March 7, 2013 at 10:16 am
My LA346 students may be particularly interested in a new law in Arkansas that will ban abortions starting at twelve weeks. Thoughts on its constitutionality?
March 7, 2013 at 10:07 am
In the last few days I have had several students question the relevance of LA245. This is good. I welcome the skepticism, and see exactly where it comes from. For many, the law seems far afield from their future careers as accountants, entrepreneurs, or bankers. The beginning of the semester does little to clarify; we […]
March 4, 2013 at 10:05 am
My kids are really excited for Friday’s release of the movie Oz The Great and Powerful. Indeed, my daughter was Dorothy last Halloween. I have to admit I am actually looking forward to seeing this movie (unlike most of their movies) because I grew up watching the Wizard of Oz every year when it was […]
I may have sunk to a new low here, because I am about to link you to an article on TMZ. Not exactly a scholarly publication, but TMZ does give us a helpful update on the lawsuit brought by James Franco’s NYU professor against the actor. You will recall that James Franco said mean things […]
February 26, 2013 at 8:34 pm
This seems to be a theme this semester. Anheuser-Busch is being sued for watering down their (cheap) beer, including Budweiser, Michelob, and other special beers like King Cobra (I had no idea they still made this crap). It seems that former employees have blown the whistle on the company, alleging that right before the beer […]
February 19, 2013 at 10:06 pm
This is Zeus. According to the Supreme Court, we can all trust Zeus to protect our Fourth Amendment rights. Doesn’t he look smart and trustworthy? Well, at least he is cute. This is Aldo. He was a police dog in Florida. Clayton Harris, a man addicted to methamphetamine, was pulled over for an expired license […]
February 14, 2013 at 9:53 pm
One of my students sent me this CRAZY article about a student suing her professor over a grade. There is always more to the story, as there is here. The most insane part of it all is that the judge denied the professor’s motion to dismiss the complaint. Uh oh, I better hire a lawyer!
February 9, 2013 at 12:08 pm
Cheap beer. It is the lifeblood of the American college student. Without it, you would all whither away. Or be more prepared for class. Well, the Department of Justice has your back. The Antitrust Division has sued the maker of Budweiser to block its acquisition of the Mexican company that sells Corona. The DoJ argues […]
February 6, 2013 at 12:42 pm
In 2008 the United States suffered a terrible recession, one of the worst in our history. Now that we are on the path to recovery, the government is asking: who is to blame? Lots of banks and financial institutions have been sued, usually by the SEC, for their role in the financial collapse. Most have […]
February 4, 2013 at 1:15 pm
We have talked about the role of juries in a civil litigation, but haven’t yet given much thought to criminal procedure, and what juries do. Although the systems are parallel in many ways, the stakes are always higher in a criminal case, which gives every procedure more import. Perhaps the title of this post should […]
