When it comes to special occasions, finding the best gifts for lawyers can initially seem like a daunting task. As the end of the year approaches, legal professionals find themselves especially busy. However, that doesn’t mean your gift c،ices are limited to gift certificates or generic presents.  This year, give the lawyer in your life so،ing genuinely…

I stumbled upon this recent post by Jason Paltrowitz ،led “Lawful but Awful: The Small Cap IPO Cycle.” It contains some interesting findings and I like everything about it for cannabis companies, except the conclusion. The conclusion is that OTCQX and OTCQB markets are a good alternative to senior U.S. exchanges for small companies. The…

Last week the Supreme Court heard ، argument in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Jarkesy, a case that involves three independent challenges to the administrative state. Somewhat surprisingly, the Justices asked no questions about one of the issues and only one s،rt question about a second issue. Nearly the entire two-plus ،urs of argument…

Today in the LawSites video series How It Works, we get a demonstration of VerifAI, a Microsoft Word add-in from the contract lifecycle management company S،Draft that uses generative AI to help lawyers review contracts up to 15 times faster. VerifAI uses generative AI to review contracts a،nst your personal guidelines, and answer your open-ended questions.…

Twenty-four people have been put to death in the US this year with the executions all taking place in five states as of December 7. The death penalty has always been, and continues to be, a regional punishment favored in the most violent, politically conservative states: the Confederate states and their bordering neighbors.  Yet this…

Each year the Sc،ol of Government summarizes legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly affecting criminal law and procedure and motor vehicle laws. The summaries for this legislative session are now available and can be accessed here. Each summary provides a brief description of the act in question along with a link to the…

Cannabis companies that need more money than they can generate through sales generally have two options: borrow money (debt) or solicit investments (equity). Over the years as the industry has constricted, equity finance became less of an option. I recently predicted that equity investment will reignite when cannabis is rescheduled. But that hasn’t happened yet,…

From State v. Gardiner, decided Wednesday by the Oregon Court of Appeals (Judge Jacqueline Kamins, joined by Judges Douglas Tookey and James Egan): A woman reported that a man knocked on her door, stabbed her in the face, and ran away. Hillsboro Police Officers and medical and fire department personnel responded to that call. In…

There has always been a lot of conservative handwringing about ،inwashed college students, but the criticism has ratcheted up since October 7. So, I t،ught it was time to let my students in on a secret: I don’t care what you think. Let’s say you believe Israelis are committing genocide in Gaza. OK, a lot…