Judge Allows Moment of Silence in Illinois High School
An Illinois high school may acquire a new tradition — pausing for a ''moment of silence.'' The ''moment''...
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Cravath, Swaine & Moore Gives Associates Two Year-End Bonuses
Law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore has set the bonus tone for the year with its announcement that it will not...
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Pearson Loses Job
The man who sued Custom Cleaners for $54 million and lost suffered another loss yesterday: his job. Roy L....
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Harvard Law Professor Lobbies for Poker
Poker: a game of chance or skillAccording to Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson, poker should be...
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Presstek hires new GC
Presstek hires new GCCarMax hires new GCChildren's Place hires new GCXilinx hires new GCPacific Internet hires...
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November 5 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
As the holidays approach and you become increasingly desperate in your attempts to find excuses to avoid...
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Traditional Ozark Mountain string music is alive and well
''Play me some mountain music Like Grandma and Grandpa used to play Play some back-home, come-on music...
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Built for dads who resist the minivan image
''Import car manufacturer seeks male driver age 25 to 31, married or marriage-minded. Must be into realism and...
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Judge Rebukes Fighting Parents in Court
After two parents engaged in a nasty dispute over child custody, New York Family Court Judge Conrad D. Singer,...
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Man Sues Salvation Army
A man has filed a lawsuit against the Salvation Army for allegedly taking money from a dead man's bank...
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Law Firm Heller Ehrman Suffers Losses
With 65 staff members fired and two leading partners now at rival firms, what does the future hold for law...
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New Felony Coercion Charges Filed in O.J. Simpson Case
In the case against O.J. Simpson and three co-defendants, new charges of felony coercion were filed, alleging...
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San Diego Wildfires Force Attorneys to Leave Their Firms
The San Diego wildfires have caused several law firms to close down temporarily. Many attorneys have been...
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The case of Brandt v. Board of Education
Here is a thought for today: Half the people in the world make mountains out of molehills. The other half tend...
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October 29 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Well, despite all the bad news across the world these days, here's something to cheer about: it turns out that...
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The Case of Westar top bosses embezzlement of companies Funds and denial of delay in fees.
In yet another intriguing turn of events in the four-year-long saga involving Westar Energy Inc. and two of...
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Sweeping New Limits on How Attorneys Market Their Services: New York is Latest State to Restrict Attorney Advertising
Once deemed unseemly and not in keeping with the dignity of the legal profession, advertising by attorneys was...
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Dangers Lurk When Applying Independent Contractor Designation
For professionals in many industries, the term ''independent contractor'' is perhaps one of the most...
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Lake Powell: Houseboating in style
WAHWEAP, Ariz. - Lake Powell bills itself as America's favorite houseboating destination. That's not an idle...
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Audi makes waves with new coupe
Early next month Audi returns to the luxury coupe market with the S5, a four-seat lightning bolt of...
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NY Attorney Allegedly Forges Judge's Signature
When the Yahneys hired an attorney to help them sue their neighbors for damaging their land, they never...
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Watch What You Post on Social Media
Bloggers beware. Posting comments about crimes, photos of guns, or videos of fights on MySpace and Facebook...
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An Affair and a Forgery at Beveridge & Diamond
An affair, a forgery, and a fight—toss in a few lawyers, and you've got yourself a winning legal TV drama.
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Law Student Group Encourages Law Firms to Improve
Made up of 150 eager law school students, Law Students Building a Better Legal Profession (BBLP) is dedicated...
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Ballard Spahr Deals with Gender Discrimination
On May 9 Jane Ennis Sheehan, a partner at Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, ''confidentially presented...
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The Purging of Justice Thomas
Two questions arise: Why did Anita Hill do what she did then? And why, with the publication of ''My...
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October 22 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Hello, readers. For those of you wondering how to make yourselves stand out from the crowd once you've gotten...
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State Courts now can accept cases of discrimination by employers
The battle between employers and employees has been a long and arduous one, and thanks to changes in several...
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Waikiki's $2 billion makeover
WAIKIKI, Hawaii - For folks on holiday, the Hawaiian Islands have long provided enticing choices - golf and...
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