Law Advice

Iowa Muslim leader: Law enforcement betrayed usCNN (blog)“I find that to send an impostor into our community which is so small where not only we know each other but (where) the law enforcement agents can perhaps pick each one of us by name and by family, I don't think that the incident [on] 9/11 could [...]

Financial Times Bank of America, Wells and Chase's legal woes mount as New York suesBizjournals.com (blog)New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman fired the latest volley of litigation against Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase Friday when he sued over the use of a databased that played a key role in financing the [...]

Alexander will have to disclose legal expensesWashington Post (blog)By Mike DeBonis Alexander can't keep her campaign's legal bills a secret. (Yvette M. Alexander) Bad news for DC Council member Yvette M. Alexander (D-Ward 7), who said earlier this week it's “no one's business” what she's paying a prominent …and more » View full post on legal [...]

Globe and Mail Will Blue Laws Make For A Melancholy Super Bowl Sunday?NPR (blog)by Sara Carothers Indiana laws bar all carryout alcohol sales on Sundays, leaving Super Bowl revelers in the lurch in their quest for any 11th-hour 12-pack the day of the big game. At Kahn's Fine Wines and Spirits in Indianapolis earlier this [...]

Cuccinelli, Coakley to debate federal health care lawWashington Post (blog)By Laura Vozzella Two state attorneys general with opposing views on the federal health care law will square off next week at the National Press Club. Cuccinelli, who is running for governor, and Coakley will appear at 10 am Thursday at the National …and more » View [...]

January Jobs Report: Legal ServicesWall Street Journal (blog)How did the legal services sector do? It added 1000 jobs, according to the figures released Friday, after dropping about 1800 jobs in December. Conditions at law firms have stabilized since 2009, when the legal industry shed 41900 positions, …and more » View full post on legal – Google [...]

Worker Advocate Launches Legal Task Force to Protect Indiana Right to Work FreedomNational Right to Work Foundation (blog)Washington, DC (February 2, 2012) – The National Right to Work Foundation announced today that it is launching a legal task force aimed at protecting Indiana's newly-enacted Right to Work law. Union officials publicly floated the idea of [...]

CTV.ca Facebook likes Fenwick's legal eagles for IPOSan Francisco Business Times (blog)The legal team working on the possible $10 billion offering includes Gordon Davidson, chairman of the Silicon Valley law firm. Fenwick has a history with Facebook, having handled the social media company's corporate work since 2007.Facebook's daunting Asian challengeReutersRoad to IPO: Milestones in Facebook's [...]

Loudoun supervisors again urge settlement in FOIA legal battleWashington Post (blog)(Beverly Bradford) The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors once again made its message clear at a board meeting Wednesday: It wants the ongoing legal matter between freelance journalist Beverly Bradford and the Loudoun County Board of Equalization to …and more » View full post on legal [...]

ABC News Will Holy War Over Health Care Law Cost Obama the Catholic Vote?Fox News (blog)Catholics are fired up over new rules implementing Obama's health care reform law forcing Catholic universities, hospitals, and charities to provide insurance for their employees covering contraception — even though that violates church teachings.Ruling on Contraception Draws Battle Lines at [...]