After the Supreme Court decided California v. Texas, you might have though we weren’t going to have any more significant constitutional cases about Obamacare. I certainly did. But recent events might have proved us wrong! Yesterday, federal District Judge Reed O’Connor issued a decision in Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Becerra, striking down some key Affordable … Read more

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) voted on Wednesday, March 29, approving an emergency rule proposal to extend the application window for social equity in cannabis (SEIC) retail licenses. The application window has been extended from March 30, 2023, to 5:00 p.m. April 27, 2023. The rule will have the effect of amending … Read more

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I mean, their porridge is too cold, their chairs are too big, and their beds are too soft. No wonder they’re upset. The post What's With the Political Activists Calling Themselves "Mama Bears"? appeared first on Reason.com. Source link

ROBOTICS OF LAW – As Law.com’s Alaina Lancaster writes in this week’s Barometer newsletter, judges and lawyers are seriously considering which aspects of litigation and adjudication can be effectively handed down to generative AI. But if you’re picturing the machine from Willy Wonka spitting out legal advice and court rulings instead of the precise location of the three … Read more

Last month, Chief Justice Marshall’s opinion in Johnson v. McIntosh turned 200 years old. Most 1Ls read this case in property. In this canonical decision, Marshall explained that European explorers “acquired” land in the Americas pursuant to the discovery doctrine.  Of course, indigenous people already resided on this territory, but those “fierce savages,” as Marshall called them, … Read more

Earlier this week, I wrote about Joan Biskupic’s first article on her new book. Her exclusives were barely there. Biskupic’s second article, however, breaks some news. Now, these reveals are a bit dated, but they do shed some light on the Chief Justice. Let’s flash back to 2017 when two cases that concerned gay rights … Read more

Last week, Legal Speak was live on location at Legalweek 2023 in New York City, where we interviewed professionals from across the legal industry about everything from ChatGPT to how to hire people who care. Experts shared the initiatives they are focused on and how they are seeing the industry evolve. Source link