The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that reprinting foreign law cannot be an infringement of US copyright law. Canadian Standards Association v. P.S. Knight Co., Ltd., Case No. 23-50081 ...

A French court recently determined that Code Is Law. Essentially. And the decision — somewhat ironically for an industry that usually accepts that exploits happen (and may even be a necessary step ...

The reinstatement of slavery in Afghanistan removes all doubt that the Taliban intend to subject Afghanistan to a hideously regressive form of government. On January 4, 2026, the Taliban quietly ...

The German Bar Association has issued a warning to lawyers that they could be found in breach of their professional obligations if they work at or with any of the nine U.S. firms that made deals with ...

"I'm learning new skills and tools that I'm going to be able to deploy in my cases," said plaintiff attorney Matt Q. Wetherington of the Wetherington Law Firm in Atlanta. Matthew Q. Wetherington (left ...

One hundred and sixty years ago, after Union forces had wrested control of the American Southwest from Confederate troops, President Abraham Lincoln appointed a New York judge to write the legal code ...