<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>

Court Time: Obama’s remarks and one steamed appeals court

Apr 11, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

President’s Obama’s remarks predicting how the Supreme Court will find the ACA’s constitutionality prompted a Texas federal appeals judge to question whether the Executive was challenging the Judiciary’s authority.

Hot Docs: Adverse possession still happens

Apr 5, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

New York’s high court recently ruled that a homeowner successfully acquired through adverse possession a part of an adjoining property on which a dock and boardwalk was build.

Court Time: SCOTUS upholds strip searches of minor offense arrestees

Apr 4, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington that it is constitutional to strip search minor offense arrestees.

Oral arguments and updated health care law predictions

Mar 29, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

Based on oral arguments before the Supreme Court earlier this week, I have revised my predictions on how SCOTUS will rule on the health care law. The results remain the same, though.

Hot Docs: Lawyer disbarred for being a terrible lawyer

Mar 29, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

Steven Lundeen was disbarred from practicing law in the state of Minnesota for taking client funds, failing to make a court appearance because he was arrested for cocaine possession, among other things.

“The Hobbit” pub threatened with legal action

Mar 28, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

The fallout from recent efforts by a Hollywood studio to stop a local pub in England from using the name “The Hobbit” demonstrates the need for IP holders to rethink enforcement strategies.

Court Time: Courts can rule on Executive-Legislative spat over Jerusalem

Mar 28, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the judiciary can hear a dispute over a law holding that state documents list Jerusalem as part of Israel, and the Executive’s refusal to enforce it.

Hot Docs: Appeals court says no one to blame but the foster child

Mar 22, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

In a recent ruling, the 11th Circuit held that social workers who had placed a foster child with known sexual issues in the home with a 5-year-old qualified for immunity

Court Time: SCOTUS rules that you can’t patent the laws of nature

Mar 21, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

In an opinion handed down yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that laws of nature, even newly discovered ones, remain outside the purview of patent protection.

Hot Docs: Wells Fargo sued for charging bogus fees

Mar 15, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

A California man is suing Wells Fargo for charging a “Tax Service Fee” when no such tax service was done for his mortgage.

Europe extends data privacy protections to Internet cookies. http://t.co/K42B9vzL

Lawsuit: LSAT prep company founder lied about perfect score. http://t.co/rOLm0ggd

Headnote of the Day: You can't just shop through the trial record for brand new issues to raise on appeal? http://t.co/Kw63p4Jv

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