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Weekly Roundup: May 3-9, 2024

10 May 2024, 6:30 am

Kueppers, FTI Consulting, on Thursday, May 9, 2024 Tags: Activism, ISS, Proxy advisors, Proxy Contest, TSR The effect of female leadership on contracting from Capitol Hill to Main Street Posted by Jonathan Brogaard (University of Utah), Nataliya Gerasimova (Norwegian Business School), and Maximilian Rohrer (Norwegian School of Economics), on Thursday, May 9, 2024 Tags: Female Politicians, gender gap, Government Procurement Contracts, Small Business, Women-Owned Firms Exempt solicitation… [read post]

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu

Weekly Roundup: May 3-9, 2024

10 May 2024, 6:30 am

Kueppers, FTI Consulting, on Thursday, May 9, 2024 Tags: Activism, ISS, Proxy advisors, Proxy Contest, TSR The effect of female leadership on contracting from Capitol Hill to Main Street Posted by Jonathan Brogaard (University of Utah), Nataliya Gerasimova (Norwegian Business School), and Maximilian Rohrer (Norwegian School of Economics), on Thursday, May 9, 2024 Tags: Female Politicians, gender gap, Government Procurement Contracts, Small Business, Women-Owned Firms Exempt solicitation… [read post]

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/

News You Can Use Digest – May 10, 2024

10 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor

National/Federal Candidates for Federal Office Can Raise Unlimited Funds for Ballot Measures DNyuz – Maggie Haberman (New York Times) | Published: 5/5/2024 The FEC issued an advisory opinion allowing candidates to raise unlimited money for issue-advocacy groups working on ballot measures in elections in which those candidates are on the ballot. [read post]

Lobby Comply Blog - https://stateandfed.com/lobbycomply/feed

New York’s 1912 Republican Presidential Primary

8 May 2024, 5:00 am by Taylor Gulatsi

[Elephant in top hat and suit talking to bull moose in a suit as Woodrow Wilson walks by.] [read post]

In Custodia Legis - http://blogs.loc.gov/law

These L.A. foster kids defied the odds when they aged out: ‘This isn’t the end of my story’

4 May 2024, 3:00 am by Yosi Yahoudai

“These kids are the responsibility of the state,” said First Star Chief Executive Lyndsey Wilson. [read post]

J&Y Personal Injury Blog - https://jnylaw.com/blog/

News You Can Use Digest – May 3, 2024

3 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor

National/Federal Gateway Pundit to File for Bankruptcy Amid Election Conspiracy Lawsuits MSN – Will Sommer (Washington Post) | Published: 4/24/2024 Gateway Pundit, the popular far-right blog, is filing for bankruptcy as it faces lawsuits alleging it promoted bogus claims about the 2020 election. [read post]

Lobby Comply Blog - https://stateandfed.com/lobbycomply/feed

Midwest tornadoes flatten homes in Nebraska suburbs and leave trails of damage in Iowa

27 Apr 2024, 9:05 am by Yosi Yahoudai

Taylor Wilson, a spokesperson for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, said they hadn’t seen any injuries yet. [read post]

J&Y Personal Injury Blog - https://jnylaw.com/blog/

Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs

26 Apr 2024, 5:56 pm by Yosi Yahoudai

Hundreds of houses sustained damage in Omaha, mostly in the Elkhorn area in the western part of the city, police Lt. [read post]

J&Y Personal Injury Blog - https://jnylaw.com/blog/

The Federal Judge Who Sold Justice: A Review of Gary Stein’s Biography of Martin Manton

17 Apr 2024, 9:01 pm by Rodger Citron

President Wilson’s Attorney General, Thomas W. [read post]

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

Ship that caused bridge collapse had apparent electrical issues while still docked, AP source says

15 Apr 2024, 4:14 pm by Yosi Yahoudai

He said the city needs to act quickly to protect its own interests. [read post]

J&Y Personal Injury Blog - https://jnylaw.com/blog/

News You Can Use Digest – April 12, 2024

12 Apr 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor

National/Federal Woman Sentenced to Month in Prison Over Theft of Ashley Biden’s Diary DNyuz – Adam Goldman (New York Times) | Published: 4/9/2024 A federal judge sentenced Aimee Harris to a month in prison for her role in a brazen scheme to steal the diary of President Biden’s daughter and sell it to a right-wing group in the hope of disrupting the 2020 election. [read post]

Lobby Comply Blog - https://stateandfed.com/lobbycomply/feed

Thematic Focus: General

11 Apr 2024, 12:15 pm by Unknown

Refugee Arrival and Urban Development in Shrinking Cities," Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, vol. 40, no. 1 (2024) [open access] Multimedia: People Forced to Flee (LERRN Podcast, April 2024) [access] Related post: - Thematic Focus: General (19 March 2024) [read post]

Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/

Unexpected Deregulation: New York City Shakes Up Art Market by Repealing Long-Standing Auction Industry Regulations

11 Apr 2024, 5:47 am by centerforartlaw

This raises the question: if the repeal of these municipal laws in New York City was un-lobbied, what or who prompted the city to amend them? [read post]

Center for Art Law Blog - http://itsartlaw.com

Deadly storms bring floods and damaging winds to states across the South

10 Apr 2024, 5:37 pm by Yosi Yahoudai

In Mississippi, the death of Shirley Wilson, 64, was attributed to the storm. [read post]

J&Y Personal Injury Blog - https://jnylaw.com/blog/

Law and Media Round Up – 8 April 2024

7 Apr 2024, 4:37 pm by INFORRM

The BBC, The Independent, Sky News, The Telegraph, City AM and the Daily Mail Online covered the story. [read post]

Inforrm's Blog - https://inforrm.wordpress.com/

First District Holds CEQA Challenge To Shooting Range Project On City-Owned Land In Unincorporated County Was Not Mooted By Project’s Construction During Trial Court Proceedings Despite Petitioner’s Failure To Seek Preliminary Injunction

4 Apr 2024, 1:50 pm by Arthur F. Coon

” The Court also distinguished Wilson & Wilson v. [read post]