Epic Battle Rages On In Embryo Destruction Lawsuits
Unsurprisingly, lawsuits against the clinics have flooded in, with numerous legal theories being advanced in order to establish liability.
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Guess This Week’s Craziest State In Assisted Reproductive Technology Law: Mississippi Or Arizona?
One of these states' new laws has a number of potential constitutional problems.
Forget Marijuana, The Biggest Legal Issue Coming Out of Colorado Is Babies
In this case, the Colorado Supreme Court will decide what to do with the 'leftover' frozen embryos of two feuding exes.
Embryos Gone Wild, Start Dropping Briefs, In Lawsuits Against Celebrities
Sofia Vergara is being sued by her own embryos, who are demanding that they be brought to life.
Cold Leftovers: Can A State Require That Extra Embryos Be Implanted?
A fascinating appellate court ruling on the disposition of frozen embryos.
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.
I Want To Put A Baby In You: Stuck Embryos
It is absurd to bar individuals from simply retrieving their own embryos and using them in another country.
I Want To Put A Baby In You: Worst Legislation Ever
This proposed legislation reflects an embarrassing lack of respect and support for our wounded soldiers.
I Want To Put A Baby In You: EmbryoMatch.Com?
As use of in vitro fertilization expands, the number of unused, excess embryos is skyrocketing. How will the law handle this?
Non-Sequiturs: 11.20.15
* Stingrays -- no, not the kind that killed the Crocodile Hunter, but the kind that are used to determine cell phone locations and intercept messages -- have been deemed by a judge as too powerful for law enforcement to use without safeguards. [Ars Technica] * On the ethics of misrepresentations in negotiations. [Associate's Mind] * You shouldn't have to feel bad about billing 2,000 hours -- even if everyone around you is billing 2,500. [Bashful Buffalo Marketing] * The latest buzz from the world of family law: judge rules a divorced couple's frozen embryos should be destroyed. [LA Times] * The controversy surrounding the new documentary The Hunting Ground about sexual assault on campus features an incident at Harvard Law School. [Slate]
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Morning Docket: 04.22.15
* Law school graduates may not be able to find jobs immediately, but not to worry, because according to this law professor, at least they won't be homeless -- and sadly, for some people, a thought like that may be comforting. [Washington Post] * Sofia Vergara is locked in a battle with her ex-fiancé over their frozen embryos. Her lawyer says now that she's engaged to the studly Joe Manganiello, she has “no desire to have children with her ex," but that certainly isn't going to stop him from suing her to become a dad. [New York Daily News] * Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may regret flipping the bird at a security camera in his federal holding cell now that it's being shown to the jury in the punishment phase of his trial to prove that he's "unrepentant, uncaring, and untouched” by his crimes. [Boston.com] * If you've been waitlisted at a law school you're desperate to get into, perhaps you ought to try sending a letter of continued interest. Hey, you never know, bringing attention back to your application might just might work! [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News] * Black lives matter, but apparently not to the police. The DOJ has opened an investigation into the death of black Baltimore resident Freddie Gray following his arrest. He died from a "severe spinal cord injury," but the police claim to have no idea how it happened. [CNN]