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Clapper and the Costs of Overlooking Use Restrictions

14 May 2015, 11:55 am by Peter Margulies

As the Second Circuit said in the landmark 1984 FISA case, United States v. [read post]

The eight factors that a public agency or private employer must consider before rejecting an applicant for employment based on his or her criminal record

14 May 2015, 6:00 am by The Public Employment Law Press

(c) The bearing, if any, the criminal offense or offenses for which the person was previously convicted will have on his [or her] fitness or ability to perform one or more such duties or responsibilities. [read post]

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

The Untapped Potential for Constitutional Avoidance in Social Rights Adjudication

14 May 2015, 4:07 am

Assuming that the three main state organs are designed bearing in mind their key functions, such judicial interference in the administration requires specific justification. [read post]

Law and Other Things - http://lawandotherthings.blogspot.com/

"Now Now, mere reputation is not enough for passing-off" says Supreme Court

13 May 2015, 4:37 am

In the Anheuser-Busch case, the importation from the USA of bottled beer under the BUDWEISER mark for use and sale in US military and diplomatic establishments within the UK did not entitle the plaintiff to establish what Lord Oliver later stated was the first element of a passing off claim. [read post]

IPKat - http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/

[Eugene Volokh] Speech as evidence, rap videos, and tattoos

12 May 2015, 10:58 am

In State v. [read post]

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

Remorse by Proxy?

11 May 2015, 3:30 pm by Kent Scheidegger

See People v. [read post]

Crime and Consequences - http://www.crimeandconsequences.com/crimblog/

Another Defeat for Customs Trolls

11 May 2015, 8:47 am by Larry

Do you remember the tale of Customs Fraud Investigations, LLC v. [read post]

Customs Law - http://customslaw.blogspot.com/

Monday round-up

11 May 2015, 5:38 am by Amy Howe

Coverage of and commentary on the April 29 argument in Glossip v. [read post]

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

Texas Supreme Court lets allegedly drunk driver operating city vehicle off the hook on a pleading technicality; -- blames victim. Molina v Alvarado (Tex. 2015)

10 May 2015, 5:48 pm by WOLFGANG DEMINO

’s Office v. [read post]

Texas Causes of Action Blawg - http://causeofactionelements.blogspot.com/

Florida Personal Injury Law: Reasonable Person Standard Established by Statutes, Codes, Industry Standards, and Policies & Procedures

9 May 2015, 12:22 pm by Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A.

Personal injury plaintiffs bear the burden of proving the defendant was negligent. [read post]

Florida Injury Attorney Blawg - http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblawg.com/

Unanimous Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down State Public Pension Reform Act

8 May 2015, 10:41 am by Kirk Jenkins

” The United States Constitution forbids “Government from forcing some people alone to bear public burdens which, in all fairness and justice, should be borne by the public as a whole,” the Court wrote. [read post]

The Appellate Strategist - http://www.appellatestrategist.com

Relist Watch

8 May 2015, 9:18 am by John Elwood

United States, 14-419. [read post]

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

The Real Estate Brokerage Firm, Theft and the Computer Virus

8 May 2015, 5:21 am

Supreme Court has held that the law of the relevant state(s) applies in diversity jurisdiction cases.) [read post]

CYB3RCRIM3 - http://cyb3rcrim3.blogspot.com/

The (Limited) Utility of State Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRAs): Part Two in a Two-Part Series of Columns

7 May 2015, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

But in 1997, in City of Boerne v. [read post]