Verdict Spurs Calls for Caylee's Law In the wake of last week's not guilty verdict in the Casey Anthony trial many were left to wonder if there would ever be justice for Caylee. While some have responded with picketing, many others have turned their anger into a more direct call for legal reform. (1 views)
Attorneys General Take Nation's Five Largest Banks to Task Over Foreclosure Crisis This week in Chicago, a group of attorneys general from all over the country are meeting with the five biggest U.S. mortgage servicers to discuss setting standards for the way banks service loans, proceed with foreclosures, and to attempt to secure monetary relief for homeowners affected by the foreclosure crisis. (1 views)
Federal Government Launches Initiative Targeting Immigration Legal Aid Scams The federal government is cracking down on people posing as attorneys offering services to immigrants to help them through the immigration application process. (1 views)
Top Attorneys Decry Civil Unions The op-ed piece, ''The civil union bait-and-switch: Compromise is far from true marriage equality'', penned recently by top notch New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman and American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) attorney Ted Olson decries civil unions, versus marriages, in the state of New York. (1 views)
SB 1070 - Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants, or Catch 22? In spite of the passage of SB 1070 nearly a year ago, the toughest anti-illegal immigration measure in decades, as well as the most highly controversial, the state of Arizona claims it's under invasion. (1 views)
Schneiderman Axed from Mortgage Investigation by Iowa AG This week, Eric T. Schneiderman, New York’s Attorney General, was axed from a committee of state attorneys general who are investigating the foreclosure and mortgage abuses that greatly contributed to the economic crisis in 2008. (1 views)
Tweety Bird Singing a Different Tune A group of men associated with the drug cartel believed to be responsible for killing Federal ICE Agent Jaime Zapata have been arrested and at least one of them is talking. Julian Zapata Espinoza, known in his drug cartel as ''Tweety Bird'' was captured on Wednesday and it didn't take long for him to start singing the details about the murder of one American Immigration... (1 views)
Connecticut Proposes an End to LPOs Connecticut state representative, Patricia Dillon, has proposed a bill that, if passed, would put an end to law firms outsourcing the drafting, reviewing and analyzing of legal documents to overseas agencies. Under the proposed law, ''unlicensed'' offshore workers would be subject to charges of unauthorized practice of law. (1 views)
Charter Schools The battle over education is being fought along two major fronts. The first is the fight over school vouchers and the second is the power of the teacher's union. Conservatives have very real grievances with the teachers union. (1 views)
Wikileaks and the Justice Department It seems that the government will be conducting a criminal investigation of Wikileaks and its founder, Julian Assange in relation to the disclosure of classified documents released via the whistleblower website. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the investigation last month, and we have finally seen the first public evidence of the investigation: a subpoena for... (1 views)
Lawyers Profiting from Financial Fallout The financial crisis may have resulted in a bank bailout, but the real winners of those bailouts may have been the lawyers representing the three largest banks. (1 views)
The Year in Review - The 2010 Legalities Part 2 As we're gearing up to bid adieu to 2010 and usher in 2011, we thought this would be an ideal time to rewind and see what the big legal news stories were that will forever be equated to the year 2010. Take a look; does our list mirror yours? Here's the second half of our annual list. (1 views)
Who Will Prosecute the Prosecutors? According to recent reports from various news outlets, revealing and startling truths about federal prosecutors and their conduct in the courtroom are now coming to light. (1 views)
Legal Jobs Fall Again In March According to a preliminary draft of the monthly employment report out from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Legal Sector saw yet another decline in jobs, after February’s whopping loss of 2,900 jobs. (1 views)
Judicial Independence Any regular reader of this page knows that I have strong feelings about judicial elections and the threat they pose to judicial independence. America's chief advocate for appointing judges is no less a person than former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor who has spoken and written extensively on the subject. (1 views)
Legal Staff Stays Steady While In-House Legal Spending Takes a Dip According to a new survey conducted by Hildebrandt Baker Robbins, for the first time in a decade, in-house legal departments in the U.S. are cutting back spending. (1 views)
Reid v. Angle, Part 4 This is part four of commentary on the recent debate between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and challenger Sharron Angle. The next set of questions focuses squarely on the economy. (1 views)
The Search Continues for Zahra Baker The search for a ten year old cancer survivor is now focused on a tree service company her father is employed with. Ten year old Zahra Baker had to wear hearing aids and a prosthetic leg due to a bone cancer diagnosis she had awhile back. The girl and her father are originally from Australia and relocated to the states after Adam Baker, Zahra's father met his current wife... (1 views)
Is free speech really free if it carries a price? In 1965, writing for the majority in the landmark free speech case Lamont v Postmaster General (381 US 301), Justice Brennan used the term ''chilling effect'' for the first time in a Supreme Court decision, although the phrase had been floating around for over a decade prior. (1 views)
Clients Unwilling to Fund On The Job Training Recently we talked about the declining size of summer classes. In what may become a rapid downward spiral, another trend is emerging. Clients of large law firms are increasingly unwilling to pay for work done by summer associates or are renegotiating lower rates. This is hardly surprising given the number of clients that have begun including provisions in their contracts... (1 views)
Assange Extradition Stands Looks as though Julian Assange will be on a Sweden bound plane before long, pending any appeals his legal team might file. A judge in the UK issued a 28 page ruling this week after nearly three days of testimony. Among his findings, Judge Howard Riddle said not only was it highly unlikely Sweden would turn him over to American authorities, but there existed no reason to... (1 views)
''A Bright Future?'' I've got a job waiting for my graduation Fifty thou a year - buys a lot of beer Things are going great, and they're only getting better I'm doing all right, getting good grades The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades I gotta wear shades -The Future's so Bright I Gotta Wear Shades, by Timbuk 3 (1 views)
Seattle Law Firm Escrow Agent Faces Theft Charges The Shim Law Firm in Seattle was reeling after one of their employees was charged with embezzling over $825,000 from the firm. The Seattle police department arrested Heather ''Veronica'' Pak, 41 and charged her with 114 counts of theft in relation to funds that were designated for The Shim Law Firm. Pak was employed by The Shim Law Firm from June 2008 to October 2009. (1 views)
The End of an Era - Coming Soon The blawgosphere is buzzing today with stories about Justice Stevens, after sources close to him told CNN that he will announce soon whether or not he is retiring, and that he wants to step down while President Obama is still in the White House. (1 views)
Law Firm Serves Up Notice to Hospital for Radiation Exposure The Cabell Huntington Hospital, located in West Virginia, is coming under intense scrutiny over claims that several patients had been exposed to radiation levels that were higher than normal during CT scans. (1 views)
Homeland Security Announces Temporary Protected Status to Haitians In the aftermath of the earthquake on January 12th that killed thousands of Haitians and left millions homeless, Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security Secretary, announced that Haitians who were in residing in the U.S at the time of the earthquake in Haiti will be granted an 18-month amnesty. (1 views)
Botched Ohio Execution Spurs Actions for Mandatory Training of Prison Officials In court filings, attorneys for several inmates on death row argued that if prison officials were properly trained, the botched execution of Romell Broom in Ohio on September 15, 2009 could have been prevented. (1 views)
Muslim Groups Proclaim Body Scanners Violate Islamic Law The Fiqh Council of North America, a Muslim group of Islamic scholars has proclaimed that airport body scanners are a violation of Islamic law and have issued a ''fatwa'', a religious ruling, to all Muslim travelers. The group claims that the airport body scanners would be in violation of the Islamic rules that dictate modesty. (1 views)
The Misinformation Super Highway There are three things I miss about the 80's. 1) The music 2) Judicial Nominees getting a floor vote and 3) News outlets that weren't so pressed to provide minute by minute updates and took the time to research and verify stories before going to press. (1 views)
Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect Bankruptcy Practices The Supreme Court today released its decision in MILAVETZ, GALLOP & MILAVETZ, P. A. v. UNITED STATES, viewable at http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1119.pdf. (1 views)