Vehicular Flight Dubbed a Violent Crime
Last Thursday the Supreme Court was tasked with determining whether the act of fleeing from the police in a...
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The courts decision on use of Marijuana as per State Medical Use of Marijuana Act
Last week in an 8-1 vote the Washington Supreme Court ruled that a Bremerton company had the right to...
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Legal Internships Give Students an Edge, Says VP of Paralegal Association
It's never too soon for law students to begin seeking legal internships. Though economic conditions may have...
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Blind Student's Case Against ABA Gives 'Blind Justice' a Whole New Meaning
In a case that's given a whole new meaning to 'blind justice', prospective law school student Angelo Binno is...
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''Lawyer Up'' Lawyers Up in 15
We can send texts with the push of a button. We can get food at a drive through window in minutes. So why not...
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June 17th Marks Dark Anniversary for Watergate Scandal, Former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean Hopes to Empower Attorneys with his Message
In an ironic twist, former Nixon White House counsel John Dean, who served 4 months in prison for his role in...
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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...
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Weiner Caught with His Pants Down
What started out as a potentially humorous situation has evolved into a scandal that has put Democrats on the...
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Supreme Court Orders Release of California Inmates
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld a 2009 ruling that supports the release of more than one-fourth of...
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Advocate Capital, Inc. Partners with American Association for Justice to Sponsor 2011 Paralegal Award
Advocate Capital, Inc. has joined with the American Association for Justice to sponsor the 2011 Advocate...
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Law Students Receive Unique Advantage in Washington, D.C. Legal Externship Program
Managed by the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in partnership with The...
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Sexting, Lies and Twitter Accounts: More Than You Wanted to Know About NY Democrat Rep. Anthony Weiner
In an all too shockingly familiar scene that's played out more times than even Hollywood might care to count,...
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Alabama's HB 56 Illegal Immigration Law Surpasses Even Arizona's Controversial SB 1070
Alabama's got Arizona beat.
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Clearspire Breaking Mold for Legal Staff
Washington, D.C. based law firm Clearspire is one that's breaking the mold for the practice of law, and for...
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Law Student's Lawsuit Steeped in Irony
In a case that's steeped in irony, and perhaps a bit of head scratching as well, Anna Alaburda, 2008 graduate...
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Attorneys Find New Opportunities with Legal Outsourcing Firms
With the economy still in a recession, it's become increasingly more difficult for new attorneys to find jobs....
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Legal Blanket of Qualified Immunity Gives Ashcroft a Pass
Two years after the attacks on September 11, 2001, Abdullah al-Kidd, an American citizen, was detained as a...
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Loughner Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial
On Wednesday, US District Judge Larry Burns determined Jared Loughner to be mentally unfit to stand trial for...
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High Court Upholds Arizona Immigration Law
Last week, the Supreme Court supported a controversial Arizona law that gives the state the authority to shut...
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Did He or Didn't He? Tyler Hamilton's Accusations on 60 Minutes Against Lance Armstrong Ring True
Tyler Hamilton, former U.S. Postal Service teammate of famed cyclist Lance Armstrong, made stunning...
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Hiring in United States Legal Field Predicted to Remain Strong
According to information in the May 23rd lawyersweekly.ca.com article, ''Law firm hiring up: Experts say law...
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Drake Law Students Assist Des Moines, Iowa's Efforts in Going Green
According to a May 20th article posted at www.law.drake.edu, Drake University law students are assisting with...
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris Wages War on Mortgage Fraud Scammers
''We will work to safeguard the homeowner at every step of the process - from origination of a loan to its...
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Arizona's ''Business Death Penalty''
In a 5-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law in recent days that provides for punishment of...
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Lagarde and Carstens Announce Candidacy for IMF Chief
Following the resignation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn last week after he...
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Common Sense, Common Good and the Law - Widely Acclaimed Author, Attorney and Lecturer Philip K. Howard Speaks Out
Too many lawyers. Not enough common sense.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Teen
On Friday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a life sentence without the possibility of parole for Omer...
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Senate Republicans Block Vote on Liu
Thursday marked the first successful GOP filibuster of an Obama Administration judicial nominee, indicating...
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Law Students Assist Iraqi Refugees with Legal Process
The Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) is a student-driven organization that pairs law students with pro...
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Top Attorneys Decry Civil Unions
The op-ed piece, ''The civil union bait-and-switch: Compromise is far from true marriage equality'', penned...
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