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Windsor Leads to Multiple Benefits for Same-Sex Married Couples Nationwide
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year, in Windsor v. U.S., that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ' which states that no matter whether any state permits same-sex couples to marry, the United States cannot recognize that marriage as valid ' is unconstitutional as applied to couples who are legally married in a state that sanctions same-sex marriage, questions arose from many quarters. Would federal government agencies apply their policies differently, depending on whether a same-sex couple resided in Oklahoma (where same-sex marriage is not recognized) or in New York (where it is)? What if the couple were married while living in a state that sanctions their union, yet later moved to one that didn't, or vice versa?
The answers are now coming, in a piecemeal manner, as the federal government announces to agency after agency that they must treat same-sex married couples as they do opposite-sex married couples. And it makes very little difference what a couple's home state says: The federal government apparently intends to recognize their marriages, even if their state will not.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.