BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE October 7, 2013 Section 90 of the Restatement of the law of Contracts states: “A promise which the promisor should reasonably expect to induce action or forbearance of a definite and substantial character on the part of… Read More ›
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: THE OVERBREADTH DOCTRINE AND VAGUENESS OF LAW
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE September 19, 2013 Under this doctrine, it is unconstitutional for the government to meet its valid purpose by means that goes beyond that constitutionally recognized such that, the means used goes so far as to reach both… Read More ›
DOMA CRUCIFIED, DEMISE OF THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE June 27, 2013 On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 1996 law denying Federal benefits to same-sex couples is unconstitutional. In a 5 to 4 decision, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, joined by… Read More ›
SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE March 26, 2013 On Tuesday the Supreme Court hears arguments on Proposition 8, a California State ban on same-sex marriage. Hollingsworth v. Perry, got filed in 2009 by David Boies and Theodore B. Olson, two high-profile Attorneys… Read More ›