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Twitter in Plain English

Once again, the creative folks at Commoncraft have produced one of their great “Paperworks Videos” explaining a popular IT phenomenon. This time it is Twitter. [JH] Read more detail on Legal News Directory – Law Librarians

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SEC Plans “Plain English” ICO Guidance

At a recent securities regulation conference, Bill Hinman, Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, indicated that the agency intends to release “plain English” guidance around the issue of whether an ICO is a security. The SEC has provided guidance … Continue reading

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The Third Circuit Recognizes Snap Removal Practice Falls Within Plain Meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b)(2)

After oral argument before The Honorable Michael A. Chagares, The Honorable Kent A. Jordan, and The Honorable Julio M. Fuentes, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by Opinion entered in Encompass Insurance Co. v. Stone Mansion … Continue reading

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M.D.Ala.: Unmarked pill bottle with apparent crack in it was in plain view during protective sweep after arrest in house

Officers came in defendant’s house with an arrest warrant for cocaine delivery. During a protective sweep, an unmarked pill bottle was seen and picked up. It was immediately apparent to the officers that the contents was likely crack cocaine and … Continue reading

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Data Driven Contract Interpretation: Discovering “Plain Meaning” Through Quantitative Methods

Stephen C. Mouritsen, Contract Interpretation with Corpus Linguistics (Nov. 4, 2017), available at SSRN. Omri Ben-Shahar Interpretation of contractual text may be the most important task courts perform in contract disputes. It is also the least predictable. Courts fall back … Continue reading

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