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Admitting that one must still conform “to the basic rules of the society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom,” the objective of business firms is simply to “make as much money as possible. [read post]

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David Boyd on La Oroya v. Perú (Inter-American Court of Human Rights) and the Human Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment

24 Mar 2024, 6:50 pm

The Court concluded there were extensive human rights violations and ordered the State to provide specialized medical assistance to the victims, pay compensation for both material losses and pain and suffering, and publicly acknowledge its wrongdoing. [read post]

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

The Implications of An ICJ Finding that Israel is Committing the Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid

20 Mar 2024, 5:55 am by Victor Kattan

Special Committee, the Group of Three aimed to pressure both governm [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] Court Orders Harvard's Investigative Report in Francesca Gino v. Harvard Largely Unsealed

12 Mar 2024, 9:52 am by Eugene Volokh

Yesterday [Aug. 2, 2023], in Gino v. [read post]

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

Exxon Whistleblower Case Centers on Enforceability of Preliminary Reinstatement

5 Mar 2024, 12:50 pm by Geoff Schweller

On March 6, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the whistleblower retaliation case Lindsey Gulden and Damian Burch v. [read post]

Whistleblower Protection Blog - http://www.whistleblowersblog.org/

Homeowners argue for interest on escrow accounts held by national banks

26 Feb 2024, 2:37 pm by Ronald Mann

Tuesday’s Cantero v. [read post]

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

Debt trader’s civil liability for not registering as a ‘dealer’ largely upheld except one form of remedy

19 Feb 2024, 4:00 am by Unknown

A partial dissenting opinion argued that the majority applied too strict a test regarding the penny stock bar (SEC v. [read post]

Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation - http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/

Landlord Law Newsround #327

16 Feb 2024, 3:27 am by Tessa Shepperson

Propertymark has called for specialist housing courts with expert housing judges who can expediate cases and maintain a high standard which would be to the benefit of both landlords and tenants alike and speed up the court claim process. [read post]

The Landlord Law Blog - http://landlordlaw.blogspot.com/

WIPIP session 7: Design Law

3 Feb 2024, 4:54 pm by Rebecca Tushnet

Mazer v. [read post]

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

SEC Commissioner Dissents from Denial of Petition to Change No-Admit, No-Deny Policy

30 Jan 2024, 9:02 pm by renholding

”[6] The net result is that the settling defendant, for the action to stay settled, must agree both to rescind her past in-court statements contesting the truth of the Commission’s allegations and promise never again to contest the truth of the Commission’s allegations herself, or even permit others to contest the allegations. [read post]

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Early Edition: January 23, 2024

23 Jan 2024, 4:38 am by Beatrice Yahia

“The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists’ report of an alleged successful attack on M/V Ocean Jazz is patently false,” the U.S. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] Increasing Defendant's Sentence Based on Lawful Gun Possession Is Forbidden

12 Jan 2024, 2:40 pm by Eugene Volokh

From Nelson v. [read post]

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

Munoz v. Superior Court (9th Cir. - Jan. 9, 2024)

10 Jan 2024, 8:09 am

Ex Parte Young.Judge Nelson's opinion expressly concedes that "Wolfe v. [read post]