It’s been a while since a Hollywood divorce drama has gone so bad it’s gone public. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s rift extends beyond divorce court as they fight each other over their once beloved wine label, Miraval.
Robocalls at 2 a.m. and 2 p.m. And nearly every hour in between. Neither legislatures nor courts seem to be able to conquer the problem, Do Not Call Registry notwithstanding. Maybe 49 attorneys general can end the scourge?
The courts have spoken: You can’t copyright a groove. But what about a rhythm? And what if that rhythm has spiraled into worldwide popularity with artists like Bad Bunny?
Greater Idaho. The State of Jefferson. Birds of a feather flock together — and sometimes fly away. Or want to, anyway. Didn’t we fight a war over this?
Recent bank failures got you thinking about putting your money in a vault housed at a suite in a nondescript strip mall? Our dive into civil forfeiture laws may make you think again.
What the legal system finds funny might not be what cracks your uncle up on Facebook. From social media posts to trademark spats and the impact of comic Lenny Bruce on the First Amendment, we bring you a dose of humor with some legal history.
Blue laws have been a staple in the Bible belts of the U.S., limited mostly now to alcohol sales and consumption. But how are they constitutional if they're rooted in religion? And really, who wants to be sober on a Sunday?
In the strange and wild land of Texas, exotic animals normally found in zoos and aquariums are all the rage in homes as pets. What could possibly go wrong?
How do people who are owed millions in default judgments collect from obstinate defendants? We take a look.
Space, so it goes, is the final frontier. And a new legal one. No one owns it (yet), so who gets to make badly needed intergalactic law? And can we start by criminalizing littering our orbit with space junk?
In our season finale, we bring you a roundtable chat about the biggest cases Courthouse News reporters covered in 2022 — and what they're eyeing for the new year.
