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January 2006
Is the NSA Wiretapping Legal?
Circuit Court Judge Richard Posner has an article in the New Republic Online that addresses the legal issues raised by the recently disclosed wiretapping by the NSA. Judge Posner calls those issues both esoteric and complex. If Judge Posner, who is widely regarded as a genius, thinks the issues are esoteric and complex, what hope…
Corporate Governance in America
The Washington Post has an article today that purports to provide the current pulse of corporate governance in America post-Enron, based on interviews with a cross section of key people in the field. Peter Lattman of the WSJ Law Blog and Prof. Ribstein’s Ideoblog provide follow-up commentary. Especially noteworthy are the insights by Prof. Ribstein…
In House Counsel Indictment Raises Indemnification Issue
The Wired GC Blog reports about 2 separate instances of in-house counsel being indicted, and raising the question of the willingness of their employers to indemnify them. This is an interesting question for in-house lawyers who may not be officers or directors, and thus not normally covered by the indemnification provisions customarily offered to officers…
Warts of the New Bankruptcy Law Revealed
My friend Steve Jakubowski at the Bankruptcy Litigation Blog posts his customarily learned insights about a recent decision by a noted bankruptcy judge who discloses many fundamental flaws in the new bankruptcy act. Steve also includes copious links to related sources and commentary. Yes, my blog focuses on corporate and commercial litigation in Delaware, but…
Sarbanes-Oxley
For more commentary on Sarbanes-Oxley, see the post at TRUTH ON THE MARKET blog’s link to Harvey Pitt on Sarbanes-Oxley
New Lawyer Blog
Robert Ambrogi’s blog reports on a new blog by a lawyer who is starting his own practice and blogging about it.
Commentary on Disney Oral Argument
The Conglomerate Blog’s Online Forum on the Disney oral argument today before the Delaware Supreme Court is the legal equivalent of an “all you can eat buffet” for anyone interested in the Business Judgment Rule and related issues regarding the duties of directors and officers of corporations. It is “must reading” for anyone interested in…
Disney at Delaware Supreme Court Today
Prof. Ribstein notes his views on the Disney oral argument today before the Delaware Supreme Court with a link to the Conglomerate blog’s online forum today regarding the Disney oral argument.
The Disney decision by our Supreme Court will be closely watched by those interested in corporate law worldwide. For someone like me whose blog…
Judge Alito Confirmed by Senate Judiciary Committee
Judge Alito took one step closer to becoming a U.S. Supreme Court Justice as the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted today to confirm him. Now the full U.S. Senate will vote imminently, as reported today by CNN.