California Supreme Court Grants Review In Prop 8 Legal Challenges Court to determine constitutionality of Prop 8 (San Francisco, California, November 19, 2008)-Today the California Supreme Court granted review in the legal challenges to Proposition 8, which passed by a narrow margin of 52 percent on November 4. In an order issued today, the Court agreed to hear the case and set an expedited
November 20, 2008 09:06 am

NASCAR and publicity rights

(Nolo’s Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Blog)
... three ways: they get a percentage of prize money, a percentage of merchandise sales and earn money from personal endorsements. It's all part of the modern racing world. (BTW, here's a blog where you can learn a lot of fascinating stuff about the business of NASCAR.) There's an upside to these deals, as well, since the team sponsor or NASCAR will be out there purusing the bad guys (which can be very expensive and time-consuming). Also, keep in mind that should this racer becomes a superstar, he ...
November 20, 2008 06:37 am

Schwarcz on Securitization

(Legal Theory Blog)
Steven L. Schwarcz (Duke University - School of Law) has posted The Future of Securitization on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This essay examines the future viability of securitization in light of its causal involvement in the subprime-mortgage financial crisis. Securitization has many positive attributes. It efficiently allocates risk with capital, it enables companies to access capital markets directly (in most cases at lower cost than the cost of issuing direct debt), and it avoids middleman ...
November 20, 2008 06:24 am
... 's physical proximity to either the passenger compartment or his vehicle at the time of his arrest, a critical fact. In the absence of such a finding, the State has not borne its burden to show that the search of Webb's vehicle incident to his lawful arrest falls within an exception to the warrant requirement. ¶17 At the CrR 3.6 hearing, Officer Shipman testified that when he and Officer Reiner asked Webb to exit the vehicle, Webb staggered from his car to the sidewalk. The record does not show ...
November 20, 2008 06:05 am

New York Criminal Practice Blog

(Adjunct Law Prof Blog)
There is a new blog in town that focuses on New York Criminal Practice and Procedure. It is run by Professor Larry Cunningham, a legal writing professor at St. John's Law School. Professor Cunningham explained his reasons for starting this...
November 20, 2008 05:17 am

Understanding The Palestinian Legal System

(Lewis " Clark Law School Podcast)
International Law Society Speaker Series Understanding The Palestinian Legal System Ameed Anani and Murad Al-Fares, November 19, 2008 International Law Society In this podcast, Visiting Professors Ameed Anani and Murad Al-Fares talk about "Understanding The Palestinian Legal System" (more…)
November 20, 2008 04:05 am
... -ed piece arguing against Georgia's one-size-fits-all approach to sex offender regulation. From the editorial: Should the law punish a motorist who is ticketed for a broken tail light as harshly as it punishes a drunken driver with multiple offenses who's found guilty of causing a fatal crash? storyPhotos(); Of course not. Traffic law violations, like other crimes, are punished according to the seriousness of the offense. But that's not necessarily true when it comes ...
November 20, 2008 03:59 am
... an abuse of discretion standard. The Second District Illinois Appellate Court sided with Jones because, it said, it was confronted with a question of law. "… [T]he trial court's … finding that noncompliance with Auto Line's eligibility requirements [the informal resolution procedure] can bar plaintiff from filing suit under Magnuson-Moss is a determination of law, not a factual finding. Where the question presented is one of law, our review is de novo ...
November 20, 2008 03:50 am

Marjorie Cohen on the NLG

(Lewis " Clark Law School Podcast)
National Lawyer's Guild Speaker Series Marjorie Cohen on the NLG Marjorie Cohen, September 12, 2008 National Lawyer's Guild In this podcast, National Lawyer's Guild president Marjorie Cohen talks to the Lewis & Clark group. (more…)
November 20, 2008 03:36 am
... Wendy Whitaker from her Columbia County home, the state of Georgia has crossed the line from protector to persecutor of its citizens. The state isn't inciting torch-wielding mobs to chase Whitaker from her home 20 miles west of Augusta. But it is using a gaggle of state attorneys and a politically driven, poorly written sex offender law to wreck her life. Twelve years ago, Whitaker engaged in oral sex with a classmate... To see the rest of this article, please visit the Sex Offender Issues Blog
November 20, 2008 03:30 am

California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Prop 8 Challenge

(Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog)
The California Supreme Court agreed to hear the challenges to proposition 8 on an expedited basis today. See the Equality California website for additional information: www.eqca.org. However, the court denied a stay, which would have permitted same sex marriages to...
November 20, 2008 03:29 am
Renee M. Jones of Boston College has a forthcoming article in Washington Law Review (forthcoming 2009) that explores the integral role of federal regulation in corporate structure. Abstract: This article provides a democratic assessment of the corporate law making structure...
November 20, 2008 03:27 am
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November 20, 2008 03:22 am
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November 20, 2008 03:02 am

Developing Grassroots Sustainability Regulations

(Lewis " Clark Law School Podcast)
SABER Speaker Series Developing Grassroots Sustainability regulations Melora Golden, November 7, 2008 Student Advocates for Business and Environmental Responsibility (SABER) In this videocast, Melora Golden of Recode Oregon talks about developing, coordinating, and building the movement for regulations that support grassroots sustainability. (more…)
November 20, 2008 02:52 am
... the customers? Get rid of him. If we get insurance companies out of health care, and pay the doctors a little more we will see huge turn-around in short order. Media Sources: AMA Gives Boost to "Medical Home" Movement California-based Diabetes & Family Medicine Experts Respond to New … Senate Finance Chair Issues Call for Greater Primary Care … Aetna and Partners In Care Test New Approach to Health Care Services Humana and Metropolitan Health Networks Announce Availability of … AMA 2008 ...
November 20, 2008 02:21 am
... is not only subject to the Ontario action but also to a separate action under the U.S. securities laws in the Southern District of New York, in which a motion to dismiss is pending. Savett observes that the Ontario court's IMAX ... I wrote my recent post about the case. First, in a Guest Column on the Securities Docket (here), Dimitri Lascaris of the Siskinds law firm provides interesting additional detail about the "substantive and procedural advantages" offered to aggrieved claimants under the ...
November 20, 2008 01:54 am
November 20, 2008 01:53 am
Career Services Speaker Series Public Interest Speaker Series: Prosecutors and Public Defenders Career Services, November 13, 2008 Career Services | Public Interest Law Project In this videocast, PILP and Career Services join to provide a panel of speakers featuring prosecutors and (more…)
November 20, 2008 01:49 am
The Ohio Divorce Attorneys with Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues author the popular Ohio Divorce & Family Law Blog. They recently posted a useful article entitled "What is Parental Alienation and Parental Alienation Syndrome?" Attorney Robert Mues notes that there are a number of different factors and circumstances that have an effect on the determination of custody. As in Ohio, Minnesota judges must consider a number of relevant factors when determining the best interest of a child. ...
November 20, 2008 01:38 am
 
 

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