CABA Briefs Spring 2013 The tragic mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut has inspired a new push for gun legislation.[1] President Obama’s immediate reaction was to ask for Vice President Biden to “come up with a set of concrete proposals” to “reduce the epidemic of gun violence that plagues this country.” Yet Rep. Louie Gohmert, (R-Tex.) illuminated a viewpoint in opposition to President Obama’s: that the answer to Read More
UM Law Alumni Leadership Award
October 23, 2013 by
UM Law Alumni Leadership Award On Tuesday, October 22, 2013, the University of Miami Law Alumni Association held its annual Miami-Dade County Judicial Reception. There, four graduates received awards. Judge Jonathan Goodman, JD '83, Saif Y. Ishoof, JD '00, Judge Bertila A. Soto, JD '89, each were given the Alumni Achievement Award, while attorney Jane Muir, JD '09 received the Alumni Leadership Award. The Alumni Read More
Bishop Leo Frade; Evangelist & Convicted Felon?
June 1, 2013 by
Although they may be separate, there have been occasions in the history of the United States when church and state found one another at odds. This article profiles Leo Frade, the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, who has spent his life promoting humanitarian goals. Governments in two countries have opposed his efforts, but so far, he has prevailed with the help of the legal system. Read More
Cuba Changes Exit Visa Policy
January 14, 2013 by
The Cuban government’s policy of permitting citizens to travel abroad without exit visas, announced in October 2012, becomes effective January 14, 2013. According to Granma, the newspaper operated by the Communist party, Cuban citizens will only have to show their passport and a visa from the country to which they are traveling after the new policy becomes effective. The measure will also extend the amount of time Read More
The Search Engine Optimization Arms Race
October 17, 2012 by
Search Engine Optimization The Florida Bar Board of Governors recently considered the issue of using metatags for search engine optimization after the Standing Committee on Advertising asked them for an opinion on the issue. Yet many lawyers are still in the dark about what exactly search engine optimization (or “SEO”) even is, and how one would go about using it. Almost everyone has a basic understanding that Read More
