Tag Archives: Constitutional Law
Ford Motor Credit Company v. Chesterfield County: Reading Constitutional Fairness And Supply Side Economics Into The Virginia Tax Code
Recently posted in the National Law Review, Winner of the Winter 2011 Student Legal Writing Contest, Adam Blander of Brooklyn Law School wrote an article regarding the recent decision of Ford Motor Credit Company v. Chesterfield County: In the recent decision of Ford Motor Credit Company v. Chesterfield County,[1] the Virginia Supreme Court held that the gross receipts of a taxpayer’s local business branch …
Under The Radar–The Supreme Court, Commercial Speech and the First Amendment
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by attorney Charles M. English of Ober | Kaler regarding U.S. Supreme Court’s view of the First Amendment as applied especially to political speech: Over the past several years, a great deal has been written about the . In both the 2010 and 2011 terms the Court in dramatic and well-publicized cases …
This (Retractable) Needle Is Going to Sting a Bit: Next Chapter in the Adventures of Post-Phillips Claim Construction
Posted on July 31, 2011 in the National Law Review an article by David M. Beckwith and Paul Devinsky of McDermott Will & Emery regarding how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed the claim construction tension between broadly drafted claims and the written description contained in the patent specification: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed …
U.S. Supreme Court Stresses Importance of Commonality in Decertifying Massive Sex Discrimination Class of 1.5 Million Wal-Mart Employees
Barnes & Thornburg LLP‘s Labor and Employment Law Department recently posted in the National Law Review an article about the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversing the largest employment class certification in history In Wal-Mart, Inc. v. Dukes, reversing the largest employment class certification in history, the U.S. Supreme Court appears to have limited the circumstances in which federal courts can …
Georgia Voters Approve Dramatic Changes to Employment Restrictive Covenant Laws
This week’s featured blogger at the National Law Review is Jon M. Gumbel of Ogletree Deakins. Jon writes about how this month’s elections in Georgia approved a measure which would amend the Georgia constitution to dramatically alter the law as it pertains to employee non-compete, customer non-solicitation, confidential information and similar contractual provisions between Georgia …
Picking the Perfect Jury:What Should Be Done About the Problem of Race-Based Exemptions ABA Teleconference & Live Audio Webcast – October 21st
The National Law Review would like to make you aware of an upcoming ABA Teleconference and Live Webcast which has been approved for Elimination of Bias Credits in applicable jurisdications as well as CLE credit — Picking the Perfect Jury:What Should Be Done About the Problem of Race-Based Exemptions: Program Description As recently reported in …
Public Defenders as Effective as Private Attorneys
This week’s featured blogger at the National Law Review is Tom Jacobs of Miller-McCune - who discusses a recent study done comparing the relative effectiveness of public defenders and private attorneys in the Cook County criminal court system. The research team led by Richard Hartley of the University of Texas at San Antonio came up with some interesting and somewhat startling results. Read …
What are the Possible Legal Implications of the Passage of California’s Proposition 19?
The National Law Review’s featured blogger Donna Bader discusses the legal implications of legalizing marijuana in California. As the November election approaches in California, the proponents and opponents of Proposition 19 are preparing for battle. Proposition 19, also known as the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, is an initiative to legalize certain …
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