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View More NewsFrom McCaffery v NYU School of Law, decided yesterday by Judge John Murphy (E.D. Pa.): This is a defamation case. The challenged statements are recent, but they describe an earlier legal proceeding. The story begins in 2007, when Dontia Patterson was arrested and charged with murder in Philadelphia. His first trial, prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Beth McCaffery, ended in a hung jury. His second jury trial, prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Richard Sax, resulted in his conviction. Years later, Mr. Patterson’s convictions and related charges were vacated and he got a new trial. At this point, the Philadelphia District…
From Magistrate Judge Stephanie Christensen (C.D. Cal.) in Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. All Season Power LLC, decided Feb. 13 but just posted on Westlaw: Both parties cited a non-existent case in their briefs. Specifically, after Plaintiff’s opposition and Defendant’s reply were filed, Plaintiff’s counsel filed a declaration providing that “certain quoted material set forth in Plaintiff’s brief … [wa]s not accurate, and in one instance, from a non-existent case.” The declaration identified four false citations comprising one non-existent case and three non-existent quotes from real cases. Plaintiff’s counsel further declared that “[i]t appears that some legal research that was…
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A Review of Sex and Style: Literary Criticism and Gender in Early Modern England by Elizabeth Scott-Baumann, 216 pages, Princeton UP (September 2025). The seventeenth-century English poet and playwright Aphra Behn (1640–89) was one of the first women to make a living from writing. Her life was extraordinary, although many details are obscure. We know she was born in 1640, probably the daughter of a barber in Kent, and was briefly married to a Dutch or German man whose surname she used professionally. She worked as a spy in Antwerp for Charles II following the Stuart Restoration, where she used…
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Blockchain data provider Messari has announced a series of layoffs on Monday as its CEO, Eric Turner, stepped down to make way for the…
In brief Bitcoin surged to $74,157 on Monday as the U.S.-Iran conflict heightened geopolitical uncertainty. The exhaustion of selling pressure, conviction from long-term holders,…
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XRP just reclaimed a ranking it hasn’t held in weeks, and the derivatives market suggests traders are positioning for more.The token surged to $1.53…
In brief IBM expanded its free quantum computing program, increasing runtime and hardware access for researchers. The company opened its Heron R2 processor to…
A U.K. High Court judge allowed a lawsuit over the alleged theft of more than 2,323 bitcoin to move forward last week, in a…
Key takeaways:Bitcoin derivatives remain bearish as traders hedge against a price drop despite BTC reclaiming the $74,000 level.Fears of a global energy shortage mount…
In brief Niantic Spatial is partnering with Coco Robotics to power navigation for delivery robots. The system uses Niantic’s Visual Positioning System to locate…
from the forfeiting-the-future dept It has long been clear: Trump needs to be removed from office before he can inflict even more damage than…
São Paulo, March 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Brazilian authorities to end the police investigation against journalist Luís Pablo Conceição…
Artificial intelligence-linked cryptocurrencies extended their surge Monday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang laid out the company’s vision for the next phase of AI infrastructure…
T. Rowe Price, the $1.8 trillion asset manager best known for managing mutual funds and retirement accounts, has amended the registration statement for its…