When Your Spirit Airlines Ticket Disappears: What World Cup 2026 Travelers Need To Know Now
Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth. There is no clean solution here.
The World Cup Is Coming. So Is A New Kind Of Tax.
If a tax is described as targeting visitors but predictably falls on residents, is it still a tourism tax?
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
The $150 Train Ride That Explains Everything Wrong With The World Cup Economy
There is still time to correct course on this absurdity.
No Parking, No Plan: The Hidden Liability Behind World Cup 26
What we are looking at is an unmanaged risk.
FIFA Fan Festivals In New Jersey: Different Parks, Different Risks, Same Security Expectations?
The uncomfortable truth is that 'festival vibes' do not replace serious planning.
The Foxborough Warning: A Legal Fault Line Beneath The 2026 World Cup
The liability question no one wants to discuss...
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
With 100 Days Until FIFA World Cup 26, Congress Should Be Concerned
When funding freezes threaten readiness, lawmakers should be asking whether the financial architecture matches the security burden.
From The Olympic Track To The FIFA World Cup 26 Pitch: The Legal Fault Line Over Athlete Expression
As the world’s most watched tournament approaches, FIFA should treat the events in Cortina not as an Olympic issue, but as an early warning.
FIFA 2026, Politics, And The Law: What Sepp Blatter’s Warning Really Means For The World Cup In America
The 2026 tournament is testing whether a sport that markets itself as borderless can function inside a world of tightening borders and polarized politics.
A World Cup Ticket Isn’t A Souvenir. It’s A Contract Of Adhesion.
The sticker shock is real, but the fine print is where fans lose almost every meaningful right.
Has Legal Industry Upheaval Changed Your Career Goals?
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Morning Docket: 03.10.23
* NY prosecutors signal that Donald Trump is about to be indicted. It's probably a misdemeanor for falsifying records to bribe Stormy Daniels into silence, but it's something. [Huffington Post] * Speaking of bribery, the trial of the Fox executives accused of bribing soccer officials results in split verdict. The only proper result for a case about a sport that drags on forever and ends in a draw. [Courthouse News Service] * Alex Murdaugh is appealing his conviction based on... well, the filing doesn't say but I'm sure those crazy kids will come up with something. [The Hill] * Brett Favre's lawyer says his defamation claims against commentators addressing the Mississippi welfare scandal are a "slam dunk." Which is the wrong sport. [Awful Announcing] * DoNotPay hit with class action lawsuit. Maybe the algorithm can defend them here! If the company is willing to bet a million on its ability to win a SCOTUS case, it can surely do this pro se. [CBS News] * DOJ opposing efforts to keep judges from enhancing sentences for minor crime convictions based on allegations where the jury acquitted. See, this is a reason to be furious with Merrick Garland. [Reuters] * Do you still use paper business cards? Should you upgrade to one of the objectively cooler options out there or are you too much of an American Psycho fan to give up paper? [Daily Business Review]
Morning Docket: 01.18.23
* Former Fox executives brand witness in FIFA bribery case as vengeful, then presumably flopped on the ground holding their shins. [Law360] * If the Supreme Court ditches Chevron... how will businesses react? [Bloomberg] * Michael Cohen is back in the news, speaking with prosecutors about the Stormy Daniels hush money deal. [New York Times] * Oh look! A serial objector trying to derail a settlement. This is why we can't have nice things. [Law.com] * Derek Chauvin is looking to get his state murder convictions thrown out. This is a big deal because it wouldn't even get him out of jail (his federal sentence is locked in)... it's just a bid to set a friendly precedent to the next police officer who might murder someone. [NPR]
Morning Docket: 02.12.19
* When trying to credibly disavow past comments making light of sexual assault victims, try to do it sometime before your entire career hinges on pantomiming remorse. [National Law Journal] * Steptoe the latest firm to unveil a new strategy to promote diversity. [American Lawyer] * In the latest ABC News "The Investigation" podcast, John Dowd describes the Mueller investigation that's tripped up 30+ actual and alleged wrongdoers "a terrible waste of time." [The Investigation] * EU has logged 59,000 data breaches since GDPR came online. So that's working out great. [Corporate Counsel] * Pierce Bainbridge continues its hiring spree, nabbing an IP litigation star from McKool. [The Recorder] * Soccer officials appeal red cards to Second Circuit. [Law360] * Trump commissions Cyberdyne Systems. [Courthouse News Service]
What’s Behind The FIFA Bribery Case? Greed.
The former soccer official got nine years in prison.
Morning Docket: 08.21.18
* Michael Cohen is talking to John Dean because 2018 is the new 1973. [WTOP] * Shocking no one, John Dowd doesn't understand basic laws. [Washington Post] * Andrew Cuomo signed a bill cracking down on bad prosecutors. He's been in office for 7 years but he finally got around to this because Cynthia Nixon said something about criminal justice reform. [Law360] * UNC students toppled a confederate statute because the school wasn't doing anything about it. [Huffington Post] * Will elite Biglaw firms suffer from mid-tier competition? Probably not, but maybe. [American Lawyer] * Microsoft identifies more Russian hacking efforts because Microsoft is our default government now. [Courthouse News Service] * Georgia is trying to kill kids. [AJC] * FIFA fired its lawyer so if you want a job facilitating international graft on an epic scale, here's your chance. [NY Times]