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Constitutional Thematics and the 'Peculiar' Federal Marriage Amendment
Editor's Note: For leading proponents and opponents of legalizing same-sex marriages in the United States, the legal arguments have been fairly well exhausted. Both sides are clear about where they stand on the issue, and why. So it is rare when an attorney or legal scholar looks at the issue with a fresh angle. At a symposium in September sponsored by the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University and the Marriage and Family Law Research Grant, Scott Dodson provided just such a surprise. In his presentation, excerpted here, Dodson, a Washington, DC, attorney, suggests that the proposed wording of the Federal Marriage Amendment is so broad that it would have an unprecedented effect on other constitutional values, and, without taking a stand on the issue of same-sex marriage, he suggests that more limited language would pose less danger to those values. Dodson's presentation will be published in full in the Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law in Vol. 20, No. 2 Federal Marriage Amendment Symposium edition.
The proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, or FMA, in its current form, is two sentences. The first sentence states: “Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.” This sentence would prohibit any state from granting marital status to, or recognizing the marital status of, same-sex couples.
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.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
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.
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.