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Romney’s Tax Plan: “We Took Your Money Once, Now We’re Gonna Take It Again.”
21 Apr 2012 by David Schattner / No Comments
Shouldn’t the presumptive republican nominee for president be talking about reducing tax liability, not raising it? Specifically after President Obama’s “Buffett Plan” has come under severe criticism (at least from me), you would think Romney would have taken note.
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NFL Salary Cap Penalties: Competitive Balance or Collusion?
21 Apr 2012 by Michael Wess / 1 Comment
Once again the NFL faces legal challenges from within its own ranks. See prior blog on player concussion liability. The NFL may find itself on tenuous legal ground as it faces a grievance filed by the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins over the League’s decision to penalize both teams for salary cap violations in an uncapped season.
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Implementation: The thorn in MOLST’s side
21 Apr 2012 by Daniel Rubin / 1 Comment
In my preceding posts, I have addresses the value that a MOLST paradigm program can bring to a state. I have also highlighted where a MOLST paradigm program can thrive and flourish, whether alone or in with another healthcare framework. However, a review of the legal barriers that could hinder its execution must be reviewed.
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Tardy to the Party: NFL Allows Casinos to Advertise
21 Apr 2012 by Katherine DeStefano / No Comments
The NFL holds a strict stance against betting on football games. This did not stop them, however, from recently deciding to allow teams to accept advertisements from casinos. Historically, the NFL refused to allow teams to accept any form of advertising from casinos and the like, but now they will allow all 32 teams to accept advertising on a limited basis from casinos in their markets.
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Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections: Summary
20 Apr 2012 by Sean Barry / No Comments
Welcome back for part 6 of 6 of the discussion of Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections. Last week we talked about the Three Hour Tarmac Rule. The topic for this week is a final summary of the overall impact of this new legislation on the aviation industry.
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Tarek Mehanna: A Hero For Villains
16 Apr 2012 by Zach Novetsky / 12 Comments
It is strange that Tarek Mehanna connected with Batman, the comic-book superhero, when the role of villain is more befitting. Mehanna, a Bostonian who traveled to Yemen in search of training with a terrorist group in 2004 and later used the Internet to spread al-Qaeda’s message, was sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison on Thursday.
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Where We Stand With Online Gambling: A Requiem for My Blog
16 Apr 2012 by Andrew Fleischman / No Comments
It’s been a magical run here the past few months, but my blogging time with the good folks of LexisNexis has come to an end. When I first started in January, the DOJ had finally announced it was reversing its long-held position that the Wire Act prohibits all forms of online gambling and instead, was adopting the position that the Wire Act only prohibits online sports gambling. Since then, we’ve chatted about prohibition, the failure of iGaming in D.C., sports gambling in New Jersey, and Utah becoming the first state in the nation to criminalize online poker playing.
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Confronting Terrorism, the Wrong Way
30 Mar 2012 by Zach Novetsky / No Comments
In the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Toulouse, France, Nicolas Sarkozy announced that he would criminalize frequenting internet sites of groups that support terrorism. France, in addition, banned the radical preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi from entering the country with the stated hope of combating the radicalization of French Muslim youth.
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MOLST and Hospice Centers: A Glove-Like Fit
30 Mar 2012 by Daniel Rubin / No Comments
In my last Post, I discussed the value associated with identifying avenues where the MOLST program can flourish within traditional end-of-life institutions. It focused how well palliative centers and MOLST paradigm programs could work in unison.
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Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections: Three Hour Tarmac Rule
30 Mar 2012 by Sean Barry / No Comments
Welcome back to part 5 of 6 of the discussion of Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections. Last week we talked about the Oversales and Denied Boarding Compensation requirements. The topics for this week is Three Hour Tarmac Rule.
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