Posted on: November 14, 2013

[UPDATE: At the Volokh Conspiracy blog, Ilya Somin posted this past August a lengthy post on the intersection between constitutional law and asset forfeiture.]

Columnist Mark Steyn has penned a withering critique of civil asset forfeiture, asserting that the practice violates property rights guaranteed eight centuries ago:

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Tag: Administrative Law, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Posted on: November 6, 2013

After concluding that neither party had presented a reasonable valuation alternative method, the Court of Chancery used the merger price to determine “fair value” in a recent statutory appraisal proceeding where the sales process leading up to the merger had been judicially challenged, reviewed and found to be free of fiduciary issues.  In Huff Fund Investment Partnership d/b/a Musashi II, LTD, v. CKx, Inc., C.A. No.

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Tag: Alternative Business Entities, Appeals, Commercial Litigation, Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships
Posted on: November 4, 2013

Freakonomics links to an intriguing 30-minute presentation by Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, providing an overview on the economy and how it functions.

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Tag: Commerce, Comparative Law, Law & Economics, Technology & Law
Posted on: November 4, 2013

The UK-based Independent (among others) reports that world-renowned magazine National Geographic is under investigation by the U.S. government over payments it made over a span of many years to Zahi Hawass, former Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and Minister of Antiquities of Egypt for a brief period in 2011.

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Tag: Business Ethics, Commerce, Comparative Law, Criminal Law, International Law
Posted on: November 4, 2013

Io9.com has a report on the world's first ATM, located in Vancouver:

The new machine, which converts bitcoins to Canadian dollars and vice versa, is the first of four ATMs to be opened across Canada. It officially went into service at 9:00 AM on October 29th at Waves Coffee House in downtown Vancouver. The ATM will be operated by Vancouver-based Bitcoiniacs and Nevada-based Robocoin.

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Tag: Administrative Law, Commerce, Commercial Transactions, International Law, Law & Economics, Legislation, Securities, Taxation, Technology & Law

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