Brexit: May’s Handbag
Big Brexit events of the week are underway, starting with the ECJ ruling on unilateral reversal of an Article 50 notice.
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Fight for Federal Right to Education Takes a New Turn
Can a series of lawsuits with new legal arguments persuade the Supreme Court to reverse a long-standing decision against a federal right to education?
Read more...Bill Black: Who Said This? A Bank Fraud Quiz
Testing your knowledge of which top Federal officials have been tough and lax on bank fraud.
Read more...Huawei’s Meng Snagged Due to US Bank Sanctions
More on the arrest and planned extradition of Huawei CFO Meng.
Read more...Brexit: More Unicorns
The Brexit situation has developed not necessarily to the advantage of Theresa May.
Read more...Huawei CFO, Daughter of Founder and Possible Heir Apparent, Arrested in Canada on a US Extradition Request on Charges of Transfer of US Technology to Iran
A US criminal case targeting Huawei has thrown a big spanner into US-China relations.
Read more...U.S. Treasury Sanctions Bitcoin Wallets For First Time
The long arm of US law reaches into bitcoin wallets.
Read more...How Did Public Land Drilling Rights Become Cheaper Than a Cup of Coffee?
A great public land giveaway is in process….and where has the press been?
Read more...Pathbreaking Fiduciary Duty Suit Against KKR/Prisma, Blackstone, PAAMCO, and Others to Proceed
An important fiduciary duty lawsuit against some of the biggest names in the hedge fund and private equity worlds is moving forward. If the plaintiffs win, it could change the balance of power between investors and fund managers.
Read more...Can Zuckerberg Survive Facebook’s Stock Selloff?
To think it was not all that long ago that Zuckerberg was contemplating a presidential bid…
Read more...Corporate PACs Plot Counterstrategy to Thwart Campaign Finance Reform
The National Association of Business Political Action Committees (NABPAC), which lobbies on behalf of PACs, believes the problem with America’s system of campaign finance is there’s not enough money in politics.
Read more...You May Not Actually Own Your Bitcoin: Legal Expert
Yet another reason to be leery of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Read more...As Zuckerberg Refuses to Testify, UK Seizes Thousands of ‘Potentially Explosive’ Documents Facebook Has Tried to Keep Secret
The costs of Mark Zuckerberg’s hubris keep rising.
Read more...Sears Bankruptcy Engineered to Benefit Executives and Stiff Workers
Another look at the ugly Sears bankruptcy.
Read more...Uncertainty and Legal Institutions: The Impact of the Brexit Vote on EU Law Application in the UK
How Brexit is already affecting UK jurisprudence.
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