These are threatening times, domestically and internationally, and those threats often materialize into reality. The courts, not surprisingly, lately have been confronted with a number of threatening cases, both literally and figuratively.
Read More »Perspectives: Panels ponder privacy problems
“An American has no sense of privacy… there is no such thing in the country.” George Bernard Shaw (1933) The observation by the great British ...
Read More »Perspectives: Cupid’s arrow targets Minnesota litigation
“Valentine’s Day is only as good as you want it to be.” Musician Prince Royce Tuesday, Feb. 14, is Valentine’s Day, a 24-hour period dedicated ...
Read More »Perspectives: Eight days in January: Is ‘Roe’ doomed?
Editor’s note: Tanick’s article was filed from Washington, D.C., where he attended the women’s march and the presidential inauguration. Stare decisis “is not, to be ...
Read More »Perspectives: Curious Cohen confidentiality case commemorated
“It is important that you do not give away any clues to the identity of a source who has asked to be anonymous.” Chapter 60, ...
Read More »Perspectives: ‘Sweet’ 16 cases top 2016 review
“Every sweet has its sour; every evil, its good.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays (1841) Victory was sweet for the winners and defeat was bitter for ...
Read More »Perspectives: Overtime oddities: 8th Circuit rejects two claims
“It’s exhausting when you have to work overtime to make something work.” Actress Patti LuPone Overtime compensation seems, on the surface, to be relatively ...
Read More »Perspectives: Bob Dylan – Laureate, lyrics and the law
“Life is more or less a lie, but then again, That’s exactly the way we want it to be.” Bob Dylan Bob Dylan will be ...
Read More »Perspectives: Trump defamation litigation faces towering obstacles
Now that Donald Trump has been elected president, it remains to be seen if he will fulfill his threat to sue 11 women who accused ...
Read More »Perspectives: Halloween history: spending, scares and suits
“The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.” Paula Corran, October Dreams (2000) Americans ...
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