Strong repudiation of CBDCs: In an executive order released yesterday (called “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology”), Trump gave those who care about financial privacy a very clear win. The Trump administration, through this executive order, commits to “providing regulatory clarity and certainty built on technology-neutral regulations, frameworks that account for emerging technologies, transparent decision […]
Trump’s known for his capriciousness, however, so it might be that he either didn’t mean to hint at anything at all in his latest remarks about Russia or he might unexpectedly change his mind about the compromises that he considers to be acceptable for each party during his upcoming call with Putin. Trump said a […]
From S.L. v. D.D., decided yesterday by N.J. Appellate Division Judges Berdote, Byrne, and Jacobs: D.D. (“Darryl” [a pseudonym]) appeals the June 19, 2023 final restraining order (“FRO”) granted by the Family Part to S.L. (“Sydney”) against him…. Sydney [had] presented two … occurrences she alleged were the predicate acts of harassment and stalking: a […]
In Future Motion, Inc. v. Lai, decided Jan. 7 by Judge Michael Simon (D. Or.) (appeal filed Wednesday), plaintiff sued defendant for patent infringement, and Judge Simon issued an injunction that purported to bind not just defendant but others: [I]n accordance with the Court’s inherent equitable power to issue provisional remedies ancillary to its authority […]
Donald Trump yesterday issued a new executive order declaring that so-called “birthright citizenship” does not apply to the children of foreign nationals residing illegally within the United States. The order reads, in part: (a) It is the policy of the United States that no department or agency of the United States government shall issue documents recognizing […]
This week, I’ve blogged on a forthcoming article about the Supreme Court case Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota. As I showed on Monday, in Tyler the U.S. Supreme Court held that surplus equity constitutes “private property” sufficient to support claims under the Takings Clause. As I showed on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Court reached that […]
A week doesn’t go by that I don’t get at least one unsolicited offer for my property, typically from investors who don’t use a company name or last name. They often claim to have driven by the house and want this particular one. On occasion, a legitimate real estate agent will contact me with a […]
Longtime Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson’s new article about a “second Gilded Age” in America gets it wrong. He writes: “In the first Gilded Age, a few tycoons amassed unimaginable riches — men such as John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan. With their great wealth came great power and influence. When they spoke, presidents listened. On Monday, […]
Thwarted for years by the liberating power of the internet, social conservatives have resumed their crusade against sexually explicit material through age verification requirements. While sold as a means of ensuring that only adults access adult-oriented websites, the laws require people to abandon anonymity and expose potentially sensitive personal information. The browsing public has responded […]
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