July 30, 2015
The Blawgosphere was abuzz early today with news that Google “has quietly added state and federal case law and patent search to its Google Scholar search service,” as well as a “How Cited” citator service. The quote’s from Et Seq., the Harvard law School Library Blog. (See also, TaxProf Blog and 3 Geeks and…
July 27, 2015
Since the 1990s, the EB-5 investment-based immigration visa program has made it possible for investors to immigrate to the United States by providing funds for a project or company that will result in the creation of permanent jobs within the country. The current EB-5 program expires in September of 2015, and there has been some…
July 19, 2015
Major banks agreed to pay $20 billion to settle mortgage-related legal disputes, in Wall Street’s latest bid to put alleged abuses of the home-lending process in the rearview mirror. Bank of America will pay $3.6 billion to Fannie Mae as well as repurchase certain mortgage loans made from 2000 through 2008 for $6.75 billion, a…
July 2, 2015
Donald Trump has announced a plan to sue the television station Univision for $500 million after Univision decided not to air the Miss Universe pageant as a result of controversial comments Mr. Trump made regarding immigrants. Trump is claiming that the contract with Univision is “iron-clad” and contains no exceptions that would allow the television…
July 1, 2015
The City’s recent decision to give federal authorities any illegal immigrant youths booked for a felony is coming under fire. San Francisco has long prized itself on being a sanctuary city, meaning illegal immigrants can access city services without fearing deportation. But last year, Mayor Gavin Newsom imposed a change in city policy after media…