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February 27, 2004 | Law.com

Same-sex marriage: Is it 1896, or 1954?

Here's a question that same-sex marriage advocates ought to be pondering: Are we at 1954 or 1896? Those are the dates of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Brown v. Board of Education and Plessy v. Ferguson. The Brown decision put the judiciary at the vanguard of profound changes in American society. Plessy was a human-rights setback that lasted half a century. Which sort of decision is likely to result from the recent spate of same-sex marriages in San Francisco?
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August 10, 2001 | Law.com

Realtor Liable for Agent Bias, 9th Circuit Rules

Victims of housing discrimination have a direct claim on the personal assets of business owners and officers whose employees were at fault and need not go through the usual hurdles to pierce the corporate veil, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled July 31. The decision opens the way for a mixed-race couple and a home builder to seek compensation under the Fair Housing Act from the founder of a realty agency.
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United States v. Efrain J. Rosa, 09-0636-cr
Publication Date: 2011-03-11
Practice Area: Criminal Practice
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker and Livingston, C.JJ.; Kaplan, D.J.*
Attorneys:
For plaintiff:
For defendant:
Case number: 09-0636-cr

Cite as: United States v. Efrain J. Rosa, 09-0636-cr, NYLJ 1202485605770, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 8, 2011)Before: Walker and Livingston, C.JJ.; Kaplan, D.

April 07, 2000 | Law.com

Hud's Unwritten Regs on Discount Sales Invite Problems

John Parrett, whose RealNet USA Inc. brokers dozens of HUD home sales a year in Florida, says he's confused. Much of RealNet's HUD business involves helping nonprofit organizations find homes to buy and then sell to investors. But HUD is investigating Florida nonprofits for doing just that -- a violation of the agency's policy that nonprofits must sell to owner-occupants. Parrett's problem? HUD's complete guidelines aren't in writing.
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July 09, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Judgment Leads to Garnishment Writ Application Against Baker & McKenzie

Baker & McKenzie is on the wrong side of a judgment in Mississippi. The firm is appealing, but because of that judgment, a Texas company has filed an application for a writ of garnishment against Baker & McKenzie in Harris County state district court. Grant Harpold, a partner in Vincent Lopez Serafino Jenevein in Houston, represents the company that filed the application.
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February 22, 2012 | Daily Report Online

DOJ lays down the law on criminal e-discovery protocols

Criminal law attorneys for the federal government received their own e-discovery protocol and training mission last week.The government's Joint Electronic Technology Working Group, led by the Department of Justice, began developing a best practices guide for e-discovery in the fall of 2009. The 21-page document includes principles, specific recommendations, strategy tips, and a case checklist.
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December 29, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Cupcakes, Laundry and Tyra Banks

Let's say your 8-year-old son, Grant, is having his second-grade class party next Tuesday and you've been assigned to bring the cupcakes. You learn about this the previous Thursday. What do you do?
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March 02, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

United States v. Burnett, PICS Case No. 10-1239 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 17, 2010) Pratter, J. (20 pages).

The court would not give credibility to defendant's "subjective self-assessment and self-diagnosis of incompetence." The court refused to allow defendant to withdraw his plea of guilty.
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June 27, 2013 | The American Lawyer

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Terra Firma v. Citigroup; Smith v. Merck; Salix Capital v. Bank of America Securities et al.; Aereo v. CBS Broadcasting et al.
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