Can the US government kill you without legal due process. The September 2011 killing of a U.S. citizen in Yemen in a targeted drone strike shows the answer to be maybe under certain circumstances. As part of the US government’s …
Legal Extrajudicial Killings of US Citizens Memo Released Read more »
The most recent issue of the ABA’s Family Law Quarterly includes a case digest of recent decisions from the fifty states covering most issues in family law. Organized topically, each summary gives you the state, citation, and a one-paragraph overview …
Family Law – Fifty State Summary of Recent Cases Read more »
Ever make a “cringeworthy blunder” or “hugely embarrassing” mistake in class or on a brief? Well, while you should certainly strive not to, it may make you feel better to know that Justice Anton Scalia of the US Supreme Court …
Made a Mistake? Don’t Worry Justice Scalia Makes Them Too. Read more »
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” infamously wrote William Shakespeare in Henry the Sixth. Today, with the Bard’s 450th birthday, it seems that members of the bar haven’t really held much of a grudge against Shakespeare …
Happy 450th: Far from Holding a Grudge, Lawyers Love Shakespeare Read more »
If you braved the lines, you may have already seen Peter Jackson’s latest blockbuster, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, which was released at midnight last night. The movie is the subject of a lawsuit filed this week in a …
