Before Boston: The Tea Revolt That Began in Philadelphia
The Boston Tea Party is arguably the best-known event leading up to the war for independence, but a number of leading Revolutionaries, including Benjamin Rush and John Adams, held that it actually started in Philadelphia. Resolutions adopted during a Philadelphia…
Judge cuts Quinn Emanuel’s $185M fee, an amount deemed ‘astronomical’ by objectors
Home Daily News Judge cuts Quinn Emanuel’s $185M fee, an… Law Firms Judge cuts Quinn Emanuel’s $185M fee, an amount deemed ‘astronomical’ by objectors By Debra Cassens Weiss October 14, 2024, 1:12 pm CDT A federal judge has slashed a…
250 Years Ago: The Forgotten Declaration that Set the Course for Independence
“To these grievous measures, Americans cannot submit.” That bold declaration helped spark coordinated resistance across the colonies in 1774. Today marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, passed unanimously on October 14, 1774….
Client’s employees seek approval of data breach settlement after BigLaw firm hack
Home Daily News Client’s employees seek approval of data… Cybersecurity Client’s employees seek approval of data breach settlement after BigLaw firm hack By Debra Cassens Weiss October 11, 2024, 9:20 am CDT Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and its client Mondelez…
Jury Nullification: How “We the People” Can Overrule the Government
Trial by Jury. Thomas Jefferson considered it “the only anchor ever imagined by man by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” Jury nullification makes that possible, which is why the government doesn’t want us…
MacArthur ‘genius grants’ fellows include law prof, domestic violence researcher
Home Daily News MacArthur ‘genius grants’ fellows include… Careers MacArthur ‘genius grants’ fellows include law prof, domestic violence researcher By Debra Cassens Weiss October 3, 2024, 2:30 pm CDT Among the winners of the 2024 MacArthur Foundation fellowships, commonly known…
Insights into the Constitution from English Social History
If you want to understand the Constitution, you should know something of the social context that produced it. Very useful for this purpose are the chapters on the 17th and 18th century in George Macaulay Trevelyan’s book, English Social History: A…
Lawyer accused of storing 1,000 pounds of marijuana at law office enters guilty plea
Home Daily News Lawyer accused of storing 1,000 pounds of… Ethics Lawyer accused of storing 1,000 pounds of marijuana at law office enters guilty plea By Debra Cassens Weiss October 4, 2024, 9:14 am CDT A Virginia lawyer has been…
Hidden Agendas: Beware of the Government’s Push for a Digital Currency
The government wants your money. It will beg, steal or borrow if necessary, but it wants your money any way it can get it. The government’s schemes to swindle, cheat, scam, and generally defraud taxpayers of their hard-earned dollars have…
Insurance coverage for preventive care at risk unless Supreme Court acts, cert petition says
Home Daily News Insurance coverage for preventive care at… Insurance Law Insurance coverage for preventive care at risk unless Supreme Court acts, cert petition says By Debra Cassens Weiss September 24, 2024, 2:30 pm CDT The federal government is asking…
Little Known Episode in U.S. History Explains Executive War Powers
Within five years of the publishing of The Federalist papers (and four years of the ratification by the states of the Constitution), the co-authors of those seminal and influential essays on American political theory and constitutional interpretation were back at their desks…
The Supreme Court is a liberal body—when it comes to legal writing
Home The Modern Law Library The Supreme Court is a liberal body—when… The Modern Law Library The Supreme Court is a liberal body—when it comes to legal writing By Lee Rawles September 25, 2024, 8:48 am CDT Jill Barton spent…