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Sebrow v Sebrow (69 Misc 3d 1064 [Sup Ct, Bronx County 2020]), stands for the proposition, expressed by other courts in cases like Matter of Gusman (178 AD2d 597 [2d Dept 1991]), and Isaacson v Beau Label Corp., (93 AD2d 880 [2d Dept 1983]), that written transfer restrictions or buy-sell agreements governing closely-held business interests will trump, and potentially defeat, conflicting testamentary bequests. [read post]

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The original Gilded Age lawyers (312)

26 Jun 2022, 12:28 am by Bill Henderson

The main residence of Veraton, circa 1907. [read post]

Legal Evolution - https://www.legalevolution.org/

Solicitor General of United States finds Prop 12 violates Interstate Commerce Clause

25 Jun 2022, 9:03 pm by Dan Flynn

National Pork Producers Council v. [read post]

Food Safety News - http://www.foodsafetynews.com/

Trademark Scholars’ Roundtable Session 3: Abandonment of Trademark Rights

25 Jun 2022, 4:02 am by Rebecca Tushnet

Actual abandoned business/retro branding: Macy’s is still selling t-shirts for all the old stores it bought up and rebranded. [read post]

43(B)log - http://tushnet.blogspot.com/

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

24 Jun 2022, 12:30 pm by John Ross

This week, the Supreme Court handed parents and students a major victory in Carson v. [read post]

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

TM Scholars' Roundtable: Session 2: Relevance of Ornamentality Elsewhere in Trademark Law

24 Jun 2022, 9:03 am by Rebecca Tushnet

” [Gold toe: does one need to sell gold socks to compete? [read post]

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"The Supreme Court on Friday overruled Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion after almost 50 years in a decision that will transform American life, reshape the nation’s politics and lead to all but total bans on the procedure in about half of the states."

24 Jun 2022, 7:34 am

See Webster v. [read post]

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Law as Performance and as Theory

24 Jun 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger

In any event, the point of the overall analogy was to demonstrate that courts, like all participants in any “marketplace of ideas,” had to “sell” their particular interpretations to a variety of critics who would play important roles in gaining them a receptive audience—or not. [read post]

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TM Scholars' Roundable: Session 1: The Relevance of Ornamentality in Trademark Law: Acquisition of Rights

24 Jun 2022, 4:36 am by Rebecca Tushnet

Registration v. acquisition is also a big deal. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] How Should Courts Evaluate Gun Regulations After Bruen?

23 Jun 2022, 12:27 pm by Eugene Volokh

See, e.g., United States v. [read post]

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Is it Time To Stop Reflexively Applying Brown v. Brown to Disallow Discounts When Valuing a Marital Interest in a Business?

23 Jun 2022, 11:16 am by Eric S. Solotoff

For more than twenty years, the case of Brown v. [read post]