Former Justice Department lawyer Jeff Clark just got booted out of federal court and will be facing RICO charges in Fulton County next year alongside Donald Trump and 16 other co-defendants. This afternoon, US District Judge Steve Jones declined to assume jurisdiction over the case, rejecting Clark’s argument that he had been acting within the … Read more
Southwestern Law School launches the nation’s first fully online J.D. program offering both full-time and part-time options with a mainly asynchronous curriculum. The program maintains the rigor and quality of Southwestern’s residential J.D. programs while providing flexibility that will enable individuals with professional or personal commitments to pursue a law degree without disrupting their careers … Read more
(NA) Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Devillier v. Texas, an important takings case. Together with the Cato Institute, I filed an amicus brief urging the Court to take and reverse this terrible decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. I hope they will now do exactly that! I previously … Read more
It is not just in the automotive industry that commercial representative models or “agency models” are currently booming. More and more manufacturers – across the board – are changing the distribution of their products to commercial representatives or are planning to do so in the next few years. From the principal’s point of view, these … Read more
DALLAS, TX—Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in Texas through a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research, and peer evaluation. The Texas lawyers who receive the highest point totals during this selection process are further recognized in Texas Super Lawyers Top Lists. Amy M. Stewart Top 50: 2023 Women Texas … Read more
Gizmodo: “The number of ways you can chat with generative AI engines continues to grow, from ChatGPT to Claude to Google Bard to Bing AI, and FreedomGPT is one of the latest options you can add to your list of potential conversational partners. Here we’re going to take you through the key features that mark … Read more
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Sep 29, 2023 at 5:55 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Federal law bars housing discrimination against a person with a disability. Under the … Read more
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A federal judge in West Virginia sided with an employer who terminated an employee who “lied” on his employment application about medical conditions, finding he wasn’t protected by the confidentiality provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act because he later voluntarily disclosed his medical information. In a Sept. 27 opinion, U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas … Read more
A very interesting analysis, from the author of a forthcoming (just in a few weeks) Journal of Free Speech Law article on the subject. The post Daphne Keller (Stanford) on the "Transparency" Issues in the <i>Netchoice</i> Cases appeared first on Reason.com.