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[John Ross] Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

7 Jun 2024, 12:30 pm by John Ross

Diddy (f/k/a Puff Daddy and P. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

How Much Has Changed 70 Years After Brown v. Board? SLS’s Rick Banks Weighs In

3 Jun 2024, 2:00 pm by Ralph Richard Banks; Q&A with Professors Richard Thompson Ford and Pamela Karlan

Rich Ford: Tell us about Brown v. [read post]

Legal Aggregate - https://law.stanford.edu/legal-aggregate/

Case Summaries: N.C. Supreme Court (May 23, 2024)

30 May 2024, 7:34 am by Alex Phipps

At some point during the night, the victim blacked out, and woke up in defendant’s car with him on top of her. [read post]

North Carolina Criminal Law Blog - http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/

Writing Wrongs: Language Choice in Legal Writing

29 May 2024, 3:52 pm by Reference Staff

For scholarly publications, Rule 10.7.1(d) adds a descriptive parenthetical note for citing cases where an enslaved person was involved, and provides examples like “Wall v. [read post]

Washington State Law Library - https://medium.com/walawlibrary

New York City's Police Commissioner is afforded "great leeway" in disciplinary matters

29 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

The first meme used racist language and imagery to mock the May 2020 killing of George Floyd by a police officer, and the second meme stated, among other things, "F—- 'Black Lives Matter'" and "F—- Looting Hoodrats. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

New York City's Police Commissioner is afforded "great leeway" in disciplinary matters

29 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

The first meme used racist language and imagery to mock the May 2020 killing of George Floyd by a police officer, and the second meme stated, among other things, "F—- 'Black Lives Matter'" and "F—- Looting Hoodrats. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Court rules for South Carolina Republicans in dispute over congressional map

23 May 2024, 1:23 pm by Amy Howe

” “Such caution,” he explained, “is necessary because “[f]ederal-court review of districting legislation represents a serious intrusion on the most vital of local functions. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

‘A really scary feeling’: Private security firm accused of using force against UCLA protesters

23 May 2024, 3:00 am by Yosi Yahoudai

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Ryan King, a spokesman for the office of the University of California’s president, Michael V. [read post]

J&Y Personal Injury Blog - https://jnylaw.com/blog/

When A California Corporation Converts To A California Limited Liability Company, What Happens To Its Nevada Business License?

23 May 2024, 12:15 am

In Mahban v. [read post]

California Corporate & Securities Law - https://www.calcorporatelaw.com/

Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (April 2024)

21 May 2024, 8:17 am by Phil Dixon

Under Illinois v. [read post]

North Carolina Criminal Law Blog - http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/

[Josh Blackman] An Interview with Judge Matthew Solomson About the Columbia Boycott

20 May 2024, 5:00 am by Josh Blackman

Whereas those old WWII films are in black and white and the Nazis' extermination campaign was clinical and industrial, the October 7 pogrom was intimate and personal, often triumphantly recorded by the perpetrators themselves in HD color on their mobile phones or Go-Pros. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

15 May 2024, 7:41 am by Eric Goldman

” Other Music Specialist songs found their way into recordings by the Black Eyed Peas and Kid Sister. [read post]

Technology & Marketing Law Blog - http://blog.ericgoldman.org/

Challenging books available to students held in a public school's library [Decisions of the Commissioner of Education No. 18,402]

9 May 2024, 7:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Bd., 64 F3d 184, 188 [5th Cir 1995], citing Tinker v Des Moines Indep. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Challenging books available to students held in a public school's library [Decisions of the Commissioner of Education No. 18,402]

9 May 2024, 7:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Bd., 64 F3d 184, 188 [5th Cir 1995], citing Tinker v Des Moines Indep. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Guest Post: Protecting ERISA Fiduciaries from Wrongful Blame for the Retirement Funding Crisis

8 May 2024, 2:26 pm by Kevin LaCroix

“[I]f you’re married and both you and your spouse are over the age of 65, there’s a 50/50 chance at least one of you will be receiving a [reduced] Social Security check until you’re 90. [read post]

The D & O Diary - http://www.dandodiary.com/

Plaintiffs in this action contend State and City policies deny Black and Latinx students their state constitutional right to a "sound basic education"

8 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Saffran, Douglaston, NY, and Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, VA (James F. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Plaintiffs in this action contend State and City policies deny Black and Latinx students their state constitutional right to a "sound basic education"

8 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Saffran, Douglaston, NY, and Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, VA (James F. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

[Eugene Volokh] Yet Again, Someone Trying to Vanish My Post About a Case on One-Sided Pseudonymity

6 May 2024, 9:20 am by Eugene Volokh

See James v. [read post]