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Legally Operating a Medical Marijuana Business in California

by Ashley C L Brown on 5/19/2012

Pursuant to California law, medical marijuana businesses legally are allowed to operate in the state. However, there are conflicts in the laws and confusion about what is and is not permitted. This article provides some...more

Justices Seem Open To Upholding Ariz. Immigration Law

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/1/2012

Originally published in Law360, New York (April 25, 2012, 4:53 PM ET) The federal government appeared to find little support at the U.S Supreme Court on Wednesday for its arguments that one key provision of Arizona's...more

In re Pacific Pictures: New Ninth Circuit Decision May Be Kryptonite To Claims Of Privilege Under The Selective Waiver Doctrine

by Fenwick & West LLP on 4/24/2012

Corporations subject to criminal and civil regulatory investigations have long grappled with the highly charged decision over whether to provide the government with privileged communications and attorney work product or...more

Ninth Circuit Gives a Narrow Interpretation of What Constitutes a Violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

by Patton Boggs LLP on 4/13/2012

On March 22, 2012, Patton Boggs LLP posted a client alert (available here) on the antihacking Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), discussing that different federal courts were split on whether the CFAA imposes liability on...more

The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act Subject To Different Interpretations

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/23/2012

Among its various provisions, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. §1030, subjects a person who “intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access, and thereby obtains …...more

United States of America v. Jason Wayne Pleau, Lincoln D. Chafee, Intervenor

Stephen Hopkins Center for Civil Rights Amicus Brief

by Matthew Fabisch on 2/29/2012

In this action the U.S. Attorney has asserted jurisdiction over a defendant in Rhode Island custody charged with a murder, first via request under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (“IAD”), 18 USC App. § 2, and then by...more

French employees should check their privacy settings before posting on social media platforms

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 2/28/2012

It may seem obvious to a lay person that employees should refrain from insulting their companies on social media due to the threat of termination for cause; however, there are contradictory legal principles that apply to the...more

Variations in Treatment of Red Notice Subjects from Member Country to Member Country

by The Law Office of Michelle A. Estlund, P.A. on 1/30/2012

A reader posted a question recently in response to a previous post about the manner in which INTERPOL member countries respond to locating a Red Notice subject. The reader specifically asked whether Red Notice subjects would...more

Got Pot? The Feds Try to Make Mortgagee Banks Liable Under the Crack House Statute

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/24/2012

Banks holding mortgages now have one more thing to worry about: potential criminal and civil liability and forfeiture under the federal “crack-house” statute. Sound crazy? Read on, because late last year the four U.S....more

Snoop Dogg’s Arrest Provides Lesson on Drug Laws

by Lawyers.com on 1/20/2012

Fresh off his appearance on the Price Is Right, rapper Snoop Dogg has been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Earlier this month, Snoop — whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. —was stopped by Texas...more

Illinois at Odds With Feds on Immigration Enforcement

by Ronald Shapiro on 10/27/2011

Last month, Gov. Pat Quinn’s General Counsel, John Morton, said that the “Secure Communities” program of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (“ICE”) would not make communities safer, but would instead cause...more

INTERPOL and Dowry Violation Charges

by The Law Office of Michelle A. Estlund, P.A. on 9/1/2011

A great example of INTERPOL's adherence to its own rules is that of its refusal to assist in the extradition of persons accused of violating dowery law. INTERPOL's rules require that a Red Notice be issued with an eye towards...more

Corporatize Corruption

by Monica Lakhanpal on 8/11/2011

Corporatize Corruption: Its a win win situation for all concerned, our government stands to gain by way of taxes from the government officials which opens up the largest segment for earning tax, the officials stand to gain by...more

New 4th Circuit Ruling Is Major Sentencing Win for Defendants

by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 8/1/2011

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit handed down a ruling earlier this month in United States v. Divens that made it harder for the government to refuse to grant a defendant an additional one-step downward departure...more

Second Circuit Holds That the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Bars All RICO Claims Based Upon Alleged Acts of...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/23/2011

In MLSMK Investment Co. v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., No. 10-3040-cv, 2011 WL 2640579 (2d Cir. July 7, 2011), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims brought under the Racketeer...more

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