June 11 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Aspects of ethics rules governing the conduct of lawyers and law firms command perpetual interest, and Eric...
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EEOC Claim-Filing Limits Altered by Supreme Court
Attention, American corporations: you can now breathe a sigh of relief. The Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 vote,...
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To Blog, or Not to Blog...Advertising is the Question
With technology advancing and changing at such a rapid rate, it is nearly impossible for government...
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Hershey Sues Marijuana Dealer
06/08/07''Rasta Reese's, Keef Kat, Puff-A-Mint Pattie, and Stoney Rancher'' are just a few of the reasons...
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No Child Left Behind Act: Is It Working?
06/07/07As Congress prepares to reauthorize President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act—a five—year act that...
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Bush Pushes Immigration Bill
06/06/07On Tuesday, May 29, 2007, President Bush discussed a bipartisan immigration bill at the Federal Law...
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Carl's Beef with Jack
06/05/07Carl's got a beef with Jack, and it includes a lawsuit.On Friday, May 25, 2007, CKE Restaurants Inc.,...
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Dr. Death
06/04/07After spending eight years in a Michigan prison, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, 79, is free. His mission prior to...
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The High Court Lays an Anonymous Egg
The Supreme Court has a month to go before it closes up shop for the summer. More than 20 argued cases remain...
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Where they came from: Hamburg's Ellis Island
On July 4, when fireworks light up the sky over New York Harbor and Ellis Island, similar festivities will be...
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Biker's love for the Alps made him a million-mile man
One million miles on a motorcycle? Do that math. That's 1 million motorcycle miles. At a thousand miles a...
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June 4 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Hi, folks. It's almost the middle of 2007 and time to start planning for 2008. The Internet is here to stay...
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Underpaid Worker Lawsuits Increase
Although everyone is familiar with the stories of underpaid workers who struggle to make a living throughout...
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Female Attorneys in TV Land
In a day and age when many people form opinions of others based on television characters, it's interesting to...
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Gossipers Get Fired
06/01/07''We all know everybody gossips about their bosses,'' said a Hooksett diner to a CNN reporter. But...
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The Shield Law Bill
05/31/07 The shield law bill, which protects journalists from revealing their sources, was shot down on...
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Barbie Bandits
05/30/07''This all began as a joke,'' said Heather Johnston about her and a friend's theft of nearly $11,000...
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Smoking Ban Law Comes to Maryland
05/29/07Maryland now joins about 20 states in having one of the most restrictive smoking ban laws, thanks to...
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New PE Law in Florida Gets Kids Moving
05/28/07On Thursday, May 17, 2007, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed into action a new PE law that...
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The case of death sentence of Jeffery Landrigan
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 last week to kill Jeffrey Landrigan. Well, not exactly. The high court voted to...
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The pagoda and the kiss
YANGON, Myanmar - The Shwedagon Pagoda sits on a hill above the city of Yangon like a gigantic Hershey's kiss....
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Reporting for heavy duty
Which came first, the 40-foot, 17,000-pound travel trailer or the pickup to pull it?
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May 28 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Hi, folks. This week, Ann Althouse put me in a rare good mood with her round of Glenn Greenwald bashing...
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Cuomo Believes Dell Deceives
05/25/07 New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is suing Dell and its affiliate company, Dell Financial...
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Tour de France Champion Fights to Keep His Title
05/24/07 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis stands on trial in Malibu, CA, where he risks a two-year...
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Oklahoma Signs Anti-Illegal Immigrant Law
05/23/07 An anti-illegal immigration law, which overwhelmingly passed Oklahoma's House and Senate, was signed...
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Judge Assigns Dog His Own Lawyer
05/22/07 A 13-year-old golden retriever was assigned his own attorney when a custody battle in Tennessee...
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Hilton Honors Won't Work Here
05/21/07Even to her court hearing, Paris Hilton arrived fashionably late.
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OxyContin Manufacturer, Executives Plead Guilty to Drug Misbranding
Three former and current executives of Purdue Pharma, LP, the maker of OxyContin, pled guilty to misdemeanor...
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The Case of benefits under the Social Security Act.
Claire Collier is dying of Lou Gehrig's disease. The Supreme Court cannot do much to help her, but her appeal...
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