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What Would Samuel Alito's Confirmation Mean for Same-Sex Couples?
Senate hearings on the nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., for the U.S. Supreme Court will not begin until Jan. 9, 2006, and liberal advocates are using the intervening time to engage in an uphill fight to challenge his confirmation. In particular, Alito's notions of privacy rights and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution have been cited by critics in the context of issues such as abortion and civil rights, respectively. Yet these same principles are the critical legal avenues that the LGBT community has utilized to expand rights over the past 20 years, suggesting that Alito's presence on the Court might shift the balance on LGBT rights issues in the future.
Retiring justice Sandra Day O'Connor has been an important vote on many issues. While abortion has drawn the greatest attention, it's likely that Alito (if he is confirmed) and new Chief Justice John Roberts eventually will decide cases of direct interest to the LGBT community. The Court's decisions on key LGBT cases have been close, with O'Connor voting consistently to broaden protections for homosexuals. Most notably, she voted with the majority in the 5-4 decision in Lawrence v. Texas in 2003 (writing her own opinion on equal protection grounds), and the 6-3 decision in Romer v. Evans in 1996.
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.
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.