Topic
Consent
351 published works
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Ceelo’s Defintion of Rape Is Just Wrong
By Rob McKinney
Ceelo Green suffered an extreme public relations backlash when he tweeted his understanding of what is rape. After his plea to a charge of giving a women ecstasy , he aired…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The Campus Rape Awareness Backlash
By Tracy Thomas
Ms., Sounding the Alarm on Campus RapeBloomberg News took the campus sexual assault backlash to a new low last week with a piece describing how “hook-up culture” is on the decline at elite colleges now that…
Elder Law Prof Blog
State Legislator Charged with “Sexual Assault” of Wife In Complicated Nursing Home Case
We've reported several times, including here and here, on recent academic and professional publications that address the sensitive topic of "consent" to sexual relations for individuals residing in nursing homes. The…
Med Law Blog
UPMC – Highmark Consent Decree
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=7909 Included is the link to the PA Attorney General announcement on the UPMC - Highmark Consent Decree. I will be adding mu=y summary and comments later today. …
The Right Coast
Senator McCaskill and Obama administration bureaucrats: Most Americans are rapists – Liberty Unyielding
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) believes that sex should be considered rape unless the consent to it was explicit : Unless there is explicit consent, it s rape and there is no gray area, emphasizes her…
ContractsProf Blog
The (Im)morality of Disclosure and Contract Design
I've been thinking a lot about contract design, disclosure and consent recently, and had a chance to read Tess Wilkinson-Ryan, A Psychological Account of Consent to Fine Print, 99 IOWA…
Eye On Privacy
Third and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals Issue TCPA Decisions
By David Poell, Shannon Petersen
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq. (“TCPA”), prohibits “robo-calls” to cell phones, text messages and “junk” faxes without prior consent. It imposes statutory penalties from…
Food Liability Law
Settlement Reached for FSMA Final Rule Deadlines
On August 29, 2012, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Center for Environmental Health filed an action against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alleging that the…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
Text Spamming Class Action Culminated in Summary Judgment Because of Consumer’s Prior Consent
The United States District Court for the Central District of California recently ruled in Shaya Baird v. Sabre Inc., that a consumer who voluntarily provides a phone number in the…
Class Defense Blog
What’s Going On With Class Actions Alleging That Businesses That Record Customer-Service Calls Are Violating California’s Invasion of Privacy Act?
By John Nadolenco, Evan M. Wooten
Since 2006, companies based outside California have been alert to the potential burdens of class actions under California’s Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”), Cal. Penal Code § 630 et seq.…