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Law student fatally shot in York City

The law student and former York County District Attorney s Office case manager fatally shot Wednesday night in York City was the victim of a robbery gone bad, according to York City Police Chief Wes Kahley.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 11:30 PM

Health Law Needs Repeal: Commentary by Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Michael Ramlet

The new health-care law is a threat to the health of small businesses. Its heavy dosage of mandates and penalties will be a financial burden, and the law is riddled with hidden barriers to stronger job growth.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 10:29 PM

Law & Order: Los Angeles Books Corey Stoll

Corey Stoll has snagged the role of Skeet Ulrich 's on-screen detective partner in Law & Order: Los Angeles , a show rep says. The Salt actor will play... Read More Other Links From TVGuide.com NCIS Alfred Molina Skeet Ulrich Corey Stoll Law & Order: Los Angeles Salt
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation On Behalf of Shareholders of Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

BENSALEM, Pa.----Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against Maxwell Technologies, Inc. concerning possible breaches of fiduciary duty or other violations of law by the Companys board of directors.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 9:30 PM

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against XenoPort, Inc.

BENSALEM, Pa.----Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased the common stock of XenoPort, Inc. between May 5, 2009 and February 17, 2010, inclusive .
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 9:30 PM

SEC Charges Corporate Insider Brothers With Fraud

News release: "The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged brothers Samuel E. Wyly and Charles J. Wyly, Jr. of Dallas...
Posted on beSpacific on July 29, 2010 at 8:20 PM

The Bankruptcy Files: Razors, Outsourcers, and Telecoms

Simpson Thacher snares a debtors' side assignment, while regional firms Frost Brown Todd and Womble Carlyle also pick up work in bankruptcy court.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 29, 2010 at 8:13 PM

National Cyber Security Alliance launches Web portal for 2010 National Cyber Security Awareness Month

News release: "The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a public-private partnership focused on educating a digital citizenry to stay safe...
Posted on beSpacific on July 29, 2010 at 8:12 PM

At Hearing in Boise, Plaintiffs? Lawyers Race Against Time

The clock was ticking today in Boise as more than 200 lawyers gathered to argue over the setting for the colossal litigation against BP for the Gulf oil spill. But only a handful would get to speak, and not for very long.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 29, 2010 at 7:09 PM

Paul Weiss, Wachtell, Skadden on Citi's $75M Settlement

But will the $75 million settlement with the SEC help private lawsuits against the bank?
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 29, 2010 at 6:38 PM

The Careerist: The Magic Circle Is So Snooty

Think those big American law firms are credentials-obsessed? They are paragons of open opportunity in comparison to the hiring practices of London's Magic Circle firms.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 29, 2010 at 6:24 PM

Thailand court issues new arrest warrant for ex-PM

[JURIST] The criminal division of the Thai Supreme Court [GlobaLex backgrounder] on Thursday issued a new arrest warrant for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The warrant comes at the request of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) [official website], which charges that Thaksin did not report all of
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 5:10 PM

Apple Sued Over 'Overheating' iPads

It seems that Apple has found itself in a little game of hot potato. The company is the subject of yet another class action lawsuit, this time filed in Oakland, California in federal court. The lawsuit claims that the iPad...
Posted on FindLaw's Common Law on July 29, 2010 at 4:53 PM

The Swamp and the Swamp Creature: Is the Law Too Complex?

Is the legal system too complicated? If so, what's to be done about it?
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 29, 2010 at 4:49 PM

Rangel Charged by House Ethics Panel

Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) violated congressional ethics rules and federal law in the handling of his personal finances and his fundraising for a university institute, a subcommittee of Rangel's colleagues charged today.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 29, 2010 at 4:49 PM

Rental Car Wars: Five Firms On Hand As Avis Tries Harder for Dollar Thrifty

Lawyers representing Avis Budget Group and Hertz Holdings are preparing for battle as the two rental car giants vie for control of Dollar Thrifty, the nation's fourth-largest car rental company.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 29, 2010 at 4:46 PM

House Investigators Charge Rangel With 13 Counts

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) violated congressional ethics rules and federal law in the handling of his personal finances and his fundraising for a university institute, a subcommittee of Rangel's colleagues charged today. Two members of the House ethics subcommittee, for...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 29, 2010 at 4:30 PM

Catholic University Names New Head of Communications Law Institute

Donna Coleman Gregg has been named director of the Institute for Communications Law Studies at Catholic University of America?s Columbus School of Law. Gregg, a former senior policy adviser at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 29, 2010 at 4:17 PM

ACLU urges Obama administration to repudiate Bush-era national security policies

[JURIST] The Obama administration is in danger of entrenching some of the most draconian aspects of the Bush administration's controversial national security policy, warns a new report, [text, PDF; press release] from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] [press release] released Thursday. The report, titled "Establishing a New
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 4:13 PM

Durbin's Judiciary Counsel Headed for DOJ

A longtime lawyer for Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is taking a job vetting judicial nominees at the U.S. Department of Justice. Michael Zubrensky has been on Durbin's staff for seven and a half years, serving most recently as the senator's...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 29, 2010 at 4:12 PM

Law enforcers take driving course

Imagine being a law enforcement officer and getting a call where speed becomes necessary in order to get to a particular scene. That was the scenario played out for several deputies with the McDuffie County Sheriff's Department and officers with the Thomson Police Department last Thursday.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 3:57 PM

How not to Celebrate Easter in Center Line, Michigan

No, it's not exactly seasonally appropriate, but when you come across one of those "Really? That's a law?" laws, sometimes you can't help but talk about it. Via Legal Juice, a link to Section 10-4 of the Municipal Code of Center Line, Mich.: Sec. 10-4. Artificially coloring birds. It shall be unlawful for any person to artificially color, spray or pain
Posted on Legal Blog Watch on July 29, 2010 at 3:21 PM

France president announces new measures against illegal Roma

[JURIST] French President Nicolas Sarkozy [official website, in French] on Wednesday ordered measures [press release] against illegal Roma [JURIST news archive] communities in France and announced new legislation aimed at making their deportation easier. The announcement comes a week after riots by members of the Roma community sparked by the shooting
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 3:19 PM

The Latest Supreme Court Insider

The latest edition of our new newsletter Supreme Court Insider has been emailed to those who have signed up to receive it. (You can register for free here.) Some of the features in this issue include: -- A look at...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 29, 2010 at 2:38 PM

Brouhaha brewing over Ansel Adams negatives' authenticity

Rick Norsigian, a 64-year-old Fresno resident, announced on Tuesday that 60 glass negatives he purchased at a garage sale nearly a decade ago are early works of photographer Ansel Adams. An appraiser has valued the negatives at nearly $200 million....
Posted on Legal Pad | LA on July 29, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Tax Professor Casts Ray of Sunshine on Yard Sale Bargain Hunters

Since federal income taxation is not covered on the bar exam (at least as far as I can recall), few aspiring lawyers were likely thinking about it this week. Luckily, Paul Caron at the TaxProf Blog was. Because, you know, that's his job. This morning he analyzes the tax consequences of what he calls the "mother of all yard sale bargains." Some dude nam
Posted on Legal Blog Watch on July 29, 2010 at 2:17 PM

Squire Sanders Shutters Tallahassee Office

Struggling to overcome the death of a rainmaking lobbyist, the firm is closing up shop in Florida's capital and offering the office's four remaining lawyers opportunities elsewhere.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 29, 2010 at 2:14 PM

Sri Lanka court holds first hearing in case against ex-army chief

[JURIST] The High Court of Sri Lanka [official website] on Thursday conducted the first hearing in the case against former army chief Sarath Fonseka [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], who is accused of provoking violence and bringing disrepute to the government. The charges are in relation to statements made to the Sunday Leader [media website] newspa
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 2:09 PM

Law firms entitled to set compulsory retirement age

A former law firm partner who accused his firm of acting unlawfully by making him retire at 65 has lost his age discrimination case in the Court of Appeal. Leslie Seldon, now 69, a former civil litigation partner at Kent law firm Clarkson Wright Jakes (CWJ), had signed a contract with the firm that included a clause saying he should retire aged 65. How
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 2:05 PM

McClintock joins Glaser Weil in L.A.

Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro, LLP, has announced that Greg McClintock has become an Of Counsel member of the Firm. Mr. McClintock has more than 35 years of experience in the field of environmental law, much of it...
Posted on Legal Pad | LA on July 29, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Dechert Among Those Fighting Anti-Porn Law

The fight is not going well so far.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 29, 2010 at 1:35 PM

Arizona Roundup: Will the Case Go All the Way Up?, More

The Law Blog rounds up the morning's news on Wednesday's big immigration ruling in Arizona.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 29, 2010 at 1:31 PM

Spain judge orders arrest of US troops suspected of shooting journalist in Iraq

[JURIST] Spanish National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz issued an arrest warrant [text, in Spanish; PDF] Thursday for three US troops suspected of gunning down Spanish journalist Juse Couso [advocacy website, JURIST news archive] in Iraq. Couso, a television cameraman, was killed in 2003 when a US tank fired into the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad. The 3rd D
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 1:24 PM

2 re-sentencings ordered in $1.9B Ohio fraud case

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered new sentences for two former National Century executives convicted in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud case once likened to the Enron scandal, saying the government had proved some but not all of its case.A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati overturned Donald Ayers' convic
Posted on Click the Law on July 29, 2010 at 1:07 PM

Accused Somali pirates plead not guilty in US court

[JURIST] A group of suspected Somali pirates [JURIST news archive] pleaded not guilty Wednesday before the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia [official website]. The defendants, six Somali men alleged to have been involved in the April attack on the USS Ashland in the Gulf of Aden, pleaded not guilty to charges of piracy and assault
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 1:02 PM

BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost

The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the company's rivals are counting the cost of a ban on offshore drilling.Attorneys hoping to lead the legal fight against BP are set to descend on Boise, Idaho, to address a special judicial panel considering how to bring order to
Posted on Click the Law on July 29, 2010 at 12:57 PM

Family of victims sues over Marine jet crash in SD

The family of four people killed in the crash of a Marine Corps jet in a San Diego County neighborhood two years ago sued the federal government and Boeing Wednesday.The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court by Dong Yun Yoon, whose wife, two daughters and mother-in-law were killed in the December 2008 crash that incinerated two homes and damaged oth
Posted on Click the Law on July 29, 2010 at 12:56 PM

Family of victims sues over Marine jet crash in SD

Hawaii lawsuit seeks equal rights for gay couples

Six gay couples in Hawaii are filing a lawsuit Thursday asking for the same rights as married couples, three weeks after Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a same-sex civil unions measure.The lawsuit doesn't seek the titles of "marriage" or "civil unions" for gay partners. Instead, it requests that the court system extend them the benefits and responsibilities o
Posted on Breaking Legal News on July 29, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Texas, feds wait turns in polygamist leader cases

A Utah Supreme Court decision that overturns polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs' 2007 criminal conviction won't automatically make him a free man. Even if Utah doesn't retry him, Texas and federal prosecutors are waiting to move forward with their own cases.Justices on Tuesday unanimously said Jeffs should get a new trial because state attorneys ove
Posted on Breaking Legal News on July 29, 2010 at 12:42 PM

200 Million Numbers on 'Do Not Call List'

This week, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the much-heralded "Do Not Call" list -- best friend to all those who have received one too many jingles from telemarketers -- has reached the 200 million number milestone. The registry was introduced back in 2003, and as it has expanded over the years, the FTC has brought some very lucrative enforc
Posted on Legal Blog Watch on July 29, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Colgate, GlaxoSmithKline, Set to Battle Over Toothpaste ?Nurdle?

Colgate-Palmolive filed a suit in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday against GlaxoSmithKline in defense of its right to use a nurdle on its packaging along with the phrase, Triple Action.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 29, 2010 at 12:07 PM

Russia president signs bill expanding secret police powers

[JURIST] Russian President Dmitry Medvedev [official website; JURIST news archive] on Thursday signed into law [press release, in Russian] a bill that will grant controversial new powers to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian Federation's successor to the former USSR's KGB [GlobalSecurity backgrounders]. The bill, which the Russian
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 11:51 AM

Obama Nominates Raffinan to D.C. Superior Court

Maria Elizabeth ?Maribeth? Raffinan has become President Barack Obama?s latest nomination to a seat on the D.C. Superior Court. Raffinan is currently a supervising attorney in the D.C. Public Defender Service?s Trial Division. Raffinan joined PDS in 1999. In 2007,...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 29, 2010 at 11:45 AM

Former Morgan Crucible CEO Convicted on Obstruction Charges

On Tuesday, a federal jury in Philadelphia convicted former Morgan Crucible CEO Ian Norris on charges that he conspired to obstruct justice in an antitrust investigation.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 29, 2010 at 11:43 AM

NYC Begins Grading Restaurants; Dirty Chefs Vow to Fight

Starting yesterday, if you went out to eat in New York City, you might have noticed a conspicuously placed sign in the window, with a big blue "A" on it. It doesn't have the literary appeal of a scarlet "A," but it should have made you feel better about chowing down on that corned beef sandwich. The city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene yester
Posted on Legal Blog Watch on July 29, 2010 at 11:43 AM

Bangladesh high court outlaws religious parties

[JURIST] The Bangladeshi Supreme Court [official website] on Wednesday overturned a constitutional amendment [judgment, PDF] that had allowed religious parties to participate in politics. The court, upholding a lower court decision, held that the Fifth Amendment to the Bangladeshi Constitution [text], which allowed the participation of religious politi
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 11:03 AM

Bearly Legal: Trader Greenwood Pleads to Fraud, Other Charges

On Wednesday, Paul Greenwood, a former executive at WG Trading Co., pleaded guilty to charges that he and his partner misappropriated millions of dollars in funds.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 29, 2010 at 10:47 AM

US House approves bill to reduce cocaine sentencing disparity

[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] approved a bill Wednesday that would reduce the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses. The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 [S 1789 materials] would amend existing law to reduce the current sentencing ratio from 100:1 to 18:1. Under the existing law passed in 1986, an indiv
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Coal companies eye targeting congressional Dems

A leading Appalachian coal company is asking its counterparts to pool their money for a political offensive against Democrats in Kentucky and West Virginia.International Coal Group is calling on other mining companies to join an initiative that would take advantage of a U.S. Supreme Court decision loosening restrictions on corporate contributions to po
Posted on Breaking Legal News on July 29, 2010 at 10:42 AM

UN declares access to safe drinking water a basic human right

[JURIST] The UN General Assembly [official website] on Wednesday adopted a resolution [materials] declaring that access to clean and sanitized drinking water is a basic human right [press release]. The resolution, passed by a vote of 122-0 with 41 member states abstaining, also requires the UN Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 10:25 AM

Will Skilling Soon Taste a Bit of Freedom?

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on honest-services fraud led directly to Conrad Black's being released on bail last week. Might it do the same to former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling, whose appeal led to the high court's ruling?
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 29, 2010 at 10:06 AM

GOP Sen. Snowe to support Kagan for Supreme Court

Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe says she plans to vote to confirm Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court justice.The Maine lawmaker's announcement makes her the fourth Republican to break with her party to back President Barack Obama's high court nominee.In a statement, Snowe says Kagan has met her standards for a justice with her strong intellect, respect for t
Posted on Breaking Legal News on July 29, 2010 at 9:41 AM

US House approves commission to reform criminal justice system

[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] on Wednesday passed a bill [HR 5143 materials] that would create a bipartisan commission [press release] charged with reviewing the US criminal justice system. The commission would also propose reforms and promote the reduction and prevention of violence and crime. According to House sponsor B
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 29, 2010 at 9:38 AM

Law running unnopposed in Tuesday primary

Kathleen Law is the only Democrat seeking nomination to the state Senate's 7th District in Tuesday's primary election.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 9:17 AM

Law Takes Effect, Ariz. Heads Back to Court

Arizona's controversial court-altered immigration law took effect at midnight as the state preps new court battle to appeal decision to block certain provisions | YOU DECIDE: Should Arizona Fight Ruling? | FULL COVERAGE DR. MANNY: U.S. Losing Health Care War at Border? Ruling Won't Stop Protests
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 8:35 AM

The Morning Wrap

Ruling Against Arizona May be Warning to Other States: The New York Times reports that a federal judge's decision to block central provisions of the states immigration law from taking effect while she finishes hearing the case, vindicated the Obama...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 29, 2010 at 8:19 AM

No law needed for Truth Commission to work De Lima

MANILA, Philippines No law is needed for the Truth Commission President Benigno Aquino III will be creating to carry out its mandate to investigate the alleged anomalies committed by the Arroyo administration.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 7:56 AM

Law Takes Effect, Ariz. Heads Back to Court

Arizona's controversial court-altered immigration law takes effect today as the state heads back to court to appeal the decision to block certain provisions | YOU DECIDE: Should Arizona Fight Ruling? DR. MANNY: U.S. Losing Health Care War at Border? Ruling Won't Stop Protests
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 7:49 AM

Judge delays injunction in Neb. immigration suits

A judge says she's not sure whether lawsuits filed to block a Nebraska city's ban on hiring and renting to illegal immigrants should be heard in federal or state court.U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp on Wednesday gave attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund two weeks to submit
Posted on Legal News Post on July 29, 2010 at 7:21 AM

Feds oppose merger of immigration law challenges

Lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department oppose a request to merge their challenge to the new Arizona immigration law with a lawsuit by a police officer who also is seeking to overturn the law.The federal lawyers oppose Phoenix police Officer David Salgado's request to consolidate the cases because they say it would prejudice or delay their challenge.Th
Posted on Legal News Post on July 29, 2010 at 6:22 AM

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes (A Partnership) [2010] EWCA Civ 899 (28 July 2010) High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Kang v Eau [2010] EWHC 1837 (QB) (27 July 2010) Sternlight v Barclays Bank Plc [2010] EWHC 1865 (QB) (22 July 2010) Black Horse Ltd v Speak & Anor [2010] [...]
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 6:00 AM

Kent lawyer loses retirement age discrimination case ? BBC News

“A Kent lawyer who sued his own firm of solicitors when he was made to stop work at 65 has lost his discrimination case at the Court of Appeal.” Full story BBC News, 29th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 5:56 AM

Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and another ? WLR Daily

Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and another [2010] UKSC 35; [2010] WLR (D) 204 “Damages for trespass occasioned by an oil company drilling underneath another party?s land were to be assessed on the basis that the right to drill for oil was a compulsory acquisition under statute and, therefore, any additional value [...]
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 5:51 AM

Regina (ZO (Somalia)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (MM (Burma)) v Same ? WLR Daily

Regina (ZO (Somalia)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (MM (Burma)) v Same [2010] UKSC 36; [2010] WLR (D) 203 “An asylum seeker who made a new application for asylum after his original application for asylum had finally failed, was entitled to the benefits conferred by the European Directive setting minimum standards [...]
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 5:48 AM

Morrison Sports Ltd and others v Scottish Power UK plc ? WLR Daily

Morrison Sports Ltd and others v Scottish Power UK plc [2010] UKSC 37; [2010] WLR (D) 202 “A person who suffered loss as a result of a breach of statutory duty did not have a private right of action for damages when there was statutory provision for other forms of enforcement of the duty on [...]
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 5:46 AM

Regina v Gnango ? WLR Daily

Regina v Gnango [2010] EWCA Crim 1691; [2010] WLR (D) 201 “Where a defendant voluntarily engaged in an exchange of gunfire with ‘B’ in a public place amounting to an affray, and in the course of that gunfire B shot and killed a passer-by and the defendant foresaw that in the course of that gunfire [...]
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 5:43 AM

Hertfordshire County Council v Veolia Water Central Ltd ? WLR Daily

Hertfordshire County Council v Veolia Water Central Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 887; [2010] WLR (D) 200 “In order to avoid absurdity, s 81 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and regs 3 and 4 of the Street Works (Maintenance) Regulations 1992 had to be given a purposive interpretation, meaning that the power [...]
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 5:40 AM

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 4); Same v AN; Same v AE ? WLR Daily

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 4); Same v AN; Same v AE [2010] EWCA Civ 869; [2010] WLR (D) 205 “Control orders which the Secretary of State for the Home Department revoked rather than disclose the evidence on which they were made should have been quashed with effect from the [...]
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 5:38 AM

Terror suspects could win damages after control orders ruling ? The Guardian

“A court of appeal ruling today cleared the way for two international terrorism suspects to claim damages for having control orders wrongly imposed on them for three and a half years.” Full story The Guardian, 28th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 5:33 AM

Lord chief justice defends trial by jury ? Law Society?s Gazette

“The lord chief justice emphasised the importance of trial by jury last week as the Court of Appeal overturned two High Court decisions that trials could proceed without a jury.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 29th July 2010 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 5:30 AM

Theresa May to scrap asbos ? The Guardian

“Senior Labour figures mounted a last-ditch defence of antisocial behaviour orders tonight after the home secretary, Theresa May, indicated she is to kill off Tony Blair’s flagship measure to deal with youth crime.” Full story The Guardian, 28th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 29, 2010 at 5:28 AM

Law firm leases past governor's offices

The Caldwell Law Firm has leased space in the historic Warren Harding Building, 112 Orange Ave., according to building owner and manager White Challis Redevelopment Co.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 3:34 AM

Law running unnopposed in Tuesday primary

Kathleen Law is the only Democrat seeking nomination to the state Senate's 7th District in Tuesday's primary election.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Law aims to spark more commercialization clinics

SYRACUSE - A new state law will advance establishment of technology commercialization clinics at universities throughout New York based on a model developed at the Syracuse University (SU) College of Law.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Law Enforcement Officer Testify In Celis Case

A day of law enforcement "definitions" and "explanations" in the Mauricio Celis trial.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Shareholders of American Oil & Gas Inc.

BENSALEM, Pa.----Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of American Oil & Gas Inc. related to the Companys agreement to be acquired by Hess Corporation in a proposed stock-for-stock transaction.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Shareholders of Health Grades, Inc.

BENSALEM, Pa.----Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Health Grades, Inc. related to the Companys agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P. .
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Penn Law building to open in 2012

Victor Gamez Penn Laws Pepper Hall has been ground up to make room for a new law school building on Sansom Street. The construction job for the new Golkin Hall known as the Sansom Street Project will complete a 10-year transformation of the Penn Law campus, stated Penn Law Dean Michael Fitts on Penn Laws website. The new law school building, will c
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 29, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Wired Exclusive: Google, CIA Invest in 'Future' of Web Monitoring

Exclusive - Google, CIA Invest in 'Future' of Web Monitoring, By Noah Shachtman, July 28, 2010: "The investment arms of...
Posted on beSpacific on July 28, 2010 at 9:41 PM

Foley Bulks Up On Ambac Restructuring Bills

Legal fees for work advising the state of Wisconsin in its quarantine of $67 billion in suspect assets held by ailing insurance giant Ambac Financial Group are adding up. Foley & Lardner has received $6.6 million from the state since being hired in February 2008. Several other firms also advising on the complex insurance matter.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 28, 2010 at 7:41 PM

Wachtell, Akin Gump Advise on $3.4B ConocoPhillips/Lukoil Split

The two firms served as counsel to two of the largest oil and gas companies in the U.S. and Russia on a deal that will unwind a six-year-old strategic alliance between ConocoPhillips and Lukoil.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 28, 2010 at 7:31 PM

Citizen Satisfaction with Federal Websites Stabilizes But Falls Short of Rebound

Quarterly ACSI E-Government Satisfaction Index Shows Relationship Between High Satisfaction and Government Efficiency, July 28, 2009 � "The American Customer...
Posted on beSpacific on July 28, 2010 at 7:27 PM

NOAA: Past Decade Warmest on Record According to Scientists in 48 Countries

Earth has been growing warmer for more than fifty years, July 28, 2010 "The 2009 State of the Climate report...
Posted on beSpacific on July 28, 2010 at 7:13 PM

Federal Reserve Beige Book, July 28, 2010

Full Report - Beige Book, July 28, 2010 - Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District,...
Posted on beSpacific on July 28, 2010 at 7:10 PM

New GAO Reports: Defense Management, National Security, Native American Graves Protection, Performance Measurement

Defense Management: Improved Planning, Training, and Interagency Collaboration Could Strengthen DOD's Efforts in Africa, GAO-10-794, July 28, 2010 Defense Management:...
Posted on beSpacific on July 28, 2010 at 7:02 PM

In Arizona Immigration Case: So What Happens Next?

This much we now know: Many provisions of Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, have been put on hold pending further review, the result of this opinion by Arizona federal judge Susan K. Bolton. But what happens now?
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 28, 2010 at 6:32 PM

The Careerist: Did Northwestern Law Make a Smart Play with Jones Day?

Did Northwestern make a major employer happy, while brokering a sweet deal for its students?
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 28, 2010 at 5:40 PM

What's in a Name? A False Statements Charge

When Marlin Moore signed for a package, he didn't use his real name. For that moment, he was a guy named "Kevin Jones." The authorities had earlier intercepted the package?drugs, of course?and set up a controlled delivery to find out...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 28, 2010 at 5:21 PM

Who's Paying Charlie Rangel's Legal Bills?

The answer: Donors to Rangel's campaign fund, many of them lawyers and Am Law 200 firms. Federal Election Commission filings show the account is flush with nearly $2.3 million in cash. The longtime New York congressman, hit with ethics violation charges this week and fighting to hold onto his seat, has legal bills approaching $230,000 for this year
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 28, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Congress Passes Bill to Cut Crack Sentences

Lawmakers today gave final approval to a bill that would reduce the long-standing disparity between federal sentences for crack and powder cocaine distribution. The vote in the U.S. House of Representatives follows a debate that has raged since the 1980s....
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 28, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Court Blocks Implementation Of Key Sections Of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law

UPDATED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org PHOENIX – Ensuring that Arizona law enforcement will not be required to demand "papers" from people they stop who they suspect are "unlawfully present" in the U.S., a federal court in Phoenix today blocked key provisions of Arizona's racial profiling law,
Posted on ACLU Newsroom on July 28, 2010 at 4:53 PM

Congress Votes to Narrow Gap in Cocaine Sentencing Rules

Congress approved a landmark change Wednesday to the mandatory sentences for cocaine possession that detractors have long alleged had racist effects.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 28, 2010 at 4:51 PM

UK appeals court rules terror suspects may sue over wrongful control orders

[JURIST] The UK Court of Appeal [official website] ruled [decision text] Wednesday that two terrorism suspects can sue the government for damages over wrongfully imposed control orders [Guardian backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The appellants, known only as AF and AE due to the sensitive nature of the intelligence related to their cases, have been f
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2010 at 4:35 PM

New Managing Partner for Locke Lord's Chicago Office

The firm has named Jennifer Kenedy to serve as managing partner of the firm's Chicago office, succeeding her friend and colleague Larry Gray, who passed away unexpectedly on July 19. "I'm certainly not filling Larry's shoes, but following him in his footsteps," Kenedy said.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 28, 2010 at 4:35 PM

Joining With the Visceral Response

By Melissa M. Gomez Special to the Legal I was working with the plaintiff on a motorcycle accident death case. While the defendant's liability was pretty clear, we had a problem. The decedent's blood alcohol level was beyond the legal...
Posted on The Legal Intelligencer Blog on July 28, 2010 at 4:06 PM

Federal judge enjoins provisions of Arizona immigration law

[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona [official website] on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction [order, PDF] against several provisions of a controversial Arizona immigration law [SB 1070 materials; JURIST news archive], which is set to take effect Thursday. The injunction comes at the request of the US Department
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2010 at 3:44 PM

Judge Blocks Controversial Parts of Arizona Immigration Law

A federal judge in Phoenix put on hold the most controversial provisions of the state immigration law slated to take effect Thursday.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 28, 2010 at 3:38 PM

Am Law Winners, Losers in Arizona Immigration Decision

A judge has blocked much of the ultra-controversial Arizona immigration law, which was scheduled to go into effect tomorrow. Where do some Am Law 200 firms stand on the issue?
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 28, 2010 at 3:38 PM

Pro Bono 2010: Innocence Beyond All Doubt

Since 2004, attorneys from HoganLovells, Holland & Knight, Skadden, and Troutman Sanders have been working to reverse the convictions of four sailors for the rape and murder of a Norfolk, Virginia, woman in 1997.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 28, 2010 at 3:33 PM

Russia court bans YouTube for extremist content

[JURIST] A Russian court on Wednesday made public a ruling banning access to five websites, including the video-sharing network Youtube [website], for what it calls extremist elements. A court in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur obliged the local Internet provider Rosnet to block access to the sites in its region of the country, citing Russia's anti-extr
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2010 at 3:06 PM

Judge Blocks Arizona Immigration Law for Now

Updated 4 p.m. A federal judge today halted key provisions of Arizona's controversial new immigration law, holding that enforcement of the law would likely burden legal resident aliens and interfere with federal policy. Judge Susan Bolton of the U.S. District...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 28, 2010 at 3:01 PM

Germany prosecutor charges former Nazi camp guard

[JURIST] Prosecutor Christoph Goeke of the German city of Dortmund announced Wednesday that former Nazi guard Samuel Kunz has been charged in relation to the murder of nearly half a million people during the Nazi regime. Kunz, who has admitted to working at the Belzec concentration camp [HRP backgrounder] from 1942-1943, is accused of helping to murder
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2010 at 2:50 PM

Wednesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: We've got a great new ad for our law firm featuring a "gong" sound. It's gold, I tell you -- gold! Are there any legal issues to deal with here? Answer: What? You put the gong in?! Who told you to put the gong in?! I didn't tell you to put t
Posted on Legal Blog Watch on July 28, 2010 at 2:40 PM

Arizona Law May Hinge on Cooperation From Feds

Arizona's new illegal immigration law goes into effect on Thursday, but there's a problem. The state can't actually deport detainees. And the federal government, which does have that power, has suggested it may not use it.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 28, 2010 at 2:30 PM

FTC Breaks Up Yet Another Consummated Deal

The Federal Trade Commission continues its streak of breaking up consummated mergers, announcing today that Australian chemical company Nufarm Limited will sell assets related to its 2008 acquisition of rival A.H. Marks Holding Limited. The FTC charged that the deal...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 28, 2010 at 2:13 PM

Lying for sex ? old sin means jail time

Lying for sex ? old sin means jail time in Israel AP ? Wed�Jul�28, 7:48�am�ET JERUSALEM - Lying for sex. It happens all the time. Yet a married Palestinian man has been ordered jailed for 18 months for having sex with an Israeli woman after giving her the impression he too was Jewish, as well as single and interested in a relationship. His conviction
Posted on It's (Barely) Legal on July 28, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Immunity Granted for Lawyers to Testify Against Impeached Judge

A federal judge in Washington has granted immunity to two Louisiana lawyers ahead of their expected testimony before the U.S. Senate Impeachment Trial Committee. Members of the Senate committee requested the grants of immunity as they gather evidence about impeached...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 28, 2010 at 1:44 PM

China orders police to stop public shaming of prisoners

[JURIST] The Chinese Ministry of Public Security [official website, in Chinese] issued an order Monday directing the country's police forces to abandon the practice of publicly shaming suspects and prisoners. The order [Xinhua report, in Chinese] stems from public response to an incident [Xinhua report, in Chinese] earlier this month when officers in t
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2010 at 1:39 PM

Paul Pearson not Afraid to Go Crazy on 'Wipeooooooooouuuut!!!!!'

Via Wendy Reynolds on the Slaw.ca blog I stumbled upon this gem of a video by attorney Paul Pearson of the Canadian law firm Mulligan Tam Pearson. The video is Pearson's audition tape to appear on a reality TV show called "Wipeout" (although Reynolds speculates that it may be secretly be a "brilliant bit of viral marketing" for Pearson and his firm). A
Posted on Legal Blog Watch on July 28, 2010 at 1:32 PM

First Amendment Guru Floyd Abrams on the WikiLeaks Situation

On Monday morning, we did some looking into the legal issues surrounding WikiLeaks' decision to unveil some 92,000 previously classified documents on the public, in connection with a handful of media outlets. The bottom line, some First Amendment experts informed us: the government certainly had the right to go after and punish the person within the
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 28, 2010 at 1:31 PM

Legal Outsourcing Companies in India Now Correcting Grammar of Am Law 100 Firms

Are you an excellent writer and proofreader, but presently unable to break into the Big Law world in the U.S.? Then get yourself over to India, where legal process outsourcing companies reportedly have found a new niche: correcting the grammar of U.S. attorneys. The August issue of the ABA Journal magazine reports that Indian LPOs have gotten so profic
Posted on Legal Blog Watch on July 28, 2010 at 1:20 PM

Japan to review use of capital punishment

[JURIST] Japanese Justice Minister Keiko Chiba [Japan Times profile] on Wednesday announced a review of Japan's death penalty [JURIST news archive] and the opening of execution chambers to the media. The announcement came after Chiba witnessed the execution [Japan Times report] of two convicts at the Tokyo Detention House. The review will examine the i
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2010 at 12:58 PM

RIP Levinson Axelrod Really Sucks

One angry associate has agreed to remove his gripe site.
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 28, 2010 at 12:51 PM

NM hires law firm to pursue investment lawsuits

The State Investment Council has hired a law firm to help recover damages and losses from questionable investments and fees paid to third-party marketing agents.The council on Tuesday approved the selection of a Day Pitney LLP, which has nine offices on the East Coast, including in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Hartford, Conn.The law firm wil
Posted on Breaking Legal News on July 28, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Three new partners from Seyfarth Shaw join Sheppard Mullin in L.A.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has announced the addition of three partners to the firm's Labor and Employment practice group. Thomas R. Kaufman, Michael L. Gallion and Gregg A. Fisch. Kaufman, Gallion and Fisch join Sheppard Mullin's Los Angeles/Century...
Posted on Legal Pad | LA on July 28, 2010 at 12:24 PM

'Pants on the Ground' May Be Foolish, but It's not Illegal

People who like to let your pants sag down so low that your underwear shows, rejoice! A New York state judge has decreed that while you are foolish, you are not illegal. In a recent opinion in People v. Martinez, Criminal Court Judge Ruben Franco held that "[w]hile most of us may consider it distasteful, and indeed foolish, to wear ones pants so low as
Posted on Legal Blog Watch on July 28, 2010 at 12:21 PM

The National Law Journal Files Appeal in First Amendment Fight

By Mike Scarcella The National Law Journal early Wednesday asked a D.C. appeals court to strike down a restraining order that blocks the newspaper from publishing details about a regulatory investigation involving juice maker POM Wonderful. In emergency papers filed...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 28, 2010 at 12:16 PM

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Supreme Court Morrison Sports Ltd & Ors v Scottish Power [2010] UKSC 37 (28 July 2010) Star Energy Weald Basin Ltd & Anor v Bocardo SA [2010] UKSC 35 (28 July 2010) O’ Brien v Ministry of Justice [2010] UKSC 34 (28 July 2010) ZO (Somalia) & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary [...]
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 12:14 PM

Nebraska city council suspends immigration law pending litigation

[JURIST] The Fremont City Council [official website] on Tuesday voted unanimously to suspend an ordinance [No 5165 text] banning hiring, harboring or renting property to illegal immigrants [JURIST news archive] pending the outcome of litigation challenging its constitutionality. The ordinance would require all employers in the city to register for the
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2010 at 11:57 AM

BuckleySandler Lands More White-Collar Lawyers from Mayer Brown

BuckleySandler has rounded out its set of former Mayer Brown white-collar defense litigators with three more hires in Washington. The latest additions from Mayer Brown are James Parkinson, who joins as a partner; Adam Miller, who joins as counsel, and...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 28, 2010 at 11:49 AM

A New Turn in Cravath-Dewey Convenience Store Deal War

An unexpected twist!
Posted on The AM Law Daily on July 28, 2010 at 11:46 AM

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2010 The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Penalty) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (Directions to OFCOM) Order 2010 The Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2010 The Energy Act 2004 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2010 The Electricity (Competitive T
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 11:34 AM

Texas Plays Along With Health Care Law, Depite Suit to Stop It

The NYT takes a look on Wednesday at an interesting dynamic playing out in a number of states. It's this: states have to live under the federal health care law that they've sued to stop.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 28, 2010 at 11:32 AM

Sex Harassment Claims Hit Actor Affleck, 'Bones' Star

A producer of a film about actor Joaquin Phoenix, an extra on the set of the TV show ?Bones,? an assistant property master, and a makeup artist are among the plaintiffs in a recent epidemic of lurid Hollywood lawsuits. David Boreanaz Casey Affleck At least five such cases (see table) have been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court since A
Posted on On Point News on July 28, 2010 at 11:00 AM

At Very End, Blago Case Gets, Yes, Even Stranger

After the spectacle that was Monday, closing arguments finally took place on Monday in the corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 28, 2010 at 10:56 AM

US Senate fails to advance campaign finance reform bill

[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] on Tuesday failed to end debate over the campaign finance reform legislation [S 3628 materials]. The vote of 57-41 [roll call vote] fell short of the supermajority required to overcome a filibuster [Senate backgrounder], and reportedly makes passage before the November elections unlikely [POLITICO report], desp
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Law officers sharpen their skills

Last week, 30 law enforcement officers from north central Kansas attended classroom and hands-on training at the Dickinson County Sheriffs Department Law Enforcement Training Facility, learning to respond to situations from local disputes to international terrorism.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM

Law keeps pay in check

Law keeps pay in check
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM

Law student wins 10,000 after being branded a paedophile on Facebook

A law student left fearing reprisals after he was falsely named as a paedophile on Facebook has won a 10,000 libel damages payout at the High Court.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM

Law student Emily Virgin wins Democratic nod for District 44 seat

OU law student Emily Virgin has won the Democratic nomination for an open seat in the Oklahoma State House of Representatives. Virgin will be the Democratic candidate for House District 44, which includes the OU campus.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM

New Law Makes Cruise Passengers Safer at Sea

New law mandates reporting of all crimes and training of crew to handle crime scenes. Crime scene - Crime - Law - Recreation - Prevention
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM

GE agrees to settle SEC complaint in oil-for-food scandal

[JURIST] General Electric Co. (GE) [corporate website] on Tuesday agreed to a $23.5 million settlement [press release] after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) [official website] filed a complaint [text, PDF] accusing GE of bribing Iraqi officials to receive contracts under the UN Oil-for-Food program [official website; JURIST news archive
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2010 at 10:26 AM

CitiBank Acknowledges Security Flaw in iPhone App

This week CitiGroup issued a report warning users of their iPhone app that security loopholes allowed their data to be stolen by third parties. The iPhone app, iTunes 11th most popular app contained a security flaw that stored data to...
Posted on FindLaw's Common Law on July 28, 2010 at 10:07 AM

Come Thursday, All Eyes Will Shift to Boise

Until now, it's most been preseason in regard to litigation resulting from the BP oil spill. Yes, many many suits have been filed, but few have yet had the time to get off the ground. All that will change on Thursday, when the regular season will begin in, of all places, Boise, Idaho.
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on July 28, 2010 at 10:06 AM

The Morning Wrap

To Disbar or Not: A board of the D.C. Bar has split on how to discipline former federal prosecutor G. Paul Howes, The BLT reported last night. Howes' alleged misconduct includes authorizing more than $140,000 in payments to 132 witnesses,...
Posted on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on July 28, 2010 at 9:59 AM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has added three partners

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has added three partners to the firm's Labor and Employment practice group: Thomas R. Kaufman, Michael L. Gallion and Gregg A. Fisch. Kaufman, Gallion and Fisch join Sheppard Mullin's Los Angeles/Century City office from Seyfarth Shaw in Los Angeles, where Kaufman was co-chair of Seyfarth's national wag
Posted on Breaking Legal News on July 28, 2010 at 9:48 AM

Russia court jails neo-Nazis for hate crimes

[JURIST] A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced 14 neo-Nazis [JURIST news archive], including a group leader and several teenagers, to jail terms for committing hate crimes against ethnic minorities in the country. The group leader, 22-year-old Dmitry Orlov, was sentenced to life imprisonment [AP report] for planning hate crimes as part of Russian Nation
Posted on JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2010 at 9:25 AM

Law officers sharpen their skills

Conn. man found incompetent in '92 is held again

A 76-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested after authorities discovered he was released from a mental hospital in 1992 after being found incompetent to stand trial for a 1991 murder.Prosecutors say they should have been notified 18 years ago when Pedro Custodio was released from a state hospital in Newtown. Authorities had expected Custodio to be
Posted on Breaking Legal News on July 28, 2010 at 8:47 AM

Calls for judge to conduct London G20 inquest ? BBC News

“The government has been urged by MPs to appoint a judge to conduct the inquest into Ian Tomlinson who died at the G20 protests in London last year.” Full story BBC News, 28th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 8:26 AM

Report on Supervised Release of Federal Offenders

Report on Supervised Release of Federal Offenders - July 27, 2010 "Since the late 1980s, nearly 1 million federal offenders...
Posted on beSpacific on July 28, 2010 at 8:21 AM

Woman sentenced to prison for faking breast cancer

A judge sentenced a Chattanooga woman to 42 months in prison for faking breast cancer and told her it was "reprehensible" that she took donations of sick leave, money and cancer patient support services for five years."It seems like to me some confinement is necessary," Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Don Poole said Monday after a four-hour hearin
Posted on Breaking Legal News on July 28, 2010 at 7:45 AM

Tribune confident it will leave Ch. 11 in 2010

Tribune Co. believes it will still emerge from bankruptcy protection this year even though a court-appointed examiner concluded that talks leading up to a leveraged buyout of the company had bordered on fraud.In a memo to employees, Tribune CEO Randy Michaels and Chief Operating Officer Gerald Spector said they agreed with only some of the conclusions
Posted on Breaking Legal News on July 28, 2010 at 6:46 AM

Appropriation (No. 3) Act

Appropriation (No. 3) Act published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 6:38 AM

The High Court?s jurisdiction in relation to criminal proceedings ? Law Commission

“The High Court has supervisory power over the Crown Court, but it is limited. It does not include ‘matters relating to trial on indictment’. The reason for this limitation is that it is in the interests of justice for trials to proceed without being delayed by appeals and applications to the High Court.” Full story [...]
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 6:15 AM

Academies Act 2010

Academies Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:52 AM

Finance (No. 2) Act 2010

Finance (No. 2) Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:51 AM

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Dunn v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1823 (27 July 2010) FB v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1857 (27 July 2010) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Pennock & Anor v Hodgson [2010] EWCA Civ 873 (27 July 2010) Hertfordshire County Council v Veolia Water Central Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 887 (27 [...]
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:50 AM

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) (No.2) etc. Regulations 2010 The Audiovisual Media Services (Codification) Regulations 2010 The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 The Taxes (Definition of Charity) (Relevant Territories) Regulations 2010 The Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of S
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:43 AM

Law student wins �10,000 after being branded a paedophile on Facebook ? Daily Telegraph

“A law student left fearing reprisals after he was falsely named as a paedophile on Facebook has won a �10,000 libel damages payout at the High Court.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:40 AM

Family court service criticised over increased demand ? BBC News

“The agency which looks after children’s interests in court has not dealt efficiently with an increase in cases since the death of Baby Peter in 2007, an audit finds.” Full story BBC News, 28th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:38 AM

Emails and phones snooped on by authorities every minute ? Daily Telegraph

“Public authorities asked for confidential communications data on more than 525,000 occasions last year including a 13 per cent increase in requests by town halls.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2010 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:36 AM

Parents of Mansfield neglect death girl lose appeals ? BBC News

“The mother and stepfather of an eight-year-old girl found hanged in her ‘squalid’ Mansfield bedroom have failed in appeals against their prison terms.” Full story BBC News, 28th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:33 AM

Khyra Ishaq tragedy: ministers urged to tighten law on home education ? The Guardian

“Ministers must urgently review the law on home education to prevent further tragedies, the independent review into the death of Khyra Ishaq recommended today.” Full story The Guardian, 27th July 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:30 AM

DNA jails ?merciless? rapist after 20 years ? The Independent

“A 39-year-old man was jailed for 13 years today for beating and raping a mother in her home in a ‘prolonged and merciless’ attack 20 years ago.” Full story The Independent, 27th July 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:28 AM

Starved girl Khyra Ishaq?s death ?was preventable? ? BBC News

“The death of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death could have been prevented, a report has found.” Full story BBC News, 27th July 2010 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Posted on Current Awareness on July 28, 2010 at 5:25 AM

NYT: Comparing the Costs of America's Wars

Comparing the Costs of America's Wars - "Figures in billions except for World War II and post-9/11 totals; all are...
Posted on beSpacific on July 28, 2010 at 2:58 AM

EEOC: Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Fiscal Year 2009

Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Fiscal Year 2009. From the Executive Summary: In FY 2009, there were almost...
Posted on beSpacific on July 28, 2010 at 2:48 AM

New Survey Shows Significant Local Government Jobs Losses

News release: "New survey research announced today shows that local governments are now facing a fiscal crisis that will force...
Posted on beSpacific on July 28, 2010 at 2:48 AM

American Customer Satisfaction Index: Internet news & information; Internet portals & search engines, Internet social media

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Report on E-Business: Internet Portals & Search Engines, News & Information, and Social Media...
Posted on beSpacific on July 28, 2010 at 2:21 AM

President Obama Poised To Sign Bill Reducing Cocaine Sentencing Disparity After House Passage

Fair Sentencing Act An Important First Step But Sizeable Sentencing Gap Remains FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (202) 675-2312; media@dcaclu.org WASHINGTON - The House today passed a bill that would make much needed changes to current cocaine sentencing laws and which will now go to President Obama's desk for signature. The b
Posted on ACLU Newsroom on July 28, 2010 at 1:00 AM

Law clerk admits theft

A senior law clerk from collapsed law firm Magarey Farlam has pleaded guilty to 67 counts of theft.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Law firm investigates Tarrants for alleged negligent advice

Wollongong law firm Maguire and MacInerney is investigating allegations of negligent financial advice against a number of advice firms, one of which is Tarrants.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 12:40 AM

How Law Firms Can Maintain Better Relationships With Laid-Off Alumni

Law firms have much to learn about how to handle layoffs while keeping a long-range perspective in mind, notes consultant Kate Neville. She discusses some steps firms can take to maintain good relations with their former attorneys, while avoiding rubbing salt in their wounds.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Immigration law sponsor in Arizona pleased to bring attention to the issue

Immigration law in Arizona is still undergoing the first of many judicial tests. State senator Russell Pearce, who drafted the controversial law, is glad there is a national conversation going on over the issue of illegal immigration.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Law Firm Can't Use Certain Phrases, Sounds and Visuals in Ads for Now

A Massachusetts federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring law firm Parker Waichman Alonso from using or making television or video advertisements with certain phrases, sounds and visual effects. Market Masters-Legal, a law firm advertising company, sought the injunction in a lawsuit that accuses the firm, a former client, of making comm
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Law becomes theatre company patron

Jude Law has returned to his roots by becoming patron of Britain's National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) - the stage company which gave him his first big break.
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Law helps keep textbooks affordable

By: Sarah Ammerman A law went into effect this month to help textbooks remain affordable for students. The national average cost for a student to purchase textbooks for courses was about $900 per semester, an increase of four times the rate of inflation. ...
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Law Faculty Upset Over ABA's Proposed Tenure Shift

The fight over law school tenure has been bubbling under the surface for years, and now the committee reviewing the American Bar Association's accreditation standards has floated a proposal that would eliminate the term "tenure" from ABA standards covering job security and academic freedom. Organizations that represent law professors and clinical facul
Posted on Yahoo Law News on July 28, 2010 at 12:40 AM

House Passes Legislation Creating Criminal Justice Commission

Companion Bill Awaits Vote In The Senate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 202-675-2312; media@dcaclu.org WASHINGTON – A bill creating a bipartisan commission tasked with examining the nation's criminal justice system was passed today in the House. The bill, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would task the commission it creates wit
Posted on ACLU Newsroom on July 28, 2010 at 12:30 AM

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