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An inmate who was possibly a little too flower-power for his own good had his guitar seizure case dismissed by the Tenth Circuit’s Court of Appeals. In a desperate bid to get his instrument back, the plaintiff started blustering his way through the court system, trying to throw every possible legal theory he had at […]

The Fourth Circuit’s Court of Appeals laid down clear law in ruling that the police may only use their tasers against persons who pose an “immediate safety risk.” Unfortunately, this law came a little too late for Ronald Armstrong, a mentally ill man who was accidentally killed by police who’d hoped the “excruciating pain” would […]Read More

If you’re thinking about establishing a solo practice as a young attorney, be prepared to face a number of challenges early on. The most practical issue is this: how to find your first clients? To help you get started, we’ve compiled a few pointers: Work With Other Attorneys … and Their Clients: Work with another […]

A California lawyer was sanctioned, and bench slapped, by the Northern District of California on Tuesday, for disrupting depositions, failing to comply with discovery orders, and, well, being a bit of a sleaze ball. Peter George Bertling, a partner at Bertling and Clausen in Santa Barbara, California, earned a special rebuke for telling opposing counsel […]

A gas pipeline in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State conveying gas from Escravos–Warri-Lagos-Abuja, was on Thursday Night blown up by suspected Ex-Militants. The gas pipeline is a property of the Nigeria Gas Company, NGC, in what is believed to be a resumption of fresh hostilities in the Niger Delta region.  We slept with […]

Once upon a time, white papers were simply government documents that spelled out government policies and invited comment on them. The Churchhill White Paper of 1922 is one of the earliest such examples. But white papers have changed plenty over the years. Today, they’re authoritative, persuasive, mini-reports primarily used to develop thought leadership or business […]

At least one school we know about is weathering the law school admissions storm: Harvard Law. As lesser ranked schools struggle to survive, the nation’s top law school has adopted a strategy that few others have the privilege of doing: sucking up the talent from other great schools. Transfers Into Harvard In 2015, Harvard Law […]

If you’ve seen video of self-driving cars cruising through the streets of Manhattan or San Francisco and it slightly terrified you, you weren’t alone. Self-driving cars still struggle with things like rain. Can they really handle Bay Area bikers or New York pedestrians? But whether you fear or love self-driving cars, they’re probably here to […]Read More

The status of Puerto Rico was front and center in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, as the justices heard arguments in Puerto Rico v. Valle. On its face, the case is about whether the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico can prosecute a criminal, already tried by the federal government, without violating the Constitution’s prohibition on double […]

Electronic signatures have quickly become the predominant means of closing a deal, although it would be a mistake to believe that all digital signatures are made the same. Under basic application of business contract and evidence rules, one could say that electronic signatures are really not that “toothier” than their paper counter-parts. At least this […]

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) continued its bearish trend as it lost 2.99% on today’s trading to close at 23,514.04. Here is a snapshot of today’s trading; ASI: 23,514.04 DEALS: 4,448 VOLUME: 476,650,091 VALUE: 6,181,883,033.63 MARKET CAP: 8,086,916,326,061.86 Here are 5 Gainers and Losers for the day; NB opened at N92.33 and closed at N96.9 […]Read More

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has been on a bearish run since the beginning of this year, and the market has lost more than N1 trillion so far. The All Share Index was down 3.44% on Thursday. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Oscar Onyema on Thursday, during the presentation of […]