Category: Law

Good fiction, especially science fiction, can be prophetic, not because the writer has some mystical way of reading the future, but because, as Southern Catholic novelist Flannery O’Connor once wrote, “prophecy is a matter of seeing near things with their extensions of meaning and thus of seeing far things close up.” Audiences turned out in […]

Australia is said to have one of the highest cannabis prevalence rates in the world and public attitudes to its use are shifting. North American, European and other cannabis companies looking for investment opportunities would do well to follow these shifts. Growing cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes was legalized under federal law in 2016. […]

* Supreme Court tells Boy Scouts to Be Prepared to go through with sex abuse settlement. [Law360] * Former White House lawyer takes over HR at Boeing. If only every glaring hole at Boeing could be patched up that quickly. [Seattle Times] * Trump’s new sneakers have red soles. Intellectual property lawyers know what’s up […]

SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Feb 21, 2024 at 9:16 am The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected two petitions arguing that New York’s rent stabilization is unconstitutional. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning issued orders from the justices’ private conference on Friday, Feb. 16. The court did not add any new cases […]

Use these time management tips to improve your efficiency, reduce stress — and get more focused at work and home. We all know those lawyers, the ones who have a thriving practice, time for family, loads of energy, and are enjoying the various aspects of their lives. How do they do it? With planning and […]

Attorneys for the proposed class say that Stanley and its parent company continue to “conceal the known risks and failed to warn of known or scientifically knowable dangers and risks associated with ingesting lead.” A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Pacific Market International, the parent company of Stanley, misled consumers by failing to disclose that […]

“That is not the judgment of the press.” Those words from President Joe Biden were a telling moment after a reporter noted that there is widespread concern that he is mentally diminished. Biden’s cranky response was overshadowed by his confusion on other points during the press conference, including mixing up the presidents of Egypt and […]