Category: Law

In November 2012, Washington voters approved the production, processing, and retail sales of recreational cannabis within Washington state under what is known as Initiative 502 (“I-502”). Washington state then provided a regulatory framework for how the legalization of recreational cannabis production, processing, and retail sales would be regulated under what would become the Washington State […]

* Legal industry adds 2700 jobs last month. And all of them are already regretting it. [Law360] * Federal Circuit says their pocket impeachment of Judge Pauline Newman is totally constitutional. It’s apparently written right next to the part where the drafters wrote “just kidding” after the insurrection clause [Reuters] * Companies rethinking deals based […]

As more healthcare facilities are experiencing cyberattacks, patients are leery of trusting providers with their personal information. In recent years, the frequency and severity of healthcare data breaches have surged, impacting millions of Americans and raising questions about the vulnerability of personal data. The healthcare industry, once considered a bastion of privacy and security, is […]

Below is my column in the Hill on real possibility of a federal trial of former president Donald Trump just before or even through the 2024 election. The claim that this schedule is the result of treating Trump like other criminal defendants is increasingly dubious given statements of courts and the Special Counsel. Here is […]

The venerable economist Milton Friedman once said, “Only a crisis—actual or perceived—produces real change.” That’s the impulse behind Winston Churchill’s admonition (later famously echoed by Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel): “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Well, welcome to the world of American higher education. Crippling tuition, bloated bureaucracies, huge rates of […]

LAUSD, aware that Daniel Garcia was violating safety rules during his employment, ignored multiple reports of sexual harassment. LOS ANGELES – Attorneys John Taylor and Natalie Weatherford of Taylor & Ring, a California plaintiff trial law firm, obtained a $13 million verdict on behalf of the plaintiff, Jane Doe, against Los Angeles Unified School District […]

Special Counsel David Weiss has filed a blistering opposition to the motion to dismiss by Hunter Biden in California that cites his own book and conflicting statements as creating “nothing more than a house of cards.” The filing (below) shows how Hunter’s claims (repeated by many in the media) collapse under even cursory review in […]