Entries in the Category "legal news"
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | November 18, 2009
Download file Senate health care bill (11/18/09, 2074 pages)
White House on health care
CNN news story
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at November 18, 2009 08:58 PM
Medical Mart | November 18, 2009
Plain Dealer article (11/18/09)
Plain Dealer article (11/17/08)
Roldo Bartimole's blog entries (Nov., 2009)
Crain's Cleveland Business article (11/17/09)
Cleveland Magazine blog entry (11/18/09)
MedCity News article ('strong interest' in Cleveland medical mart from 20 companies)
MedCity News article: New York medical mart (11 tenants; four years away)
Tradeshow Week (6/1/09): Nashville dreams of a medical mart
Medical Mart FAQs (2007)
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (overview)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at November 18, 2009 04:03 PM
Revised Google Books Settlement filed | November 16, 2009
A revised version was filed late Friday night of the proposed settlement of the Author's Guild and Association of American Publishers class-action copyright lawsuit against Google for its Book Search product -- and in particular for the book contents scanned by Google from the collections of major participating research libraries into the "Google Library Project." It is unclear whether the revisions to the settlement, originally proposed in October 2008, will satisfy the Department of Justice's anti-trust concerns or the concerns of the other objectors.
Library representatives have, of course, been among those most involved in monitoring the lawsuit, and the consequences to the electronic book marketplace likely to result from its settlement.
The official settlement administration website includes the text of the agreement and the forms for rights-holders to claim works covered by the settlement agreement.
The Public Index (thepublicindex.org)is a project of James Grimmelmann, of the NYU Law School's Institute for Information Law and Policy, that gathers a 'reading room' of lawsuit documents. The site also has a useful redline mark-up of the amended settlement that allows monitoring of the changes since the initial settlement proposed last year, and a 'news timeline' linking selected news stories about the Google project, the lawsuit, and the settlement - from December 2003 to the present. The site also has a collaboratively annotated version of the settlement document, although it has seen a rather low level of participation.
Law Librarian Blog links additional resources.
Library Journal has a write-up post-revision and notes that the DOJ concerns about Google's treatment of orphan works may be unresolved by the amendments.
Andrew Plumb-Larrick
Posted by Carl Plumb-Larrick at November 16, 2009 10:06 AM
The Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962 | November 13, 2009
For those following the health reform debate, here are links to the Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962, passed November 7, 2009. Links to selected hearings and documents are included.
Committee on Energy and Commerce publications
Committee on Energy and Commerce: House Makes History on Health Reform
Committee on Education & Labor
Committee on Ways and Means
Cheryl Cheatham
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at November 13, 2009 01:41 PM
Bilski Oral Arguments | November 11, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday heard oral arguments in the patent case Bilski v. Kappos, on appeal from the 2008 decision of the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit opinion had affirmed the Board of Patent Appeals in denying Bilski's attempt to obtain a process patent on a method of hedging financial risk. The case has been closely watched within the information and technology fields for its impact on the status of so-called 'business method' patents (including, famously, several related to e-commerce).
For news and background:
Orin Kerr at Volokh Cosnpiracy (and linking an article available through SSRN).
Jill Browning at PatentlyO.
Ashby Jones at the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog.
And I was hoping for one of Dahlia Lithwick's entertaining Supreme Court Dispatches from Slate, but it appears she wrote about the Graham v. Florida and Sullivan v. Florida arguments instead (cases regarding the constitutionality of life sentences without parole for juvenile offenders).
Andrew Plumb-Larrick
Posted by Carl Plumb-Larrick at November 11, 2009 01:45 PM
Law Firm Compensation By Level, Not Lockstep | November 06, 2009
New York Law Journal article (11/6/09)
New York Times editorial (rethinking the legal industry) (4/1/09)
Lawyer's Guide to Governing our Firm (ABA, 2009): print OhioLINK resource
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at November 6, 2009 04:05 PM
Affordable Health Care for America Act (House bill, 10/29/09) | October 29, 2009
Washington Post article
NY Times article
Politico article
White House Health Care Reform Reality Check
Economist article
CRS report on health care reform (4/14/09)
Center for American Progress: Health Policy Briefs
Heritage Foundation: Health Care Issues
Wikipedia: Health Care Reform in the U.S.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at October 29, 2009 11:31 AM
Voting Information | October 28, 2009
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (ballot info)
Judge4Yourself.com (compiled ratings of judges)
Cleveland mayoral debate (City Club, 10/28/09) podcast
BallotPedia: Issue 3 (Casino Initiative)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at October 28, 2009 09:02 PM
Alabama Supreme Court on drug pricing fraud | October 19, 2009
American Lawyer article, with link to the opinion
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at October 19, 2009 08:22 PM
New lawyers paid to delay start dates | September 15, 2009
Two recent Case law school graduates are featured in a Sept. 11th Plain Dealer business article on a new trend brought about by the economic downturn to postpone starting dates of incoming associates. Pictured in the article are Lori Weller and Erin Simmons, class of 2009.
Posted by Deborah Dennison at September 15, 2009 03:19 PM
Madoff Report (Executive Summary) | September 03, 2009
S.E.C. statement, with links to reforms (9/2/09)
N.Y. Times article (9/2/09)
Forbes article (9/2/09)
Time article (9/3/09)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at September 3, 2009 11:05 PM
Amazon's Opposition to the Google Book Settlement | September 03, 2009
cnet news article
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at September 3, 2009 03:39 PM
Ohio Supreme Court vicious dog ruling | August 26, 2009
Plain Dealer article (with a link to the opinion) (Good job, PD!)
Dog Bite Law (website)
Dog Law (website)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at August 26, 2009 04:16 PM
IG Report (May 7, 2004) (CIA & high-vaule detainees) | August 26, 2009
Download file IG Report (CIA report on counterterrorism, May 7, 2004)
ACLU website, with links to additional information
ICTJ Research Brief (detention, etc., Nov. 2008)
Washington Post article (Aug. 26, 2009)
CNN Politics.com: former VP Dick Cheney's comments (Aug. 25, 2009)
Judge Bybee Defends Torture Memos (blog post with link)
Politico: Obama Administration Urged to Consider Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (Aug. 26, 2009)
Pronk Palisades (blog with links to many video interview clips on the topic)
International Red Cross: International Humanitarian Law resources (treaties, etc.)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at August 26, 2009 03:23 PM
This Just In...Empirical Legal Studies Before 1940... | August 10, 2009
The August 10th posting on the Empirical Legal Studies blog points out a University of Minnesota Law School "Legal Studies Research Paper" deserving of special notice: Herbert M. Kritzer, Empirical Legal Studies Before 1940: A Bibliographic Essay.
Posted by Judith Kaul at August 10, 2009 07:19 PM
A Case for the Pay Czar? | August 04, 2009
New York Times article by David Segal
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at August 4, 2009 01:50 PM
Cleveland Lawyer Proposes New Newspaper Copyright | July 23, 2009
newspaper copyright (proposed changes, Plain Dealer)
fair use doctrine (Library of Congress, Copyright Office) (If you have access to Lexis or Westlaw, check the respective annotated federal code (U.S.C.S. or U.S.C.A.).
SSRN abstract/article on third part copyright liability
SSRN abstract/article on Progressive-Era debate over news copyright
Lexis treatise (scholarly work): Nimmer on Copyright
Westlaw treatise (scholarly work): Patry on Copyright
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at July 23, 2009 04:21 PM
Three Law Firms Cancel 2010 Summer Programs | July 21, 2009
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at July 21, 2009 04:12 PM
Churchill not reinstated at U. Colorado | July 08, 2009
New York Times article
Denver Post article
U. Colorado webpage on Churchill
Wikipedia entry
Ward Churchill's website
WSJ Law blog
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at July 8, 2009 02:11 PM
HR 2454 amednments | July 01, 2009
mentioned by Green Hell blog
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at July 1, 2009 08:36 PM
H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act, (Cap-and-Trade Climate bill) | July 01, 2009
as passed by the House, 1428 pgs.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at July 1, 2009 08:10 PM
Cuomo v. Clearing House Association | June 29, 2009
WSJ Law blog (strange alignment)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 29, 2009 04:07 PM
Ricci v. DeStefano | June 29, 2009
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 29, 2009 02:41 PM
CRS report on Judge Sotomayor | June 26, 2009
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 26, 2009 06:50 PM
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | June 22, 2009
White House blog
AP article (Yahoo! News)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 22, 2009 08:42 PM
Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District #1 v. Holder, Attorney General | June 22, 2009
L.A. Times article: "Supreme Court narrows, but preserves Voting Rights Act"
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 22, 2009 05:20 PM
Facebook and cybersquatting | June 12, 2009
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 12, 2009 01:50 PM
free federal case law | June 11, 2009
CM Law Blog reports on Open Jurist
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 11, 2009 07:09 PM
Troyk v. Farmers Group | June 11, 2009
California court opinion that all sides want depublished
Recorder article (via Law.com)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 11, 2009 06:14 PM
Executive Compensation | June 11, 2009
Sperling’s opening statement (House Committee on Financial Services, 6/11/09)
Geithner on executive compensation (6/10/09)
Treasury guidelines on executive compensation (2/4/09)
White House blog (6/10/09)
NYT: Times Topic: Executive Pay
Geithner: ‘Say on Pay’, No Caps (MSNBC, 6/11/09)
Reuters (via Yahoo! News, 6/10/09))
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090610/bs_nm/us_financial_compensation
Forbes (6/10/09)
Sen. Shelby on executive pay (Topix)
Citations to Wall Street Journal articles in the past week. Consult your local library for possible access to the online WSJ database.
NPR (6/11/09)
executive pay case studies (AFL-CIO)
Articles available from SSRN:
Kevin J. Murphy, Executive Compensation
Lucian A. Bebchuk and Jesse M. Fried, Executive Compensation as an Agency Problem
Lucian A. Bebchuk, Jesse M. Fried and David I. Walker, Managerial Power and Rent Extraction in the Design of Executive Compensation
Wayne R. Guay, John E. Core and David F. Larcker, Executive Equity Compensation and Incentives: A Survey
Lucian A. Bebchuk and Jesse M. Fried, Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation
Guido Alessandro Ferrarini, Niamh Moloney and Cristina Vespro, Executive Remuneration in the EU: Comparative Law and Practice
Lucian A. Bebchuk and Yaniv Grinstein, The Growth of Executive Pay
Lucian A. Bebchuk and Jesse M. Fried, Executive Compensation at Fannie Mae: A Case Study of Perverse Incentives, Nonperformance Pay, and Camouflage
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 11, 2009 03:36 PM
Lima v. Ohio (residency requirement) | June 10, 2009
Plain Dealer article
Ohio's Ban on Municipal Residency Requirements.... (2008 CSU Law Review Note)
Law of Municipal Corporations (McQuillan) (print treatise)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 10, 2009 03:48 PM
Bobby v. Bies | June 01, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court held that "The Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar the Ohio courts from conducting a full hearing on Bies' mental capacity."
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 1, 2009 04:23 PM
GM bankruptcy petition | June 01, 2009
President Obama's remarks
NY Times (5/31/09)
Automotive News website
2009 SSRN paper: From Tailfins to Hybrids: How Detroit Lost its Dominance of the U.S. Auto Market
2009 SSRN working paper Systemic Risk and Chapter 11
Why GM Matters (2009 book) Amazon reviews
Library holdings (WorldCat)
Economist article (May 27, 2009)
2004 SSRN paper: Large Corporate Sector Stability and Economic Growth: Is What's Good for General Motors Good for America?
How to Enter China: Choices and Lessons. U. Mich Press, 2000.
OhioLINK availability
Reuters: gas guzzlers down, but not out
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at June 1, 2009 02:30 PM
Credit CARD Act of 2009 | May 22, 2009
Bloomberg story
Bloomberg update #1
Bloomberg update #2
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 22, 2009 08:54 PM
Department of Justice Changes Antitrust Stance | May 22, 2009
Download file (511/09)
2008 publication (old policy) (215 p.)
NY Times (stronger antitrust rules; 5/11/09)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 22, 2009 06:10 PM
U.S. v. Philip Morris, et. al. opinion (5/22/2009) | May 22, 2009
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 22, 2009 04:47 PM
U.S. v. Philip Morris, et. al. opinion (5/22/2009) | May 22, 2009
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 22, 2009 04:47 PM
H.R. 627 (Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009) | May 15, 2009
Whitehouse fact sheet
Whitehouse blog (with link to transcript of Town Hall meeting)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 15, 2009 06:25 PM
Patent Reform Act of 2009 (4/30/09 hearing) | May 15, 2009
H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009
links to testimony and video
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 15, 2009 05:52 PM
Demjanjuk's plea rejected by Supreme Court | May 07, 2009
BBC (5/7/09)
PD article (5/8/09)
See also: April 17 blog entry
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 7, 2009 08:44 PM
Possible Mutlinational Corporate Tax Reform | May 04, 2009
26 U.S.C. 703 (Section 703 of the Internal Revenue Code)
IRS topic 856 (Foreign Tax Credit)
Foreign Tax Credits (1992-2004), IRS data
Tax Havens of the World (print, 03/2009 update) CWRU availability
Article citations (from ILP: Index to Legal Periodicals and Books:)
Postlewaite, P. F., et. al., The Adaptation of U.S. Tax Treaties to Changing Business Forms--A Case Study of Hybrid Entities. International Tax Journal v. 34 no. 5 (September/October 2008) p. 33-50
Wiles, D., et. al., When Is a Foreign Entity Relevant for U.S. Entity Classification Purposes?. The Tax Adviser v. 39 no. 7 (July 2008) p. 423, 426-7
Godfrey, H., et. al., Choice of Entity for Expansion of Operations into a Foreign Country. The Tax Adviser v. 38 no. 7 (July 2007) p. 394-400
Patelski, R. Check-the-Box: Not Always the Right Answer for Certain Foreign Corporations. The Tax Adviser v. 37 no. 4 (April 2006) p. 206, 208-9
Bennett, D. J. The Final Statutory Merger Regulations. Taxes v. 84 no. 4 (April 2006) p. 7-12, 75
Lau, P. C., et. al., Forms of Overseas Operations (Part II). The Tax Adviser v. 36 no. 4 (April 2005) p. 214-20
Lau, P. C., et. al., Forms of Overseas Operations (Part I). The Tax Adviser v. 36 no. 3 (March 2005) p. 156-8, 160-1
Yoder, L. D. International Taxation: Re-Thinking Check-the-Box. Taxes v. 83 no. 3 (March 2005) p. 27-8, 252-3
Bennett, M. C. Whose Tax Is It Anyway? Foreign Tax Credits in a Check-the-Box World. Taxes v. 83 no. 3 (March 2005) p. 35-42, 253-4
International Taxation: Re-Thinking Check-the-Box. Taxes v. 83 no. 3 (March 2005) p. 27-50
Oosterhuis, P. W. Check-the-Box Planning in Cross-Border Transactions. Taxes v. 83 no. 3 (March 2005) p. 43-50, 254-5
Lokken, L. Whatever Happened to Subpart F? U.S. CFC Legislation after the Check-the-box Regulations. Florida Tax Review v. 7 no. 3 (2005) p. 185-209
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 4, 2009 02:29 PM
Justice Souter to retire next June | May 01, 2009
AP news (5/1/09)
OhioLINK materials on Justice Souter
NYT article (5/1/09)
Article Citations about Justice Souter (from ILP)
Johnson, S. P. The Judicial Behavior of Justice Souter in Criminal Cases and the Denial of a Conservative Counterrevolution. Pierce Law Review v. 7 no. 1 (December 2008) p. 1-37
Hasen, R. L. Justice Souter: Campaign Finance Law's Emerging Egalitarian. Albany Government Law Review v. 1 no. 1 (2008) p. 169-93
Johns, H. E. Nine Means to an End. Tennessee Bar Journal v. 39 no. 10 (October 2003) p. 27-33
Kelso, R. R., et. al., Swing Votes on the Current Supreme Court: the Joint Opinion in Casey and Its Progeny. Pepperdine Law Review v. 29 no. 4 (2002) p. 637-88
Hudson, D. L. Justice Stevens, Justice Souter and the Secondary Effects Doctrine. UWLA Law Review v. 34 (2002) p. 1-15
Puffer, M. H. A Survey of Justice Souter's Decisions in the 2000-2001 Term. New Hampshire Bar Journal v. 42 no. 4 (December 2001) p. 60-4
Meese, A. J. Will, judgment, and economic liberty: Mr. Justice Souter and the mistranslation of the due process clause. William and Mary Law Review v. 41 no. 1 (December 1999) p. 3-64
Pritchard, A. C., et. al., Finding the Constitution: an economic analysis of tradition's role in constitutional interpretation. North Carolina Law Review v. 77 no. 2 (January 1999) p. 409-521
Paulsen, M. S. Hell, handbaskets, and government lawyers: the duty of loyalty and its limits. Law and Contemporary Problems v. 61 no. 1{61 part no1-2} (Winter 1998 [Winter/Spring 1998]) p. 83-106
Kan, L., student author A theory of Justice Souter. Emory Law Journal v. 45 (Fall 1996) p. 1373-427
Jones, M. E. A survey of Justice Souter's United States Supreme Court opinions for the 1995-96 term. New Hampshire Bar Journal v. 37 (September 1996) p. 61-7
Hanks, L. W., student author Justice Souter: defining "substantive neutrality" in an age of religious politics. Stanford Law Review v. 48 (April 1996) p. 903-35
Jones, M. E. A survey of Justice Souter's United States Supreme Court opinions for the 1994-95 term. New Hampshire Bar Journal v. 36 (September 1995) p. 63-8
Koehler, D. K., student author Justice Souter's "keep-what-you-want-and-throw-away-the-rest" interpretation of stare decisis. Buffalo Law Review v. 42 (Fall 1994) p. 859-92
Jones, M. E. A survey of Justice Souter's United States Supreme Court opinions for the 1993-94 term. New Hampshire Bar Journal v. 35 (September 1994) p. 50-4
Smith, R. H. Justice Souter joins the Rehnquist Court: an empirical study of Supreme Court voting patterns. The University of Kansas Law Review v. 41 (Fall 1992) p. 11-95
Jordan, W. S. Justice David Souter and statutory interpretation. The University of Toledo Law Review v. 23 (Spring 1992) p. 491-530
Johnson, S. P., et. al., David Souter's first term on the Supreme Court: the impact of a new justice. Judicature v. 75 (February/March 1992) p. 238-43
Kane, P. E. Shaping our judicial system for the rest of the century and beyond: the Souter confirmation process. Free Speech Yearbook v. 30 (1992) p. 149-54
Smith, C. E., et. al., Newcomer on the High Court: Justice David Souter and the Supreme Court's 1990 term. South Dakota Law Review v. 37 (1992) p. 21-43
Powe, L. A. S. From Bork to Souter. Willamette Law Review v. 27 (Fall 1991) p. 781-801
Justice Souter's impact on the Supreme Court's criminal procedure jurisprudence. American Criminal Law Review v. 29 (Fall 1991) p. 133-68
pictures of New Hampshire farmhouses more photos
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 1, 2009 03:14 PM
H.R. 627 (Credit Card Bill of Rights) | April 30, 2009
Reuters article (4/30/09)
Source and access to bill texts (type "H.R. 627" in search box).
I'm Just a Bill (Schoolhouse Rock)
Other bills from the current Congress that mention "credit card":
1. H.R.216 : To prevent abuse of Government credit cards.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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2. H.R.627 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 1/22/2009) Cosponsors (128)
Committees: House Financial Services
House Reports: 111-88
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 379 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 627. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI.
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3. H.R.1105 : Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [WI-7] (introduced 2/23/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations; House Budget
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-8 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: An explanatory statement was submitted by Mr. Obey, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations "as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference." It appears in two 2/23/2009 Congressional Record documents on pages: H1653-H2088 and H2089-H2599. See also the House Appropriations committee print.
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4. H.R.1325 : To require financial literacy counseling for borrowers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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5. H.R.1365 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require a store in which a consumer may apply to open a credit or charge card account to display a sign, at each location where the application may be made, containing the same information required by such Act to be prominently placed in a tabular format on the application.
Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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6. H.R.1608 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-12] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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7. H.R.1610 : To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to limit the annual percentage rate of interest that may be charged by recipients of financial assistance under such Act with respect to consumer credit card accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-12] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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8. H.R.1637 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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9. H.R.1882 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide safeguards for credit card holders whose accounts were, or are about to be, terminated for inactivity, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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10. H.R.2007 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prevent certain unfair practices by credit card issuers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Massa, Eric J. J. [NY-29] (introduced 4/21/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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11. S.3 : A bill to protect homeowners and consumers by reducing foreclosures, ensuring the availability of credit for homeowners, businesses, and consumers, and reforming the financial regulatory system, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (18)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
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12. S.84 : A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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13. S.131 : A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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14. S.165 : A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] (introduced 1/7/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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15. S.235 : A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 1/14/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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16. S.392 : A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 2/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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17. S.399 : A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Tester, Jon [MT] (introduced 2/9/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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18. S.414 : A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54.
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19. S.500 : A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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20. S.900 : A bill to require the establishment of a credit card safety star rating system for the benefit of consumers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 4/27/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 30, 2009 04:31 PM
Judge Bybee on torture memos | April 29, 2009
WSJ Law Blog: Judge Bybee on torture memos (with links to two newspaper articles)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 29, 2009 02:31 PM
Chevron denied $485,000 in legal fees | April 24, 2009
Center for Constitutional Rights summary and links to court documents
Chevron media release
Reuters (4/3/09)
Economist article (10/08)
Bowoto v.Chevron trial blog
Law.com article
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 24, 2009 04:33 PM
Tummino, et al. v. Torti (Plan B memo & order) | April 23, 2009
NYT article (4/22/09)
NYT article (3/24/09)
A. Dong (student). Plan B: An Analysis of the FDA's Decision to Restrict Plan B's Over-the-counter Distribution to Those Aged Eighteen and Over. 9 GEORGETOWN JOURNAL OF GENDER AND THE LAW 165-79 (2008).
J. Straus (student). Emergency Contraception, Minors, and the Pediatric Rule: Reviewing the FDA Plan B Rx-to-OTC Switch under the APA. 12 JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND LAW 125-40 (2008).
M. Fine, et. al. The Politics of Teen Women's Sexuality: Public Policy and the Adolescent Female Body. 56 EMORY LAW JOURNAL 993-1038 (2007).
GAO Report summary (initial over-the-counter status process 'unusual')
(Nov. 2005)
Thomas O. McGarity, Wendy E. Wagner. BENDING SCIENCE : HOW SPECIAL INTERESTS CORRUPT PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH . Harvard Univ. Press, 2008. (print book) CWRU/OhioLINK availability
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 23, 2009 04:58 PM
Supreme Court docket | April 20, 2009
Law.com on major cases before the Supreme Court this week.
SCOTUS blog (Safford United School District: strip search case)
Gregory Coleman's profile on Martindale.com
Other Supreme Court cases argued by Gregory S. Coleman*:
Rothgery v. Gillespie County, No. 07-440, 128 S. Ct. 2578; 171 L. Ed. 2d 366
Sereboff v. Mid Atl. Med. Servs., No. 05-260, 547 U.S. 356; 126 S. Ct. 1869; 164 L. Ed. 2d 612
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Indus. Corp., No. 03-1696, 544 U.S. 280; 125 S. Ct. 1517; 161 L. Ed. 2d 454
C & L Enters. v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Okla., No. 00-292, 532 U.S. 411; 121 S. Ct. 1589; 149 L. Ed. 2d 623
Tex. v. Cobb, No. 99-1702, 532 U.S. 162; 121 S. Ct. 1335; 149 L. Ed. 2d 321
Norfolk S. Ry. v. Shanklin, No. 99-312, 529 U.S. 344; 120 S. Ct. 1467; 146 L. Ed. 2d 374
* Results from a Lexis Supreme Court, Lawyer's Edition segment search (terms and connectors): COUNSEL(gregory/2 coleman); more precisely, COUNSEL(gregory pre/2 coleman)
Supreme Court opinions (2005-present)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 20, 2009 01:55 PM
Demjanjuk case | April 17, 2009
Plain Dealer article (5/1/09)
How Appealing blog (source of link to this document and an AP story)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 17, 2009 07:59 PM
Health Risks of Greenhouse Gases | April 17, 2009
EPA's greenhouse gases documents
Union of Concerned Scientists (global warming)
International Conference on Climate Change (2008 proceedings)
International Governmental Panel on Climate Change (United Nations)
About.com (greenhouse gases)
NYT article (4/17/09)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 17, 2009 04:32 PM
Smart Grid | April 17, 2009
Smart Grid Policy: proposed policy and action plan (Federal Register, 3/19/09))Download file
Reuters story
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 17, 2009 12:04 AM
OLC torture documents | April 16, 2009
President's statement (4/16/09)
links to four memos (3 by Bradbury and 1 by Bybee) released by the U.S. Department of Justice on 4/16/09
Law.com story (4/17/09)
AP story (04/17/09)(Bush officials criticize release of memos.)
links to majors news stories from the How Appealing blog
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 16, 2009 09:19 PM
Campeau-Laurion v. Kelly | April 16, 2009
lawsuit against the New York Yankees and 2 NYPD officers for enforcing the "no movement" policy during the playing of God Bless America.
WSJ Law Blog blog
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 16, 2009 03:10 PM
Medical Mart agreement | April 16, 2009
Plain Dealer: Medical Market deal approved
Medical Mart agreement (execution copy) Download file
Plain Dealer story (with links to additional documents)
Roldo's comments
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 16, 2009 02:16 PM
Zagorsky v. Bell | April 15, 2009
Sixth Circuit opinion (habeas corpus: evidence, jury instructions, ineffective counsel) (April 15, 2009)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 15, 2009 08:08 PM
Wiles v. Bagley | April 14, 2009
Sixth Circuit death penalty case (April 14, 2009)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 14, 2009 03:31 PM
Kim Jong-il Re-Elected! | April 09, 2009
NYT article
JoonAng Daily article
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 9, 2009 09:08 PM
Fujimori (Peru) convicted of Crimes Against Humanity | April 09, 2009
Washington Post article
AP video
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 9, 2009 04:46 PM
Medical Mart (draft agreement) | April 08, 2009
Crain's Cleveland Business article
Plain Dealer article
Medical Mart website
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 8, 2009 09:02 PM
Vermont legalizes same-sex marriage | April 07, 2009
Additional documents from the legislature of Vermont
Ohio State Law research guide: same-sex marriage (state law)
NYT article (4/11/09)
Yahoo! News story (fourth state to legalize gay marriage; first state via the legislature)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 7, 2009 08:07 PM
ICRC Report on CIA detainees | April 07, 2009
Washington Post article
CIA winning battle to keep torture memos secret
ACLU blog (April 2, 2009) and April 15, 2009
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 7, 2009 05:24 PM
Rescuecom v. Google | April 07, 2009
trademark court decision (Second Circuit)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 7, 2009 05:00 PM
Apple sued over e-book patent | April 03, 2009
ARS Technica article
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 3, 2009 08:57 PM
14 Penn Plaza LLC. v. Pyett | April 01, 2009
Can a provision in a collective bargaining agreement require union members to arbitrate age discrimination in employment claims?
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 1, 2009 04:13 PM
Harbison v. Bell | April 01, 2009
Should federal lawyers be paid to pursue state clemency actions on behalf of death row inmates?
Plain Dealer article
See also SCOTUSblog and SCOTUSwiki.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 1, 2009 03:56 PM
Longs v. Wyeth (federal preemption case) | March 24, 2009
Law.com article, with links to court opinions
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at March 24, 2009 09:20 PM
federal death penalty case | March 24, 2009
list of federal death penalty laws (as of 2006)
federal statutes (text: United States Code)
capital punishment statistics (DOJ's BJS)
U.S. Department of Justice webpage
Law.com article
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at March 24, 2009 06:12 PM
Tafas v. Doll (USPTO disputed rules case) | March 23, 2009
Law.com story
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at March 23, 2009 04:24 PM
Judicial Conference Announcements | March 19, 2009
The Judicial Conference this week announced the adoption of a revised Code of Conduct for United States Judges that will take effect July 1, 2009. The Conference has also asked Congress to create 63 new federal judgeships.
The current Code of Conduct;
The revised Code of Conduct
Posted by Judith Kaul at March 19, 2009 09:31 PM
Continue reading "Judicial Conference Announcements"
Are Wrestlers Independent Contractors? | March 10, 2009
Memorandum of Decision Download file
Note: CWRU patrons can retrieve federal cases with citations such as "F. 3d", "F. Supp.", & "U.S." from the CWRU Research Databae LexisNexis Academic.
Law.com article
IRS Independent Contractor Test
Independent Contractor Law Center website
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at March 10, 2009 06:22 PM
federal stem cell research | March 09, 2009
Pres. Obama's Executive Order (text)
text of Pres. Bush's Executive Order (13435)
Washington Post story
National Institute of Health
Executive Orders (from the 1930s)
(See also Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations or the Federal Register for full-text versions of those orders not available online.)
CBS News video segment
Law Review article citations (past year; from ILP)
Y. Heled. On Presidents, Agencies, and the Stem Cells between Them: A Legal Analysis of President Bush's and the Federal Government's Policy on the Funding of Research involving Human Embryonic Stem Cells. 60 ADMIN. L. REV. 65 (2008).
R.L. Bailey (student). Pressing Forward: Connecticut's Approach to Embryonic Stem Cell Research. 26 LAW & INEQUALITY 133 (2008).
M. Mullins (student). Stemming the Tide of Research and Constitutional Challenges: Embryonic Stem Cell Legislation. 85UNIV. OF DETROIT MERCY L. REV. 227 (2008).
F. Pringle, et. al. A Question of Morality. PATENT WORLD 28 (Nov. 2008).
L. Skene. Deriving Sperm and Eggs from Human Skin Cells: Facilitating Community Discussion. 25 J. CONTEMP. HEALTH L. & POL’Y 76 (2008).
R. Korobkin. Reprogrammed Stem Cells and Federal Funding of Embryo Research [Law of the Body Symposium]. 45 WILLAMETTE L. REV. 31 (2008).
K. Gatter. Pluripotent Stem Cells: The Problem with Binary Potential and the Benefit of the Slippery Slope [Law of the Body Symposium]. 45 WILLAMETTE L. REV. 41 (2008).
M. Jhalani (student). Protecting Egg Donors and Human Embryos--The Failure of the South Korean Bioethics and Biosafety Act. 17 PACIFIC RIM L. & POL’Y J. 707 (2008).
Y.C. Su. (student), et. al., Mary Doe's Destiny: How the United States Has Banned Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in the Absence of a Direct Prohibition. 14 RICHMOND J. L. & TECH. (Online) 1 (2008).
G.R. Hagen, et. al., Patenting Part-Human Chimeras, Transgenics, and Stem Cells for Transplantation in the United States, Canada, and Europe. 14 RICHMOND J. L. & TECH.(Online) 1 (2008).
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at March 9, 2009 08:15 PM
al-Marri order (U.S. Supreme Court) | March 06, 2009
SCOTUS blogentry
CNN story
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at March 6, 2009 09:47 PM
9/11 settlements | March 06, 2009
NYT story on Victim Compensation Fund (finished its work in 2004)
links to Kenneth Feinberg's final report and bibliographic records for his book (2005) and his lecture at CWRU School of Law in 2007.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at March 6, 2009 08:09 PM
ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir | March 04, 2009
ICC materials
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at March 4, 2009 07:49 PM
Wyeth v. Levine | March 04, 2009
Drug and Device Law blog entry
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at March 4, 2009 05:59 PM
HHS conscience regulation under review | February 27, 2009
text of regulation Download file
When the new rule is proposed, it will be available, and the public may comment on it, at Regulations.gov
Washington Post story
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at February 27, 2009 09:39 PM
Milutinovic summary | February 26, 2009
link to entire judgement (4 vols.)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at February 26, 2009 06:16 PM
S. 445 (attorney-client privilege) | February 20, 2009
bill tracking via Thomas
Elizabeth Stull. U.S. Dept. of Justice's Filip Memo not far enough to protect privilege. The Daily Record (Rochester, NY) 09/12/2008.
- brief article, available on EbscoHost/Legal Collection
J.R. O'Sullivan. The Last Straw: The Department of Justice's Privilege Waiver Policy and the Death of Adversarial Justice in Criminal Investigations of Corporations. 57 DePaul L. Rev. 329 (2008). (35 p.)
A. Gilman. Note. The Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act: The Prospect of Congressional Intervention into the Department of Justice's Corporate Charging Policy. 35 Fordham Urban L.J. 1075 (2008). (63 p.)
Paul R. Rice, with contributions from John B. Corr, & David Drysdale. Attorney-Client Privilege in the United States. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 1999- (March 2008 update).
CWRU Law Library Stacks KF8959.A7R52 1999- .
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at February 20, 2009 05:15 PM
genocide trial | February 17, 2009
Yahoo! news
CWRU Law students have been writing legal memoranda in support of various international criminal tribunals since 2002. Also included are memoranda written by New England School of Law students from 1999-2001.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at February 17, 2009 03:28 PM
user content on Facebook | February 16, 2009
Business Journal article
Facebook blog
NYT article
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at February 16, 2009 08:10 PM
Vaccines & Austism | February 12, 2009
Yahoo! story
Court of Claims decisions (Feb. 12, 2009)
Earlier, related court documents
CDC on Vaccine Safety
advocacy group weebsite
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at February 12, 2009 04:44 PM
Equal Pay | January 29, 2009
Plain Dealer article
EEOC website
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at January 29, 2009 09:03 PM
Crime Reports (Cleveland) | January 27, 2009
interactive map, as reported by WKYC.com
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at January 27, 2009 10:17 PM
EPA and ARB | January 26, 2009
Yahoo! News article
EPA on fuel economy
ARB (Air Resources Board of California): Climate Change for Mobile Sources
PNGV: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (FreedomCAR)
Green Car Congress
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at January 26, 2009 09:49 PM
Executive Orders (Guantanamo, etc.) | January 23, 2009
Geneva Conventions (ICRC)
The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949: Commentary / [published under the general editorship of Jean S. Pictet] (4 vols., 1952-1960) (print source).
ICRC. Customary International Humanitarian Law. Cambridge University Press, 2005. (print source)
How Does Law Protect in war? Cases, Documents, and Teaching Materials on Contemporary Practice in International Humanitarian Law. ICRC, 1999. (print source)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at January 23, 2009 08:31 PM
President Obama's memos on FOIA and transparency | January 22, 2009
Washington Post article which includes the memos.
Citations to legal books and articles about President Obama (from the Index to Legal Periodicals and Books):
G. Woods. The Lawyer Candidate. 45(4) Arizona Attorney 60 (2008).
B. Moyer. Barack Obarma's Views on Judges and Courts. 55(7) Federal Lawyer 8 (2008).
R. L. Jones. What's wrong with Obamamania?: Black America, Black leadership, and the death of political imagination. State University of New York Press 2008.
M. Dupuis, et. al., Barack Obama, the new face of American politics. Praeger, 2008.
G.W. Geekeler. The Clinton-Obama Approach to Medical Malpractice Reform: Reviving the Most Meaningful Features of Alternative Dispute Resolution. 8(1) Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal 17 (2007).
A.N. Jones. Black Like Obama: What the Junior Illinois Senator's Appearance on the National Scene Reveals about Race in America, and Where We Should Go from Here. 31(1) Thurgood Marshall Law Review 79 (2005).
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at January 22, 2009 01:35 AM
Blagojevich names Obama's replacement in Senate | December 30, 2008
Roland Burris is "eager to get to work in Washington."
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 30, 2008 08:44 PM
Martindale-Hubbell attorney rankings | December 29, 2008
Law.com article
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 29, 2008 04:54 PM
Good Samaritan case (California) | December 22, 2008
L.A. Times article
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 22, 2008 06:39 PM
new credit card rules (effective July 1, 2010) | December 18, 2008
PD blog story on credit card fee increases (4/12/09)
OTS Press Release
- links to Fact Sheet and the Final Rule (284 pages)
"Although the rule takes effect July 1, 2010, the OTS encourages institutions under its supervision to make their best efforts to conform as soon as practical, particularly to the provisions related to high-fee cards."
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 18, 2008 05:17 PM
Bagosora judgment summary (Rwanda) | December 18, 2008
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 18, 2008 04:47 PM
S.E.C. v. Madoff | December 17, 2008
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 17, 2008 02:58 PM
Siemens settlement | December 16, 2008
IHT article
S.E.C. v. Siemens complaint
FCPA links (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)
IMF on OECD Convention on Combating Bribery
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 16, 2008 10:53 PM
Mendenhall v. City of Akron (traffic camera case) | December 10, 2008
U.S. District Court
Northern District of Ohio (Akron)
# 5:06-cv-00139-DDD
Plain Dealer story
WSJ Law Blog entry (12/11/08)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 10, 2008 02:10 PM
Gov. Blagojevich | December 09, 2008
news briefing (CQ transcript)
press release (Chicago FBI)
public corruption information (FBI)
American Criminal Law Review (annual Spring issue)
- survey of white collar crime, including public corruption
scholarly article on public corruption
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 9, 2008 09:58 PM
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Considers Report Criticizing the President’s Assertion of Executive Privilege Today | December 09, 2008
The Committee is to consider a report today “supported by Chairman Henry A. Waxman and former Ranking Member Tom Davis finding that President Bush made a ‘legally unprecedented and an inappropriate use of executive privilege’ when he directed Attorney General Mukasey to withhold Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald’s interview of Vice President Cheney from the Committee.”
Draft Report: President Bush's Assertion of Executive Privilege Regarding Attorney. General Mukasey
Draft Report: Additional Views of Chairman Waxman on President Bush's Use of Executive Privilege.
An earlier related story and documents are available at:
http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2220
(Brought to our attention by beSpacific).
Posted by Judith Kaul at December 9, 2008 08:08 PM
Canadian Parliament Prorogued | December 04, 2008
Canadian Prime Minister website
definition of prorogation (Canadian Parliament website)
Toronto Star website
Globe and Mail website
Montreal Gazette website
Ottawa Business Journal website
Macleans Magazine website
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 4, 2008 10:25 PM
TARP report | December 03, 2008
full-text of report:
Download file
Note: Current reports, and an impressive backfile of older reports, published by the Government Accountability Office (formerly, the General Accounting Office) are also available.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 3, 2008 02:58 PM
EU preliminary Pharma inquiry | December 01, 2008
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at December 1, 2008 07:02 PM
Piracy and the High Seas | November 26, 2008
Pirates Seize Oil Tanker
Convention on the High Seas (1958)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at November 26, 2008 03:57 PM
Midnight Regulations | November 24, 2008
Mercatus working paper (Sept. 2008)
Regulations.gov
- online portal for public comment on proposed federal regulations
Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations
- Proposed and final federal rules (regulations) are published in the Federal Register.
- Final rules are then integrated into the existing Code of Federal Regulation by subject
Administrative Procedure Act
Various summaries of President Bush’s midnight regulations are available on the internet.
Here is one designed for journalists.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at November 24, 2008 06:23 PM
Emily's Law (Ohio pharmaceutical technicians) | November 20, 2008
Plain Dealer (brief article)
NPTA (brief article)
Senate Bill 203 (Ohio)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at November 20, 2008 03:12 PM
Paulson's testimony | November 18, 2008
Paulson's House banking committee testimony (11/18)
NYT article on automakers and Congress (11/18)
S. 3688 (automakers bailout bill, 11/17/08)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at November 18, 2008 08:31 PM
Guantanamo Bay | November 10, 2008
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at November 10, 2008 07:06 PM
U.N. Security Council elections | October 17, 2008
U.N. elects non-permanent members of Security Council
Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, and Uganda will join the Security Council for two years as of Jan. 1, 20009.
CNN article
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at October 17, 2008 06:19 PM
Kerrigan v. Comm. Public Health (Conn. S C.t.) | October 10, 2008
Download file
link to opinion and dissents
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at October 10, 2008 07:11 PM
Great Lakes Water Compact | October 03, 2008
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at October 3, 2008 10:24 PM
H.R. 3997 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) | September 29, 2008
President Bush's speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (10/19/08)
latest version (451 pages and 1 page summary) and related info
(final, 109-page version of the House bill)
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Stiglitz, A Better Bailout Nation article
18 Tough Questions (and Answers) About the Bailout (Time article)
Download file Treasury/Federal Reserve Report (Nov. 2003) on Financial Holding Companies
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at September 29, 2008 03:00 PM
Original Bailout Plan | September 26, 2008
Text of Original Bailout Proposal
WSJ Law blog entry on bailout (quoting Prof. Adler)
Economist article on bailout plan
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at September 26, 2008 09:33 PM
Lubanga decision (ICC) | July 05, 2008
On July 2, 2008, judges at the International Criminal Court ordered the release of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, as a "logical consequence" of their decision on June 13, 2008 that he could not receive a fair trial.
The Prosecutor can appeal within five days, thus delaying the release.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at July 5, 2008 08:57 PM
Library Catalog and Databases Unavailable This Weekend | May 30, 2008
The main library (Smith Library) is closed this weekend for electrical upgrades.
This will mean that the online catalog and CWRU/OhioLINK research databases will not be available.
The Law Library will be open.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 30, 2008 08:11 PM
American Council of the Blind v. Paulson (Sec. of the Treasury) | May 20, 2008
U.S. paper currency discriminates against the blind.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 20, 2008 06:21 PM
Google Health | May 20, 2008
Plain Dealer story about Google Health (online medical records)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 20, 2008 03:05 PM
U.S. v. Rodriquez | May 19, 2008
many sentences on sentencing
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 19, 2008 06:21 PM
U.S. v. Ressam | May 19, 2008
Customs violation and explosives carrying don't mix.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 19, 2008 06:11 PM
U.S. v. Williams | May 19, 2008
Child pornography case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 18, 2008.
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at May 19, 2008 05:49 PM
Ohio v. Miko court opinion | April 30, 2008
Source: http://www.thenewspaper.com/
(use of laser speed guns in Ohio's ninth appellate district)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 30, 2008 05:37 PM
Baze v. Rees | April 17, 2008
U.S. Supreme Court capital punishment opinion
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at April 17, 2008 06:37 PM