The Mining Act of 1872 allows private parties to extract hardrock minerals from public lands without paying royalties and with very little environmental oversight.

Westlaw has several databases specific to famous trials that contain commentaries, transcripts, and other documents.

Function of pleadings is to act as a guide rope, not as a snare or a hangman’s noose.
Olson v. Dahlen, 141 N.W.2d 702 (Mich. Ct. App. 1966)

Paul Ceglia, a New York businessman, just amended his July 2010 claim with emails corroborating his partnership with Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.

Hazle v. Crofoot (U.S.D.C., E.D. Cal.) Jury declines to award damges for First Amendment violation 2010 WL 5596795 Verdict Summary 2008 WL 8130822…

Headnote of the Day: Music can be a nuisance.

WestlawNext now has a new Advanced Search template that allows you use to restrict your search to any of 34 document types for all Pleadings, Motions, and Memoranda pages.

John McCain and John Kerry have introduced a bill that creates a “privacy bill of rights” for consumers. Unfortunately, the bill may do more harm than good.

Headnote of the Day: There’s nothing wrong with trying to pay as little taxes as legally possible.

Income taxation in the United States has slowly developed since the Civil War into the primary source of the Federal Government’s budget.