When someone is involved in a government investigation or a lawsuit, a decision is made based on the available evidence. But sometimes, a person’s public reputation can sway the fact finder’s decision. Let’s take a look at two case studies in professional baseball where reputation and public perception may have helped or hurt them at…
Everyone sees problems in the world, but true visionaries have the drive and the passion to engage everyone around them to help solve them. Perhaps you are one of those people who have a unique solution to solving a problem or filling a need and the drive and ambition to accomplish it. If the problem…
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Sam Alito just wrote a letter to Senators Dick Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse to inform them that, despite hoisting a “Stop the Steal” symbol over his house in the aftermath of January 6, he sees no reason to recuse himself from the pending case to declare Donald Trump’s objectively false…
Dr. Maurie McInnis is set to become the next president of her alma mater, Yale University, effective July 1. Dr. Maurie McInnis“Through immense challenges, under President Peter Salovey’s leadership, you have worked together to advance our mission of education, research, scholarship, preservation, and practice to improve the world,” said McInnis. “For that, I thank you…
Jenna Ellis (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Yesterday, Donald Trump’s former attorney Jenna Ellis agreed to a three-year suspension from the bar in her home state of Colorado. The MAGA mean girl had previously accepted censure for multiple public false statements about election fraud in 2020, but her later guilty plea in Georgia to feloniously…
Higher education institutions are poised and well-positioned to illuminate pathways for people seeking to thrive within the green economy. By leveraging their resources, expertise, and networks, these institutions can play a pivotal role in nurturing talent and fostering the development of “green lights.” I define a “green light” in this piece as the convergence of…
The showdown between ByteDance and Congress has had people on the edges of their seats, not just to see how it plays out, but when. Mark your calendars, we are just a few months from the free speech fight many have been waiting for. From Reuters: A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday set a fast-track…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on May 29, 2024 at 10:29 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Coming up: On Thursday, May 30, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the…
Until recently, Wilson Elser represented American Airlines in a lawsuit brought by the family of a 9-year-old girl lured into an airplane bathroom where a flight attendant had rigged his phone to record children. We use the past tense, because American has dropped the Am Law 100 firm in favor of a Texas firm after…
In Part I of a series of posts on confidential informants, I revisited the landmark case of U.S. v. Roviaro, which began when a Chicago police officer hid in the trunk of an informant’s car to listen in on a heroin deal. The U.S. Supreme Court held that the officer in the trunk was no…