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Judge Upholds Out-of-State Gay Unions
A Bronx judge has upheld Gov. David Paterson's order that state executive-branch agencies recognize same-sex marriages solemnized outside of New York. Acting Supreme Court Justice Lucy Billings held in Golden v. Paterson, 260148/08, that the governor's May 2008 directive neither “encroach[ed]” on the power of the state Legislature to regulate marriage, nor conflicted with the New York Court of Appeal's holding in Hernandez v. Robles, 7 NY3d, 338, 356 (2006), which held that the state Constitution “does not compel recognition of marriages between members of the same-sex.”
“[W]hen partners manifest the commitment to their relationship and family ' by solemnizing that commitment elsewhere, through one of life's most significant events, and come to New York ' to carry on that commitment, nothing is more antithetical to family stability than requiring them to abandon their solemnized commitment,” she wrote in dismissing a suit filed on behalf of several taxpayers.
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.