Legal News Roundup: March 7, 2016

7 March, 2016

Let’s take a look at this week in legal news. The loss of Justice Scalia leads to uncertainty about class action cases Justice Antonin Scalia’s death leaves the US Supreme Court with the potential for 4-4 ties between the evenly split conservative/liberal justices. Given a 4-4 decision, the lower c...

Legal News Roundup: March 14, 2016

7 March, 2016

Let’s take a look at this week in legal news. Florida lawmakers amend death penalty law Governor Rick Scott signed a Florida bill into law revamping the state’s death penalty law. The state was forced to make changes based on a January Supreme Court ruling that the state’s capital case se...

Why the F*** Do Lawyers Curse So Much?

4 March, 2016

You know the idiom “curse like a sailor”? Well, sailors have f****** nothing on attorneys. You read about us, see us on TV, cursing up a storm; in the office, the bar, in the courtroom, everywhere. We know the media portrays attorneys a bit flamboyantly, but as far as cursing goes, well . . . We pol...

Legal News Roundup: February 29, 2016

29 February, 2016

Let’s take a look at this week in legal news. Appeals Court strikes down Ohio laws banning political lies Ohio laws banning political lies in campaigns were struck down this week in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. The laws attempted to prohibit statements made about candidates that are knowingly ...

Legal News Roundup: February 23, 2016

23 February, 2016

Let’s take a look at this week in legal news. Judge orders Apple to assist in unlocking San Bernardino shooter’s phone A Los Angeles federal judge ordered Apple to assist the FBI in unlocking the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook. Apple strongly opposes the order, releas...

What Happens When a Professional Poker Player Watches “Making a Murderer?”

19 February, 2016

My educational background is in communication theory, so I’ve had a lot of fun meeting with Kenna James over the last few weeks talking about “bluffs” and “tells” and how we see these non-verbal communications in the business and legal world. I admit, at first I was skeptical of some of the signs ...