Faruki Blog

My Favorite Lawyer Songs

I ran into a friend I hadn't seen for some time, and he told me he really enjoyed a column I'd done a few months back about lawyer movies. So, I.. Read More

Trump Rocks Down to Electric Avenue and Into Copyright Infringement

A New York based Federal District Court recently ruled that Donald Trump and the Trump campaign infringed the copyright on the Eddy Grant song.. Read More

Ohio Harassment Statute Unconstitutional

A Clermont County Ohio Republic political operative recently convinced a Federal Court that Ohio's Telecommunications Harassment statute is.. Read More

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Transparency

In a recent decision involving a local school board, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld governmental transparency when it ordered the Board to produce a.. Read More

Court Upholds Ban On "Let's Go Brandon" Shirts

A federal judge in Michigan recently upheld a public school's ban on shirts bearing the logo "Let's Go Brandon." The court concluded that the shirts.. Read More

Discovery Trumps Statute of Limitations in Libel Suits

The Ohio Supreme Court recently decided that a libel plaintiff could bring a lawsuit well beyond the expiration of the one-year statute of.. Read More

Picking A Bone with Boneless Wings

Earlier this summer, the Ohio Supreme Court issued an opinion in which Justice Joe Deters, writing for a majority of the court, decreed that a.. Read More

No Qualified Immunity for First Amendment Threat

A disgruntled Massachusetts parent recently obtained an important ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The Glouster.. Read More

No Guilt by Association in Louisiana

A Baton Rouge police officer will not be permitted to proceed with his personal injury suit against the leader of a Black Lives Matter protest.. Read More

"Litigious" Label Not Defamatory

The Vermont Supreme Court recently disposed of a defamation case brought by a man who was upset over being called "litigious." That label is a matter.. Read More