Last month, I read an article from the ABA Journal about how those who score the highest on the LSAT are becoming increasingly unlikely to actually apply to or attend law school. Maybe that’s because the high scorers decided to teach LSAT prep courses instead. For example, Robin Singh, the founder and owner of LSAT prep company TestMasters, claims [...]

(Editor’s Note: Technology changes so quickly nowadays that it’s sometimes hard to keep up. To help with this, Westlaw Insider will be looking at recent developments and updates in social media law and cyberlaw throughout the month of May.) For the first week’s post on a Facebook “Like” not being expressive, click here . For the second week’s post on [...]

What if the Federal Government decided that it wanted to create a national identification system? And, as a part of that system, the government compelled state and local departments of motor vehicles (DMVs) to adhere to strict new guidelines on what data it collects from individuals for use on driver’s licenses? What if that system also [...]

Today’s job market has not been kind to lawyers (but you probably didn’t need me to tell you that). As difficult as it currently is to find a job as an attorney, imagine trying to find a job with a formal reprimand on your official law school transcript with a letter accompanying it explaining the reprimand [...]

(Editor’s Note: Technology changes so quickly nowadays that it’s sometimes hard to keep up. To help with this, Westlaw Insider will be looking at recent developments and updates in social media law and cyberlaw throughout the month of May.) For the first week’s post on a Facebook “Like” not being expressive,  click here . The Internet has created a vast [...]

We’ve all heard the warnings on being careful about who you encounter online – that people may not be who they appear to be, and many parents have given that warning to their kids. In fact, it’s the worst nightmare of many parents for their children to be approached online by an adult posing as a [...]

Earlier this year, the Obama administration came under fire from religious groups for implementing a rule pursuant to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring group health plans and health insurance issuers that receive federal funds to cover contraception. The rule became popularly known as the “contraception mandate,” and many religious groups claimed that the Obama administration had [...]

This past January, I wrote about the Montana Supreme Court’s decision in Western Tradition Partnership v. Bullock . The ruling is noteworthy because it effectively declined to follow the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling Citizens United v. FEC , choosing instead to uphold Montana’s laws limiting political campaign contributions by corporations . The Montana Supreme Court’s decision has gained quite a bit of [...]

Institutions of higher education haven’t been getting the greatest exposure lately, especially with the relatively high unemployment rate and the cost of tuition skyrocketing in recent years. If the allegations in two recent lawsuits have any truth to them, things aren’t going to get better anytime soon for higher education – particularly for-profit institutions. Two former employees [...]

(Editor’s Note: Technology changes so quickly nowadays that it’s sometimes hard to keep up. To help with this, Westlaw Insider will be looking at recent developments and updates in social media law and cyberlaw throughout the month of May.) Last month, I wrote about a court ruling that “got it right” on applying the law in step with [...]

The writ of habeas corpus is probably one of the most important legal protections in existence, yet it is one of the least understood among the populace. Having the right to invoke a writ of habeas corpus allows an individual to challenge the legality of an arrest or commitment, and thus ensures that a person’s detention by the state [...]

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. United States , which is the Federal Government’s legal challenge to Arizona’s Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act , otherwise known as S.B. 1070. Back in January, I wrote a post predicting the outcome of the case. Yesterday’s oral arguments may have verified certain portions of my predictions, but confused others, so an [...]

If anyone who has purchased a Coach product ever wondered why they are so pricey, this case may explain at least part of the reason for it. On April 15 of 2011, Coach, Inc. sued Wagon Wheel Flea Market, Inc. for trademark and copyright infringement. Last month, a flurry of motions and memorandums were filed by both parties [...]

(Editor’s note: The Supreme Court continues to issue significant rulings, and we’re going to continue to write about them throughout the month of April.) Click here for the first post on strip searches for minor offense arrestees. Click here for the second post on Obama’s remarks on SCOTUS’s health care deliberation. Click here for the third post on SCOTUS’s [...]

Last week, Craig Blakeley and Jeff Matsuura wrote a post about Iran’s “Cyber Army.” This “Cyber Army” is a group of 120,000 online activists assisted and trained by the Iranian government to advance its interests. Specifically, the Cyber Army focuses on filtering websites in Iran, monitoring the email and online activity of individuals on a watch list, and observing [...]

Historically, individuals seeking to file for bankruptcy had the choice of which path to take: Chapter 7 (liquidation) or Chapter 13 (reorganization). Chapter 7 was the route most took since, under it, most debts were forgiven, as opposed to Chapter 13, which is essentially a form of debt consolidation. This all ended with the enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse [...]

I really struggled trying to come up with an attention-grabbing opening for this post for the simple reason of how ridiculous this case is. First, the grisly facts. In November 2009, police were called to Melissa Engelhardt’s residence after it was reported that her 21-month-old stepson was found dead in his playpen. Engelhardt initially told police that [...]

(Editor’s note: The Supreme Court continues to issue significant rulings, and we’re going to continue to write about them throughout the month of April.) Click here  for the first post on strip searches for minor offense arrestees. Click here  for the second post on Obama’s remarks on SCOTUS’s health care deliberation. Imagine that you’re outside counsel hired to do some work [...]

During these tough economic times, many law school grads are struggling with trying to realize the value of their juris doctorates . If you’re one of these individuals, though you certainly aren’t in an easy position, you should feel fortunate that you aren’t disputing the value of your law degree with your former spouse in court. In New York, [...]