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Addressing Disproportionate Forfeitures: Refining the <i>Bajakajian</i> Analysis Image

Addressing Disproportionate Forfeitures: Refining the <i>Bajakajian</i> Analysis

Harry Sandick, Daniel Ruzumna & Jacqueline Bonneau

<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>In Part One, we discussed the public concern over unfairness in asset forfeiture and analyzed the Supreme Court case — <i>United States v. Bajakajian</i> — that looked to the Excessive Fines Clause to limit the government's authority to forfeit property. In Part Two, we consider possible reforms that would allow defendants to challenge forfeitures as disproportionate under a fairer and more appropriate analysis.

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Legal Tech: E-Discovery Case Digest

Mike Hamilton

A look at key court rulings on e-discovery matters from the winter of 2017-18.

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Case Notes

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She's Not a Third-Party Beneficiary

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How to Leverage Media Relations Throughout an Attorney's Career Image

How to Leverage Media Relations Throughout an Attorney's Career

Janet Falk

A lawyer can utilize the platform of media outlets to share insights that will develop business by attracting the attention of potential clients and referral sources.

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Development

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Merger Defeats Single and Separate Ownership Claim<br>Failure to Refer to County Planning Board Invalidates Grant of Area Variance<br>Denial of Natural Resources Special Permit Upheld<br>Village Ratifies Extension of Lease to Cell Phone Provider

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Howard Shire & Adam B. Fischer

Federal Circuit Holds USPTO Can Defend PTAB Decision After Original Petitioner Drops Out<br>Federal Circuit Says <i>Alice</i> Not Intervening Change

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Brief Use of Graffiti Art in HBO's <i>Vinyl</i> Show Found <i>De Minimis</i><br>Chinese Film Company Subject to Personal Jurisdiction in Location Security Company's Colorado Lawsuit

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Real Property Law

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Interest on Loan Tolled When Mortgagee Delayed In Filing Request for Judicial Intervention<br>Court Dismisses Tortious Interference Claim By Holder of First Refusal<br>Easement Enforceable Despite City Register's Failure to Index the Easement Against Newly Created Lot

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Landlord & Tenant

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Liquidated Damages Provision Not an Unenforceable Penalty<br>Occupant Established Succession Right Despite Absence of Sexual or Blood Relationship<br>Rent Stabilization Provision Lost When Tenant Executed Lease In Corporate Name<br>Predecessor Landlord Waived Prohibition on Subleases and Assignments

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'Breaking News:' U.S. Supreme Court Buys Into Sports Betting in NJ and Beyond Image

'Breaking News:' U.S. Supreme Court Buys Into Sports Betting in NJ and Beyond

Tony Mauro

The justices in <i>Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association</i> found the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act infringed on state sovereignty. The decision could transform sports and sports gambling from coast to coast.

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