I submitted a comment to the California State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) on its proposed amendments to the…
In Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, the author compares the law to a blanket. When used by a big family in the same bed, one family member tugs on the b…
On March 31, I gave a virtual guest lecture in Mailyn Fidler’s course “The Digital Fourth Amendment” at Harvard Law School. Prof. Fidler invited me to come talk…
America Online moved to dismiss a claim against it in New York City Small Claims Court because the plaintiff had expressly agreed to exclusive jurisdiction in V…
In an order dated October 6, 2004, the D.C. Circuit refused to rule on a a writ of mandamus filed by the United States Telecom Association seeking to invalidate…
Jean Martignon was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of violating § 2319A, because he sold unspecified “unauthorized recordings of live performances…
In November 1995, model June Toney authorized Johnson Products to use her image on packages of a hair-care product for five years pursuant to a written agreemen…
We have to make it clear that our media has failed us. The media believes objectivity requires reporting the arguments of both sides, even if one of the argume…
From my friend Jack: "More states defined marriage as between a man and a woman who work full-time, get paid sub-standard wages, and can't afford heal…
Please, back away from your computer. Put down the coffee. And get out there to VOTE!…
It looks like it is a real possibility that Bush could win the popular vote, but Kerry the electoral vote. That would make Kerry the next President, of course.…
Oral argument on the government's motion to dismiss in Kahle v. Ashcroft, previously scheduled for Oct. 29, has been moved to Dec. 10. Stay tuned.…
Oral argument on the government's motion to dismiss in Kahle v. Ashcroft, previously scheduled for Oct. 29, has been moved to Dec. 10. Stay tuned.…
Rick Klein has an incisive piece on how the Bush campaign spun the Bin Ladin tape to "insulate Bush from political damage." The way the Bush campaign…
Michael Berube has an incisive critique of the press. Well worth reading.…