Legal Authority

 At first I thought how easy it would be for me to personally find a lawyer, because I knew there were lawyers that worked as teachers, or someone in my family must know a lawyer. I then realized that the teachers are usually asked by students for help, so I decided to just ask my family. I was surprised to find out that nobody knew of one. The only family member that said they knew of one, I knew to be unreliable. That person said that they would give them my info and have them call me. Deep down I knew that would never happen(And it never did). After being tired of worrying about it, I decided to call the lawyers off the list of lawyers we created in class. I started at the beginning and worked my way down.

Week 10 EOC: Lawyer Jokes

Question: Do you know how to save five drowning lawyers?
Answer: No.
Reply: Good!
Question: Why don't snakes bite attorneys?
Answer: Professional courtesy.
Question: Why do male attorneys usually wear tight shirt collars and ties?
Answer: It keeps their foreskins from creeping up and covering their faces.
Question: How can you tell that an attorney is about to lie?
Answer: His lips begin to move.
Question: How can you tell the difference between an attorney lying dead in the road and a coyote lying dead in the road?
Answer: With the coyote, you usually see skid marks.
Question: How many lawyers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Answer: How many can you afford?
Question: What do you get if you send the Godfather to law school?
Answer: An offer you can't understand.
http://www.stromer.com/jokes/185jokes.html

Q:   Where does a vampire learn how to suck blood?

A:    During his first year of Law School.

Where can you find a good lawyer?

     In the cemetery

Why is it that many lawyers have broken noses?

     From chasing parked ambulances.

http://mason.gmu.edu/~rrotunda/lawyer.htm

Top 10 Reasons Why Lawyers Should Replace Lab Rats

1. There is an endless supply
2. Lab assistants don't get attached to them
3. It's more fun to shave and stick needles in lawyers
4. There are some things rats just won't do
5. It's fun to dispose of them when you're through
6. It's not "inhumane" treatment, when it comes to lawyers
7. No one cares when a lawyer squeals
8. We've seen what happens when they are allowed to breed in the wild
9. Lawyers belong in cages
10. Animal rights activist don't care if you torture lawyers

• Top 10 Things That Sound Dirty in Law, But Aren't

  1. Have you looked through her briefs?
  2. He is one hard judge!
  3. Counselor, let's do it in chambers.
  4. His attorney withdrew at the last minute.
  5. Is it a penal offense?
  6. Better leave the handcuffs on.
  7. For $200 an hour, she better be good!
  8. Can you get him to drop his suit?
  9. The judge gave her the stiffest one he could.
  10. Think you can get me off?
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  12. http://people.ku.edu/~dadams/lawyers.htm

Week8 EOC2: Bratz Brawl

Brats Brawl

“In yet another twist in the epic Barbie-vs.-Bratz brawl, a U.S. District Court slapped Mattel Inc. with $88 million in damages after tossing out its claims that rival MGA Entertainment stole the idea for its blockbuster Bratz dolls, an embarrassment for the blond teen queen, to say the least.”
 Barbie vs. Bratz: In a Doll-Eat-Doll World, Lawsuits Go On - TIME http://content.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2067001,00.html#ixzz2lJFIF4pO

“MGA said it intends to appeal the judge's order and Mattel said it remains open to "all viable options" as the matter moves through the courts.” http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/12/11/bratz.vs.barbies/

At this point, neither the American Girl Doll nor Bratz pose much of a threat to Mattel, which still has over 16 percent market share. So why would Mattel continue to pay huge legal fees to fight this battle? According to toy industry analyst Sean McGowan, it's not about the money. "From Mattel's perspective, it was very important for them to send a message," he says.

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/barbie-v-bratz-never-ending-court-battle

I believe that changing the style of your toy to appear to be the style of someone else’s toy should be acceptable.  You see it in the world around you every day.  An example of this would be how some car companies are harder to recognize just by the cars appearance.  If you want to be noticed for becoming the first to have that doll design, then say it in your commercial or something.  

Week 8 EOC1: 10 Questions

                                                                                           10 Questions

1.       Is there more than one type of intellectual property protection?

2.       How original does my work have to be for it to be considered my own?

3.       Can I protect multiple pieces of work under the same registration?

4.       If I was planning to register my intellectual property where do you recommend I go?

5.       Are there ways to protect your work without needing paperwork?

6.       Can you patent a specific idea for an application for a phone?

7.       How long does your copyright last?

8.       After contacting a lawyer about someone stealing your work, what is the next step for me?

9.       What rights do I have as the intellectual property owner?

1.        Is my registration or copyright recognized all over the world or just in the country it was created in?

Week7 EOC: Lawyers

• John C. Lambertsen             6900 Westcliff Drive, Suite 104, Las Vegas, NV 89145 --702-997-1732

• Thomas R.C. Wilson      2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 1000, Las Vegas, NV 89102 --702-873-4100
  
  
  Watson Rounds                        5371 Kietzke Lane Reno, NV 89511 – 775-324-4100
  
  
  Keith E. Gregory                       631 s 10^th street, Las Vegas, Nv 89101 – 702 979-4730
  
  
  Randal D. Shimon     5510 S. Fort Apache Rd., Suite 21 Las Vegas, NV 89148—702-312-4175
  
  
  John Craig Courtney  830 Las Vegas BoulevardSouth Las Vegas, NV, 89101-6723—702 382-4044
  
  
  Ed Chansky    3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 NorthLas Vegas, NV 89169—702-599-8016
  
  
  William J. Wray        3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 North Las Vegas, NV 89169—702-938-6873
  
  
  Jennifer Ko Craft 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 North Las Vegas, NV 89169-702-796-5555
  
  
  Robert A. Steller 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 North Las Vegas, NV 89169-702-228-7717

Week 6: EOC Supreme court prayer

"The justices have struggled for decades to come up with a coherent set of rules for prayers conducted at government forums. Past decisions have allowed public bodies, including Congress, state legislatures and city councils, to open their meetings with prayers, but the justices have also ruled that public officials may not take actions that appear to endorse a specific set of religious beliefs."

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-court-prayer-20131107,0,4489674.story#axzz2jzH1J3SZ

"Two local women brought suit against Greece, New York, officials, objecting that the monthly public sessions on government open with invocations they say have been overwhelmingly Christian in nature over the years."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/us/supreme-court-board-meeting-prayers/

“The two residents filed suit and a trial court ruled in the town's favor, finding that the town did not intentionally exclude non-Christians. It also said that the content of the prayer was not an issue because there was no desire to proselytize or demean other faiths.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/11/06/supreme-court-wrestling-with-prayer-at-ny-town-meetings/

I personally believe that it is wrong to publically pray. The reason I believe this is because we know everyone has their own beliefs and own religion.   It may offend someone that has a belief about there being no gods when someone brings up the word god. It isn’t too hard to keep your beliefs to yourself, or share it with those you know believe the same thing, but when there is a question about someone else believing something different, you should respect them and don’t bother them with your own beliefs.

Week 5 EOC: Legal Challenges With Modern Internet

One of the ongoing issues is if it is in fact right for Internet websites and communication businesses to give private information to the NSA.  The so called secret program these businesses use is called Prism.

“The government justifies Prism under the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. Section 1881a of the act gave the president broad authority to conduct warrantless electronic surveillance. If the attorney general and the director of national intelligence certify that the purpose of the monitoring is to collect foreign intelligence information about any non­American individual or entity not known to be in the United States, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court can require companies to provide access to Americans’ international communications. The court does not approve the target or the facilities to be monitored, nor does it assess whether the government is doing enough to minimize the intrusion, correct for collection mistakes and protect privacy. Once the court issues a surveillance order, the government can issue top-secret directives to Internet companies like Google and Facebook to turn over calls, e-mails, video and voice chats, photos, voice­over IP calls (like Skype) and social networking information.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/opinion/the-criminal-nsa.html?_r=0

               

  3D printing is the new way to create life like objects easily. There is a debate ongoing about if it will be legal to print 3D Guns.

“A May 21 bulletin distributed to numerous state and federal law enforcement agencies and obtained by FoxNews.com states that the guns, which can be made by downloading blueprints into cutting edge computers that mold three-dimensional items from melted plastic, "poses public safety risks" and are likely beyond the current reach of regulators. The guns threaten to render 3D gun control efforts useless if their manufacture becomes more widespread.”

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/23/govt-memo-warns-3d-printed-guns-may-be-impossible-to-stop/

            Is it legal for judges and lawyers to friend each other before and after trials?

“Two opinions have raise issues about judges' friending lawyers before their court on Facebook.  In the first situation, a North Carolina judge was reprimanded for friending a lawyer on Facebook and accessing the website of an opposing lawyer.  The judge and one of the lawyers in the case exchanged messages about the case, which the judge revealed to the other lawyer the next day.  The judge also referenced a poem he found on the second lawyer's clients website during a hearing.  The judge recused himself at the request of the second lawyer.  The judge was reprimanded for the ex parte communications and for independent fact gathering. “

http://www.tlie.org/newsletter/articles/view/56