Adjunct Law Prof Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-13032202009-11-16T07:31:08-05:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePadAdjunctLawProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comTextual Harassmenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6952992970b2009-11-16T07:31:08-05:002009-11-16T07:31:08-05:00Trouble Investigating 'Textual Harassment' is an interesting Nov. 3, 2009 article from the Texas Lawyer. It is about sexual comments that may arise in text messages and the fact that some of those messages may be written after hours. What...Adjunct LawProfsNeutrality Agreement Together With Card Check Election Agreement is Upheldtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5da2488970b2009-11-16T07:30:03-05:002009-11-16T07:30:03-05:00Adcock v. Feightliner___F.3d___(4th Cir. 2008) was recently denied cert. by the Supremes. DenyiThe Fourth Circuit held that concessions made by an employer to a union in a card check did not constitute a "thing of value," and that, thus, neither...Adjunct LawProfsRecent 2d Circuit Decision On Witness Advocate Ruletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62fee1e970c2009-11-16T07:29:26-05:002009-11-16T07:29:26-05:00Murray v. Met Life, ___F.3d___(2d Cir. Sept. 29, 2009), is an important case for litigators to be aware of. The court held that New York's witness-advocate rule did not require disqualification of law firm representing insurer. Even if that some...Adjunct LawProfsIs there change coming to the "business" of legal education in light of changes in the industry it serves?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a3c529970b2009-11-15T21:47:42-05:002009-11-15T21:47:42-05:00No one knows for sure whether the current change in the legal marketplace, which the National Law Journal (free subscription required) said reflects the worst job losses among the NLJ Top 250 firms since it began keeping records three decades...Adjunct LawProfsCompelling public employee to answer potentially incriminating questions without formal immunity grant -- Certiorari Denied tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5da27f9970b2009-11-15T11:38:19-05:002009-11-15T11:38:19-05:00Certiorari has been denied in a case in which the California Supreme Court held that a public employee may be compelled by threat of job discipline to answer potentially incriminating questions about the employee's job performance, at least where the...Adjunct LawProfsSupervisor Can Face Individual Liability Under Vermont Law For Employment Discriminationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a630aee8970c2009-11-14T09:59:29-05:002009-10-11T19:21:04-04:00Payne v. US Airways, Inc., __Vt.__(Sept. 29, 2009 Vermont Supreme Court) is an interesting decision. The court holds that employer's agents may be held individually liable for violating Vermont Fair Employment Practices Act (VFEPA), which defines "employer" to include "any...Adjunct LawProfsConvicted Murder Who Spent 18 Years In Prison Has His Conviction Overturnedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a692d539970b2009-11-13T07:42:12-05:002009-11-13T07:42:12-05:00Man Jailed For 91 Murder Has Conviction Overturned is a very interesting Nov. 12, 2009 New York Times article. This case illustrates an important fact. Our criminal justice system is not perfect and mistakes are made. The article summarizes the...Adjunct LawProfsCyberbullyingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5ea0185970b2009-11-13T07:40:46-05:002009-11-13T07:40:46-05:00I did not even realize that there was such a thing as cyberbullying.However, as discussed in Better Laws Are Needed To Prosecute Cyberbullies, cyberbulling is real. (New York Law Journal Oct. 13, 2009)(registration required). What is it? As the article...Adjunct LawProfsMarc Dreier Disbarredtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62e76f1970c2009-11-13T07:39:34-05:002009-11-13T07:39:34-05:00Marc S. Dreier, 59, the former sole equity partner of 250-lawyer Dreier LLP who in May pleaded guilty in federal court to selling more than $700 million in bogus real estate and pension plan notes, was recently disbarred. The case...Adjunct LawProfsWest Puts Law Books On Kindletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62d58a6970c2009-11-13T07:38:54-05:002009-11-13T07:38:54-05:00West recently announced that it is releasing e-book editions of 29 of its most popular law books. The releases include the book co-authored by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia legal wordsmith Bryan Garner, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading...Adjunct LawProfsWOMEN ON PACE TO BE MAJORITY OF UNION WORKERStag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a67c8aef970b2009-11-12T01:18:55-05:002009-11-12T01:18:55-05:00Women are on track to become a majority of unionized workers in the next 10 years, signaling their growing clout in the labor movement. A NY Times article about this is available here. Mitchell H. RubinsteinAdjunct LawProfsChanges To EFCA On The Way??tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5d94faa970b2009-11-12T01:18:28-05:002009-11-12T01:18:28-05:00Workplace Prof Blog ran an interesting Oct 10, 2009 story about Senator Bayh's comments on possible EFCA changes. Most interesting is that Bayh does not support card check for first contract arbitration-but does support a form of arbitration involving last...Adjunct LawProfsRecent Supreme Court Action In Education Law Casestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62571c6970c2009-11-12T01:17:27-05:002009-11-12T01:17:27-05:00Review denied Hudson Area Schools v. Patterson, 551 F.3d 438 (6th Cir.); Docket No. 09-143; Equity & Discrimination: peer on peer sexual harassment – school district’s liability; Review denied 10/5/09. Jallali v. NOVA Southeastern Univ. Inc., 992 So.2d 338 (Fla....Adjunct LawProfsSeattle to unveil new student assignment plan soontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5cec225970b2009-11-12T01:16:28-05:002009-11-12T01:16:28-05:00The Seattle School Board plans to roll out its new student assignment plan next month, says CrossCut.com. The board hopes to adopt a new plan, assigning students largely to neighborhood schools, with far fewer "escape valves." The Seattle School Board...Adjunct LawProfsADEA Complaints Decline By 7%tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875649b2a970c2009-11-11T00:06:15-05:002009-11-11T00:06:15-05:00In a November 6, 2009 National Law Journal article, it is reported that ADEA lawsuits filed with the EEOC were down 7%. As the article states: The EEOC said Friday that it is preparing to release statistics indicating that age...Adjunct LawProfs50 Great Blogs For And By Law Professorstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a665a99b970b2009-11-11T00:05:42-05:002009-11-11T00:05:42-05:00Online Universities published a list of 50 great blogs by and for Law Professors and we made the cut! The top 23 are as follows: Legal News Follow the latest legal cases by visiting these news blogs. Law Blog: The...Adjunct LawProfsState AG trying to intervene in autism dog casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62552c5970c2009-11-11T00:04:51-05:002009-11-11T00:04:51-05:00AG trying to intervene in autism dog case is an interesting article from the Oct. 6, 2009 Mt. Vernon Register. This high profile lawsuit seeks an injunction from the court permitting a child with autism to bring his service dog...Adjunct LawProfsNew Hampshire’s Pledge of Allegiance statute does not violate constitution’s religious clausestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6254b04970c2009-11-11T00:04:18-05:002009-11-11T00:04:18-05:00Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Hanover Sch. Dist., ___F.Supp. 2d___ (D. N.H. Sept. 30, 2009), is an interesting case that we are likely to hear more about. A federal district court ruled that a New Hamp. statute requiring the recitation...Adjunct LawProfsDischarge To Prefer Your Paramourtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a663c6d6970b2009-11-10T00:11:38-05:002009-11-10T00:11:38-05:00Alaska Employment Law Blog previewed an interesting case pending in the 9th Circuit. In the court below, a a federal jury returned a $200,000 verdict for a woman, Martha Johnson, who claimed that her supervisor had fired her in order...Adjunct LawProfs: Dan Rather's breach of contract, tort claims against CBS dismissedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5c8658b970b2009-11-10T00:09:34-05:002009-10-06T23:05:42-04:00Rather v CBS Corp, __Misc. 3d___(NY Co. September 29, 2009), is an interesting employment case involving famed newman Dan Rather. Approximatgely five years ago, CBS anchor Dan Rather was relieved of his duties after he aired a report questioning President...Adjunct LawProfs