Trials can be fun for trial lawyers when they get there, however as Dan Fogelberg would say, “But the traveling was hell!” The last piece, the prep time before packing up for the courtroom isn’t so much fun. There’s a ...
Read More »Commentary: Real property crimes target distressed homes, homeowners
The dream of homeownership, combined with the current economic climate, increases the susceptibility of some homeowners to real estate fraud schemes.
Read More »Commentary: Hobby Lobby doesn’t have religious rights
The idea that a corporation can have religious beliefs seems ludicrous on its face. There’s no end to what corporations could do — or rather, not do — in the guise of religion.
Tagged with: contraceptive Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Read More »Commentary: ‘Diploma privilege’ may be death knell for bar exam
With close to 30 percent of states currently offering the same bar exam and the idea of a diploma privilege system growing, the death knell for the traditional bar exam is growing louder.
Read More »Commentary: NFL lawsuit shows common sense went M.I.A.
The Hollywood Reporter tells us that the league has now upped its nearly-two-year-old $1.5 million lawsuit against the rapper M.I.A. to $16.6 million in damages for having flipped the bird at halftime of Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.
Read More »Commentary: We should have killed Fannie Mae while we could
Commentary: Putting caps on damages won’t fix malpractice laws
Evidence suggests the right way forward is not to impose arbitrary caps on liability. Instead, we should change the basis for finding a doctor guilty of malpractice in the first place.
Tagged with: damage caps medical malpractice
Read More »Commentary: Why you can’t ban gay couples from your business
Unlike earlier legislative efforts to block gay marriage, this law is probably constitutional. Yet Gov. Jan Brewer still shouldn’t sign it.
Tagged with: gay marriage
Read More »Commentary: Religion in public schools — still an issue
Let us take a little trip to Sabine Parish. It is located in “the Bible Belt” of Louisiana. How do we know that? Because the superintendent of the Sabine Parish School District said so to the parents of a Buddhist sixth-grader.
Tagged with: Establishment Clause
Read More »Commentary: Tips for handling love in the workplace
Love may be a wonderful thing, but in the workplace it can put a company at risk.
Read More »Commentary: Is it constitutional for the NSA to eavesdrop on international communications?
Do NSA practices of surveillance without a warrant violate the Fourth Amendment?
Tagged with: National Security Agency
Read More »