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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.
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.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?
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?
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.