Heir to Chicago political dynasty brings his “false statement” charges to Supreme Court

Heir to Chicago political dynasty brings his “false statement” charges to Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the case of a former Chicago alderman, who served four months in a federal prison for lying to federal financial regulators about loans he took out from a local bank and failed to pay. Patrick Daley Thompson, a member of the city’s most famous political dynasty, hopes that his case will be the latest in a series of cases in which the justices push back against what a majority of the court … Read the rest

低空经济系列:飞行汽车法律问题初探

作者:赵新华 卢怿洵

低空经济是以低空飞行活动为核心,以无人驾驶飞行、低空智联网等技术组成的新质生产力与空域、市场等要素相互作用,带动低空基础设施、低空飞行器制造、低空运营服务和低空飞行保障等领域发展的综合性经济形态。

2024年被称为低空经济“元年”。继2023年12月举行的中央经济工作会议将低空经济列为战略性新兴产业以来,国务院于2024年3月正式将“积极打造生物制造、商业航天、低空经济等新增长引擎”写入政府工作报告。地方层面上,目前我国已有近30多个省份将发展低空经济写入地方政府工作报告或出台相关政策,争相布局低空经济。

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Gun-rights advocates bring twin challenges to Maryland gun-control law

Gun-rights advocates bring twin challenges to Maryland gun-control law

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The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

The Supreme Court’s landmark 2022 gun-rights ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, which held that laws restricting the right to bear arms are constitutional under the Second Amendment only if a tradition of such regulation can be found in U.S. history, triggered a wave … Read the rest

Parties file final briefs before Supreme Court hears TikTok case

Parties file final briefs before Supreme Court hears TikTok case

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One week ahead of oral arguments in its challenge to a federal law that would require social-media giant TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its parent company can sell it by Jan. 19, the Biden administration filed its reply brief on Friday, urging the justices to allow the law to go into effect. The law, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices, targets the national security risk of China’s potential control of the Beijing company, … Read the rest

When Would Google Say Your Startup Law Firm Needs a Blog?

Does your startup law firm need a blog? 

According to Google’s experts, not necessarily, but in some cases a blog is a plus. 

In a Search Engine Roundtable article by Barry Schwartz, insights from John Mueller, Google’s Search Advocate, and Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, were highlighted to explore when blogging makes sense for start up businesses.

Mueller previously explained that blogging isn’t essential for SEO, but it can be impactful when done right:

Make a blog when you are

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The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 2

The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 2

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:

  • Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Judicial Independence (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
  • Free-speech advocates tell Supreme Court US TikTok law reminiscent of dictatorships (Raphael Satter, Reuters)
  • ‘Lawless’: Trump’s TikTok brief asks Supreme Court to overreach, legal experts say (Brendan Bordelon, Politico) 
  • Trump’s criminal cases fading away, but some legal perils still loom in 2025 (Dareh
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