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AEG Presents and Live Nation offer refunds after consumer anger, lawmaker pressure

Live Nation and AEG Presents will offer refunds to ticketholders whose events have been canceled due to coronavirus.





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Summer concerts at Hudson Gardens canceled over coronavirus concerns

Hudson Gardens has hosted concerts every summer since 1999.





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Guest Commentary: We need a new measure of success — economic and political — that accounts for sustainability

How strong is our economy if it can’t absorb shocks? If growth comes at a great expense to future generations? And where is the scorecard that tells us how we are actually doing?




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Unanimous Supreme Court throws out “Bridgegate” convictions

A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two political insiders involved in the “Bridgegate” scandal that ultimately derailed the 2016 presidential bid of then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The justices found evidence of deception, corruption and abuse of power in the scheme, but said “not every corrupt act by state or local officials is a federal crime.”




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Conard v. Pennsylvania State Police

(United States Third Circuit) - Reinstated a former 911 dispatcher's claim that her former supervisors gave false, defamatory job references to her prospective employers to retaliate against her for her previous employment complaints, in violation of her constitutional rights. The dispatcher claimed that undeserved negative references had prevented her from obtaining other employment. Reversing the dismissal of her complaint, the Third Circuit held that she adequately pleaded a First Amendment retaliation claim.





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Colorado state employees’ raises at risk because of coronavirus’ economic impact

Colorado lawmakers may forgo raises next year as they anticipate having to make major changes in the overall state budget -- including eliminating raises for all state employees.




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Colorado Democrats “cautiously optimistic” about “safer at home,” despite concerns over rollout

When some of Colorado's Democratic lawmakers found out about Gov. Jared Polis's decision not to extend the state's coronavirus stay-at-home order and instead allow certain types of businesses to soon begin reopening, they were frustrated.






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Sierra Club v. State Water Control Board

(United States Fourth Circuit) - Denied a legal challenge filed by environmental groups seeking to prevent the construction of a natural gas pipeline across part of Virginia. The environmental groups argued that the Commonwealth of Virginia had improperly certified that the pipeline project would not degrade the state's water. Unpersuaded, the Fourth Circuit, which had jurisdiction over the case by federal statute, concluded that Virginia's issuance of a Clean Water Act certification was not arbitrary and capricious, and thus denied the environmental groups' petition for review.




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Screen Music Connect To Explore The Music Of Film, Television And Interactive Media

Created By James Hannigan, Award-winning Composer And Game Music Connect Co-founder, Screen Music Connect Builds On The Success Of The Sold-out Game Music Conferences




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IndieOn Connects Music To The Blockchain

IndieOn Is Confident Of Creating A "music Miner" Who Listens More And Grow Their Token Value







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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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You can pay to have one of these Erie sanctuary animals join your next video conference call

Look at that face!





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P.J. v. Conn. Bd. of Educ.

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed in part, vacated in part. Affirming that a court is not barred from considering additional attorney fees in cases involving settlement agreements, but disagreeing with the application of the standard in the instant case.




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Connecticut Fine Wine and Spirits LLC v. Seagull

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. Various Connecticut Liqour Control Act and related regulations were hybrid restraints on trade but the plaintiff failed to plead facts that they constitute per se violations of the Sherman Act.




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Ennio Morricone Music v. Bixio Music Group

(United States Second Circuit) - Reversed. Concluding the musical works at issue were not works made for hire, the panel reverses the district court’s grant of summary judgement in favor of the defendant.




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Trammell Crow settles bid-rigging accusations in Denver convention center expansion

The development manager accused of showing favoritism toward a construction bidder on the Colorado Convention Center expansion project has signed a $250,000 settlement with state investigators.




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The Container Store v. US

(United States Federal Circuit) - Reversing and remanding the final judgment of the United States Court of International Trade case granting summary judgment to the government because the subject modular storage unit imports were improperly classified as mountings and fittings rather than as parts of unit furniture.




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Connecticut Ironworkers Employers Association, Inc. v. New England Regional Council of Carpenters

(United States Second Circuit) - Vacating the district court's determination that a carpenters union was entitled to summary judgment as to Sherman Act Antitrust charges, but affirmed summary judgment for them as to unfair labor practices charges in a case where the union used subcontracting to include ironworking in their activities because the union did not qualify for the non-statutory exemption to antitrust liability, but qualified for the construction industry proviso.




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Connecticut Fine Wine and Spirits LLC v. Seagull

(United States Second Circuit) - Held that Connecticut law governing liquor pricing is not preempted by federal antitrust law. Affirmed the dismissal of a liquor retailer's complaint, which challenged certain provisions of Connecticut's Liquor Control Act and related regulations.



  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation

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Shared Society in Israel–Virtual Conference on April 22nd

From old friend and colleague Ran Kuttner, here is a conference in Israel on shared society (scheduled for April 22nd) that most of us would not get the chance to attend but now can since it will be virtual (and the morning is in English)–the link to registration is here! https://www.facebook.com/events/585091012107455/  




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The Coronavirus and the Constructive Conflict Initiative

For many years, Guy and Heidi Burgess have organized a series of projects dealing with difficult, intractable conflicts, and they developed an incredibly rich website of resources. They recently collected the following series of statements about conflict and the coronavirus, including the following.  Here’s a list of the statements with links to each one.  They … Continue reading The Coronavirus and the Constructive Conflict Initiative




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Conversations about Innovations in Teaching, Research and Technology

From pioneer in our field, Jeanne Brett: With the unprecedented and rapid need to switch from face-to-face to synchronous online classes, everyone using exercises and simulations has learned a lot.  iDG, NegotiateUP and NTR  are launching a series of Conversations about Innovations in Teaching Research and Technology held during three Fridays in June (5th, 12th, … Continue reading Conversations about Innovations in Teaching, Research and Technology




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CLOUZINE Contemporary Music Magazine #16 Coming Soon

The 16th Issue Of CLOUZINE To Be Published Soon !




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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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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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Gustavsen v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed the dismissal of a consumer complaint alleging that manufacturers of prescription eye drops deliberately designed their bottles to emit unnecessarily large drops in a ploy to force patients to waste the expensive medication and thus buy more of it. Moving to dismiss on preemption grounds, the manufacturers contended that the Food and Drug Administration would have to approve any modification of the medication's bottle. Agreeing, the First Circuit held that FDA regulations preempted the plaintiffs' state law claims seeking to force a change in the bottle design.



  • Consumer Protection Law
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National Federation of the Blind v. Container Store, Inc.

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed the denial of a retail chain's motion to compel arbitration of a proposed class action brought by blind customers. The retailer moved to compel arbitration of the discrimination lawsuit, citing an arbitration provision in the terms and conditions of a loyalty program of which the individual plaintiffs were members. However, the district court concluded that the arbitration provision was not enforceable here, and the First Circuit found no error in that ruling.




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Canadian Rock Band Across The Board Set To Release Second Full Length Album “Sonic Boom”

Toronto-based Rock Band, Across The Board Will Release Their Second Full-length Album, "Sonic Boom" On May 4, 2018. Produced And Recorded In Toronto By MC2 Music Media, The Album Pays Homage To A Band




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JORDAN ST.CYR WINS ARTIST OF THE YEAR AT TALENT CONTEST

Canadian Singer Jordan St.Cyr Has Been Selected As Artist Of The Year At The 1st Annual Christian International Talent Contest.




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Watch these Colorado contestants on “The Price Is Right,” “Jeopardy!”

Looking for TV to watch while stuck at home? Catch Colorado contestants Joe Harrison and Natalie Hathcote on "The Price Is Right" and "Jeopardy!"




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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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Guest Commentary: We need a new measure of success — economic and political — that accounts for sustainability

How strong is our economy if it can’t absorb shocks? If growth comes at a great expense to future generations? And where is the scorecard that tells us how we are actually doing?






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Former CU Buffs forward Jakub Dombek to continue collegiate career at Hartford

Jakub Dombek will attempt to make a career out of college basketball at Hartford. The former Colorado Buffaloes forward announced via his Instagram account that he has committed to the University of Hartford.




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Colorado’s metro district developers among the biggest campaign contributors

Metro district developers and home builders in Colorado are major campaign contributors to elected officials where they have developments. Developer Pat Hamill of Oakwood Homes is a major contributor, no more so than the Ebert Metropolitan District in Denver where his company is its developer.





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Tri-State, Delta-Montrose cooperative agree to end contract in $62.5 million deal

The divorce between the Delta-Montrose Electric Association and its wholesale power provide, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, is nearly final. All that's left is getting the OK from federal regulators. And a $62.5 million exit fee.





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CHSAA brainstorming contingency plans for fall sports: “Nothing is off the table”

First, the coronavirus pandemic claimed the state basketball championships. Then, it forced CHSAA to cancel the spring season altogether on April 21.