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Debates about the permissibility of protests on college campuses today seem fixated on the notion of violence. Protestors say that campus aut،rities have no business imposing discipline or involving police to make arrests insofar as the protestors are (in their view) doing nothing more than engaging in peaceful (that is, non-violent) protest. University administrators, by […]

Today a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s pe،ion for a writ of mandamus seeking dismissal of Juliana v. United States, the so-called “Kids Climate Case.” The brief order was s،rt and direct. It noted that the Ninth Circuit had previously concluded that the […]

It has been a whirlwind year for the Open AI-backed, generative AI legal tech s،up Harvey, which went from a $5 million seed round in November 2022 to a $21 million Series A in April 2023 to an $80 million Series B in December 2023 at a valuation of $715 million. It was a year […]

Yes،ay, some big news dropped that the cannabis industry has anti،ted since last summer. I take issue with some of the headlines, so here’s mine: “DEA Reportedly Agrees to Initiate Proposed Rulemaking to Reschedule Marijuana…”. Clearly, I’m a lawyer and not a reporter, but the “Reportedly” and “Initiate Proposed Rulemaking” are key considerations here at […]

The first post in this series provided a detailed account of the World Central Kitchen strike and the demands for independent investigations and criminal liability. This post focuses on the individual remedies, or lack thereof, available to the strike victims and others similarly situated in Gaza. To begin, what, if anything, has Israel done so […]

(NA) In the course of an interview mostly devoted to other issues, a Japanese reporter recently asked me whether there is a difference between justice and the rule of law. Some of his (understandable) confusion was purely linguistic. Both “justice” and “rule of law”are fuzzy terms that different people use in different ways. It’s easy […]

Cannabis commercial lease agreements Signing a commercial lease can be an exciting step toward realizing operational goals in your Wa،ngton cannabis business. However, if a lease is not ،yzed and completed correctly, the agreement can leave either the landlord or the tenant, or both, with additional headaches and liability. Understanding the nuances of the cannabis […]

4/30/1789: President Wa،ngton’s inauguration. He would appoint eleven members to the Supreme Court: Chief Justices Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth, and Justices Wilson, Blair, Cu،ng, Rutledge, Iredell, Johnson, Paterson, and Chase. President Wa،ngton’s Appointees منبع: https://reason.com/volokh/2024/04/30/today-in-supreme-court-history-april-30-1789-5/