Also known as: programs · programmed · programming · programme
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
3 senses
A set of coded instructions directing a computer to perform specified operations. The term includes supporting information provided with a transaction when the program is customarily treated as part of the goods or when ownership of the goods confers a right to use the program.
A set of coded instructions directing a computer to perform specified operations. The term includes supporting information provided with a transaction when the program is customarily treated as part of the goods or when ownership of the goods confers a right to use the program.
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An organized scheme or plan through which a government or organization delivers assistance, services, or structured activities. Such programs include public assistance, pro bono legal services, and approved lawyers assistance initiatives.
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A schedule or agenda listing the order of events at a meeting, convention, or organized gathering. A judge may appear on or permit use of the judicial title in connection with such a program subject to fundraising restrictions.
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An organized scheme or plan through which a government or organization delivers assistance, services, or structured activities. Such programs include public assistance, pro bono legal services, and approved lawyers assistance initiatives.
A schedule or agenda listing the order of events at a meeting, convention, or organized gathering. A judge may appear on or permit use of the judicial title in connection with such a program subject to fundraising restrictions.
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Premier Manufacturing granted a security interest in industrial robots. Each robot contained an embedded computer program that controlled its functions. The secured party perfected its interest in the robots as goods because the program was associated with the equipment in the ordinary course of business.
A computer program embedded in goods is included in the definition of goods when it is customarily considered part of the goods or when ownership of the goods confers a right to use the program. A program embedded solely in the medium itself is excluded.
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Attorney Lopez represented an indigent client through a law school clinic. After the client lost housing, Lopez gave the client a small sum for rent. The gift was not promised before retention and Lopez sought no reimbursement from the client or anyone affiliated with the client.
The city awarded construction contracts under a race-based set-aside program. A non-minority bidder sued, arguing the program lacked evidence of past discrimination in the local industry. The court required the city to show a strong basis in evidence that the program remedied specific past discrimination.
Paul Peterson and Pilar Pena signed a premarital agreement eliminating spousal support. After divorce, Pilar qualified for public assistance benefits. The court ordered Paul to pay support sufficient to keep Pilar off the public assistance program.
Parker Phillips participated in an approved lawyers assistance program and learned that another lawyer had committed serious misconduct. Phillips was not required to report the information because it was obtained while participating in the program.
A lawyer may provide modest gifts for basic living expenses but may not promise the gifts before retention or seek reimbursement from the client or anyone affiliated with the client.
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A court may require support payments when the elimination of support would make a party eligible for public assistance at the time of separation or dissolution.
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Information gained while participating in an approved lawyers assistance program is exempt from the reporting requirement under Rule 8.3.
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Judge Rivera accepted an invitation to speak at the annual awards dinner of a local bar association. The printed program listed her as a featured speaker and included her judicial title. Because the event raised funds for legal aid, the judge participated only after confirming the program concerned the administration of justice.
A judge may appear on the program of a fundraising event only if the event concerns the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice.
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…393, 413 (1922), and this Court has accordingly recognized, in a wide variety of contexts, that government may execute laws or programs that adversely affect recognized economic values. Exercises of the taxing power are one obvious example. A second are the decisions in which this Court has dismissed “taking” challenges on…