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Mass. Justices Hint Tax Cut Measure Summary Is Confusing

By Carolyn Muyskens

Massachusetts' highest court on Monday was critical of the summary for a ballot proposal to reduce the state income tax during a trio of oral arguments on voter initiatives, including separate measures to repeal recreational marijuana legalization and to eliminate one-party primary elections.

Attys, Advocates Call DOJ Pot Rule Historic Shift For Feds

By Mike Curley

Legal strategies are evolving quickly in the wake of last week's "historic" rescheduling of state-legal medical cannabis, as a group of attorneys and advocates gathered Monday to evaluate the trade-offs of dispensaries now being able to register like pharmacies with the feds and the potential effect on industry investments and trade.

Pa. Smoke Shop's Vape Liquid Exempt From Tax, Court Says

By Jaqueline McCool

Because of a loophole in a Pennsylvania state law, a smoke shop's custom blended liquids for electronic vapor tobacco products are not subject to the state's 40% tax on tobacco products, the Commonwealth Court ruled Friday.

Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer

By Josh Nadreau

Though they may seem to have little in common, officiating football has sharpened many of the same skills that define effective lawyering in management-side labor and employment: preparation, judgment, composure, credibility and ability to make difficult decisions in real time, says Josh Nadreau at Fisher Phillips.

DOJ Final Order Loosens Rules For State-Legal Medical Pot

By Sam Reisman

The U.S. Department of Justice published a final order Thursday loosening federal restrictions on medical marijuana products that fall within the ambit of state-regulated programs or have approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Mich. High Court Fast-Tracks Appeal Over 24% Cannabis Tax

By Melanie Dorsey

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered the state's intermediate appeals court to accelerate a closely watched constitutional challenge to the state's 24% cannabis tax that went into effect earlier this year, halting trial court proceedings as the appeal unfolds. 


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2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment

The recent incident involving Sullivan & Cromwell where citations in a filed motion were fabricated by artificial intelligence, as well as a punitive ruling from the Sixth Circuit in U.S. v. Farris, demonstrate that the obligation to supervise AI has belonged and always will belong to lawyers, says John Powell at the Kentucky School Boards Association.

Playing Magic: The Gathering Makes Me A Better Lawyer

The competitive card game Magic: The Gathering offers me a training ground for the strategic thinking skills crucial to litigation, challenging me to adapt to oft-updated rules, analyze text as complicated as any statute and anticipate my opponent’s next moves, says Christopher Smith at Lash Goldberg.

Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study

An important 2016 study revealed significant substance abuse and mental health issues among lawyers, and while the findings helped normalize the conversation around these topics, a decade later, structural change is still needed, says Denise Robinson at PLI.

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