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As Roberts Warned, "Underpaid" Federal Judges Are Leaving...

Posted on October 10, 2008
Senior U.S. District Judge James T. Giles is leaving the bench for a law firm, and he is citing "financial reasons" as the reason. He told reporters that he does not see Congress giving federal judges a "meaningful raise" in the near future. So, he's going back to the job at Pepper Hamilton that he left in 1979...

Attorney Spotlight: David Boies

Posted on October 09, 2008
Representing Wachovia in its battle with Citigroup, David Boies reports that for the first 48 hours he spent working on the case, the only time he saw daylight was when he walked to court. As the American Lawyer Litigation Daily tells it, Mr. Boies was in his office drafting Congressional testimony for former AIG CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg when the call from Wachovia came in...

Free Podcasts Explaining the Financial Crisis and Rescue Package

Posted on October 09, 2008
No one is going to disagree that the financial world is changing. But, where does a busy person turn for a basic AND in-depth explanation? We like the October 4 broadcast of This American Life. Download the podcast at itunes.com or at NPR...

A Democratic Duty to Learn About Technology?

Posted on October 08, 2008
In a poll by The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, researchers found that half of Americans know nothing about nanotechnology or synthetic biology. This report concerns policy experts because this technology will be breaking onto the scene in the next administration, and the public has not even begun to discuss the benefits and risks of the technology...

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Ex-Detainees to be Released in US

Posted on October 08, 2008
On Friday, 17 Chinese Muslim detainees are scheduled to be released from Guantanamo Bay and delivered to the DC Court which ordered their release on Tuesday. In an emergency motion, the Department of Justice argues that only the executive branch may decide whether to admit an alien to the United States...

Free Book of the Month: Aristophanes's The Wasps

Posted on October 07, 2008
This month the Fastcase �Blog is bringing you Aristophanes's �The Wasps for your reading pleasure. �This witty satire of the Athenian Law-courts is a must read. �If you are feeling�adventurous and still remember your ancient Greek, check out the original text of the play here...

Iceland May Go Bankrupt

Posted on October 07, 2008
Iceland is experiencing an economic nightmare due to the global instability in the financial markets. �Their currency, the krona, has dropped 45% against the euro and according to their prime minister;�Geir Haarde,�the country may be on the verge of a "national bankruptcy...

Gmail Labs Launches Mail Goggles

Posted on October 07, 2008
Most employees here at Fastcase use Gmail as their personal webmail service. One of the more interesting aspects of Gmail is the Labs playground where Google posts new projects before their release -- you can add and test out features that appeal to you...

Beards at the DC Fire Department

Posted on October 07, 2008
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments in a case about whether DC Fire Departments are violating the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in requiring firefighters to shave their beards. �DC argued that facial hair interferes with the mask's seal and increases exposure to toxic air...

Nobel Peace Prizes in Medicine Announced

Posted on October 06, 2008
Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier of France will be honored for discoverying the human immunodeficiency virus.Harald zur Hausen of Germany will also be honored for discovering the human�papilloma virus which leads to cervical cancer. The winners will split a 1...

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Posted on October 06, 2008
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Lawdable Quotes:John Arbuthnot

Posted on October 04, 2008
Law is a bottomless pit.(Cover of a Pamphlet c. 1700) ~ John Arbuthnot

Tips for the Online Job Search

Posted on October 03, 2008
Above the Law, the self proclaimed "legal gossip" blog, recently reported a survey finding that 45% of law firm associates are at some stage of looking for a new job. Maybe that's part of the reason why the most popular NY Times business article today is about how the internet has changed (but not really changed) ways people find new jobs...

California Dreamin: Gang Mom Denies Misconduct

Posted on October 02, 2008
Eva Daley, a California woman who drove her son and his friends to fight a rival gang where a 13 year old boy was killed, claims she did nothing wrong. �Daley is charged with the murder of Jose "Bobby" Cano, though she states she did not know the boy died until the next day and that she did not know that Cano stabbed her son months prior to the attack...

Democratizing Healthcare: Online Communities

Posted on October 01, 2008
"Patients aren't learning from Web sites - they're learning from each other," observes Dr. Ted Eytan at Permanente Federation. �Almost everyone uses the internet to research health. �In fact, 75% of patients who are online told researchers that the last online health search they did affected a decision on how to treat an illness...

Lawdable Quotes: Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted on October 01, 2008
Morality cannot be legislated but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Firms React to "Global Economic Crisis"

Posted on October 01, 2008
In response to the sliding market and the failure of Congress to pass the $700 billion bailout plan, law firms with financial practices have had to revamp their business and begin to target those with a credit crisis. Groups have been formed throughout the past month in hopes of educating clients on the bailout plan and helping those who want to buy or sell assets to the government...

Supreme Court Justices Consider Whether to Reconsider Landmark Death Penalty Decision

Posted on September 30, 2008
Last term, the Supreme Court decided that it is unconstitutional to apply the death penalty to a person convicted of raping a child. The opinion stated that there is a national consensus against using the death penalty for the rape of a child. However, the opinion overlooked legislation making the death penalty available in child rape cases under military law...

Articles You Like

Posted on September 29, 2008
The Fastcase �blog wants to know what you are reading! �We are passionate about legal and technology news but we'd like to open up our comment board for any article that you find interesting and that you'd like to share with others. �Have you stumbled on article that gives a unique perspective on the $700 billion government bailout in the financial markets or an interesting article on the netbook trend�? Let us know! We'd love to read them all...

Live Coverage! House Vote on Bailout

Posted on September 29, 2008
Live Blog:2:27 - The vote for the $700 billion bailout vailed in the House. The Dow Jones immediately dropped as much as 700 points. Only 60% of Democrats and 33% of Republicans backed the bill. (CNN Video Stream)2:44 - All the major indexes are posting large declines...

Another ?Made-in-China? Scare

Posted on September 27, 2008
The EU has ordered that all imports containing at least 15% milk powder be tested for melamine, a chemical that has left more than 50,000 Chinese children sick and four dead. Officials are mainly worried about cookies, toffees and chocolates.It is illegal to import Chinese dairy products into the European Union, but many countries import food containing milk powder outside of Europe...

Minnesota Judge Wants a Do-Over in Piracy Case

Posted on September 26, 2008
U.S. District Judge Michael J. Davis granted a new trial to Jammie Thomas, a woman convicted for illegal file-sharing, citing he made a mistake in her trial. Last October, Thomas was found guilty of copyright infringement and was ordered to pay $222,000 to six record companies for the 24 songs she shared on the Kazaa file sharing network...

US Releases Detained Canadian Television Reporter

Posted on September 25, 2008
Lawyers negotiated the release of a twenty-two year old journalist after he was held without charge for 11 months at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. US officials suspected that he had contacts with local Taliban members and thought he could be in possession of a video about the Taliban...

Four Law Firms Make the Cut for Working Mother(s)

Posted on September 25, 2008
Law firms are beginning to help balance the scale between work and motherhood for employees. Working Mother magazine has tracked this progress and ranked four law firms on their list of 100 Best Companies of 2008.Those that made the list include Arnold & Porter and Covington & Burling both in Washington, DC, Katten, Muchin, Rosenman in Chicago, and Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman in New York...

Sites We Like: Engadget

Posted on September 24, 2008
The Fastcase blog focuses most of its attention to interesting legal news items but we also have a passion for keeping up with the latest technology. �One of our favorite blogs is Engadget, a blog that is devoted to consumer electronics and general technology news...

Google Claims Its Floating Data Center Will Save the World, Skeptics Disagree

Posted on September 23, 2008
That?s right. Google applied for a patent to protect its idea for a ?water-based data center? between 3 and 7 miles off the coast. The New York Times Technology blog calls it ?Google?s data navy.? Why is Google doing this? It depends on who you ask. Of course, there are those who argue (jokingly?) it?s just another stop on the road toward the search engine/advertiser?s quest for global domination...

Google and T-Mobile Launching First Android Phone Today

Posted on September 23, 2008
T-Mobile is launching the first cell phone that uses Google's�Android�operating system. �Dubbed G1, the phone has 3G functionality, will come preloaded with apps (such as Amazon's MP3 store), GPS and a 3.1 megapixel camera. �Will Google's first�foray�into the cell phone market tempt you to switch from your iphones or blackberrys?If you are interested in learning more, The Boy�Genius Report�is conducting a live blog at 10:00 a...

Lawdable Quotes: Jean de la Bruyere

Posted on September 21, 2008
The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.~ Jean de la Bruyere

Facebook an Invasion of Privacy, Eh?

Posted on June 13, 2008
The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, a group of pro-privacy advocates, has filed a complaint with the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner against the Facebook, arguing that the website violates Canada's privacy laws. The group has lodged its complaint publicly, arguing that in past interactions with the Facebook, little progress had been made in private...

US Loses Track and Field Star to Anti-Doping Charges

Posted on June 12, 2008
Appealing his doping charges to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Olympian Justin Gatlin was again found guilty last Tuesday thus ending his hopes for Olympic gold once again. Declared the ?fastest man in the world?, after taking the gold in the 100 meter sprint in 2004, Gatlin is now facing 4 years of probation from Track and Field...

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