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Case of the Day: Holmes v. Grant County Sheriff’s Department
The case of the day is Holmes v. Grant County Sheriff’s Department (D.N.M. 2018). The plaintiff was Denise-Bradford:Holmes. When you see someone write his or her name this way, with the odd punctuation, watch out—odds are the person is part of the so-called “sovereign citizen” movement, a group of confused people with outlandish legal ideas……
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Political Speculation of the Day: Ecuador, Chevron, Assange, and the USTR
Many news reports have recently suggested that the Ecuadoran government is on the verge of expelling Julian Assange from its embassy in London. Back in 2012, there was a suggestion that Ecuador’s preferential trading relationship with the US might be put at risk on account of the Assange affair. I am unaware of any direct……
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At Last: A Draft UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights
Longtime guest poster Doug Cassel comments on the recently released draft of a treaty on business and human rights. Drafting a viable, meaningful, United Nations treaty on business and human rights would be daunting in the best of circumstances. It is even more challenging in the context of the current effort underway in Geneva. The……