Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%
Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.
Same-Sex Marriage Continues to Make News
On Dec. 7, an Albany judge ruled that 13 same-sex couples had not been unlawfully denied their right to marry in New York, finding instead that those couples had no fundamental right to marry. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the couples.
The case grew out of events in February that set the gay marriage issue on New York's front burner. After the City of San Francisco made the news for issuing marriage licenses to homosexual couples, Mayor Jason West of New Paltz, NY, and several other officials in cities around the United States decided to buck the common interpretations of marriage laws and allow same-sex couples to marry. For New Paltz's mayor, that meant personally presiding over same-sex marriage ceremonies, despite the fact that the couples he married could not get marriage licenses under current state law. West performed several marriage rites over the course of one weekend and vowed he would do the same the following weekend. However, during the ensuing week he was temporarily enjoined from continuing these activities. Eventually, a permanent injunction was issued against him. In West's absence, the weekend ceremonies continued, presided over this time by activist clergy members.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.