Taxation & Estate Planning

"Law professors dress scruffily, and we need to do something about that"
The title of this post is the very simple, one line abstract to the following article: Jensen, Erik M...

PENDING: House Bill 708 (Update Uniform Commercial Code)
Introduced by Rep. Sannie Overly on March 3, 2008, to make certain technical corrections to the Uniform Commercial Code...

House Bill 708 (Update Uniform Commercial Code)
Introduced by Rep. Sannie Overly on March 3, 2008. Passed in the House (95 to 0) on March 20, 2008, to make certain technical corrections to the Uniform Commercial Code...

NCCUSL Approves UPC Amendments
On January 12, 2008, the Executive Committee of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws approved amendments to the Uniform Probate Code...

9th Circuit Upholds School Dress Policy Against Speech and Religion Challenges
In Jacobs v. Clark County School District, (9th Cir., May 12, 2008), the U.S. 9the Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, rejected a challenge to a Nevada school district's school uniform policy that precluded plaintiffs from wearing T-shirts with printed messages on them...

Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act -- Update
[This material updates an earlier entry on this blog.] An updated version of the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act was discussed at the Uniform Law Commission's annual meeting in July 2008 and is available at http://www...

Uniform Commercial Code and Contracts
Interstate commercial transactions and sale of goods in the United States

Building Codes
National, local, and municipal building code sources

Prenuptial Agreements
Make an Airtight Prenuptial Agreement

How do you recover money from a stop payment placed on a personal check given to you?
you can always take them to small claims court and sure them for 3 times the amo...

Can the so-called proprety manager enter my duplex without permission?
The manager (sister of owner) has NO right to be in the apartment unless there w...

He did not show up on the day that he was supposed to. I did not hear from him. I had given him a check for $275. On the face of the check it specified for materials. I received a call and the person from the check cashi
did your gardner speak english? he probably thought you were giving him a handou...

Must a landlord return a deposit placed on an apartment before the lease was signed if the lease doesn't get executed?
good question and tough situation. What you can do realisticly and what you shou...

Can my wages still be garnished if I am making payments?
Garnishment of wages vary from state to state. In other words, some states permi...

School Racism
School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

School House Abuse
Selwyn House School agrees to $5 million teacher molestation settlement.

Collins GA
Elementary School Children May Have Been Exposed to Asbestos

Fayette County School Board
faces sex abuse class action lawsuit

Ellsworth School District
4.4% increase in salaries as part of contract settlement.