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Is the NBA's Punishment of Racially Insensitive Team Owner Legal?
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- Written by PLP Editor
The $2.5 million fine and lifetime ban that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver imposed on Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling for his racially insensitive comments were perfectly legal and will be hard to overturn. So reports the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog.
Read more...Tenn. Criminalizes Harming Babies Thru Pregnant Drug Use
Despite arguments that the measure will drive vulnerable women away from drug addiction treatment, Tennessee governor Bill Haslam has signed legislation providing that, beginning July 1, prosecutors may lodge misdemeanor assault charges against a woman who gives birth to child who has been harmed as a result of her drug use. So reports USA Today.
Read more...High Court’s Prop 2 Decision: What Are the Implications?
The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the constitutionality of Michigan’s affirmative action ban (“Prop 2”) has a much wider effect on race and the law than the limited defeat for affirmative action that the mainstream press is portraying it to be. So argues the author of a Gawker article.
Read more...Navigating the Nuances of Bullying Laws
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
The First Amendment rights of bullies, as well as adequate protections for victims, are at the heart of a raging debate about how to maintain constitutionally sound policy while also keeping children safe.
Read more...Liking a Firm on Facebook, Forfeit Your Right to Sue
General Mills has adopted a policy stating that consumers give up their right to sue the company when they do things such as “like” General Mills products on Facebook or use the company’s website to download coupons. So reports the New York Times.
Read more...Boston Bombing Victim Sues Glenn Beck Over Accusations He is a Co-Conspirator
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- Written by Progressive Law Practice
Abdulrahman Alharbi went from victim to suspect to plaintiff in the year following to the Boston Marathon bombing.
Read more...Ruth Bader Ginsburg Needs to Retire Now: Law School Dean
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- Written by PLP Editor
In an op-ed piece appearing in the Los Angeles Times earlier this month, the dean of the law school at the University of California at Irvine argues that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who recently turned 81, should retire in June. That's when the current Supreme Court term is finished.
Read more...Coping with the Emotional Side of Practicing Law
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
Lawyers often face-off against more than their legal opponents. Grappling with the emotional obstacles and stress of their cases can present significant challenges.
Read more...SCOTUS Rules Patent Holders Must Prove Infringement
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- Written by Tami Kamin Meyer
In the first of six patent-related cases on the U.S. Supreme Court docket this term, the Supreme Court justices ruled 9-0 in favor of medical devices manufacturer Medtronic, Inc. in its patent infringement suit against privately-owned Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC.
Read more...Should Cop-Killer Defender Be Disqualified from DOJ Post?
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
President Barack Obama’s nomination of Debo Adegbile for assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice sparked a slew of criticism and justification, serving as the impetus for American Bar Association President James R. Silkenat to pen a letter defending the move.
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