I grew up in a Chicago suburb. One summer, my parents decided I should take the train to Richmond, Virginia to visit my grandparents who lived about 25 miles away in Chester.
I boarded the train in Chicago and changed
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Can your client pay with Bitcoin? Ethics issues to consider
By Karen Rubin
Bitcoin has come a long way since 2010 when Laszlo Hanyecz made the first Bitcoin purchase by paying 10,000 Bitcoins for two Papa John’s pizzas – a pizza order that today would have been worth over $80 million.
In addition…
Cincinnati bars questions about salary history
In March 2019, the City of Cincinnati became the latest in a small but growing list of states and municipalities prohibiting employers from asking prospective employees about their prior compensation. Citing concerns about the perpetuation of pay discrimination against women…
“The Learned Sixth” – Sixth Circuit Judges Busy Speaking and Writing
When welcoming his (many) new colleagues, Judge Sutton has sometimes mentioned his court’s long-lost nickname: “The Learned Sixth.” Many of its earliest judges—Taft, Day, Lurton, Howell Jackson—served as diplomats or law school deans, cooled their heels…
Cincinnati, Ohio Passes Ban on Salary History Inquiries
Cincinnati, Ohio recently became the latest jurisdiction to pass a law that prohibits employers from asking job applicants for their salary history. Under the Prohibited Salary History Inquiry and Use Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), employers with 15 or more employees located…
Cincinnati is Hiring
Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Cincinnati College of LawThe University of Cincinnati College of Law invites applications for a full-time faculty position of Assistant Professor of Practice, beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. A successful candidate will teach courses in…
Cincinnati “Billboard Tax” Found Unconstitutional Just Months After Enactment
Photo by Peter Kaminski, used pursuant to Creative Commons 2.0 license.
Fewer than six months after it was enacted as an “emergency” measure, a Cincinnati ordinance singling out billboards for special taxes has succumbed to a…
Late August in Cincinnati
Local and state human rights agencies are on the front lines of human rights struggles in the US, and in many instances, they are the government agencies that are speaking out and holding the line against encroaching racism and other…
Notable review of capital clemencies by Ohio governors
Main July 30, 2018Notable review of capital clemencies by Ohio governorsThe AP has this interesting new piece, headlined “Gov. Kasich spares record number of death row inmates,” that reviews the current and past Ohio gubernatorial records on the death…
Following execution, Ohio Gov John Kasich closes his capital record with commuted death sentence and reprieve
Main July 20, 2018Following execution, Ohio Gov John Kasich closes his capital record with commuted death sentence and reprieveAs reported in this local article, “Ohio Gov. John Kasich spared death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, who was convicted of killing…