Legal English: Same Sex Marriage

Extra: How will the Supreme Court rule on same-sex marriage, if — or when — they hear a case? (Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer)
http://current.com/shows/viewpoint/videos/extra-how-will-the-supreme-court-rule-on-same-sex-marriage-if-or-when-they-hear-a-case/


SEVEN SAME SEX MARRIAGE CASES TO USSC
http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/08/gay-marriage-cases-now-up-to-seven/


http://www.clearinghouse.net/search.php

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MASSACHUSETTS - 1st Circuit

DOMA - Massachusetts Case / Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=12062

Superseding Brief for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.clearinghouse.net/chDocs/public/PB-MA-0005-0006.pdf
First Circuit Ruling: http://www.clearinghouse.net/chDocs/public/PB-MA-0005-0007.pdf

House Petition
http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DOMA-House-GOP-petition-6-29-121.pdf

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CALIFORNIA - 9th Circuit

The Case - Perry v. Brown (formerly Perry v. Schwarzenegger)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_v._Brown

Ninth Circuit Panel Ruling
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/02/07/1016696com.pdf

PBS Newshour
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june12/prop8_02-07.html

Same-Sex Marriage on SCOTUSblog
http://www.scotusblog.com/category/special-features/same-sex-marriage/

Gay marriage issue reaches Court (UPDATED)

UPDATED Tuesday 7/3 at 3:55 p.m. For those who wish to start following this case, it has now been docketed as 12-13. The Court switched to new OT 12 numbers on the docket last week.

http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/06/gay-marriage-issue-reaches-court/


California Case - Proposition 8
http://alexctjblog.blogspot.com.br/2010/08/legal-english-california-same-sex.html

DOMA
http://alexctjblog.blogspot.com.br/2012/06/legal-english-doma-update.html
http://alexctjblog.blogspot.com.br/2011/03/legal-english-defense-of-marriage-act.html

http://alexctjblog.blogspot.com.br/2011/03/legal-english-doma-policy-review.html

Legal English: Affordable Care Act Rulling by USSC

SCOTUSblog
http://www.scotusblog.com/category/special-features/post-decision-health-care-symposium/


NPR - Annotated Ruling
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/28/155907705/interactive-inside-the-health-care-ruling

NPR Analysis - Did Roberts Flip On The Health Care Decision?

http://www.npr.org/series/148920753/judging-the-health-care-law?ps=rs

PBS Newshour
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june12/lead_06-28.html

Prime Communication: San Francisco

Tony Bennet's 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryF9p-nqsWw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKZzEXhlhfg

Legal English: Quiz 2 / 2012-01

I.    Mark the statements below true (T) or false (F):

1.  _____ The SEC fraud complaint against Countrywide does not charge that the company’s mortgage underwriting guidelines violated federal law.

2.   _____ The SEC action against Countrywide is within US District Court/Central District of California jurisdiction solely because the plaintiffs reside in that district.

3.   _____ The SEC seeks jail time for the three Countrywide executives being charged with fraud.

4.   _____ The Dodd-Frank Act, President Obama’s financial reform law, reduces SEC funding and enforcement authority.

5.  _____ Under Dodd-Frank, security-based swaps (SBS’s), or over-the-counter (OTC) securities, are defined as securities under SEC enforcement authority.

6.  _____ Dodd-Frank allows the SEC to bring fraud cases relating to transactions outside the US.

7.  _____ The Act repeals monetary incentives and employment protections for whistleblowers.

8.  _____ Dodd-Frank will take years to be fully implemented, as the law requires extensive rule-making by various agencies.

9.  _____ The new agencies created by Dodd-Frank will have examination and enforcement authority over all financial institutions.

10.  ____ The Dodd-Frank Act has been praised for adopting a strong version of the Volker Rule.

II.            Use words from the list below to complete the sentences that follow:

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reporting / statute / conduct / bounty / complaint / practices

to mislead / to conceal / to pursue / to originate / to bring

entitled / forthcoming / lax / bankrupt / mortgage-backed

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• The executives’ (1) __________, as well as the company’s (2) __________, caused the regulator to (3) __________ a fraud claim against them.
• Countrywide Financial was not (4) __________ with investors regarding how much risk it was taking.
• The SEC charges that, in their (5) __________, the defendants (6) __________  from investors how dependent their business model had become on the sale of (7) __________ securities.
• They also (8) __________ investors and analysts about how many sub-prime loans they were actually (9) __________ and how (10) __________ their lending criteria were.
• The law now allows for a __________ (11) to be paid to whistleblowers in some cases.

III.           Choose the best options for completing the statements below:

• Justice Kennedy (1) delivered / heard the opinion of the court in the case and, for the most part, all other justices (2) dissented / concurred.
• It is charged that company executives (3) engaged / sustained in fraudulent (4) enforcement / disclosures designed to hide from investors how (5) prudent / exposed they were.
• Countrywide’s business model was highly dependent on the sale of mortgages to the (6) prime / secondary market, and its (7) excessive / underwriting guidelines became extremely (8) wide / narrow.
• All (9) ill-gotten / pursuant gains from fraudulent conduct must be (10) challenged / disgorged.

Legal English: USSC's Ruling on AZ SB1070

USSC Opinion
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-182b5e1.pdf

HuffingtonPost
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/25/arizona-immigration-law-ruling_n_1614067.html

Videos
http://www.google.com.br/#q=arizona+immigration+law+ruling&hl=pt-BR&rlz=1R2SNNT_pt-BRBR381&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ei=a6XpT5S2Bons8wTJ5ujPDQ&ved=0CDgQ_AUoAw&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=5e359c6a1f48ea18&biw=1366&bih=625

Legal English: Countrywide Financial

SEC Fraud Complaint against Countrywide:
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2009/comp21068.pdf

Youtube

SEC sues former Countrywide CEO Mozilo for Insider Trading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prtx0_1dpYQ

NPR

SEC Charges
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104994027

Mozilo Settlement
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128959719

Bank of America
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/12/140402188/bank-of-america-tries-to-right-acquisition-wrongs

Bloomberg
http://search1.bloomberg.com/search/?content_type=video&page=1&template=tv&q=mozilo

SEC

Fraud / insider trading complaint  (video on page)
http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2009/2009-129.htm

Mozilo settlement
http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2010/2010-197.htm

Prime Communication: More Music

Adele - Someone Like You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0&feature=artistob&playnext=1&list=TL6o6j14DA8eo

Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/someone-like-you-lyrics-adele.html

Bruno Mars - It Will Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-w3WfgpcGg
Lyrics: http://www.directlyrics.com/bruno-mars-it-will-rain-lyrics.html

Bruno Mars - Talking to the Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ_DPm8dmlo

Lyrics: http://www.directlyrics.com/bruno-mars-talking-to-the-moon-lyrics.html



Rihanna - Where Have You Been
http://www.youtube.com/user/rihannavevo?feature=results_main

Rihanna - We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg00YEETFzg&feature=plcp


Flo Rida - Good Feeling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OnnDqH6Wj8&feature=artistob&playnext=1&list=TLUumHGjaBHGE


B.o.B - Airplanes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn6-c223DUU

B.o.B - Nothin' On You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PTDv_szmL0