If you have ever worked in a team setting before, then chances are you have either worked with, for, or alongside a “workplace bully.” But what exactly is the difference between a workplace bully and just a mean boss or a difficult coworker? …
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Law
New York startup Aereo, in classic ‘David v. Goliath’ fashion, is challenging major broadcasters for the future of television. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a lower court’s decision against major broadcasters not to enjoin Aereo’s business practice. The major broadcasters – including CBS Corporation, Comcast, News Corporation and the Walt Disney Company…
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Aereo versus the World: How a Small Upstart is Challenging the Status Quo
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On Workplace Bullying and How to Stop It
Mandatory Gun Ownership Makes Absolutely No Sense At All
More than four months after the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, the gun debate shows no signs of slowing down. This past month, the issue ramped up even more when mandatory gun possession ordinances were thrown into the discussion, and— before you start thinking that you read that wrong— yes, the idea of mandatory gun possession is apparently making a comeback…
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What’s Missing in the Immigration Debate
Former presidential candidate and Republican Senator from Arizona, John McCain, and Charles “Chuck” Schumer, the longtime Democratic Senator from New York, don’t agree on much. Yet last week, the two came together to travel to Nogales, Arizona, a city on the Mexican border, to answer questions about border security, a key component in one of today’s most prominent and increasingly bipartisan issues: immigration reform…
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Gideon v. Wainwright Turns 50: A History of Your Right to Counsel
A public defender at a criminal arraignment spends, on average, six minutes per case. Imagine that the remainder of your life as a free citizen were hanging in the balance. Would six minutes be adequate time for your attorney to hear your side of the argument and enter an appropriate plea? As troublesome as that lack of attention is, it is a marked improvement over the plight of the accused a mere fifty years ago…
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