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– UN Observer Bewails)The development of the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights by John Ruggie and his team now serves as one of the most influential. templates for developing normative and framework structures for embedding human rights--and for privileging the interests of human rights holders--in many aspects of human activity within and among states. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

The Case for Universal Savings Accounts

26 Feb 2019, 8:13 am by Kevin Kaufman

Figure 1. [read post]

Tax Policy Blog - http://taxfoundation.org/blog/

Fourth Circuit Affirms E.D. Va: BOOKING.COM is not Generic, USPTO Gets Attorneys' Fees

26 Feb 2019, 3:18 am

But the court also held that “.com does not itself have source-identifying significance when added to an SLD like booking,” (Slip Op. 20-21), so doesn’t automatically create a non-generic mark from a generic SLD. [read post]

The TTABlog - http://thettablog.blogspot.com/

Commentary: Guest Post on Bail Reform (Re-Posted).

22 Feb 2019, 6:19 am by MBettman

Evidence Does Not Support Maintaining the Status Quo Those who argue for keeping bail practices unchanged claim money bail and conditions are necessary to ensure the accused appears at all future court appearances. [read post]

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

Thursday Thinkpiece: When Canadian Courts Cite the Major Philosophers–Who Cites Whom in Canadian Caselaw

21 Feb 2019, 4:00 am by Administrator

HCJ) In Canadian case law, two Modern philosophers–specifically, two Utilitarians–John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham, are overwhelmingly the most cited. [read post]

Slaw - http://www.slaw.ca

The Interplay between the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause and the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause: Is the Supreme Court’s Test for “Public Use” Merely Rational Basis?

20 Feb 2019, 10:32 am by admin

”1 But what about the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.2 It was not until 1978, in Penn Central Transp. [read post]

Ackerman Ackerman & Dynkowski Journal - https://ackerman-ackerman.com/journal/

Digitized images of works in the public domain: what rights vest in them? Analysis of the recent BGH Reiss-Engelhorn judgment - Part 1

19 Feb 2019, 6:35 am

While John, in his contribution here, is right to point out that the case law of the Federal Court does not require a particularly high amount of either labour or expertise, the photographic recreation of a painting seems to require both. [read post]

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

Guest Post: Judge Reverses Blockvest Decision: ICOs are Securities

18 Feb 2019, 2:34 pm by Kevin LaCroix

Here is John’s article. [read post]

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

Commentary: Guest Post on the Need for Bail Reform.

18 Feb 2019, 11:10 am by MBettman

Evidence Does Not Support Maintaining the Status Quo Those who argue for keeping bail practices unchanged claim money bail and conditions are necessary to ensure the accused appears at all future court appearances. [read post]

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

Resisting the Allure of Gross Receipts Taxes: An Assessment of Their Costs and Consequences

6 Feb 2019, 6:00 am by Kevin Kaufman

Table 1. [read post]

Tax Policy Blog - http://taxfoundation.org/blog/

History of Silica Litigation – the Lung Cancer Angle

3 Feb 2019, 9:05 am by Schachtman

Hessel, John F. [read post]

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