Obama’s Life Advice to a Law Student
President Obama recently fielded questions from audience members at his town-hall-meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, including one question from an enthusiastic Tulane 2L: How can I and my friends be…
Supreme Court Puts Itself in the Middle of Immigration Debate
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to President Obama’s executive actions on immigration on Tuesday. The case involves a challenge by 26 states, led by Texas, to the…
Embezzling Lawyer to Serve 45 Months’ Hard Time
A lawyer who, over a series of years, embezzled money from his client’s estate to the tune of just under $2 million, was sentenced to 45 months of federal prison.…
Yosemite Will Change Historic Names in Trademark Dispute
When news first came out about Yosemite “losing” its trademark rights to a greedy Madison Ave. company, people predictably started foaming at the mouth. But it turns out that it’s…
Anti-Smoking Members Didn’t Invalidate Menthol Report, Commission
When the FDA appointed twelve members to the Tobacco Products Safety Advisory Committee to advise the commissioner on tobacco products, three members were fairly anti-smoking. They testified as expert witnesses…
Should GCs Move to the Company Board?
Gone are the days when general counsel simply served a company as the consummate legal stick-in-the-mud. As the world of business becomes more complex, GC skills are now needed more…
SCOTUS to Review Validity of Patent ‘Death Squads’
The nation’s highest court is scheduled to scrutinize what a former federal judge ominously labeled as patent ‘death squads,’ referring to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board as set out…
3 Top Legal Developments in Health Care Law for the Year Ahead
The health care industry continues to be reshaped by changes in federal law and technological developments. Health care companies are merging at greater rates and putting more attention towards corporate…
Why Lawyers and Law Students Can, Do, and Should Use Wikipedia
Wikipedia, the free Internet encyclopedia and seventh most trafficked website in the world, turned 15 years old last week. And as maligned as the crowd-sourced encyclopedia is, it certainly beats…
9th Cir. Eviscerates Nevada Judge Robert C. Jones — Again
The Ninth Circuit settled a long-standing dispute between federal authorities and Nevada ranchers on Friday, ruling that the Hage family had illegally grazed cattle on federal land without a permit.…