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This week's scholarship abstracts, courtesy of SSRN & LWI:"Following the Kentucky General Assembly: With Apologies to Niccolo Machiavelli and the ABC Children's Programming Division"KURT X. METZMEIER, University of Louisville -…
International Law Prof Blog
Plain Language in Government Communication
Professor Joe Kimble of Thomas Cooley School of Law advises us of efforts to move S. 2291--the Plain Language in Government Communications Act to the floor of the U.S. Senate…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A deadly legislative deal in the works in NC
Main July 14, 2008A deadly legislative deal in the works in NCThis local article from North Carolina, headlined "N.C. bias bill adds to death penalty debate: The push to enable…
Labor Law Prof Blog
House Committee Passes Overwhelmingly ADA Amendments Act
Thanks to Sam Bagenstos (Wash U.) and author of the new and improved Disability Law 2.0 blog for pointing out to us that: At a markup [this past Wednesday], the…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Extension of Jobless Benefits Approved in House
According to the NYT, a bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits failed in the house by three votes last Wednesday, but passed the bill the next day. Republicans said the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Valedictorian’s Deportation Halted
Last week, we noted the possible deportation of a high school valedictorian from Fresno, California. A private bill on behalf of the student and his family has now been introduced…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Estreicher Asks About Ledbetter
Seeking to provoke some thoughtful dialogue on the Ledbetter decision and the recent filibuster of the Ledbetter Bill in the Senate, Sam Estreicher (NYU and Director, NYU Center for Labor…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Genetic Discrimination Bill Moves Closer to Passage
Today's New York Times reports that the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which already has passed the House, is now moving to the floor of the Senate. It appears increasingly…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Caitlin Borgmann on Judicial Deference to Legislative Factfinding
Caitlin Borgmann (CUNY Law School) has posted Rethinking Judicial Deference to Legislative Factfinding on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It is traditionally assumed that therole of ascertaining and evaluating the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Pelosi and Reid on Immigration
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid delivered their assessment on the State of Our Union today at the National Press Club. Their remarks were followed by a…