Feb 12, 2013

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YouTube Files Suit Over Russian Content Law
Wall Street Journal
MOSCOW—Google Inc.'s video-sharing unit YouTube LLC said on Tuesday it filed its first lawsuit against Russian regulators over a controversial new law that restricts content that officials deem potentially harmful to children. The law, which took ...
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Brazil's affirmative action law offers a huge hand up
Christian Science Monitor
With its new law, Brazil has gone the furthest in the Americas in attempting race-based equality. Not only is the law a state-mandated program, it also attempts to open up the traditional bastions of the elite to all. Quotas are strictly prohibited in ...
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Christian Science Monitor
SEC Nominee Discloses Law Firm Wealth
New York Times (blog)
While many large corporate law firms have nonequity partners, meaning they hold the title of partner but have no ownership stake, each of Cravath's 87 partners has equity in the firm. As a nonequity partner, Mr. White will receive a fixed salary and an ...
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Del. Courthouse Gunman Was Ex-Father-in-Law
ABC News
A 68-year-old man whose son was engaged in a bitter custody battle was identified Tuesday as the gunman who opened fire in a Delaware courthouse lobby, killing his former daughter-in-law and another woman. The gunman also died after exchanging fire ...
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Unions call Michigan right-to-work law unconstitutional in lawsuit
Reuters
DETROIT (Reuters) - Several labor unions filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, saying a Michigan law banning compulsory union membership for private sector employees violates the U.S. Constitution. The right-to-work law, which goes into effect in ...
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The State of the Law, 2013 Edition
The Atlantic
Between now and tonight, when President Barack Obama delivers another State of the Union address, a million words will be written and spoken by America's chattering class about what he will or should say or what he won't or shouldn't say. Then millions ...
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Jude Law brings psychiatrist role to Berlin fest
Boston Herald
BERLIN — Jude Law says his biggest challenge in preparing for Steven Soderbergh's new thriller "Side Effects" was psychological: convincing himself that he could play a psychiatrist properly. The movie has its international premiere Tuesday at the ...
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Tell Me About It: Acknowledge the concerns of helpful in-law
Philadelphia Inquirer
My mother-in-law is very sympathetic and has given us a significant amount of cash to help with bills, and she baby-sits as often as she can so I can work occasional overtime. We mentioned to her recently that we are trying to get pregnant. She ...
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Law Firm Recruiting Flat As Revenues Rise
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Law firm on-campus recruiting—the main point of entry for those coveted BigLaw jobs—remains relatively flat even as some firms are shaking off post-recession blues to report moderate revenue gains. That's not good news for law students, who face one ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Vice President Biden Meets with Law Enforcement Officials in Philadelphia
The White House (blog)
Today, Vice President Biden traveled to Philadelphia to meet with law enforcement officials and hold a roundtable discussion to talk about the Administration's plan to reduce gun violence. In addition to Vice President Biden, the roundtable included ...
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The White House (blog)
America's Oldest Director Quits at 96 to Focus on Tax Law
Bloomberg
Mortimer Caplin, who is stepping down from the board of Danaher Corp. at age 96, said the departure will allow him to spend more time on two of his longtime passions: tax law and the University of Virginia. "I'm still practicing law, and our firm is ...
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Official: Courthouse Shooter Was Ex-Father-In-Law
NPR
Matusiewicz was the former father-in-law of Christine Belford, 37, who police said was fatally shot Monday along with neighbor Laura Mulford, 47. Matusiewicz, armed with a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun, exchanged gunfire with police and also died.
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Legislative Leaders Open To 'Rape Is Rape" Law; Prosecutors Have Concerns
New York Daily News (blog)
The proposed law would add forced anal and oral sex to the state's rape statutes, toughening current laws that classify the vile attacks as criminal sex acts, not rape. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said that he is "inclined" to pass the bill ...
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Gay marriage, adoption law passed by France's lower house
OregonLive.com
French justice minister Christiane Taubira delivers a speech Tuesday after the National Assembly approved a law legalizing gay marriage and allowing same-sex couples to adopt children. The Associated Press. PARIS — France's lower house of parliament ...
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Law School Shake-Up Coming?
National Review Online (blog)
Walter Russell Mead notes the pressure that is building for change in law schools in this post. When even the guildmaster (that is, the American Bar Association) is talking about change, you know that matters are serious. A couple of points regarding ...
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Editorial: Sunshine Law fix is a good start; more can be done
STLtoday.com
In the end, if you don't get what the state law says is presumed to be "open to the public," you're left with a Hobbesian choice: File a lawsuit you can't win or try to get enough people angry about the travesty that the public body eventually hands ...
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Top 5: Largest local, statewide law firms
Orlando Business Journal (blog)
This week, we have a double dose of law with our list of Central Florida's largest law firms, ranked by the number of local attorneys, and the largest statewide law firms, ranked by the number of Florida attorneys. The statewide was compiled by joint ...
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Montclair law student triumphs at competition
NJ.com
MONTCLAIR — Pace University Law School student Daniel R. Masi of Montclair, classmate Greg Dreyfuss and their coach, Jared Hand, were the winners of the sixth annual Tulane National Baseball Arbitration Competition. Representing Pace University Law ...
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Indonesia Passes Law to Fight Terror Financing
NASDAQ
JAKARTA, Indonesia--Lawmakers passed a long-awaited bill Tuesday that gives the Indonesian government new powers to cut off lines of terrorist financing, including by freezing bank accounts and seizing assets, in a step to strengthen counterterrorism ...
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US judge blocks Arizona law targeting Planned Parenthood over abortions
Arizona Daily Star
Last year, though, state lawmakers added a provision to the law that says any organization providing abortions cannot be a "qualified provider," something Wake, in his new ruling, said violates the freedom of choice provision of the Medicaid Act.
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Rajoy Resists Changes to Spanish Voting Law That Bolsters Power
Bloomberg
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy rejected calls by a rival to loosen control over his allies in parliament, deepening divisions in the ruling party. Speaking at a conference in Madrid today, Rajoy said, "I'll never change electoral law with a ...
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Judge overturns Arizona law barring Planned Parenthood funding
Reuters
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge has overturned an Arizona law that sought to block funding through the state for Planned Parenthood's healthcare clinics because the group also performs abortions. U.S. District Court Judge Neil Wake ruled that the ...
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Law would make Illinois kids start school at age 5
ABC7Chicago.com
A recent Chicago Tribune investigation found nearly 18 percent of Chicago kindergartners and first graders were chronic truants. Backers of the proposed law say it is necessary to get children in the habit of going to school as early as possible and to ...
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UI law staff member arrested for OWI
Iowa City Press Citizen
Wagner is currently seeking a second trial against the former and current deans of the UI College of Law. She filed a lawsuit against the college in 2009, claiming she was the subject of political discrimination – Wagner is a Republican – and was ...
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Pure Ridiculousness: National Jurist's Law School Rankings
Above the Law
These days, it seems like every media outlet that has any remote connection to the law is making an effort to dispel the allure of the esteemed U.S. News law school rankings. U.S. News encourages law school administrators to attempt to game the ...
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Above the Law
Jackson Lewis, K&L Gates, Seyfarth, Goodwin: Business of Law
Bloomberg
The office is the third opened by the employment law firm in the five weeks since Vincent Cino took the helm as chairman on Jan. 1. Cino said the decision to establish a Tampa office was driven by interest in capturing more regional work in Florida and ...
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Paladino at Capitol for rally against gun law
NewsChannel 9 WSYR
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The last Republican candidate for New York governor says the state's new gun law shows Gov. Andrew Cuomo's clear liberal bent and the failure by state Senate Republicans to stand for conservative values. Carl Paladino, a Buffalo ...
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TheMoneyIllusion » Say Law follies
By ssumner
Looks like we can assume Mr. Krugman doesn't read my blog, as his newest post is a step backward, invoking the tired old myth that conservatives just don't get why Say's Law is a fallacy. But let's start with the post that got Krugman's attention ...
TheMoneyIllusion
Rooney Mara & Jude Law: 'Side Effects' Berlin Photo Call! - Just Jared
By Just Jared
Rooney Mara & Jude Law: 'Side Effects' Berlin Photo Call!
Just Jared
Law allowing guns in churches signed by Arkansas governor - U.S. ...
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, a Democrat, signed into law on Monday a bill that allows concealed-carry permit holders to take their weapons into churches.
Newsvine - U.S. News - Articles
Bangladesh approves law to execute convicted war criminals | The ...
By Agence France-Presse
Bangladesh's cabinet approved on Monday changes to war crime laws to ensure opposition leaders on trial for alleged atrocities during the nation's 1971 independence war can be swiftly executed if convicted. The move came amid huge ...
The Raw Story
Althouse: "The National Jurist contains a law school ranking ...
By Ann Althouse
jimbino said... Diversity is a crock. It means count the women and minorities. Minorities have a case to make at public law schools, since their tribe foots the bills but suffers exclusion. Women, being in the majority, have a voice to challenge ...
Althouse
The electoral law which will be used in the 2013 Italian elections is ...
By Blog Admin
To begin with, the electoral law provides for "electoral prizes" (premi di maggioranza) to form artificial majorities in both chambers of Parliament. As a result of these 'prizes', the coalition that obtains a majority of the votes on a national basis is ...
EUROPP
Top Ten Future Law Enforcement Technologies
By Robert Wenzel
Law enforcement? More like totalitarian weapons to attack civilians. One simple question: Will individual citizens be able to buy these things for their own protection? When you answer that question, then you'll know the true goal of these ...
EconomicPolicyJournal.com
Reject violence law — unfair to guys: Right-wing lobbies | Strange ...
By Joel Connelly
Two high-profile conservative groups want Senate and House members to vote against a Senate bill to reauthorize the federal Violence Against Women Act, which is poised to pass Congress' upper chamber with more than 60 sponsors from ...
Strange Bedfellows -- Politics News
Proposed Law to Make it Harder to File Workplace Discrimination ...
By Bill Reker
Republicans are hoping the third time is a charm for the measure.
CBS St. Louis
"Election Law Pleading" | Election Law Blog
By Rick Hasen
The Article provides the first comprehensive look at election law cases after the Supreme Court's jurisprudential shift for pleading in Twombly and Iqbal. In these cases, the Supreme Court declared that plaintiffs must meet a "factual plausibility" ...
Election Law Blog
Law prof. on "State of the Supreme Court" – The Chicago Maroon
By Jennifer Standish
Geoffrey Stone discussed last year's most important decisions and previewed some upcoming cases.
The Chicago Maroon

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Judge overturns Arizona law barring Planned Parenthood funding ...
From Yahoo! News: PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge has overturned an Arizona law that sought to block funding through the state for Planned Parenthood's ...
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Hue and Cry Over Baby Chick Law - Law Blog - WSJ
As egg-hunt season approaches, Florida is considering whether to restore a ban on dyeing baby chicks, bunnies and other animals.
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Health law rule on 'essential benefits' sent to White House for final ...
The White House has taken up consideration of two rules drafted to implement portions of President Obama's healthcare law. Both of the rules written by the ...
thehill.com/.../282199-affordable-care-act-regulations-move-f...
Unions call Michigan right-to-work law ... - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: DETROIT (Reuters) - Several labor unions filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, saying a Michigan law banning compulsory union ...
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Unions call Michigan right-to-work law unconstitutional in lawsuit
Several labor unions filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, saying a Michigan law banning compulsory union membership for private sector employees ...
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CUA law team advances to final round in national security moot ...
Michael Ellement and Richard Fox, third-year students at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law, advanced to the final round and placed ...
www.law.edu/.../CUA-Law-Team-Advances-to-Final-Round-i...
Unwritten Law "Seein' Red" - YouTube
Unwritten Law "Seein' Red" by unwrittenlawtv; 2 Dashboard Confessional - So Long, So Long by slowmotionaxident; 3 Colin Hay - Overkill (Live Acoustic) by ...
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