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Legal Theory Blog: Zietlow on Democratic Constitutionalism & the Affordable Care Act
lsolum.typepad.com | Feb 10, 2012
Rebecca E. Zietlow (University of Toledo College of Law) has posted Democratic Constitutionalism and the Affordable Care Act (Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 72, No. 4, p. 1, 2011) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper argues that the...

PrawfsBlawg: Should Justice Ginsburg Have Said Anything Different?
prawfsblawg.blogs.com | Feb 9, 2012
Good morning. Yesterday, at the VC, Eugene Volokh had a nice post summarizing and linking to the interview Justice Ginsburg gave to Egyptian television, from which the most pseudo-controversial excerpt has been her suggestion that in looking to draft a new constitution, the Egyptians ought to look

l r c - o r b i t ... ... ... the usd research satellite: USD Law Event: Baja California's Progress
lrc-orbit.typepad.com | Feb 9, 2012
When: Tuesday, Nov. 15th, 12:00pm Where: Grace Courtroom Cost: Free Attorney General Rommel Moreno Manjarrez of the state of Baja California, Mexico, will be speaking about his state's progress in the fight against drug cartels and the implementation of a...

Huge Mortgage Deal About to Go Down (CL&P Blog)
pubcit.typepad.com | Feb 8, 2012
"Government officials are on the verge of an agreement worth as much as $25 billion with five major banks, capping a yearlong push to settle federal and state probes of alleged foreclosure abuses by lenders," says the Wall Street Journal....

JURIST - Paper Chase: Uganda reintroduces legislation criminalizing homosexuality
jurist.org | Feb 8, 2012
JURIST - Paper Chase: Uganda reintroduces legislation criminalizing homosexuality

Rule of Law: Can an Executor Use Estate Funds to Defend a Wills Variation Act Claim if the Will
rulelaw.blogspot.com | Feb 7, 2012
As I have < a href="http://rulelaw.blogspot.com/2006/06/executors-duty-in-wills-variation-act.html" > written before < /a > , when a child or spouse applies to vary a will under the < em > Wills Variation Act < /em > in British Columbia, an executor must remain neutral. A < em > Wills Variation Act

A Georgia Lawyer: Healthy People Co. Issues Recall Of Specific Lots Of The Dietary Supplements –
ageorgialawyer.blogspot.com | Feb 6, 2012
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Blog | John Boehner - 8th District of Ohio
boehner.house.gov | Feb 6, 2012
Gas prices are heading back up to $4 or more per gallon, with “huge price increases” expected in some areas, according to a new USA Today report.

Environmental Law in Washington State: Ninth Circuit Issues Amended Opinion Concerning PAC Money in
hirschlaw.blogspot.com | Feb 5, 2012
On January 31, 2011, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision and an < a href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2012/01/31/10-35832.pdf" > amended opinion < /a > on Washington's election laws as they pertain to financial contributions PACS for or against ballot

Cleveland Law Library Weblog: Law Firm Mergers Are on the Rise
suealtmeyer.typepad.com | Feb 2, 2012
Legal Current has reported that domestic law firm mergers rose 67% in 2011 compared to 2010 figures. There were apparently 45 mergers last year versus 27 in 2010, and a study by the Hildebrandt Institute predicts that the trend will...