Justice Scalia seems to want to turn the Constitution upside down when it comes to government and religion.
Source: Justice Scalia’s Majoritarian Theocracy – The New York Times
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DEC
DEC
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Organizations can compel their customers and employees to resolve disputes in arbitration proceedings bound not by state or federal law, but by religious edict.
Source: In Religious Arbitration, Scripture Is the Rule of Law – The New York Times
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NOV
NOV
Forced individual arbitration often bears little resemblance to court: The rules tend to favor businesses, and judges and juries are replaced by arbitrators whose rulings are difficult to appeal.
Source: In Arbitration, a ‘Privatization of the Justice System’ – The New York Times
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NOV
NOV
With a clause in complex contracts that few people read, corporations have insulated themselves from lawsuits and locked Americans into a system where arbitrators overwhelmingly favor business.
Source: Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice – The New York Times
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NOV
NOV
Ensuring that a brand is registered and protected requires several important steps, and not taking the time now can backfire later, experts say.
Source: Z-Burger Case Shows Value of Trademark Protection – NYTimes.com
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OCT
OCT
Who is an employee in an economy where the tech-driven and on-demand nature of services has to some degree changed the nature of classification criteria?
Source: The Uber Ruling and the Future of Worker Classification | Corporate Counsel
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SEP
SEP
| Crowdfunding In Colorado Is Now Available: Let The Offerings Roll! By Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr., Burns, Figa & Will, P.C., © 2015 Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr. |
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| House Bill 2015-1246, the Colorado Crowdfunding Act (“CF Act”), became effective August 5, 2015. The CF Act added C.R.S. § 11-51-308.5 to the Colorado Securities Act (§§ 11-51-101 et seq.) to establish an exemption ... | |
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AUG
AUG
Supreme Court Justices repeatedly find for businesses related to their stocks — RT USA
Posted by: Chris
Three Supreme Court justices didn’t recuse themselves from cases in which they held stock in companies interested in the outcomes. Nearly 90 percent of the time, they sided with these businesses that filed ‘friend of the court’ briefs, a new report said.
Source: Friends of Supreme Court: Justices repeatedly find for businesses related to their stocks — RT USA
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JUL
JUL
John Roberts has presided over a court that has been far too willing to undermine precedent and give the powerful a helping hand.
Source: The Activist Roberts Court, 10 Years In – The New York Times
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JUL
JUL
- How the court decided in key cases during the 2014-15 term.
Source: Major Supreme Court Cases in 2015 – The New York Times
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JUN
JUN
The decision shows that the only real solution to marijuana prohibition is a federal solution.
Source: Colorado’s Unjust Marijuana Ruling – NYTimes.com
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JUN
JUN
Colorado Court of Appeals upholds trial court decision and jury verdict against State Farm for unreasonably delaying and denying payment of UIM benefits.
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MAY
MAY
ACLU video app coming to Colorado
Posted by: Chris
Buffalo Bill and Trademark Enforcement—Protect Your Marks
By Daniel Graham, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, CBA Franchise Subsection Chair
Coates, IV, John C., Corporate Speech and the First Amendment: History, Data, and Implications (February 27, 2015). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2566785 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2566785
This Article draws on empirical analysis of court decisions, history, and economic theory (a) to show that corporations have begun to displace individuals as the direct beneficiaries of the First Amendment, a shift from individual to business First Amendment cases is recent but accelerating, and (b) to ...
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MAR
MAR
First Amendment Embraced by Corporations
Posted by: Chris