Category: Law

The SEC’s Suit Against Binance Contradicts the Agency’s Core Mission

Posted on by Dustin Hartuv
The Suit Against Binance On June 5, 2023, the SEC announced it was charging Binance Holdings Ltd. with violations of various securities laws. The primary charge was that Binance offered its namesake crypto token, BNB, as an unregistered security. Binance is the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and the announcement caused prices of crypto tokens, including Bitcoin, to plummet. At a glance, the SEC’s aggression against a violator of...

“Banning Books,” School Boards, and the First Amendment

Posted on by Dustin Hartuv
The Supreme Court's Anticlimactic Pico Opinion School districts are removing certain books from libraries over concerns of offensive content. Actual rates of removal seem to be greatly exaggerated. Still, the question remains whether school boards have such authority in the midst of the First Amendment. Whether one calls such library removal "banning books" or some less drastic name, the issue is important to provide notice to individuals of...

What Happens if Your Dog Attacks Someone in California?

Posted on by Dustin Hartuv
History of Dog Attack Cases What happens if your dog attacks someone in California? Well, first some history. Back in the day, dogs were not the only "pets" that would attack people. In the Wild West, when people drove their cattle, there was the possibility of a cow running from the herd and attacking someone. This is what happened in a case called Ficken v. Jones, 28 Cal. 618 (1865). A man was driving his cattle in San Francisco when a steer...