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The Axact vs. Student Network Resources (SNR) Case: A New Perspective

pklawyers wrote 2 months ago: Viewed from a legal perspective the Axact vs. SNR case has opened a new dimension. Initial research … more →

Tags: cyber law, drier llp, EssayFraud, marc drier, SNR case

CHED to close down seven law schools

rambler09 wrote 2 months ago: by Rainier Allan Ronda, The Philippine Star | 09/24/2009 1:36 AM MANILA – The Commission on Hi … more →

Tags: Law Skul

QUOTE1 comment

Buck Denton wrote 3 months ago: We are not an assimilative, homogeneous society, but a facilitative, pluralistic one, in which we mu … more →

Tags: Culture, development, Government, Law, Quote, social issues, Society, Constitutional law, Justice Brennan

CLIMATE CHANGE: Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Connecticut v. American Electric Power Company "game-changing"1 comment

Buck Denton wrote 3 months ago: The Second Circuit announced an important decision today that allowed several states and land trusts … more →

Tags: climate change, Conservation, development, Economy, Energy, Environment, environmental disaster, Environmentalism, Government

HENRY LOUIS GATES'S arrest was stupid

Buck Denton wrote 5 months ago: Legally, how can a police officer, such as Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Sgt. Jim Crowley (who re … more →

Tags: Politics, Law, People, Law School, obama, Barack Obama, President Obama, President Barack Obama, law blog

EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: $500 million interest due1 comment

Buck Denton wrote 6 months ago: In legal shenanigans spanning some 20 years that includes a recent SCOTUS ruling that reduced Exxon’ … more →

Tags: Law, News, Exxon, Exxon Mobil, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Valdez, Exxon Valdez oil spill, Exxon Valdez (Tanker), Exxon Valdez v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Shiney Ahuja – A Rapist? Why, Why Not, and What the Law says!

anandnewscafe wrote 6 months ago: Shiney Ahuja, who starred in “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi” and “Gangster”, has been accused of a violen … more →

Tags: bollywood star rapes maid, film star accused of rape, Gangster, shiney ahuja, shiney ahuja maid rape, shiney ahuja rape case, shiney confesses consensual sex

SCOTUS rules against coal company accused of buying a West Virginia judge

Buck Denton wrote 6 months ago: Recently, conservative SCOTUS justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas in addition … more →

Tags: Law, Law School, Coal, Clean coal, Supreme Court of the United States, Legal News Picks, LEGAL NEWS, Supreme Court, US Supreme Court

NJ Esq

jessdrkn wrote 7 months ago: Location: Red Bank, New Jersey Focus: Legal community, specifically independent lawyers, small pract … more →

Tags: New Jersey, weekly

Linda Fleming Becomes the First Person in Washington State to die under the Assisted Suicide Law

anandnewscafe wrote 7 months ago: 66-year-old Linda Fleming with Terminal Pancreatic Cancer becomes the first person to choose Death w … more →

Tags: health news, assisted suicide law, Chris Carlson, Coalition Against Assisted Suicide, Compassion and Choices, Death with Dignity, die with dignity, euthanasia, Linda fleming assisted suicide

SCOTUS: Chief Justice John Roberts not so modest

Buck Denton wrote 7 months ago: Jeffrey Toobin on Chief Justice John Roberts: His jurisprudence as Chief Justice, Roberts said, woul … more →

Tags: Politics, Law, Law School, Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, supreme court decision, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Chief Justice John Roberts

Paralyzed due to Doctor’s Negligence - Software Professional Awarded 1 Crore Compensation by Supreme Court1 comment

anandnewscafe wrote 7 months ago: 20-year-old Prashant Dhananka underwent a chest operation at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences ( … more →

Tags: health news, Supreme Court, India, Prashant Dhananka, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, NIMS, Hyderabad, Highest Compensation in Medical negligence case, 1 Crore Compensation

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Hydroelectric dams a major obstacle for salmon

Buck Denton wrote 7 months ago: Today, I read a very interesting and descriptive court case that discussed the pros and cons of vari … more →

Tags: Conservation, Energy, Law, fisheries, regulation, extinction, animals, Army Corps, Army Corps of Engineers

Anti-Ragging Norms Strengthened – Aman Kachroo Case Leads to New Guidelines.2 comments

anandnewscafe wrote 8 months ago: The Supreme Court gave fresh directives and enhanced the anti-ragging guidelines. If you are a fresh … more →

Tags: Education, Supreme Court, India, Anti-ragging norms, Ragging, aman kachroo case, rajendra kachroo, rajendra prasad medical college ragging case, anti ragging guidelines

CAPE WIND: Barnstable's lawsuit against Cape Wind thrown out

Buck Denton wrote 8 months ago: According to the court, the timing to review this case was not proper, since the town failed to exha … more →

Tags: development, Energy, Law, Politics, Administrative Law, Administrative Remedies, Cape Cod, Cape Cod & Islands, cape wind

Gender Inequality under Indian Law – Widow’s Wealth Inherited by Callous In-Laws

anandnewscafe wrote 8 months ago: If you are a woman read this carefully. If you are a woman tortured by in-laws and making a living o … more →

Tags: marital affairs, Supreme Court, Gender Inequality, widow’s wealth inherited by in-laws, Will, Property, Law, Indian Law, women unequal under Indian law

Alimony is Inversely Proportional to Wife’s Capacity to Earn – Says Mumbai High Court2 comments

anandnewscafe wrote 8 months ago: A divorced woman who is less qualified deserves a higher alimony than one who is highly qualified, s … more →

Tags: alimony, Divorce, amount of alimony, settlement amount, harassment, cruelty charges, Marriage, reasons for staying married, earning vs. alimony

Asking “Dowry” in Live-in Relationships is Illegal, says Supreme Court.

anandnewscafe wrote 8 months ago: The Supreme Court has decided that “a demand of money in relation to marital relationship” is what t … more →

Tags: Live-in Relationships, dowry demands, married man live-in, Supreme Court, Judgment, koppisetti subbarao, anti-dowry law, ethics, India

FISHERIES: Federal judge temporarily suspends Framework 42 but judgment isn’t a total win for fishers or a total loss for fisheries regulators

Buck Denton wrote 10 months ago: Framework 42 to the Northeast Multispecies Fisheries Management Plan was enacted to remedy the overf … more →

Tags: Conservation, fisheries, Government, Law, Policy, regulation, Administrative Law, arbitrary and capricious, CoD


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