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Joe Fawbush keeps legal professionals and consumers informed on everyday legal topics. He manages FindLaw's legal blogs, newsletters, and other supporting content. Joe also produces and co-hosts FindLaw’s "Don’t Judge Me" and "5in5" podcasts.
A professional writer and legal marketer for the last decade, Joe has helped hundreds of small and mid-size law firms across the country connect with the right audience. He has represented clients in immigration matters, estate planning, and tax controversies. Joe is a graduate of St. Olaf College and the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. He is licensed in Minnesota.
There's a dark side to most new technology. Generative AI is certainly no different, and perhaps has a greater potential for abuse than most. One lamentable use of artificial intelligence involves so-called "nudify" apps. As the name suggests, these apps take ordinary pictures and generate nudes of those images.
Freak-offs, allegations of violence and racketeering, and a partial acquittal. You are probably already aware of the basics of the allegations against Sean Combs. Diddy was convicted on July 2 of transportation to engage in prostitution, but was acquitted of more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. How…
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has added several cases to its docket to close out the 2024-25 term. Included in the mix is Olivier v. City of Brandon. A protester who pleaded no contest to violating an ordinance is seeking to sue the city for restricting his First…
Recently, there's been some confusion about when federal agents have to identify themselves while carrying out enforcement actions. In addition, there's a lot of misinformation regarding the rights of people who have been arrested in immigration raids or during protests. And there's a good reason for all the confusion: it…
Imagine you are creating a crack team of thieves to steal a piece of contemporary art from an English palace. You get to be the George Clooney of Ocean's Eleven in this scenario. Who do you want on your team? A tech expert? An acrobat? A safecracker? Maybe someone who…
When the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has a difference of opinion between the justices, it tends to garner a good deal of attention. However, SCOTUS justices are in complete accord more often than many might think. Recently, they've delivered a handful of unanimous opinions. On June 12, 2025, all…
Erwin Chemerinsky, the Dean of the University of California-Berkeley School of Law, has spotted a startling provision on the recently passed "Big Beautiful Bill," a massive reconciliation budget bill. Nestled within the 1,000+ pages of the bill that passed the House on May 21 was this provision: "No court…
Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark and current candidate for governor of New Jersey, was arrested at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in his own city on May 9. Federal authorities are charging him with trespassing, which refers to entering or remaining on private property without authorization. What Is…
In a case that could test the Federal Trade Commission's power to regulate tech giants, Meta is now facing a trial over whether it violated antitrust laws when it bought competitors Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion. Both mergers initially received regulatory approval.
On April 14, before a joint presser with the president of El Salvador, U.S. President Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic saying that "home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough." Trump was referring to…