Morning Docket: 08.19.24

* Current Supreme Court has opened the door to patchwork state-by-state banking laws. Because that’s how to build a global economy! [Bloomberg Law News] * How to sue NASA for fallen space debris? Seems like a one-off practice area unless some idiot tries to build personal spaceships. [Law.com] * Apropos of nothing at all, Elon…

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Yale Law School Not Sending Its Best

Sen. J.D. Vance (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) As soon as J.D. Vance found himself on the GOP ticket, everyone who remembered him from his Yale Law days shared their thoughts and brought out their receipts. “JD’s rise is a triumph for angry jerks everywhere,” isn’t a ringing endorsement. The campaign also tried…

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Ten Productivity Strategies Online Instructors Can Borrow from Entrepreneurs – Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 16, 2019 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! There is no shortage of productivity and efficiency advice for entrepreneurs. An overflowing supply of books, websites, newsletters, podcasts, and videos offer tips, tricks, and strategies to help…

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As judgment preservation insurance gains steam, appellate decision leaves insurers ‘on the hook’ for millions

Home Daily News As judgment preservation insurance gains… Insurance Law As judgment preservation insurance gains steam, appellate decision leaves insurers ‘on the hook’ for millions By Debra Cassens Weiss May 8, 2024, 2:07 pm CDT A federal appeals court’s April 30 reversal of a $1.6 billion judgment for a software maker “has sent ripples through…

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News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies in his “hush money” trial in New York yesterday, making him the first former president in U.S. history to be convicted of a crime. On their second day of deliberations, the jury found that Trump illegally falsified business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to an adult…

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