Gia Giudice (Photo by: Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images) Kim Kardashian is rather infamous around these parts for her stated desire to take her reality television career and parlay it into a legal one. Kardashian is taking a nontraditional path available under California law to get there — she’s studying as an apprentice rather than…
I have five hours a week and no budget. Here’s how I fundraise. As a volunteer fundraiser for my community choir, I need to get creative with my limited time and resources. How can I make sure we’re financially stable without giving up too much of my free time or taking on personal expenses? For…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Justice is working tirelessly to prosecute hate crimes. White supremacy, antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, hate-fueled violence has no place in our country, period. — Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, in comments given during her commencement speech…
Lawyers should vet every vendor they work with, and in practice, they should look at a few different providers before selecting one. That’s a difficult thing to do, however, because lawyers know about lawyering — but not as much about technology and marketing. Part of the process, then, is for attorneys to educate themselves about…
On the short list of companies that have changed the way we live, at least in my lifetime, is Amazon. I am sitting down to draft this just minutes after getting a notification on my phone from my Ring (Amazon-owned) app that someone was at my door. And when I got to my door, there…
(Photo by Staci Zaretsky) Josh Douglas’s previous book left me optimistic. But that isn’t my usual vibe, so I was skeptical about reading his latest book, “The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights” (affiliate link). I see Prof. Douglas’s optimism might have changed some as…
Statutes prescribing simplified charging language were intended to alleviate the burdensome pleading requirements of the common law. See Wayne R. LaFave, et al., Criminal Procedure § 19.1(c). Indeed, where a short-form pleading is statutorily authorized, it is not necessary to allege all the elements of the offense. See State v. Jerrett, 309 N.C. 239, 259,…
Your organization has just made a compelling fundraising ask to a potential donor. Now that one of the hardest parts is over, what are the next steps you should take? Providing the path of least resistance for supporters to donate to your cause is crucial to meeting financial goals and pushing your mission forward. To create that…
As the pursuit of higher education becomes increasingly competitive and demanding, the focus on academic achievements often overshadows the personal battles that many Ph.D. students face behind the scenes. While the journey toward a doctoral degree is celebrated for its intellectual rigor and scholarly contributions, it’s time to shine a spotlight on the non-academic struggles…
The California State Bar’s Board of Trustees will meet this week to discuss a variety of issues, including the giant sucking sound coming from the Admissions Fund. Per the State Bar’s agenda notes, “The Admissions Fund faces insolvency in 2026. The State Bar’s adopted 2024 budget forecasts Admissions Fund deficit spending of $3.8 million; the…