At Quartz, Ian Kar analyzes the EMV rollout in the United States. EMV (which stands for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) is a technical standard for smart payment cards with information stored on integrated circuits (as opposed to, or in addition to, magnetic strips).
Kar paints a vivid picture of the confluence of regulatory and contractual issues involved:
On the Federalist Society website, Christina Sandefur highlights the US Supreme Court case of Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015), which struck down an unfair and confusing set of restrictions imposed on signs by the Town of Gilbert, Arizona. As noted by Ms.
In Grand Acquisition, LLC, v. Passco Indian Springs DST, the Plaintiff sought to inspect the books and records of a Kentucky-based Delaware statutory trust, in its capacity as a beneficial owner of the trust. The Plaintiff pursued this books and records request both contractually, under Section 5.3(c) of the Trust Agreement, and statutorily, under 12 Del.
At Truth on the Market, Alden Abbott explains the concepts of “the rule of law” and regulatory overreach, and then analyzes Tennessee v. FCC, a recent US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decision striking down a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order that went beyond the FCC’s statutory authority:
At the California Employment Law Report, Anthony Zaller highlights five misunderstandings that employers commonly have about employee discipline and documentation.
At Above the Law, Grover Cleveland gives some advice to third year law students looking to be better prepared to practice when they graduate.
Cleveland also points out that law schools are not doing a good job preparing students to practice law:
