UPDATED (April 10, 2024): Governor Hobbs vetoed House Bill 2586, citing the fact that the bill violates settled case law and noting that solutions to online safety for children should “work within the bounds of the First Amendment, which this bill does not.” FIRE applauds Gov. Hobbs’ thoughtful approach and thanks her for protecting the free…
You know how important it is to manage your funds according to their purpose and source. That includes ensuring that you use restricted donations, grants, and other revenues in accordance with your donors’ and funders’ wishes. Plus, you need to report on these financial activities to various stakeholders, such as the board of directors, the…
This article was first published in the February 2024 Legal Updates. Snapshot A recent Court of Appeal decision provides a useful reminder of the strict principles that apply when determining whether a defendant’s conduct was negligent and caused an injury. When considering the precautions that a reasonable person is expected to take…
A new guide from nonprofit InsideTrack offers step-by-step guidance and recommendations to help college and university leaders boost student persistence and completion by building their internal capacity. “Empowering Teams, Transforming Outcomes: A Guide to Building a Holistic In-House Student Support Program” includes insights, best practices, and ready-to-use tools to help on-campus teams build internal capacity…
After George Mason University changed its law school’s name to ASS Law in an unintentionally hilarious cash grab, the school set out to become the go-to law school for Federalist Society trolls who couldn’t get into Georgetown because they got a 160 on the LSAT. A phenomenon that they will instead describe as “DEI.” A…
Concussion + sport + compensation is quickly becoming a popular and powerful three-word combination in the current legal and media landscape. An example of this being the announcement by Melbourne Demons AFL player, Angus Brayshaw (age 28), of his premature retirement in February 2024 due to concussion concerns 1. In September 2023, the Senate Standing…
Dr. Paul Sniegowski has been named the 21st president of Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion. He will take the helm Aug. 1, succeeding Dr. Anne M. Houtman, who will retire in July after a five-year term as president. “Earlham has an important and longstanding place within the distinctive liberal arts tradition in the…
Big news. Since the 1980s, the FDA has imposed a flat ban on anonymous sperm donation by sexually active gay and bisexual men. How does that work? Well, when the FDA screens potential sperm donors, it prohibits anonymous donations by any man who acknowledges having sex with another man during the previous five years. In…
Movement towards the criminalisation of wage theft in Australia Australia has long prided itself on its fair and equitable workplace practices – going back as far as 1907, when Justice Higgin’s judgment in the Harvester case established the “basic wage”. That concept was built on and developed under Australia’s unique system of compulsory industrial arbitration…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. From Wikipedia: De minimis is a Latin expression meaning “pertaining to minimal things”, normally in the terms de minimis non curat praetor. (“The praetor does not concern himself with trifles”) or de minimis non curat lex (“The law does…