Estate Planning

Kansas Supreme Court Uses Separation of Powers to Nix Funeral Picketing Ban
When Kansas enacted its Funeral Privacy Act, it prohibited picketing, defined as "protest activities," "before or about any cemetery, church, or mortuary" at any time from an hour before a funeral to two hours after the start of the funeral...

Consumer: The FTC Funeral Rule and Funeral Consumers Alliance
The Funeral Consumers Alliance site has information The FTC Funeral Rule. This is something every consumer ought to read. Why? The FCA says it quite well: "The Funeral Rule, enforced by the FTC, makes it possible for you to choose only those goods and services you want or need and to pay only for those you select, whether you are making arrangements when a death occurs or in advance...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 5 NFP)
For publication opinions today (2): In Burns-Kish Funeral Homes, Inc. v. Kish Funeral Homes, LLC, a 20-page opinion re an interlocutory appeal, Judge Vaidik writes:Burns-Kish Funeral Homes, Inc...

Call for Papers - Treasury's Blueprint for a Modernized financial Regulatory Structure
Download u_of_m_call_for_papers.doc The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law announces a call for papers relating to the Treasury's Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure...

Muskrat Love: Judicial Review, Advisory Opinions, and Funeral Protests
Sorry; I could not resist. On Tuesday, the Kansas Supreme Court struck down the state's Funeral Privacy Act, which prohibited picketing and other demonstrations within 150 feet of the entrance to a funeral during the times surrounding services...

Wells on Funeral Protests
Christina E. Wells (University of Missouri School of Law) has posted Privacy and Funeral Protests on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article examines the free speech implications of funeral protest statutes...