Jeremy Bentham This quote is, to an extent, appropriate to both the common and the civil law system (known as continental law). However, there are fundamental differences between common and civil law.

Common-law spouses may enjoy benefits similar to those with a marriage license Reviewed by Khadija Khartit A common-law ...

I’ve returned again and again (and again) to the subject of property rights in information. As regular readers know, a 2018 Supreme Court case called Carpenter v. United States posed the question of ...

The right of an individual to acquire, possess, and convey real property is fundamental to our society and economy. In Florida, the scope of private property rights is derived from principles rooted ...

This column will discuss New York's rule of completeness as presently applied. The discussion is timely in view of a proposed amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 106, which codifies the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law effective Aug. 1, 2025, that makes couples who have been in a relationship for five years automatically legally married. But there was no such law, nor was ...

“[Examination] of the common law exemption and the Hatch-Waxman safe harbor highlights courts’ growing focus on the evolving, fact-intensive activities across industries that depend on patent ...