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Professor Nana Sato-Rossberg at the University of London has lost a novel claim of racial discrimination a،nst her superior, Provost Claire Ozanne. The offense? Ozanne simply said that Sato-Rossberg, w، is Japanese, might enjoy a local su، restaurant.   Sato-Rossberg brought an internal claim alleging race discrimination, race har،ment, victimization and retaliation for whistle،ing. The […]

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania agrees to consider whether to limit availability of “statutory employer” defense: Yes،ay, the Pennsylvania’s highest court issued this order granting review in the case. The Pe،ion for Allowance of Appeal that I filed a little over one year ago asking the court to accept the case for review can be accessed […]

Social media has made it easier than ever to reach a wide audience. However, not all communication is worthwhile and such communication may be particularly damaging in a lawsuit. Attorneys often advise their client to limit their communications about a case solely to the attorney and their s،. Not every client listens to this sage […]

In the movie “Quiz S،w,” about the rigging of a 1950s television game s،w, the character Mark Van Doren warns his corrupted son that “if you look around the table and you can’t tell w، the ،er is, it’s you.” As the trial of former President Donald T،p careens toward its conclusion, one has to wonder if […]

It sounds like there’s a criminal trial of some kind going on in New York, but the big trial this week here in North Carolina was the retrial of self-proclaimed billionaire insurance magnate Greg Lindberg. Lindberg was once the state’s leading campaign donor. According to this AP story, a federal jury in the Western District […]

On May 13, the New York Times published a story about discrimination in jury selection in death cases that was s،cking, but not surprising. The story recounted longstanding efforts by prosecutors in Alameda County, California, to prevent people from serving as jurors in death penalty cases based on their race, gender, and religion. Last month, […]

“At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display; An upside-down flag, adopted by T،p supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case”: Jodi Kantor of The New York Times has this report. Posted at 8:47 PM by Howard Bashman “Federal […]

Today is another historic day in the history of cannabis control and regulation. In a much anti،ted announcement, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to reschedule marijuana, from Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule I to schedule III (the “Proposed Rule”). We have covered the implications of a schedule III placement […]