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TaxProf Blog

TaxProf Blog

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

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/
  • May 21

    Steven Colbert on the IRS Scandal

    Steven Colbert on the IRS Scandal
    The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive (Hat Tip: Evelyn Brody.)
  • May 21

    Formula Clauses After Wandry

    Formula Clauses After Wandry
    Patrick J. Duffey (The Duffey Law Firm, Boca Raton, FL), Brian K. Duffey (The Duffey Law Firm, Boca Raton, FL) & Lee-ford Tritt (Florida), A Question of Value: The Evolution of Formula Clauses Through The Decades, 47 Real Prop. Tr.&…
  • May 21

    Bartlett: The Bush Tax-Cut Failure

    Bartlett: The Bush Tax-Cut Failure
    New York Times: The Bush Tax-Cut Failure, by Bruce Bartlett: Ten years ago this month, Congress enacted the third major tax cut of the George W. Bush administration. Its centerpiece was a huge cut in the tax rate on dividends. Historically,…
Rank this Week: 1

Above the Law

Above the Law

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

http://abovethelaw.com/
  • May 21

    The Commencement Emblem For the Class of 2013 Is…?

    The Commencement Emblem For the Class of 2013 Is…?
    It’s commencement season. What will you be bringing to flip off your dean? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Commencement, Graduation, Job Searches, Law Graduates, Law School…
  • May 21

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.21.13

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.21.13
    * They are livestreaming the misconduct case against Judge Wade McCree. [Detroit Free Press] * GW Law professor John Banzhaf is calling upon the D.C. City Council to bar local broadcasters from using the term “Redskins.” Two…
  • May 21

    Lawyers Like Their Evidence Like They Like Their Dates: Cheap, Quick, and Easy

    Lawyers Like Their Evidence Like They Like Their Dates: Cheap, Quick, and Easy
    Behold the power of the internet: why hire an expert when a tool like this is available online? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Dictionaries, English Grammar and Usage, Greg Lastowka,…
Rank this Week: 2

DealBook

DealBook

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

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/?=rss2
  • May 21

    LPL Financial to Pay $7.5 Million Fine

    LPL Financial to Pay $7.5 Million Fine
    One of the nation’s largest brokerage firms, LPL Financial, is paying $7.5 million to settle accusations that it made misstatements to regulators and failed to properly supervise its brokers’ communications.
  • May 21

    Jamie Dimon’s Pyrrhic Victory

    Jamie Dimon’s Pyrrhic Victory
    After beating back a shareholder plan to have a fully independent board, the bank faces more pressing concerns -- from preventing similar trading losses to mending fences with regulators.
  • May 21

    Court Hears Appeal of Ex-Director of Goldman

    Court Hears Appeal of Ex-Director of Goldman
    A lawyer for Rajat Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs director found guilty last year of leaking the bank’s boardroom discussions to his friend, argued that an appeals court should overturn his client’s conviction and grant a new…
Rank this Week: 3

Legal Theory Blog

Legal Theory Blog

Covers constitutional theory, feminist legal theory, law and economics, normative legal theory and more. By University of Illinois Professor Lawrence B. Solum.

http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/
  • May 21

    Berg on Schwartzman on Whether Religion Is Special

    Berg on Schwartzman on Whether Religion Is Special
    Thomas C. Berg (University of St. Thomas, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN - School of Law) has posted Secular Purpose, Accommodations, and Why Religion is Special (Enough) (80 U. Chicago L. Rev. Dialogue 24 (2013)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:…
  • May 21

    Andrews on General Jurisdiction Over Person

    Andrews on General Jurisdiction Over Person
    Carol Andrews (University of Alabama - School of Law) has posted Another Look at General Personal Jurisdiction (Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 47, 2012) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article takes a fresh look at general jurisdiction.…
  • May 21

    Plaxton on the Bad Man & Criminal Law Theory

    Plaxton on the Bad Man & Criminal Law Theory
    Michael Plaxton (University of Saskatchewan - College of Law) has posted The Challenge of the Bad Man (McGill Law Journal, Vol. 58, No. 2, 451) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: H.L.A. Hart’s insight, that some people may be guided...
Rank this Week: 4

Instapundit.com

Instapundit.com

Online magazine of opinion. By University of Tennessee College of Law professor Glenn Reynolds.

http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit
Rank this Week: 5

JURIST - Paper Chase

JURIST - Paper Chase

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

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

    Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute

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

    UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human right

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

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

    UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture
    [JURIST] The Queen's Bench Division [official website] on the High Court of England and Wales ruled Friday that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under the British Colonial…
Rank this Week: 6

Sentencing Law and Policy

Sentencing Law and Policy

By Moritz College of Law Professor Douglas A. Berman.

http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/
  • May 21

    Jodi Arias now pleading for a life sentence before sentencing jury

    Jodi Arias now pleading for a life sentence before sentencing jury
    As reported in this new USA Today piece, "Jodi Arias, who said after her murder conviction she would prefer death to life imprisonment, stood before the jury Tuesday and pleaded for her life instead, asking them not to punish her...
  • May 21

    Guest post on DOJ Report: Victimization of Mentally Ill Prison and Jail Inmate

    Guest post on DOJ Report: Victimization of Mentally Ill Prison and Jail Inmate
    Hello, all. I'm Lea Johnston, and I'd like to thank Doug Berman for inviting me to guest-blog about the new Department of Justice report released last week on sexual victimization in prisons and jails. I write in the area of...
  • May 21

    "Colorado Department of Corrections to Pilot Telemedicine for Prisoners"

    "Colorado Department of Corrections to Pilot Telemedicine for Prisoners"
    The title of this post is the headline of this interesting report, which starts this way: In June, the Colorado Department of Corrections (DoC), in partnership with Denver Health Medical Center, will launch a pilot project designed to treat…
Rank this Week: 7

Law Blog

Law Blog

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

http://blogs.wsj.com/law
  • May 21

    Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona’s Abortion Law

    Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona’s Abortion Law
    These days, if you ignore the news on the abortion front for a day or two, you're bound to miss something interesting. Like a new law, or a lawsuit. Or a controversial new legislative proposal. With that, we thought we'd take the time to…
  • May 21

    Court Clears the Way for College Star’s Lawsuit

    Court Clears the Way for College Star’s Lawsuit
    n a ruling that is likely to reverberate through the video game industry, a federal appeals court said that Electronic Arts Inc. can be sued by a former college quarterback who alleges the game-maker stole his likeness for its popular "NCAA…
  • May 21

    Ex-SAC Trader Continues To Press For Details In Insider Case

    Ex-SAC Trader Continues To Press For Details In Insider Case
    The former SAC Capital Advisors LP trader at the center of what prosecutors have called the most lucrative insider-trading case ever continues to press the government for more details about the allegations against him.
Rank this Week: 8

Law Librarian Blog

Law Librarian Blog

By Librarians Joe Hodnicki and Ron Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/
  • May 21

    On the Scalia Footnote Watch

    On the Scalia Footnote Watch
    Be honest now, do you read footnotes? I do. So does David Post. Quoting from his recent The Volokh Conspiracy post: I want to direct your attention to footnote 1 in Justice Scalia’s opinion for the majority [in Arlington v....
  • May 21

    Class Status Denied in Copyright Case Against YouTube

    Class Status Denied in Copyright Case Against YouTube
    Content owners lost another battle against YouTube last week when Judge Louis L. Stanton denied class status to copyright owners in litigation parallel to the Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube case. Lawyers for the Premier League, other…
  • May 21

    Has Any Law Library's Print Collection Budget Increased 20 Percent Since 2010?

    Has Any Law Library's Print Collection Budget Increased 20 Percent Since 2010?
    According to the 2012 AALL Price Index for Legal Publications (member login required)(Carol Avery Nicholson, Price Index Editor), the subscription list price inflation for serials (academic and commercial periodicals, court reporters,…
Rank this Week: 9

Sex Offender Issues

Sex Offender Issues

Covers sex offender laws and cases.

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

    PA - Former Hero Officer (Richard DeCoatsworth) Accused of Rape Costs City Million

    PA - Former Hero Officer (Richard DeCoatsworth) Accused of Rape Costs City Million
    Richard DeCoatsworthOriginal Article05/21/2013By Vince Lattanzio, David Chang and Danielle JohnsonA source tells NBC10 the former officer forced the women to use drugs and perform oral sex on him at gunpoint Former Philadelphia police officer…
  • May 21

    CA - LAPD Officer (Miguel Schiappapietra) Accused of Lewd Acts with 2 Young Girl

    CA - LAPD Officer (Miguel Schiappapietra) Accused of Lewd Acts with 2 Young Girl
    Miguel SchiappapietraOriginal Article05/21/2013By Kellan ConnorLOS ANGELES (KTLA) - An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was expected to appear in court on Tuesday on charges of molesting two young girls. Officer Miguel…
  • May 21

    MN - What to do with 700-plus sex offenders? Pressure builds for answer

    MN - What to do with 700-plus sex offenders? Pressure builds for answer
    Original Article05/16/2013By Susan Hegarty Under court order to treat and release clients held in treatment program, DHS proposes biennial reviews and scattered-site placements. Even sex offenders have constitutional rights. Finished with…
Rank this Week: 10

Conglomerate

Conglomerate

Covers business, law, economics and society. By Professors Gordon Smith, Christine Hurt, Lisa Fairfax, David Zarin, Usha Rodrigues, and Erik Gerding

http://www.theconglomerate.org/
Rank this Week: 11

The Volokh Conspiracy

The Volokh Conspiracy

By Eugene Volokh, Dale Carpenter, David Kopel, David Bernstein, David Post, Erik Jaffe, Ilya Somin, Jim Lindgren, Jonathan Adler, Kevan Choset, Orin Kerr, Randy Barnett, Russell Korobkin, Sasha Volokh, Stuart Benjamin, Todd Zywicki & Tyler Cowen.

http://volokh.com
  • Nov 28

    If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying

    If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying
    (Orin Kerr) Our Constitution is not alone the working plan of a great Federation of States under representative government. There is embedded in it also the vital principles of the American system of liberty. That system is based upon certain…
  • Nov 28

    New Book on Secession

    New Book on Secession
    (Eugene Kontorovich) The Right to Self-determination Under International Law “Selfistans,” Secession, and the Rule of the Great Powers, by Milena Sterio of Cleveland-Marshall (another piracy scholar, to boot). Looks interesting. Probably…
  • Nov 27

    Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve

    Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve
    (Jonathan H. Adler) Stewart Baker’s “Sex Secrets of the Security Line” (aka “50 Shades of TSA”) seems to have touched a nerve out there.
Rank this Week: 12

ImmigrationProf Blog

ImmigrationProf Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/
  • May 21

    Opposing Immigration Firings and Employer Sanction

    Opposing Immigration Firings and Employer Sanction
    From the South Bay Labor Council: A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT WORKERS AND UNION MEMBERS FIRED BECAUSE OF ANTI-LABOR IMMIGRATION AUDITS WHEREAS: the labor movement has called for basic reform of our immigration laws since it adopted a position at…
  • May 21

    Former Prosecutor Calls for Re-Examination of Aggravated Felonie

    Former Prosecutor Calls for Re-Examination of Aggravated Felonie
    From Steven Jansen: Comprehensive immigration legislation must re-examine the category of crimes that constitute aggravated felonies under immigration law, and provide guidance to state and local prosecutors who are making plea bargain…
  • May 21

    Nursing Mother of Infant Held by ICE

    Nursing Mother of Infant Held by ICE
    Community & Faith Groups Urge ICE to Free a Nursing Mother of a Nine-month Old American Citizen. Mom is aspiring pastor and 8-year local resident. Please Join this Emergency Community Vigil! Wednesday, May 22, 5:00 pm Prayer &…
Rank this Week: 13

Workplace Prof Blog

Workplace Prof Blog

Covers arbitration, disability, employment discrimination, labor law, public employment law and workplace safety. By Professors Richard Bales, Jeffrey M. Hirsch and Marcia L. McCormick.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/laborprof_blog/
  • May 21

    Yesterday's Supreme Court Chevron Decision and Its Impact on the NLRB

    Yesterday's Supreme Court Chevron Decision and Its Impact on the NLRB
    A very interesting guest post today by Lise Gelernter (Buffalo) on the potential impact of yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court decision involving administrative law and the FCC, which could have some impact on the NLRB's power to interpret the…
  • May 17

    AALS Section on Disability Law Call for Papers and Presentation

    AALS Section on Disability Law Call for Papers and Presentation
    for the 2014 AALS Annual Meeting to be held in New York, New York, January 2-5, 2014. Title of Program: The persistent societal habits of bullying, harassing, and excluding: Exploring the current legal and public policy issues at the…
  • May 16

    Busy Beltway Labor Law Day: NLRB Nominations and DOL Secretary Committee Vote

    Busy Beltway Labor Law Day: NLRB Nominations and DOL Secretary Committee Vote
    In addition to the Third Circuit's divided, pro-Noel Canning decision this morning which Jeff has described here in his post from today, Washington has been busy with labor-oriented topics today. To wit, the Senate Health, Education, Labor…
Rank this Week: 14

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

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

http://www.talkleft.com/
  • May 21

    Tuesday Night Open Thread

    Tuesday Night Open Thread
    Ryan Lizza at the New Yorker has details of the Government's investigation of Fox News Reporter James Rosen. DOJ also got phone records. In South Africa, Oscar Pistorius' brother Carl was acquitted of culpable homicide and lesser…
  • May 21

    Jodi Arias Asks Jury to Impose Life Sentence

    Jodi Arias Asks Jury to Impose Life Sentence
    Jodi Arias has changed her mind. She wants to live. Today, she spoke to the jury and told them why, and what she can contribute from prison. More here and here. The judge denied a motion for mistrial after a defense witness who would…
  • May 21

    Zimmerman Defense Pleading on Trayvon Martin's Marijuana Use

    Zimmerman Defense Pleading on Trayvon Martin's Marijuana Use
    George Zimmerman's attorneys have filed a response to the State's motion to exclude evidence of Trayvon Martin's marijuana use. The pleading is available here and includes this information: From other evidence in the case, it is... [[…
Rank this Week: 15

Althouse

Althouse

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

http://althouse.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 16

How Appealing

How Appealing

Covers appellate litigation. By Howard J. Bashman.

http://howappealing.law.com/
  • May 21

    "Letter to D.C. Circuit Re: Audio Access Policy."

    "Letter to D.C. Circuit Re: Audio Access Policy."
    "Letter to D.C. Circuit Re: Audio Access Policy." Michelle Olsen has this post today at her "Appellate Daily" blog. As noted here, the D.C. Circuit has previously been receptive to suggestions for online improvements received from appellate…
  • May 21

    "Cloture filed on Srinivasan (DC Circuit Court)"

    "Cloture filed on Srinivasan (DC Circuit Court)"
    "Cloture filed on Srinivasan (DC Circuit Court)": This post has appeared this evening at the blog of the United States Senate Democrats.
  • May 21

    "Court Clears the Way for College Star's Lawsuit"

    "Court Clears the Way for College Star's Lawsuit"
    "Court Clears the Way for College Star's Lawsuit": Joe Palazzolo has this post (free access) at WSJ.com's "Law Blog" reporting on the ruling a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today in an…
Rank this Week: 17

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof…

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

By Texas Tech University School of Law Professor Gerry W. Beyer.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/
  • May 21

    Granddaughter Raises Enough Money for Grandfather to Keep House

    Granddaughter Raises Enough Money for Grandfather to Keep House
    Jaclyn Fraley recently reached her goal of raising $125,000 to buy back her grandfather’s home. John Potter, a 91-year-old WWII vet, had been living in his Zaleski, Ohio, home for over fifty years. In 2004, he gave power of attorney...
  • May 21

    Disturbing Trends in IRA Withdrawal

    Disturbing Trends in IRA Withdrawal
    According to a recent report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, younger retirees between the ages of 61 and 70 are withdrawing larger amounts from their individual retirement accounts than older households. These earlier withdrawals…
  • May 21

    Article on Estate Settlement in Michigan

    Article on Estate Settlement in Michigan
    John H. Martin (Warner, Norcross & Judd LLP) recently published an article entitled, Improving Michigan Estate Settlement, 29 T.M. Cooley L. Rev. 1 (2012). Provided below is the introduction to his article: The indictment is short and…
Rank this Week: 18

Current Awareness Weblog

Current Awareness Weblog

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

http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com
Rank this Week: 19

Real Estate Law Blog

Real Estate Law Blog

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

http://www.nyrealestatelawblog.com/
  • May 21

    ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU SICK

    ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU SICK
    Yesterday morning, just as we were about to depart Fort Lauderdale airport, our plane was diverted back to the terminal. Click below to hear why.
  • May 21

    A BIT TOO WILD

    A BIT TOO WILD
    A reader caught this "zebra" on the prowl in South Florida ....
  • May 21

    DEMOS IS TRANSFORMING AMERICA

    DEMOS IS TRANSFORMING AMERICA
    Every year, Demos gathers with our friends, partners, and allies to reflect on our accomplishments and re-commit ourselves to the important work ahead: generating new ideas, the research to support them, and the actions to realize them to…
Rank this Week: 20

PrawfsBlawg

PrawfsBlawg

By Professors Dan Markel, Ethan J. Leib, Rob Howse, Paul Horwitz, Rick Garnett, Matt Bodie, Steve Vladeck and Orly Lobel.

http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/
  • May 21

    Sperm Donation, Anonymity, and Compensation: An Empirical Legal Study

    Sperm Donation, Anonymity, and Compensation: An Empirical Legal Study
    In the United States, most sperm donations* are anonymous. By contrast, many developed nations require sperm donors to be identified, typically requiring new sperm (and egg) donors to put identifying information into a registry that is made…
  • May 21

    Entry Level Hiring: The 2013 Report - Final Call for Information (For Real)

    Entry Level Hiring: The 2013 Report - Final Call for Information (For Real)
    This is (honestly) the last call for information for the Entry Level Hiring Report. The data collection will close on Friday, May 24. I am aware that I will miss some hires because of this closing date. C'est la report. (And yes, I am also…
  • May 21

    Helping Oklahoma

    Helping Oklahoma
    Just a quick PSA-type post from this Tuscaloosan: Here are a few sites with suggestions about how to direct your aid for the victims of yesterday's tornado in Oklahoma.
Rank this Week: 21

Antitrust & Competition Policy…

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Edited by Professors D. Daniel Sokol and Shubha Ghosh.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/
  • May 21

    Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisition

    Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisition
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Daniel Greene, Georgia State University - Department of Finance, Omesh Kini, Georgia State University and Jaideep Shenoy, Tulane University - Department of Finance discuss Buyer Power in Conglomerate Acquisitions.…
  • May 21

    When the State Harms Competition ― The Role for Competition Law

    When the State Harms Competition ― The Role for Competition Law
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Eleanor M. Fox, New York University School of Law and Deborah Healey, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Faculty of Law offer an interesting new work When the State Harms Competition ― The Role...
  • May 21

    7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy

    7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol 7th International IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy Friday, June 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM - Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 5:15 PM (EEST) Athens, Greece IMEDIPA invites you to its 7th International Conference...
Rank this Week: 22

Religion Clause

Religion Clause

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

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

The Indiana Law Blog

The Indiana Law Blog

Covers Indiana law, as well as interesting developments in law and government. By Marcia Oddi.

http://indianalawblog.com/
Rank this Week: 24

StandDown Texas Project

StandDown Texas Project

Covers best practices in the criminal justice system. By Steve Hall.

http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/
  • May 21

    Supreme Court Rejects a Florida Ring Challenge

    Supreme Court Rejects a Florida Ring Challenge
    The Palm Beach Post reports, "U.S. Supreme Court rejects Florida death penalty challenge." The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a case that tested the constitutionality of part of Florida’s system for imposing the death penalty.…
  • May 20

    Thoughts on the the Texas Legislature

    Thoughts on the the Texas Legislature
    Today is the 133rd day of the 140-day legisltive session. Sine Die - aka, adjournment - is Monday, May 27. You can view the various deadlines that limit legislative activity as the days peel off the calendar. Andrew Cohen writes...
  • May 20

    Helen Prejean Keeps Campaigning for Repeal

    Helen Prejean Keeps Campaigning for Repeal
    "Sister Helen Prejean's passion to end the death penalty is a challenge to others," is the New Orleans Times-Picayune profile written by Sheila Stroup. It's available in a slightly abbreviated version, "After 2 decades, nun's crusade…
Rank this Week: 25

IPKat

IPKat

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

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

    Copyright and performance: reflections on a complex relationship

    Copyright and performance: reflections on a complex relationship
    Although this Kat has recently been living with a spotty connection, which almost cut him off the blogosphere for a week, he noticed that Professor Rebecca Tushnet published a new article on 'Performance Anxiety: Copyright…
  • May 21

    Focusing one's sights on invalid dependent claim

    Focusing one's sights on invalid dependent claim
    Here are the conclusions from a recent case in the Patents Court (the last two paragraphs of the judgment with some explanatory notes added by the IPKat for context). 228. As appears from my treatment of the issues above, I have concluded…
  • May 20

    Quibbling over minutiae? Or has something been overlooked? Concerns over UK implementation of the UPC Agreement and Unitary Patent

    Quibbling over minutiae? Or has something been overlooked? Concerns over UK implementation of the UPC Agreement and Unitary Patent
    This Kat has previously posted a couple of concerns about the implications of some details of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court Agreement - see here and here. Now this moggy is concerned about the UK ratification of this…
Rank this Week: 26

Slaw

Slaw

A Canadian cooperative weblog on all things legal.

http://www.slaw.ca
  • May 21

    Flexibility With eBook

    Flexibility With eBook
    I appreciate the ability to borrow eBooks from my public library with a tap on an app. I am not currently able to make it as easy as that for my law firm library users who wish to review legal texts with mobile devices. Times are changing…
  • May 21

    Community – It’s Where You Grow

    Community – It’s Where You Grow
    They say it takes a community to raise a child – to watch out for it, to teach and shape him or her, and to give wise counsel. Could it be that a community is also what it takes to put the legal profession in a position to…
  • May 21

    Third Time IS a Charm – Ryan Manilla Passes the Good Character Requirement

    Third Time IS a Charm – Ryan Manilla Passes the Good Character Requirement
    Last July I wrote a blog about Ryan Manilla, who graduated near the top of his class at Osgoode Hall Law School only to be deemed, twice, by the Law Society of Upper Canada to not meet its good character requirement. Last week Ryan…
Rank this Week: 27

Leiter Reports: A Group Blog

Leiter Reports: A Group Blog

Covers academic freedom, authoritarianism and fascism, intelligent design and more. By University of Texas Professor Brian R. Leiter and others.

http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/
Rank this Week: 28

New York Supreme Court Criminal…

New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

News and information gateway to web based services provided by the New York State Supreme Court Criminal Term Library in New York County.

http://crimlawlib.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 29

The Am Law Daily

The Am Law Daily

Covers legal business news, analysis and intelligence. From The American Lawyer.

http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/
  • May 4

    The Am Law Daily Has a New Home

    The Am Law Daily Has a New Home
    If you're looking for news about the business of law as practiced by the biggest, wealthiest law firms in the United States and the rest of the world, and stories about the lawyers who work at those firms, please visit the newly redesigned Am…
  • Apr 23

    Linklaters, Herbert Smith Advise on $1.7 Billion Vodafone Deal

    Linklaters, Herbert Smith Advise on $1.7 Billion Vodafone Deal
    The British mobile phone service provider will acquire business telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Worldwide.
  • Apr 23

    Mayer Brown Helps Nestle Whip Up $11.9 Billion Baby Formula Deal

    Mayer Brown Helps Nestle Whip Up $11.9 Billion Baby Formula Deal
    Nestle will acquire pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's infant nutrition business to expand its own global presence in the formula market. Mayer Brown, Skadden, Clifford Chance, and DLA Piper all have roles on the transaction.
Rank this Week: 30

Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog

Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog

Covers medical malpractice, personal injury verdicts, truck accidents, and uninsured motorists. By Miller & Zois.

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

    Timing of Discovery Obligation

    Timing of Discovery Obligation
    Lawyers always argue over anything where there is not black and white set rules. (Actually, we argue when there are set rules, too.) No one exactly knows the rules of the sequences of discovery because the rules are whatever the motions'…
  • May 14

    Should We Lower BAC for Drunk Driving in Maryland?

    Should We Lower BAC for Drunk Driving in Maryland?
    Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said we should lower the blood-alcohol limit from .08, the current standard, to .05. The NTSB argues that the U.S. is too lenient when it comes to drunk driving and wants the U.S. to…
  • May 9

    Uninsured Motorist Claims: We Really Can Name the Insurance Company

    Uninsured Motorist Claims: We Really Can Name the Insurance Company
    Last week, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland decided the case of Davis v. Martinez. This was an appeal where the trial court entered an order that permitted the underinsured motorist insurer (State Farm) to participate in the trial…
Rank this Week: 31

Concurring Opinions

Concurring Opinions

Covers a broad range of legal topics. By Professors Daniel J. Solove, Kaimipono Wenger, Dave Hoffman, Nate Oman, Frank Pasquale, Deven Desai, Danielle Citron, Lawrence Cunningham, Sarah Waldeck, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Solangel Maldonado, Gerard Magliocca

http://www.concurringopinions.com
  • Nov 26

    When is it ok to be "descriptive"

    When is it ok to be "descriptive"
    I presented a taxonomy of federal litigation today to a terrific audience at Rutgers-Camden. As I’ve covered in exhausting detail, the paper sets out to describe how lawyers organize causes of action together into complaints.  It uses a…
  • Nov 26

    Majoring in college sport

    Majoring in college sport
    Last year, I wrote about a proposal by Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post to allow college athletes to major in their sport, building a (hopefully) rigorous curriculum around participation on the team.
  • Nov 26

    Cloture Reform-One Further Thought

    Cloture Reform-One Further Thought
    Both parties in the Senate appear to be gearing up for a showdown in January over the rules governing filibusters.
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beSpacific

beSpacific

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

http://www.bespacific.com/
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Michael Geist's Blog

Michael Geist's Blog

Covers technology and DRM. By Michael Geist.

http://www.michaelgeist.ca
  • May 21

    Canadian Library Association on Access Copyright Lawsuit

    Canadian Library Association on Access Copyright Lawsuit
    The Canadian Library Association issued a statement late last week on the Access Copyright lawsuit filed against York University, urging it to abandon the lawsuit and pointing to several legal concerns.
  • May 21

    Competition Bureau To Investigate Google Canada

    Competition Bureau To Investigate Google Canada
    The National Post reports that the Competition Bureau of Canada plans to launch an investigation into Google Canada. The scope of the investigation is unknown.
  • May 21

    Next on the Canadian Copyright Reform Agenda: Clean Up the Mess at the Copyright Board

    Next on the Canadian Copyright Reform Agenda: Clean Up the Mess at the Copyright Board
    With the latest phase of Canadian copyright reform now complete, the government may soon turn to the question of what comes next. Given last year's major legislative overhaul and the landmark series of copyright decisions from the Supreme…
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog

White Collar Crime Prof Blog

By Stetson University Law Professor Ellen S. Podgor.

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

    NACDL White Collar Crime Conference

    NACDL White Collar Crime Conference
    NACDL's 3rd Annual West Coast White Collar Conference, titled “Turning the Tables on the Government will be held at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort on June 6-7, 2013. (esp)
  • May 14

    Discretion At It's Worst - IRS Targeting

    Discretion At It's Worst - IRS Targeting
    The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Office of Audit report and its highlights tell the story of how "Early in Calendar Year 2010, the IRS began using inappropriate criteria to identify organizations applying for…
  • May 14

    Upcoming Conference

    Upcoming Conference
    New York City Bar - Second Annual White Collar Crime Institute - here ABA Securities Fraud 2013, Oct. 24-25, New Orleans - here Georgia's Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) - International Business Crimes: Foreign Corrupt…
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Legal Ethics Forum

Legal Ethics Forum

By Professors John Dzienkowski, Brad Wendel, John Steele, David Hricik, Andrew Perlman, David McGowan, Laura Appleman, Steve Lubet, Anita Bernstein, Don Burnett, and Steve Berenson..

http://www.legalethicsforum.com/blog/
  • May 21

    Anatomy of a Murder In New York (sort of)

    Anatomy of a Murder In New York (sort of)
    The video clip from Anatomy of a Murder in which Paul Biegler (Jimmy Stewart) meets with his client Lt. Frederic Manion (Ben Gazzara) and tells him the legal defenses to homicide before asking what happened is, of course, often used...
  • May 21

    IRS official to take the Fifth (and probably wishes she had chosen candor)

    IRS official to take the Fifth (and probably wishes she had chosen candor)
    On a day when Senator Hatch accused a lawyer (Steven Miller) of lying by omission for failing to correct earlier false statements to Congress, we are told that another lawyer (Lois Lerner, whose job at the IRS was apparently not...
  • May 21

    Douglas E. Abrams, " Plagiarism in Lawyers’ Written Advocacy (Part 1)"

    Douglas E. Abrams, " Plagiarism in Lawyers’ Written Advocacy (Part 1)"
    Short article. Abstract: Professor Abrams authors a column, Writing It Right, in Precedent, the Missouri Bar's quarterly magazine. In a variety of contexts, the column stresses the fundamentals of quality legal writing - precision,…
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SCOTUSblog

SCOTUSblog

Covers the Supreme Court of the United States. By Bloomberg Law.

http://www.scotusblog.com/
  • May 20

    Live blog of orders and opinions (Sponsored by Bloomberg Law) (Updated: Completed)

    Live blog of orders and opinions (Sponsored by Bloomberg Law) (Updated: Completed)
    With the help of our reporter, Lyle Denniston, we will be live blogging as orders and opinions are issued today. Once you see the window and our initial welcome, we ask that you do not refresh your browser. Updates will appear without the…
  • May 20

    Monday round-up

    Monday round-up
    Briefly: As part of her outreach to poor and immigrant parents, Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke recently at the New York City Department of Education’s English Language Learning Parent Conference, where she urged the audience to work hard…
  • May 18

    This week at the Court

    This week at the Court
    At 9:30 a.m. on Monday we expect orders from the May 16 Conference. Our list of “Petitions to watch” for that Conference is here. At 10 a.m. we expect opinions in argued cases. We will begin live blogging shortly before 9:30. On…
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Truth on the Market

Truth on the Market

Academic commentary on law, business and economics. Thom Lambert, Geoffrey Manne, Keith Sharfman, William K. Sjostrom, Jr., and Joshua D. Wright.

http://www.truthonthemarket.com
  • May 7

    Zeke Emanuel on the ACA’s Adverse Selection Problem and Solutions to It

    Zeke Emanuel on the ACA’s Adverse Selection Problem and Solutions to It
    Ezekiel Emanuel, Rahm’s brother and former health care adviser to President Obama, acknowledges in today’s Wall Street Journal that adverse selection may prove to be a “bump in the road” in the implementation of the…
  • Apr 22

    Behavioral Merger Remedies and the Hippocratic Principle

    Behavioral Merger Remedies and the Hippocratic Principle
    Last Thursday, the FTC settled a challenge to a company’s acquisitions of two key rivals. The two acquisitions, each of which failed to meet the threshold for required reporting under Hart Scott Rodino, occurred in 2005 and 2008.…
  • Apr 16

    Commissioner Wright lays down the gauntlet on Section 5

    Commissioner Wright lays down the gauntlet on Section 5
    As Thom noted (here and here), Josh’s speech at the ABA Spring Meeting was fantastic.  In laying out his agenda at the FTC, Josh highlighted two areas on which he intends to focus: Section 5 and public restraints on trade.…
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Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs

Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs

Blogging resources, ideas and news for law firm bloggers. From LexBlog's Kevin O'Keefe

http://kevin.lexblog.com/
  • Nov 23

    Financial services makes legal industry look progressive on social media

    Financial services makes legal industry look progressive on social media
    A story by the New York Times Michael Kaplan (@mgkaplan89) regarding financial firms blocking employe
  • Nov 21

    Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN November 21, 2012

    Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN November 21, 2012
    It’s unbelievable how quickly 2012 is soaring by. Here we are, on the eve of Thanksgiving. With that, I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday break. As we head out of the office ourselves, we can’t say thanks enough to work with…
  • Nov 21

    How does a law firm grow its YouTube audience?

    How does a law firm grow its YouTube audience?
    YouTube isn’t just for posting amusing and embarrassing videos. Businesses, including law firms, have found YouTube to be an effective way to demonstrate their expertise, knowledge, and care. But how does a law firm grow its YouTube…
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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…
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Legal Scholarship Blog

Legal Scholarship Blog

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

http://legalscholarshipblog.com
  • Sep 12

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

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

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

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

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Columbia Law Mark J. Osiel (Iowa Law) presents Rights to Do Grave Wrong – paper is not publicly available Georgia Law Jamal Greene (Columbia Law)
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Grits for Breakfast

Grits for Breakfast

Covers the political, economic and social consequences of crime, punishment and justice in the Lone Star State. By Scott Henson.

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

    Texas House approves electronic privacy legislation

    Texas House approves electronic privacy legislation
    Great news!A pair of bills backed by the Texas Electronic Privacy Coalition were amended onto a Senate bill in the Texas House of Representatives (SB 1052) - one requiring warrants for police to access cell-phone location data and another…
  • May 20

    Minimal raises for TX prison guard

    Minimal raises for TX prison guard
    The union representing Texas prison guards, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), issued a press release today complaining that pay hikes for corrections officers are half those given to "other statewide…
  • May 20

    Lege leaning toward grand jury transparency

    Lege leaning toward grand jury transparency
    Quick update on a couple of grand-jury transparency bills we've been discussing on Grits this session:On a positive note, Rep. Bryan Hughes' HB 3334 requiring recording of grand-jury witness testimony in addition to defendants cleared the…
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Adjunct Law Prof Blog

Adjunct Law Prof Blog

Focuses on issues of interest to adjunct law professors, including labor law, employment law, employee benefits law and education law issues. By Adjunct Law Professor Mitchell H. Rubinstein.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/
  • May 21

    Morris Nichols recently published an…

    Morris Nichols recently published an interesting piece on the enforceability of contracts to extend the time period for the application of a statute of limitations.…
  • May 21

    Supreme Court Takes Government Prayer Case

    Supreme Court Takes Government Prayer Case
    Thirty years ago in Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783 (1983), the Supreme Court held in a divided opinion that opening legislative sessions with prayer did not violate the Establishment Clause. But can the government open such legislative…
  • May 20

    Former Chairman Liebman Supports Senate Action on NLRB Nominee

    Former Chairman Liebman Supports Senate Action on NLRB Nominee
    Former NLRB Chairman Liebman recently wrote an opt ed piece calling for the Senate to take action on the 5 nominees to the NLRB. That article can be found here. Chairman Liebman states in part: Mitchell H. Rubinstein
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CrimProf Blog

CrimProf Blog

Criminal law issues and commentary. Edited by University of San Diego School of Law Dean & Professor of Law Kevin Cole, contributions by Professors Lawrence A. Alexander, Donald A. Dripps, Yale Kamisar, Adam J. Kolber, and Jean Ramirez.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/
  • May 21

    "How quickly can and will (hundreds of) imprisoned crack defendants file "Blewett claims"?"

    "How quickly can and will (hundreds of) imprisoned crack defendants file "Blewett claims"?"
    Doug Berman at Sentencing Law & Policy discusses the implications of a Sixth Circuit case declaring that the reduced mandatory minimum crack sentences set out in the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 must be applied even to those offenders…
  • May 21

    "Judge Criticizes ‘High Error Rate’ of New York Police Stops"

    "Judge Criticizes ‘High Error Rate’ of New York Police Stops"
    From the New York Times: After listening to two months of testimony on the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk practices, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin left little doubt about her views of their effectiveness in helping detect criminal…
  • May 21

    Fazzi on California's Corrections Realignment

    Fazzi on California's Corrections Realignment
    Steven Thomas Fazzi has posted A Primer on California's 2011 Corrections Realignment: Why California Placed Felons Under County Control (McGeorge Law Review, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: California's 2011 corrections…
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IPBiz

IPBiz

Intellectual property news affecting business and everyday life. From patent lawyer Lawrence B. Ebert.

http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    Design patents on the upswing?

    Design patents on the upswing?
    From Forbes on the value of design patents:Now companies are seeking out design patents to go with their so-called utility patents to create a more impervious wall of protection around their successful products. It’s even conceivable…
  • May 20

    Alexsam v. IDT at the CAFC

    Alexsam v. IDT at the CAFC
    The outcome of Alexsam v. IDT Defendant IDT Corporation appeals from the judgmentof the District Court for the Eastern District ofTexas determining that certain of IDT’s systems infringedclaims 57 and 58 of U.S. Patent No. 6,000,608…
  • May 20

    Fexofenadine case: "substantially pure" has different meanings within one patent

    Fexofenadine case: "substantially pure" has different meanings within one patent
    Aventis/AMR vs. Mylan concerning fexofenadine.The decision is by a 2-1 vote.The initial part of the decision:Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Albany MolecularResearch, Inc. (AMRI) (collectively “Appellants”) appeal astipulated…
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