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LA Law and the Fake PicassoNew York Times (blog)There were no bombshells, but fans of “LA Law” might have found it good television. Mr. Kavanaugh, the movie mogul, looked glum through most of the questioning. Asked whether he had ever given a deposition in a court case, he said that he had. […]

Law graduate in immigration limbo hopes California court approves licenseFox NewsSergio Garcia graduated from law school three years ago, but he cannot practice his profession because he is undocumented, and so the California Bar Association is asking the state Supreme Court to make an exception and approve his license.and more » […]

OpEdNewsNebraska residents challenge Keystone pipeline lawReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - Three Nebraska landowners on Wednesday challenged a state law aimed at speeding up approval of a new route for TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas around environmentally sensitive areas of the state.Lawsuit challenges Nebraska's pipe […]

Administrative Law Judge in Overland's ITC Case Delays Date of Initial ...MarketWatch (press release)SAN DIEGO, CA, May 23, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Overland Storage (NASDAQ:OVRL) , the trusted global provider of effortless data management and data protection solutions across the data lifecycle, today announced that the Administrative Law Judge . […]

Boston.comRussian rights chief urges Putin to veto protest lawReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin's human rights adviser said on Wednesday he will urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to veto a bill to increase fines for protesters deemed to have broken the law, unless it is rewritten. The bill has been proposed by ...Russia Protest Bill: President V […]

Daily CallerQuebec tuition-hike protesters collide with disputed new lawLos Angeles TimesIn the throes of massive rallies against planned college tuition hikes in Montreal, police arrested at least 100 protesters Tuesday night under a disputed new law that regulates protests and requires approved routes. Canadian media reported that ...Quebec's new prot […]

Bryant signs law limiting attorney general's powerCBS NewsPhil Bryant on Tuesday signed a law limiting the attorney general's control of the state's legal business. The law, which takes effect July 1, requires the attorney general to appoint outside lawyers if he declines to represent an agency or elected ...US Chamber Applauds Signing of Land […]

Law Firm Brower Piven Announces Investigation in Connection With the ...MarketWatch (press release)STEVENSON, Md., May 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty to current shareholders of Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARBA) ("Ariba") and other […]

RestaurantNewsRelease.comThe Law Firm of Weiss & Lurie Investigates Benihana Inc.MarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, May 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Weiss & Lurie, a national class action and shareholder rights law firm with offices in New York City and Los Angeles, is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by […]

Department of DefenseThe Law of the Sea treaty will sink America's economyFox NewsThe UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, or the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) is the vehicle through which such taxes would be imposed on US-based commercial enterprises. The treaty that Reagan refused to sign in 1982 is reappearing once again in the ...Obama officials pres […]

Facebook's IPO: Sorting through the legal messCNNMoneyBy James O'Toole @CNNMoneyTech May 23, 2012: 8:17 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- At this point, there's little question that Facebook's IPO was a disaster. But was it illegal? That's the question lawyers, regulators, and other observers are asking as ...and more » […]

CBS NewsFacebook regulatory and legal woes mountNorthJersey.comBY RICHARD NEWMAN The over-hyped Facebook IPO that fell flat last week has drawn the wrath of angry investors and brokers. The frenzy that attended one of the most anticipated public offerings in stock market history has been replaced by ...The Facebook IPO's Potential Legal Exposure: Who, i […]

Christian Science MonitorPoll shows strong support for legal marijuana: Is it inevitable?Christian Science MonitorA national Rasmussen Reports poll found that 56 percent of Americans back legal marijuana regulated like tobacco or alcohol. Trends show support on the upswing. By Daniel B. Wood, Staff writer / May 23, 2012 This photo shows an illegal pot-growin […]

ZDNetDevelopments in Oracle Vs Google Legal CaseABC NewsOracle Corp. had accused Google Inc. of patent and copyright infringement. Much of the dispute is over Google's Android, the mobile operating system that now powers more than 300 million smartphones and tablet computers. Here are key developments in ...Oracle gambit is dashed by failureDailyTechGoo […]

Telegraph.co.ukAnalysis: Catholic bishops divided in legal battle against Obama birth control ...Washington Post (blog)But the strategy has also exposed serious fault lines within the US hierarchy, as some leaders are privately and even openly questioning the legal and political ramifications of the bishops' latest battle with the White House.The Cathol […]

AFPFoundation Vows Legal Effort to Stop Auctioning of Reagan's BloodWall Street Journal (blog)The sale has been denounced by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation in Simi Valley, Calif., which issued a statement calling it “a craven act,” and vowing to “use every legal means to stop its sale or purchase.” The auction house claims the vial ...Reagan […]

Girard Gibbs LLP Launches Facebook Legal InvestigationMarketWatch (press release)The Facebook legal investigation focuses on reports that the company's offering documents failed to adequately disclose Facebook's future business prospects and earnings potential. Facebook debuted at a highly-anticipated initial public offering last ...and more » […]

Top Legal Steroids Proudly Announces Exciting New Informative, Engaging & User ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Natural steroid alternative industry leader, Top Legal Steroids, recently launched its new website marking a substantial improvement in the way muscle-building information as well as the science behind the company's various formul […]

HealthNewsDigest.comLegal Barriers Project Launches HealthInfoLaw.orgMarketWatch (press release)The site addresses the current legal and regulatory framework for health information, as well as changes in the legal and policy landscape that have an impact on health information law and its implementation. HealthInfoLaw.org offers comprehensive ...Landmark text […]

Wilson Legal Solutions Adds Staff to New York OfficeMarketWatch (press release)NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Wilson Legal Solutions, a provider of Elite software services to law firms, recently added three staff members to its office in New York City. The company recently hired Dan Sullivan as ...and more » […]

At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler confirmed that investigations into JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion-plus trading loss are under way at their agencies. Schapiro said the incident could be used as a "a real life, real world example" […]

Facebook is settling one of the only privacy-related class actions facing the newly public company that hasn't been dismissed for lack of standing, according to court papers. The complaint alleges that the site's "Sponsored Stories" publicize users' images and names to advertise products without paying them or letting them opt out. […]

A historic $3.4 billion class action settlement over the mismanagement of government trust funds for hundreds of thousands of Native Americans has survived a challenge at the D.C. Circuit, which upheld a trial judge's finding that the settlement, which required congressional authorization, was fair and reasonable. […]

Fulbright & Jaworski and Mayer Brown, two Am Law 100 firms that recently announced that new leaders would be taking their respective reins, have been mentioned in the British legal press as potential merger partners for major London-based shops Norton Rose and SJ Berwin, respectively. […]

A consolidated case against four Chinese manufacturers of vitamin C got smaller Monday when one of the defendants agreed to a $10.5 million settlement with direct and indirect purchasers. "This is the first shoe to drop in a Chinese cartel case, and it's a $10 million shoe," said a lawyer for the direct purchaser class. […]

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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Two former attorneys in California were sentenced Monday to a combined 18 years in federal prison for their involvement in separate investment scams that bilked victims out of nearly $35 million. Some of the ill-gotten gains were used to buy a Ferrari, a Porsche, a Las Vegas home and a stake in a Beverly Hills restaurant. […]