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18 Aug Don’t Make It Worse: Responding to Online Defamation Without Triggering The Streisand Effect

Posted at 22:27h in Litigation by Ken White

Lawyers are supposed to make their clients’ lives better, not worse. But we can make things worse, much worse, when we rush into a realm we don’t understand. This is particularly a problem when a client comes to us enraged about something written about them on the internet. Most lawyers...

17 Aug Challenging the Reliability of Drug-Dog Alerts After Florida v. Harris?

Posted at 22:30h in Criminal Defense by Caleb Mason

Have you ever watched a trained detection dog at work? It’s an impressive sight. As we all know, the canine nose is one of the most sensitive chemical detectors the world has ever seen, and dogs can be trained to deploy it to sniff out...

17 Aug Will The Appointments Clause Thwart The SEC’s Administrative Enforcement Actions?

Posted at 22:29h in Securities Litigation & Regulation by Ron Wood

Thanks to two recent rulings, an unlucky recipient of a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Wells notice has a second ray of hope. If the SEC approves an enforcement action in its administrative forum — an increasingly popular choice by the Enforcement Division — a...

16 Feb Cleaning Up Your Criminal Record In California

Posted at 22:32h in Criminal Defense by Tom Brown

People make mistakes. Sometimes mistakes lead to criminal convictions and a criminal record. This may prevent you from getting a job, getting into school, obtaining a bank loan, and other benefits. Many employers conduct criminal background checks. Recently Ken White wrote about how people with federal...

11 Feb Still Waiting For Federal Alternatives To Expungement

Posted at 22:33h in Criminal Defense by Ken White

As criminal practitioners know, many states have well-defined procedures for expunging and sealing criminal convictions. California, for instance, allows defendants who have successfully completed probation in some cases to apply for reduction of charges and dismissal of their cases, a procedure that is routine and form-based...

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18 Aug Don’t Make It Worse: Responding to Online Defamation Without Triggering The Streisand Effect

17 Aug Challenging the Reliability of Drug-Dog Alerts After Florida v. Harris?

17 Aug Will The Appointments Clause Thwart The SEC’s Administrative Enforcement Actions?

16 Feb Cleaning Up Your Criminal Record In California

11 Feb Still Waiting For Federal Alternatives To Expungement

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