Justice Scalia on "Snookering" the Supreme Court into Granting Certiorari

The Supreme Court just issued its opinion in City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan. The questions presented in that case were:  (1) ...

New Florida Law Restricting Private Drone Use

Florida's governor recently signed S.B. 766, a bill that expands and clarifies restrictions on drone use listed in section 934.50, Flori...

Recent Research on Attorney Happiness and Stress

High levels of stress and depression have plagued the legal community for a long time. I have blogged about this problem previously , and to...

Chemerinsky: California Should Adopt the Uniform Bar Exam

Erwin Chemerinsky, noted constitutional law professor and the dean of UC Irvine School of Law, recently wrote this op-ed in the Los Angeles...

Court Convicts Dead Man of Stealing Electricity

Kevin Underhill at Lowering the Bar comments on an unusual case where a Greek court convicted a defendant in absentia for stealing electri...

North Dakota's New Law Restricting Law Enforcement Drones

North Dakota's governor recently signed this bill  (H.B. 1328) restricting the government's use of drones, which makes North Dakota ...

Prison Security and Drone-Smuggled Contraband

Today's New York Times has this interesting article on the use of drones to smuggle contraband into prisons. It begins: During the grav...

Drones Banned Above "Game of Thrones" Set in Belfast

So reports Belfast Live : Crafty Game Of Thrones fans have been thwarted from getting any sneak behind-the-scenes peeks after a ban on drone...

What is a Pond?

According to the Iowa Court of Appeals, a pond is "a body of water," and a contractor's building "a pond that does not ho...

FAA Increasing Enforcement Efforts Targeting Commercial Drone Use

So reports Kathleen Kirby at Weily Rein's media law blog. From the blog: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently stepped...