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Law enforcement serving lunch for a causeDubuque Telegraph HeraldArea law enforcement officers will be serving lunch at Texas Roadhouse in Dubuque on Thursday, May 24, as a fundraiser for Special Olympics Iowa. The lunch is "free," but participating diners are encouraged to make a donation to Special Olympics Iowa ...and more » […]

WKYC-TVDem law may be downfall of mandateThe HillBy Elise Viebeck - 05/22/12 05:00 AM ET The biggest legal threat to the White House's birth control mandate could come from a decades-old law that was championed by liberal Democrats, according to legal experts. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act ...Catholic Groups File Suit Against Obama Health LawAtl […]

Opposing ViewsNike co-founder's daughter-in-law loses job as track coach after escorting ...Fox NewsNike co-founder Bill Bowerman's daughter-in-law was dismissed as the volunteer track coach at a small Oregon high school after escorting a 17-year-old boy to the prom. Melissa Bowerman, 41 -- who had been coaching the Condon/Wheeler track and field . […]

New law's needed to stop school sex abusePhiladelphia InquirerShockingly, statistics show that a sexually abusive teacher will have offended in three school settings before the abuser finally gets reported to law enforcement and punished, says Terri Miller, president of Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and ...and more » […]

Local law enforcement protected usNatchez DemocratWe hope and pray law enforcement can determine exactly which inmates are responsible and prosecute them to the fullest degree of the law. If justice is served the people capable of such violence will never again see the light of day outside a prison ...and more » […]

Globe and MailMontreal protesters march near Jean Charest's homeCBC.caThousands of people returned to Montreal's streets Monday night, some of them marching toward Premier Jean Charest's home as they continued to protest against tuition hikes and Quebec's new Bill 78 emergency law, which has been criticized as ...Quebec's emergency l […]

CBS LocalPomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, FTC judge rulesLos Angeles TimesPom Wonderful used insufficient evidence to back claims that its products could treat or prevent serious diseases, the agency's administrative law judge says. A federal administrative law judge upheld much of a 2010 Federal Trade Commission complaint ...POM Wonderful Ju […]

CBS LocalChina Urges Exiled Dissident to Follow Chinese LawVoice of AmericaMonday, 21 May 2012 China Urges Exiled Dissident to Follow Chinese Law Stephanie Ho Chinese officials are calling on exiled dissident Chen Guangcheng to follow Chinese law, although they gave no details on whether authorities would allow the blind ...Chinese activist in NYC is 's […]

AFPSupreme Court to Consider Suit Challenging Wiretap LawBusinessWeekBy Bob Drummond on May 21, 2012 The US Supreme Court will consider whether lawyers and civil rights activists can pursue a challenge to a federal law allowing government surveillance of international phone calls and Internet communications.High court will take up wiretaps lawsuitFox NewsSup […]

Patriot-NewsNew Texas law aims to reduce mistaken IDs in criminal casesFort Worth Star TelegramNow, flaws in eyewitness identification procedures are taking center stage as the deadline approaches for Texas law enforcement agencies to comply with reforms to state law. As of Sept. 1, the agencies must adopt methods to ensure the reliability of ...Study: 2000 […]

Times LIVERadebe aims to level legal playing fieldIndependent OnlineBy SAPA Justice Minister Jeff Radebe yesterday unveiled an initiative to transform state legal services. “(This was done) to have one set of norms and standards for the legal profession,” he said in Joburg at a New Age briefing on the transformation of ...SA's legal fees too high – mini […]

Mitratech Named Market Leader in Overall Benefits, Quality ImprovementMarketWatch (press release)AUSTIN, Texas, May 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mitratech, the leader in enterprise legal management solutions including matter management, e-Billing and GRC management automation, today announced the results of a study with a specialist brand research ...and more […]

The Star-Ledger - NJ.comDharun Ravi's sentence a surprise to legal experts, though appeal could comeThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comBerman's decision means there will be even more drama before the long legal battle is over in a case that has already stretched 20 months. Ravi's defense team has indicated it will appeal the March 16 conviction, in which […]

USA TODAYNick Diaz and His Legal Team Are Strongly Considering a Challenge to NSAC's RulingMMA FightingBy Luke Thomas - Senior Editor May 22, 2012 - Despite a stinging rebuke at the hands of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on Monday, Nick Diaz and his legal team have not given up the fight to secure the fighter a license.Nick Diaz Suspended […]

Telegraph.co.ukEstate agents threatened with legal action for displaying Olympic ringsTelegraph.co.ukThe organisers of the Olympics have been accused of using over-bearing behaviour after a small chain of estate agents was threatened with legal action for decorating its shops with an Olympic theme. By James Hall Webbers Property Services, ...Estate agents re […]

Telegraph.co.ukZuckerberg's Marriage Smart Legal Move. Prenup Would've Been SmarterReutersWhether or not these legal repercussions had any impact on the timing of the Zuckerberg wedding is unknown. But if they weren't, the Zuck may have just lucked out. Related Resources: Zuckerberg weds longtime girlfriend, no word on prenup (Reuters) How ... […]

CBS LocalLegal expert: Injunction to stop Vilma suspension not likelyCBSSports.comGabe Feldman, director of the Tulane sports law program, said he doesn't anticipate a possible attempt for LB Jonathan Vilma to have a court place an injunction against the league to stop his suspension similar to the StarCaps case to work.Legal Analyst Examines Defamation […]

ABC NewsEvidence against Zimmerman lacking, legal experts sayAnchorage Daily NewsMIAMI -- The stack of evidence released last week in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman is notable, legal experts say, for what's not in it: firm evidence that Zimmerman acted with malice when he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.Legal Analysts: Evidence M […]

Film NewsSnooki's Legal Battle Over Brand Deal Heats UpFox News"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi faces further headaches in her legal battle with licensing company SRG Ventures over an email sent by her dad describing her as "the hottest thing on the market." The pregnant power gnome partnered with SRG ...Snooki […]

New York TimesLegal Events to Watch This WeekWall Street Journal (blog)A hearing is scheduled in the legal skirmish in a Michigan probate court over the estate of Rosa Parks, who became famous for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated Montgomery, Ala., bus in 1955. Stephen G. Cohen, the lawyer ...India's Business Leaders Praise Ins […]

In a case at the intersection of law and modern reproductive technology, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that state inheritance laws will determine whether children conceived after their father's death are eligible for Social Security survivors benefits. Also on Monday, the justices stepped into another post-Sept. 11 controversy by granting revie […]

According to a law school report released Monday, exonerations in the U.S. since 1989 have topped 2,000 -- but, as one of the registry's editors put it, those are just "the tip of an iceberg." Among the findings: 64 percent of homicide exonerations nationwide were at least partly attributed to perjury or false accusations. […]

Dewey & LeBoeuf co-vice chair Ralph Ferrara is leading a four-partner team to Proskauer Rose. Combined with a number of other Dewey partner departures in the past few days, that leaves the firm with 22 partners, at most, in its U.S. offices, with a handful of others scattered abroad. […]

Michael Lee, a U.S. senator from Utah and former Howrey partner, says his inability to retrieve his capital contributions forced him to sell off his million-dollar house and move into a rental with his wife and three children. More than a year into the firm's bankruptcy, Lee is hardly the only party to go unpaid by Howrey. […]

A former New York partner of Baker & McKenzie pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to money laundering and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Martin Weisberg's plea came as jury selection was about to begin in a trial of one of two separate indictments against him. He pleaded guilty to one count from each of the indictments. […]

It's not easy being a lawyer these days. And even harder being part of the law firm's support staff as law firms are cutting back on those positions. John Pacenti asks "Is this more about management or greed?" […]

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Four judges talk about the do's and don'ts of trial practice as observed from the bench. […]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday held that fees for translating documents in federal lawsuits are not among the costs that may be awarded to the prevailing parties. It was the term's battle of the dictionaries, and it ended with a rare flash of humor from a justice on the bench. […]