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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Spence: I Am Famous Because I Am Selfish

Spence: I Am Famous Because I Am Selfish

Gerry Spence is nothing if not interesting -- other than sometimes too enamored of himself. We can deduce that much simply from his preference for suit coats made of fringed buckskin. But the latest blog post from this Wyoming trial lawyer is more interesting than most, if only for its ability to suggest so much about the man in so few words. I can't decide whether its title, "Next Post," is a mistake or a cryptic message, but here is the text of the post, in its entirety:

Some folks ask how did I become so well known, or "famous." That is mostly a matter of luck. I took cases that I thought were important, that turned me on. I was selfish. I wanted to satisfy my own needs, namely, to engage in something meaningful. I wanted to help, but that is because I needed to help, and in the end, that is taking care of one's self. Being selfish for the right reasons is the trick. I have not always been successful there.

Cases "that turned me on." We know what he means, but there is something about how he says it... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on June 11, 2009 at 11:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Your Fiancée Can Get You Fired

Your employer cannot fire you because you pursue your rights under Title VII. That is unlawful retaliation. But can you get fired because someone close to you -- to wit, your fiancée -- filed a Title VII claim? That is the unique issue decided this week by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Thompson v. North American Stainless.

The short answer, as decided by the court, is that Title VII does not protect the person who did not directly engage in protected activity. But as Ross Runkel recounts at LawMemo Employment Law Blog, it took a panel of 16 circuit judges to come up with that short answer, and they split 10 to 6, with three different dissenting opinions filed.

The plaintiff, Eric Thompson, claimed he was fired in retaliation for his fiancée's discrimination charge. Thompson met the woman, Miriam Regalado, at work in 2000. In 2002, Regalado filed a charge with the EEOC alleging that she was discriminated against because of her gender. Three weeks after the employer received notice of the charge, it fired Thompson.

The issue for the 6th Circuit was whether Title VII created a cause of action for third-party retaliation. Runkel explains how the court came down... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on June 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Minow Named Dean of Harvard Law

Minow Harvard Law School announced today that it has named Martha Minow as dean to replace Elena Kagan, who left to join the Obama administration as solicitor general.

A member of the Harvard Law faculty since 1981, Minow is described in the announcement as a "distinguished legal scholar with interests that range from international human rights to equality and inequality, from religion and pluralism to managing mass tort litigation, from family law and education law to the privatization of military, schooling, and other governmental activities."

Minow chaired the law school's curricular reform efforts of recent years and was recognized with the School's Sacks-Freund Award for Teaching Excellence in 2005.

She is the author of five books... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on June 11, 2009


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Casting Call for Sotomayor

Casting Call for Sotomayor

Sotomayor cast In the world of theater, to encourage someone to "break a leg" is to wish them good luck. Supporters of Sonia Sotomayor can only hope that proves true in the theater that is the Supreme Court confirmation process, after her stumble Monday at La Guardia airport in New York left her with a broken ankle, crutches and a cast.

Within hours of the mishap, Sotomayor was on her way back to Washington to continue her rounds of meetings with senators in advance of her nomination hearing in July. Given the lofty and solemn post to which she is nominated, she could hardly expect well-wishers on Capitol Hill to kneel at her feet and sign her cast. So the ever-resourceful Democratic Party has come up with an alternative... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on June 11, 2009


Fuente:
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www.consultajuridica.blogspot.com
www.el-observatorio-politico.blogspot.com
www.lobbyingchile.blogspot.com
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www.respsoem.blogspot.com
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Santiago- Chile
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Lawyer Tapped as First FOIA Ombudsman

Lawyer Tapped as First FOIA Ombudsman

Mnisbet200pixwidth An office created by Congress in 2007 to provide policy guidance and mediation services for Freedom of Information Act activities throughout the federal government finally has a director -- a lawyer with substantial experience in promoting open government. The National Archives and Records Administration announced that Miriam Nisbet has been named director of the Office of Government Information Services.

Since 2007, Nisbet has been in Paris, where she is director of the Information Society Division of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. She oversees two major programs that support libraries and archives in developing countries and that promote new communication technologies for education, science and culture.

Formerly, Nisbet was legislative counsel at the American Library Association responsible for... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on June 11, 2009


Fuente:
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CONSULTEN, OPINEN , ESCRIBAN .
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Rodrigo González Fernández
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Diplomado en "Gestión del Conocimiento" de la ONU
 
www.consultajuridica.blogspot.com
www.el-observatorio-politico.blogspot.com
www.lobbyingchile.blogspot.com
www.calentamientoglobalchile.blogspot.com
www.respsoem.blogspot.com
Oficina: Renato Sánchez 3586 of. 10
Teléfono: OF .02- 2451113 y  8854223- CEL: 76850061
e-mail: rogofe47@mi.cl
Santiago- Chile
Soliciten nuestros cursos de capacitación  y consultoría en LIDERAZGO -  GESTION DEL CONOCIMIENTO - RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL EMPRESARIAL – LOBBY – ENERGIAS RENOVABLES   ,  asesorías a nivel nacional e  internacional y están disponibles  para OTEC Y OTIC en Chile