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At The Opera, Opera Potpourri, March 21, 2020

Tune in at 8pm to hear the always popular "All Opera Potpourri". The best of the best of your favorite singers singing the greatest music in the opera world.




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At The Opera, Opera Potpourri Fund Drive, May 9, 2020

Tune in at 8pm to hear our all Opera Potpourri Fund Drive show. You will hear the best of the best of opera and a few surprises as well!




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Ohio Valley Environmental v. Scott Pruitt

(United States Fourth Circuit) - Reversed. Several environmental groups brought suit against the EPA for failing to perform duties under the Clean Water Act as to impaired waters in West Virginia. The district court found that plaintiffs have standing to bring the claim and granted summary judgment in their favor. The appellate court agreed that plaintiffs have standing, but reversed the grant of summary judgment. The appellate court reasoned that the doctrine of constructive submission under 33 USC section 1313(d)(2) which would have triggered the EPA’s duty to act was overcome by West Virginia’s partial compliance and agreement to do more. Therefore constructive submission would not apply and summary judgment improper.




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Strothers v. City of Laurel, Maryland

(United States Fourth Circuit) - Summary judgment reversed. A municipal employee who was fired a single day after threatening to file a formal racial harassment grievance was entitled to a trial on her retaliation claim under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.




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US v. Burfoot

(United States Fourth Circuit) - Affirmed the conviction of a Norfolk, Virginia, city council member for wire fraud, extortion under color of official right, conspiracy to commit such offenses, and two counts of perjury. The charges stemmed from the council member's solicitation of bribes from local real estate developers. He raised various substantive and procedural challenges to his conviction, but the Fourth Circuit found no merit in them and affirmed.



  • White Collar Crime
  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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Abbott v. Pastides

(United States Fourth Circuit) - Held that the University of South Carolina did not violate students' First Amendment rights when it required a student leader to attend a meeting to discuss other students' complaints about a controversial campus event he had helped organize that was designed to highlight perceived threats to free expression on campus. The student, then president of the College Libertarians, and the other plaintiffs argued that the state university was chilling their free speech. Affirming summary judgment against the plaintiffs' claims, the Fourth Circuit held that the university's minimally intrusive resolution of subsequent student complaints did not rise to the level of a First Amendment violation. The panel also rejected a facial challenge to the university's general policy on harassment.




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Award-Winning Lithuanian Rock Band Colours Of Bubbles "She Is The Darkness" 2018 China Tour

The Tour Will Kickoff In Shanghai Where The Band Will Represent Lithuania During The Country's Signing To The Silk Road Music Alliance












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Construction speeds up on I-70 and I-25, but other Colorado projects may be doomed by coronavirus

Big highway projects along the Front Range have taken advantage of the unprecedented weeks-long lull in traffic set off by the coronavirus pandemic by speeding up some work.




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Welcoming Edmund Cotter To The Ordior Team!

Edmund Cotter Has Been Working With The DJ Central, Ordior, And Blue Pie Teams For Over A Year Now, And It’s Time To Give Him An Official Warm Welcome!




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Saunders: MLB’s five-round draft is another blow for minor-league baseball

Minor-league baseball -- the dreams it inspires, the smaller cities that embrace it and the talent it develops for big-league teams -- is undergoing seismic changes.




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ATLAS AIR INC v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS 1224

(US 2nd Circuit) - August Term 2018 Docket No. 18-1086




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PISTELLO v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

(US 2nd Circuit) - 19-1058-cv




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New Single Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" By Annemarie Picerno On Bongo Boy Records

A Pure, Emotional Delivery Complimented By A Folk Arrangement With Mandolin And Acoustic Guitars, And Sweeping Traditional Country Vocal Harmonies On Her Favorite Dolly Parton Classic!




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SIFTING Reveal Emotional Music Video For Metal-ballad 'Enough'

SIFTING Reveal Emotional Music Video For Metal-ballad 'Enough', New Album Out September 27





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The lightest, brothiest soup recipe for when you can’t eat another bite

Even a person as enthusiastic as I am about home cooking can feel fatigue, and six going on seven weeks of this quarantine, I am feeling it. It’s not so much the cooking. It’s the eating -- probably because I am doing it all day long.





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UK Music Proposes Law To Protect Music Venues

New Legislation Would Protect Music Venues Threatened With Closure




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Streaming & Listening Diversity - Spotify Case Study

Will Artists Have An Easier Time Finding An Audience, Or Will Streaming Focus Global Attention On A Small Number Of Stars?





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Federal judge in Denver rules funding cannot be withheld from law enforcement by using immigration-related terms in grants

The U.S. Justice Department can not withhold millions of dollars in federal funding to Colorado law enforcement agencies by attaching immigration-related terms and conditions to securing the grants according to a federal judge's ruling.




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Front Line Motor Cars v. Webb

(California Court of Appeal) - Upheld sanctions that the Department of Motor Vehicles imposed on a car dealer. The dealer should have returned buyers' down payments when it repossessed the cars after the buyers failed to obtain financing.



  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
  • Consumer Protection Law

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Alarm Detection Systems, Inc. v. Orlando Fire Protection District

(United States Seventh Circuit) - District court's granting of summary judgment and bench verdict for Defendant affirmed. Sherman Act claim fails where the only current feasible way to comply with Chicagoland area city commercial fire safety ordinances was to use an exclusive provider. Under Fisher v. City of Berkeley, government restraints on trade imposed unilaterally do not form the basis of a Section 1 or Section 2 claim.




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Make Health, Not War: In Search of Long-Term Survival

From my wonderful Marquette colleague, professor in social and cultural sciences, Alexandra Crampton, who argues that the very metaphors we use make us less likely to succeed in staying healthy:  As the Covid-19 virus circulates, so have war metaphors. UN and national leaders are using a familiar rallying cry to justify their moral authority, calls … Continue reading Make Health, Not War: In Search of Long-Term Survival




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Might the Pandemic (Finally) Change the Leadership Stereotype?

Does having a woman in charge of a country impact how that country is dealing with the pandemic?   In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, more than one commentator has noticed that it does.  From Forbes to The Atlantic in the U.S., to think tanks around the world, “feminist leadership matters.” Forbes Magazine wrote just … Continue reading Might the Pandemic (Finally) Change the Leadership Stereotype?




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Toby Guerin’s Negotiation Exercise

From TFOI Toby Guerin: I thought that I would share an exercise which we posted this week through the Workplace Mediation Service at University of Maryland, Baltimore.  It can be easily adapted for classes and other environments. Several years ago Andrea Schneider and others wrote an article, “Cooking Up a Deal: Negotiation Recipes for Success.”  … Continue reading Toby Guerin’s Negotiation Exercise




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Negotiation Journal : most recent two issues

I won’t pretend to keep up with everything being written in the ADRsphere if you will promise the same. Having confessed that, and consistent with the regret implied in that confession, I thought I would offer an easy-to-skim Table of Contents view of the last two issues of Negotiation Journal – – a publication I commend … Continue reading Negotiation Journal : most recent two issues




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Trump & Negotiation Skills Redux

In what seems like a decade ago (but was only early March), the ever talented Liz Tippett interviewed me for her brilliant Oregon Law Lab (in person!) about Trump’s Art of the Deal.  Spoiler alert:  We conclude that the book should best be read as a handbook for how to deal with lying…  Enjoy!




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Interview With "Love Ghost!"

Interview With "Love Ghost!"




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"Tweet... Tweet" - From A Bird Named Diskery

Diskery Gets New Twitter Account




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CLOUZINE International Music Magazine Continues To Discover And To Promote Indie Talents From All Over The World. More To Be Featured In Clouzine's Next Issue #17

Clouzine Discovers And Promotes Indie Talents Part Of Discoveries (#16) Tremendous (UK), Jennifer Mlott (USA), And King Fally (Nigeria).




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No, you’re not crazy. Everyone in Colorado really is baking bread.

Everyone has started baking bread during the coronavirus outbreak: Your mom, your neighbor, your best friend. Even you.





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Iconic Colorado promoter Chuck Morris creates music-business program at CSU

The industry veteran is looking to help grow the next generation of not only promoters and managers, but also entertainment lawyers, accountants, publicists and, naturally, artists.




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Chipotle just opened its first drive-thru in Colorado, another one is on the way

"Chipotlanes" are rolling out across the country, at a time when customers can't dine in and want more pickup and delivery options.




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You might need reservations to drive to Maroon Bells this summer with shuttle service “not an option”

With concerns about COVID-19 in mind, the U.S. Forest Service is thinking about swapping public transportation for limited vehicle entry.




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Sihotang v. Sessions

(United States First Circuit) - Granted an Indonesian national's petition for review of a decision denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. The evangelical Christian, who alleged he would be persecuted based on his religion if returned to his homeland, argued that the Board of Immigration Appeals should have granted his motion to reopen his decade-old removal proceedings, because he had shown a material change in country conditions and had made a prima-facie showing of eligibility for asylum. Finding some merit in his arguments for reopening, the First Circuit vacated and remanded for further proceedings.




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Newman v. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed the dismissal of an employee's claim brought under the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. An employee of an investment brokerage firm claimed that she suffered retaliation after she reported to her supervisors and a company hotline that she suspected certain coworkers to be in violation of federal securities law. Agreeing with the district court, the First Circuit held that her whistleblower claim failed because she did not exhaust administrative remedies before bringing the claim.




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Soto-Cintron v. US

(United States First Circuit) - Held that the U.S. government was not liable for the actions of agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who stopped a pickup truck at gunpoint and handcuffed and detained an innocent man for up to 20 minutes. The man brought this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleging false imprisonment. Affirming the district court, the First Circuit held that the government was entitled to summary judgment.




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Prince Amine - "Fuego"

A Review Of "Fuego" By Canadian Artist Prince Amine




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Nicolas Cage to star as Joe Exotic in limited TV series

The Joe Exotic phenomenon keeps growing, with Nicolas Cage to star in a TV miniseries about the colorful wild animal owner made famous by the “Tiger King” docuseries.




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No, you’re not crazy. Everyone in Colorado really is baking bread.

Everyone has started baking bread during the coronavirus outbreak: Your mom, your neighbor, your best friend. Even you.