Law In the News Archive

Student Life

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 Intellectual Property: Why it's crucial to small businesses today.

Business & Contracts

• Startups: Why choosing the right corporate structure matters
• Insider Trading: A big case heats up
• Raj Rajaratnam has been charged with running the biggest insider trading scheme involving a hedge fund

Marriage & Divorce

• International custody disputes: The U.S., Brazil and a 9-year-old boy
• A look at the economic benefits of marriage
• As Americans grow older, divorce complicates caregiving

Criminal Law

• The Maurice Clemmons case and the issue of arrest warrants between states
• An article describing an instance of the insanity defense
• The Washington State Supreme Court rules that police can force motorists to take blood-alcohol tests
• CIA Interrogations Draw Scrutiny
• The new and important Supreme Court opinion about search & seizure.

Sources of the Law: 

• Elena Kagan nominated for the Supreme Court by President Obama
• President Obama's landmark health care legislation
• Justice Sotomayer is sworn in.  Video

Constitutional Law:

• It is illegal for employers to use an employment practice that has a disparate impact on the basis of race. The Supreme Court rules in favor of Chicago's black firefighters.

• The Changing Face of Miranda
• Supreme Court Miranda Ruling: Suspects must tell police they want to remain silent
• What does Miranda Require?
• Florida v. Powell
• The U.S. Supreme Court case summary & oral argument
• The Supreme Court decision rejecting the law banning videos depicting animal cruelty
• An article from the New York Times regarding the Supreme Court's decision

• Arizona introduces a controversial bill on immigration

• Corporations Gain New Power as Individuals Under the Law
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08-205: The recent Supreme Court decision on why corporations will now be allowed to fund political campaigns as if those corporations were individuals, and what it means to our political system.

• Eddy Curry: A lucid examination of why DNA testing for inherited disease may be a constitutional issue
• Discrimination and marriage: what one Louisiana couple learned
• The U.S. Supreme Court reviews a handgun ban again

Employment Law

• Exploding oil rigs and fatal mining accidents: Why OSHA matters in the workplace

Personal Injury Law

• An example of what happens when hospitals make mistakes
• The Chicago Tribune Watchdog website
• Drywall imported from China is making consumers ill
• Recent interesting cases and commentary

Other Resources:

• Legal Education Commons
• Academic Info A directory of online legal education resources for students