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Year's-End Developments in Same-Sex Marriage Law
In December, the New York State Legislature failed to pass a proposed same-sex marriage bill. As everyone knows, however, that is not the end of the story. More attempts will be made, and many issues surrounding same-sex marriage will continue to be debated and litigated. For example, due to the fact that the State of New York has a relatively high number of gay and lesbian couples, and Canada and neighboring states have laws allowing them to obtain marriage licenses and to marry within their borders, the number of legally married same-sex couples in New York has been on the rise. This circumstance has led to confusion over what rights, if any, same-sex married couples enjoy on state and local levels while living in New York.
In response to the confusion, some government entities in recent years have published policy statements meant to clarify the issue. Two of those pronouncements were the subject of the recent litigation in Godfrey v. Spano, — N.E.2d —-, 2009 WL 3849908 (11/19/09), which dealt with two separate but related cases. The November 2009 Court of Appeals decision upheld the validity of the policies in both cases that extended certain rights to New York same-sex couples legally married in other states or countries.
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.
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?
Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
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.