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Hispanic/Latino LGBT Families in Florida
Adoption by “homosexuals” is specifically prohibited by statute in Florida, and foster care and/or adoption by lesbians and gays is restricted in some manner in Mississippi, Arkansas, Utah, North Dakota, and Oklahoma. Courts have been asked to decide on the constitutionality of such restrictions in recent years, most prominently when the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Florida statute (Fla. Stat ch. 63.042(3)) in Lofton v. Secretary of Dept. of Children and Family Services, 358 F.3d 804 (11th Cir 2004). In that case, the court refused to take sides in what it considered an ongoing public policy debate. Florida statutes also ban same-sex marriage and prevent the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other states. Fla. Stat ch. 741.04; Fla. Stat ch. 741.212.
Social Science Research
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.