Category: Legal News
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Feds to expand legal benefits, services for same-sex marriages – CNN.com
The federal expansion will include 34 states where same-sex marriage isn’t legal, but the new federal benefits being extended to those states will apply only where the U.S. government has jurisdiction, Holder said. For example, a same-sex couple legally married in Massachusetts can now have their federal bankruptcy proceeding recognized in Alabama, even though it doesn’t…
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Will America Follow Washington State’s Lead and Classify Bitcoin as ‘Money’?
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) plans to hold public hearings on the regulation of digital currencies on January 28th and 29th. California is a bit more liberal. It requires digital currency companies that transmit money to obtain licenses from the Department of Business Oversight. However, there are still a number of questions…
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Snapchat Founders Still Feuding; Company Seeks Restraining Order – Technologist
Snapchat Founders Still Feuding; Company Seeks Restraining Order By William Peacock, Esq. on December 10, 2013 2:55 PM What’s a Snapchat? It’s a simple app. It allows users to send self-destructing pictures to each other. It’s pretty much a glorified way to send pictures of your naughty bits to others, with the assurance that the…
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When Cultural Inspiration Crosses The Line – Legal As She Is Spoke
When Cultural Inspiration Crosses The Line – Legal As She Is Spoke By Nicole Rowlands In late October, the Fashion Institute at Fordham Law School sponsored an event that addressed the issue of cultural appropriation (or rather, misappropriation) in the fashion industry. More specifically, the event advertisement asked the following: “When it comes to culture,…
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Authorities See Benefit of Bitcoin – WSJ.com
WASHINGTON—Senior U.S. law-enforcement and regulatory officials said they see benefits in digital forms of money and are making progress in tackling its risks. The price of bitcoin, the most common virtual currency, soared to a record following the comments. U.S. authorities, appearing Monday at the first-ever congressional hearing on virtual currencies, outlined the pitfalls and…
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iPhone Apps For Law Students
Amazon Prime For starters, ok this one is not an app, but you absolutely need to get an Amazon Prime membership. Over the course of three years you will save HUNDREDS of dollars on book prices and shipping if you order all your books through Amazon. Check out each of our outlines on the site…
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4th Amendment Going the Way of the Dodo. NSA could harvest your contacts.
How much further down the rabbit hole will the NSA go? Overlooked in last week’s revelation that the National Security Agency is harvesting hundreds of millions of e-mail address books around the world was this surprising factoid: Apple makes this mass collection easier because the Address Book app that by default manages Mac contacts…
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Google Controlling source: Open isn’t open anymore.
Six years ago, in November 2007, the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) was announced. The original iPhone came out just a few months earlier, capturing people’s imaginations and ushering in the modern smartphone era. While Google was an app partner for the original iPhone, it could see what a future of unchecked iPhone competition would be like. Vic…
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Civil Procedure – Law School Outline 1L
I. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION—IS IT AUTHORIZED? A. Long Arm Statutes YES, bc the “last tortious act” of the radiator valve exploding occurred in IL. (Gray vs. American Radiator) NO, the breach of fiduciary duty (last tortious act) occurred in TX and the connection to the diminution of funds was “too remote” (Green v. Advance Ross) differences–Gray:…
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Civil Procedure 2 – Outline Attack Sheet
Discovery The scope of discovery as defined in FRCP 26(b) states that a party may discover any item relevant to a claim ore defense WHEN it is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of “admissible” evidence. (in contrast to the older rule which required relevancy to the “subject matter” of the case). Items available…
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Bush v. Gore – 2000
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES GEORGE W. BUSH, et al., PETITIONERS v. ALBERT GORE, Jr., et al. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT [December 12, 2000] I On December 8, 2000, the Supreme Court of Florida ordered that the Circuit Court of Leon County tabulate by hand 9,000 ballots in Miami-Dade…
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Hilarious Law School Funny Videos
Take a time out from the books and get your chuckle on, hilarious law school funny videos are guaranteed to crack you up in the library. Tell us which one is your favorite ar post your favorite funny lawschool video if you dont see it in the list, keep checking back as the list will…
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Personal Jurisdiction Flow Chart – Civil Procedure 1 (1L)
Follow the flow chart to establish or deny personal jurisdiction:
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Cause in Fact – Torts
Top 4 Supplements for 1L Torts: We need to consider two factors in Tort Liability Cause in Fact – Facts proving that the defendant’s conduct was the cause of the plaintiff’s harm in a physical or scientific way The court constistantly denies liability in tort when the defendents negligent actions are not the cause of…
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Contracts Outline – Attack Sheet
Essential Supplements for Success in 1L Contracts: 1L Law School Contracts outline based on the following books: Contracts: Aspen Roadmap Law Course Outline (Aspen Roadmap Law Course Outlines) Emanuel Law Outlines: Contracts, Tenth Edition 1L Law School Contracts outline based on the following books: Contracts: Aspen Roadmap Law Course Outline (Aspen Roadmap Law Course Outlines) (Kelly)…
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Strict Liability & Res Ipsa Loquitur – Torts
Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. Bottle came from bottle manufacturer. Bottles are used and reused The used bottles are not again subject to testing for defects after the first inspection by the manufacturer If the tests are economically not feasible then they shouldnt be tested (Learned Hand Test) Cafe probably bought the Cokes from a…
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State Rubbish Collectors Assoc v. Siliznoff – (Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress)
State Rubbish Collectors Assoc v. Siliznoff 1952 Supp pg 20 Facts Siliznoff was given the Brewery trash account which his father inlaw Kobzeff previously shared with Abromoff Siliznoff took the account The Rubbish Assoc went after Sliznoff becuase the Assoc wont let one take an account from another Rubbish Assoc threatend to burn his truck…
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Lopez v. Wenchells Donut House – Case Brief
Lopez v. Wenchells Donut House Illinois Appellate Court 126 Ill.App.3d 46, 466 N.E.2d 1302 Justice Lorenz Facts Donut Worker, of 3 years, asserts that she was falsely imprisoned by employer whilst being questioned for cash register fraud. Incident occured April 8th, she was called into work by Boss – Asked to walk to back of…
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Jetz Service (appellee) v. Salina Properties (appellant) 865 P.2d 1051 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993).
Essential Supplements for Success in 1L Contracts: 1L Law School Contracts outline based on the following books: Contracts: Aspen Roadmap Law Course Outline (Aspen Roadmap Law Course Outlines) Emanuel Law Outlines: Contracts, Tenth Edition JETZ SERVICE appellee v. SALINA PROPERTIES appellant Ct of Appeals Kansas Facts Jets operates laundry machines in 2,000 locations Apartment complex…