The Supreme Court Was Wrong About Taxes
Along with some good decisions, Supreme Court justices made some mistakes in the term just ended. One mistake involved taxes—and it is likely to bedevil the court in future cases. Moore v. United States posed the question of whether Congress could…
This law firm increased revenue by about 139{c9b670b3c77d807bdd7060c9fc0a99121cc6b184676c9335f3481a95c383dd4c} in 5 years while raising partner profits
Home Daily News This law firm increased revenue by about… Law Firms This law firm increased revenue by about 139{c9b670b3c77d807bdd7060c9fc0a99121cc6b184676c9335f3481a95c383dd4c} in 5 years while raising partner profits By Debra Cassens Weiss July 3, 2024, 2:34 pm CDT Once known as…
Bringing Back Gold Clause Contracts: A Challenge to the Fed
One of the ways the government maintains its fiat money system is by throwing up legal and regulatory roadblocks to those wanting to use real money. Bringing back gold clause contracts removes one of those barriers. The principle behind a…
Lawyer reinstated after Pringles can poop prank
Home Daily News Lawyer reinstated after Pringles can poop… Ethics Lawyer reinstated after Pringles can poop prank By Debra Cassens Weiss June 20, 2024, 9:16 am CDT An Ohio lawyer has been reinstated to practice after a suspension for tossing…
Unlimited Supremacy, Gun Control and the American Revolution
When most people talk about the Revolution – they tend to point to “taxation without representation” as the main reason. Or, they go through a few of the listed grievances in the Declaration of Independence – but almost everyone seems…
Netflix’s true-crime documentary about woman stalking man flows like book you can’t put down
It’s rare to find a true-crime documentary that is equal parts entertaining, educational and polished to the point of resembling something you’d see on the silver screen. Netflix’s new documentary Lover, Stalker, Killer meets those criteria, though, all the while…
James Madison on the Ignored “Fundamental Principle of the Revolution”
Forget schoolhouse history. James Madison exposed a much deeper truth about the American Revolution. It wasn’t just “taxation without representation.” He argued that the real fight was over fundamental principles: the colonists’ right to local, self-government versus unlimited British power….
Which BigLaw firms pay the highest starting salary?
Home Daily News Which BigLaw firms pay the highest starting… Lawyer Pay Which BigLaw firms pay the highest starting salary? By Debra Cassens Weiss June 20, 2024, 1:52 pm CDT Hughes Hubbard & Reed pays new associates a top salary…
The Supreme Court Bump Stock Case: Defeat for the “Deep State”
Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion for the Supreme Court in Garland v. Cargill—the “bump stock firearms” case—may be more important for what it does not say than for what it does. On its face, Cargill granted a statutory victory to gun owners. Below that,…
Sexual Assault Often Classed as Serious as being Raped
Rape and Sexual Assault Rape and sexual assault is an incredibly serious crime and it is one that can have lasting consequences for the victim. The 2009-2010 British Crime Survey suggested that 1 in 5 people will be a victim…
You were probably not taught to market yourself; now what?
By Marc W. Halpert Few law schools offer their graduates LinkedIn self-branding workshops as an employment game-changer before law firm hiring managers. Today, even when taught, self-branding coursework is outdated, even at the best law schools. Or, as widely lamented…
Power From the People: The Revolutionary Roots of the 10th Amendment
Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the “foundation of the Constitution,” and for good reason too. It enshrines many of the radical principles that sparked the “real American Revolution” in the years before the War for Independence. John Adams noted…