Top 10 in Law Blogs: NCAA Protest, “Dirtiest Hotel” Defamation?, Global Warming

Today marked two big legal deadlines discussed heavily by the LexBlog Network: today officially marked the SEC lifting its long-standing ban on solicitation for private funds and the HIPAA/HITECH Omnibus Rule going into effect. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 172.

• College Football Players Protest NCAA For Reforms – Phoenix lawyer Gregg Clifton of Jackson Lewis on the firm’s Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
• Sixth Circuit Affirms ‘Dirtiest Hotel’ Defamation Ruling – New York attorney Jeff Neuburger of Proskauer Rose in the firm’s New Media & Technology Law Blog
• Facebook “Like” is Protected First Amendment Speech – Houston attorney Travis Crabtree of Looper Reed & McGraw on his blog, eMedia Law Insider
• WIll the United States Supreme Court Review Minnesota’s Test Refusal Law? – Roseville, MN attorney Daniel Koewler of Ramsay Law Firm on the firm’s blog, Minnesota DWI Defense
• Global Warming Threat is Worse Than Ever … Or It’s Not – Dallas lawyer Charles Sartain of Looper Reed & McGraw on Energy And The Law
• Are The Railroads Responsible If An Oil Train Explodes In Philadelphia? – Philadelphia lawyer Maxwell Kennerly of The Beasley Firm on his blog, Litigation & Trial
• The SEC’s Proposed Pay Ratio Disclosure Requirements: Another Fine Mess – Ohio attorney Kevin LaCroix of RT ProExec in his blog, The D & O Diary
• Monday Morning Regulatory Review – 9/23/13 – Washington, DC lawyer Lee Beck on his blog, the Federal Regulations Advisor
• New SEC General Solicitation Rules Go Into Effect – Seattle lawyer Megan Muir of DLA Piper on the firm’s blog, The Venture Alley
• Two Career Mistakes Women (and Men) Make – Professional development expert Cynthia Pladziewicz on her blog, Professional Development Perspectives

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