Does First Amendment Solve Dispute Over Tennessee Mosque? The First Amendment is being invoked in the construction of a Tennessee mosque that was burned down by arsonists in August. (1 views)
Reid v. Angle, Part 5 Welcome to the fifth installment of our look at the recent debate between Senator Harry Reid and his challenger, Republican Sharron Angle. Today we'll look at their answers to questions involving the Supreme Court and the recent controversial decisions from the lower courts involving the don't ask, don't tell policy. (1 views)
The Crackpots and These Women As far as I'm concerned, the best TV show ever made is The West Wing. For seven seasons Aaron Sorkin and company entertained and educated us with crisp intelligent dialogue centered around a quirky mix of political idealism and political realism. (1 views)
No More Juice from the Lime If you have enjoyed the file sharing courtesy of LimeWire over the past several years, you're about to discover those days of illegal juicing are over. U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood lowered the boom on LimeWire and some say it’s not a moment too soon. (1 views)
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing The insider/outsider theme is a common one in modern politics, but every now and again there's a national push to throw out the career politicians and replace them all with outsiders. This happens most frequently following periods of widespread scandal or in times of economic hardship, like now. It shouldn't come as any surprise then that large numbers of candidates across... (1 views)
What Next? For twenty years commentators have talked about the two halves of the Republican party - the fiscal conservatives that made up the core of the party for most of the 20th century, and the social conservatives that flocked to the Republican banner in the Reagan years - and yet despite the doomsday predictions, the party has held together, voting in near lockstep in Congress.... (1 views)
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley in Hot Water over Contract with Firm Alabama Governor Bob Riley and his administration are caught in a contention with the chairman of a legislative oversight committee regarding payment to Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith LLP under an emergency contract. (1 views)
Another Judicial Bad Call For many of us, there's nothing sweeter than reminiscing about those carefree days of childhood. Filled with such incredible memories of learning to swim, riding our bikes and of course, the abundance of life's lessons most of us learned during that first decade of life. (1 views)
Google Settlement On Tuesday, users of Google's Gmail service received information in their inbox regarding a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against Google by users of the service related to the launch of ''buzz'' as part of Gmail in February of this year. Within days of the launch, there were numerous complaints from internet privacy advocates about the way Google handled... (1 views)
ACORN in Hot Water...Again The controversial government advocacy agency, ACORN, is at the center of accusations of illegal activities once again. This time, though, it has less to do with video cameras and undercover work, but instead, includes misappropriated funds - to the tune of more than $3 million. (1 views)
Two Prominent Human Rights Lawyers Prevented From Leaving China According to the November 10th article at washingtonpost.com, earlier this week police prevented two prominent human rights lawyers from leaving China. The action was the latest in a series against activists and dissidents, which serve only to emphasize the contradiction between the country's professed commitment to the rule of law and the legal gray area in which its... (1 views)
George Bush- Did Torture Save Lives? In a recent article at dailymail.co.uk.com, leading human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson claims George Bush could face arrest abroad after his frank admissions about waterboarding. (1 views)
California Supreme Court Says In-State Tuition ''Is Not Based On Residence'' The California Supreme Court gave a unanimous decision Monday that will allow illegal immigrants to qualify to pay cheaper tuition at California's public universities. (1 views)
Heller 2 In the wake of the 2008 landmark case of District of Columbia v. Heller, Washington DC changed its firearms laws imposing strict rules on gun ownership that the district contends meet the requirements laid out by the Court. (1 views)
Palin's E-Mail Hacker Sentenced The 22-year-old Tennessee student who was found guilty of hacking former Governor Sarah Palin's e-mail account has been sentenced to one year in custody. (1 views)
I'll take my Agreements in Writing, Please You'd think two politicians would know it's going to take more than an alleged handshake to seal a deal. That's exactly what two political consultants are using in court in hopes of proving Arianna Huffington and Ken Lerer stole their idea for a website that is now The Huffington Post. (1 views)
Originalism I have a question for all of the originalists in the audience today. How do you apply the Constitution in its original meaning to a society that uses text messages and Facebook to communicate, travels on jets, and thinks of themselves as Americans, not Virginians and Californians? Justice Breyer acknowledged the problem on Tuesday in a speech at Vanderbilt Law School. (1 views)
VP Biden Presents the Access to Justice Initiative Vice President Joe Biden presented a ''Middle Class Task Force'' today, where he addressed the middle class's lack of access to legal services, unveiling the Obama administration's Access To Justice Initiative. (1 views)
''The Tragedy Today is Just Devastating'' As the nation held out hope for the three remaining family members that had been missing for more than a week, news broke that their bodies had been found in Knox County, Ohio. On November 10, three family members, including Tina Hermann and her two children, a ten year old son, Kody Maynard, his 13 year old sister, Sarah Maynard, and a family friend, Stephanie Spring,... (1 views)
New UK Study Asks: What Are Lawyers Made Of? According to a report published in The National Law Journal on Friday, would-be lawyers are likely to be facing a revised approach to their legal training. (1 views)
Show Me the Money As a second year writer for my company, I will not be receiving a $10,000 bonus this year, unlike the second year associates at three firms that recently announced their year end bonuses. On the other hand, I don't have $150,000 in student loans and I've never worked an 80 hour week in my life. (1 views)
Difficult Days, Difficult Decisions It is highly doubtful anyone would agree that Julian Assange has a single ounce of scruples, dignity or morals. He is disturbing, to say the least. Even as WikiLeaks continues to slowly turn out its promised papers that address ''every major issue'', there are two simultaneous goings-on. First, the majority of the politicians agree on something. (1 views)
Joe Jackson Files Wrongful Death Suit Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson, filed a lawsuit against his son's physician and pharmacy. The wrongful death suit, according to Jackson's lawyer Brian Oxman, was filed in Los Angeles on November 30. (1 views)
Recusal The Proposition 8 lawsuit is getting ready to move on to the 9th Circuit but controversy isn't waiting for the hearing or the ruling; it began with the list of judges slated to hear the appeal. The panel consists of two liberal judges, including Stephen Reinhardt who is widely considered to be the most liberal judge on the federal bench today. The other two judges are... (1 views)
''That Thing Would've Been Shot Full of Holes'' That's the sentiment of one observer when this week's trial involving Google’s ''Street View'' cameras. The suit, filed by a Pennsylvania couple, claimed that the family's privacy had been invaded when one of the contractors captured images of their home in 2008 and then placed it online as part of Google's map services. (1 views)
Tax Cuts Congress has almost adjourned for the year and when it is gaveled back into session in January, there will be a new Speaker of the House - thanks to the sweeping victories Republicans achieved in the midterm elections. But the people's business is not yet done for the year and the lame duck Congress is getting ready to move on extending the Bush tax cuts, which will... (1 views)
WikiLeaks' Founder Julian Assange Arrested in London Call it karma or international pressure; either way, Julian Assange surrendered Tuesday morning at a London police station. His arrest, however, has nothing to do with his determination of releasing thousands of compromising and dangerous government documents. He was arrested instead on one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of sexual molestation and one count of rape.... (1 views)
Watch What You Read (Especially If It's Wikileaks) In perhaps one of the most interesting twists on the global epidemic that is the Wikileaks scandal, is a new warning being issued by some government agencies suggesting that perhaps students, particularly law students, could be at risk for repercussions for even reading the released classified documents. (1 views)
Oklahoma Execution Moves Forward Amid Controversy Considering any last minute stays, the nation's first execution using a drug approved for euthanizing animals will move forward Thursday at 6 p.m. in Oklahoma. John David Duty and his lawyers had exhausted their appeals and thought there were no further options. That was until Duty's lawyer discovered pentobarbital will be used in lieu of a more traditional drug, sodium... (1 views)
Fearful or Just Arrogant? As news broke earlier this week that Julian Assange would indeed be released on bail, he was busy getting fitted for an ankle monitor and signing legal documents that spelled out the conditions of his release. Twenty four hours later, however, his face is plastered across more than a few American networks, complete with the arrogant statements that he's become so well... (1 views)