<p>Commentary and analysis of current events that have legal implications.  We often pick up stories from Reuters news sources, or there may be a new court filing on Westlaw that catches our attention.</p>

Hot Docs: Lawsuit claims LSAT prep company founder lied about perfect score

May 17, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

According to a new lawsuit filed by a competitor, LSAT prep company founder David Hall lied about attaining a perfect score on the exam in order to bolster student recruitment.

Hot Docs: Lawyer sues law school for defamation over plagiarism claim

May 10, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

A 2009 graduate of Harvard Law School is suing her alma mater over the plagiarism reprimand on her permanent record, claiming that it is false and has interfered with her employment prospects.

Hot Docs: Corporations ask SCOTUS to prevent “Citizens United, Part 2″

May 3, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has submitted amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court asking it to grant certiorari in American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock, but to summarily reverse the Montana Supreme Court’s ruling.

For-profit schools sued for fudging employment data, lying to students

May 2, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

For-profit education consortium Minnesota School of Business is being sued by two former employees who claim that they were terminated for voicing concerns over the school’s questionable practices.

Post-oral arguments Arizona v. U.S. prediction update

Apr 26, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

On Wednesday, April 25, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. U.S., the Federal Government’s challenge to SB 1070. Here are my updated predictions.

Hot Docs: Coach sues (another) flea market for counterfeit sales

Apr 26, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

Coach, Inc. is suing another flea market over the sale of several counterfeit Coach products by some of its vendors, though this latest suit doesn’t seem quite as strong as some others.

Court Time: SCOTUS continues to eviscerate human rights protections in court

Apr 25, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

In its recent Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority ruling, the Supreme Court continued its trend of shielding corporations and organizations from liability stemming from acts of torture.

Hot Docs: Appeal of woman convicted of poisoning 21-month-old stepson fails

Apr 19, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

A New York woman convicted of poisoning her 21-month-old stepson unsuccessfully appealed her conviction, claiming that her sentence was too harsh and that her admission should have been suppressed.

Court Time: Qualified immunity extends to government’s outside counsel

Apr 18, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an attorney assisting a government administrative investigation was entitled to qualified immunity, overturning the appeals court.

Court awards 10% of wife’s law degree to husband in divorce

Apr 16, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

A New York court recently affirmed a lower court ruling that the husband was entitled to only 10% of wife’s law degree, which was valued at $126,000.

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