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International Law Prof Blog
Comments Sought on More U.S. Flights to Cuba
I've had the pleasure of visiting Cuba as an academic, and I know that many people have a desire to travel to Cuba for any number of reasons. I also…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Dodd-Frank Implementation
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing today on Oversight of Dodd-Frank Implementation: A Progress Report by the Regulators at the Half-Year Mark. The witnesses were The Honorable Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman,…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
CFTC Launches Online Form for Submitting Comments
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has introduced an online form through which comments to Federal Register releases and industry filings may be submitted. The online form for submitting comments can…
International Law Prof Blog
USAID Seeks Public Comments
USAID announced a request for public comment on a proposed renewal of a currently approved information collection, the Applicant’s Certification that It Does Not Support Terrorist Organizations or Individuals, which…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Strategic Climate Change Plan
By Robert Uram and Robyn Christo The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (the "Service") is accepting public comments through November 23, 2009, on its proposed Strategic Plan for Climate…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
EPA Will Hold NMSP Public Meeting and Releases Draft Documents
On June 9, 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed three Federal Register notices related to the Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (appended). EPA…
Legal Profession Blog
The Ethics of the Blogging and Public Comments of Prosecutors
Interesting story Sunday in the San Francisco Chronicle about a Kern County DA who started a blog and responded to a Bakersfield newspaper's criticisms about his office and some of…
LawSites
A patent site for everyone?
I wrote yesterday about WikiPatents, a site designed to encourage public discussion of patents. Are the folks at rethink(ip) planning something similar? They are being coy about a new project…