If a land agent has contacted you about running a natural gas easement across your Florida property, you are facing a high-stakes negotiation with a sophisticated counterparty. The first question is not how much. It is which pipeline and which
Comment k Takes a Hit in the Covidien Mesh MDL
A few weeks ago, we found ourselves underwhelmed by the court’s Rule 702 rulings in the Covidien Hernia Mesh MDL. Today, we can say much the same thing about its summary judgment decision. In In re: Covidien Hernia Mesh Products
It's All Politics
Well, they did it: On Tuesday evening, the Supreme Court found a way to make Callais worse. They actually found several: they made an absolute partisan joke of the “Purcell principle”; they flagrantly, ostentatiously violated their own prior opinion in
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map likely to favor Republicans during midterms
The US Supreme Court issued an unsigned order Tuesday allowing Alabama to use a congressional map that is expected to benefit Republican candidates during the midterms, effectively eliminating a district currently represented by a Black Democrat.
Over the dissent of
Southeastern Privacy Laws Taking Shape: Current and Upcoming Omnibus Laws for Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee
It has been a busy spring for data privacy in the Southeast. On April 17, 2026, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (HB 351). Weeks later, on May 11, 2026, Governor Kemp signed Georgia’s SB
Career-Altering Sanctions Imposed on Counsel for Deleting ChatGPT Account: eDiscovery Case Law
In Miller v. Regions Bank, Alabama District Judge Harold D. Mooty III, stating: “Lawyers make errors. Competent and ethical lawyers own them” imposed “career-altering sanctions” including a public reprimand, disqualification from the case, referral to licensing authorities, and a six-month
DAFs and Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama well-known for its efforts in advancing civil rights and racial justice, particularly in the South. Over the past several decades, the SPLC was particularly known
Magic Johnson addressed AI in a graduation speech!
The NewYorkTimes.com reported “Magic Johnson, the former basketball player, pushed Tuskegee University graduates in Alabama to try out new technology, rather than be afraid of it.” The May 21, 2026 article entitled “Will A.I. Replace You? What Graduation Speakers Told
Supreme Court dismisses death penalty case on people with mental disabilities
The Supreme Court on Thursday chose not to weigh in on what standards states should use to assess whether a person who commits a crime must be spared the death penalty because of intellectual disabilities.
Fallout from the State’s Unfortunate Contract with Prison Healthcare Provider YesCare Continues as Workers Go Unpaid and State Dollars Go Missing
By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
Medical workers inside Alabama prisons who were employed by the embattled company YesCare haven’t received their last paychecks, and the Alabama Department of Corrections is predicting “protracted litigation,” over millions of taxpayer dollars at issue