Author Archives: Rebekah

On Thursday, April 18, the Digital Public Libraries of America launched a beta version of a portal to American archival and historical materials. Visit the DPLA at http://dp.la and be amazed! And there’s more! Visit the South Carolina Digital Library for … Continue reading →

Where do I start? There are many things you shouldn’t do in court, but today’s item is a good beginning. A FL defendant managed to turn a bail hearing into a 30-day sentence for contempt when she directed a rude … Continue reading →

On 10 December 1948, the United Nations established an annual Human Rights Day to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration contains a preamble and 30 articles that outline the rights and freedoms to which … Continue reading →

Today is United Nations Day, an international holiday established by the UN in 1971. Read a statement from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon here.

Ever wondered how a court comes to use the designation per curiam (“by the court”) for an opinion, rather than the name of a particular author? In a recent thought-provoking piece on SCOTUSblog, Professor Ira Robbins of American University provides … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, August 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that there is no expectation of privacy in data from a disposable cellphone. At issue in the case was the DEA’s use of GPS data from … Continue reading →

The International Criminal Court, headquartered in The Hague and established in 1998, issued its first sentence today. The Court sentenced former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in prison for recruting and using child soldiers in 2002 and 2003. … Continue reading →

Counsel is prohibited from engaging in Rambo-style tactics during a deposition, attacking or objecting to every question posed. Find out more in In re Stratosphere Corp. Sec. Litig., 182 F.R.D. 614 (D. Nev. 1998). Use the citation information to locate the case … Continue reading →

A prisoner has no constitutional right to be acknowledged as a diety or any other type of supernatural being. Read all about it in Dekoven v. Bell, 140 F. Supp. 2d 748 (E.D. Mich. 2001). Use the citation information to … Continue reading →

Tax issues are on lots of folks minds today, so here’s a resonant research tidbit. The Northern District of CA’s Bankruptcy Court found a Chapter 13 debtor entitled to reimbursement from the IRS of $20 that he spent on stomach … Continue reading →