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I met a neighbor at a recent gathering.  He asked a good question.  Can a boss can look at an employee’s Facebook comments?  Apparently, a friend of the neighbor left his computer at work open to Facebook.  "Jim" had posted something unfavorable about his employer, a major retailer.  Well, there is a lot wrapped into…

Online research has become ubiquitous.  It has reached the point where a judge in one criminal trial issued individual written orders to members of a jury not to conduct any research regarding the defendant.  The defendant was charged with murder.  The judge had already been burned by a prior trial in which jurors discussed the…

This would be a tough case for any lawyer.  Capt. Francesco Schettino, who infamously sunk a ship, the Costa Concordia, is suing to get his job back.  His Italian lawyer, says he is simply doing what any Italian citizen has the right to do.  According to this report, he gave the order to sail too…

The defense lawyer in the Trayvon Martin case has been blogging about his case.  Mark O’Mara has been trying to counter the publicity that George Zimmerman is a racist.  The prosecutor complained to the judge and requested an order prohibiting further use of social media.  The prosecutor claimed Mr. O’Mara’s use of social media would taint…

Not in Texas, sort of.  In other states, workers may have no such protection, at all.  See the website, Can My Boss Do That? here.

Mitt Romney has been quoted as encouraging employers to tell their employees how to vote.   See Mike Elk’s blog post.  In this time of secret ballots, it…

LCPL Benjamin Schmidt was killed in Afghanistan last year by friendly fire.  Before he joined the Marines, he was studying at Texas Christian University.  After his Marine service, he had planned to return to TCU to study history.  He enjoyed TCU so much that he designated TCU to receive one-half of his $200,000 life insurance…

Judicial interpretation is art, not science.  Judicial interpretation depends entirely on the individual judgment of the judge.  So, it is quite remarkable when a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court calls a justice on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals a "liar."  Judge Antonin Scalia recently penned a book with another author regarding judicial interpretation.

Workplace Prof Blog has penned a nice article on what to avoid in your Facebook page if you are job-hunting.  He addresses the concerns of a young law student, but the advice applies to anyone who is or may soon be looking for a job.  

First, offers the Law Professor, do not post anything…

I just do not get it.  I keep seeing and hearing stories about veterans who are not being hired.  One woman spent a year in Iraq guarding high profile prisoners.  She joined the National Guard at the age of 36 years old.  Soon, she went on her first tour in Iraq.  She was laid off…