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Jones Day, Davis Polk, Cooley, Sheppard: Business of LawBloombergChico has practiced law for more than 15 years with experience in private and public offerings in both Mexican and U.S. markets representing issuers and underwriters, as well as financings, acquisitions, and other transactions in Mexico and abroad. He ...and more » […]

Wall Street JournalEmployers Eye Bare-Bones Health Plans Under New LawWall Street JournalBenefits advisers and insurance brokers—bucking a commonly held expectation that the law would broadly enrich benefits—are pitching these low-benefit plans around the country. They cover minimal requirements such as preventive services, but often ...and more » […]

Bharara Paints World of Crime for Law GradsWNYCHe told an audience of Fordham Law School graduates on Sunday, there's plenty of crime for them to fight. "We have violent gangs that are decimating entire populations," he said. "We have schemers who steal the life savings of the elderly and the ... […]

Proceedings | Highlights from the Law BlogWall Street JournalEmail was given a "heightened protection from snooping, even though the underlying packet-switching technology could have been viewed as more akin to postcards, whose contents receive much lower protection from surveillance under pre-existing law," ...and more » […]

Wall Street JournalMore Often, Nonlawyers Try Taste of Law SchoolWall Street JournalLaw schools hunting for students as their enrollment numbers drop are increasingly trying to attract an unexpected group: people who have no intention of practicing law. Doctors, environmental consultants and even an urban planner have signed up for ...The many faces of lawTh […]

Prosecutors: Man stabbed future son-in-law 9 timesChicago TribuneA Waukegan man was arrested last week after authorities allege he stabbed his daughter's fiancé nine times during a dispute last year on Chicago's Far South Side. Claude Jones, 50, hit and struck the man during an argument Nov. 8, 2012, authorities said.and more » […]

Wall Street Journal (blog)Obama to Discuss Law in Terrorism FightWall Street Journal (blog)In his State of the Union address in February, Mr. Obama promised to work with Congress to ensure that efforts to target, detain and prosecute terrorists are transparent and consistent with U.S. law. Thursday's speech at the National Defense University ...and more […]

Tunisia's Ansar al-Sharia Must Obey Law, Prime Minister SaysBloombergTunisia's Ansar al-Sharia, which clashed with police today after its spokesman was arrested, is an illegal organization with terrorist ties and must comply with the law or cease to exist, the country's prime minister said. “We will deal with this ...and more » […]

Zimbabwe's MDC Pledges to Reverse Empowerment Law After ElectionBloombergZimbabwe's indigenization law has forced miners like Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (AMS) and Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (AQP) to show how they'll sell or cede control to black Zimbabweans or the state's National Indigenization and Economic Empowerment ...and more » […]

BloombergFrench President Signs Gay Marriage Into LawABC NewsFrance will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate. Hollande's office ...Hollande Signs French Gay Marriage LawNew […]

Toledo BladeMcCloskey's legal fees consideredToledo BladeWith court rulings in the long-running corruption case of Bob McCloskey, left, apparently at an end, Toledo City Council is being asked to pay the fees of Jay Feldstein, right, the lawyer who represented former Councilman McCloskey. A legal tab of $92 ... […]

Alaska DispatchJoe Miller must pay Alaska Dispatch $85k in legal fees, judge rulesAlaska DispatchIn seeking the release of Miller's records, Alaska Dispatch spent more than $112,000 in legal fees and costs, expenses Dispatch sought to recover from both Miller and his former employer, the custodian of his employment records -- the Fairbanks North ...and […]

'Veterans' roof repair business has tangled legal pastWFAAThere are new developments in our story from last week involving a veterans roof repair business that set up shop in West, Texas after the April 17 fertilizer plant explosion. The business has a tangled legal past. Now their past has caught up with them.and more » […]

Bill Maher: Don't you dare lower the legal blood alcohol limit, you nanny-staters!TwitchyBill Maher: Don't you dare lower the legal blood alcohol limit, you nanny-staters! Posted at 8:38 pm on May 19, 2013 by Twitchy Staff | View Comments. Nanny-staters,enough! Now they want to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from .08 to .05? I'm just ... […]

Unpaid internships must walk careful legal lineChicago TribuneAs unpaid internships have become more common, so have lawsuits challenging their legality — most notably by interns who worked for TV talk show host Charlie Rose, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Hearst Corp. For an unpaid internship at a for-profit ...and more » […]

Editorial: Got a legal question? Just dial a lawyerMassLive.comThe attorneys, many of whom volunteer year after year, say they appreciate the opportunity to speak to people who may be scared of the legal system or not know the legal remedies that are available to them. They also enjoy getting the chance to learn ... […]

Marine Corps commandant, legal staff targeted in IG complaintMarine Corps TimesThe top Marine general and four of his legal advisers are implicated in a complaint to the Defense Department Inspector General charging they inappropriately inserted themselves into the prosecution of cases stemming from the infamous video showing ... […]

Obama to Give Legal Rationale for Drone Policy - Newsmax.comNewsmax.comPresident Barack Obama plans to speak this week about his plans to bring the drone program, the prison at Guantanamo Bay, and other counterterrorism policies under the legal framework he outlined in his State of the Union address earlier this year ...and more » […]

Officials surprised by tribe's quest for legal reliefThe Desert SunTribal Chairman Richard M. Milanovich, at right, listens to Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet during the dedication of a sculpture on the corner of Sunrise Way and Ramon Road to mark the four corners of Section 14, a plot of land that is viewed as the ... […]

San Francisco ChronicleDan Pfeiffer: Legal questions in IRS scandal 'irrelevant' to 'inexcusable' actionsWashington Post (blog)Pfeiffer responded: “What I mean is, whether it's legal or illegal is not important to the fact that the conduct doesn't matter. The Department of Justice has said that they're looking into the lega […]

Nearly 30 law schools in the United States have or soon will offer a master's degree for nonlawyers -- up from just a handful two years ago. The programs differ slightly in name, structure and cost, but they generally are marketed to working professionals. Although the movement remains in its early stages, to administrators across the country it represe […]

A paraplegic lawyer who has filed thousands of disability access suits is now facing a sex harassment suit by former employees, who also accuse him of something that has defense attorneys buzzing. The women say Scott Johnson sent them into businesses with cameras and measuring tapes, after which he would cite the findings in warning letters and filings, a po […]

Although 2012 was the year of billion-dollar wins in patent cases, the largest award of this year so far has come in an antitrust case. A federal judge in Kansas has trebled the damages in a class action in which the plaintiffs alleged that Dow Chemical fixed prices for the chemical urethane. A jury returned a $400 million verdict in February, so the chemica […]

The judge presiding over one of the most politically charged cases in recent New York City history says her 20 years on the bench have taught her to "appreciate more than ever the words 'judicial independence.'" Shira Scheindlin, in an interview during the bench trial over the constitutionality of police anti-crime stop, question and fris […]

In-house counsel tackled an increased number of class action lawsuits last year, but managed to tamp down legal spend by an average of $100,000 per matter, according to the 2013 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey. Three key strategies were found to make a big difference for in-house departments' efforts to control costs. […]

Eric Turkewitz, of The Turkewitz Law Firm and author of the New York Personal Injury Law Blog, offers dos and don'ts for first-time legal bloggers. […]

Attorney Daniel Cummins and staff reporter Ben Present discuss the emerging issue of social media law. In this installment, the two discuss the differences between Facebook and Twitter, and whether Twitter posts can be discoverable. […]

Steve Fletcher, CIO at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, speaks to issues "bring your own device" policies bring to law firms, such as securing client data. […]

Attorney Daniel Cummins and staff reporter Ben Present discuss the emerging issue of social media law. In this installment, the two discuss whether Facebook pages are discoverable. […]

Ropes & Gray has settled a discrimination suit by a former partner who claimed management routinely passed her clients off to younger male partners and unfairly pushed her out of the firm. In a one-page stipulation, Ropes and Patricia Martone agreed that all claims and counterclaims "are hereby withdrawn" and "dismissed in their entirety, […]