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Archives for January 2010
“Money talks,” say Angus and Malcolm Young; SCOTUS listens.
January 22, 2010 by
When they penned “Money Talks,” Angus and Malcolm probably didn’t know how close they were to the First Amendment, but on Wednesday the Supremes agreed: money is speech, and under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Congress cannot pass any law which restrains speech. For a lot of people, Senator John McCain among the exceptions, […]
Can one “rock out” to John Denver?
January 19, 2010 by
In a post that perhaps my siblings but not my father can appreciate (since they complained that I don’t have enough pictures here), a man was cited for rocking out to John Denver. From Lowering the Bar: According to the report, Officer Ryan Williams pounded on the man’s door and, while doing so, “recognized the songs […]
Orthogonal: or “SCOTUS learns a new word.”
January 19, 2010 by
Orthogonal. As in: Professor Richard Friedman’s direction became orthogonal during his oral arguments before the Supreme Court last week. The newest word to enter the Supreme Court lexicon made its appearance when the before mentioned professor stated: “I think that issue is entirely orthogonal to the issue here.” If you think a sesquipedalian is going […]
The good, the bad, and the fired: something of a weekly round-up of law industry news
January 8, 2010 by
2009 the worst year for layoffs First “the fired:” last year, according to LawShucks, over 12,000 people in the legal services industry were laid off, which includes over four thousand lawyers. This year’s story was largely written by the end of March, when 73% of the year’s total layoffs had happened, as we noted in […]
Too many air fresheners CAN get you in trouble.
January 6, 2010 by
This just in from the Utah Court of Appeals: too many air fresheners is sufficient cause for reasonable suspicion. From fourthamendment.com: Overwhelming number and odd collection of air fresheners is reasonable suspicion. State v. Richards, 2009 UT App 397 (December 31, 2009): ¶1 This appeal presents the issue of whether a police officer had a reasonable, […]
Better contracts mean better relationships
January 5, 2010 by
A well drafted contract is like a good fence between neighbors: it clearly establishes the borders and extent of responsibilities, and it strengthens the relationship between the parties. It can’t replace a bad relationship, but it can help facilitate a good one. I look at and work on a lot of contracts where I work, and […]
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