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REX MURPHY: THE CONTEMPTIBLE CONCEPT OF ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE’ IS JUST UGLY, ANGRY RACISM. Justin Tr…

REX MURPHY: THE CONTEMPTIBLE CONCEPT OF ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE’ IS JUST UGLY, ANGRY RACISM. Justin Trudeau’s white privilege halo has collateral benefits. Under his privileged-plumed wing, a lot of candidates sailed to election victory, possibly even Caesar-Chavannes herself. Does she deplore … Continue reading

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How the Legal Concept of ‘Voluntary Impoverishment’ Can Affect Your Maryland Alimony Case

In Maryland, when a couple divorces, the law allows for an award of alimony to one spouse, but the law will also expect that spouse to do everything reasonable to make herself as self-supporting as possible. If that spouse isn’t … Continue reading

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Thurschwell on Kahn on Schmitt's "Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty"

Adam Thurschwell (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Book Review: Paul Kahn, Political Theology: Four New Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty (Paul Kahn, POLITICAL THEOLOGY: FOUR NEW CHAPTERS ON THE CONCEPT OF SOVEREIGNTY, Columbia University Press, New York, 2011, … Continue reading

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NOTICE: 'The Concept of "Law" in Context' Programme

A conference on 'The concept of "law" in context: comparative law, legal philosophy, and the social sciences' will be held from 21-22 October 2011 at the Swiss Institute of Comparative law (SICL) in Lausanne. The programme of the conference, jointly … Continue reading

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SEC Issues Concept Release on 1940 Act Real Estate Structured Finance Exclusion

Concerned that mortgage-related pools are making judgments about their status under the Investment Company Act without sufficient SEC guidance, the Commission has issued a concept release on interpretive issues relating to mortgage-related pools that rely on the Section 3(c)(5)(C) exclusion … Continue reading

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