In 1921, Congress enacted the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) with the purpose of rehabilitating the native Hawaiian population, which was defined to include "any descendant of not less than one-half part of the blood of the races inhabiting...

This practice note discusses the use of bankruptcy remote entities as borrowers in commercial real estate financing transactions. This note addresses the various types of bankruptcy remote entities and explains how they are created and how they differ...

United States ex rel. Barajas v. United States United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 12, 2000, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California ; August 3, 2001, Filed No. 99-55599 Opinion  [*1005]  W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: ] Under...

Almost everyone believes in the law. But when a jury summons shows up in the mail, excuses often take precedence over beliefs. Not so for Steve Cohen. “I’m the only *** you’ll ever meet who never tried to get out of jury duty,”...

Gerald Lynn Bostock, a gay male, began working for Defendant Clayton County's on or about January 13, 2003. Defendant employed Bostock as the Child Welfare Services Coordinator assigned to its Juvenile Court; he had primary responsibility for the...

Edward Patrick Conroy accidentally shot and killed a female escort hired from a service. Conroy was convicted by a jury of the lesser-included offense of involuntary manslaughter and found to have used a deadly weapon in the commission of the offense...

United States v. Napout United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit November 7, 2019, Argued; June 22, 2020, Decided Docket Nos. 18-2750 (L), 18-2820 (Con) Opinion Sack , Circuit Judge : INTRODUCTION Defendants-appellants Juan Ángel Napout and...

Muy v. IBM United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division November 25, 2019, Decided; November 25, 2019, Filed CASE NO.: 4:19cv14-MW/CAS Opinion ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS' MOTION...

Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California Supreme Court of California July 1, 1976 S.F. No. 23042 Opinion  [*430]   [**339]   [***19]  On October 27, 1969, Prosenjit Poddar killed Tatiana Tarasoff. 1 Plaintiffs, Tatiana's parents, allege that...

Hill v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. Supreme Court of California January 28, 1994, Decided No. S018180. Opinion  [*8]   [**637]   [***838]  LUCAS, C. J. —The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sponsors and regulates intercollegiate...