Earlier this year, the Fourth Circuit decided United States v. Zelaya-Veliz, 94 F.4th 321 (4th Cir. 2024). Phil summarized it here when it came out, but we thought it merited its own post because of its extended discussion of how the Fourth Amendment applies to search warrants for social media account information. The court’s discussion…
We have some incredibly unfortunate news to report from Mississippi, where a law professor was shot and killed alongside her mother and sister in a triple homicide. Crystal Lynn Welch, 42, was an associate clinical law professor at the Mississippi College School of Law, where she worked as supervising attorney for the Family and Children’s…
How many times have we all read about the demographic cliff? I wonder if we’ve become desensitized to its implications. Now that the anticipated starting point (2025) is at our doorstep, institutions must be ready. To that end, I’ve been working a white paper (to be published in June) that will lay out more than…
The legal job market can be tough for new graduates, especially for those who do not attend the favored law schools. Due to this, some people are thinking about working for free, hoping it will give them a leg up. They may have an anecdote or two about someone who became successful by initially offering…
(Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) Having called Stormy Daniels a liar repeatedly in its opening, the Trump defense team was then shocked and appalled that the prosecution elicited testimony to rehabilitate her credibility. The hits didn’t stop there as they attempted to get out of the mess they’d landed in by sex shaming…
Hump Day is finally here, and we’ve got just what every lawyer and law student wants to see to get them through the rest of the week: a ranking of the best law schools in the world. Move over U.S. News, because we’re about to go global. Before we get to the World Law School…
(Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) A couple years back, Elon Musk threatened to drop Cooley LLP unless they fired a newly hired associate who had just joined from the SEC. Cooley responded with a resounding “nope.” Alas, Musk might not have learned his lesson from this incident, as a new filing in Delaware Chancery alleges…
One key element of the budget, announced on May 14, reiterated the format of the proposed cap, saying the government will “work with the higher education sector to develop regulations that will require universities to increase their supply of student accommodation”. “The government will require universities to establish new, purpose-built student accommodation should they wish…
Recently, I was at a reception with people who work in business and finance. Many of the attendees earned MBA degrees, and people discussed their educational backgrounds, including their experiences attending business school, while engaging in small talk at the event. At one point, one of the MBA graduates tried to liken business school to…
Is your fundraising program going where you need it to go? It might not be. Here’s a look at how things can go wrong from Mike Duerksen on LinkedIn: Your entire fundraising model is direct marketing. Direct response is the foundation of sustainable fundraising. But much (most) of the revenue is generated by person-to-person relationship…