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Welcome to another edition of Legalish. First, as always, hit the subscribe button if you haven't already. It's important to Legalish that every legal subscribe button is counted. Today is November 9, 2020. And Joe Biden is the projected winner of the election for President of the United States. The announcement came while the legal team

It is October 29th and there is less than a week before the United States selects a President. Or the world could burn to the ground. But before the world burning happens remember to hit the subscribe button! Also, please vote. In this edition of Legalish we're going to talk about the weird way we select the President

Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. So this issue is going to largely talk about "the Notorious RBG" as she became known on the Internet. I'll start with her advice for life and then we'll talk about RBG and her adventures with the beer bros of Oklahoma State University. We'll end things by

Welcome to another edition of Legalish. Today we're going to discuss a hot topic: does size matter? We're also going to hitch a ride in federal court with Uber and Lyft and then I'll share some thoughts on negotiating for yourself. But first, push the subscribe button and check out our law practice. Mention

Copyright and the X-Men The X-Men might be superhuman but they aren't above the law. Judge Gregory Wood in the Southern District of New York allowed a copyright infringement claim to go forward against Marvel Entertainment, LLC (and a ton of other related entities) ruling against an early motion to dismiss. The heart of the issue in front

At this point, you've probably all seen Hamilton on Disney+ and you know that Alexander Hamilton meets his demise at the losing end of a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr. But how did dueling become so entrenched in the culture at the time that a former Secretary of the Treasury got in a shooting match with a

It's Pride month and last week was the 5th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges. This case held the 14th Amendment requires recognition of same-sex marriages. That was a huge step forward for LGBT+ rights in the United States. But it's also important to remember that in each of these cases there's often a human

COVID-19 Is Ruining Our Good Times. Let's start with some good news: law firms are opening up more matters as America reopens. When attorneys open new matters it means they have new work to do and hopefully bill for. Seeing a jump in new matters in the chart below looks like things could rebound. And hopefully, that rebound

I am a supporter of building an equal and equitable judicial system. I recently joined a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in San Diego. A band was playing. People held signs. People danced and talked about the importance of Black Lives Matter. And then I got tear-gassed and flash-banged by the police without warning. In an instant, police violence needlessly

Barstool and the tale as old as time Barstool is a media conglomerate that started with a focus on sports and branched out into other arenas pretty successfully. The company is headed up by Dave Portnoy who has his own abrasive yet comedic online persona. They also host a popular podcast, Call Her Daddy. I practice law at an intellectual