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27B Stroke 6

From Wired News.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel
  • 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.
  • May 23

    Kim Dotcom Claims Ownership of Two-Factor Authentication

    Kim Dotcom Claims Ownership of Two-Factor Authentication
    Infamous file-sharing kingpin Kim Dotcom claimed today he is the inventor of two-factor authentication, a method of securing online services.
  • May 21

    Obama Stops Championing Treaty That Gives the Blind Better Access to E-Book

    Obama Stops Championing Treaty That Gives the Blind Better Access to E-Book
    The President Barack Obama administration went on record four years ago supporting a proposed international treaty to make books more accessible to the blind across the globe. Fast forward to today. As world leaders are readying to congregate…
Rank this Week: 46

Patently-O

Patently-O

Covers patents, claim drafting tips, patent cases, patent legislation and patent prosecution. By Dennis Crouch.

http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/
  • May 23

    Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013)

    Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013)
    By Dennis Crouch If it exists, the patent heat in Congress right now is focused on "curbing abusive patent litigation." A variety of bills have been introduced, including the SHIELD Act that would introduce a one-way fee shifting…
  • May 22

    Sample Civil Procedure II Exam

    Sample Civil Procedure II Exam
    In CivPro II (a 2-hour course), we covered civil procedure issues related to class actions, discovery, summary judgment, JML, new trial, appellate jurisdiction, and preclusion. Here is the two-hour exam. – Dennis ===== Dent sued Baker in…
  • May 21

    Motiva v. ITC and Nintendo

    Motiva v. ITC and Nintendo
    By Jason Rantanen Motiva, LLC v. International Trade Commission and Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Fed. Cir. 2013) Download 12-1252.Opinion.5-9-2013.1 Panel: Newman, Prost (author), O'Malley In order to bring a section 337 action in the International…
Rank this Week: 47

Legal Profession Blog

Legal Profession Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/
  • May 23

    Court Remands Public Defender Case

    Court Remands Public Defender Case
    The Florida Supreme Court has remanded a case involving public defender claims that they should be permitted to decline appointments and withdraw from cases due to their overloaded dockets. WCTV.com has this report: The Florida Supreme Court…
  • May 23

    In The Home Of the Father

    In The Home Of the Father
    A Tennessee circuit court judge is the subject of recently-filed charges filed by Disciplinary Counsel with the Court of the Judiciary. The charges allege that the judge was responsible for a matter involving post divorce custody and…
  • May 23

    Downward Departure

    Downward Departure
    The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has agreed with the Board on Professional Responsibility and declined to impose identical reciprocal discipline in a case where the attorney was disbarred in Maryland. Instead of disbarment, the…
Rank this Week: 48

International Economic Law and…

International Economic Law and Policy Blog

By WorldTradeLaw.net.

http://worldtradelaw.typepad.com/ielpblog/
  • May 23

    In Other EU Investor-State News ...

    In Other EU Investor-State News ...
    Following up on the post from the other day, let's see what the EU member states think of an investment agreement with China: The European Commission decided today to ask the Member States for their agreement on a mandate to...
  • May 23

    Global Trade Watch Praises the Appellate Body

    Global Trade Watch Praises the Appellate Body
    Well, sort of: The WTO’s Appellate Body ruled that the program’s requirement that meat producers gather a greater amount of information about meat origins than is ultimately conveyed to consumers downstream violated WTO…
  • May 23

    Trade in Lethal Injection Drug

    Trade in Lethal Injection Drug
    The issue of trade in lethal injection drugs came up a while ago in relation to U.S. excecutions. But we are not the only executioner around, and similar issues have now arisen in Viet Nam: Vietnam has issued a new...
Rank this Week: 49

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: 50

FourthAmendment.com

FourthAmendment.com

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

http://fourthamendment.com/blog/index.php?blog=1
Rank this Week: 51

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: 52

Mortgage Fraud Blog

Mortgage Fraud Blog

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

http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com
  • May 23

    Pastor Surrenders Following Real Estate Investment Fraud Charge

    Pastor Surrenders Following Real Estate Investment Fraud Charge
    Samuel Ray Palasota, 52, Houston, Texas, has surrendered to federal authorities following the return of a 24-count indictment alleging he operated a fraudulent real estate investment scheme and defrauded a woman of $650,000. The previously…
  • May 23

    Prison Time for Foreclosure Rescuer who Cheated Homeowner

    Prison Time for Foreclosure Rescuer who Cheated Homeowner
    Christian Hidalgo, Chula Vista, California, was sentenced to 57 months of custody by District Court Judge William Q. Hayes for a mortgage loan-modification scheme that cheated over 120 people out of over $670,000, and resulted in the loss of…
  • May 23

    Man Admits Down Payment Fraud and Kickback Scheme

    Man Admits Down Payment Fraud and Kickback Scheme
    Daniel Monteiro, 34, Wolcott, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering…
Rank this Week: 53

Patent Docs

Patent Docs

Covers biotech and pharma patent law and news. By McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff.

http://www.patentdocs.org/
Rank this Week: 54

PlagiarismToday

PlagiarismToday

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

http://www.plagiarismtoday.com
  • May 23

    How Kindle Worlds Might Change Fan Fiction

    How Kindle Worlds Might Change Fan Fiction
    With the launch of Kindle Worlds, some fan fiction authors can now sell their creations for a profit. But how will this affect the larger community?
  • May 23

    3 Count: Annoying Orange

    3 Count: Annoying Orange
    Ad agency sues over Annoying Orange TV show, architecture firm wins $1.3 million judgment and Prenda escapes three cases.
  • May 22

    3 Count: Extra Sanction

    3 Count: Extra Sanction
    Prenda Law is racking up $1,000 daily in new sanctions, Scroll Kit hit with C&Ds from NYT and Latvian teacher raided over online book infringement.
Rank this Week: 55

Legal History Blog

Legal History Blog

Offers scholarship, news and new ideas in legal history. By professor Mary L. Dudziak.

http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    The Backhouse Backlist

    The Backhouse Backlist
    Constance B. Backhouse, a Distinguished University Professor on the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law and an immediate Past President of the ASLH, has posted some of her backlist:The Doctrine of Corroboration in Sexual Assault Trials in…
  • May 23

    LaChance to Emory

    LaChance to Emory
    Congratulations to Daniel LaChance, who joins the Emory University Department of History this fall as an Assistant Professor. From the History Department website:Daniel LaChance joins the Department of History in the Fall of 2013. His work…
  • May 23

    Reid on CJ White and the Selective Service Case

    Reid on CJ White and the Selective Service Case
    Charles J. Reid Jr., University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota), has posted A Louisiana Civilian in the Supreme Court: The Selective Service Cases Revisited.  It will appear in Honos alit artes: Etudes pour le soixante-dixieme…
Rank this Week: 56

Structured Settlements 4Real

Structured Settlements 4Real

Provides structured settlement information, provocative commentary, news and opinion about structured settlements and settlement planning. By John Darer.

http://structuredsettlements.typepad.com/structured_settlements_4r/
  • May 23

    "Secondary Market Annuity" / "InForce Structured Annuity" Disclosure

    "Secondary Market Annuity" / "InForce Structured Annuity" Disclosure
    The financial products that are referred to as Secondary Market Annuities and Inforce Annuities ARE NOT ANNUITIES and a company that markets such products to investors admits that in this excerpt... This is a content summary only. Please…
  • May 22

    Targets of Settlement Purchasing Companies: It's All "Relative"

    Targets of Settlement Purchasing Companies: It's All "Relative"
    Settlement purchasers are known for ad buys in so-called "unemployment TV" This is a content summary only. Please click on the title for the full content, If you find yourself on FAEMM community, back out and type in www.…
  • May 20

    Genex Capital "Operative" Spammed Answers.com to Try To Penalize JG Wentworth

    Genex Capital "Operative" Spammed Answers.com to Try To Penalize JG Wentworth
    Vancouver based Genex Capital must have it out for JG Wentworth to pull this stunt after another website it uses for lead generation promotes Genex officer hosted complaint pages against J.G.... This is a content summary only. Please click on…
Rank this Week: 57

The BLT: Blog of Legal Times

The BLT: Blog of Legal Times

The National Law Journal's blog covering law, lobbying, politics, crime, courts, business, and culture in the nation's capital and beyond.

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/
  • Nov 29

    Senate Committee Moves Forward with Internet Privacy Bill

    Senate Committee Moves Forward with Internet Privacy Bill
    The Senate Judiciary Committee moved forward Thursday to update a privacy law that would require law enforcement and regulatory agencies to obtain search warrants before getting content of emails and other electronic communications. But the…
  • Nov 29

    Friday is the Day for Clothing Drive for the Homele

    Friday is the Day for Clothing Drive for the Homele
    D.C.-area lawyers, law firm staff and their families will be clearing out their clothes closets tonight. Gifts for the Homeless, the lawyer-led nonprofit that uses all donated money to help the homeless, is holding its annual clothing…
  • Nov 29

    Goodlatte to Tackle Range of Issues at House Judiciary Committee

    Goodlatte to Tackle Range of Issues at House Judiciary Committee
    Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) has been elected to serve as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee when the 113th Congress convenes in January, putting him in the center of issues like antitrust, immigration reform and Department of…
Rank this Week: 58

IntLawGrrls

IntLawGrrls

Features voices on international law, policy and practice.

http://intlawgrrls.blogspot.com/
  • Mar 8

    We've revived!

    We've revived!
    Encouraged by our contributors and readers, we've revived IntLawGrrls on International Women's Day.  You can find us at a new website: www.ilg2.org.  Please visit us there, and don't forget to visit Diane Marie Amann at her new solo…
  • Dec 13

    All good thing

    All good thing
    All good things must come to an end, as they say. And so it is today with IntLawGrrls. After much discussion among ourselves, we editors have decided to close this forum – to take a break from daily blogging, and to pursue new…
  • Dec 12

    Go 'Grrl! Diane Marie Amann is Special Adviser to ICC Prosecutor on Children in Armed Conflict

    Go 'Grrl! Diane Marie Amann is Special Adviser to ICC Prosecutor on Children in Armed Conflict
    Exciting news!International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has appointed our own Diane Marie Amann, IntLawGrrls founder and editor-in-chief, to be her Special Adviser on Children in and affected by Armed Conflict. Bensouda announced…
Rank this Week: 59

Discourse.net

Discourse.net

By University of Miami law professor Michael Froomkin. Covers civil liberties, the Internet, Guantanamo, Iraq attrocities, politics and more.

http://www.discourse.net/
  • May 20

    Crawford on Telco Monopolie

    Crawford on Telco Monopolie
    Nice profile of Susan Crawford, highlighting her campaign against telco internet monopolies, by David Carr in today’s NYT. A taste of Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future: Susan Crawford, a professor at [Cardozo School of…
  • May 17

    EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

    EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again
    EFF Will Accept Bitcoins to Support Digital Liberty. This follows a 2-year moratorium. One key difference from past practice: EFF will liquidate any Bitcoins it receives as soon as it gets them. EFF’s announcement pointed me to this…
  • May 15

    The Red Lionfish of Politic

    The Red Lionfish of Politic
    How can this be? Most people are now familiar with President’s Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security by reducing the annual cost of living adjustment. While the final formula is somewhat convoluted, the net effect is to reduce…
Rank this Week: 60

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/
  • May 23

    DC Circuit Rules That CIA May Refuse To Release Bin Laden Photo

    DC Circuit Rules That CIA May Refuse To Release Bin Laden Photo
    The US Appeals Court for the DC Circuit has ruled per curiam that the CIA may refuse to release post mortem photographs of Osama bin Laden which the agency classified as top secret. A group called Judicial Watch filed a...
  • May 23

    Joe Francis Apologizes For Rant Against Jury Member

    Joe Francis Apologizes For Rant Against Jury Member
    Joe Francis, famous for his "Girls Gone Wild" empire, has apologized for an "appalling" Hollywood Reporter interview in which he repeatedly insulted members of the jury which convicted him of false imprisonment and…
  • May 23

    EU Parliament, Member States Want "Culture Exception" in Upcoming EU/US Trade Talk

    EU Parliament, Member States Want "Culture Exception" in Upcoming EU/US Trade Talk
    The EU Parliament has indicated it wants the area of culture exempted from upcoming trade talks with the United States. France, an EU member states, agrees, and is vocal about backing a cultural exception for French films, for example.…
Rank this Week: 61

Food Safety News

Food Safety News

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

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/
  • May 22

    Oklahoma Issues Food Safety Advice After Tornadoe

    Oklahoma Issues Food Safety Advice After Tornadoe
    In the wake of the tornadoes that devastated many Oklahoma communities this week, state health officials are reminding residents and rescue workers that food is more likely to be contaminated after a natural disaster, and should be handled…
  • May 22

    CSPI Issues New Report on Antibiotic Resistance; Slaughter and DeLauro Call for Action

    CSPI Issues New Report on Antibiotic Resistance; Slaughter and DeLauro Call for Action
    The majority of foodborne illness outbreaks caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens on record have occurred in the past thirteen years, according to a new report released by the Center for Science in the Public Interest on Wednesday. The…
  • May 22

    Second State Senate Votes for GMO Labeling Law

    Second State Senate Votes for GMO Labeling Law
    A second legislative body wants to require food manufacturers to label products with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Connecticut Senate has voted 35-to-1 in favor of a GMO labeling bill, joining the Vermont House’s 99-to-42…
Rank this Week: 62

Consumer Law & Policy Blog

Consumer Law & Policy Blog

Covers advertising, credit reporting, debt collection, ID theft, predatory lending and other consumer law topics. By Public Citizen.

http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/
  • May 23

    Trademark claim over fictional product's name rejected

    Trademark claim over fictional product's name rejected
    by Paul Alan Levy A useful ruling last week from the federal court in Northern Indiana dismissed its face a complaint brought by an obscure company that makes “Clean Slate” software, which can be used to wipe all user activity...
  • May 23

    "Verify, then Trust: How to Legalize Off-Label Drug Marketing"

    "Verify, then Trust: How to Legalize Off-Label Drug Marketing"
    Off-label [that is, non-FDA approved] drug use is controversial. Some drug sellers, doctors, and patients think that cautious unapproved drug use advances medical science while helping to mitigate and cure disease, while some consumer…
  • May 23

    Judge Approves Class Settlement over Sketchers' Unfounded Claim

    Judge Approves Class Settlement over Sketchers' Unfounded Claim
    A federal judge in Kentucky approved last week a $40 million class-action settlement between Skechers USA Inc. and consumers who bought Skechers' toning shoes from August 2008 - August 2012. The Skechers' ads made unfounded claims that the…
Rank this Week: 63

43(B)log

43(B)log

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

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    Sins of a trademark owner: Rogers applies regardless of intent

    Sins of a trademark owner: Rogers applies regardless of intent
    Rebellion Developments Ltd. v. Stardock Entertainment, Inc., 2013 WL 1944888 (E.D. Mich.) H/T Eric Goldman. Rebellion sued Stardock alleging that Stardock’s game, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion infringed its registered trademark…
  • May 23

    H&R Block can't plausibly plead confusion from comparative ad

    H&R Block can't plausibly plead confusion from comparative ad
    H/T The Trademark Blog H&R Block Eastern Enterprises, Inc. v. Intuit, Inc., No. 13-0072-CV-W-FJG  (W.D. Mo. May 22, 2013) An anti-trademark-expansionist twofer: claim against comparative ad dismissed on the pleadings, and a holding…
  • May 23

    economic loss doctrine doesn't bar New Jersey consumer fraud claim

    economic loss doctrine doesn't bar New Jersey consumer fraud claim
    Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Inc. v. Georgia-Pacific LLC, --- F. Supp. 2d ----, 2013 WL 2177974 (D.N.J.) Parker sued GP on behalf of a putative class alleging violations of the New Jersey Products Liability Act (PLA); breach of…
Rank this Week: 64

International Law Reporter

International Law Reporter

Edited by Professor Jacob Katz Cogan.

http://ilreports.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    Schabas, McDermott, & Hayes: The Ashgate Research Companion to International Criminal Law: Critical Perspective

    Schabas, McDermott, & Hayes: The Ashgate Research Companion to International Criminal Law: Critical Perspective
    William A. Schabas (Middlesex Univ.), Yvonne McDermott (Bangor Univ.), & Niamh Hayes (Institute for International Criminal Investigations) have published The Ashgate Research Companion to International Criminal Law: Critical Perspectives…
  • May 23

    New Issue: Journal of World Intellectual Property

    New Issue: Journal of World Intellectual Property
    The latest issue of the Journal of World Intellectual Property (Vol. 16, nos. 1-2, March 2013) is out. Contents include:The ATRIP Essay Competition Begoña Gonzalez Otero, Compelling to Disclose Software Interoperable Information: A…
  • May 23

    Call for Submissions: Revue Québécoise de Droit International

    Call for Submissions: Revue Québécoise de Droit International
    The Revue Québécoise de Droit International has issued a call for submissions for its upcoming issues. Here's the call: Call for Submissions The Québec Journal of International Law (RQDI : Revue québécoise…
Rank this Week: 65

Sex Offender Research by A Voice…

Sex Offender Research by A Voice of Reason

Covers research, studies, and court cases related to sex offender issues.

http://sexoffenderresearch.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    ACTION ALERT: Senate Farm Bill S-954: AMENDMENT NO. 1056

    ACTION ALERT: Senate Farm Bill S-954: AMENDMENT NO. 1056
    5-23-2013 Washington DC: In the US Senate there is a bill titled "Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (S-954)" introduced by Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 5/14/2013). This... [[This,an article summary.Please visit my…
  • May 22

    Senate passes legislation allowing Niagara County sex offender restriction

    Senate passes legislation allowing Niagara County sex offender restriction
    A closer look, no mention of any problem necessitating this kind of law, so why is it being considered? OH yes, to put a feather in the cap of the Sponsor; look at what I did? These bills cause more... [[This,an article summary.Please visit…
  • May 21

    Homeless sex offenders present challenge to police

    Homeless sex offenders present challenge to police
    5-21-2013 New Hampshire: Some address information for offenders not specific Convicted sex offenders are required to keep police informed of their whereabouts, but when sex offenders are... [[This,an article summary.Please visit my…
Rank this Week: 66

taxgirl

taxgirl

Covers corporate, non-profit, estates, individual or international taxes. By Kelly Erb.

http://www.taxgirl.com
Rank this Week: 67

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 23

    Equitable Mootness and Forum Shopping

    Equitable Mootness and Forum Shopping
    A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court denied cert in a case called Law Debenture Trust Co. v. Charter Communications, Inc. (No. 12-847). The issue was whether the Second Circuit had correctly applied the doctrine of equitable mootness to an...
  • May 23

    Ice Cube Bonds: New Paper on 363 Sales and Chapter 11

    Ice Cube Bonds: New Paper on 363 Sales and Chapter 11
    FAC UT ARDEAT, begins The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner. It means "made to burn," the narrator learns (from that "gasbag . . . Chesil Jones"). Whether your preferred hurry-up 363 sale metaphor involves flames, ice, or a…
  • May 21

    Non-exempt Exempt IRAs and Undercompensated Chapter 7 Trustee

    Non-exempt Exempt IRAs and Undercompensated Chapter 7 Trustee
    Some chapter 7 trustees have found a problem that could affect thousands of IRAs, leading to the first post in a two-post series on unintended consequences. A better reading of the law is that these IRAs should remain exempt from...
Rank this Week: 68

Overlawyered

Overlawyered

Chronicles the high cost of our legal system.

http://www.overlawyered.com/
  • Nov 29

    Must be a case for Child Protective Service

    Must be a case for Child Protective Service
    In Rockville, Maryland, a ten-year-old kid is riding the city bus [Free-Range Kids]
  • Nov 29

    “Beware of sharks swimming in your office lottery pool”

    “Beware of sharks swimming in your office lottery pool”
    “Lawsuits involving lottery pool winnings have been common enough to create a new set of case law, said Russ Weaver, a University of Louisville law professor. A cursory Google search shows some ‘Lotto lawyers’ across the…
  • Nov 29

    Foreign liquors that you can’t buy here

    Foreign liquors that you can’t buy here
    “There are many potential reasons, but a big one is a very simple regulation defining the volume of bottles legally permitted in the American market.” Our regulators allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in 750 ml bottles, but not…
Rank this Week: 69

Balkinization

Balkinization

By Yale Law School Professor Jack M. Balkin.

http://balkin.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    Obama's National Security Speech--Eloquence, Yes; Change, Less Certain

    Obama's National Security Speech--Eloquence, Yes; Change, Less Certain
    President Obama's speech today at the National Defense University represents a renewed effort to frame U.S. national security policy and to impose a sense of order and coherence amid mounting criticism of drone killings and Guantanamo.…
  • May 23

    More on compromise

    More on compromise
    Two friends made important points about m previous post.  Dennis Thompson, co-author of The Spirit of Compromise, notes that the term "rotten compromise," used by the Israeli philosopher Avashi Margalit in hid book On Compromise and…
  • May 22

    How (and why) rotten compromises are made (and justified?)

    How (and why) rotten compromises are made (and justified?)
    The Times reported earlier today on the truly disgraceful decision of Senate Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee to capitulate to Republican homophobia by withdrawing an amendment by Senator Leahy that would have allowed, in the…
Rank this Week: 70

Legal Pad

Legal Pad

Cal Law blog.

http://legalpad.typepad.com/my_weblog/
  • May 13

    Name Surfaces For Fogel's Seat

    Name Surfaces For Fogel's Seat
    [Vanessa Blum] The White House at long last is closing in on a pick to fill the Northern District judicial seat once held by U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman is the...
  • Apr 19

    Technology Revolution a Challenge Even for Larry Sonsini

    Technology Revolution a Challenge Even for Larry Sonsini
    [Scott Graham] The lawyer most responsible for developing Silicon Valley's culture of entrepreneurship is feeling the pressure of disruptive change. Speaking to Santa Clara University law students this week, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &…
  • Apr 19

    DA Regrets Misconduct, Supreme Court Says Not So Fast

    DA Regrets Misconduct, Supreme Court Says Not So Fast
    [Scott Graham] When the Sixth District Court of Appeal found “flagrant” prosecutorial misconduct in the case of Daniel Shazier last December, the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office was contrite. "Based on the court's…
Rank this Week: 71

Jack Bog's Blog

Jack Bog's Blog

Law and other thoughts by Lewis & Clark Law School Professor Jack Bogdanski.

http://bojack.org/
  • Apr 5

    Have a great weekend

    Have a great weekend
  • Apr 5

    Pay a compliment, then apologize

    Pay a compliment, then apologize
    This country is cutting out its own soul in the name of correctness.
  • Apr 5

    Drive in from the Couv, *and* deal with MAX?

    Drive in from the Couv, *and* deal with MAX?
    We're intrigued by the reference, in this article about the CRoCk, to "Portland’s whizzy light-rail system, which many Vancouverites drive across the river to use." How many do you think is "many"?
Rank this Week: 72

What About Paris?

What About Paris?

Features ideas and thoughts on servicing business clients as valued customers in American law firms. By Dan Hull.

http://www.whataboutclients.com/
  • May 22

    Sensitive Litigation Moment: "An objection must be stated concisely in a nonargumentative and nonsuggestive manner."

    Sensitive Litigation Moment: "An objection must be stated concisely in a nonargumentative and nonsuggestive manner."
    An objection must be stated concisely in a nonargumentative and nonsuggestive manner. --from Rule 30(c)(2), Fed. R. Civ. P. Lawyers who "testify" during discovery are being bad. But he/she without sin should cast the first stapler.…
  • May 20

    Roman Law: Ambitious. Well-Traveled. Enduring.

    Roman Law: Ambitious. Well-Traveled. Enduring.
    Roman law not only survived among the Roman population, it was revived and extended to peoples of Northern Europe, and it was then spread by modern colonization to lands beyond the seas of which the Romans had never even...
  • May 18

    Old Armstrong Chapel, 1831.

    Old Armstrong Chapel, 1831.
    In Indian Hill, southern Ohio, U.S. A small rectangular church with a prominent front tower. Photo by Greg Hume....
Rank this Week: 73

Class Action Defense Blog

Class Action Defense Blog

Covers CAFA, class certification, employment law, FCRA, FDCPA and multidistrict litigation. Published by Michael Hassen of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP.

http://classactiondefense.jmbm.com/
Rank this Week: 74

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/
  • May 23

    Federal Court Enjoins Seneca Member-Owned “All Of Our Butts” from Selling Smokes in New York City

    Federal Court Enjoins Seneca Member-Owned “All Of Our Butts” from Selling Smokes in New York City
    Here are the materials in City of New York v. Gordon (S.D. N.Y.): DCT Order Granting Injunction City Motion for PI Gordon Motion to Dismiss An excerpt: Plaintiff, the City of New York (“the City”), brought this action seeking…
  • May 23

    Two Papers from Elizabeth Kronk

    Two Papers from Elizabeth Kronk
    Indian Claims and the Court of Federal Claims: A Legal Overview, Historical Accounting and Examination of the Court of Federal Claims’ and Federal Circuit’s Impact on Federal Indian Law 6 Journal of the Federal Circuit Historical…
  • May 23

    St. Regis Mohawk Also In Talks with Gov. Cuomo

    St. Regis Mohawk Also In Talks with Gov. Cuomo
    The St. Regis press release. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announced today that they reached a Memorandum of Understanding with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of the State of New York that is the first step to addressing longstanding land claims…
Rank this Week: 75

Business Law Prof Blog

Business Law Prof Blog

Covers all aspects of business law. By Eric C. Chaffee, J. Scott Colesanti, Joshua P. Fershee, and Stefan J. Padfield

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/
  • Jan 14

    About Business Law Prof Blog

    About Business Law Prof Blog
    If you are interested in serving as an editor of Business Law Prof Blog for the Law Professor Blogs Network, please contact Paul Caron and Joe Hodnicki by email.
  • Jan 14

    About Business Law Prof Blog

    About Business Law Prof Blog
    If you are interested in serving as an editor of Business Law Prof Blog for the Law Professor Blogs Network, please contact Paul Caron and Joe Hodnicki by email.
  • Jan 8

    Farewell!

    Farewell!
    Starting tomorrow, Steve Bradford, Eric Chaffee, Josh Fershee, Anne Tucker, and I will no longer be blogging here at the BLPB. It's been a great ride, and I think I speak for all of us when I say "Thank you!"...
Rank this Week: 76

Reproductive Rights Prof Blog

Reproductive Rights Prof Blog

Covers abortion, contraception, pregnancy and fetal rights. By CUNY School of Law Professor Caitlin E. Borgmann.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/reproductive_rights/
  • May 23

    Rebecca Cook on Brazilian Maternal Mortality Case

    Rebecca Cook on Brazilian Maternal Mortality Case
    Rebecca J. Cook (University of Toronto Faculty of Law) has published Human Rights and Maternal Health: Exploring the Effectiveness of the Alyne Decision. The article is available on readcube. Here is the abstract: This article explores the…
  • May 23

    Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance Announces 2013 Honoree

    Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance Announces 2013 Honoree
    Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance announces: The 2013 Honorees Mandy Carter is one of the leading African-American lesbian activists in the country. She has a 45-year movement history of social, racial and lesbigaytrans justice organizing…
  • May 23

    Search for a Women's Libido Pill Raises Questions About Causes of Waning Female Sex Drive

    Search for a Women's Libido Pill Raises Questions About Causes of Waning Female Sex Drive
    The New York Times: Unexcited? There May Be a Pill for That, by Daniel Bergner: Linneah sat at a desk at the Center for Sexual Medicine at Sheppard Pratt in the suburbs of Baltimore and filled out a questionnaire. She...
Rank this Week: 77

New York Public Personnel Law

New York Public Personnel Law

Provides summary and commentary on selected court and administrative decisions and related matters affecting public employers and employees in New York State. By Harvey Randall, Esq.

http://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 78

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/
Rank this Week: 79

IP Thinktank

IP Thinktank

Covers intellectual property strategy around the world. By Duncan Bucknell.

http://duncanbucknell.com/ipthinktank.blog
  • Jan 13

    The pointy end of patent strategy – claim construction with the OUP Claim Construction Thesauru

    The pointy end of patent strategy – claim construction with the OUP Claim Construction Thesauru
    It doesn’t really matter how strategic you think you are, if you can’t access a pragmatic and clear construction of patent claims, you’re in trouble. While patent terms always come back to the context of the specification…
  • Dec 24

    Happy holiday

    Happy holiday
    From all of us at Think IP Strategy, we wish you peace and joy this Christmas and we hope that 2013 holds much happiness and many successes for you!  Image credit: Y0$HlMl Please do visit our site to see the rest of this post.
  • Dec 13

    R&D Planning or R&D Direction

    R&D Planning or R&D Direction
    Guest post by Robert Cantrell R&D planning is a misnomer given the truth that no plan survives first contact with adversity.  R&D involved experimentation, which essentially means to try something and see what happens because you…
Rank this Week: 80

Constitutional Law Prof Blog

Constitutional Law Prof Blog

By Professors Steven D. Schwinn and Ruthann Robson

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/conlaw/
  • May 23

    President Obama on Drones, Guantanamo

    President Obama on Drones, Guantanamo
    President Obama spoke out today on his administration's use of drone attacks and argued (again) for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in a speech that looked to wind down the war on terror. Politico reports here. President…
  • May 20

    Marcia Coyle on the Roberts Court

    Marcia Coyle on the Roberts Court
    Marcia Coyle, Chief Washington Correspondent for the National Law Journal, was kind enough to talk with me last week about her new book, The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution. The book tells the full stories (including the…
  • May 20

    Third Circuit Invalidates President Obama's NLRB Recess Appointment

    Third Circuit Invalidates President Obama's NLRB Recess Appointment
    A divided three-judge panel of the Third Circuit last week invalidated President Obama's recess appointment of Craig Becker as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling, National Labor Relations Board v. New Vista Nursing and…
Rank this Week: 81

Legal Informatics Blog

Legal Informatics Blog

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

http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com
  • May 21

    Vergottini: XML, HTML, JSON – Choosing the Right Format for Legislative Text

    Vergottini: XML, HTML, JSON – Choosing the Right Format for Legislative Text
    Grant Vergottini of Xcential Group has posted XML, HTML, JSON – Choosing the Right Format for Legislative Text, at Legix.info. Here are excerpts: I find I’m often talking about an information model and XML as if they’re the…
  • May 21

    Mill: Integrating the US’s Document

    Mill: Integrating the US’s Document
    Eric Mill of the Sunlight Foundation has posted Integrating the US’ Documents, at the Sunlight Foundation Blog. Here is an excerpt: A few weeks ago, we integrated the full text of federal bills and regulations into our alert system,…
  • May 21

    May 22: House Legislative Data and Transparency Conference 2013

    May 22: House Legislative Data and Transparency Conference 2013
    The U.S. House of Representatives will hold its second Legislative Data and Transparency Conference, 22 May 2013, in Washington, DC. Click here for the conference agenda. Click here for live video of the conference. The Twitter hashtag for…
Rank this Week: 82

Election Law

Election Law

Covers election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process.. By Rick Hasen.

http://electionlawblog.org/
Rank this Week: 83

Toronto Estate Law Blog

Toronto Estate Law Blog

Covers estate litigation, ethics, executors & trustees, succession planning and wills. Includes podcasts on estate and succession planning. By Hull & Hull.

http://estatelaw.hullandhull.com/
  • May 22

    Deciding Who Gets the Icon

    Deciding Who Gets the Icon
    The division of personal property left by a loved one on his or her death can be a thorny issue. Often, the deceased gives directions to the Estate Trustee with respect to his or her intentions. These can be in the form of a memorandum…
  • May 22

    Little Miss Muffet Listened to Buffet and Gave her Estate Away

    Little Miss Muffet Listened to Buffet and Gave her Estate Away
      In a recent article in the Globe & Mail, Thane Stenner dissects some helpful and balanced advice on issues related to estate planning by American businessman, investor and philanthropist, Warren Buffett. His advice is not of the…
  • May 21

    Don't Fear the Reaper - Songs for the Dying

    Don't Fear the Reaper - Songs for the Dying
    When practicing in the area of estates, we often only think of death in its legal context. We consider the Deceased’s assets, beneficiaries and claims made against the estate. What is often glossed over, however, is the actual…
Rank this Week: 84

The FRAUDfiles Blog

The FRAUDfiles Blog

Covers fraud and forensic accounting, including tax fraud and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. By Tracy Coenen.

http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles
  • May 22

    Boyfriend Fraud and Girlfriend Fraud

    Boyfriend Fraud and Girlfriend Fraud
    Are you into online dating? Do you use sites like Match.com, eHarmony, Craigslist, Plenty of Fish, or Christian Mingle? Did you ever wonder if you date is really who he says he is?  If you’re not careful, you can dragged into crazy…
  • May 20

    Primerica Financial Services: The Fake Job Interview

    Primerica Financial Services: The Fake Job Interview
    Primerica Financial Services is a multi-level marketing company that sells life insurance and investments. I’ve written about Primerica in the past, questioning whether Primerica is a pyramid scheme, and whether PFS is a scam. The…
  • May 15

    Lawsuit Against Expert Witness Highlights Issue of Conflicts of Interest

    Lawsuit Against Expert Witness Highlights Issue of Conflicts of Interest
    A lawsuit  recently filed in federal court in Chicago by Cottrell Inc. against J. Nigel Ellis highlights the issue of conflicts of interest for expert witnesses. Ellis is reportedly the founder of Ellis Litigation Support, Dynamic…
Rank this Week: 85

The UCL Practitioner

The UCL Practitioner

Covers California's Unfair Competition Law. By Kimberly A. Kralowec.

http://www.uclpractitioner.com/
Rank this Week: 86

The Right Coast

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/
Rank this Week: 87

PropertyProf Blog

PropertyProf Blog

By Professors D. Benjamin Barros and Alfred L. Brophy.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/property/
  • May 23

    How We Think About Property - Changes Across Time

    How We Think About Property - Changes Across Time
    David Schorr, writing at the new blog Environment, Law, and History has some insightful things to say about how our conceptions of property and the environment have changed over time. Schorr focuses on water law in the U.S. and in...
  • May 23

    The Best Venn Diagram in History?

    The Best Venn Diagram in History?
    This. Always this. Steve Clowney
  • May 23

    Dellapenna on Groundwater

    Dellapenna on Groundwater
    Joseph Dellapenna (Villanova) has posted A Primer on Groundwater Law (Idaho) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: The greater part of fresh water on the planet Earth is under ground and most of that qualifies as "groundwater" in the sense…
Rank this Week: 88

Securities Law Prof Blog

Securities Law Prof Blog

Covers securities arbitration, state securities law, court decisions and law review articles. By Professor Barbara Black.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/securities/
  • May 23

    Former Goldman Banker Settles SEC "Pay-to-Play" Charge

    Former Goldman Banker Settles SEC "Pay-to-Play" Charge
    Neil M.M. Morrison, a former VP in the investment banking division of Goldman, Sachs, settled SEC charges that he engaged in a "pay-to-play" scheme. The SEC alleged that starting in July 2008 Morrison was employed by Goldman to…
  • May 23

    ISS Settles SEC Charges that Employee Sold Confidential Proxy Voting Results for Ticket

    ISS Settles SEC Charges that Employee Sold Confidential Proxy Voting Results for Ticket
    The SEC charged proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) with failing to safeguard the confidential proxy voting information of clients participating in a number of significant proxy contests. ISS, which is registered with the…
  • May 22

    Five Broker-Dealers Settle with Massachusetts over Improper Sales of REIT

    Five Broker-Dealers Settle with Massachusetts over Improper Sales of REIT
    The Massachusetts Securities Division announced a settlement with five independent broker-dealers for improper sales of REITs that will return over $11 million to Massachusetts investors. The firms are Ameriprise Financial Services,…
Rank this Week: 89

Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Covers campaigns & elections, education, energy & environment, faith & family, foreign affairs, immigration and more. By Chapman University law professor Hugh Hewitt.

http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/
  • Apr 9

    Tests and Tiger Mom

    Tests and Tiger Mom
    New York City's Stuyvesant High School is one of those all too rare public schools for intellectually outstanding students. Such students are often bored to death in schools where the work is geared to the lowest common...
  • Apr 8

    'Proportional' Response

    'Proportional' Response
    Since when has it been considered smart to tell your enemies what your plans are?Yet there on the front page of the April 8th New York Times was a story about how unnamed "American officials" were planning a...
  • Apr 2

    Middle East 'Democracy'

    Middle East 'Democracy'
    The Obama administration treated the creation of "democracy" in the Middle East as a Good Thing. Ironically, those who created the United States of America viewed democracy with fear-- and created a Constitutional...
Rank this Week: 90