What you need to know about the top law schools in the United States
With the presidential election just days away, the top 20 law schools have been released.Below are our top 20 schools for 2018, ranked by their number of applicants per class.Read more about our top law school rankings and our methodology here.1.Yale Law School (New Haven, Connecticut)1.2.New York University (New York)2.Stanford University (Stanford, California)3.New Orleans School […]
Which Texas law will be upheld in federal gun lawsuit?
Dallas, Texas (AP) A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a state law that requires gun owners to surrender their guns at gun shows to prevent “sudden and widespread” violence was constitutional.The U.S. District Court for the District of Texas in San Antonio ruled Thursday that Texas law was constitutional under the Second Amendment.Texas […]
The ‘Criminal Minds’ show of Harvard Law School graduates in the ‘Criminological Insights’ series
Harvard Law has a new look.In this new series, the school looks at how law schools, like other fields of study, are transforming.Harvard Law’s new online course, “Criminsological Insight: Lessons from the Criminological Sciences,” offers an introduction to criminology and its relation to crimenomics, the field of criminological research and the law.The course is designed […]
The Laws of Demand: The Laws that Rule Beer
The Laws Of Demand are the laws that govern the consumption of beer.They are what we know as laws.A beer law is a collection of rules and regulations for the consumption and distribution of beer by brewers.In some cases, it’s the same laws that guide the consumption, but in many other cases, they vary significantly.The […]
Law firm sues to block Lexington police officer’s arrest of suspect in fatal shooting
Lexington, Ky.— The Kentucky Civil Rights Commission on Monday filed a motion to stop a police officer from arresting a suspect in a fatal shooting on the Lexington-Frankfort line.The motion was filed by the law firm of Lexington law professor Charles Kirchhoff, which has filed dozens of lawsuits against police in the state.The Kentucky Criminal […]
How to judge a book by its cover
The legal literature of legal theory can be tricky.The Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 decision in Fisher v.University of Texas at Austin, which defined affirmative action in higher education as a form of racial discrimination, was a seminal landmark, but it left a lot of gray areas to be settled.As a result, it has become an […]
Which states have their own laws that limit who can marry a same-sex couple?
The laws of the states differ, with many of them making it a criminal offense to do so.The only exception is Wyoming, where a civil union is a legal form of marriage.Some states are still debating what constitutes marriage, but in general, same-gender couples are not allowed to marry.The states that have their laws on […]
How Oregon voters could change marijuana laws in November
Voters in Oregon will decide on November 8 whether to change marijuana law enforcement and distribution laws to legalize marijuana.If they do, they could potentially change marijuana use to a misdemeanor, or decriminalize it.This article looks at the laws that could affect marijuana use in Oregon and how they could be changed.Read the story: How […]
What Benford’s Law Means for the LGBTQ Community
Benford, a gay black man who served as the first openly gay elected officer in the state of North Carolina, has been the focus of a civil rights investigation into his conduct, as well as allegations of discrimination.This week, Benford resigned from his seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives, citing his pending sexual […]
How Apple’s patents will make it a $100 billion company by 2025
When Apple filed for a $50 billion patent war, many believed it would simply use its enormous fortune to create a cash cow.That’s what a $10 billion valuation is for a company.But the iPhone and iPad maker has a lot more to spend on intellectual property, including patents.That is because it will likely spend hundreds […]