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Discourse.net

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

http://www.discourse.net/

Jun 15
Also Not the Onion

Also Not the Onion

Ford’s “Driverless” Food-Delivery Vehicles in Miami Aren’t Actually Driverless (New Times) “Research vehicles for our business pilots are designed to appear as self-driving, however, they are manually driven by…
Jun 5
Got Me

Got Me

I added The Onion to my RSS feed a bit over a week ago. Since then there have been a couple headlines where I had to check just to make sure they were fakes, but I haven’t actually been caught … Continue reading → The post…
May 18
Yes, the CRA is a Way to Restore Net Neutrality

Yes, the CRA is a Way to Restore Net Neutrality

National treasure Harold Feld explains why the CRA really would be a means of restoring the net neutrality rule. Strangely, it appears some folks actually doubted this as a theoretical matter. Of course the House won’t likely vote to…

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New York Public Personnel Law

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

https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
Proper service of the petition and notice of the petition of an appeal to the Commissioner of Education critical to the Commissioner assuming jurisdiction

Proper service of the petition and notice of the petition of an appeal to the Commissioner of Education critical to the Commissioner assuming jurisdiction

Proper service of the petition and notice of the petition of an appeal to the Commissioner of Education critical to the Commissioner assuming jurisdictionAppeal of J.M from action of the Board of Education of the Croton-Harmon Union Free…
Jun 15
A party filing a motion seeking a permanent stay of a demand for arbitration must satisfy a "two-part test" to prevail

A party filing a motion seeking a permanent stay of a demand for arbitration must satisfy a "two-part test" to prevail

A party filing a motion seeking a permanent stay of a demand for arbitration must satisfy a "two-part test" to prevailVillage of Garden City v Professional Firefighters Assn. of Nassau County, Local 1588, 2018 NY Slip Op 03688, Appellate…
Jun 14
Status of a spouse named as the primary beneficiary of a life insurance policy or similar instrument in the event the marriage is terminated by divorce

Status of a spouse named as the primary beneficiary of a life insurance policy or similar instrument in the event the marriage is terminated by divorce

Status of a spouse named as the primary beneficiary of a life insurance policy or similar instrument in the event the marriage is terminated by divorceSveen, et el v Melin, United State Supreme Court, 584 U.S. ___ (Decided June 11, 2018)Mark…

Rank this Week: 48

Coveres actions taken or contemplated to protect the nation interact with the nation’s laws and legal institutions, including cybersecurity, Guantánamo habeas litigation, targeted killing, biosecurity, universal jurisdiction, the Alien Tort Statute, and the state secrets privilege. By Benjamin Wittes, Jack Goldsmith and Robert Chesney.

http://www.lawfareblog.com/

Jun 18
Document: Judge Lamberth Rules in Gitmo Defense Counsel Habeas Case

Document: Judge Lamberth Rules in Gitmo Defense Counsel Habeas Case

Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that military commission Judge Vance Spath acked authority to hold Chief Defense Counsel John Baker in contempt for disobeying an order last year. The full…
Jun 18
Judicial Review of Decisions to Kill American Citizens Under the AUMF: The Most Important Case You Missed Last Week

Judicial Review of Decisions to Kill American Citizens Under the AUMF: The Most Important Case You Missed Last Week

Should courts review the decision-making process when the U.S. government determines to target an American citizen as part of the armed conflict authorized by the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force? Courts have refused to allow such…
Jun 18
Livestream: FBI Director and Justice Department Inspector General Testify on Clinton Email Investigation Report

Livestream: FBI Director and Justice Department Inspector General Testify on Clinton Email Investigation Report

FBI Director Christopher Wray and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on last Friday’s inspector general report on the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email…

Rank this Week: 62

Greenversations

Official blog of US EPA.

http://blog.epa.gov/blog

Jun 13
Inspection Video Promotes Clean Water, Healthy Farm

Inspection Video Promotes Clean Water, Healthy Farm

by Tom Damm Spoiler alert! Everyone wins. A new video is benefiting farmers and regulators alike by taking the mystery out of farm inspections. The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association collaborated with EPA employees to produce a video…
May 16
Soaking in Another Victory

Soaking in Another Victory

by Tom Damm It’s a four-peat. For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Maryland, College Park has won high honors in EPA’s Campus RainWorks Challenge, a national collegiate competition to design the best ideas for…
May 4
Hope in Kentucky Farm Country

Hope in Kentucky Farm Country

Jeremy Hinton is an eighth-generation Kentucky farmer. He and his wife Joanna own Hinton’s Orchard and Farm Market in Hodgenville, Kentucky – the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. “Our family came to LaRue County the same year…

Rank this Week: 194

False Claims Counsel

Covers False Claims Act and related statutes. By Ben Vernia.

http://www.falseclaimscounsel.com/wordpress

Jun 11
Signature HealthCARE settles whistleblowers’ False Claims Act case for more than $30 million

Signature HealthCARE settles whistleblowers’ False Claims Act case for more than $30 million

On June 8, the Department of Justice announced that Kentucky-based Signature HealthCARE, LLC, a skilled nursing facility company, had agreed to pay more than $30 million to resolve federal and state claims that the company defrauded the…
Jun 7
Louisiana hospital company pays $1.7 million to settle whistleblower’s False Claims Act allegation

Louisiana hospital company pays $1.7 million to settle whistleblower’s False Claims Act allegation

On June 5, the Department of Justice announced that Shreveport, Louisiana-based Allegiance Health Management, Inc., and its affiliated hospitals have agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations, originally brought by a whistleblower,…
Jun 5
Social Security-defrauding lawyer, Eric Conn, pleads guilty, in case prompted by Vernia Law Firm whistleblower

Social Security-defrauding lawyer, Eric Conn, pleads guilty, in case prompted by Vernia Law Firm whistleblower

On June 4, Kentucky-based disbarred attorney Eric C. Conn ended a nearly seven-year saga by entering a guilty plea resolving the remaining charges against him of defrauding the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability programs,…

Rank this Week: 238

Dissenting Justice

Provides commentary on law, politics and justice. By Professor Darren Hutchinson.

http://dissentingjustice.blogspot.com/

Dec 13
Progressive Fatalism: Leftists Who Did Not Vote For Clinton Must OWN Their Decision and the Terrible Consequence

Progressive Fatalism: Leftists Who Did Not Vote For Clinton Must OWN Their Decision and the Terrible Consequence

Since the election, a slew of post-mortems have appeared in mainstream and social media. One theme that has emerged, particularly among progressives who did not like Hillary Clinton, blames Trump's... To view the rest of this article, please…
Nov 21
The Recent Critics of Identity Politics Are Clueless About Identity Politic

The Recent Critics of Identity Politics Are Clueless About Identity Politic

Many political scientists and other experts contend that reliable demographic information regarding the 2016 election does not yet exist. The scarcity of definitive data, however, has not deterred... To view the rest of this article, please…
Jan 21
The Voices: Why Do White Male Progressives Hear Things That No One Else Can?

The Voices: Why Do White Male Progressives Hear Things That No One Else Can?

Nine years ago, the Democratic presidential primaries had already begun. Hillary Clinton, the presumptive frontrunner, suffered an upset defeat in the Iowa caucuses. Clinton lost the caucuses because... To view the rest of this article,…

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Whistleblower Protection Blog

Covers legal issues related to corporate malfeasance and protection of whistleblowers. Published by the National Whistleblower Legal Defense and Education Fund.

http://www.whistleblowersblog.org/

Jun 15
H.R. 5697 Series—Part IV: Utilizing Best Practices To Combat Wildlife Crime

H.R. 5697 Series—Part IV: Utilizing Best Practices To Combat Wildlife Crime

This is a multi-part series on the Whistleblower Protection Blog covering the Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018. Whistleblowers are a key component of fighting fraud and corruption. From securities to regulations to…
Jun 14
OSHA Receives Feedback on its Whistleblower Protection Program

OSHA Receives Feedback on its Whistleblower Protection Program

This Tuesday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hosted a public meeting on whistleblower protections in the transportation industry at the Department of Labor headquarters. The meeting was organized by OSHA to obtain…
Jun 14
Using Whistleblower Laws to Uphold Social Responsibility Commitment

Using Whistleblower Laws to Uphold Social Responsibility Commitment

Today, we expect Wall Street to be as much a part of the community as Main Street. For corporations with social responsibility commitments and investor groups with social responsibility mandates, whistleblowers are a crucial force for…

Rank this Week: 267

National Indian Law Library --…

National Indian Law Library -- News

Covers Native American legal issues, published by the National Indian Law Library, a public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law.

http://nilllibrary.blogspot.com/

Jun 15
NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 6/14

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 6/14

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletinhttp://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.htmlPetition for certiorari was filed in Citizen Potawatomi Nation v. Oklahoma (Indian Gaming - Arbitration) on 5/30/18.A Per Curium Opinion was…
May 29
NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 5/29

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 5/29

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.html A decision was published in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren (Tribal Sovereign Immunity) on 5/21/18. Petition for certiorari was granted in Royal…
May 11
NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 5/11

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 5/11

Tribal Courts Bulletinhttp://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2018.htmlPeople of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Sorrell (Exclusion Order) People of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Nickaboine …

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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/

Sep 8
OK, Blogger. I give up.

OK, Blogger. I give up.

You're not letting me update my links, so I'm not posting to this blog any more.
Apr 28
Why the Westin Cincinnati is likely the very worst Westin in the country.

Why the Westin Cincinnati is likely the very worst Westin in the country.

How do we count the ways in which the Westin Cincinnati is a very, very bad hotel?First, the good news: friendly staff and great location. That, however, is the only good news.1. Let's start with safety. There should…
Apr 20
Predicted this in 2012.

Predicted this in 2012.

The story on Whittier in the NYT is here.As I said in 2012, "[t]he world doesn’t need as many ABA-accredited law schools as it has already, just as the world has figured out that it doesn’t need as many U.S.-based BigLaw firms as…

Rank this Week: 293

Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law…

Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law Blog

Covers Inland Empire municipal law, personal injury law, real estate law and small business law.

http://michaelreiterlaw.wordpress.com/

Jul 20
Can You Go to Jail for Not Getting a Building Permit?

Can You Go to Jail for Not Getting a Building Permit?

Building a structure without a permit (with exceptions on the meaning of structure under the California Building Code) is a misdemeanor in most California local entities. Usually, the punishment for a misdemeanor under most municipal codes…
Jul 12
Neighbors, Google Maps and Dispute

Neighbors, Google Maps and Dispute

By Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law I have been involved in a number of neighbor disputes, long-running and costly. But this is a new one. You should definitely click on the article, but a neighbor in Washington State mowed the shortened…
Dec 20
Investigative Reporting Website Creates San Diego Code Enforcement Database and Map

Investigative Reporting Website Creates San Diego Code Enforcement Database and Map

“inewsource.org” is a non-profit news-gathering organization in San Diego. They have put together data regarding complaints and resolutions into a searchable database found here. This database includes all complaints…

Rank this Week: 327

New Jersey Senate Republicans

Provides legislative support to the Republican senators in the Legislature of the State of New Jersey.

http://www.senatenj.com/

Jun 18
Bateman’s Legislation Dedicating Bog Turtle as New Jersey’s State Reptile Now Law

Bateman’s Legislation Dedicating Bog Turtle as New Jersey’s State Reptile Now Law

Legislation sponsored by Sen. Kip Bateman and inspired by students from Princeton designating the endangered bog turtle as the New Jersey State Reptile was signed into law.
Jun 18
Pennacchio Says School Funding Reform Should Include Fixes Highlighted During Select Committee Proce

Pennacchio Says School Funding Reform Should Include Fixes Highlighted During Select Committee Proce

Sen. Joe Pennacchio said that proposals offered last year by Republicans on the Senate Select Committee on School Funding Fairness should be included in school funding reform efforts.
Jun 18
Doherty Introduces Legislation to Allow Dogs at Microbrewerie

Doherty Introduces Legislation to Allow Dogs at Microbrewerie

Sen. Mike Doherty has introduced legislation that would allow dogs to accompany their owners during tastings at microbreweries.

Rank this Week: 395

RegBlog

A regulation blog, in affiliation with the Penn Program on Regulation. From the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

http://www.regblog.org/

Jun 17
Increasing EPA’s Scientific Transparency

Increasing EPA’s Scientific Transparency

Despite concerns, environmental agency’s “transparent science” proposed rule supports existing guidelines.
Jun 17
Science, Transparency, and Environmental Policy

Science, Transparency, and Environmental Policy

Scholars and regulatory commentators debate the significance of EPA’s recently proposed “transparency” rule.
Jun 14
Week In Review

Week In Review

Merger between AT&T and Time Warner is cleared, U.S. Supreme Court upholds Ohio's voter purge policy, and more...

Rank this Week: 459

CFTC Law

Covers futures, commodities and forex regulation. By Shipkevich Law Firm.

http://www.cftclaw.com/

Jun 5
NFA Board Approves Swaps Proficiency Requirements Program

NFA Board Approves Swaps Proficiency Requirements Program

Today the National Futures Association issued a press release announcing that its board approved the formation of a Swaps Proficiency Requirements Advisory Committee which will oversee the development of a Swaps Proficiency program for…
May 29
NFA Fines XFA Introducing Broker $100,000 For Compliance Violation

NFA Fines XFA Introducing Broker $100,000 For Compliance Violation

NFA Fines XFA Introducing Broker $100,000 For Compliance Violations Today the National Futures Association announced it ordered X-Change Financial Access, LLC. (XFA) Introducing Broker based in Chicago a $100,000 penalty for lack of…
May 16
CFTC No Action from Including International Swaps for Global Development

CFTC No Action from Including International Swaps for Global Development

CFTC No Action from Including International Swaps for Global Development May 16, 2018 CFTC Reduces Marketplace Barriers for Global Development Initiatives Washington, DC — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s…

Rank this Week: 462

Court-Martial Trial Practice

Covers military law for trial practitioners and military members. By The Law Office of Philip D. Cave.

http://www.court-martial-ucmj.com/

Jun 18
Who controls, you or the client

Who controls, you or the client

Crime & Consequences blog has this story. The U.S. Supreme Court today took up Garza v. Idaho, No. 17-1026, involving the intersection of two recurring themes: lawyer decisions v. client decisions in the conduct of a…
Jun 15
Eyewitness indentification

Eyewitness indentification

My first GCM involved eyewitness identification and a motion to suppress based on an improperly suggestive show-up when the client was arrested. He was handcuffed in the back of the police car and the armed robbery victim was brought to…
Jun 14
Worth-the-View

Worth-the-View

From time to time I recommend articles, cases, or books to read that may be of interest and help to practitioners. Here are couple of plays to add to the mix, courtesy of Global Military Justice Reform blog, and I quote. Anthony…

Rank this Week: 464

The Poblete DC Dispatches

Features updates on regulatory and public policy matters in Washington, DC in national security, trade, and international law.

http://jasonpoblete.com/

Dec 7
Trump Administration Imposes Sanctions Jamaica-based ISIS Recruiter

Trump Administration Imposes Sanctions Jamaica-based ISIS Recruiter

The Trump administration on Tuesday designated a Jamaican-based Islamic cleric for his ties to numerous terrorist attacks carried out in the United States and the United Kingdom. According to the Treasury Department, Abdullah…
Dec 4
Russia May Be Helping Venezuela Undermine U.S. Sanctions With a Virtual Currency Scheme

Russia May Be Helping Venezuela Undermine U.S. Sanctions With a Virtual Currency Scheme

The Cuba/Russia-backed Venezuela regime of Nicolas Maduro claims it is going to create a virtual currency to get around U.S. and E.U. economic sanctions. During his weekly Saturday evening television specials, that according to Reuters…
Dec 3
EU Sanctions Map: The US Could Learn Something from Tiny Estonia

EU Sanctions Map: The US Could Learn Something from Tiny Estonia

A few weeks ago the European Union (EU) published a web-based mapping and visualization tool of current EU and United Nations sanctions. Created by the government of Estonia, with a few clicks users will have a better sense whether additional…

Rank this Week: 602

CFPB Monitor

Covers the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. By Ballard Spahr.

http://www.cfpbmonitor.com

Jun 18
President Trump’s expected nomination of Kathy Kraninger as CFPB Director extends Mick Mulvaney’s Acting Director tenure

President Trump’s expected nomination of Kathy Kraninger as CFPB Director extends Mick Mulvaney’s Acting Director tenure

According to numerous media sources, the White House announced on Friday, June 16, that President Trump plans to nominate Kathy Kraninger as CFPB Director later this week. The nomination means that pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform…
Jun 15
California Releases Revised Student Loan Servicer Regulation

California Releases Revised Student Loan Servicer Regulation

The California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has published modifications to its proposed regulations under the State’s Student Loan Servicing Act. As previously covered, the DBO published notice of its initial proposed…
Jun 14
Comptroller Otting comments on short-term, small dollar loan bulletin, special purpose national bank charter for fintech companies, Madden

Comptroller Otting comments on short-term, small dollar loan bulletin, special purpose national bank charter for fintech companies, Madden

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting appeared before the House Financial Services Committee yesterday and before the Senate Banking Committee today. In his nearly identical written testimony submitted to both committees, Mr. Otting…

Rank this Week: 629

Gavel to Gavel

Covers trends in legislative activity as it relates to the courts. By the National Center for State Courts.

http://gaveltogavel.us/

Apr 6
Georgia: New statewide Business Court with unique judicial selection system to appear on November 2018 ballot; Superior Courts could still create business division

Georgia: New statewide Business Court with unique judicial selection system to appear on November 2018 ballot; Superior Courts could still create business division

Georgia has one of the most complex trial court systems in the nation, with at least 6 distinct trial courts (Superior, Probate, State, Magistrate, Municipal, and Juvenile). Now voters will decide on a 7th: Business Court. HR 993 would amend…
Apr 6
Rhode Island: House committee holds hearing on bills that would guarantee certain trial court judgeships & 3 seats on Judicial Nominating Commission to “persons of color”

Rhode Island: House committee holds hearing on bills that would guarantee certain trial court judgeships & 3 seats on Judicial Nominating Commission to “persons of color”

A hearing was held earlier this week on a series of bills filed to address diversity in the Rhode Island judiciary. Video of the hearing before the House Judiciary Committee is here, starts at around 56:30 and ends at around 85:00. During…
Apr 3
Kansas: Senate leaders appear to stop bill to increase funding for public schools until constitutional amendment to strip courts of K-12 funding decisions is passed

Kansas: Senate leaders appear to stop bill to increase funding for public schools until constitutional amendment to strip courts of K-12 funding decisions is passed

A bill to increase funding for Kansas public schools that passed the House will not move in the Senate until both chambers approved a bill to strip to Kansas judiciary of jurisdiction to hear K-12 funding disputes. First, some background. As…

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Health Industry Washington Watch

Covers U.S. legislative and regulatory developments affecting the life sciences and health care industry. By Reed Smith LLP.

http://www.healthindustrywashingtonwatch.com/

Jun 8
HHS Exploring Ways to Promote Innovation, Investment in Healthcare Sector

HHS Exploring Ways to Promote Innovation, Investment in Healthcare Sector

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering forming a workgroup aimed at facilitating “constructive, high-level dialogue between HHS leadership and those focused on innovating and investing in the healthcare…
Jun 8
CMS Finalizes CJR Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy

CMS Finalizes CJR Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy

CMS has finalized an “extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy” for the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) payment model. Under this policy, which was prompted by severe hurricanes and wildfires, CMS will…
Jun 7
HHS Delays 340B Ceiling Price/CMP Rule Implementation for Another Year — until July 1, 2019

HHS Delays 340B Ceiling Price/CMP Rule Implementation for Another Year — until July 1, 2019

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is once again delaying the effective date of its January 5, 2017 rule on 340B drug pricing program ceiling price calculation and civil monetary penalties (CMPs). Specifically, under a…

Rank this Week: 702

Lobby Comply Blog

Covers campaign finance, lobbying, procurement and ethics laws. By State and Federal Communications, Inc.

http://stateandfed.com/lobbycomply/

Jun 17
Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Elections Maine: Election Reformers Cheer as Maine Again Approves Ranked-Choice Voting by Allegra Kirkland for Talking Points Memo Minnesota: Supreme Continued on Next Page
Jun 15
Louisiana to Convene Third Special Session

Louisiana to Convene Third Special Session

The Louisiana Legislature will convene its third special session of the year on Monday, June 18, 2018. Gov. John Bel Continued on Next Page
Jun 15
Potential Special Session on the Horizon for Maine

Potential Special Session on the Horizon for Maine

The Maine Legislature is polling members to decide if they should return for a special session. The President of the Continued on Next Page

Rank this Week: 728

New Jersey Public Safety Officers…

New Jersey Public Safety Officers Law Blog

Covers employment issues related to corrections officers, firefighters, and police officers in New Jersey. By Frank M. Crivelli of Arpaia and Crivelli.

http://www.njpublicsafetyofficers.com/

May 30
New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Bill Capping Sick Leave Payout

New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Bill Capping Sick Leave Payout

As reported by Observer.com, lawmakers have resurrected a proposal to cap unused sick time payouts for all New Jersey public workers. Last week, the Assembly State and Local Government Committee advanced a bill that would cap sick leave…
May 24
Governor Signs Law Expanding Public Worker Union Right

Governor Signs Law Expanding Public Worker Union Right

As reported by NJ.com, Governor Phil Murphy recently signed a bill strengthening the rights of public worker unions, which could face a big threat from a looming decision by the United States Supreme Court. The bill, A3686, the Workplace…
May 16
Assembly Votes Out Bill Requiring Public Employees Guilty of Sexual Assault, Harassment To Forfeit Pension

Assembly Votes Out Bill Requiring Public Employees Guilty of Sexual Assault, Harassment To Forfeit Pension

As reported by NJSpotlight.com, inspired by the nationwide campaign against sexual harassment known as the #MeToo movement, lawmakers in New Jersey are proposing a costly new punishment for elected officials and public workers who use their…

Rank this Week: 817

For the Seventh Generation Blog

Protecting Native Nations for the Seventh Generation. News, views, and opinions about federal Indian law and tribal governance by law professors who teach in the field.

http://tribal-law.blogspot.com/

Nov 24
Geneva Institute on Indigenous People

Geneva Institute on Indigenous People

If you are a law student interested in studying abroad, the University of Tulsa offers a program in Geneva relating to Indigenous people. The 2009 program will run July 4 - August 1, 2009, and the classes offered for the first two weeks are…
Apr 14
Transcript of Argument in Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle

Transcript of Argument in Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle

The transcript of the argument today in Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle is available here. Surprisingly, the Court was heavily interested in the idea that a majority Indian-owned corporation might be considered an Indian…
Mar 25
OK AG values Bank over Battered Women

OK AG values Bank over Battered Women

This was originally submitted to the Tulsa World as an op-ed piece, but was not published:update as of 4/10/08: The Tulsa World did indeed publish this an op-ed piece, The Native American Times reprinted it and the Cherokee Phoenix plans to…

Rank this Week: 902

Freedom of Information & Open…

Freedom of Information & Open Government Blog

News, views and updates on the UK Freedom of Information Act, worldwide Freedom of Information and open government. Maintained by Steve Wood, Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University.

http://foia.blogspot.com/

Nov 11
FOI case law update - 28 November 2013

FOI case law update - 28 November 2013

The Campaign for Freedom of Information's next course on 'Information Commissioner & Tribunal Decisions - what do they mean in practice?' is taking place in London on 28th November 2013.This course, now in its 8th year, aims to help…
Oct 29
76 organisations call on government to drop proposed FOI restriction

76 organisations call on government to drop proposed FOI restriction

76 campaign groups, charities and press bodies have written to the prime minister urging him to drop proposals to restrict the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. They say the proposals are not compatible with the prime minister's stated aim of…
Oct 24
MPs call for extension of the FOI Act to cover contracted out public service

MPs call for extension of the FOI Act to cover contracted out public service

An Early Day Motion calling for the extension of the FOI Act to cover contracted out public services has been tabled by Labour MP Grahame Morris and co-sponsored by Caroline Lucas (Green), Mark Durkan (SDLP), John McDonnell (Lab), Margaret…

Rank this Week: 935

European Union Law

Covers legal issues in the European Union. By Vihar Georgiev.

http://eulaw.wordpress.com

Jan 28
The EU Fiscal Stability Treaty: Summary and Analysi

The EU Fiscal Stability Treaty: Summary and Analysi

UPDATE: the approved text of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union is available here.
Jan 28
The EU Fiscal Stability Treaty: Summary and Analysi

The EU Fiscal Stability Treaty: Summary and Analysi

UPDATE: the approved text of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union is available here. The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union is…
Dec 24
Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Dear friends, I wish you happy holidays and a prosperous New Year!

Rank this Week: 1049

Government Contracts Blog

The latest updates on developments affecting government contracts. Published by Sheppard Mullin.

http://www.governmentcontractslawblog.com/

May 16
Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Sports Gambling Law

Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Sports Gambling Law

On Monday, the Supreme Court opened the door for states across the country to authorize sports gambling within their borders—a decision that could have a dramatic effect in the world of sports and potentially weaken the federal…
Apr 30
“Portal of Portals” – GSA’s (Unwritten) Vision for COTS E-Commerce Marketplace

“Portal of Portals” – GSA’s (Unwritten) Vision for COTS E-Commerce Marketplace

Last month, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) and the Office of Management and Budget released their Phase 1 Implementation Plan (the “Plan”) for Section 846 of the National Defense Authorization Act…
Apr 30
New Rules for Filing Protests at GAO and New DFARS Debriefing Requirement

New Rules for Filing Protests at GAO and New DFARS Debriefing Requirement

GAO’s New Electronic Protest Docketing System GAO finally has unveiled its long-awaited Electronic Protest Docketing System (“EPDS”). Effective May 1, 2018, all new protests (excluding those containing classified material)…

Rank this Week: 1059

PA Municipal and Zoning Law Blog

Covers municipal, zoning, and land use law in Pennsylvania. Published by Jeff Osmond of Osmond Law.

http://pamunicipallawyer.blogspot.com/

Jun 30
Trip to Arkansa

Trip to Arkansa

Well you never know where a municipal law practice may take you. I spent last Monday flying to Arkansas on a chartered jet. The purpose of the trip was to view a housing complex for gas drilling rig workers that Nomac Drilling wishes to…
Jun 12
Right to Know Applies to Volunteer Fire Companie

Right to Know Applies to Volunteer Fire Companie

On April 3 of this year the Office of Open Records made a final determination on an appeal under the Right To Know Law. The matter was captioned as Scott Pierce v. Morris Township and Morris Township Volunteer Fire Company In the case, Pierce…
May 21
Marcellus Shale Part 2

Marcellus Shale Part 2

The other issue that has recently developed as a result of the Marcellus Shale play stems from the installation of pipelines or transmission lines from the wells. Some municipalities havve been approached by companies to use the…

Rank this Week: 1088

New York Zoning and Municipal Law…

New York Zoning and Municipal Law Blog

Covers adverse possession, environmental law, municipal law, zoning and land use. Published by Silverberg Zalantis.

http://blog.szlawfirm.net/

Jun 14
Use Extending Into Adjoining Zone Only Required Area Variance

Use Extending Into Adjoining Zone Only Required Area Variance

The Appellate Division affirmed the granting of area variances and further affirmed that under the circumstances, a use variance was not required to extend a use into an adjoining zone on lots located in two zoning districts.
Apr 12
Rezoning Single Parcel Was Not Spot Zoning

Rezoning Single Parcel Was Not Spot Zoning

The Appellate Division upheld the rezoning of a parcel from commercial to high density residential, despite the provisions of the local comprehensive plan and the failure to prepare an environmental impact statement.
Nov 20
Court Overturns SEQRA Findings And Requires Supplemental EIS

Court Overturns SEQRA Findings And Requires Supplemental EIS

After a seven year saga, the Appellate Division overturned the rezoning of a parcel which would have permitted a multi family development in the Town of Ramapo.

Rank this Week: 1093

Texas Medical Licensing Law Blog

Covers professional licensing matters and related regulatory issues for health care professionals. By the Leichter Law Firm.

http://www.txmedicallicensinglaw.com/

Feb 21
DEA Continues to Step Up Enforcement Efforts in Response to Opioid Crisi

DEA Continues to Step Up Enforcement Efforts in Response to Opioid Crisi

Most practitioners and businesses that handle controlled substances are required to hold a controlled substances registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration. This includes physicians, pharmacies, dentists, hospitals, manufacturers,…
Jan 29
Change to Texas State Board of Pharmacy's Informal Conference Proce

Change to Texas State Board of Pharmacy's Informal Conference Proce

Most pharmacies and pharmacists targeted for an investigation by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy can expect to receive an invitation to an informal conference at some point during their case. At the informal conference, the license holder…
Aug 7
The New Face of Telemedicine in Texa

The New Face of Telemedicine in Texa

One of the most important healthcare bills to come out of the 85th regular Texas legislative session is Senate Bill 1107. This bill, which has been signed by Governor Abbott, resets the playing field for telemedicine and brings Texas law more…

Rank this Week: 1192

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Covers government contract issues including contract formation, strategies, bid protests and contract interpretation. By Crowell Moring.

http://www.governmentcontractslegalforum.com/

Jun 11
The End is Near: DCAA Projects End of Incurred Cost Backlog by FY 2018

The End is Near: DCAA Projects End of Incurred Cost Backlog by FY 2018

The Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) recently made public its Fiscal Year 2017 Report to Congress, which, among other things, provides an update on incurred cost audits. Specifically, the report explains that DCAA:…
Jun 8
Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without

Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without

This week’s episode covers Supreme Court, NDAA, and ‘Fat Leonard’ news, and is hosted by partners David Robbins and Peter Eyre. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides…
Jun 8
Just When You Thought It Was Over: Eleventh Circuit Deepens Disagreement on FCA’s Tolling Provision

Just When You Thought It Was Over: Eleventh Circuit Deepens Disagreement on FCA’s Tolling Provision

Recently, in United States ex rel. Hunt v. Cochise Consultancy Inc., the Eleventh Circuit widened a split in authority regarding the applicability of the tolling provision of the False Claims Act’s statute of limitations, holding that…

Rank this Week: 1202

Constitutionalism & Democracy

A law blog by Albany Law School Professor Stephen Gottlieb and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship James Gathii

http://constitutionalismanddemocracy.wordpress.com/

Jun 13
Stop Dumping All the Risks on Blue Collar Worker

Stop Dumping All the Risks on Blue Collar Worker

That commentary was originally scheduled to air on WAMC on June 5. They did post it on their website but the audio was pre-empted by the Pledge Drive. Instead they aired it a week later on June 12. Even though they’d posted it, I wanted…
Jun 5
Stop Dumping All the Risks on Blue Collar Worker

Stop Dumping All the Risks on Blue Collar Worker

I have been thinking about all the blue-collar workers who believed that Donald Trump would do a great deal for them. We often talk about the risks that entrepreneurs face but capitalism does its best to outsource risk to blue-collar workers.…
May 29
Workers’ Rights Dishonored Again by the Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority

Workers’ Rights Dishonored Again by the Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority

Once again, President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court demonstrates the Court’s and the president’s hostility to worker rights. In cases testing whether companies can require their employees to sign agreements that…

Rank this Week: 1218

UK Freedom of Information Law…

UK Freedom of Information Law Update

A discussion of the latest Freedom of Information Act decisions of the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner and the Information Tribunal.

http://www.informationlaw.org.uk

May 25
FOI Update Podcast (May 2012)

FOI Update Podcast (May 2012)

Content
May 25
FOI Update Podcast (May 2012)

FOI Update Podcast (May 2012)

This is episode 28 of the UK’s only Freedom of Information podcast by Ibrahim Hasan. In this episode Ibrahim discusses FOI developments and decisions from the first quarter of 2012 including those concerning: • When deleted…
Feb 1
FOI Update Podcast (January 2012)

FOI Update Podcast (January 2012)

Content

Rank this Week: 1386

Pace Law Library

Blog about law library, library events, legal writing and research, online legal resources, government documents, digital information, environmental law, courts and decisions, current news, legal trends and more.

http://pacelawlibrary.blogspot.com/

Feb 1
The Pace Law Library Blog Makeover

The Pace Law Library Blog Makeover

Dear Readers, We are thrilled to introduce to you our new Pace Law Library Blog. We have been writing here since June 2008 and so we decided that our blog more than deserved a major makeover. Thus, in the beginning of 2011, we migrated…
Feb 1
Ms. Lamikanra on Nigerian Law and Legal System

Ms. Lamikanra on Nigerian Law and Legal System

Ms. Ufuoma Lamikanra, the Head of Readers' Services Section at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, at the University of Lagos in Nigeria, gave an excellent presentation titled Conflict of Laws in a Federation: The Nigerian…
Jan 13
Prof. Crawford Reviews Estate and Gift Tax Law Review Articles of 2010

Prof. Crawford Reviews Estate and Gift Tax Law Review Articles of 2010

Check out our first 2011 addition to the Pace Law Library Podcasts site titled Estate and Gift Tax Law Articles of 2010. Prof. Bridget Crawford from Pace Law School reviews interesting estate and gift tax law related articles that were…

Rank this Week: 1408

Local Open Government Blog

Covers legal issues on open government laws in Washington state and the rest of the nation. By Foster Pepper.

http://www.localopengovernment.com/

Feb 24
Second Washington Appellate Court Affirms Broad Standing Requirements Under State's Open Public Meetings Act

Second Washington Appellate Court Affirms Broad Standing Requirements Under State's Open Public Meetings Act

Arthur West filed suit under Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act, ch. 42.30 RCW (“OPMA”), against the Pierce County Council and individual Council members based on a series of e-mails between members of the Council and the…
Feb 14
From $37 to $339,000: Why the Price of Public Records Requests Varies So Much

From $37 to $339,000: Why the Price of Public Records Requests Varies So Much

The laws about public records differ from one government to the next and are further complicated by some technologies, like police body cameras. By Liz Farmer from Governing.com In 2015, the editor of a newspaper in Florida filed a…
Jan 27
FOIA and Complaints About Judicial Conduct

FOIA and Complaints About Judicial Conduct

Immigration judges are career civil-service employees in the Department of Justice’s executive office. The judges preside over matters such as deportation, exclusion, removal and rescission proceedings for non-citizens charged with…

Rank this Week: 1419

Small Government Contracts Blog

Offers legal news, notes and commentary of interest to small government contractors. By Steven Koprince.

http://smallgovcon.com/

Jun 18
SmallGovCon Welcomes Stephen Skepnek

SmallGovCon Welcomes Stephen Skepnek

I am very pleased to announce that Stephen Skepnek has joined our team of attorney-authors here at SmallGovCon. Stephen is an associate attorney with Koprince Law LLC, where his practice focuses on federal government contracts law.…
Jun 15
SmallGovCon Week in Review: June 11 – 15, 2018

SmallGovCon Week in Review: June 11 – 15, 2018

In honor of Father’s Day, how about a dad joke? What kind of train eats too much? A chew-chew train! . . . Now that you’ve stopped laughing, let’s dig into the SmallGovCon Week in Review. This week’s edition…
Jun 14
Claim of Bad Faith Termination by Government Requires Strong Evidence, says CBCA

Claim of Bad Faith Termination by Government Requires Strong Evidence, says CBCA

An agency has broad discretion to terminate a contract for convenience. But sometimes, a contractor will challenge the termination for convenience by arguing that the agency acted in bad faith in terminating the contract. A recent CBCA…

Rank this Week: 1499

The Albany Government Law Review…

The Albany Government Law Review Fireplace

The Albany Government Law Review runs this student written and edited law blog engaged in substantive law review-like legal analysis and academic speculation.

http://aglr.wordpress.com/

Apr 26
Workplace Wellness Programs under the ACA: Drawing the Line between Effective Health Incentives and Employer-Imposed Infringement

Workplace Wellness Programs under the ACA: Drawing the Line between Effective Health Incentives and Employer-Imposed Infringement

By: Patrick Tyler, Albany Government Law Review As part of the new requirements for employer-provided health plans, the Affordable Care Act (hereinafter, “ACA”) allows employers to offer employees incentives worth up to fifty…
Mar 29
End of Life Decisions – A Fundamental Right?

End of Life Decisions – A Fundamental Right?

Tara Silk – Albany Government Law Review I. Introduction The cancer diagnoses of two young women recently debated in the media have shown a spotlight on the…
Feb 16
Reclassifying Internet Service Providers: A cursory review of the FCC’s role in regulating the internet

Reclassifying Internet Service Providers: A cursory review of the FCC’s role in regulating the internet

By: Brian Henchy, Albany Government Law Review It is axiomatic that the internet has become ingrained as an everyday part of society. It has become an invaluable and heavily…

Rank this Week: 1535

Rulemaking

Covers administrative rulemaking processes and administrative law issues. For members of the Administrative Codes and Registers (ACR).

https://rulemaking.wordpress.com

Dec 1
Oral Arguments for Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. Scheduled for December 1, 2014

Oral Arguments for Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. Scheduled for December 1, 2014

Back in June, we notified readers of an upcoming federal case regarding rulemaking. The Legal Information Institute reports that the Supreme Court will hold oral arguments on December 1, 2014, in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn.…
Jun 17
SCOTUS to decide whether rulemaking required when agencies change established guidance on statutes & regulation

SCOTUS to decide whether rulemaking required when agencies change established guidance on statutes & regulation

The following article was posted today by Leland Beck, who will be speaking on a panel at the ACR meeting in Baltimore.…
Apr 21
Accepting Nominations for the 2014 Robert J. Colborn Innovation Award

Accepting Nominations for the 2014 Robert J. Colborn Innovation Award

The Administrative Codes and Registers’ Awards Committee is taking nominations for the 2014 Colborn Award. This year, the committee consists of Ken Hansen (UT; chair), Kerry Radcliff (WA) and Liz Cloud (FL). The Colborn…

Rank this Week: 1540

Infra Insight Blog

Covers infrastructure news, policy and industry developments. By Nossaman LLP.

http://www.infrainsightblog.com

Jun 12
Rail Projects in Chicago and Ohio Receive U.S. Department of Transportation INFRA Grant Funding

Rail Projects in Chicago and Ohio Receive U.S. Department of Transportation INFRA Grant Funding

Last week the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao notified Congress of DOT’s INFRA grant winners. The Chicago CREATE program will receive over $132 million to reduce congestion where multiple railroads intersect and to…
Jun 12
Financial Close for Automated People Mover (APM) Project at LAX

Financial Close for Automated People Mover (APM) Project at LAX

On June 8, 2018, the City of Los Angeles, acting through the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Board of Airport Commissioners, and LAX Integrated Express Solutions, LLC (LINXS) successfully reached financial close on the $4.9 billion…
Jun 8
PhilaPort Wins $25.5M INFRA Grant for Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Modernization

PhilaPort Wins $25.5M INFRA Grant for Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Modernization

Today, US DOT is formally announcing 26 INFRA grant award winners. The INFRA program is the Administration’s rebranding of the former FASTLANE grant program, authorized by the 2015 FAST Act. Both programs were intended to…

Rank this Week: 1627

The TSA Blog

Covers innovations in security, technology and the checkpoint screening process. By the Transportation Security Administration.

http://blog.tsa.gov/

Jun 12
TSA Week In Review: May 28th - June 3rd

TSA Week In Review: May 28th - June 3rd

TSA discovered 97 firearms in carry-on bags around the nation. Of the 97 firearms discovered, 77 were loaded and 36 had a round chambered. Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality. TSA may impose civil penalties of up to $13,066 per…
Jun 5
TSA Week in Review - May 21st - 27th

TSA Week in Review - May 21st - 27th

TSA officers discovered 84 firearms in carry-on bags around the nation last week. Of the 84 firearms discovered, 70 were loaded and 31 had a round chambered. Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality. TSA may impose civil penalties…
Jun 1
TSA Week In Review - May 14th - 20th: 101 Firearms Discovered in Carry-on Bag

TSA Week In Review - May 14th - 20th: 101 Firearms Discovered in Carry-on Bag

TSA discovered 101 firearms in carry-on bags around the nation last week. Of the 101 firearms discovered, 85 were loaded and 28 had a round chambered. Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality. TSA may impose civil penalties of up to…

Rank this Week: 1667

Fracking Insider

Covers federal policy and regulatory developments related to hydraulic fracturing. By Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.

http://www.frackinginsider.com

Jun 18
Energy Related Hearings This Week

Energy Related Hearings This Week

June 20 Senate Finance Committee Hearing to examine current and proposed tariff actions administered by the Department of Commerce. 9:00 AM — SD-215 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearings to examine the nominations…
Jun 11
Energy Hearings This Week

Energy Hearings This Week

June 11 – House Natural Resources Committee FIELD hearing in Alpena, Michigan: Examining Effects of Mismanagement of the Cormorant in the Great Lakes Region. June 12 – Senate Energy Committee Oversight Hearing of the Federal…
May 22
Energy Hearings This Week

Energy Hearings This Week

House Committee on Appropriations Markup: FY 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill When: 05/22/2018 10:00 AM ET Where: 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee…

Rank this Week: 1791

Equal Vote

Information and insight on the laws governing federal, state and local elections. By Michael E. Moritz College of Law Professor Dan Tokaji.

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/blogs/tokaji/

Dec 18
The Wrong Approach to Election Reform

The Wrong Approach to Election Reform

The Ohio legislature yesterday approved a bill (SB 380) that would eliminate the window for early registration and absentee voting, among other things.
Nov 7
Reforming Registration

Reforming Registration

On Monday, I identified four problem areas to watch out for on Election Day: 1) lines at the polls, 2) voting equipment, 3) voter registration lists, and 4) provisional and absentee ballots. While machine breakdowns and polling place lines…
Nov 4
What We Don't Know

What We Don't Know

We now know that Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States of America. In the enormity of this moment in American history, the gritty details of election administration, upon which my Moritz colleagues and I spend so much…

Rank this Week: 1924

Equal Vote: Election Law @ Mortiz

Covers election reform, the Voting Rights Act, the Help America Vote Act, and related topics. Special attention to the voting rights of people of color, non-English proficient citizens, and people with disabilities. Publsihed by Dan Tokaji at Moritz Colle

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/blogs/tokaji/

Dec 18
The Wrong Approach to Election Reform

The Wrong Approach to Election Reform

The Ohio legislature yesterday approved a bill (SB 380) that would eliminate the window for early registration and absentee voting, among other things.
Nov 7
Reforming Registration

Reforming Registration

On Monday, I identified four problem areas to watch out for on Election Day: 1) lines at the polls, 2) voting equipment, 3) voter registration lists, and 4) provisional and absentee ballots. While machine breakdowns and polling place lines…
Nov 4
What We Don't Know

What We Don't Know

We now know that Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States of America. In the enormity of this moment in American history, the gritty details of election administration, upon which my Moritz colleagues and I spend so much…

Rank this Week: 1998

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston BRAC…

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston BRAC Blog

Covers the challenges and opportunities of Base Realignment and Closure ("BRAC") and its impact on the region's business community from a legal perspective

http://wtpbracblog.blogspot.com/

Sep 15
Where Everyone Live

Where Everyone Live

This is where the Maryland BRAC-related job holders live.- Brad Aaron
Sep 15
It's Over and Where We Go from Here

It's Over and Where We Go from Here

Well, today is the official end of BRAC 2005 and Maryland, while continuing to face many challenges from the consolidation, was an overall winner, gaining jobs (and a lot more traffic).While we will continue to follow the repercussions of…
Sep 9
Ominous News for the Mark Center

Ominous News for the Mark Center

The Mark Center - which has been an ongoing source of controversy due to the projected inability of the surrounding transportation network to handle the additional BRAC traffic - is now the subject of a disturbing report regarding its…

Rank this Week: 2211

The CAPS Blog

Highlights interesting cases, legal trends and commentary from around New York state, and beyond, for attorneys practicing law in the public sector context. By the NYSBA's Committee on Attorneys in Public Service.

http://nysbar.com/blogs/CAPS/

Mar 11
JCOPE Gift Guidance

JCOPE Gift Guidance

For a quick summary of the state ethics code gift restrictions, JCOPE has published this handy-dandy guide-at-a-glance on the restrictions....
Jan 29
Why the Gender Difference in Local Government Leaders?

Why the Gender Difference in Local Government Leaders?

The International City/County Management Association in Washington, D.C. recently published this interesting analysis entitled, "Women Leading Government - Why So Little Progress in 30 Years?" The article looks at the numbers and…
Jan 16
Law "In the Spirit of Public Service"

Law "In the Spirit of Public Service"

Who practices law "in the public service?" According to this inspiring speech given by SEC Chair Mary Jo White at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting earlier this month, all lawyers have an ethical responsibility…

Rank this Week: 2216

Nexus

Chapman's Journal of Law and Public Policy

http://www.lawschoolblog.org/

Jan 10
How to Choose a Law School

How to Choose a Law School

How to Choose a Law School So by now you’ve wrapped up your undergrad and passed your LSAT. Now it’s time to find a law school, which in and of itself is a daunting task. Everyone and their mother is still clawing their way to an…
Jan 10
The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court…
Jan 10
All about Law School

All about Law School

Here is where I will be writing all about law school.

Rank this Week: 2255

Corporate Law and Democracy

A repository of ideas, comments and papers on a range of issues related to corporate law and democracy. By Boston College Law School Professor Renee Jones.

http://reneejones.wordpress.com/

Nov 18
Whither State Securities Enforcement?

Whither State Securities Enforcement?

Susan Antilla of Bloomberg news published a recent column revisiting the question of the continued viability of state securities regulators’ enforcement authority. I spoke to Susan about my research on the issue and I am quoted in…
Nov 18
Whither State Securities Enforcement?

Whither State Securities Enforcement?

Susan Antilla of Bloomberg news published a recent column revisiting the question of the continued viability of state securities regulators’ enforcement authority. I spoke to Susan about my research on the issue…
Sep 19
Bailout-palooza

Bailout-palooza

The federal goverment’s proposal for a bailout of the financial industry sounded somewhat familiar to me. I remembered that I had blogged about a similar proposal about a year ago on Conglomerate.

Rank this Week: 2364

Wiemelt Knechtel Weblog

Covers cases, legislation, and developments regarding patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, FDA regulatory, life science, Paragraph IV, ANDA, Hatch-Waxman, pharma, branded & generic drugs, Lanham Act, unfair competition, false advertising, Internet, domain name, and e-commerce law.

http://www.wiemeltlaw.com/id46.html

Jan 25
The "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" (the "TCJA") changed the tax treatment of self-created intellectual property ("IP").

The "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" (the "TCJA") changed the tax treatment of self-created intellectual property ("IP").
Jan 24
U.S. Copyright Office amends rules for deposit requirement

U.S. Copyright Office amends rules for deposit requirement
Jan 9
U.S. Copyright Office Issues Final Reminder to Re-Register DMCA Agents in Electronic System

U.S. Copyright Office Issues Final Reminder to Re-Register DMCA Agents in Electronic System

Rank this Week: 2378

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