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Seyfarth, McKenna Long, Duane Morris: Business of LawBloombergSeyfarth Shaw LLP hired Steven R. Meier for its corporate department in Chicago. Meier joins Seyfarth from Jenner & Block LLP, where he was the co-chairman of the real-estate securities practice and a member of its tax department, the firm said in a ...and more » […]

Afghan Election Law Wins More ApprovalWall Street JournalKABUL—Afghan lawmakers approved a new electoral law, a step urged by the U.S. and other international donors ahead of elections to choose President Hamid Karzai's successor next spring. The law's approval by the Afghan Parliament's lower house on ...and more » […]

NBC ConnecticutGun rights advocates file lawsuit challenging Connecticut gun lawFox NewsHARTFORD, Conn. – A group of Connecticut organizations that support gun rights, pistol permit holders and gun sellers filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other state officials, arguing the state's new gun ...Connecticut's […]

Bipartisan Senate bill would give EPA power to ban dangerous chemicalsChicago TribuneThe compromise bill, supported by some health advocates and the chemical industry's chief trade group, would overhaul a 1976 federal law that by all accounts has failed to protect Americans from harmful chemicals added to household products, including ...and more » […]

New LA law on medical marijuana shops faces hazy futureLos Angeles TimesJane Usher, a special assistant city attorney, said once the results of Tuesday's election are certified, city lawyers will begin updating their database of dispensaries and sending letters to operators notifying them of the new law. Those that opened ...and more » […]

Unprepared: Texas blast shows failure of emergency planning law, analysis showsNBCNews.com (blog)Known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, the law requires companies to tell emergency responders about the hazardous chemicals stored on their properties. But even when companies do so, the law stops there: After the ...and more » […]

Washington PostVt Gov Signs Novel Law Against False Patent ClaimsABC NewsVermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law Wednesday a novel measure aimed at protecting companies from so-called patent trolling, the practice of making deceptive claims of patent infringement in the hopes of collecting licensing or settlement money.Vt gov signs 1st-in-nation law to pr […]

Conflict Minerals Law Is Heavy Burden On Business, House Republicans ArgueHuffington PostWASHINGTON -- Republicans at a House subcommittee hearing this week objected to a 2010 law that targets conflict minerals from Central Africa, saying it places too many regulations on U.S. businesses and hasn't accomplished enough since it went into ...and more » […]

Kadner: 'Rocky Law' awaits Quinn's signatureChicago Sun-Times“You're talking about the Rocky Law, and Gov. (Pat) Quinn will definitely sign it,” Brooke Anderson, the governor's spokeswoman, said.“He attended Rocky Clark's wake, has spoken to his mother and believes this law providing catastrophic insurance is ... […]

PoliticoBipartisan House group backs media shield lawPoliticoA bipartisan group of House members advocated for a shield law Wednesday to protect the press in light of two recent cases in which the Justice Department obtained journalists' records. Reps. Ted Poe (R-Texas), former journalist Trey Radel (R-Fla.) ...Old Objections Hang Over New Push for Medi […]

New York TimesUS Retailers See Big Risk in Safety Plan for Factories in BangladeshNew York TimesAmerican retailers remain sharply opposed to joining an international plan to improve safety conditions at garment factories in Bangladesh as their European counterparts and consumer and labor groups dismiss the companies' concerns about legal liability.and m […]

Wall Street JournalPakistan Is Pressed to Halt US Drone StrikesWall Street JournalISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The incoming prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, pledged on the campaign trail to end U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan—and will be under legal pressure to do so as soon as he takes office, in what will be an early test of relations with ...and more » […]

Christian Science MonitorWhite House calls drones: 'Necessary, legal and just'Christian Science Monitor"Based on generations-old legal principles and Supreme Court decisions handed down during World War II, as well as during the current conflict, it is clear and logical that United States citizenship alone does not make such individuals immune […]

Lexington Herald LeaderVictorian Square takes legal action to terminate lease with Desha'sLexington Herald LeaderdeSha's Restaurant and Bar in Victorian Square at the corner of North Broadway and West Main St. in Lexington, Ky., Monday, August, 27, 2012. The Webb Companies, the original developer of Victorian Square, announced Monday that it will r […]

Christian Science MonitorGalaxy S4 now at the center of latest Apple, Samsung legal battleChristian Science MonitorApple and Samsung have flung lawsuits and patent infringement accusations back and forth with so much alacrity over the past few years that the legal battle has its own long, extremely comprehensive Wikipedia entry. Many of the legal showdowns, […]

The Atlantic WireInside Darrell Issa's Sketchy Legal Rationale Forcing Lois Lerner to TestifyThe Atlantic WireMarks, who was a federal prosecutor for four years before entering private practice, was highly skeptical that Issa's legal interpretation was valid. The Fifth Amendment is meant to ensure that a criminal suspect can't be forced to off […]

Toronto StarAmazon Is Going to Start Selling Fan Fiction — Legal Fan Fictionio9But rest assured that the Scanners "Head Asplode" pic I've used to lead off this article doesn't come from a place of distaste as much as pure shock at Amazon's insane, bold, and genuinely brilliant plan to sell legal fan fiction. The service will be ...Am […]

New Yorker (blog)“Diet Overlords” vs. Legal OverlardsNew Yorker (blog)The Washington Legal Foundation—a sort of right-wing A.C.L.U. without the civil, the liberties, or the union, though it is, of course, proudly American—took up a quarter of the Times' Op-Ed page yesterday with an advertisement notable for its use of ... […]

New York Daily NewsKristen Stewart's mom Jules Stewart defends her wolf-hybrid pets in legal ...New York Daily NewsKristen Stewart is known for her wolf-loving ways as Bella Swan in the "Twilight" films, but Stewart's mom is also over the moon about the wild animals. Jules Stewart, a Hollywood script supervisor and director, has been invo […]

Legal C Bar opens Thursday in Hingham's Derby Street ShoppesBoston.comOne of the entrees, the New England Lobster Bake (38.95), features lite clam chowder , steamed clams and mussels, grilled chouriço, corn on the cob, and a steamed 1-1.25 lb. lobster. By Jessica Bartlett, Town Correspondent. The much-awaited Legal C Bar ...Legal C Bar Set To Open Thurs […]

The Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law has introduced "Admission Through Performance," allowing rejected applicants to enroll in a free, four-week course on the Federal Rules of Evidence taught by Duncan faculty. If the applicants do well, they can earn a spot in next year's 1L class. Meanwhile, the school is aiming for a sort of […]

Vermont has become the first state in the U.S. to file a "patent troll" lawsuit, taking action against a company that has written to businesses, claiming patents related to document-scanning technology. The suit seeks a permanent injunction against MPHJ Technology Investments for demanding about $1,000 per employee to buy licenses for use of its pa […]

Diamond McCarthy, a litigation shop with a track record of suing other lawyers, has been brought in by Dewey & LeBoeuf's liquidation trustee to recover money from some former Dewey partners. Diamond McCarthy will investigate whether to pursue unfinished business claims related to work that former Dewey partners took to their new firms, as well as cl […]

Making good on its stated priorities for the year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this month filed -- and quickly settled -- its first lawsuit accusing an employer of gathering illegal genetic information during a job applicant's medical exam. The agency followed it up last week by filing its first class action against another employer on s […]

D. Casey Flaherty, corporate counsel at Kia Motors America, mesmerized a standing-room crowd at LegalTech West Coast with a keynote speech that described how law firms bidding for Kia's business lost out when their associates flunked Flaherty's test of their skills in using basic business tools like Microsoft Word and Excel. […]

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. […]

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