NNPC To Carry Out Major Shake-Up Next Week, First In 20 Years- Kachikwu
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will undergo a major restructuring next week, according to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr, Ibe Kachikwu on Thursday at the Shell…
[$3.9 billion Fine] MTN May List On The Nigerian Stock Exchange
MTN Group may finally get to list its Nigerian unit on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) once the issue over the $3.9 billion fine with the NCC is resolved. This…
How to Apply to Law School as an Older Applicant
Many of you have heard the euphemism “non-traditional” law school applicant. This term has been used to encompass persons who seek to go into law from other careers, who took…
Fourth Circuit Dismisses Equal Protection Suit Against FEC
Conservative political action committees (PACs) took a hit on the chin with the Fourth Circuit’s determination that the 1971 FECA rules did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the…
6th Circuit Says It Has Authority to Clarify EPA’s WOTUS Rule
If there has ever been a convoluted rule to come from the EPA/Army Corps of Engineers, it’s the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. Just recently, the Sixth Circuit…
11th Cir. Upholds Maximum Sentence for Career Felon
Ricardo Lenin Osorio-Moreno is not a nice person. Troubling childhood aside, his criminal history began at the age of 15 with crimes of grand theft, burglary, armed robbery, and possession;…
Apple Security in China and America: A Double Standard?
A lot of ink has been devoted these past few weeks over Apple’s resistance to the FBI. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, has repeatedly made his position clear that Apple customers’…
2nd Cir. Unseals Atty Suit Records in Kickback Scandal
The Second Circuit ruled recently that the law firm of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP can’t hide up court records in a lawsuit in which a “disgruntled employee” was…
Judge Posner Dismisses Suit That Pits Butter Against Fishing Tackle
You really have to hand it Judge Posner. He and his court have a fantastic ability to make reading appellate decisions an actual delight. In this trademark infringement lawsuit, a…
To Save Bighorn Sheep, Gov’t Can Halt Domestic Grazing
Wild bighorn sheep used to number in the millions, grazing along the steep cliffs of rocky mountains. But today, there are less than 70,000 left, their numbers having dwindled as…