January 27, 2026: US Judicial System Background and Common Law

February 3, 2026: Personal Jurisdiction Over Businesses and Businesses Owned by Countries

February 10, 2026: Should Case Be in the US or China? And Some of the Reasons Why It's Important

February 24, 2026: Punitive Damages: What Are They and Are They Fair?

March 3, 2026: US Discovery & Deposition Practice

1. Background Re: US Discovery Practice

2. Glam & Glitz Case (Depositions of Chinese Nationals)

3. Zhizheng Case (Depositions of Chinese Nationals)

4. GMAC Case (Deposition Misconduct

March 10, 2026: Common Law

1. Brown v. Board of Education

2. Brown v. Board of Education (w/notes and comments - read this one) (Word)

3. Brown v. Board of Education (w/notes and comments - read this one) (PDF)

4. Short History of Plessy v. Ferguson

March 17, 2026: Establishment Clause & Free Exercise Clause

1. Ten Commandments Cases

2. Bremerton Case (Tension Between Clauses Above)

3. Short Summary of Clauses Above

March 24, 2026: Introduction to Tort Law

1. Intro Background

2. Sample Negligence Cases

3. Glick v. Olde Town

4. New Complaints in Philadelphia

APRIL 7, 2026: Supreme Court Hears Birthright Citizenship Case

1. Summary of Arguments

2. United States v. Wong Kim Ark (Abridged)

APRIL 14, 2026: Intentional Torts With Focus on Tortious Interference with Contract

1. Tortious Interference with Contract - Summarized

2. Example of Complaint with Tortious Interference Claim

3. Example of Decision Involving Tortious Interference Claim

May 5, 2026: Copyright Law

1. Copyright Law Outline

2. Background Cases Related to Infringement, Fair Use and Duration

May 19, 2026: Trademark Law

1. Trademark Basics

2. Louboutin's Red Soles (a worldwide trademark battle)

3. McSweet v. McDonalds (an example of a PTO ruling)

May 26, 2026: Trade Secrets

1. Chocolate Trade Secrets

2. Employment Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

3. Information Trade Secrets

4. Decision Re Information Trade Secrets

June 2, 2026: Lawyer Solitication and Ethics

1. Background Reading

2. Grannan Disciplinary Board Decision

3. Harrison Disciiplinary Board Decision

June 9, 2026: Judicial Selection and Ethics

1. Lawyer Conflicts

2. Judicial Ethics

3. Caperton Case