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California Injury Blog

California Injury Blog

Covers vehicle accidents, clergy abuse, personal injury and wrongful death. By Bisnar & Chase.

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

    Los Angeles Leads the Top 10 List of Cities Where Dogs Bite Mail Carrier

    Los Angeles Leads the Top 10 List of Cities Where Dogs Bite Mail Carrier
    The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) released the top 10 cities where mail carriers are most often the victims of dog attacks. Once again, Los Angeles has earned the dubious distinction of leading the pack when it comes to the most dog attacks on…
  • May 23

    Focus on Summer Travel Safety: Tire Safety is a Serious Issue

    Focus on Summer Travel Safety: Tire Safety is a Serious Issue
    This is the fourth in a series of five articles that will focus on traveling safely during the summer. Read the other posts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Before hitting the roadways this summer, it is critical that drivers take a few…
  • May 17

    Focus on Summer Travel Safety: Avoid Drowsy Driving This Summer

    Focus on Summer Travel Safety: Avoid Drowsy Driving This Summer
    This is the third in a series of five blogs about staying safe during your summer travels and road trips. Read the other posts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Summer vacation for many is a time to relax and rejuvenate. However, it is also a…
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Poverty Law Prof Blog

Poverty Law Prof Blog

Covers global poverty, welfare and current affairs. By Professors Ezra Rosser and Lowell Kent Hull.

http://maximinlaw.wordpress.com
  • May 22

    AALS Poverty and Clinic Sections’ Call-for-Paper

    AALS Poverty and Clinic Sections’ Call-for-Paper
    CALL FOR PAPERS – AALS 2014 Joint Program of the Sections on Poverty Law and Clinical Legal Education In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the “War on Poverty,” the AALS sections on Poverty Law and Clinical Legal Education…
  • May 21

    New Article: “Sensibilities for Social Justice Lawyers”

    New Article: “Sensibilities for Social Justice Lawyers”
    New Article: Ascanio Piomelli, Sensibilities for Social Justice Lawyers, 10 Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal 177 (2013).  Abstract below: This essay suggests six mindsets or sensibilities that I consider crucial for 21st…
  • May 20

    Photojournalism: “The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots”

    Photojournalism: “The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots”
    Photojournalism worth checking out: “The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots,” N.Y. Times, May 20, 2013.
Rank this Week: 227

FraudFighters Blog

FraudFighters Blog

Covers the False Claims Act, qui tam litigation and whistleblower litigation. By Tycko & Zavareei.

http://fraudfighters.wordpress.com
Rank this Week: 228

Illinois Sexual Harassment…

Illinois Sexual Harassment Attorney Blog

Covers employment discrimination, constructive discharge, gender discrimination, and sexual harassment. By Peter M. LaSorsa.

http://www.illinoissexualharassmentattorneyblog.com/
  • May 24

    Are Sexy Text Messages A Form Of A Hostile Work Environment In Chicago?

    Are Sexy Text Messages A Form Of A Hostile Work Environment In Chicago?
    So your boss keeps sending you sexual type text messages. He tells you how sexy you look and what he would like to do to you after work. Is this a hostile work environment in Chicago? The answer is yes. In fact this would be considered…
  • May 23

    Consequences Supervisors Engaging In Sexual Harassment In Illinoi

    Consequences Supervisors Engaging In Sexual Harassment In Illinoi
    So there is a supervisor who is engaging in sexual harassment in Illinois and you are the one that he is harassing. What are the consequences regarding your legal rights and what are the consequences on the company. Under the Illinois Human…
  • May 20

    National Food Corp. Pays $650,000 To Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

    National Food Corp. Pays $650,000 To Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
    National Food Corporation ("NFC") pays $650,000 to five workers to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit. The sexual harassment lawsuit was first filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") after initial settlement talks…
Rank this Week: 229

CommLawBlog

CommLawBlog

Covers developments in the entire range of issues addressed by the Federal Communications Commission in its regulation of spectrum-related activities, as well as copyright, trademark, First Amendment and Internet issues. By Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth.

http://www.commlawblog.com/
  • May 24

    2013 Reg Fees: The FCC Proposes a Couple of Alternative

    2013 Reg Fees: The FCC Proposes a Couple of Alternative
    Commission looks to update its methodology for calculating regulatory fees, but proposes a possible alternative approach to cushion the blow this year. One of the time-honored rites of spring – at least at the FCC – is the…
  • May 23

    FM Translator Application Update: Last Chance Settlement Window Opened

    FM Translator Application Update: Last Chance Settlement Window Opened
    Media Bureau provides MX applicants one last opportunity to avoid going to auction. If you’ve still got one or more FM translator applications pending from the infamous 2003 window, listen up! The Media Bureau has opened a 62-day…
  • May 23

    FCC Slams Long Distance Carrier for "Slamming"

    FCC Slams Long Distance Carrier for "Slamming"
    An expensive reminder that the FCC is still policing the long distance industry. If you’ve been thinking that the FCC doesn’t care about “slamming” anymore, think again. The Commission has proposed a multi-million…
Rank this Week: 231

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…
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In Custodia Legis

In Custodia Legis

Covers current legal trends, collecting for the largest law library in the world, a British perspective, a perspective from New Zealand, legislative developments in THOMAS, and cultural intelligence and the law.

http://blogs.loc.gov/law
  • May 24

    Nimmer on Copyright, 1st Edition – Pic of the Week

    Nimmer on Copyright, 1st Edition – Pic of the Week
    On May 6, 2013, a reception was held in the Whittall Pavilion in the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress to honor the 50th Anniversary of the treatise, Nimmer on Copyright. Co-sponsored by the U.S. Copyright Office,…
  • May 23

    Glimpse of Law: Tour Round-up

    Glimpse of Law: Tour Round-up
    April showers bring May flowers, and, if you live in Washington, DC, you know that May flowers signal the arrival of large tour buses.  As we transition into summer, I am reminded that ours is a destination city. Last year, I wrote a…
  • May 22

    The State of Congress.gov at the 2013 Legislative Data Conference

    The State of Congress.gov at the 2013 Legislative Data Conference
    The following is a guest post by Tammie Nelson, project manager of Congress.gov and an Information Technology Specialist at the Library of Congress. I spoke earlier today at the Committee on House Administration’s Legislative…
Rank this Week: 232

Cordell Parvin Blog

Cordell Parvin Blog

Covers career development, client development, and lawyer marketing.

http://www.cordellblog.com
  • May 24

    More Poetry I Like: Take Time To…

    More Poetry I Like: Take Time To…
    I continue to hear from lawyers sharing poetry they like. A reader recently sent me this poem. Take Time Take Time To Think – It Is The Source Of All Power Take Time To Read – It Is The Foundation Of All Wisdom Take Time To…
  • May 23

    You REALLY Need to Do This to Help Your Young Lawyer

    You REALLY Need to Do This to Help Your Young Lawyer
    What is the this you really need to do? Let them practice the following and shoot video and then critique. The first and last two minutes of a presentation. A mock meeting with a potential client. A mock pitch to a client. You might even…
  • May 22

    Here are 5 Quick Client Development Tip

    Here are 5 Quick Client Development Tip
    If you want to start building a reputation and building relationships with clients focus on five important points: Client development is about building high trust relationships, serving and caring. You will not develop client…
Rank this Week: 233

Australian Regulatory Compliance…

Australian Regulatory Compliance Review

Covers legal and regulatory impacts on Australian businesses. By David Jacobson.

http://www.djacobson.com/australian_regulatory_rev/
  • May 21

    Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct

    Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://www.langes.com.au/australian_regulatory_compliance/feed/ Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
  • May 20

    AML/CTF customer due diligence review

    AML/CTF customer due diligence review
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://www.langes.com.au/australian_regulatory_compliance/feed/ Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
  • May 20

    ASIC reviews charitable investment fundraiser

    ASIC reviews charitable investment fundraiser
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://www.langes.com.au/australian_regulatory_compliance/feed/ Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
Rank this Week: 234

Disputing

Disputing

Discusses articles, court cases, legislation, and news relating to alternative dispute resolution with particular focus on Texas. By Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly Hayes.

http://www.karlbayer.com/blog
  • May 24

    Fifth Circuit Affirms Arbitral Award for Breach of Unsigned Contract

    Fifth Circuit Affirms Arbitral Award for Breach of Unsigned Contract
    The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an arbitral award based upon breach of an unsigned contract. In Tricon Energy Limited v. Vinmar International, Ltd., No. 12-20100 (5th Cir. May 3, 2013), Vinmar agreed to purchase…
  • May 22

    American Exceptionalism in Consumer Arbitration

    American Exceptionalism in Consumer Arbitration
    Amy Schmitz, Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School, has authored an interesting article entitled, American Exceptionalism in Consumer Arbitration, Loyola University Chicago International Law Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2013;…
  • May 22

    NADN Announces Partnership With DRI and AAJ

    NADN Announces Partnership With DRI and AAJ
    This week, the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) announced a partnership with DRI - The Voice of The Defense Bar and the American Association for Justice (AAJ).
Rank this Week: 236

Simple Justice

Simple Justice

A New York Criminal Defense Blog. Published by Scott H. Greenfield, Esq.

http://blog.simplejustice.us
  • May 24

    Drug Warrior Has Special Need

    Drug Warrior Has Special Need
    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">As regular readers know, I have long had a deep concern for the intersection of police and special needs children, whether with physical or …
  • May 24

    The Feds Burn 830 To Get Ajemian

    The Feds Burn 830 To Get Ajemian
    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">The physician at the heart of the LIRR disability scandal, Peter Ajemian, is scheduled to be sentenced today in the Eastern District of New York, and chance to toy…
  • May 23

    Waving Good-Bye To The Fifth

    Waving Good-Bye To The Fifth
    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">Lois Lerner, following her planted question and "leaked" response about the IRS's targeting conservative political groups for special love, was hauled before…
Rank this Week: 237

ExportLawBlog

ExportLawBlog

Covers the laws governing exports from the United States with an emphasis on export regulations administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. By Clif Burns, Carolyn

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

    Honey Dumping Case Dumped After ICE Flunks Test

    Honey Dumping Case Dumped After ICE Flunks Test
    In November 2011, Immigration and Customs Enforcement breathlessly announced that it had broken a honey dumping scheme and had indicted three Chinese nationals for trying to avoid dumping duties on Chinese honey by importing mislabeled…
  • May 22

    Do Newly Proposed Iran Sanctions Target Iraq?

    Do Newly Proposed Iran Sanctions Target Iraq?
    ABOVE: Central Bank of Iraq Another day on the Hill, another round of sanctions against Iran. As if there were nothing else for these politicians to do. Academic question: how many could actually point out Iran on an unlabeled map? Just a…
  • May 20

    UMass Lowell Fined For Entity List Violation

    UMass Lowell Fined For Entity List Violation
    Back in April the University of Massachusetts at Lowell (the “University”) agreed to pay to the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) a suspended penalty of $100,000 in connection with its unlicensed export of an…
Rank this Week: 235

Larry Bodine LawMarketing Blog

Larry Bodine LawMarketing Blog

Covers law firm marketing, including advertising, blogging and sales. By Larry Bodine.

http://blog.larrybodine.com/
  • May 22

    The Results are in: Majority of Consumers Use Social Media When Searching for Attorney

    The Results are in: Majority of Consumers Use Social Media When Searching for Attorney
    The Rainmaker Institute recently commissioned a survey by The Research Intelligence Group to find out how consumers use social media in their search for an attorney. Read about the details of the survey at Survey Says Majority of Consumers…
  • May 16

    Enjoy the Benefits of Your AV Rating

    Enjoy the Benefits of Your AV Rating
    Today's post is part of an article written by Philip Livingston, CEO of Marketing and Business Solutions at LexisNexis.  He explains the importance of achieving an AV Preeminent® rating.   Each year thousands of…
  • May 15

    Webinar Today: Using Blogging and Legal Advice Forums to Engage Prospect

    Webinar Today: Using Blogging and Legal Advice Forums to Engage Prospect
      Click here to Register Date and time: Today, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:30 pm EDT Duration: 1 hour Description: With 76% of consumers seeking an…
Rank this Week: 238

Recording Industry vs The People

Recording Industry vs The People

Covers the RIAA's lawsuits of against ordinary working people.

http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 239

Privacy & Information Security…

Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

Provides global privacy and information security law updates and analysis. By Hunton & Williams.

http://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/
  • May 24

    Privacy Commissioner of Canada Recommends Updates to PIPEDA

    Privacy Commissioner of Canada Recommends Updates to PIPEDA
    On May 23, 2013, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada issued a position paper proposing revisions to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act to better align the Act with the risks facing a modern…
  • May 23

    HHS Announces Settlement with Idaho State University

    HHS Announces Settlement with Idaho State University
    On May 21, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a resolution agreement and settlement with Idaho State University for a breach that affected 17,500 individuals.
  • May 22

    FCC Clarifies Sellers’ Liability for Third Parties’ Telemarketing Violation

    FCC Clarifies Sellers’ Liability for Third Parties’ Telemarketing Violation
    On May 9, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission released a declaratory ruling clarifying the liability of a seller for violations of the Telemarketing Consumer Protection Act made by third-party telemarketers and others who place calls…
Rank this Week: 240

Legal Blog Watch

Legal Blog Watch

Covers the legal community's daily buzz. From Law.com & Carolyn Elefant & Robert Ambrogi.

http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/
  • May 17

    Inmate Sues Taco Bell Over Doritos Locos Taco

    Inmate Sues Taco Bell Over Doritos Locos Taco
    I can't say that I've tried Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Tacos, but it seems as though I'm in the minority. The menu item introduced last year has been so popular that it's helped create 15,000 new jobs for the fast food chain, Taco Bell CEO…
  • May 16

    iPhone User Claims Apple Knew Power Button Would Fail

    iPhone User Claims Apple Knew Power Button Would Fail
    iPhone users (and other Apple devotees), take note. A proposed class action filed in California seeks $5 million in damages against Apple over allegations that the company knew about a latent defect in the iPhone 4's power button and failed…
  • May 15

    Convenience Stores Fight for the Right to Sell Cold Beer

    Convenience Stores Fight for the Right to Sell Cold Beer
    Grabbing an ice-cold brew in Indiana may become a lot more convenient, if a trade group succeeds in its challenge to a 50-year-old state law that restricts gas stations, grocery stores and convenience stores to selling beer only at room…
Rank this Week: 241

Death Penalty

Death Penalty

Get the latest news on the death penalty in the United States and worldwide, and learn how you can work with Amnesty International USA to abolish capital punishment.

http://blog.amnestyusa.org
  • Mar 29

    Syria’s Assad Targets Children for Detention and Torture

    Syria’s Assad Targets Children for Detention and Torture
    Syrian refugee children fleeing the violence in their country gather at a partially set up camp near Jordan's northern border. © KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images It’s almost unbelievable, a government targeting children in an attempt to…
  • Mar 28

    FDA Slammed For Allowing Illegal Execution Drug

    FDA Slammed For Allowing Illegal Execution Drug
    The death chamber in Huntsville, Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Newsmakers) I’ve written before about how the death penalty degrades everything it touches, and in the words of Thomas Paine,  “leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to…
  • Mar 28

    Flames of Despair in Tibetan Protest for Human Right

    Flames of Despair in Tibetan Protest for Human Right
    Lhamo Tso, the wife of imprisoned Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen, in New York, March 9, 2012. (Photo EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images) Tibetan exile Jampa Yeshi committed the ultimate act of protest Monday by setting himself on fire in…
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Nancy Rapoport's Blogspot

Nancy Rapoport's Blogspot

Covers governance in higher education and in law firms, bankruptcy ethics, popular culture and the law, Enron and other corporate fiascos, and professional responsibility generally. By Nancy Rapoport, a law professor at UNLV's Boyd School of Law.

http://nancyrapoport.blogspot.com/
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Attorney at Work

Attorney at Work

Covers legal careers, client service, and marketing.

http://www.attorneyatwork.com/
  • May 24

    Five Steps to Protect Law Firm Data

    Five Steps to Protect Law Firm Data
    Computer security is a cat-and-mouse game, and we’re the mouse. Even with virus prevention and detection, says Don Wright, it’s only a matter of time before unauthorized programs and predators get past the gates. Still, there are…
  • May 23

    WordPress Optimizations for Your Law Blog

    WordPress Optimizations for Your Law Blog
    If you use WordPress for your website or law blog (and you probably should), there are some basic optimizations you should consider making if you care about people finding your content in search engines. If you follow these optimization tips,…
  • May 22

    Passive Practice Management Sinking Your Law Firm?

    Passive Practice Management Sinking Your Law Firm?
    Is anybody actually steering the ship at your law firm? Many smaller firms I visit across the country seem to have this in common: a passive practice management style, defined by reactive decision-making. Typically in these firms, managing…
Rank this Week: 244

Life Sciences Legal Update

Life Sciences Legal Update

Analysis and commentary on trends and developments in life sciences and health care law. By Reed Smith.

http://www.lifescienceslegalupdate.com/
Rank this Week: 245

ACSBlog

ACSBlog

Covers progressive law and policy issues, with a focus on constitutional issues. From the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.

http://www.acslaw.org/acsblog
  • May 24

    A Troubled Path for Judicial Nominee

    A Troubled Path for Judicial Nominee
    by E. Sebastian Arduengo   After coming to a “deal” with Republicans in January on the filibuster, supposedly to help move more judicial nominations along (which Republican leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) mocked…
  • May 23

    Obama Tries to Counter Criticisms of ‘War on Terror,’ Offers Defense of Drone

    Obama Tries to Counter Criticisms of ‘War on Terror,’ Offers Defense of Drone
    by Jeremy Leaming President Obama has come a long way since he declared during his first term that in fighting the so-called war on terror we should safeguard our fundamental values “as vigilantly as we protect our…
  • May 22

    Sen. McConnell Defends Status Quo of Obstructionism

    Sen. McConnell Defends Status Quo of Obstructionism
    by Jeremy Leaming Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.), the chamber’s ringleader of obstruction of Obama nominations, particularly judicial ones, is whining about the possibility of Senate action that could hobble an integral tool of…
Rank this Week: 247

Bank Lawyer's Blog

Bank Lawyer's Blog

Covers accounting/auditing, commercial lending, credit unions, electronic banking, privacy, RESPA and stocks. By Kevin Funnell.

http://www.banklawyersblog.com/3_bank_lawyers/
  • May 22

    Variations On The Theme of "Pet Parakeet"

    Variations On The Theme of &quot;Pet Parakeet&quot;
    Every once in a while, I receive an email that threatens to expand the level of parody and sarcasm beyond the ability of the human mind to contain it without erupting in cornucopia of burst cranial blood vessels like a...
  • May 21

    Arbitrary, Instrusive, and Ubiquitou

    Arbitrary, Instrusive, and Ubiquitou
    Inspired by last night's post, a regular reader pointed me to last Friday's post by Tom Brown, who was off to the races over two recent utterances by high-level CFPB officials. The post's title, "The Beginnings of Overreach at the...
  • May 20

    Save Me From Myself

    Save Me From Myself
    Marvin Umholtz's latest CU Strategic Hot Topics email newsletter contains a lengthy discussion of a position paper issued late last month by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), which calls on the CFPB to restrict bank and credit union…
Rank this Week: 246

California Stem Cell Report

California Stem Cell Report

Covers public policy and business issues involving he California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

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

    Multimillion Dollar Carrots for Stem Cell Research in California

    Multimillion Dollar Carrots for Stem Cell Research in California
    Directors of the California stem cell agency approved an $80 million business-friendly plan that will dangle multimillion dollar carrots before biotech firms in an effort to push therapies into the marketplace. The upfront payment effort…
  • May 23

    California Stem Cell Agency: 5 Percent Budget Increase for Coming Fiscal Year

    California Stem Cell Agency: 5 Percent Budget Increase for Coming Fiscal Year
    Directors of the California stem cell agency today approved a $17.4 million operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, an increase of 5.1 percent over spending for the current year. As usual, the agency tries to portray its…
  • May 23

    $36 Million Recruitment: Names of Researchers Being Lured to California

    $36 Million Recruitment: Names of Researchers Being Lured to California
    Here are the names of the researchers being recruited to California by the California stem cell agency with $36 million in awards. The sixth asked not to be revealed since he/she has yet to tell the current institution and are in negotiations…
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Robert Ambrogi's LawSites

Robert Ambrogi's LawSites

Tracking new and intriguing Web sites for the legal profession.

http://www.legaline.com/lawsites.html
  • May 23

    Does Law Ratchet Infringe Bloggers’ Copyrights?

    Does Law Ratchet Infringe Bloggers&rsquo; Copyrights?
    Yesterday, I wrote a post here about the debut of Law Ratchet, a site that aggregates legal news and blog posts. Afterwards, a reader emailed me asking a key question my post did not address — that of whether Law Ratchet is…
  • May 22

    Law Ratchet Debuts: Like Google Reader for Legal New

    Law Ratchet Debuts: Like Google Reader for Legal New
    With Google Reader set to shut down on July 1, many of us have been scrambling to find a substitute way to keep up with news and blogs. Yesterday, a new aggregation tool was launched, Law Ratchet, designed to enable legal professionals to…
  • May 21

    Clio to Host Cloud Conference in Chicago in September

    Clio to Host Cloud Conference in Chicago in September
    Clio, the cloud-based legal practice management platform, announced today that it will host the inaugural Clio Cloud Conference Sept. 23 and 24 in Chicago. I am proud to have been invited to speak at the conference, which will feature various…
Rank this Week: 249

CAAFlog

CAAFlog

Covers military justice appellate practice.

http://caaflog.blogspot.com/
  • Nov 27

    You can’t prosecute a machine

    You can’t prosecute a machine
    o it’s not a military justice story… yet. Over at Opinio Juris they’re talking about the brand new DoD Directive 3000.09 dated November 21, 2012: Autonomy in Weapon Systems. 4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
  • Nov 27

    CAAF issues order to AFCCA in Carter

    CAAF issues order to AFCCA in Carter
    CAAF today issued this order to AFCCA arising from the second petition for extraordinary relief in Carter v.
  • Nov 27

    Top Ten Military Justice Stories Time Again

    Top Ten Military Justice Stories Time Again
    Going to try something novel this year.  I am taking noinations for the Top Ten Military Justice Stories of 2012.  Leave comments on this post or on our Facebook page, here, with your nominations.  Much like all those reality shows, the…
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Impact Litigation Journal

Impact Litigation Journal

Provides commentary and analysis about legal issues relating to class actions and other representative litigation in the areas of consumer and employment law. By Initiative Legal Group APC.

http://impactlitigation.com/
  • May 24

    Schwab Removes Class Action Waiver from Client Agreement

    Schwab Removes Class Action Waiver from Client Agreement
    Seemingly bucking the trend of corporations fighting to force consumers into individual arbitration to avoid class actions, Charles Schwab Corp., the prominent “discount broker,” has decided to revise its client account agreements…
  • May 22

    Proposed Overtime Legislation Passes House, Faces Uphill Battle in Senate

    Proposed Overtime Legislation Passes House, Faces Uphill Battle in Senate
    Republicans in Congress are pushing a bill that would amend a cornerstone provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938: overtime pay for more than 40 hours of work in a week. Under the proposal, private sector employees would have the…
  • May 20

    Bank of America Agrees to Another Massive Settlement Related to Countrywide Acquisition

    Bank of America Agrees to Another Massive Settlement Related to Countrywide Acquisition
    It has been said that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. For Bank of America, its acquisition of Countrywide has been a persistent melding of farce and tragedy. Earlier this year, Bank of America agreed to pay $11.6…
Rank this Week: 253

Election Law @ Moritz

Election Law @ Moritz

Information and insight on the laws governing federal, state and local elections. By the Moritz College of Law.

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/
Rank this Week: 251

International Extradition Blog

International Extradition Blog

Covers international extradition and transnational criminal defense. By McNabb Associates.

http://www.internationalextraditionblog.com
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Southern California Appellate News

Southern California Appellate News

Features news and resources for the Southern California appellate lawyer. By Nate Scott.

http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Bizarro: Egregious juror misconduct

    Bizarro: Egregious juror misconduct
    Check out People v. Pizarro for an especially egregious (the court says "criminal") instance of juror misconduct:, in which naughty Juror No. 9 looked up a prior appellate opinion in the murder case that was being retried.What would Client #9…
  • May 22

    Certified Chutzph?

    Certified Chutzph?
    Imagine a defendant removing a case from state to federal court, and then asking the federal court of appeals to certify a question to the state supreme court. Further, imagine that the defendant's request for certification came only after an…
  • May 21

    2d District Pro tem updates (extensions through July)

    2d District Pro tem updates (extensions through July)
    The following are currently sitting on assignment:Judge Edward A. Ferns of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Two until July 31, 2013. Judge Brian M. Hoffstadt of the Los Angeles County Superior…
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Southern California Injury Law…

Southern California Injury Law Blog

Covers car accidents, dog bites, injuries, insurance disputes, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents and wills and trusts. By Allen Flatt Ballidis & Leslie.

http://www.californiainjurylawyerblog.com/
  • May 20

    Barstow: Truck Struck, Killed Pedestrian Thomas C. Sinner

    Barstow: Truck Struck, Killed Pedestrian Thomas C. Sinner
    At about 8:15 p.m. on Friday, May 17, a pickup truck struck and killed 82-year-old pedestrian Thomas C. Sinner in Barstow. The truck hit Sinner in the 220 block of P Street, pinning him under the vehicle. Emergency responders transported him…
  • May 20

    Winchester: Car Accident Injured Nine

    Winchester: Car Accident Injured Nine
    Shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, a car accident injured nine people in Winchester. A passenger van collided head-on with a sport utility vehicle at the intersection of Highway 74 and Winchester Road. Emergency responders freed three…
  • May 20

    Fontana: Martina Johnson Killed in Head-On Collision

    Fontana: Martina Johnson Killed in Head-On Collision
    At about 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 72-year-old Martina Johnson was killed in a head-on collision in Fontana. The two-vehicle crash occurred on Lytle Creek Road north of Glen Helen Parkway. Emergency responders transported Johnson to an…
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Leonard Link

Leonard Link

Features reporting and commentary on law, music, film and current events with a special emphasis on Sexuality & the Law. By New York Law School Professor Arthur S. Leonard.

http://newyorklawschool.typepad.com/leonardlink/
  • Apr 27

    This blog is no longer live - see my new blog address below

    This blog is no longer live - see my new blog address below
    NYLS has switched me to a new location. Beginning in 2013, I am blogging at artleonardobservations.com.
  • Dec 12

    Federal Court Finds Real Estate Brokers Discriminated Against PWA

    Federal Court Finds Real Estate Brokers Discriminated Against PWA
    U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti ruled on December 3 that two New York City realtors, Manhattan Apartments, Inc., and Abba Realty Associates, violated a city law when dealing with a person living with AIDS who was seeking to rent an...
  • Dec 12

    Another development on the DOMA Case - What Could It Mean?

    Another development on the DOMA Case - What Could It Mean?
    The Supreme Court has appointed Prof. Vicki Jackson of Harvard Law School to be "amicus curiae" in United States v. Windsor to brief and argue in support of the point of view that the Court does not have jurisdiction to...
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Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference

Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference

From the librarians of the Barco Law Library, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

http://barcorefblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 20

    Open and machine-readable data requirement for all gov info

    Open and machine-readable data requirement for all gov info
    Last week the White House announced that President Obama has issued Executive Order 13642 (3 page pdf) "Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information", affecting federal agencies. The Office of Management…
  • May 14

    LLMC to launch new interface

    LLMC to launch new interface
    The Law Library Microform Consortium publishes a monthly newsletter which it sends via email link. The May 2013 newsletter just arrived and it contains the excellent news that LLMC has been beta testing a major redesign of the LLMC-Digital…
  • May 14

    3D printer gun plans pulled from website

    3D printer gun plans pulled from website
    A University of Texas law student and his company called "Defense Distributed" recently figured out how to make a working handgun on a 3D printer and made the plans available on the Defense Distributed website. The federal government got…
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Cardozo Art Law Society

Cardozo Art Law Society

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

http://www.itsartlaw.com/
  • May 24

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

    Update: Helly Nahmad Keeps a Low Profile In the Weeks Following the Indictment
    What effect does a scandal involving an international money-laundering and gambling scheme stretching across the globe have on a high-profile Manhattan gallery? Helly Nahmad has been quietly minimizing operations at the Helly Nahmad Gallery,…
  • May 20

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

    Attorney's Appeal for Intervention Against Museums Addicted to Nazi Looted Art
    In an article with a cheeky title and a noble purpose, Raymond J. Dowd, Partner with Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP argues that the procedural or "technical" defenses, such as the statute of limitation or laches, should not…
  • May 20

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

    &quot;What's in a Name?&quot; Peter Paul Biro v. Condé Nast for Defamation
    "Sticks and stones may break my bones But names will never hurt me." 19th Century English nursery rhyme  It is hard to believe that there ever was a time when name calling was innocuous. In 2011, Peter Paul Biro, a Canadian…
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Innocence Blog

Innocence Blog

The legal blog of theInnocence Project founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University to assist prisoners who could be proven innocent through DNA testing.

http://www.innocenceproject.org/news/Blog.php
  • May 24

    Apple Seeds for Justice

    Apple Seeds for Justice
    By Fernando BermudezBermudez spent more than 18 years in prison for the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy in New York City. He was freed in 2009 after it was proven that police and prosecutors manipulated the eyewitness evidence against…
  • May 23

    DNA Testing Leads to Overturned Rape Conviction for Wisconsin Man

    DNA Testing Leads to Overturned Rape Conviction for Wisconsin Man
    A Wisconsin man's 1994 rape conviction was overturned in a Winnebago County Circuit Court Wednesday based on DNA testing pointing to another man. Wisconsin Innocence Project client Joseph Frey was convicted of a 1991 rape based on the…
  • May 23

    Science News - May 23, 2013

    Science News - May 23, 2013
    An independent review of the New York City medical examiner's office suggests a management change, legislation in Minnesota attempts to require accreditation for crime labs, and Ohio law enforcement addresses a backlog of DNA cases. Here is…
Rank this Week: 259

Indian Corporate Law

Indian Corporate Law

Revies Indian corporate and business law. By Umakanth V.

http://indiacorplaw.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    SEBI Clarifies on Schemes of Arrangement

    SEBI Clarifies on Schemes of Arrangement
    Following SEBI’s circular of February 4, 2013 imposing stringent requirements for oversight of schemes of arrangement, there were certain issues that required clarification (discussed here and here). Now, by way of another…
  • May 20

    Public Shareholding Norms: Consequences of Non-Compliance

    Public Shareholding Norms: Consequences of Non-Compliance
    The June 2013 deadline for compliance by listed companies with the minimum public shareholding of 25% is looming closer. The deadline for compliance by public sector (government) listed companies to comply with the 10% minimum…
  • May 20

    Madras High Court on SEBI Circular for Scheme of Arrangement

    Madras High Court on SEBI Circular for Scheme of Arrangement
    A few months ago, I had discussed SEBI’s circular of February 4, 2013, which imposes more stringent oversight by SEBI and the stock exchanges on different types of schemes of arrangement. Shortly thereafter, our guest contributor…
Rank this Week: 258

Special Education Law Blog

Special Education Law Blog

Discusses special education law topics. By Jim Gerl.

http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    Breaking: Public Education Spending Down For First Time in Forty Year

    Breaking: Public Education Spending Down For First Time in Forty Year
    U.S. Census Bureau map of Wallington, New Jersey (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to a report by the US Census Bureau, fiscal year 2011 marked the first decrease in per student public education spending…
  • May 18

    Bullying of Kids With Disabilities - Part I

    Bullying of Kids With Disabilities - Part I
    English: this is my own version of what bullying looks like (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We are repeating our very popular series on bullying of children with disabilities.  This was one of our best received…
  • May 15

    Seclusion & Restraints Bill Reintroduced in Congre

    Seclusion &amp; Restraints Bill Reintroduced in Congre
    , U.S. Congressman. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Representative George Miller, the ranking member of the House Education Committee reintroduced the Keep All Children Safe Act in the…
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Land Use Prof Blog

Land Use Prof Blog

By Professors Will Cook, Chad D. Emerson, Matthew J. Festa, Ngai Pindell and Jamie Baker Roskie.

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

    HELR dialogue on conservation easements and perpetuity

    HELR dialogue on conservation easements and perpetuity
    This post is, in part, one for my co-blogger Jessie Owley who knows far more about conservation easements than I do, but one I felt readers generally might enjoy. The latest issue of the Harvard Environmental Law Review (Winter 2013)...
  • May 19

    A response from Bill Fischel on school district consolidation, and a query on why special districts continue to fascinate scholar

    A response from Bill Fischel on school district consolidation, and a query on why special districts continue to fascinate scholar
    I was delighted over the weekend to see a response from Bill Fischel (Dartmouth) on my blog post series about local government units. Bill is undoubtedly well known to many readers of this blog for his work on land use...
  • May 18

    Edwards on the Paradoxes of Restitution

    Edwards on the Paradoxes of Restitution
    Mark Edwards (William Mitchell) has posted The Paradoxes of Restitution, forthcoming in the West Virginia Law Review. The abstract: Restitution following mass dispossession is often considered both ideal and impossible. Why? This article…
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Cardozo Law Student Chapter -…

Cardozo Law Student Chapter - Children's Rights Institute

Cardozo law student division of CRI founded by 2010 Cardozo graduates Danielle Goldstein and Benjamin Ryberg. CRI-Cardozo has over 40 student members and is dedicated to raising awareness about human rights abuses against children.

http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/blog/
  • May 22

    Hamas textbooks to teach about 'liberation plans'

    Hamas textbooks to teach about 'liberation plans'
    Hamas has begun preparing new school textbooks that teach children about "plans to liberate Palestine and the legitimacy and various forms of resistance [against Israel]." Jamal Abu Hashem, advisor to the Hamas-controlled education ministry,…
  • May 22

    Hamas Training Tens of Thousands of Child Soldier

    Hamas Training Tens of Thousands of Child Soldier
    Among the classic, repeated Hamas slogans is the one in which the group's fighters declare that that they "love death" more than their declared Israeli enemies "love life." The Iran-backed terror organization has gone to enormous lengths to…
  • May 22

    Muslim Preacher Kills His 8-Year-Old Child Bride

    Muslim Preacher Kills His 8-Year-Old Child Bride
    According to war correspondent Mustafa Kazemi, an 8-year-old girl was recently murdered by her husband, a Muslim mullah, on the day of their wedding. Kazemi's source, a medical doctor, said there was nothing that could be done to save her…
Rank this Week: 262

International Law Prof Blog

International Law Prof Blog

By Professor Mark E. Wojcik and Cindy Galway Buys.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/international_law/
  • May 22

    British House of Commons Votes for Same-Sex Marriage

    British House of Commons Votes for Same-Sex Marriage
    The House of Commons in the United Kingdom has voted 366-161 in favor of same-sex marriage for England and Wales. The proposed legislation now goes to the House of Lords. (mew) Related articles UK House of Commons Votes To Allow...
  • May 22

    Human Rights in the European Union

    Human Rights in the European Union
    Greetings from Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy), where students from the University of Cagliari Faculty of Law are presenting summaries of significant human rights cases decided by the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Italian students…
  • May 21

    ITLOS Judgment in M/V LOUISA Case To Be Announced

    ITLOS Judgment in M/V LOUISA Case To Be Announced
    The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has announced that it will deliver its judgment in the M/V LOUISA (St. Vincent and the Grenadines v. Kingdom of Spain) case on Tuesday, May 28. The judgment will be...
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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: 264

Inside Privacy

Inside Privacy

Covers global privacy and data security. By Covington & Burling LLP.

http://www.insideprivacy.com
  • May 24

    Department of Transportation Meeting Focuses on Data Privacy in Air Travel

    Department of Transportation Meeting Focuses on Data Privacy in Air Travel
    Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protection (“ACACP”) held a meeting in Washington, D.C. to discuss data privacy and security issues relevant to the aviation…
  • May 24

    FTC Announces Information about Upcoming Mobile Security Forum

    FTC Announces Information about Upcoming Mobile Security Forum
    Today, the Federal Trade Commission released the agenda and panelists for the public forum it is holding on mobile security, Mobile Security: Potential Threats and Solutions, on June 4, 2013.  The forum will bring together…
  • May 21

    FTC Official Highlights FCRA Enforcement as a High Priority

    FTC Official Highlights FCRA Enforcement as a High Priority
    Earlier this month, Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and…
Rank this Week: 266

Diversity at Albany Law School

Diversity at Albany Law School

A blawg from Albany Law School's Diversity Office to engage all students, faculty and staff to create a community of inclusion and to have an open forum to address issues facing all of us.

http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com/
Rank this Week: 268

California Attorneys Representing…

California Attorneys Representing Licensed, Regulated And Other Professionals

Addresses issues faced by license professionals and regulated businesses in civil, business, administrative and criminal matters with an emphasis on health care. By Green & Associates.

http://greenandassociates.blogspot.com/
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Settle It Now Negotiation Blog

Settle It Now Negotiation Blog

Covers mediation, negotiation and settlement. By Victoria Pynchon.

http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/
  • May 19

    What Are Your Super Powers And What Are You Waiting For?

    What Are Your Super Powers And What Are You Waiting For?
    I just spent the weekend with a group of incredibly engaged, brilliant and successful women lawyers at the Vail Sebastian Hotel where I keynoted the annual Conference of the Colorado Womens Bar Association. Four questions stirred the…
  • May 15

    'Use My Name' Is All You Need to Know About Sponsorship

    'Use My Name' Is All You Need to Know About Sponsorship
    “Use my name.” Those three words are all you need to know about sponsorship and networking. You put your skin into someone else’s game. You do not use these words lightly. Your reputation rests on the quality of your…
  • May 15

    Gotham Gal Goes All In For National Girlfriends' Networking Day

    Gotham Gal Goes All In For National Girlfriends' Networking Day
    First off I just love the name.   National Girlfriends Networking Day is a nationwide celebration of making connections.  Events take place around the country on June 4th [live streaming] three amazing women; Lesley Jane Seyour the…
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Switchboard

Switchboard

Covers global warming, energy and climate issues, pollution and oil dependence. From the Natural Resources Defense Council. By David Doniger.

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ddoniger/
  • May 10

    Carbon Dioxide Hits New Highs: Living In a League Where Batting 400 Is Not Good

    Carbon Dioxide Hits New Highs: Living In a League Where Batting 400 Is Not Good
    David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.: Carbon dioxide concentrations have hit 400 parts per million for the first time in at least three million years, the National Oceanic and…
  • Mar 26

    Ken Cuccinelli's March Madne

    Ken Cuccinelli's March Madne
    David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.: Virginia&rsquo;s attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, last week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the Environmental Protection…
  • Feb 14

    Auto Engineering Panel Backs Climate-Friendly Coolant, Faults Daimler's "Unrealistic" and "Highly Improbable" Test

    Auto Engineering Panel Backs Climate-Friendly Coolant, Faults Daimler's &quot;Unrealistic&quot; and &quot;Highly Improbable&quot; Test
    David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.: A panel of automotive engineers has forcefully reaffirmed the safety and acceptability of the new car air conditioning refrigerant called…
Rank this Week: 269