Wednesday, October 21, 2020

New Book Released!

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I am thrilled to announce that my latest book was just published. It’s called You Are What You Do. The book is a call to action, with tips, ...
Tuesday, July 7, 2020

The Legal Mind Video Series Launched!

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Today, I am very proud to announce that, after years of saying I was going to do it, I finally launched my YouTube Channel based on my book,...
Sunday, March 29, 2020

The Needs of the Many

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There is a famous saying in legal circles that goes something like this “Better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer.” ...
Monday, February 4, 2019

Why Do So Many Companies Require Arbitration in their Contracts?

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Why do so many companies include arbitration clauses in their contracts? The one word answer is: juries. Or more precisely, fear of juries (...
Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Why Are Contracts Not Written in Plain English?

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Why are contracts not written in plain English? The short answer: to reduce misunderstandings. The one word answer: ambiguity. Let me explai...
Thursday, December 27, 2018

Hooray for the Public Domain

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For the first time in twenty years, on January 1, 2019, some copyrighted works in the United States will at long last enter the public domai...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

The Case Against Patents

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You probably already know that patents are monopolies granted by the government that prohibit anyone but the patent holder from making, usin...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

What's a Preliminary Injunction?

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It is not at all uncommon for a plaintiff in a lawsuit to ask a court for a preliminary injunction . So, what’s a preliminary injunction? ...
Saturday, June 23, 2018

How to Start a Lawsuit in Federal Court

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How do you start a lawsuit in federal court? The answer is given in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Number 3. Federal Rule of Civil Proced...
Sunday, January 15, 2017

Raise Your Right Hand

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On January 20, Donald J. Trump will take the oath of the office to become the 45th President of the United States. In all likelihood, when h...
Saturday, January 7, 2017

DOJ Releases Guidance on Eyewitnesses and Photo Arrays

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Good news in the fight against unreliable eyewitness identifications. This week the U.S. Department of Justice released guidance on steps l...
Friday, April 24, 2015

OCR Publishes New Title IX Guidance

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Hot off the presses, OCR has published new guidance on Title IX. You can read all the details at  http://www2.ed.gov/policy/rights/guid/ocr/...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Murderer Takes Selfie With Victim's Corpse

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What's there to say? An early frontrunner for dumbest criminal of the year.  TechDirt has the story.

Your Fate in Others' Hands

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One of the scariest things about litigation is that your fate is in the hands of people you don't know who may or may not see the world...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

$60k for One Year of Stanford

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The San Jose Mercury News has this report today: Stanford University will hike its tuition this fall by 3.5 percent, bringing it to $45,...