Criminal Law

A narcissistic, maniacal mental case
Posted Jun 30, 2010 1:32 PM CDT By Martha Nei on another blog A six-month suspension has been recommended for an Illinois lawyer who repeatedly criticized a judge, calling him, at one point, a "narcissistic, maniacal mental case" during a...

NY Times: Are You Suffering From a Mid-Life Crisis Or Are You a Narcissistic Jerk
Interesting article in today's New York Times: Crisis? Maybe He?s a Narcissistic Jerk, by Richard A. Friedman: With the possible exception of ?the dog ate my homework,? there is no handier excuse for human misbehavior than the midlife crisis...

DON SURBER: If the failure of President Obama to handle or even to take seriously the BP o
DON SURBER: “If the failure of President Obama to handle ? or even to take seriously ? the BP oil spill has achieved nothing else, it has allowed certain members of the press to shed their hyper-partisanship and to begin telling it like it is with this Narcissistic president...

Government Preys on Narcissistic Friends
OnGuard Online, a website by the Federal Trade Commission, urges people to exercise discretion when using social networking sites. While their advice is targeted towards parents of young children, it applies equally to people of all ages...

"But if the old bowing and boyish president is receding, a new and more ominous president is emerging."
Shelby Steele examines the new Barack Obama, after the health care fight: A historic figure making history, this is emerging as an over-arching theme?if not obsession?in the Obama presidency...

Can you call a judge a "narcissistic, maniacal mental case" Not if you're a lawyer
You may, perhaps, have already heard about Illinois lawyer Melvin Hoffman, who after 35 years without a blemish on his law license, is facing a six-month suspension, primarily for calling an administrative law judge for the Department of Children and Family Services a "narcissistic, maniacal mental case" who "should not be on the bench" in a phone conversation with the judge and opposing counsel...

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Bank Transaction
City Bank president Mike Liner agrees to pay $25,000 fine for assisting in a cash deposit.

Investor Fraud
Company president and director Gregory William Rivers to pay $10,000 shareholder fraud settlement.