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New Guest Blogger Alert! Gautham Rao
We are delighted to welcome Professor Gautham Rao to the blog for the month of September! LHB readers are likely familiar with Rao, either from his long-running stint as the editor of the Law & History Review or from his
Berko Files Motion For Acquittal And New Trial
Earlier this month, Asante Berko (a former Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International) was convicted by a jury of FCPA and related offenses in connection with a Ghana bribery scheme after a trial in the E.D. of New York.
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NFL 2026
Eleven people have this evening circled on their calendar. The REGJB Fantasy Football draft is tonight, and eleven REGJB irregulars are plotting how to stop the FF freight train championship stacker that is your humble blogger. So what are our NFL
Conflicts Costs and Clashes — Playboy Points to Conflicts in Firm Fee Fight, Conflicted Firm Faces Client Suit Over Kept Fees, Top City Attorney Faces Ethics and Conflicts Charges
“Nelson Mullins Faces Ex-Client’s $1M Fee Suit Over Conflict” —
- “A former client of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough is suing the firm and two partners over their fees, claiming they failed to disclose a conflict in representing
Taxing NYC’s “Wealthy” By Reducing The Credit For Unincorporated Business Tax
Taxes Galore
There are so many things that New York City has in abundance. Some are good while others are less desirable. It often depends upon whom you ask. One item that will certainly find its way into both categories
Court Says No "Substantial Burden" On Religion When Impacted Belief Is Not Central to Plaintiff’s Religion
In John v. Aviles-Ramos, (ED NY, Aug. 27, 2026), a New York federal district court rejected claims by a former special education teacher that his former colleagues and supervisors discriminated against him because he was a Jehovah’s Witness and
Judicial Notice (08.30.26): Paying The Piper
Welcome to Original Jurisdiction, the latest legal publication by me, David Lat. You can learn more
Comments on Recent Cases: August 2026
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Part of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide
SEC Proposes Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3a12-8 to Add European Union Debt Obligations
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to Rule 3a12-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add the debt obligations of the European Union (EU) to the list of foreign government debt obligations designated as “exempted…