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Is an Elephant a Person?
By Steven Ellison, Esq. | Last updated on
Is an elephant a "person" with rights belonging to human beings? The New York Court of Appeals, New York's highest court, has been asked to say "yes." The...
Does Twitter Have To Accept Musk's Hostile Takeover Offer?
By Steven Ellison, Esq. | Last updated on
In a surprising reversal, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and largest shareholder of Twitter, abandoned his plan to join the social media company's board of...
Marriage, American-Style: Strange Laws and Oddities
By Richard Dahl | Last updated on
A few extremely odd marriage stories — make that "marriage" stories — popped up recently in the news. Thousands of people in Japan say they have married...
Is Steve Harvey a Judge?
By Richard Dahl | Last updated on
The judges who host courtroom reality TV shows have usually been real judges. Last November, however, ABC stepped sideways when it announced that its new entry...
The Top 10 Music Plagiarism Cases of All Time
By Richard Dahl | Last updated on
Popular English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who prevailed in a music plagiarism lawsuit on April 6, says enough is enough. There have been plenty of other...
What Is 'Shed Hunting,' and Is It Legal?
By Richard Dahl | Last updated on
The first thing to know about shed hunting is that it has nothing to do with searching for small storage buildings. The term shed hunting refers to a different...
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Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
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Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
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Kit Yona, M.A.
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Mariana Petersen
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