plans and IRAs: How to Identify, Avoid and Fix Them,…
  • May 19

    Check Out Michael Jackson's Estate On 60 Minute

    Check Out Michael Jackson's Estate On 60 Minute
    Today on CBS at 7 p.m. EST, 60 Minutes is showing viewers a special on Michael Jackson’s Estate. Estate’s archivist and Michael Jackson’s friend will give the tour. Viewers will get to see Jackson’s prized possessions like Jackson’s…
Rank this Week: 28

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: 29

ImmigrationProf Blog

ImmigrationProf Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/
Rank this Week: 30

Appellate Law & Practice

Appellate Law & Practice

Covers appellate law and advocacy.

http://appellate.typepad.com/appellate/
  • Dec 10

    Giving it up.

    Giving it up.
     I am going to be discontinuing my participation in this blog in the next week or so.  If you want someone to blame, blame 1) non-lawyers; 2) furries; and 3) the victims rights/tort reform industry. 
  • Dec 8

    CA1: large law firm loses case on behalf of client

    CA1: large law firm loses case on behalf of client
     US Securities & Exch v. Tambone, No. 07-1384. This is a close case. On the one hand, the government is bringing an enforcement action regarding misleading prospectuses to sell mutual funds. On the other hand, the defendants are represented…
  • Dec 8

    CA1: It’s official. Everything is mail fraud.

    CA1: It’s official. Everything is mail fraud.
    US v. Hebshie, 07-2339 (12/4/08). This is a federal arson case. As you know, the framers of the constitution really envisioned the federal government prosecuting insurance fraud (or, as they say, “mail fraud”). The first says that pretty…
Rank this Week: 31

Lewis & Clark Law School…

Lewis & Clark Law School Podcast

Lewis & Clark Law School Podcast of events and speakers.

http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast
Rank this Week: 32

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

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

http://www.talkleft.com/
  • May 19

    Sunday Open Thread

    Sunday Open Thread
    Our last open thred (Friday) is all filled up. I'm off to a college graduation this morning (which unbelievably is going to last four hours until 1 pm, and then with lunch, till 3pm.) Then I get to rush home to meet Comcast who will try…
  • May 18

    Jacksonville's "I Spy" Program

    Jacksonville's "I Spy" Program
    Jacksonville, Florida , and 11 other counties in northeast Florida are the latestto introduce a program encouraging people to report people they see engaging in behavior they deem suspicious and possibly terrorism-related. The program is…
  • May 18

    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Docket: Missing Entrie

    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Docket: Missing Entrie
    Yesterday, the Judge in the Boston bombing case of defendant Dzokhar Tsarnaev issued an order denying a motion filed under seal in which the defense asked to take periodic photographs of Dzhokhar (Jahar) at Devens Medical Facility to be able…
Rank this Week: 33

PlagiarismToday

PlagiarismToday

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

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

    Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 283 – Fair Use Vacation

    Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 283 – Fair Use Vacation
    Congress mulls DMCA reform, Aereo seeks summary judgment and Google opposes class action status in Authors Guild case.
  • May 17

    3 Count: Principled Hearing

    3 Count: Principled Hearing
    U.S. House of Representative has hearings on copyright reform, Kim Dotcom wins right to appeal to NZ Supeme Court and BREIN suffers a defeat in the Netherlands.
  • May 16

    MailChimp Responds, Fixes Duplicate Content Issue

    MailChimp Responds, Fixes Duplicate Content Issue
    MailChimp reached out to me to let me know that the duplicate content issue has been fixed. Robots.txt files have been added to the relevant servers.
Rank this Week: 34

farmgate

farmgate

Covers agricultural policy issues. By the University of Illinois Extension.

http://www.farmgateblog.com/
  • Dec 19

    Where is agriculture teetering on the “fiscal cliff?”

    Where is agriculture teetering on the “fiscal cliff?”
    While the nation’s leaders continue their fiscal policy discussions and the citizenry teeters on the edge of the “fiscal cliff,” agriculture may have already fallen over the cliff.  Its fate will be determined whether…
  • Dec 17

    Seed corn selection strategies for 2013 and beyond

    Seed corn selection strategies for 2013 and beyond
    Do you have all of your 2013 seed corn booked?  Are you guaranteed of getting what you want?  Will you have some flex acres that could use seed corn next spring, if the soy-corn ratio prefers corn?  Have you been told by your…
  • Dec 13

    No Farm Bill Yet, But It May Already Violate International Trade Rule

    No Farm Bill Yet, But It May Already Violate International Trade Rule
    The 2008 Farm Bill expired at the end of September, and a replacement is caught up in the stalemate on the so-call “fiscal cliff” talks in Washington, which will dictate the extent of the safety net for US farmers over the next…
Rank this Week: 35

Food Safety News

Food Safety News

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

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

    Letter From The Editor: Catfish

    Letter From The Editor: Catfish
    Last week I told my colleagues that I did not want to hear anything more about the damn “Farm Bill.” It’s taken up more time than the Korean War did, and I was sick of hearing about it.  Then they caught my attention by…
  • May 17

    Illnesses Tied to NC Holiday Inn Salmonella Outbreak Rise to 51

    Illnesses Tied to NC Holiday Inn Salmonella Outbreak Rise to 51
    At least 51 people are now known to have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak linked to a North Carolina Holiday Inn, reported the Cumberland County Health Department Friday. That number is up from the 44 illnesses reported by the Department…
  • May 17

    Two Infants Ill in Salmonella Tahini Outbreak

    Two Infants Ill in Salmonella Tahini Outbreak
    Two Minnesota children under the age of 1 are reported ill in a Salmonella outbreak linked to nationally recalled Krinos brand tahini sesame paste, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The illnesses have been associated…
Rank this Week: 36

Gallagher Blogs

Gallagher Blogs

Features library news and legal research tips. From the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library of the University of Washington School of Law.

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/
  • May 15

    New Faculty Publication: Ron Collins' Books by Supreme Court Justice

    New Faculty Publication: Ron Collins' Books by Supreme Court Justice
    Ronald K.L. Collins, Books by Supreme Court Justices, 38 J. Sup. Ct. Hist. 94 (2013).Identifying 353 books, Prof. Collins bibliography is the latest and most comprehensive work covering works written, edited, or compiled by the Justices.Chief…
  • May 14

    New Faculty Publications: Toshiko Takenaka and Signe Naeve

    New Faculty Publications: Toshiko Takenaka and Signe Naeve
    Intellectual Property in Common Law and Civil Law (Toshiko Takenaka ed., Edward Elgar, 2013).UW Law professor Toshiko Takenaka has edited and contributed chapters to this new work, which covers patents, copyright, trademark and unfair…
  • May 10

    New Faculty Publication: Anita Krig on Investment Company as Instrument

    New Faculty Publication: Anita Krig on Investment Company as Instrument
    Anita K. Krug, Investment Company as Instrument: The Limitations of the Corporate Governance Regulatory Regime, 86 S. Cal. L. Rev. 263 (2013). Available on SSRN.AbstractU.S. regulation of public investment companies (such as mutual funds) is…
Rank this Week: 37

Opinio Juris

Opinio Juris

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

http://opiniojuris.org
  • May 19

    Events and Announcements: May 19, 2013

    Events and Announcements: May 19, 2013
    by An Hertogen by An Hertogen Calls for Papers The Centre on Human Rights in Conflict is organising a workshop on Law, Faith and Historical Memory to take place in London (Stratford Campus, University of East London) on June, 12. More…
  • May 18

    Visualizing International Criminal Justice

    Visualizing International Criminal Justice
    by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller I want to call readers’ attention to a remarkable new report on international criminal justice authored by Daniel McLaughlin, a former legal officer at the ECCC, for Fordham’s Leitner Center…
  • May 17

    Weekend Roundup: May 11-17, 2013

    Weekend Roundup: May 11-17, 2013
    by An Hertogen by An Hertogen This week on Opinio Juris, Kevin was surprised by an unexpected dissenter in Kenya’s request to the Security Council to terminate the ICC’s Kenya cases. He also analysed whether the ICC has…
Rank this Week: 38

Credit Slips

Credit Slips

Discusses credit and bankruptcy. By Professors Bob Lawless, Angela Littwin, Katie Porter, John Pottow, Deborah Thorne and Elizabeth Warren.

http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/
  • May 17

    MLEA at the University of Illinoi

    MLEA at the University of Illinoi
    On October 11 & 12, the University of Illinois College of Law will host the 12th annual Midwestern Law & Economics Association conference. The event consists of law professors and economists presenting papers with varying degrees of…
  • May 10

    On the Valuation of Hedge Funds (or Hedge Fund Managers)

    On the Valuation of Hedge Funds (or Hedge Fund Managers)
    So Felix Salmon has taken a justifiable swipe at some oddish Bloomberg articles on Citibank's spinoff of its internal hedge fund, as required by the Volcker Rule. But in doing so, it seems as though he may have hit his...
  • May 9

    Cries for Relief from the Hungarian Financial Crisi

    Cries for Relief from the Hungarian Financial Crisi
    No, not that Hungarian financial crisis. Now that the country seems to have more or less righted itself, its citizens are still struggling with their own debts. Reuters reports that the Managing Director of the National Bank of Hungary has...
Rank this Week: 39

Althouse

Althouse

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

http://althouse.blogspot.com/
  • May 19

    "Look, I can't speak to the law here. The law is irrelevant. The activity was outrageous and inexcusable."

    "Look, I can't speak to the law here. The law is irrelevant. The activity was outrageous and inexcusable."
    The Weekly Standard has this clip of Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer this morning on ABC's "This Week," asked whether the IRS's actions were illegal:Drudge links to this in a top-left headline reading "Law is irrelevant," which appears above the main…
  • May 19

    For the birds.

    For the birds.
    The phrase "for the birds" — originally, "strictly for the birds" (I guess the strictures broke down over time) — is defined by the (unlinkable) Oxford English Dictionary to mean "trivial, worthless; appealing only to gullible…
  • May 19

    "The onetime messiah seems like a sad sack, trying to bounce back from a blistering array of sins that are not even his fault."

    "The onetime messiah seems like a sad sack, trying to bounce back from a blistering array of sins that are not even his fault."
    Obama's in trouble, and Maureen Dowd is trying to help. I think. But lamely describing lameness? What's the solution? The president should try candid; wistful and petulant aren’t getting him anywhere. The Republicans who are putting…
Rank this Week: 40

27B Stroke 6

27B Stroke 6

From Wired News.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel
  • May 17

    The Strange Story of Marie Antoinette’s Watch

    The Strange Story of Marie Antoinette’s Watch
    It was a watch so beautiful, so elegant, so precise, that it could only have been meant for royalty. Then it vanished without a trace.    |    Photo: David Silberman/Getty Images The tiny Simca 1000 Sedan puttered through…
  • May 16

    Lawmakers Introduce Bill Requiring Court Order to Seize Phone Record

    Lawmakers Introduce Bill Requiring Court Order to Seize Phone Record
    In the wake of the AP scandal, in which federal investigators obtained the phone records of journalists using only a subpoena, four lawmakers have introduced legislation in the House that would prevent federal agencies from seizing any phone…
  • May 16

    LulzSec Hackers Sentenced to Prison by London Court

    LulzSec Hackers Sentenced to Prison by London Court
    Four leading hackers from LulzSec, an offshoot of Anonymous, were sentenced today to between two and two-and-a-half years in prison in London for their roles in hacking Sony and a series of other targets in 2011.
Rank this Week: 41

Law Blog

Law Blog

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

http://blogs.wsj.com/law
  • May 17

    Former IRS Division Chief Predicts Wave of Departure

    Former IRS Division Chief Predicts Wave of Departure
    A former Internal Revenue Service official who ran the unit now at the center of scandal says the agency is about to be a hit by a wave of resignations that he fears will hobble its operations.
  • May 17

    Question to IRS Official Was Planted

    Question to IRS Official Was Planted
    The disclosure last week by a high-ranking Internal Revenue Service official that the agency had improperly targeted conservative groups wasn't an impromptu confession but an orchestrated roll out of damaging news.
  • May 17

    Louisiana Bill Would Ban Drivers From Reading Tweet

    Louisiana Bill Would Ban Drivers From Reading Tweet
    In Louisiana, you're not allowed to text while driving, but nothing in the law says that a motorist can't tweet, check in with friends on Facebook, or post photos on Instagram. That may soon change.
Rank this Week: 42

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/
  • May 17

    Maybe The Toronto Mayor Should Skip The P.R. Lawyer and Go Straight To Criminal Defense Attorney?

    Maybe The Toronto Mayor Should Skip The P.R. Lawyer and Go Straight To Criminal Defense Attorney?
    Toronto Mayor allegedly gets caught smoking crack, and his lawyer apparently gets caught hyperventilating while trying to kill the story… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags:…
  • May 17

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.17.13

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.17.13
    * NY Attorney General investigating fast food restaurants for shorting their employees. This is a worthwhile cause, but what he should be looking into is who ate the bones? [CNN] * Two more law schools, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and…
  • May 17

    From the Career Files: Ten Tips for Your Summer at the Screen

    From the Career Files: Ten Tips for Your Summer at the Screen
    Ross Guberman provides some summer advice. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: ATL Career Center, Career Advice, Career Advice for This Summer, Career Center, Law Students, Summer…
Rank this Week: 43

American Civil Liberties Union…

American Civil Liberties Union Blog

Covers civil rights and constitutional law. From the ACLU.

http://blog.aclu.org/blog
  • May 17

    New Push, at Home and Abroad, to Combat Modern-Day Slavery

    New Push, at Home and Abroad, to Combat Modern-Day Slavery
    A White House task force set up to combat human trafficking held its annual meeting today, chaired by Secretary of State John Kerry. The cabinet-level group, called the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in…
  • May 17

    Maryland Stands Up for Pregnant Worker

    Maryland Stands Up for Pregnant Worker
    Yesterday, Maryland's governor signed into law legislation protecting pregnant women from workplace discrimination. This should be a no-brainer. Picture this: you have a good job, you have medical benefits, you're financially stable, and you…
  • May 17

    Experts Discuss Surveillance Society at Domestic Drones Hearing

    Experts Discuss Surveillance Society at Domestic Drones Hearing
    An important Congressional subcommittee held a hearing today on domestic drone use. Members and witnesses didn't just rehash familiar concerns; they dug deeper to explore how advanced surveillance technology has become, and the real dangers…
Rank this Week: 45

The Ombuds Blog

The Ombuds Blog

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

http://ombuds-blog.blogspot.com/
  • May 16

    Job Posting: Kaiser Permanente Vallejo CA

    Job Posting: Kaiser Permanente Vallejo CA
    KP is hiring a full-time Health Care Ombuds/Mediator for its Northern California medical center in Vallejo. The Kaiser HCOM, "functions as a trained alternative dispute professional offering patients, family members, staff & …
  • May 16

    Overview of Ombuds in Africa and the AOMA

    Overview of Ombuds in Africa and the AOMA
    A recent article in the Ethiopian Herald provides an excellent the history of Ombuds in Africa and their professional body, the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association. Here's a portion: As some African states moved towards…
  • May 15

    Sexual Assault Task Force at University of North Carolina will Include Ombud

    Sexual Assault Task Force at University of North Carolina will Include Ombud
    At UNC-Chapel Hill today, a task force will convene to review the university’s policies and procedures on sexual assault cases. The 21-member task force will meet weekly with a goal of a recommendations for a revised policy by the end…
Rank this Week: 44