The American Law Foundation is proud to announce the launch of affordable resources and practical tools for law students, at every stage of their legal education. With a focus on making sure tools are modern, of high quality, and resonate with today’s diverse learners, The American Law Foundation’s goal is to create assets that allow […]

According to the New York Times, pardon attorney Deborah Leff, an Obama appointee, abruptly resigned on January 15, 2016, leaving more than 10,000 clemency applications pending review. The Times reported that the pardon office is caught in an « incurable institutional conflict » because federal prosecutors have little interest in supporting the clemency process. A former pardon […]

Apple is opposing a Los Angeles federal judge’s order requiring it to help the FBI unlock the cellphone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym on Tuesday ordered (PDF) Apple to provide “reasonable technical assistance,” including disabling an auto-erase function that kicks in after 10 failed attempts to enter a password, […]

The layoffs of 45 lawyers at Reed Smith last week highlight a problem faced by many law firms: They can’t keep their lawyers busy with work. Several consultants who spoke with the Am Law Daily (sub. req.) said law firms are dealing with overcapacity. Consultants said the Reed Smith layoffs got noticed because so many […]

In general, people spend way too much time worrying about which computer to buy. You can run a law practice just fine on a $400 Dell desktop. (Not that you should.) Obsessively comparing specs is a waste of time and brainpower. Just something from Microsoft or Apple and it will do the job. (Lenovo and […]

By Andrew Cohen Permission to use Andrew Cohen’s article granted graciously by the Brennan Center for Justice. The author Andrew Cohen is a Montrealer Let’s now try to be as clear about Antonin Scalia in death as he tried to be in life. He surely was a hero to a hundred million conservatives who saw […]

Trial attorney Michael Waddington’s new book, The Art of Trial Warfare, Winning at Trial Using Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, teaches lawyers how to fight and win difficult cases, against the odds. The Art of Trial Warfare Using Sun Tzu’s revered The Art of War as a point of inspiration and reference, lawyer and […]

It took approximately 30 minutes after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death was confirmed for everyone to start rolling out their list of likely replacements. (Let’s set aside, for now, the fact that prior to any actual person being nominated, there are already GOP vows to block, well, anyone.) The pool of people in the “credible rumor” list […]

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was the guest of honor to one of the most prestigious annual dinner of the Italian Canadian Association of urists of Quebec held in Montreal a few years ago.The Sicilian Italian jurist was no stranger to controversy in his writings both as a conservative justice and jurist. He died […]

By Timothy Bernstein, Analyst Since last summer, the student loan sector has been in a state of turmoil not seen since the financial crisis. While Moody’s and Fitch revisit their respective rating methodologies for federally-insured student loan asset-backed securities (FFELP ABS), yield spreads have skyrocketed. Since July of 2015, spreads have more than doubled and […]