New Mexico Church Gives Hope to Pregnant Teens: How A Little Church is Having Big Impact The question is, When is a ''compelling governmental interest'' really, truly, a compelling governmental interest? At some point in its October term, the Supreme Court will take one more look at that abiding question. (77 views)
Real-Life Hero and Law Star James A. George Honored with Bronze Star Imagine you're busy juggling caseloads in a bustling law practice. The phone rings. You've got three days to report for active duty and will likely be sent to Iraq. (522 views)
5 Tips to Make a Positive Impression in the Legal Profession: Avoid Email & Partner Phobia As Global Chair of Recruiting for Latham & Watkins, Tracy Edmonson says her law firm receives 6,000 resumes a year. So how can anyone possibly stand out? Intelligence, enthusiasm, experience, and a desire to achieve are obviously crucial selling points. But Ms. Edmonson also takes special notice when an applicant includes hobbies on a resume. (265 views)
How to Bring the Roaring Twenties Into Your Home Garage Put on your driving gloves and adjust your rear view mirror. LawCrossing Weekend is going for a ride in the world's most expensive car. (177 views)
Upgrade Your PC with the Latest Technology: A Guide on What to Look for Whether you're at home creating a personalized digital photo album or running from meeting to meeting, there are computers ready to meet your every need. LawCrossing Weekend has the details on the latest in computer technology. (22 views)
What It Takes to Become a Successful Coffee Entrepreneur: Learn from Juan Valdez How does waking up to the sweet smell of coffee brewed from beans cultivated at your very own coffee bean plantation sound? If this is your idea of heaven, then LawCrossing Weekend has got your ticket. (31 views)
Public Defender Frank Dunham, Jr. of the Eastern District of Virginia: An Overview Can you imagine defending a client you've never met? That's what Federal Public Defender Frank Dunham, Jr., did for two years with alleged ''enemy combatant'' Yaser Esam Hamdi. After being held without charge since his November 2001 capture in Afghanistan, Hamdi was recently scheduled for release, but this has now been delayed. LawCrossing speaks to Dunham about that case... (502 views)
Become a Lawyer with Robert Corn-Revere's Top Tips for Lawyers-in-Training This week's Star of the Week, noted First Amendment advocate Robert Corn-Revere, recently made headlines as he played an instrumental part in the decision by New York Governor Pataki to overturn Lenny Bruce's 40-year-old conviction on obscenity charges. (204 views)
Making a Smooth Intersection: NYU Law School's Journal of Legislation and Public Policy Usually we feature an interview with a law school's career counselor in this slot. This week, however, as a special feature, we're going to report on NYU School of Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, a relatively new but innovative and informative journal that we feel you should hear about. (32 views)
Unveiling The Independent Spirit of Harvard's Environmental Law Review: An Inside Look A specialized journal at any Law School in the United States faces both challenges and freedoms that are different from more traditional journals. They are better able to experiment with format and topic choice, but are sometimes constrained by a lack of a substantive foundation of role models and developed subfields. This week LawCrossing profiles the Harvard... (90 views)