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Matson’s Musings: Purloined interest
Almost all law schools require criminal law, typically in the first year. Among the memorable lessons of that course is that theft is not a single idea. It is a family of offenses involving the wrongful taking or keeping property that belongs to another. The...
Environmental Provisions of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
On July 11, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Pub. L. No. 119-101, 140 Stat. 845, became law without the president’s signature. The ROAD Act is an effort to facilitate an improvement in the affordability of housing. It passed both chambers with large...
In Defense of the Family Court
On August 13th, the National Association of Counsel for Children, through Board President Dawne Mitchell, presented Proskauer with its President’s Award in recognition of the Firm’s commitment to justice as counsel in the Matter of Lawyers for Children v....
FTC Secures $16.5 Million Settlements with Celsius Network Co-Founders
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced settlements requiring three co-founders of cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network (Celsius) to pay a total of $16.5 million to resolve claims arising from the agency’s 2023 enforcement action against Celsius and...
Why do People Care if Claude Puts Watermarks On Text it Wrote?
Claude and OpenAI discussed the last week adding watermarks to its copy so as to comply with EU laws.Reading the net, I see people complaining, some raising concerns and others seeing AI playing with their writing, including legal professionals and their content...
How To Get Your Nonfiction Book Published
Start With the Question That Matters Most Many lawyers tell me they want to write a book. Fewer actually write one. Fewer still stop before they begin and ask the question that probably matters most: Why do I want to do this? If the answer is money, I would...
Law Practice Management Company Smokeball Unveils New Global Brand Built Around ‘Powering People-Law’
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Neuroscience For Lawyers, A Texas Two-Step, And Rinse And Repeat In DC
Todd Blanche and Donald Trump (Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images) Would it make sense for law schools to teach the basics of neuroscience? Why not? Or a required course for lawyers to satisfy the CLE competency requirement? Since much of what lawyers do in...
The Confirmation Speech That Doomed The SCOTUS Nominee It Was Meant To Save
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! A U.S. Senator from Nebraska took to the airwaves in 1970 to defend which Supreme Court nominee that critics had branded intellectually undistinguished? The strategy, such as it was, was to concede the...