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Making True Threats Is a Crime

April 12, 2023

The First Amendment does not protect threats—that much is clear. But the Supreme Court has provided little guidance on what qualifies as a threat. That may soon change, when the Court decides Counterman v. Colorado, which will be argued next Wednesday.

Read more at The Atlantic

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12 Everyday Things You Didn’t Know Were Illegal

April 7, 2023

You've probably broken every single one of these laws...

Read more at Readers Digest

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Law professors mine 'Succession' for legal lessons

March 31, 2023

Lawyers and legal academics have gravitated to the buzzy corporate psychodrama in part because it highlights corporate law issues rarely featured in television shows or movies

Read more at Reuters.com

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Generative AI Captures Imagination of Lawyers

March 27, 2023

Generative AI Captures Imagination of Lawyers, Law Students, Consumers Alike

Majority of lawyers have no immediate plans to use generative AI, LexisNexis survey finds. The survey revealed that a majority of lawyers and law students can see potential in generative AI in advancing the practice of law. However, many cite concerns about the ethical implications.

Read more at LexisNexis

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Nearly 27% of inmates in Louisiana custody were held past release dates

January 31, 2023

Don't get in trouble in Louisiana..


The DOJ said that Louisiana Department of Corrections has been on notice of the problem for 10 years but has done nothing to fix it.

Read more at ABC News

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Things ChatGPT gets wrong about the Supreme Court

January 26, 2023

No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg did not dissent in Obergefell — and other things ChatGPT gets wrong about the Supreme Court

Be careful who, or what, you get your legal advice from. ChatGPT, the new A.I. chatbot, was asked 50 questions about the Supreme Court. It answered just 22 of them correctly...

Read more at SCOTUSblog

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TSA now wants to scan your face at security

December 3, 2022

TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights.

The Transportation Security Administration has been quietly testing controversial facial recognition technology for passenger screening at 16 major domestic airports - from Washington to Los Angeles - and hopes to expand it across the United States as soon as next year.

Read more at Yahoo News

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Mac & Cheese isn't really ready in 3.5 minutes lawsuit claims

November 29, 2022

And in todays frivolous lawsuit news...

A Florida woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Kraft Heinz Foods Co. misled consumers when it claimed that its Velveeta Shells & Cheese product is “ready in 3.5 minutes.”

Read more at ABA Journal

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Verdict could set precedent for opioid lawsuits

November 18, 2022

How Johnson & Johnson verdict could set precedent for opioid lawsuits

An Oklahoma judge is holding pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson accountable for the deadly opioid crisis in the state and ordered it to pay over half a billion dollars. NBC News’ Kate Snow reports on the judgment and how it could set the precedent for more than 2,000 similar lawsuits pending across the country.

Read more at NBC News

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How corporate chiefs dodge lawsuits

November 10, 2022

How corporate chiefs dodge lawsuits over sexual abuse and deadly products.

Scandals brought down Harvey Weinstein’s movie studio and major opioid supplier Mallinckrodt. But their wealthy owners, directors and executives were granted lifetime immunity from related lawsuits in bankruptcy court.

Read more at Reuters

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