Principles for Bailout Management

(Truth on the Market)
I had the pleasure last week of participating in a bailout panel at William & Mary Law School. The William & Mary Federalist Society, which hosted the event, asked each panelist to address three topics: what ... would do well to resist Detroit's entreaties by adhering to the principle that intervention is appropriate only to protect the system, not individual businesses. 2. Heed the Insights of Public Choice. A key insight of public choice analysis is that government officials do not cease ...
November 21, 2008 11:06 pm
... in more completely? Then there's this ballot, which is destined to be famous if the recount descends into ligitation: [Insert your own joke here.] This one raises yet another issue: Here the problem is the fingerprint on the ballot. Election laws prohibit voters from putting distinguishing marks on their ballots, and marked ballots are declared invalid, for good reason: uniquely marked ballots can be identified later, allowing a criminal to pay the voter for voting "correctly" or punish him for ...
November 21, 2008 10:51 pm

Time to Repeal Rockefeller Drug Laws

(TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime)
The trumpeted 2004-05 "reforms" of New York's notoriously harsh Rockefeller drug laws did little to help the state's inmates who had been unfairly sentenced. Anthony Williams, for instance, is 17 years into a ... for the Legislature and Governor to truly repeal the 36-year failed experiment in racism, injustice and government waste that the Rockefeller Drug Laws have foisted upon the people and taxpayers of New York. It is also time for these lawmakers to reconcile the chaotic discrepancies made in ...
November 21, 2008 10:06 pm
... Genetics Chemistry and More! With dozens of photos, figures, graphics and artwork, the book covers these subjects in terms that are not only easy to understand, but fascinating to read. If you are a lawyer who is ever called upon to defend, proceed against, examine, cross-examine or even consult a scientist, this book is for you." Product Details: Regular Price: $129.95 Section of Science & Technology Law Member Price: $119.95 ©2008 7 x 10 - Paperback 347 pages, Paper Product Code: 5450051
November 21, 2008 09:41 pm
... sheet on November 17, 2008 for the privately-held financial institutions Capital Purchase Program which defined the term as "a company (1) whose securities are traded on a national securities exchange and (2) required to file, under the federal securities laws, periodic reports such as the annual (Form 10-K) and quarterly (Form 10-Q) reports with either the Securities and Exchange Commission or its primary federal bank regulator. A company may be required to do so by virtue of having securities ...
November 21, 2008 09:41 pm

Fideicommissa and the Theodosian Code

(Wills, Trusts " Estates Prof Blog)
Joshua C. Tate (Assistant Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law) has recently posted on SSRN his article entitled Codification of Late Roman Inheritance Law: Fideicommissa and the Theodosian Code. Here is the abstract of his article: It has...
November 21, 2008 09:41 pm
On Friday the Women's Legal Service of Queensland held a conference about family law issues. A number of friends attended, including my partner Bruce Provan. I was thinking of attending, but I appeared in court instead. Federal Attorney Robert McClelland did attend, and delivered a speech about the Government's family law priorities. What is evident form the speech is that fmaily law will
November 21, 2008 09:40 pm
On Nov. 7 the ILB posted the 70-page "Master's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations to the Supreme Court." Today the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications, by counsel, and with the Chief Justice and Commission member John Trimble not participating: files its Response to the Masters' Report and its Recommendation. 1. The Commission concurs with the Report of the Masters, and asks the Court to adopt it in its entirety. 2. The Commission recommends to the Court that it ...
November 21, 2008 09:39 pm
An $11 million settlement was approved in two wrongful death lawsuits arising from the 2005 Metra derailment in Chicago that killed two women and injured 117 other passengers. According to reports, on Sept. 17, 2005, a five-car Rock Island Line Metra train heading from Joliet to downtown Chicago derailed at a South Side track crossover, where the maximum allowable speed was ten miles per hour. The train was traveling at 69 miles per hour and twisted off the rails and skidded, which forced the ...
November 21, 2008 09:33 pm

ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter

(Criminal Law Library Blog)
... 'Bizarre' Staff Treatment Nov 18, 2008, 07:03 am CST Law Schools Author Blames Yale and 'Having a Good Time' for Failing NY Bar Nov 20, 2008, 08:00 am CST Law Firms Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, to Sing at PI Lawyer's Holiday Party ... Advising Employers on Layoffs Nov 17, 2008, 04:01 pm CST Law Practice Management Nixon Peabody: Our 125 New Lawyers Are Just the Start ... Plaintiffs Lawyer Nov 18, 2008, 08:05 am CST Law Professors Law Prof Drops Defamation Suit against Students over Racism Claims ...
November 21, 2008 09:25 pm

Rightful Discharge

(Legal Profession Blog)
An attorney-shareholder in a law firm organized as a corporation was discharged after acknowledging that he had altered time records in connection with the representation of a firm client. He sued and summary judgment was granted to the defendant-law firm....
November 21, 2008 09:17 pm
... anyone who would like to understand, in 2000 words or less, what is happening with scholarship, the web, universities, and libraries. The comments he devotes to the position of libraries are very insightful, and they apply to law libraries in spades. It is not uncommon for law libraries to have access to multiple versions of the same journal as provided by separate publishers. The overlap is occasioned by the current licencing options available to libraries as they manage various big deals. Our ...
November 21, 2008 09:00 pm
Today's podcast answers a question from Stacie. Stacie asked, I'm a web developer and a client of mine would like to use an artist's song on their website. What is the law regarding this? If you have a question you'd like Tony to answer on the M.E.L.O.N. podcast, please send it to melon@beat-law.com Resources mentioned in the podcast: Digital Performance Rights in Sound Recordings Act (full text) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (full text) ASCAP BMI SESAC SoundExchange Harry Fox Agency
November 21, 2008 08:47 pm
President Bush Signs H.R. 6867 Into Law: On Friday, November 21, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 6867, the...
November 21, 2008 08:35 pm

Chinese E-Commerce 2008

(FSU College of Law Library Blog)
... article on selling products in China titled Chinese E-Commerce 2008: An Introduction and How to for US SMEs by Lisa Conklin has been posted on the internet. A hat tip to the China Law Blog. Here's an excerpt from the article: An antitrust law came into effect this year but legal experts expect it will often be pointless to try to enforce non CCP-supported cases with it in the short to mid term. One reason is because of the large number of state- ...
November 21, 2008 08:20 pm

Is a Due Process hearing mandatory?

(Virginia Condominium " Homeowners Association Lawyer)
... the Board of Directors to dispute the matter. I now have a court date and am looking for an attorney. What area of law should I be looking for my situation and should I consider a counter lawsuit? Answer: I believe the statute that you are ... to look for, unless your case involves facts and conduct that relate uniquely to some other specialized area of the law (just by example, say the association claims you are engaging in toxic dumping on your lot in violation of Federal environmental protection ...
November 21, 2008 08:19 pm
... cases filed in October 2008 is more than filed in 11 out of 12 months in 2004 (pre-BAPCPA) and 7 of the first 8 months in 2005. Of course, September and October 2005 were unusually high, with 5,492 and 12,462 cases filed, respectively. More cases have been filed already in 2008 (32,293) than the 12 month total in 2007 (31,435). With the expected changes in the Bankruptcy Code, such as allowing Courts to reduce mortgage debt and perhaps changes to the means test, 2009 promises to be a busy year.
November 21, 2008 08:13 pm

Domestic Assault - Tennessee Law

(Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog)
... current or former spouses; (2) Adults or minors who live together or who have lived together; (3) Adults or minors who are dating or who have dated or who have or had a sexual relationship (not including fraternization between two individuals in a business or social context); (4) Adults or minors related by blood or adoption; (5) Adults or minors who are related or were formerly related by marriage; or (6) Adult or minor children of a person described in sections (1) through (5). "Bodily injury ...
November 21, 2008 07:53 pm
The economy seems to have hit the retail wine business. Several days ago, The Grape filed Chapter 11 petitions in the Northern District. Yesterday, it was Wine for the Times, located in Cumming, filing in the Gainesville division. In re Wine for the Times, LLC, Ch. 11 Case No. 08-23376-reb (filed Nov. 20, 2008) and a related entity, In re The Wine Tasting Room, LLC, Ch. 11 Case No. 08-23376-reb (filed Nov. 20, 2008).
November 21, 2008 07:44 pm

Law Degree Worth Less

(End of ESQ.)
... law degree can be a deadly virus **** ***** Yes, it's true. Do you remember when people said how many great things you could do with a law degree? Well, it's not true. According to this story, a law degree is actually a hindrance to opportunity and employment ... as toxic. Just what you wanted to hear in the shittiest job market for lawyers ever. Is there any way out? Does a law degree so brand you as an anal retentive loser that no one wants you around? Yes, it seems so.Better find something else ...
November 21, 2008 07:38 pm
 
 

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