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We Dare You Not to Smile at This Picture

Posted on May 03, 2010
Happy Monday! We thought we would help you transition back into the work week with a picture of adorable animals. To the far left is Fastcase President, Phil Rosenthal at the Western States Bar Conference holding Pete, the adorable nine-bandeded armadillo...

April 30: Today in Supreme Court History

Posted on April 30, 2010
As we close out the month of April, we thought it would be fun to take a moment to reflect on a few historic Supreme Court decisions issued on April 30th of years past. The most prominent of our selection for today is 24-year old, Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U...

New Supreme Court Documentary In Theaters Next Week

Posted on April 30, 2010
Attention all SCOTUS watchers. Filmmaker David Van Taylor’s new documentary about Supreme Court Confirmation wars over Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and the one that got away, Harriet Miers, opens next week. You can view the trailer, below...

Rediscover a National Treasure: The Library of Congress

Posted on April 29, 2010
Rediscover the Library of Congress At Fastcase, we are big fans of the Library of Congress (and being information nerds, we admit that we are a little biased in this regard). But even if you are not the type to salivate over well-organized card catalog, we think you will agree that the LOC is a [...

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Don?t Mess with Texas . . . Judges

Posted on April 29, 2010
U.S. District Judge David Hittner gave one college student, Kelsey Gloston a civics lesson that she will not soon forget. Gloston, a pre-nursing student, apparently hung up on the courthouse clerks who contacted her regarding jury duty. Big mistake...

Crowdsourcing Early Earthquake Warnings

Posted on April 28, 2010
Crowdsourcing Early Earthquake Warnings We recently heard about a fantastic research project headed up by geoscientist Elizabeth Cochran of the University of California, Riverside. Her project called, Quake-Catcher Network, harnesses the power of a little device that resides in most new laptops called an ?accelerometer...

Big Brother Might Be Reading Your E-mail

Posted on April 27, 2010
It probably will not surprise most people to learn that in today?s wired world, usage of ?snail mail? is going the way of the carrier pigeon. According to the USPS?s 2009 Annual report, mail volume dropped dramatically from 203 billion of pieces of mail in 2008 to about 177 billion pieces in 2009...

Who Owns Your Genes?

Posted on April 13, 2010
Scientists and tech businesses are closely following a court ruling involving gene patents this month, after a United States district judge tossed out a Utah company?s patents for two genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer. The case is drawing much attention because the judge?s ruling could impact thousands of other genes (roughly 20 percent) that [...

D.C. Circuit Takes a Swipe at Net Neutrality

Posted on April 12, 2010
Just last week, Comcast won its federal lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission, reversing an FCC order that would have prevented Comcast from intentionally slowing traffic from BitTorrent, a file sharing site often used for video. The ruling from the U...

Congratulations Jelena, Champion of the Official Fastcase March Madness Pool

Posted on April 06, 2010
Last night concluded a riveting NCAA Men?s Basketball tournament, which will be remembered for early upsets, disappointing Big East performances, and busted pools across the nation. While underdogs stole headlines much of the tournament, Coach K and the Bluedevils won it all...

Law & Tech Roundup: Google, Tufte, and Obama?s Twitter Account

Posted on March 25, 2010
Certainly the story everyone is talking about this week is Google’s battle with the Chinese government over censorship on the Internet. Beginning a new chapter in the battle, Google announced announced on Monday that it would “stop censoring [its] search services” on Google...

Introducing Fastcase Video Search Tips

Posted on March 19, 2010
Learn how to perform searches on Fastcase in seconds with our new search tip videos. You can find the videos on our You Tube channel, FastcaseVideo, by clicking here. Here’s a preview for your viewing pleasure: We will be adding many more in the near future, so make sure to check back often...

Big Brother Is Watching You . . . From Your Pocket

Posted on March 11, 2010
Law enforcement authorities and privacy advocates are eagerly awaiting the Third Circuit’s ruling in: In the Matter of the Application of the United States of America For An Order Directing A Provider of Electronic Communication Service To Disclose Records to the Government...

So You Think You Want to Be a Law Blogger

Posted on March 10, 2010
Have you been mulling whether to start your own law blog thinking that it might be a low cost way to drum up business and get the word out? cc licensed flickr photo shared by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com Well, before you sign up for that Blogger or Wordpress account, check out the WSJ Law Blog’s recent post highlighting [...

Book Designer: Bring on the iPad, Print is Dead

Posted on March 08, 2010
Book designer Craig Mod recently published this (visually stunning) post on his personal blog explaining why he gladly bids good riddance to the printed word. This point of view comes as a bit of a surprise from someone who has devoted the past six years to “trying to make beautiful printed books...

Missouri Patrolman Challenges Red Light Cameras

Posted on March 05, 2010
If you have ever received a ticket for running a red light that you swear you didn’t see, courtesy of one of those new-fangled red light cameras, you are not alone. The same thing happened to former Missouri State Highway Patrolman Adolph Belt, and in the words of Missouri’s high court: “he did not take the matter [...

Clash of the Titans: Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement

Posted on March 04, 2010
In case you haven’t heard, the iPhone vs. Nexus One rivalry has moved into the courtroom in the form of a high stakes patent battle. cc licensed flickr photo shared by kyz On March 2, 2010 Apple filed “filed a lawsuit against HTC [the manufacturer of Google's Nexus One smartphone] for infringing on 20 Apple patents related [...

Which Fastcase App Should We Build Next?

Posted on February 24, 2010
Ever since we launched the first full featured legal research app — Fastcase for the iPhone — back in January, we have been hearing a lot of requests for Fastcase apps for other smartphone platforms. We love getting this kind of feedback, so we created a poll where you cast your vote...

Heady Fastcase Tip, from a Law Student

Posted on February 23, 2010
We do our best to provide our customers with all the resources they need to know Fastcase in and out. We conduct webinars on a nearly daily basis, answer folks? questions via live chat, and provide a lot of great resources online. But often times, the best advice about Fastcase comes from customers themselves...

South Butt: What?s In A Name?

Posted on February 17, 2010
Just in time for the Winter Olympics, we bring you news of a trademark lawsuit to weird to be made up. Last week, in the Missouri Eastern District Court, Judge Rodney W. Sippel denied South Butt’s request to dismiss a trademark infringement lawsuit brought against the clothing company by North Face...

Disrupting a market, one iPhone app at a time

Posted on February 17, 2010
cc licensed flickr photo shared by Dean+Barb A month ago, we were so excited about the release of a new iPhone App, BarMax CA, we just had to write about it. While it grabbed headlines for being the most expensive app in the iTunes store ($999), we were more excited about its potential for disrupting the [...

U.S. Class Action Suit Puts Brakes On Toyota

Posted on February 12, 2010
As the Japanese automaker launches global recalls of 8 million vehicles for repairs pegged on faulty floor mats and sticking gas pedals, Toyota also faces its first U.S. class action lawsuit due to braking problems in the 2010 Prius model. A class-action suit filed Monday on behalf of U...

Order in the Court: Federal Judicial Conference Takes Stand Against Jurors? Use of Electronics

Posted on February 09, 2010
Shielding jurors from the outside influences so that they can maintain their independence and impartiality has always been a challenge. But the rise of electronic media and social networking has added new hurdles. Jurors have been unable to resist the temptation to Google, tweet and blog about the cases they that are charged with adjudicating...

How do you use Fastcase for the iPhone?

Posted on February 03, 2010
Happy Wednesday loyal readers! We are delighted to report that the response to Fastcase for the iPhone has been overwhelming. Thank you to everyone who downloaded (or reviewed) our app and sent us feedback. In case you haven’t been following the buzz on Twitter, here are some recent tweets from the front lines: reiserlaw Fastcase iPhone App [...

Fastcase? There?s an App for That!

Posted on January 29, 2010
We at Fastcase, are delighted to announce the launch of Fastcase for the iPhone our official iPhone Application, which is now available for download in the iTunes App Store. Fastcase for the iPhone is the first of its kind and a breakthrough for two of our biggest passions, legal tech and [...

Driving Under the Influence of Texting

Posted on January 28, 2010
Warning: if you?re driving right now, you may be breaking the law. On Tuesday, following the growing trend of State driving-while-texting bans, the U.S. Department of Transportation has immediately banned bus and commercial truck drivers from texting while behind the wheel (click here for an up-to-date, interactive map of state-by-state texting laws from the IIHS)...

California Supreme Court Authorizes DNA Warrants

Posted on January 28, 2010
In a groundbreaking 5-2 ruling, the California Supreme Court ruled this week that an arrest warrant can be issued for an unknown suspect on the basis of DNA evidence. The ruling, written by Justice Ming. W. Chin, enables law enforcement to beat filing deadlines in criminal cases with the suspect’s DNA profile as their unique qualifier...

Conan to part with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog? Say it ain?t so!

Posted on January 27, 2010
Does it bring you to tears to imagine Conan O?Brien?s comedy skits without characters like Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and the Pimbot 5000? Does the pain strike you like a 1,000 bricks when flirting with the thought that you could never see Conan perform sketches about the Year 3000? Unfortunately for Conan, many of [...

Conan v. NBC, Google v. China, and Citizens United v. FEC

Posted on January 22, 2010
Happy Friday Dear Readers: Although this was a short week for most, there was certainly no dearth in legal news. Some of the highlights in legal news this week include: Conan O’Brien and NBC finally resolved their public dispute over the broadcasting giant’s plans to push “The Tonight Show” time slot back to 12:05 a...

Murder, Twins, and the Law

Posted on January 21, 2010
Are you one of those people who actually enjoyed the logic puzzles on the LSAT? If you are, then chances are that you are going to get a kick out of a particularly bizarre legal riddle that was recently crowned Slate’s “Explainer 2009 Question of the Year...

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