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The First ‘NextGen’ Bar Exam in July Had Some Major Issues 

By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

If you’re a current law student, you’ve probably already made peace with a few grim bar‑exam truths: you will memorize rules you’ll never use, you will pour...

Legally Weird

Mr. NutterButter to the Rescue: ‘Last Week Tonight’ Dares Buc-ee’s to Pick on Someone Their Own Size

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on

Just about every wild creature is prey for something else higher up on the food chain. For cartoon mascots, the scariest critter of all might be a beaver...

Federal Courts

Can You Say Whatever You Want on Your Car’s Custom License Plate?

By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

If you’ve ever sprung for a vanity plate for your vehicle, you probably assume you can put whatever you want on it – as long as nobody else claimed your clever...

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General Interest

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Legally Weird

Mr. NutterButter to the Rescue: ‘Last Week Tonight’ Dares Buc-ee’s to Pick on Someone Their Own Size

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on

Just about every wild creature is prey for something else higher up on the food chain. For cartoon mascots, the scariest critter of all might be a beaver sporting a…

Law and Daily Life

What Proof Do You Need to Get a Restraining Order?

By Steven Ellison, Esq. | Updated by Melissa Bender, Esq. | Last updated on

Restraining orders (sometimes known as protective orders) exist to keep people safe. They can provide a level of security if you're afraid someone may hurt you. But before a court…

Courtside

Postpartum Psychosis: Analyzing the Trial of the Massachusetts Woman Who Killed Her Three Children

By Mariana Petersen, J.D. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

Content Warning: This article includes content related to homicide, suicide, and violence, including details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know…

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Law and Daily Life

What Proof Do You Need to Get a Restraining Order?

By Steven Ellison, Esq. | Updated by Melissa Bender, Esq. | Last updated on

Restraining orders (sometimes known as protective orders) exist to keep people safe. They can provide a level of security if you're afraid someone may hurt you. But before a court…

Law and Daily Life

When a Company Retreat Leads to a Lawsuit: What Employers Can Learn

By Amy O'Neal, J.D. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

Outside of Severance, most employers appreciate some openness at the workplace. Many even encourage sharing and bonding, saying, “We’re a family here!” But just as in some real families, anyone…

Law and Daily Life

Spicy Solution or Recipe for Disaster? Pepper-Spraying Drones Deployed in Schools Raise Legal Questions

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

Armed guards, weapon-detection systems, and increased surveillance haven’t seemed to slow down school shooting tragedies. Can quick-response drones controlled by remote pilots succeed where other methods to thwart active shooters…

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Courtside

Postpartum Psychosis: Analyzing the Trial of the Massachusetts Woman Who Killed Her Three Children

By Mariana Petersen, J.D. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

Content Warning: This article includes content related to homicide, suicide, and violence, including details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know…

Courtside

Why One Donor‑Conceived 'Nobel Baby' Is Suing the FDA Over Sperm Donor Medical Records

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on

A Citizen Petition is a formal request that anyone can file asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change a regulation or take (or stop taking) some official…

Courtside

A Wiped Cell Phone at Atlanta Airport Becomes Test Case for How Far CBP Can Go

By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

One man at the Atlanta airport got in trouble with the feds over an allegedly wiped cell phone. Now, his case has become a vehicle for testing how far the…

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Legally Weird

Mr. NutterButter to the Rescue: ‘Last Week Tonight’ Dares Buc-ee’s to Pick on Someone Their Own Size

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on

Just about every wild creature is prey for something else higher up on the food chain. For cartoon mascots, the scariest critter of all might be a beaver sporting a…

Legally Weird

It Was Just $400, Until It Wasn't: Why the Angel Reese Bet Is a Bigger Deal Than the WNBA Wants to Admit

By Natalie Moritz | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

Two of the biggest names in women’s basketball, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers, are in the headlines after the WNBA shared a video on its social channels of the two…

Legally Weird

Film Production Company and Screenwriter Come at Netflix With Guns Blazing Over Missing Drive Containing WWII Espionage Film

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on

We’ve all wandered around our workplace trying to figure out where our keys or the last cup of coffee might be. Sure, it’s irritating, but probably not as stress‑inducing as…

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