Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 12/16/07

Didn’t get a chance to throw this post out yesterday, so here it comes – a bit delayed, but still capturing the pulse of the LexBlogosphere.

The discussion taking place December 16, 2007 includes these posts:

• Happy 5th birthday, Creative Commons! – California attorney Cathy Kirkman of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in her Silicon Valley Media Law Blog
• Disparity in sentencing for crack cocaine offenders: the U.S. Supreme Court speaks – Florida lawyer Ron Chapman in his Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog
• Avoid probate of equity refunds from continuing care communities – Chapel Hill attorney Greg Herman-Giddens of TrustCounsel PA in his North Carolina Estate Planning Blog
• Critical issues for retailers in vertical mixed-use projects – California attorney Alan Aronson of Aronson Light in the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Update
• Strange brew: rock stars, experts, and class actions – Texas lawyer Cliff Hutchinson of Hughes & Luce in his blog, Science Evidence