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Attorneys sometimes struggle to set themselves apart from their peers. One way is to find a niche and develop expertise. This is true for appellate lawyers, who, though already focused on appellate law, can cultivate unique areas of knowledge within that specialty. In this episode, Todd Smith and Jody Sanders find out what it takes to carve out a niche with non-compete and trade-secret litiga...

The United States and other nations have only recently begun to publicly attribute cyberattacks to other countries, such as Russia. UVA Law professor Kristen Eichensehr proposes more transparency and legal guardrails when exposing cyberattacks.

police lights RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina sheriff’s office has arrested for a third time a man who they said was impersonating a law enforcement officer. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that an off-duty deputy was traveling east on U.S. Highway 70 in Garner when he saw a Dodge Charger with active blue lights. The deputy called the sighting and a description of the...

As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we look at H.R. 4445, new federal legislation that addresses mandatory arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims. Congress Passes Act Addressing Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims Congress recently passed, and President Biden is expected to sign, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Haras...

Members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) with Ohio Representative Tim Schaffer (standing back to camera) as he introduced H.B. 48 in the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee of the 132nd Ohio General Assembly in June 2017. Front row (left to right): James Houston, Dr. Richard Davis (current Ohio SUVCW Department Commander), James Crane, Fred Lynch, and Robert E. Grim. T...

Fox News star Greg Gutfeld revealed on the air that his mother-in-law is stranded in Ukraine as the embattled country is invaded by Russia. Gutfeld, a co-host of The Five, told his colleagues on Wednesday that the mother of his wife is currently in a hotel in Lviv, a town in western Ukraine that lies about 43 miles from the border with Poland. During a segment with on-site reporter Lucas Toml...

Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Law Matthew A. Weiner has been nominated by Governor Ned Lamont to become a judge on the Connecticut Superior Court. Weiner currently serves as a prosecutor in the Chief State’s Attorney’s Office, where he has spent the last nine years in the Appellate Bureau. He represents the State of Connecticut in criminal appeals before the Connecticut Su...

Football Soccer - Chelsea v Scunthorpe United - FA Cup Third Round - Stamford Bridge - 10/1/16. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Britain is considering changing the law to make it easier to impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs, a government source said, amid criticism that it was taking too long to target individuals with links ...

Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court in December. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) Nevada has been heralded by abortion rights advocates for having enshrined state protections for abortion, but there are still ample battlegrounds available for fights over reproductive rights. Case in point: Nevada’s on-the-books but unenforceable 1985 statute regarding parental notification before a ...

Maritime liens typically arise from torts, contracts or particular maritime services such as salvage or towage. In this article, the authors discuss categories of maritime liens, arrests and attachments and more. What Is a Maritime Lien? A maritime lien is a non-possessory right in a vessel that gives the lienholder a right to proceed in rem against the property. In the United States, maritim...