Legal History

The Wikileaks Injunction
A website operator, wikilinks.org, says it will defy a U.S. court's order and continue its practice of allowing the posting of documents in the Julius Baer bank case, in which the bank is accused of illegal business dealings...

Is Law a Business or Profession
Is law a profession or a business? This remains an ongoing debate, and raises questions about whether law school shoulds teach the business side of law. But first, let’s examine the profession vs...

DBR PROFILES
"You probably will not see Circuit Judges Pedro Dijols and Dale Cohen sitting together and joking over coffee or lunch.That?s because one of Dijols? two challengers in the Aug. 26 election is Mardi Levey Cohen, Judge Cohen?s wife (She dropped the Cohen for the ballot...

The Origins of African-American Interests in International Law, by Henry J. Richardson III
Book description (via the Legal History Blog): This book explores the birth of the African-American international tradition and, particularly, the roots of African Americans’ stake in international law...

Months: A History Of Time
Our calendar has changed a lot over the years, but in early Roman times there were only ten months. It was not until 700 BC that the last two months were added by Nuna Pompilus, Rome's second king, and the calendar got a further shake up in 46 BC when Julius Caesar reformed it, changing the number of days in many months...

Stupid Flunkie Never Read Cohen v. California
On April 26, 1968, Paul Cohen walked into the Los Angeles County Courthouse wearing a jacket emblazoned with the words “Fuck the Draft.” He was arrested, Mel Nimmer took his case all the way to the Supreme Court, where the decision was reversed as Cohen’s jacket constituted First Amendment protected expression...

Express Scripts Inc.
Over $9.5 million payout in deceptive business practices lawsuit.

FedEx
Ground Business Model Wins Class Action in Washington

Business Lawsuit
Elbit Imaging Ltd. agrees to pay CP Holdings Ltd. a $5 million settlement.

Personal Business
Jundts to pay $1.8 million settlement in debts lawsuit.

Tagged.com Sued over Deceptive Business Practices
Tagged.com Faces Potential Class Action

Tanning Salon Defamation
WDIO-TV pays undisclosed settlement after reporting false information about a business owner.