Business, IP & Employment Law
Most people meet business and intellectual-property law at work or as a small-business owner, not in a courtroom. This section covers the everyday rules: whether a non-compete will actually hold up, what protects your creative or brand work, whether you can be fired without cause, and when copying someone else's material is legally fine.
§ 4 explainers
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Non-Compete Agreements, Explained
The FTC tried to ban most non-competes. Where that stands, and why state law now does the heavy lifting.
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Trademark, Copyright, and Patent
Three different tools that protect three different things. What each one covers and how long it lasts.
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At-Will Employment, Explained
The default rule that either side can end a job at any time, and the exceptions that limit it.
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Fair Use, Explained
The four factors courts weigh, and how Warhol v. Goldsmith reshaped what counts as transformative.
Other sections
Constitutional & Civil Rights The rights the Constitution protects, and the tests courts use to weigh them, from free speech to search and seizure. Criminal Justice The rules that govern arrest, trial, and release: Miranda, the burden of proof, plea bargains, and bail. Technology, Privacy & Internet Law The law of platforms and data: Section 230, digital searches, location warrants, and copyright in the age of AI. Courts & the Legal System How the system runs: the path to the Supreme Court, circuit splits, precedent, and who has standing to sue.