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Part of how we know that consent remains morally relevant is that if the alleged perpetrators here were eighteen-year-old boys, we would likely be having a very different conversation.Imagine that it was Jeffrey Epstein’s hypothetical grandson, 18-year-old Adam Epstein, who stood accused of sleeping with each of a group of 14- and 15-year-old girls. [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

Guest Post: Working Hard or Making Work? Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Fees in Securities Fraud Class Actions

12 Aug 2019, 12:26 pm by Kevin LaCroix

Erikson, and Adam C. [read post]

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

What’s On Their Minds: Can Juvenile Adjudication Satisfy Elements of Adult Failure to Register Conviction? State of Ohio v. Robert Buttery.

12 Aug 2019, 7:52 am by MBettman

Adams, Assistant Prosecutor, Hamilton County, for Appellee State of Ohio Buttery’s Argument A juvenile adjudication is not a conviction of a crime and should not be treated as one. [read post]

Legally Speaking Ohio - http://www.legallyspeakingohio.com

Osgoode Society Legal History Workshop: Fall 2019 Lineup

12 Aug 2019, 5:30 am by Karen Tani

Via our friends at the Canadian Legal History Blog, we have the lineup for the Osgoode Society Legal History Workshop - Fall 2019 [*Revised as of August 10, 2019*] Wednesday September 11: Nancy Wright, University of Victoria: “The Laphroaig Leasehold: Popular Interpretations of Feudal Tenures. [read post]

Legal History Blog - http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/

Decolonising Copyright: Building our Creative and Information Economy

12 Aug 2019, 2:28 am by Afro Chic

He indicated that we must not allow multi-nationals to threaten us. [read post]

Afro-IP - http://afro-ip.blogspot.com/

Once bitten, twice (or thrice) shy

11 Aug 2019, 11:19 am by Giles Peaker

The parties’ arguments were: Adam Rosenthal, who appears for Durban, argues that this is a classic case of cause of action estoppel. [read post]

nearlylegal - http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog

[Eugene Volokh] Iranian Custody Decree Given Effect by a Colorado Court

9 Aug 2019, 8:54 am by Eugene Volokh

The juvenile court granted the motion, and the Department published a summons in an Adams County-area newspaper. [read post]

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

Should We Create a Federal Crime of ‘Domestic Terrorism’?

8 Aug 2019, 8:31 am by Robert Chesney

The FBI Agents Association, for example, has renewed its earlier call to take that step (see here for a very useful explainer from Charlie Savage yesterday in the New York Times, and also this insightful piece from Adam Goldman (also in the Times) from early June this year). [read post]

Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/

Fall, or, Dodge in Hell -- The Case for Mortality

7 Aug 2019, 5:00 pm

In time, Adam and Eve emerge. [read post]

Norm Pattis Blog - http://www.pattisblog.com/

CIVCAS Reporting, Responsible Command and Feasibility

7 Aug 2019, 6:57 am by Geoffrey S. Corn, Rachel E. VanLandingham

We strongly believe, as articulated at our recent experts’ meeting, that this analytical failure creates a number of dangers. [read post]

Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/

Tuesday round-up

6 Aug 2019, 3:50 am by Edith Roberts

We rely on our readers to send us links for our round-up. [read post]