California Court Decides Child Custody Between Same-Sex Parents Last month, in a case titled K.M. v. E.G., the California Supreme Court ruled 4-2 that in cases where same-sex domestic partners had children and separated, the parent who did not have custody of the children is entitled to visitation rights and would have to pay child support. (224 views)
New Orleans Law Students Seek Alternatives In the wake of the destruction following Hurricane Katrina, 1,800 law students at Tulane University and Loyola University in New Orleans are struggling to salvage the fall semester. When both university presidents announced last week that the schools would be closed for the entire fall, law students scrambled to find other options. (59 views)
Kids get to act like grown-ups at Wannado City I've been a little girl, a mother and, now, a grandmother, and the one question I've heard asked of every generation is: ''What do you wanna be when you grow up?'' Children will go through many ''career changes'' in their minds, based on parents' careers, schoolwork, television shows or whatever they perceive to be the career flavor of the month, say child psychologists.... (343 views)
New Jetta is a more grown-up version of an old pal Meeting a friend's new mate can be so awkward, particularly when the old one was so well-liked. (44 views)
The Life and Career of William Rehnquist one of a great chief justice As recently as three weeks ago, things seemed to be looking better for the Old Man. Twice he had come by his office at the court. He was tending to urgent business. When we inquired delicately about the cancer in his throat, word came back, tinged with a touch of asperity, that the chief justice fully expected to be back on the bench in October. (18 views)
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College Students Could Benefit from Right History Books A recent survey of Britons under the age of 20 reported that more than 20% of them believe Winston Churchill, Richard the Lion-Hearted and Florence Nightingale were fictional characters, but that Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes and King Arthur were real people. (10 views)
The State of Black Women in America Is Not Improving The National Urban League's ''The State of Black America 2008: In the Black Woman's Voice'' comes out in the midst of troubling times. Last year's report concluded that our nation stood at a tipping point. Unfortunately, that magic moment now has blacks treading water. (56 views)
France's 'Southern Paris' MONTPELLIER, France - ''We may not have the Seine, but we have the Mediterranean,'' exclaimed Danielle Christol, my tour guide, as we stood on a vantage point overlooking this delightful city in southern France, midway between Spain and Italy and only a few miles from the sea. (138 views)
The Extranet Trend: More Firms Sharing with More Clients The literature on law firm extranets doesn't reach into the distant past. In fact, it was only five or six years ago when commentators first began lauding the benefits of this latest Web-technology tool. Recent surveys show a marked increase in the use of extranets. Some analysts believe the increase is a direct result of law firm clients making increased communication... (482 views)
Women Key Asset at Legal Firms Why should your firm care that Vault recently announced its ''Top-25 Law Firms for Women''? Because companies that are not emphasizing recruiting and retaining women attorneys are going to find themselves out of the game. ''It is an absolute business imperative in the modern age,'' explains Mary B. Cranston, the firm chair at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP. She... (15 views)
Magnum is more than an edgy face, and the Hemi helps Depending on one's sense of style, the Dodge Magnum wagon is either one of the best-looking new cars or among the worst. (152 views)
Judgement of police in car theft case and opinion of Judge Roberts in Dissent ''Sentiments do not decide cases,'' said the judge. ''Facts and the law do.'' That was Judge John Roberts speaking a month ago in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. He was dissenting in the insignificant case of United States v. Jackson , and though the case scarcely amounted to a small hill of beans, his opinion provided a useful glimpse into the... (41 views)
Personal Safety and ensuring safety of prized possessions during calamities Occasionally, I play a grim game I call ''Grab and Run'' — a mental exercise where I plan what I would do the moment I heard of a pending disaster, such as a tornado, hurricane, or sudden ozone failure. It goes something like this: dog, leash, sneakers (the cute ones), saline solution, favorite painting by my grandfather, a few CDs. (Everyone does this, right?) (83 views)
Consumers for legal matters can avail help through legal materials and books Nothing beats the expert advice of an attorney, but those with relatively simple cases now have other options. Today, do-it-yourself legal materials and services are widely available to consumers. (28 views)
BAR/BRI And Kaplan Class Action A complaint filed against BAR/BRI bar review and the West Publishing Corporation and Kaplan, Inc., in Los Angeles, claims more than 300,000 lawyers and law students were each charged an estimated $1,000 extra for bar review courses. (2620 views)
Rome's influence still lingers in southern France BEZIERS, France - ''Beziers is an up-and-coming place, with loads and loads of history,'' exclaimed Marielle Durand from the tourism office as we enjoyed a leisurely lunch at Les Deux Lombard. (537 views)
The Next Doorman When the Senate confirms John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court - as it surely will confirm him next month - the high court will have acquired a handsome, literate and well-mannered, ah, doorkeeper. Welcome to the club! (32 views)
Don't Get Crushed by Your Home As a math teacher, my wife runs into teenagers who are, to put it mildly, completely clueless when it comes to matters of money and personal finance. But while recently instructing a class for fellow teachers, she came across some sad evidence that perfectly intelligent adults have a lot to learn about money, especially when it comes to the emotional process of buying a... (8 views)
Education Law Paralegals Help Clients, Community Alike Coming from a domestic and family law background, Joanna Perkins was at a loss when she first entered the field of education law. ''I thought, 'What could it be?''' says Perkins, a five-year veteran paralegal at Doster, Mickes, James, Ullom, Benson & Guest, LLC, in Missouri. Allured by this unique area of the law and the potential to grow as a paralegal in an already... (356 views)
Revisiting The Solomon Amendment The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a case that will decide whether universities can bar military recruiters from their campuses, without giving up federal funding. (210 views)
Thailand's best health resort for body, mind and spirit ''There's much more to Chiva-Som than people know,'' said my consultant Nicole Davies at Chiva-Som International Health Resort. ''Four or five life-changing things happen here each week. See what happens for you.'' (79 views)
The pending case of America's Flag Amendment Act ''When it is not necessary to change,'' said Lord Falkland, ''it is necessary not to change.'' (31 views)
Psychoanalyze Your Wallet How you drive (cautiously, aggressively, or anxiously), your dream occupation (poet, stuntman, Supreme Court justice), what you look for in a mate (stability, spontaneity, a hot car), and even how well you tip at restaurants reveal a lot about your money personality. (9 views)
Tours of plantations, historical sites bring area's colorful past to life The Old South took on new significance with the Mississippi Queen's daily shore tours offering glimpses into the history, folklore, politics and traditions of ports along the river. Passengers choose from antebellum plantations, Civil War battlefields, formal gardens, Cajun communities and museums in bustling cities. (333 views)
How to redeem instant 80% on Tax Returns We all know we should save for retirement, yet study after study shows that most Americans aren't saving enough. But I don't need studies to tell me that — as editor of The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement newsletter service, I hear from retiree wannabes all the time about how they wish they could save more, but they just don't have the money. However, when I tell them... (34 views)
Law Schools Are Looking Beyond Their Own Walls for Students' Clinical Experience Law students, more and more, cannot live by theory alone. While it is still possible for a student to go through law school and graduate having never worked through a legal problem on behalf of a clinic client, staying instead firmly within the classroom, this scenario is becoming less and less likely. (37 views)
Autumn's best in Canada If you go to Cape Breton Island during foliage time, it's easy to find unity with the area's most famous resident, innovator Alexander Graham Bell. (73 views)
A Question of third-party guilt Early on the morning of Dec. 31, 1989, someone raped and murdered 86-year-old Mary Stewart at her home in York, S.C. A jury convicted Bobby Lee Holmes of the crime, and a trial court sentenced him to death. The question is, did Holmes do it? Or was it a third party entirely? (220 views)