March 26 is National Spinach Day, and we thought would celebrate with an explanation of the copyright status of Popeye the Sailor Man, instead of a recitation of litigation related to e coli cases attributed to spinach.
Read moreWhat’s New with the Harris County Civil District Courts?
On March 5, 2021, the Supreme Court of Texas issued its Thirty-Sixth Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, which provided, among other things, that, subject to stated constitutional limitations, in-person proceedings may be conducted in the district courts, so long as minimum standard health protocols are followed. The Order prompted the Local Administrative Law Judge for the Harris County District Civil Courts, Honorable Robert Schaffer, to modify the existing COVID-19 Operating Plan to allow for the resumption of in-person proceedings and to set the minimum standard health protocols for such proceedings to keep the participants and the public safe.
Read moreVirtual Lexis Vendor Visit Tomorrow with Free CLE
Tomorrow, join our Legal Tech Institute from the comfort of your own computer for an hour of free CLE! Our LexisNexis rep will lead a journey through the everlasting struggle of legal professionals against Email Mountain with a presentation entitled “LexisNexis - Email Best Practices for Legal Professionals: Avoiding Common Mistakes and Improving Effectiveness.”
Virtual Currency: It Might be Invisible, but it’s Still Taxable
“Tax Day,” which normally falls on April 15, has been extended this year to May 17 for most people and to June 15 for Texas residents. Regardless of when you file, make sure to include your virtual currency in your tax return, as those transactions “are taxable by law just like transactions in any other property.”
Read moreJane Jacobs: Urban Ecologist and Community Advocate
At heart, Jacobs was an observer. Her keen perception about people and the communities they inhabit informed all of her writing and activism. Jacobs had no formal training as an urban planner or sociologist, but her observations about city life gave her the street cred of a true public intellectual. Jacobs was more than a mouthpiece for a movement, however; she was a boots-on-the-ground, grassroots organizer who encouraged everyday folks to take part in shaping their communities from the bottom up.
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