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A case of some interest to appellate attorneys came out of the Sixth Circuit recently that invoked the Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine — avoiding questions of constitutionality when the validity of a law can be determined on other grounds. Though the case is filed under bankruptcy law, it is instructive in several key areas of law […]

It’s a disgraceful ending after years in the service, but the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to disturb a lower court’s criminal conviction of a retired U.S. Army Colonel who was earlier found by a jury to have knowingly defrauded the US government. Sixteen counts of wire fraud will be difficult to overcome, no […]Read More

It was an unusual alignment of justices that came together to uphold the extortion conspiracy conviction of a former Baltimore police officer today. Samuel Ocasio, the Baltimore cop, had been convicted of extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion under the Hobbs Act for his role in an auto-repair kickback scheme. That conviction can stand, the […]

Solo attorneys all generally know the rules of thumb when it comes to attorney advertising and solicitation. Attorney ads are good; direct solicitations are not so good. Attorney ads have operated mostly this way since the 70s. But how about ads that name specific defendants? Well, at least one high court is looking at this […]

Law enforcement continues to get battered in the court of public opinion. In general, law enforcement could really use a boost of good press. Well, don’t look to California. As if the state didn’t have enough of its plate already, the now infamous Orange County jailhouse informant scandal threatens to shake law enforcement even more. […]

Practicing the law requires patience, dedication, and experience. Hiring a lawyer? Not so much. For the average legal consumer, choosing an attorney is often a quick process. Clients often start searching for lawyers just hours after a legal incident occurs, and the first attorney they contact is often the one they hire. And those quick-acting […]

If you are a student considering a degree even higher than the undergraduate one you recently earned, you’re most likely in that unenviable position of wondering how to finance that degree. Well, recently Sallie Mae became the latest lender to offer its own version of the new type of “parent loans” called “Smart Option Student […]Read More

The founder and CEO of Sam Adams wants his employees to tell him, “F*** you” — except without the asterisks. Under the F You Rule, “it’s okay to say f*** you to anybody else in the company,” CEO Jim Koch explains. The rule is just one of the “business lessons learned over a beer or […]Read More

FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. It appears that robots are at least one of the waves of the future. As an example, 23 million of Twitter’s user accounts in fact are autonomous Twitterbots. Why? Apparently, they are there to perform research, heighten productivity, […]

Growth is good. But how do you go about it? You could take in more clients, bring on higher-paying clients, or make more efficient use of the resources you already have. To help you out, here are our top posts on growing your small or solo firm’s profits, from the FindLaw archives. 1. Don’t Just […]

The operatives of the The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Chief of Staff to the Adamawa State Governor, Muhammadu Jibrilla. AbdurRahman Jimeta was detained on Sunday by EFCC operatives who stormed Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Mr. Jimeta also served as chief of staff to former Governor Murtala Nyako, whose property […]

Troops deployed in the ongoing operation Lafiya Dole in the North East have captured nine members of the Boko Haram sect who were hiding in fox holes in the Borno State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Monday that the troops of the 22 Brigade Garrison, captured […]