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Could Liberal Panic Over Pending SCOTUS Case Help Trump Steal The Next Election?

Many commentators are misunderstanding – and overstating – the potential consequences of the pending Supreme Court decision in Moore v Harper, according to analyst […]

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Lawyers, Journalists Sue CIA & Pompeo, Claim Their Phones Were Stripped

The CIA and its former director Mike Pompeo are being sued by journalists and attorneys who claim data was exfiltrated from their phones when […]

The Most Lucrative Form Of Contraband

What is the most lucrative smuggling trade? Guns? Cocaine? No, neither. Parrots and other rare birds are far more lucrative contraband, according to a […]

UPO To Be Up and Running Early 2023

After its July 8 meeting the Unified Patent Court in Luxembourg issued a report saying “the timing of the start of operations of the […]

You Don’t Pay Me Enough To Sign That Document

In May, Glencore resolved a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violation with a plea agreement that requires its Chief Compliance Officer to certify its compliance […]

Unmasked

An appeals court in Ohio has partially upheld a finding of contempt of court against a lawyer who pulled down his mask to speak […]

In-House Compensation Up, Says Survey

Executive search firm BarkerGilmore has released its annual In-House Counsel Compensation Report, based on data from a survey conducted in March and April 2022. […]

South Dakota Billionaire Won’t Face Child Porn Charges

A state investigation into South Dakota’s richest citizen, T. Denny Sanford, has been closed with no charges. The attorney general’s office didn’t detail how […]

FBI Probes Tinsel Town Art Fraud

You don’t have to be a ghoul to be an art collector, but sometimes it gives you a leg up. One of those times […]

Hyatt Accuses the USPTO Of Vendetta

Inventor Gilbert P. Hyatt received nearly 75 patents between 1970 and 1997. His expertise in computer technology is widely-recognized, but he holds patents in […]