opinion here.
February 2014
Eleventh Circuit – Jones Act Dispute Must Be Arbitrated
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the case is here.
A Lawyer’s Look at Captain Phillips
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One of my kind readers sent me a question about Captain Phillips and why the merchant ships depicted did not carry firearms or security personnel to combat pirates.
The International Maritime Organization was created by the United Nations and is the consensus building body for the governance of maritime trade, navigation and seafaring. …
What? No SOS Anymore? Coast Guard’s Culinary School
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Gone are the days of SOS in the Coast Guard?
Based on a great article in the San Francisco Chronicle, it appears so.
The Food Service Specialist School trains Coast Guardsman to staff galleys onboard Coast Guard cutters and at bases nationwide. The school is located near Petaluma, California, in a ubiquitous rural area…
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Ban on Open and Concealed Carry of Firearms
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Because I have been involved with some Hawaii based Second Amendment litigation and have moderated a Second Amendment panel for the ABA, this blog will sometimes dabble into that area.
The Ninth Circuit today, in a dramatic 120 page opinion, struck down the County of San Diego's ban on open and concealed carry of…