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Man 'trying to flirt' with woman at McDonald's ends up threatening her and her boyfriend with a gun instead: Cops
Inset: Jeremiah Williams (Broward County Jail). Background: The McDonald's in Oakland Park, Florida, where Williams allegedly threatened two people (Google Maps) A Florida man is accused of threatening a couple and trying to "flirt" with the woman while they were...
FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Creates New Mechanism for Industry Input on FTC Rules
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection has created a new process that could provide businesses and other stakeholders with a meaningful avenue for raising concerns about the FTC’s consumer protection rules.The premise is...
John Eastman is disbarred in California for his Trump-related work but practicing law on the federal bench and decrying 'despicable cancel culture'
Source: YouTubeSummaryFILE – Attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, talks to reporters after a hearing in Los Angeles, June 20, 2023 (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File). Being disbarred in California...
FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Launches New Program Inviting Industry and the Public to Identify Problems with FTC Rules
On September 10, 2026, the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP or Bureau) announced a new BCP Rule Guidance Program (Program) that gives businesses, trade associations, and other stakeholders a new mechanism for bringing problems with FTC rules directly to...
CIPA Reform Makes Its Way To Governor’s Desk
We have been writing about the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) for a while now. From demand letters flooding our clients’ inboxes to the wave of class action filings targeting standard website tracking tools, this 1967 wiretapping statute has proven...
Tuesday Tips: New and Noteworthy on SSRN
Neil DuxburyThe General Law Renaissance and the Common LawAbstractOf late, there has emerged an important body of legal scholarship sympathetically reassessing the concept of “general law” – unwritten legal norms discoverable by courts. This article...
Job Of The Month: Elite Litigation Boutique Partner Opportunity
A Texas-based commercial litigation boutique law firm is seeking a talented litigation Partner with 8-10 years of sophisticated litigation experience to join its nationally recognized Houston office. This role will be a “hands-on” role, with depositions,...
The Ninth Circuit Confirms What Should Have Been Self-Evident: A Wager Is A Wager
In late August, the Ninth Circuit issued what should be an obvious ruling: A sports bet remains a sports bet, regardless of what the platform calls it. The fact that this proposition required resolution by a federal appellate court says a great deal about how far...
Biglaw’s $20 Million Partner Paydays Are Getting Out Of Control
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The rules are just flying out the window. — Naomi Kaplan, a Los Angeles-based recruiter, in comments given to Reuters, concerning the eye-popping compensation packages Biglaw firms are using to lure star...