Civil Rights

Kirk Hartley

Mar 12, 2018
2 min

Truly Amazing What People Do: Parents, Sheriff and States Attorney Found Liable In Federal Court Tri

Truly amazing to read and consider the facts set out in the following article from the March 2, 2018 edition of the Chicago Daily law...

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Kirk Hartley

Feb 6, 2017
1 min

Brief and Declaration of Former National Security Officials in State of Washington v. Trump

The issues in State of Washington v. Trump can be framed broadly or narrowly. If framed broadly, the issues may have notable impacts as...

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Timely, Open Access Web Site Provides a Great Way to Track the Civil Rights Cases Challenging the Va

Kirk Hartley

Feb 5, 2017
1 min

Timely, Open Access Web Site Provides a Great Way to Track the Civil Rights Cases Challenging the Va

With so many executive orders being challenged in many forums, keeping track of the events presents challenges similar to the challenges...

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Kirk Hartley

Sep 17, 2014
1 min

A New Easier Way to Create a Not for Profit in the US

Thinking about setting up a not for profit? There is a new, easier way to do it, which is explained at the link below by a Chicago...

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Kirk Hartley

Aug 21, 2013
2 min

More Fruitful Hourly Rates for Lawyers Suing Governments (or Others)

Civil rights lawyers (and others) sometimes express exasperation when they are sometimes denied decent hourly rates after winning trials...

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Kirk Hartley

Jan 29, 2013
2 min

Human Rights and the Oil and Gas Industry

This is an age of increasing specialization even as to civil rights. Thus, a new article in the Journal of World Energy Law & Business...

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Kirk Hartley

May 10, 2012
2 min

Economics of Discrimination and the Growth of Justice – from Marginal Revolution

What are the economics of discrimination ? Alex Tabarrock from Marginal Revolution put up the following thought-provoking post, and it’s...

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Kirk Hartley

Apr 3, 2012
2 min

Monitors are Being Recruited for the NATO and G8 Meetings

Here’s a good idea – the ABA is assisting and promoting efforts to recruit lawyers and others to monitor protests at the NATO and G8...

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Kirk Hartley

Dec 4, 2011
2 min

It’s Now Legal to Pay for Bone Marrow Donation – Good News in Many Ways

The marvelous post pasted below is from Alex Tabarrok at the blog titled Marginal Revolution. He says it all so well, I’ve taken the...

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Kirk Hartley

Nov 13, 2011
2 min

A Disability Love Story – With Insights into Historic Failure to Cope with Dread Diseases

Dread diseases are complex and, often, horrible. Coping with dread diseases requires massive attention and perseverance. To date, the...

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Kirk Hartley

Oct 21, 2011
1 min

Reputation Risk – Headlines from Libya Evolve into Would-Be Human Rights Litigation in France

Reputation risk arises in so many ways. A few weeks ago, headlines announced that various Libyan government offices had been abandoned,...

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Kirk Hartley

Sep 22, 2011
1 min

Aiding and Abetting Liability Under International – 4th Circuit’s ATS Decision Attacked

In this post (and others linked in it), Kevin Jon Heller at OpinioJuris continues to savage the legal analysis of US circuit courts as to...

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Kirk Hartley

Aug 30, 2011
7 min

History, Science and Medicine – The History of John Charles Cutler

First, do no harm. In litigation, some try to treat history as a science. But in the hands of most people, it’s not, even if it involves...

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Kirk Hartley

Aug 28, 2011
1 min

China Considering a New Law Permitting Detentions of Up to Six Months

Opinio Juris brings another out of the ordinary post, this time from Kevin Jon Heller. This post calls attention to a proposed new law in...

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IBA Asks Lawyers to Speak Out to Obtain an UN Commission of Inquiry Regarding Burma

Kirk Hartley

Jul 15, 2011
2 min

IBA Asks Lawyers to Speak Out to Obtain an UN Commission of Inquiry Regarding Burma

The international Bar Association is asking lawyers to speak out regarding the oppressive conditions imposed by the military regime in...

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Kirk Hartley

Jul 27, 2009
1 min

Tort Settlement Secrecy – Can Government Lawyers Ethically Use Settlement Agreement Terms That

Is it ethical for government lawyers to demand, or a plaintiff’s lawyer to sign, a tort claim settlement agreement that includes terms...

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Kirk Hartley

Jul 19, 2009
1 min

China Cracking Down on Civil Rights Lawyers

This article reports that China is taking away law licenses from and fining lawyers who have been filing civil rights claims and claims...

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