Can lawyers use threats in a negotiation?

Threats and other aggressive tactics can be an effective tool at times in negotiations. Legal ethics rules in some ju...

Can lawyers lie in negotiations?

Are lawyers permitted to lie in business negotiations on behalf of their clients? What about exaggerating, puffing, o...

Are COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates at Universit...

With most schools planning a full return to campus in fall 2021 and COVID-19 cases on the rise again in pockets of th...

Crisis Management — the First 48hrs

When a crisis erupts, the first 24 to 48 hours are critical for a company. The steps taken in those first hours may s...

State Laws Restricting Vaccine Mandates

In the spring and summer of 2021, several states across the United States passed laws restricting COVID-19 vaccinatio...

Can you record the police?

Under the Constitution, when can the police prevent the use of cameras in public? While the Supreme Court has not yet...

How do NFT royalties work?

One of the unique features of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is the ability to distribute royalties from resales. When th...

When can police use deadly force?

Under the Constitution, when may police officers use deadly force? As Professor Rachel Harmon explains, generally, po...

Standard Essential Patents

Standards are necessary for wide adoption of technologies and to ensure interoperability. Mobile phones, for example,...

Offshore Wind Rights

The Biden administration has committed to building and expanding American clean energy infrastructure including offsh...

Investment Treaty Protection for Tech Comp...

Technology companies are increasingly the target of antitrust actions and regulatory interference by nations seeking ...

What is CFIUS?

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee that assesses the potent...

Selling COVID-19 Vaccine Priority

Is Selling Vaccine Priority Legal?  Over 5 million Americans have received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine ...

Can You Sue If You Get Sick from the COVID...

Are pharmaceutical companies or businesses that mandate employee vaccinations liable if someone gets sick from advers...

Can Hospital Workers Be Fired for Refusing...

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccinations are already being administered to healthcare workers in hospitals and long-t...

Ohio v. Amex

In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in Ohio v. Amex that sent ripples through the antitrust world....

The Failing Firm Defense

With an influx of distressed companies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the “failing firm” defense has been attr...

Returning to Work in a Pandemic

For Companies and Private Funds In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies and private funds shift...

SPACs – Trends and Structure after Tontine

In the summer of 2020, Tontine, the largest ever special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), debuted on the NY Stock ...

Termination for Bankruptcy Myth

Termination on bankruptcy or insolvency clauses are standard in most contracts. These provisions generally provide th...

What Is Bankruptcy Mothballing?

The COVID-19 virus and government shut-downs have triggered a historic wave of bankruptcies in the United States.  Fa...

CARES Act Fraud and Whistleblower Protections

With the disbursement of funds under the CARES Act, federal enforcement of one key law is expected to increase in the...

Does the First Amendment Apply to Social M...

To what extent does the First Amendment apply to social media companies like Facebook and Twitter? Does the constitut...

Can the Police Lie to You?

When can the police deceive, and when do law enforcement lies go too far? Alex Spiro explores under what circumstance...

Can universities ban hate speech on campus?

Can public universities ban racist, sexist, or otherwise offensive speech?  Lee Rowland of the ACLU explains how the ...

Can you be fired for speech outside the of...

Can a private employer fire you for speech outside of work? Does the First Amendment offer protections to employees a...

Free speech: what constitutes "incitement?"

What constitutes "incitement" under the First Amendment? When is speech so violent and dangerous that it can be prohi...

Business and Finance

This series explores corporate crimes and government efforts to regulate the business world.

COVID-19

From quarantines to force majeure to unapproved medicines, explores the legal quandaries triggered by COVID-19.

Elections and Politics

A look at the laws governing elections and elected officials.

Fashion and Art

What are the IP rights of artists, creators, and designers in their works?

Food, Health, and Environment

The laws governing the foods we eat, the rights to bodies, and the environment.

Free Speech Rights

Explore the rights of free speech, press, assembly, protest and more in this First Amendment series.

Litigation

The gladiators of the legal profession. This series details the rules, insights, and strategies of trial.

Police Power and Individual Rights

What are the limits and parameters of law enforcement powers and individual liberty?