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Conflicts and Disqualficiation Decisions — DQ Appealed, Freivogel Findings (Estate, Chapter 11, Malpractice Matters & More)

24 Jun 2024, 6:45 am by Dan Bressler

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Bressler Risk Blog - http://www.bresslerriskblog.com

Blog Post: BIA on Credibility, CAT: Matter of H-C-R-C-

20 Jun 2024, 9:03 am by Daniel M. Kowalski

Matter of H-C-R-C- (1) Applicants bear the burden of establishing their own credibility, and no statute or legal precedent compels an Immigration Judge to conclude that an applicant’s testimony is credible. (2) Rape is sufficiently severe to constitute torture and can never be a lawful sanction under the Convention Against Torture. [read post]

Legal Insights Blog - https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insights/legal/

Unsafe Storage of a Firearm Laws in Canada

7 Jun 2024, 5:11 am by Michael Oykhman

Contravention of storage regulations, etc. (2) Every person commits an offence who contravenes a regulation made under paragraph 117(h) of the Firearms Act respecting the storage, handling, transportation, shipping, display, advertising and mail-order sales of firearms and restricted weapons. [read post]

Oykhman Criminal Defence Law Criminal FAQ - https://www.oykhmancriminaldefence.com/faq/

From Principles to Practice: Standards, Applications, and Explorations in Pediatric Decision-Making

2 Jun 2024, 4:22 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD

Micah Hester)Childhood Interests: what they are and why it matters (Johan C. [read post]

Medical Futility - https://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/

There and Back Again? – The unexpected journey of EU-UK Judicial Cooperation finally leads to The Hague

17 May 2024, 4:43 am by Matthias Weller

Being a devolved matter, this step requires the Central Government to obtain the approval of a Northern Ireland Department (Roinn i dTuaisceart Éireann) and the Scottish Ministers (Mhinistearan na h-Alba).[31] Furthermore, this approach also implies that there will be no comparable exclusion of insurance matters as under the HCCH 2005 Convention.[32] However, the Responses contemplated making use of the bilateralisation mechanism in relation to the Russian… [read post]

Conflict of Laws .net - https://conflictoflaws.net

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

Hasbrouck, Ernesto R. [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

Hasbrouck, Ernesto R. [read post]

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

Linke v. Freed: Weighing In On Public Official’s Social Media Sites

22 Apr 2024, 5:00 am by Bernard Bell

The Case and the Decision After his appointment as City Manager for Port Huron, Michigan, James Freed expanded the use of his “public” Facebook page to post about not only personal matters but also about matters related to his public office. [read post]

Notice & Comment - https://www.yalejreg.com/nc/

BC Court of Appeal Recognizes the Myth of False Allegations of Intimate Partner Violence

22 Apr 2024, 4:01 am by Deanne Sowter

A parenting report was ordered by consent in September 2021 under s 211 of the Family Law Act, SBC 2011, c 25 (BC FLA). [read post]

Slaw - http://www.slaw.ca/

Gig workers in Wisconsin

9 Apr 2024, 2:41 pm by vforberger

Comm’r of Labor (In re Lowry), 189 A.D.3d 1863, 138 N.Y.S.3d 238 (N.Y. [read post]

Wisconsin Unemployment - https://wisconsinui.wordpress.com/

Access to a Study Protocol & Underlying Data Reveals a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Test

8 Apr 2024, 10:08 am by admin

As a practical matter, the burden shifts to the party that wishes to challenge the relied upon facts and data to learn more about the cited studies to show that the facts and data are not sufficient under Rule 702(b), and that the testimony is not the product of reliable methods under Rule 702(c). [read post]

Tortini - http://schachtmanlaw.com/blog/

We Need to Move Beyond Profit Maximization to Plural Business Purposes

7 Apr 2024, 9:05 pm by renholding

For many business economists and legal academics, the purpose of any business organization is simply stated: to maximize profits. [read post]

The CLS Blue Sky Blog - https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/

Defendants' failure to demonstrate that, as a matter of law, the credentials presented by the Plaintiffs did not permit them to perform the contemplated duties of their employment precludes granting Defendent's motion for summary judgment

5 Apr 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

" As the State Education Department explicitly recognized that school leaders have “[r]esponsibilty for the . . . performance evaluation of certified personnel” and still concluded that “[P]laintiffs’ respective . . . [read post]

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

Defendants' failure to demonstrate that, as a matter of law, the credentials presented by the Plaintiffs did not permit them to perform the contemplated duties of their employment precludes granting Defendent's motion for summary judgment

5 Apr 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

" As the State Education Department explicitly recognized that school leaders have “[r]esponsibilty for the . . . performance evaluation of certified personnel” and still concluded that “[P]laintiffs’ respective . . . [read post]

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

Tax Court Finds that SECA Limited Partner Exception Requires ‘Functional Analysis Test’

21 Mar 2024, 1:01 pm by Joshua Smeltzer

Comm’r of Internal Revenue, No. 16217-22 (U.S.T.C. [read post]

Dollars & Sense - https://dollarsandsense.grayreed.com/

Driving, the Brain, and Serious or Fatal Injuries: The Neuroscience of Driving in Car Accidents and Truck Crashes

21 Mar 2024, 6:49 am by admin

See, Ma J, Gu J, Jia H, Yao Z, Chang R. [read post]

Ken Allen Law Blog - https://www.kenallenlaw.com/news-media/blog/

[Josh Blackman] Part II – A Response to Professor Jed Shugerman on Slate in 2017, and his most recent 2024 Tweet Thread(s), About The 1793 Hamilton Document!

3 Mar 2024, 12:24 pm by Josh Blackman

Contra Shugerman, it does not matter if Congress authorized ad [read post]