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In the sci-fi thriller ‘Minority Report,’ Tom Cruise sees tailor-made advertisements targeting him pop up wherever he goes. It’s a paranoid’s delusion come true. Well, it’s not science fiction anymore and it’s not in your head. Advertisers are following you wherever your cell phone, smart device, laptop, or computer goes. And it’s going to get […]Read More

The controversial Second Amendment case that made headlines in July may be headed back to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia for an en banc review. The district’s attorney general has formally made a request for an en banc review of the decision holding the district’s restrictions on issuing concealed carry […]

It’s one thing when a U.S. Senator can’t get a bill passed; it’s another when he can’t get past standing to sue in court. But that’s what happened to Senator Rand Paul on his way to the Capitol, where he introduced a bill to repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. In Crawford v. United […]Read More

The defamation lawsuit filed in the federal Southern District Court of New York by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin against the New York Times has been dismissed. Judge Jed Rakoff noted that Palin’s case failed to adequately make a showing of actual malice to support the public figure defamation claim. Significantly, the case may be […]

Sometimes scheduling conflicts cannot be fixed. While you may be able to perform super-human feats, being in two places at the same time just isn’t possible. Fortunately, help is usually just a call, or even a click or tap, away. Contract attorneys can perform all sorts of various tasks for you. One commonly assigned task […]

Recently, a line of cases have all been filed against Apple and other device makers as a result of auto accidents caused by smartphone-induced distracted driving. Following a federal decision in a similar case against Apple out of Texas, a California court rejected the theory that device makers are liable for distracted driving accidents caused […]

What do Tiffany Trump and Kourtney Kardashian have in common, besides being members of reality television families? Alright, so the Trumps are not technically a reality TV family. But they are definitely on Trump TV enough. In any case, have your figured out the connection? Tiffany and Kourtney both want to go to law school, […]

It’s just a matter of time before Francis Rawls will have to man up to some damning technology. You see, Rawls has been sitting in jail two years now for refusing to decrypt his hard drives. A judge held him in contempt in 2015 because he would not unlock encrypted drives connected to his Apple […]

In every major disaster, heroes are needed. Some will save lives; many will be unnamed. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, a mother drowned while saving her toddler — found clinging to her body. Their identities were withheld from reports until the child’s father could be notified. Meanwhile, the Texas Bar Association has sent out […]

The U.S. Supreme Court stayed an order that would have forced legislators to redraw two congressional districts in Texas, pending a decision about whether the boundaries discriminate against minorities. Justice Samuel Alito, Jr. issued the one-page order in Abbott v. Perez, giving the plaintiffs until Sept. 5, 2017, to respond. Meanwhile, the Court will review […]

Many lawyers are frustrated actors, but that doesn’t mean they should be making movies. After all, how many people actually want to watch a lawyer video? According to a new report, not that many. The good new is, however, the numbers explain what consumers really want from attorney videos. And it’s not special effects. Please […]

For many law students, the size of the workload in law school can be crushing to the soul, spirit, and social life. When there are hundreds of pages of dense case law reading due every week, keeping up with school can be a real challenge. However, law students can take comfort in the fact that […]