Current and retired Supreme Court Justices, politicians, legal scholars, attorneys and journalists are among those who have paid tribute to Justice Antonin Scalia. At Thomson Reuters, some of us had the honor and privilege of working with Justice Scalia to publish Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts, his influential book with Bryan A. Garner …
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Remembering Justice Scalia
In the past few weeks, I had the rare privilege of taking a 10-day trip to Asia with two of our prominent authors, Justice Antonin Scalia and Professor Bryan Garner. We publish their very successful coauthored books – Reading Law and Making Your Case. Bryan planned this trip as a lecture series and a book-discussion and …
Coming in May: Newly Redesigned Super Lawyers Magazine
From modest beginnings as part of Minnesota Law & Politics magazine in 1991, the Super Lawyers brand has established itself as the leading lawyer rating service in the country. At its core Super Lawyers Magazine provides visibility to attorneys who exhibit excellence in the practice of law, covering what makes them successful both personally and …
U.S. Strengthens the Legal Tools to Combat Illegal Trade
Earlier this month, it was announced that President Obama will sign the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. The Act empowers U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to seek the assistance of copyright and trademark owners to determine if imported goods infringe trademarks and copyrights recorded with CBP. In addition, the Act specifically …
Peer Monitor Shows Weakening Demand and Rates
After a string of seven consecutive quarters of rising demand, the Peer Monitor Economic Index saw flat demand for large law firm services in the fourth quarter of 2015. The new report showed that the PMI fell two points because of weak demand and rates. But much of the decline in overall demand was accounted …
The Legacy of Justice Scalia and the Future of the Supreme Court
What impact did Justice Antonin Scalia have on the Supreme Court? And what lies ahead for the Court? Legal Current explores these questions with Prof. Ronald D. Rotunda, The Doy & Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at Chapman University, and co-author of Nowak and Rotunda’s Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and Procedure.
Legaltech New York Startups Showcase a Diverse Crowd with Some Common Themes
Legaltech New York is one of the world’s largest events devoted to legal technology, but it has traditionally been dominated by the eDiscovery vendors and practitioners. In an attempt to widen the conference’s focus, conference organizer ALM has partnered with CodeX, Stanford University’s Center for Legal Informatics, to help enliven the event with some of the new technologies …
White House to Facebook: Let’s Make A Deal!
In early January, officials at the White House met to discuss the possibility of utilizing the current security algorithms which Facebook engineers use to identify and treat possible suicide risks on their site. The current algorithm is able to identify current behavioral patterns by Facebook users that coincide with known, documented qualities of individuals who …
New Rules on Proportionality & Spoliation in E-Discovery
Last summer, in the case of HM Electronics Inc.v. R.F. Technologies Inc., a federal judge ordered severe sanctions because of e-discovery failures. How do new rules on proportionality and spoliation impact how e-discovery is handled? Robert Brownstone with Fenwick & West discusses.
China’s Legal System: 2015 Reviews and 2016 Predictions
According to the Lunar Calendar, 2016’s Spring Festival on February 8 marks the end of the Year of the Wooden Sheep and beginning the Year of the Fire Monkey. At this transitional time, Legal Current invited Chang Wang and Christopher Luehr, two Chinese law experts at Thomson Reuters, to review the major legal events and …
