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Will New Marijuana Laws Go Up In Smoke?
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Weekly Brief: Google Antitrust Suit?; Legal Weed; Law Firm Mega-Merger Mania
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N.J. Files Brief Supporting Sports Betting Law in Key Gambling Litigation

by Jeff Ifrah on 5/1/2013

The state of New Jersey filed its opening brief on April 29 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, in a case that could ultimately decide the fate of sports betting in the United States....more

U.S. Government Remains Firm on “Deferred Action” Despite Suit to Shut It Down

by Ronald Shapiro on 4/19/2013

On Monday of this week, U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor held a hearing on a Complaint filed by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (“ICE”) agents who are challenging the federal “deferred action” program...more

Court Of Appeal Upholds City’s Ban On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

by Jonathan Hobbs, Jeffrey L. Massey | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 4/9/2013

A cooperative corporation that operates a nonprofit medical marijuana collective challenged city ordinances that ban medical marijuana dispensaries. The court of appeal held that the ordinances are not preempted by the...more

Congress Sneaks Pro-Monsanto, Anti-Consumer Bill into Law

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 4/2/2013

Hidden within the appropriations bill passed by Congress last week to fund the federal government was an unnecessary rider that rolls back consumer rights and sharply restricts the ability to seek justice through the judicial...more

Youngstown City Hydraulic Fracturing Ban Approved for May Ballot

by George Skupski | BakerHostetler on 3/21/2013

In late February, we covered the state and federal legislative and enforcement responses to the release of hydraulic fracturing waste into a Youngstown, Ohio area tributary by a local oil and gas drilling operator. Shortly...more

Proposed Laws Would End Federal War on Pot

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 2/7/2013

Two Democratic congressmen introduced bills yesterday that would drastically reform federal policy on marijuana. Colorado Rep. Jared Polis introduced The Ending Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, which would allow...more

Lead Agency Could Not Bypass CEQA Review By Adopting A Voter-Sponsored Initiative As An Ordinance Instead Of Placing The...

by Jon E. Goetz, Jeffrey L. Massey, Leslie Z. Walker | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 11/26/2012

A court of appeal created a split of authority when it ruled that California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) review was necessary when a city approved a project, by adopting as an ordinance, an initiative petition that...more

Weekly Brief: Google Antitrust Suit?; Legal Weed; Law Firm Mega-Merger Mania [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 11/15/2012

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the week's most important legal news. Big changes may be in store for Google. The tech giant was given an ultimatum by FTC Chairman Jonathan Leibowitz to...more

Impossible and Useless CEQA Review Is Required If City Opts Under Elections Code to Adopt Legislative Project Approvals Proposed...

by Miller Starr Regalia on 11/9/2012

In a case notable for its unique conception of “meaningful discretion” for purposes of triggering CEQA review, the Fifth District Court of Appeal has created a split in authority that will undoubtedly require Supreme Court...more

Romney, Obama, Consumer Law & the Supreme Court

by Lawyers.com on 10/5/2012

Voters can gain some wisdom as to how President Barack Obama’s second term or Mitt Romney’s first could affect consumer law by looking at what type of U.S. Supreme Court justice each would appoint to any upcoming...more

California Assembly Votes to Amend State False Claims Act

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 8/27/2012

On August 16, 2012, the California Assembly passed a bill (AB 2492) amending California’s False Claims Act, Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 12650-12656 (“CA FCA”), which must be signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The amendments...more

California Legislature Calls Supreme Court Decision “A Serious And Direct Threat To Our Democracy”

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 7/17/2012

The California legislature recently passed a joint resolution, AJR 22 (Wieckowski & Allen), that is harshly critical of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 50 (2010). ...more

Kansas Supreme Court Declares "Rule of Reason" Inapplicable to Kansas Antitrust Law; Legislature May Have a Different Idea

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/25/2012

In Leegin Creative Leather Prods., Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., 551 U.S. 877 (2007), the U.S. Supreme Court expressly overruled the categorical ban on vertical price fixing agreements that had existed for nearly a century prior. See...more

What You Need to Know About LGBT Marriage

by Lawyers.com on 5/22/2012

When President Obama announced his support for gay marriage earlier this month, he was echoing a sentiment that more and more Americans have come to believe – that LGBT citizens have the same right to formalize their love in...more

The Review of the EU Data Protection Framework: A quick guide to EU lawmaking

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/8/2011

It has been more than two years since the review of the EU data protection framework officially started. Despite several announcements from the European Commission (“Commission”) and growing expectations from the business...more

Search & Destroy Mission Yields Scant Results

by Dechert LLP on 10/19/2011

We commented on the Obama Administration’s anti-preemption search and destroy mission at the time, back in 2009. To recap, a presidential memorandum directed all federal administrative agencies to seek out, identify, and...more

Alabama Immigration Law Upheld – Mostly

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 10/3/2011

On September 28, 2011, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn upheld the key provisions of Alabama's immigration law, the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act. Alabama's immigration law is...more

Airline Managment Newsletter - August 2011

by FordHarrison on 8/26/2011

In this issue: Sixth Circuit Clarifies Employee's Burden of Proof for ADA Association Discrimination Claim Under the Distraction Theory; Wrongful Discharge Claim Preempted by the RLA; Former Airline Employee's Disability...more

NLRB Grants Use of Company Email for Union Purposes

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 8/19/2011

On July 26, 2011 the NLRB unanimously found that union representatives may have a right to correspond with employees on their corporately purchased email accounts to solicit union activity. The Guard Publishing Co., d/b/a The...more

Congress Defaults on Job Creation

by SEO | Law Firm on 7/14/2011

By Kristen Friend, staff U.S. Supreme Court and Congress writer – July 14, 2011 Challenges continue to mount for lawmakers on Capitol Hill, with a bleak June jobs report adding heat to ongoing arguments over budget...more

9th Circuit to D.C. Circuit: We’ll see you in [The Supreme] Court!

by Jeff Ifrah on 6/24/2011

Yesterday, the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit cleared the way for the extortion case against Former Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) to proceed to trial. In the process, they flatly disagreed with a 2007 Ruling by the Court...more

NLRB Sues Arizona Over Secret Ballot Legislation

by Proskauer - Labor Relations on 5/6/2011

The NLRB made good on its January 13, 2011.pdf threat to sue individual states that enact legislation that it believes are solely within its province. In a complaint filed against the State of Arizona.pdf today, the NLRB...more

A Survey of California Furlough Lawsuits

by Horvitz & Levy on 4/1/2010

The current economic crisis is forcing states to adopt creative means of balancing their budgets. California is again at the vanguard. The state has raised taxes, issued IOUs, and made deep budget cuts in numerous aspects of...more

Court Precedent Determining the Limits of Tribal Sovereignty in Agua Claiente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Fair Political Practices...

by James Berlyn Fenison Jr. on 9/3/2009

The Los Angeles Times reported (July 17, 2008) that on June 29th, the Agua Caliente Band dropped its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court against California State and the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) after the FPPC...more

Elections and the right to be informed in Mexico

by Raymundo Gil on 9/1/2009

The Judicial implications regarding the 2006 mexican election and the right to be informed....more

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Conflict of Laws › Election & Politics Law

N.J. Files Brief Supporting Sports Betting Law in Key Gambling Litigation

U.S. Government Remains Firm on “Deferred Action” Despite Suit to Shut It Down

Court Of Appeal Upholds City’s Ban On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Congress Sneaks Pro-Monsanto, Anti-Consumer Bill into Law

Youngstown City Hydraulic Fracturing Ban Approved for May Ballot

Proposed Laws Would End Federal War on Pot

Lead Agency Could Not Bypass CEQA Review By Adopting A Voter-Sponsored Initiative As An Ordinance Instead Of Placing The...

Weekly Brief: Google Antitrust Suit?; Legal Weed; Law Firm Mega-Merger Mania [Video]

Impossible and Useless CEQA Review Is Required If City Opts Under Elections Code to Adopt Legislative Project Approvals Proposed...

Romney, Obama, Consumer Law & the Supreme Court

California Assembly Votes to Amend State False Claims Act

California Legislature Calls Supreme Court Decision “A Serious And Direct Threat To Our Democracy”

Kansas Supreme Court Declares "Rule of Reason" Inapplicable to Kansas Antitrust Law; Legislature May Have a Different Idea

What You Need to Know About LGBT Marriage

The Review of the EU Data Protection Framework: A quick guide to EU lawmaking

Search & Destroy Mission Yields Scant Results

Alabama Immigration Law Upheld – Mostly

Airline Managment Newsletter - August 2011

NLRB Grants Use of Company Email for Union Purposes

Congress Defaults on Job Creation

9th Circuit to D.C. Circuit: We’ll see you in [The Supreme] Court!

NLRB Sues Arizona Over Secret Ballot Legislation

A Survey of California Furlough Lawsuits

Court Precedent Determining the Limits of Tribal Sovereignty in Agua Claiente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Fair Political Practices...

Elections and the right to be informed in Mexico

Weekly Brief: Google Antitrust Suit?; Legal Weed; Law Firm Mega-Merger Mania [Video]

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