by Kieran McCarthy When the Supreme Court decided Van Buren v. United States previous summer months, several Laptop or computer Fraud and Abuse Act professionals […]
Year: 2022
7 Questions with David Pepper
Distinctive Job interview with David Pepper David is a lawyer, author, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor. He served as the Chairman of […]
Public Law Editorial Committee Membership – UK Constitutional Law Association
The General Editors and Editorial Committee of Public Law are seeking to appoint a new member of the Editorial Committee and invite expressions of interest from […]
Federal Judge Criticizes SEC “No-Admit-No-Deny Provisions” in Enforcement Action Settlements
From SEC v. Moraes, decided today by Judge Ronnie Abrams (S.D.N.Y.): In its normal practice of settling enforcement actions, the SEC routinely demands that defendants […]
Trade Secret Filings
I pulled up 10 recent federal complaints alleging trade secret misappropriations to get a sense of what filings look like today. All […]
Referrals Are Still the Hundred Million Dollar Standard for Lawyers Seeking Clients
Four years ago in a post at Above the Law, I described my informal poll of thirty Facebook group participants and found that the overwhelming […]
A ‘new generation’ of Iranians is turning to board games for comfort and community during conflict
Day 69:33A ‘new generation’ of Iranians is turning to board games for comfort and community during conflict Amidst current protests and strict morality laws, a […]
US Supreme Court to Revisit Clean Water Act
The U.S. Supreme Court started its October 2022 Term with an environmental case that is poised to make waves. The issue in Sackett v. Environmental […]
In a world first, NASA’s DART mission is about to smash into an asteroid. What will we learn?
Illustration of DART in advance of affect. NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben On September 26 at 11.15pm UTC, NASA’s DART mission (Double Asteroid Redirection Take […]
Taiwan and the Perils of Strategic Ambiguity
The notion of strategic ambiguity has its pros but also its perils. It means that a US President could have just a several hours to […]