Until its recent decision in Citizens United v. F.E.C. (2010), the Supreme Court has consistently upheld laws restricting the flow of money to candidates in political campaigns. [click to continue…]
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Food for thought here.
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The CIA, Homeland Security and the Defense Dept. were busy this week responding to investigations of 2009’s terrorist incidents, answering Congressional questions, and voicing concerns about the adequacy of the defense budget. Find out when we can expect terrorist attacks and what is cyber war? Also read the reports below on related topics that were issued from three of my favorite government agencies, Government Accountability Office, Congressional Research Service and the Congressional Budget Office. [click to continue…]
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Akron Law is offering Study Abroad programs for students and attorneys. Visit http://www.uakron.edu/law/studyabroad/index.dot for more information.
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Last week I posted information on how to track corporate election contributions under federal election law. This week I will show you where to find campaign contributions for Ohio elections. [click to continue…]
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And some reflections on what an interesting 5 years it has been. All here.
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Bills pending in Congress may return pleadings in federal courts to the "notice pleading" standard. [click to continue…]
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Akron Law will host a lecture by John Head, professor of law at the University of Kansas School of Law. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is titled “China’s Legal Soul – The Modern Chinese Legal Identity in Historical Context” and will be held Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. in Room 151 at Akron Law, 150 University Ave., Akron, Ohio. A reception will immediately follow the lecture.
In his presentation, Head will draw from his most recent book on Chinese law to offer observations on two key questions. First, is there a “rule of law” in China – and if so, what form does it take? Second, what might we consider the “legal soul” of modern China, providing that vibrant society with its central spirit or ideology? In addressing these issues, Head highlights the dramatic legal reform movement occurring in China today, almost exactly a century after the collapse of the (official) dynastic form of governance, in which Imperial Confucianism served (in Head’s view) as the “legal soul” of the society.
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