Introduction Since the founding of Jamestown in 1607, the British monarch had been granting charters to Englishmen providing them land in North America for them to colonize. By 1732, there were thirteen British colonies in North America. For many years…
The Nippon Lawsuit On March 4, 2026, a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Illinois opened a new chapter in the ongoing discourse surrounding artificial intelligence (“AI”) in legal practice. Nippon Life Insurance Company (“Nippon”) sued…
Introduction The past decade has seen a great increase in the accessibility and widespread use of artificial intelligence. Not only are people using artificial intelligence (“AI”) in their everyday lives to draft emails, brainstorm gift ideas, or…
Introduction On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo declaring that Department of Justice (DOJ) “attorneys are expected to zealously advance… their client’s interests,” including “vigorously defending presidential policies…
Introduction Corporate lawyers often handle significant cases and lucrative deals for high-profile corporate clients. These lawyers through representation often become familiar with the company and are trusted advisors. Often corporate clients ask their…
Introduction A friend or family member casually asking for legal advice is a universal experience for law students. Most have probably felt the urge to reply with a statement starting along the lines of “I’m not a lawyer yet, but . . . .” However…
Introduction On February 10, 2025, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove III, until recently a defense lawyer for now-President Donald J. Trump, issued a memo to the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle R.…
Introduction Among the many hurdles on the path to becoming a lawyer in the United States, one stands out as both necessary and daunting to everyone: the Character and Fitness evaluation. Every aspiring attorney must undergo this assessment before being…
There has been much digital ink spilled lately about judicial ethics. Most of the focus has been on the highest court in the land. But some scrutiny for those federal courts below the apex is deserved as well. In July 2024, Judge Joshua Kindred, serving…
Setting the Stage—Mark Lemley Loudly Fires Meta as Client In January 2025, Professor Mark Lemley took to LinkedIn to loudly and publicly announce that he had fired Meta as a client.[1] He explicitly made clear that this firing was not for the normal…
