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But Ashcroft pointed out that any possession and use of marijuana – which is federally classified as a Schedule I controlled substance, for which there are no permissible uses – remains a violation of federal criminal law, no matter what the status of marijuana use may be under state law, and no matter whether the marijuana use is medically-related or not. [read post]
20 Dec 2012, 12:35 am by Kevin LaCroix
”   Moreover, as detailed in the Wall Street Journal’s December 19, 2012 article entitled “Why the UBS Settlement Really Matters” (here), the various regulatory filings contain extensive factual material suggesting that UBS not only attempted to manipulate the benchmark rates, but that working through interdealer brokers and other Libor panel banks, actually succeeded in manipulating the benchmark rates. [read post]
19 Dec 2012, 12:38 pm by Gordon Firemark
 Mitchell-Hedges recently passed away and left the skull to a man named William Homann. [read post]
19 Dec 2012, 8:10 am by John Dzienkowski
Sadly, this approach is reinforced by courts’ treatment of the value of counseling, which as a matter of law is almost completely factored out of any consideration that gauges the effectiveness of an attorney’s representation. [read post]
19 Dec 2012, 2:00 am by Patrick Maines
In 1971, when China was first admitted to the United Nations, William Rusher quipped that it was "a case of loosing a China in the bullshop. [read post]
18 Dec 2012, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
  For this reason—because it is, as William Blackstone said, “better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer”—we selectively and strongly favor Type 2 errors (where we falsely acquit a guilty person) over Type 1 errors (where we falsely convict an innocent person). [read post]
18 Dec 2012, 6:14 pm by rhall@initiativelegal.com
Specifically at issue in Kilgore is whether public injunctive relief claims under the CLRA and UCL are not arbitrable as a matter of California public policy, as established in Broughton and Cruz. [read post]
3 Dec 2012, 9:05 am by Persuasion Strategies
To the extent that calculation is one that factors in a lay person's view, then it hardly matters whether that lay person is an official juror summoned by the government or a mock juror recruited by a jury research company (except that the latter gets better pay). [read post]
2 Dec 2012, 7:52 pm by Larry Catá Backer
The Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law (RCCL) of the School of Law of City University of Hong Kong organised an marvelous International Conference on “Realisation of Socio-Economic Rights in Emerging Free Markets: Perspectives from China and India”. [read post]
1 Dec 2012, 7:19 am by Benjamin Wittes
To call for a per se ban on autonomous weapons is to insist as a matter of IHL on preserving a minimum level of human error in targeting. [read post]
30 Nov 2012, 11:48 pm by Peter Tillers
In matters of law, just as in matters of fact, it is very important to us that we get the right answer and, if we cannot do that, it is important that we make guesses about law that are more likely right than wrong. [read post]
30 Nov 2012, 1:24 pm by Schachtman
William Ewing, an industrial hygienist, frequently testifies in asbestos litigation. [read post]
29 Nov 2012, 9:01 pm by John Dean
Williams, the court pointed out that “a person can make a promise to himself, but the law does not provide remedies for breach of such promises. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 6:13 am by admin
Does it matter that the movie clearly attributes the quote to the original author? [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 4:00 am by Colin Lachance
To be fair, there are lots of great initiatives underway in Canada, but, as William Gibson might say, the digital legal information future is already here, it’s just not widely distributed. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 4:00 am by Colin Lachance
To be fair, there are lots of great initiatives underway in Canada, but, as William Gibson might say, the digital legal information future is already here, it’s just not widely distributed. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 4:00 am
After jump, I'll keep my babbling to a minimum and, instead, highlight the matter-of-fact prose of Judge William M. [read post]