Month: January 2014
New York City Not Showing the Love For Local Coffee Shop
New York City does not show the love when it feels its “I ♥ NY” trademark is threatened, even if the potential offender has gone so far as to emblazon a similar phrase on his knuckles. Sam Penix , the co-owner of Everyman’s Espresso, a local coffee shop, has had “I [coffee cup] NY” tattooed […]
January 27, 2014
E.L. Doctorow is back with, Andrew’s Brain
E.L. Doctorow’s latest novel, Andrew’s Brain, hit bookstores on January 14. The best-selling author’s latest work is already generating buzz as a thought-provoking and powerful look into the mind of a man who, more than once in his life, has been the inadvertent agent of disaster. In doing so, the novel offers a compelling commentary […]
January 20, 2014
New Survey Confirms Courts Hesitant to Embrace Social Media
While lawyers have begun warming to social media, courts are still hesitant to embrace the new technology. Half of the country’s court system currently do not use any form of social media, according to a recent report. The results are not surprising giving that social media comes with both risks and rewards. While twitter, Facebook, […]
January 13, 2014
Judges Who Blog
While the list of judges who blog is relatively short, those who do are making headlines. Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf made his blog must read material when he recently commented on the irrelevancy of the Supreme Court. His blog, Hercules and the Umpire, is not always so controversial. Recent posts have addressed why […]
January 6, 2014