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No Quick Ruling on Gay Marriage
The New York Court of Appeals declined last month to take immediate appeal of two lower court decisions on the issue of gay marriage in the state. One of those lower court decisions found denial of marriage rights to same-sex partners unconstitutional under state law, while the other court found no such barrier to New York's current prohibition against gay marriage.
The Feb. 4 decision by Justice Doris Ling-Cohan of State Supreme Court in Hernandez v. Robles was the first state-level decision in New York in support of gay marriage rights. The case was brought by Lambda Legal, a gay-rights organization, on behalf of five same-sex couples who were denied marriage licenses in New York City. In siding with the plaintiffs in that action, the judge's 62-page decision ordered the state to rewrite its marriage laws to make them gender neutral, replacing the works “bride,” “groom,” “husband,” and “wife” with terms that do not denote one sex or the other.
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?
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.
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.
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.