An essay by Reinhold Niebuhr. It's interesting as a reflection of its time but I would not call it terribly insightful. I'm grateful for it, though, as somewhere I picked up a notion that I should read Niebuhr someday and...

The Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management has come out with "Proposed Model Jury Instructions" on "The Use of Electronic Technology to Conduct Research on or Communicate about a Case".  They follow: Before Trial: You, as jurors, must decide this case bas ...

Today we bring you Part II of my conversation with Wayne Burton and Cyndy Nayer of the Center for Health Innovation, where we get into some specific examples of successful programs.  The Center represents over 40 million lives, and brings together employers and providers to focus on a limited number ...

Amy Alanis and Joshua Molina are living every parent’s nightmare – the death of a child. On the evening of February 1, 2010, Ms. Alanis, Mr. Molina, and their 13-month old son, Joshua (J.J.), together with two friends, were heading home on the northwest side of Chicago when Putiporn Kaewmooka smash ...

Gene Quinn at IPWatchDog reports that LegalZoom has been sued (class action lawsuit) for “unauthorized practice of law” in Missouri, allegedly for offering legal advice regarding a will and for preparing incorporation documents. Other related blog posts I turned up on this topic: Gen ...

Corporation Law The Corporation: Formation KRB 182-188 MBCA §§ 2.03-2.06 (it would be a good idea to skim MBCA chapters 1-5 (it is only 6 pages))(MBCA = Model Business Corporation Act) Limited Liability KRB 189-204 MBCA § 6.22(b) The Limited...

The Court of Appeals recently emphasized the due process required before incarcerating a person for contempt of a divorce decree. In Bauman v. Humphries, according to the parties’ divorce decree, the wife was required to enroll the minor children in private school and pay all associated expenses. B ...

I’ve been sharing my commute with Chris Brogan and Julien Smith for the past few days. I’ve been reading Trust Agents, their latest collaboration. While writing to the SLAW community about the importance of social media feels a little redundant, I’d still like to expound on this bo ...

A must read. It's all here. The new "dating" game. Game. Roissy in DC. Promiscuities. Sex and the City. What can I say? Thanks for ruining Western Civilization, you sexual revolutionaries you.

Confidentialité des présentations de drogues nouvelles dans les procédures d’avis de conformité: 1) EpiCept Corporation v. Canada (Health), 2010 FC 120, (February 4, 2010)   http://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/en/2010/2010fc120/2010fc120.html Une décision avec application de l’ancien article ...