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International Trade: Alert - November 3, 2009

The Obama administration has adopted a dual-track strategy toward Iran by opening a dialogue while also laying the groundwork for tougher sanctions. In addition to discussing this and other developments in U.S.-Iran relations, this alert examines what tougher sanctions – as well as pending House and Senate bills and increasingly aggressive actions taken by federal agencies against specific foreign entities that are believed to have violated U.S. embargo or export laws – could mean for foreign companies and U.S. subsidiaries that do business with Iran, particularly its petroleum industry.

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Religious Institutions: Update - November 5, 2009

This update examines the prohibition of religious institutions from engaging in activities that result in inurement of a church's or faith-based organization's income or assets to insiders. A case review includes discussion of an Arkansas case in which an issuance of tax-exempt bonds to a university associated with the Churches of Christ were found not to violate the state constitution, and a Wisconsin Supreme Court case in which it was held that both federal and state free exercise clauses prohibit employment discrimination claims against employees whose positions are "important and closely linked to the religious mission of a religious organization."

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Running the Right Play-- An Affirmative Defense Check List
 

The ABA Litigation Section

June 1, 2006
 
Damon P. Hart- Boston

Holland & Knight Associate Damon Hart authored “Running the Right Play: An Affirmative Defense Check List” which was featured in the June 2006 issue of The ABA Litigation Section. This article discusses advice for reviewing a complaint. Please click the following link to view this article.

Running the Right Play-- An Affirmative Defense Check List

Reprinted with permission from ABA Litigation Section.

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