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Switzerland buries US tax law, banks seen at riskReutersThe bill, which lawmakers from both the center-left and right opposed for widely differing reasons, was designed to let banks sidestep Swiss secrecy laws by disclosing their U.S. dealings so they could avoid prosecution. With or without the law, they ...and more » […]

Meet Chemicals Billionaire Julio Ponce Lerou, Former Son-In-Law Of Chilean ...ForbesWhen Julio Ponce Lerou married Augusto Pinochet's daughter Veronica, he was a young man with little more to his name than a forestry degree. Today, he's a billionaire with a net worth FORBES estimates at $3.3 billion. How, exactly, did he get so rich? […]

New Hampshire nears approval of medical marijuana lawReutersThe law would allow up to four marijuana dispensaries to open as soon as 2015. Patients with cancer, HIV, glaucoma and other diseases would be eligible to purchase the drug with state-issued identity cards from a physician or nurse practitioner ...and more » […]

BloombergVoter Proof-of-Citizenship Law Voided by Supreme CourtBloombergA U.S. appeals court had invalidated the Arizona law, pointing to a 1993 federal statute that says states must “accept and use” a standard registration document known as the federal form. That form instructs prospective voters to swear that they are ...Supreme Court strikes down Arizona […]

Deseret NewsGov't Report: Smooth Launch Unsure for Health LawTIME(WASHINGTON) — There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. But in a report to be released Wednesday, the ...Gov't report: Smooth l […]

Supreme Court strikes down Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to voteNBCNews.com (blog)Only a handful of states have similar laws, which the states say are meant to reduce voter fraud. Civil rights groups said the Arizona law was an effort to discourage voting by legal immigrants, and they worried that more states would have followed if ... […]

New York Daily NewsEXCLUSIVE: Sheldon Silver kills proposed changes to city's Scaffold LawNew York Daily NewsA furious battle by powerful business interests to make construction workers more responsible for their own safety ended Tuesday when Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver rejected changing the state's 128-year-old Scaffold Law. The 1885 law, the […]

Arizona law denying bail for some immigrants wins appealLos Angeles TimesSAN FRANCISCO — An Arizona law that denies immigrants who are in the country without legal permission the right to post bail for a wide array of felonies won approval Tuesday from a divided federal appeals court. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ...Court upholds Arizona law denying […]

New York TimesImmigration Law Changes Seen Cutting Billions From DeficitNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Congressional budget analysts, providing a positive economic assessment of proposed immigration law changes, said Tuesday that legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration system would cut close to $1 trillion from the federal deficit ...Republicans tr […]

RTDon't mess with Texas email: State law ends some warrantless email searchesNBCNews.com (blog)Texas residents will have a little more protection from the prying eyes of local law enforcement than the rest of America starting in September. A law that takes effect in the fall ends warrantless email searches by state law enforcement officials, in ...Texas […]

Belfast TelegraphUK defense ministry loses legal challenge over soldier deaths in IraqCNN InternationalThe legal firm representing some of the claimants, Leigh Day, said the ruling would force the ministry to recognize "that it owes a duty of care to provide adequate equipment to service personnel engaged in military operations." The claimants it . […]

Legal aid program in Tenn. uses faith-based approach to find people who need ...Fox NewsTennessee's faith-based initiative is unusual compared to most legal aid programs across the country because it recognizes that many people who could use an attorney's help would never go to a legal aid clinic even if it were held at their house of ...and more » […]

Dan Abrams Named Nightline Anchor and Chief Legal Affairs Anchor for ABC ...ABC News (blog)I'm delighted to tell you that Dan Abrams is expanding his role at ABC News, becoming a Nightline anchor and Chief Legal Affairs Anchor for ABC News. In his new role Dan will continue his regular legal segments on Good Morning America, show us a whole ...and more  […]

More trouble for Chief Keef: Arrest warrant in FloridaChicago TribuneThe warrant adds another chapter to Cozart's growing legal problems. This past Monday, Cozart was charged with trespassing at his former home in the Parkway Gardens apartment complex on the South Side. He was taken into custody after he was served ...Chief Keef Ties Up Illinois Legal S […]

Immigrants who paid a legal price say focus on illegals is 'discouraging'Washington Times“Our lawyer even mentioned to us when we were going through the process legally that it would have been easier if we came in illegally. We would have saved money, and there's a good chance we would be citizens by now,” Ms. Sweazey said.and more » […]

NewsBusters (blog)Serena Williams Slams French Taxes: 'Seventy-Five Percent Doesn't Seem Legal'NewsBusters (blog)French actor Gerard Depardieu made international headlines earlier this year when he left France due to that country's exorbitantly high tax rates. American tennis star Serena Williams apparently agrees with Depardieu telling R […]

NBCNews.comAnalysis: Why Edward Snowden isn't a whistle-blower, legally speakingNBCNews.comInstead, a separate law, the Intelligence Community Whistle-blower Protection Act, applies to people who held positions such as the one Snowden did as a contractor for the National Security Agency. Legal experts say, however, that it provides no ... […]

Minneapolis Star Tribune8 million to gain legal status in Senate immigration bill, CBO saysFox NewsWASHINGTON – About 8 million immigrants living unlawfully in the United States would initially gain legal status under sweeping legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, adding the bill would push ...CBO estim […]

Obama's Former Legal Adviser Urges US To 'Disciple Drones'NPRHarold Koh, who was a legal architect for President Barack Obama's drone policies, criticized the administration's lack of transparency on its use of drones. In a speech at Oxford University, the former legal adviser for the State Department suggested ... […]

Deric Lostutter Legal Defense: Fund Grows For KYAnonymous, Who Helped ...Huffington PostDeric Lostutter, who may face hacking charges after helping expose details in the Steubenville rape case, is getting a hand from supporters. As of Tuesday morning, his legal defense fund had collected more than $49,000. "There is nothing that we would ...and more » […]

Hong Kong and Beijing saw sizable increases in lawyer headcounts last year, showing that China remains a good bet for law firms. […]

Some attorneys are troubled by a lack of confidentiality in the reporting system, which some also see as a harbinger of mandatory pro bono. […]

The putative class action, which seeks to recover hourly wages and OT pay, is the first complaint of its kind aimed at the music industry. […]

Regulators from around the U.S. were on hand as a utility watchdog GC's staff heckled him for what they saw as an attack on his legal team. […]

A winner has finally emerged in a fight over upscale casual wear that featured claims of "swagger-jacking" and social media defacement. […]

Roberta Gelb, president of Chelsea Office Systems, talks about how trends such as cloud computing and bring your own device (BYOD) have law firms realizing the importance of training in the adoption of new technologies. […]

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. […]

Which firms have the widest variances in partner pay? Also see: What We Know, and Don't Know, About Law Firm Finances […]