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New Rules for Houseboats in Seattle
Seattle is updating its Shoreline Management Program for the first time since 1987. Several of the rules will affect people who live on houseboats and barges used as floating homes. The Seattle Times...
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What does Legalized Marijuana Mean?
The Seattle Police Department has released Marijwhatnow? A Guide to Legal Marijuana Use in Seattle. This guide can help answer questions you might have about the implementation of Initiative 502.
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The Case of the Spit Burger
Because the Washington Product Liability Act does not provide for damages for emotional distress in the absence of physical injury, a federal judge dismissed a case against Burger King for negligence,...
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Continued Immunity for The Pope Emeritus?
It is reported that as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will discontinue sporting his red shoes by Adriano Stefanelli and the mozetta or elbow-length white cape. Also on the list of discontinued items will...
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The U.S. and the International Criminal Court
Jen Trahan blogged recently on Opinio Juris that three statements made by the former U.S. Department of State Legal Advisor Harold Koh, prior to leaving office in December, 2012, could signal a return...
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U.S. Supreme Court and Same-Sex Marriage Briefs and Oral Arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court website has posted an audio recording of the arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry. The site also includes links to case briefs.
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Kiobel Decided by U.S. Supreme Court
In what may be a landmark opinion in U.S. human rights practice, the Supreme Court held that conduct occurring on foreign territory will not be the subject of litigation under the Alien Tort Claims...
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Copyright and Fair Use: The Second Circuit Decides Cariou v. Prince and the...
On 4/25/2013 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit mostly overturned a lower court opinion on the nature of appropriation, the importance of transformative use and the protection of...
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Hello Amanda, It’s Italy Calling Again
Seattle’s Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were back in the news several weeks ago with word that the Corte di Cassazione (court of last resort in Italy) ordered a new trial for both defendants in...
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A Case for Exempting Minors from Prosecution for Prostitution in Washington...
The June issue of the Northwest Lawyer includes a persuasive article by Debra Boyer which argues that the criminal code should exempt minors from prosecution for prostitution offenses. The article...
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