Holt v. Hobbs: SCOTUS Says Muslim Prisoner Can Have Half-Inch Beard
In a case that Court-watchers were eagerly anticipating, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today in Holt v. Hobbs that a prison policy prohibiting inmates from growing beards unless they…
Which Legal Practice Areas Make Associates the Happiest?
The results from Vault’s 2014 Law Firm Associate Survey are in, reports TaxProf Blog. Wait, why is TaxProf Blog reporting on this? Probably because “Tax” is the practice area with…
New Silicon Valley Anti-Poaching Settlement: Is $415M Enough?
Back in 2011, we learned that several Silicon Valley companies agreed not to poach each other’s employees, resulting in suppressed wages. The class ended up in federal court and looked…
Proposed Bar Opinion: Your Blog May Be an ‘Attorney Communication’
Well, this one hits close to home. At the end of last year, the State Bar of California proposed a formal ethics opinion on attorney blogging. We here at FindLaw’s…
What Is CISPA? Is the Latest Version Any Different?
What is CISPA, and how is the current version of the bill different than in years past? In President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address, he urged Congress to…
Drunk Lawyer Who Groped Cabbie Convicted of Criminal Mischief
I don’t even know where to start. Maybe at the end? On January 16, Louisiana lawyer Jennifer Gaubert was convicted of misdemeanor criminal mischief for filing a false police report.…
Unlike Aereo, DISH Network’s Streaming Service Doesn’t Infringe
Last year, the Supreme Court all but destroyed Aereo, a company that made its money by streaming over-the-air broadcasting to people’s computers and mobile devices. Because Aereo, unlike cable TV…
Ex-Air Marshal MacLean Protected as Whistleblower, SCOTUS Finds
In 2003, an air marshal named Robert MacLean went to the press with a story that the TSA was ineffectual at protecting us from potential airplane hijackings. He was eventually…
Unsolicited Email Requests for Legal Help: What Should Lawyers Do?
It’s happened to you before: You get an unsolicited email from someone you don’t know, claiming that someone else did something to him and now he wants to sue. You’re…
Q&A: Threat to Japan sheds light on harsh realities
That ISIS wants ransom isn’t unexpected. But a few things — like the public nature and staggering amount of the demand — make the latest case stand out.