Euless, Texas (October 24, 2008) — The Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell University Law School, in partnership with GetLegal, has launched a new section of its popular website featuring Spanish-language overviews of selected topics on U.S. … [Read more...]
Feds Tax Reality Show Winnings but Otherwise Do Not Regulate Survivor and Other Competitive Shows
Lea en español In the nearly eight years since Richard Hatch became the first winner of Survivor, he has done a variety of things. He appeared on Late Night with David Letterman and The Howard Stern Show; he was on Hollywood Squares and … [Read more...]
Drafting Mistake in Marijuana Law Creates Problems for Georgia Court
Judges don’t get up in the morning to fix legislative mistakes. They’ll take their best shot at what the word “reasonable” means in a particular context, but for the most part, you can’t ask them to pretend, for example, that the word “more” is the … [Read more...]
Appeals Court Runs Out of Patience for One Man’s Free Litigation
Once again, Tyrone Hurt has been rebuffed. Hurt, who seems to file lawsuits as either a hobby or a compulsion, has appealed lower-court dismissals of more than 70 cases in the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals since 2006. He sues … [Read more...]
GetLegal Wins Web Marketing Association’s Award For Best Legal Website
Sept. 16, 2008 Euless, Texas — GetLegal, a leader in online legal-information services, received recognition from the Web Marketing Association by winning the WebAward for Best Legal Website. During the 2008 competition, websites from 96 … [Read more...]
Florida Ruling Indicates Bans on Gay Adoption Lack Logic and Relevance
There comes a moment when the view of an unpopular law crosses the line to embarrassing; when the thinking behind it has been so thoroughly repudiated that its defense becomes awkward. In a world where so many children are being raised by so many gay … [Read more...]
Court Upholds Condo Board’s Removal of Mezuzah Despite Discriminatory Effect on Jewish Residents
Lynne Bloch has lived in her Chicago condo with members of her family for more than 30 years. In fact, she’s on the condo board, which passed a regulation in 2001 informally called the “Hallway Rule.” The rule prohibits residents from placing “mats, … [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Insured Still Suing Insurance Companies over Katrina Damage
When Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf states, it caused more than $44 billion worth of property damage. Torrential downpours and high winds caused the levees to break in New Orleans, engulfing more than 80 percent of the city in standing … [Read more...]
Court Decision on Taser Use Raises Questions About Excessive Force
Late one night in March 2004, Jonathan Rackard, a Washington County, Fla., deputy sheriff, stopped Jesse Buckley for speeding. Buckley began sobbing and would not sign the traffic citation. Failure to sign the citation subjected Buckley to arrest, so … [Read more...]
Town Missteps in Ruling Against Dance Classes
If it's been a few years since you saw Footloose, you might have lost track of the battle against sexy dancing, but it roared back to life recently when a Pennsylvania dance instructor was denied a permit for her dance studio because she wanted to … [Read more...]
