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Occupy Wall Street
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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Thompson on Occupy Wall Street and Tax Exemption
Philip Thompson has posted an interesting paper titled Occupy Wall Street and Tax Exemption, addressing the tax issues raised by the Occupy Wall Street movement. Here is the abstract:The Occupy movement, which…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
OWS Complaint for Destruction of Books Filed in Federal Court
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The November 15, 2011 police "eviction" of members of Occupy Wall Street from Zucotti Park prompted quick legal action resulting in a TRO, and today, months later, a complaint in federal…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Complaint Against NYPD for Barricading OWS Protesters
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The complaint filed today in the Southern District of New York in Berg v. Kelly (as NYC Police Commissioner), also naming as defendants a number of NYC Police Officers, claims…
Crunched Credit
For The People; Against Corporate Greed and Securitizations and Stuff
Acting in response to last week’s removal of the Occupy Wall Street, er, Occupants from, well, Wall Street, a Suffolk county judge ordered that the City of Boston obtain the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Occupy Wall Street: Judge denies TRO for Zuccotti Park
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As we previously posted, the early morning police eviction of protesters from NYC's Zuccotti park by police officers was quickly followed by a Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the city from evicting…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
OWS’ Fiscal Sponsor
The Alliance for Global Justice (AfGJ) announced on Oct. 19, 2011 that it is serving as the fiscal sponsor for Occupy Wall Street (OWS). As fiscal sponsor, AfGJ collects and manages…
Re:Marks on Trademark and Copyright
Occupy Wall Street Trademark
Occupy Wall Street has filed a U.S. federal application for the trademark OCCUPY WALL STREET (U.S. App. No. 85454550) for use in connection with clothing and bags, periodicals and newsletters,…
Land Use Prof Blog
Occupy Athens Creates Controversy
We're having our own mini-controversy here in Athens over the Occupy Wall Street-related protests. The Occupy Athens protesters are stationed outside The Arch, known as the "front door" to the…
Land Use Prof Blog
What Occupy Wall Street Owes to Zoning
From the Wall Street Journal's Developments blog: What Occupy Wall Street Owes to Zoning.Occupy Wall Street’s monthlong protest has been helped by donors willing to supply food, temperate fall weather…
CAFA Law Blog
Occupy Wall Street Protest and the Class Action Fairness Act
Headed down to Wall Street to protest corporate greed? Instead of buying poster board and markers for your protest sign from one of the greedy corporations you are protesting against or…