Supreme Court Says It’s OK For Border Patrol Agents To Kill Mexican Citizens As Long As They Die In Mexico
From the precedent-controls-bullets-right-up-until-they-cross-an-imaginary-line dept.
Choosing The Right Jurisdiction For Your Clients
Here are the key considerations when advising a client on the state in which it should incorporate.
Best Practices In Trust Accounting: What Every Lawyer Needs To Know
Learn legal trust accounting best practices to ensure compliance and protect client funds. Discover expert tips to set your firm up for success.
Non-Sequiturs: 07.12.17
* The allegations about Marc Kasowitz's drinking problem might be salacious, but the issue of alcohol abuse by lawyers is serious. [Law.com] * Fun for legal nerds everywhere: Chief Judge Diane Wood benchslaps parties for shoddy jurisdictional statements! [On the Case / Alison Frankel via How Appealing] * And more fodder for #appellatetwitter types: Adam Feldman ranks the most-cited justices of the last Supreme Court Term. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Chris Geidner wonders whether another shoe will drop concerning the emails of Donald Trump Jr. [BuzzFeed] * The trial judge in this defamation case ought to read this analysis by Professor Eugene Volokh -- or at least watch The Big Lebwoski ("For your information, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint."). [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * Professor Paul Horwitz comes to the defense of the latest controversial comments by the artist formerly known as Judge Richard Posner. [PrawfsBlawg]
3 Things To Watch For Post-TC Heartland
The Supreme Court has spoken, and change is coming to patent law yet again.
Standing: The Cure For Cert Grantor’s Remorse in King v. Burwell
Just because the plaintiffs’ standing to sue in King v. Burwell shouldn’t be an issue doesn’t mean it won’t be an issue, as Tamara Tabo explains.
13 Things That Keep GCs Up At Night
"Stop writing useless memos" and other takeaways from the NYLMA GC Summit.
Private Practice Lawyers: Rater Your Work With In-House Counsel
Please share your thoughts in this brief and anonymous survey.
The Stupid Pro Se Legal ‘Theory’ Making the Rounds
Here's some more color on the nature of this encroachment of maritime jurisdiction onto our soil -- land ho!
What’s Horrible About Hollingsworth Is Horrible for Us All
The Supreme Court's ruling in Hollingsworth v. Perry is a disastrous decision, as conservative columnist Tamara Tabo explains.
Today at the Supreme Court: Mistakes Were Made
What are the consequences for various kinds of screw-ups? That's the theme of today's opinions from the Supreme Court.
The New Supreme Court Term Opens With A Splash
What happened on the first day of the new Term of the Supreme Court? According to Above the Law's SCOTUS correspondent, Matt Kaiser, it started with a splash....
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Inside Straight: Oxford University Press Publishes Great New Treatise!
Yeah, I’m shameless, but I repeat: Oxford University Press has just published a great new treatise! I recently popped open a box and held in my hands an advance copy of a new treatise published by Oxford University Press: Drug and Device Product Liability Litigation Strategy (affiliate link), by yours truly and my former partner […]