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From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Researching Ohio Case Law

March 27, 2009

1. Can I listen to the Ohio Supreme Court oral arguments of the James E. Trimble case? I think the oral arguments took place sometime in March.
2. I may be doing business with a company from Summit County. Is there any way to find out if they have been involved in any court cases?
3. I got a [...]

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Trademark Expert to Speak at Akron Law

March 27, 2009

Professor Graeme Dinwoodie from Chicago-Kent College of Law will visit Akron Law on Monday, April 6 at 5 p.m. as part of the annual Albert and Vern Oldham Intellectual Property Law Lecture Series. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place at the Akron Law, 150 University Ave., Room 151. A [...]

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The De-Regulation of Our Regulatory Regime

March 26, 2009

In researching the blogosphere for material for today's post, I came across a post quoting former SEC Chief Accountant Lynn Turner that I thought might be of interest.  What stood out to me was Turner's defense of our current regulatory system at a time when bashing it seems to be all the rage.  He argues [...]

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"Just War" and the Constitution

March 24, 2009

     Responses to previous postings on torture of captured prisoners raise a related question – are there constitutional limits on going to war?  Both philosophers and people engaged in drafting and adopting international law have attempted to differentiate "just wars" from "unjust wars."  Do these notions inhabit the Constitution?

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Searching for Federal Court Cases

March 20, 2009

1. Want to actually hear the attorneys make their oral arguments in the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion case?
2. What are the names of the 9 justices on the United States Supreme Court?
3. Is there a federal courthouse in Akron?
4. My friend filed a case in federal court and there was finally a decision made [...]

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Is al-Qaeda a Criminal Conspiracy or a Foreign Army?

March 20, 2009

     The government recently announced that it would no longer use the term "enemy combatants" to describe the persons captured in the war on terror and being detained at Guantanamo Bay in part because these persons are no longer actual "combatants" but are in fact prisoners.  The semantic change merely foreshadows a possible change in policy regarding [...]

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Constitutional Rights and the Octuplets

March 19, 2009

     On January 26, 2008, Nadya Suleman gave birth to eight children.  Ms. Suleman, as you are no doubt aware, is single and divorced, and already has six other children aged 2 to 7.  These eight newborn children were conceived by means of in vitro fertilization and all eight embryos were implanted into her uterus.  [...]

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The Intractable Problem of Executive Compensation

March 19, 2009

I'm not even going to try and summarize all that has been written in response to the AIG bonus "crisis" in the past few days.  My esteemed colleague, Prof. Huhn, takes on the fraudulent conveyance angle here.  And, if you go to my favorite blogroll you'll likely find 2/3 of the sites with something [...]

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Were the AIG Bonuses Fraudulent Conveyances?

March 18, 2009

     At the AIG hearings before the House Financial Services Subcommittee today several members of Congress raised the possibility that the bonuses constituted "fraudulent transfers" or "fraudulent conveyances."  What were they referring to?

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Red Cross Concludes that C.I.A. Engaged in Torture

March 16, 2009

     In an article published today, the Washington Post reports that in a secret memorandum issued in 2007 and given to a limited number of American officials the Red Cross described the actions of C.I.A. interrogators as including "beatings, sleep deprivations, extreme temperatures, and, in some cases, waterboarding, or simulated drowning" of prisoners in their custody.  [...]

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Government Jobs Listed on Government Web Sites

March 13, 2009

I know, I know, this post is not about the law, but it is about government web sites.  The Akron Law Café blog is supposed to focus on the law but bloggers sometimes get off topic and so today, I will vary from our theme somewhat.  When I use government web sites to help patrons, [...]

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Deep Thoughts on Corporate Morality, Behavioral Law & Econ, and Mark Cuban

March 12, 2009

This week, I've got three "hat tips."  I set up the posts here and provide you the links.  Enjoy!
1.  For those of you that routinely ask: "Wherefore corporations?"  Professor Bainbridge takes another stab at the seemingly age-old question whether it is shareholder wealth maximization "uber alles."  The particulars of this commentary are pretty straightforward: [...]

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