You can buy CBD-infused products everywhere. By the time you can buy something at Bed, Bath, and Beyond, you figure…
Can you patent a recipe?
Can you patent a recipe? Maybe. It depends. Parts of recipes could be patentable — to receive patent protection, the…
Why do you have to show your ID to buy a decongestant?
You have to show your ID to purchase certain types of cold medications–Sudafed, Dayquil, Claritin-D, Robitussin, and Nyquil–which are kept…
Taking the Fifth in New London, Connecticut
The Fifth Amendment is a weird beast. It requires grand juries for infamous crimes, prohibits double jeopardy, allows criminal defendants…
How was it legal for Batman, Chewbacca, and Wonder Woman to be in the LEGO movie?
Did anybody else marvel at the legal gymnastics that must have occurred for the LEGO movie to make it out…
Is it legal to mail people via USPS?
Can you mail people? Though the photo featured in this post is a posed shot, there are several records that…
Is Sherlock Holmes protected by copyright?
Leslie Klinger is the co-author of a forthcoming book, In the Company of Sherlock Holmes. The book includes a reference to Langdale…
Where do cities come from?
Cities don’t come ready made. Municipal boundary lines are made by three major legal processes: incorporation, secession (or detachment), and…
How long can I leave holiday lights up?
Some cities have adopted ordinances requiring their residents to take down their seasonal decorations within a certain number of days. Many…
Home Alone and the Law: Is Kevin Liable for the Wet Bandits’ Injuries?
‘Tis the season for Home Alone and its progeny to air nonstop on TBS. Because law school has ruined me…
The Law in Life 