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Brief Of Amici Curiae Professors Joshua A. Douglas And Michael E. Solimine, Election Law Scholars, In Support Of Petitioners, Joshua A. Douglas, Michael E. Solimine

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Professor Joshua A. Douglas and Professor Michael E. Solimine are election law experts who have a particular interest in the procedural aspects of election litigation. Professors Douglas and Solimine are filing this brief because they have a keen interest in ensuring that the federal courts employ the proper procedure in election law cases, as doing so helps to resolve these disputes in a manner that best comports with the unique aspects of the electoral system. This brief explains why district courts should not use the pleading standard from Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007) and Ashcroft …

Brief Of Education Law And Educational Measurement Professors As Amici Curiae In Support Of Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cook V. Stewart, Scott R. Bauries, Brian J. Sutherland, Cheryl B. Legare

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This appeal, to be decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, challenges two egregious misuses of "value-added modeling," a controversial teacher evaluation method that attempts to isolate the affect of one teacher on the learning gains of that teacher's students, as derived from annual standardized test scores. With the approval of the State Appellees, the School District Appellees used the test scores of students who took the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in reading and math to evaluate the teaching performance of teachers who either did not teach these students at all, or did not teach …

Brief Of Law Professors As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner, Scott R. Bauries, Sheldon H. Nahmod, Paul M. Secunda, Joshua D. Branson

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Amici curiae respectfully submit this brief in support of Petitioner, Edward Lane, encouraging the reversal of the judgment of the Eleventh Circuit, because the judgment below is inconsistent with both the Court’s general historical approach to public employee speech and the specific approach to such speech that the Court adopted in Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006).

Amici are law professors who teach and write about the constitutional rights of public employees and have published a number of scholarly articles on these topics. Amici have no financial stake in the outcome of this case, and in this brief …

Proposed Regulation A Amendments Implementing The Jobs Act: Please, Sec, Revise Your Proposed Amendments In Order To Promote Small Business Capital Formation, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.

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The Jobs Act was enacted to promote efficient access to external capital by small businesses. Title IV of the Jobs Act raises the limit on the exemption from federal registration provided by Regulation A to $50 million and requires the SEC to enact enabling regulations. The Commission’s first iteration of its proposed Regulation A amendments implementing Title IV of the Jobs Act fails to offer small businesses efficient access to external capital. Principally, this is because the proposed Regulation A amendments: (1) fail to preempt state registration authority over small offerings by small businesses relying on the proposed Regulation A …

Proposed Crowdfunding Regulations Under The Jobs Act: Please, Sec, Revise Your Proposed Regulations In Order To Promote Small Business Capital Formation, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.

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The Jobs Act was enacted to promote efficient access to external capital by small businesses. Title III of the Jobs Act offers small businesses the chance of efficient financial intermediation through crowdfunding. The crowdfunding exemption is not self-executing but, instead, requires regulatory implementation by the SEC.

The Commission’s first iteration of its crowdfunding rules fails to offer small businesses efficient access to external capital. Principally, this is because the proposed crowdfunding rules: (1) require excessive disclosures, especially regarding smaller crowdfunding offerings; (2) fail to offer small businesses relying on the crowdfunding exemption two-way safe harbor integration protection; and (3) fail …

Reply Brief For Appellant, Ramirez V. Nietzel, Melissa N. Henke

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Brief For Appellant, Ramirez V. Nietzel, Melissa N. Henke

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Brief Of Amicus Curiae Id Software Llc In Support Of Respondents, Paul E. Salamanca, James T. Drakeley, D. Wade Cloud Jr., Kevin J. Keith, J. Griffin Lesher, Amy Yeung

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Motion For Leave To File Brief And Brief Of The National Taxpayers Union, The Nevada Manufacturers Association, The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation, Americans For Limited Government, Americans For Tax Reform, The Club For Growth, Nevada Corporate Headquarters, Inc., The Nevada Motor Transport Association, The Retail Association Of Nevada, And The Reno-Sparks Chamber Of Commerce, As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioners, Paul E. Salamanca

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Oral Argument In Meyer V. Holley (No. 01-1120), Robert G. Schwemm, Douglas G. Benedon, Malcolm L. Stewart

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The matter of Meyer v. Holley, 537 U.S. 280 (2003) was argued before the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 3, 2002. Professor Robert G. Schwemm argued on behalf of the Respondents. This document is a transcript of the oral argument.

Brief For Appellees, Juidice V. Vail, Jane Bloom Grisé, John D. Gorman

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