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2010-09-02 | | | | | | | | It's Official: Law School's New Identity Unveiled
The transition of Franklin Pierce Law Center into the University of New Hampshire School of Law is complete. The school was formally renamed Monday and has started its inaugural year as a public institution. Franklin Pierce was an independent law school.
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| | | | | | | | 3L Student Appeals to Supreme Court to Let Students Skip 3L
Like many other law students, Georgetown University Law Center 3L Roger Gordon would just as soon skip his final year and proceed to the bar exam. But California won't let him, insisting that prospective lawyers finish the three years or pursue alternative paths - but not both.
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| | | | | | | | Man Gets Drunk, Loses $1.3 Million Painting
Call it the lost art of drinking responsibly: A man entrusted with helping to sell a $1.3 million painting said it disappeared while he was in a drunken haze, according to a lawsuit filed by a co-owner of the canvas.
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2010-09-01 | | | | | | | | 'Crocodile Dundee' Says He Can't Pay Taxes
Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movie trilogy, said Tuesday he cannot afford to pay even 10 percent of what the Australian Tax Office says he owes in back taxes.
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| | | | | | | | Stars' Secret Testimony Reveals Losses to "Bling Ring"
Roughly two weeks before a judge would sentence her to jail, Lindsay Lohan sat in a downtown courtroom and recounted to a grand jury how a burglar's black fingerprints on her wall left her so unnerved that she had to move.
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| | | | | | | | Ticket-Fixing Judge Gets Jail (Maybe)
Wanda Molina, the Jersey City chief municipal judge at the center of a ticket-fixing scandal that caused her and three other judges to lose their jobs and face criminal charges, was sentenced on Aug. 27 to 364 days in jail, though she may be able to avoid hard time.
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2010-08-31 | | | | | | | | Judge OKs Suit Against 'Addictive' Video Game
A federal judge has ruled that a man who says he's psychologically dependent and addicted to an online video game can proceed with some of his lawsuit against the game's South Korean manufacturer.
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| | | | | | | | Sotomayor Speaks on Growing Up Stubborn
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is stepping out more in public in her sophomore year on the Supreme Court. She spoke in Denver Thursday, one of several talks she has given this summer after declining most invitations last term. Her Denver talk was co-sponsored by the Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence. She was on her way to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit's conference being held in Colorado Springs today and tomorrow.
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| | | | | | | | Settlement Forecast Dim for Bar Groups' Suit Against City
Chances appear to be fading for a negotiated settlement in a lawsuit by five county bar groups to prevent New York City from moving most of 44,000 conflict cases from court-appointed private lawyers to institutional providers such as the Legal Aid Society.
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2010-08-26 | | | | | | | | aw Firm Sues FDIC Over Fees Owed by Bankrupt Bank
Pepper Hamilton has sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after it classified as unsecured Pepper Hamilton's claims for legal fees involving work for a division of bankrupt Advanta Corp. and the FDIC.
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2010-08-25
2010-08-23 | | | | | | | | New York City Bar Enters Debate Over Site of Mosque Near Ground Zero
The New York City Bar issued a strongly worded statement Wednesday defending the right of Muslims to build an Islamic center and mosque, two blocks from ground zero, saying "our nation is the stronger, both internally and in its standing in the world, for preserving religious freedom."
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2010-08-19 | | | | | | | | In Barbie v. Bratz, BigLaw Isn't Playing Nice
A couple of weeks ago John Quinn of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan said his firm's rivalry with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom during the first Barbie v. Bratz trial was overplayed in media reports. Despite the notorious squabble over hotel rooms in Riverside, Calif., Quinn said, he and the rest of the team representing Mattel had tremendous respect for the Skadden lawyers representing MGA Entertainment.
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2010-08-18 | | | | | | | | Kanye Phoning It In in Suge Knight Suit
Hip-hop star Kanye West won't have to attend in person a mediation session aimed at resolving a lawsuit filed against him by rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight.
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2010-08-17 | | | | | | | | Kagan Hires Her Law Clerks
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan took little time to staff up last week, hiring her four law clerks -- two male, two female -- by her second workday in office.
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2010-08-16
2010-08-13 | | | | | | | | Chicago Meat Market: Gust of Lateral Moves Blows Into Windy City
The cloud of doom and gloom has dissipated over Chicago's legal market. With the economy picking up and law firms needing fresh bodies to replace the thousands laid off last year, 2010 has witnessed an increase in associate hiring. Lateral partners are being plucked from bigger firms.
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| | | | | | | | Judge Retires Suddenly, Reports of Groping Emerge
The sudden retirement announcement of Cobb County Superior Court Chief Judge Kenneth O. Nix -- followed immediately by news reports saying he inappropriately touched female staff members of Cobb County District Attorney Patrick H. Head -- has many in the legal community scratching their heads.
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2010-08-12 | | | | | | | | Another Christian Law School in the Works
Louisiana may soon have its fifth law school. Louisiana College, which is owned by Louisiana Baptist Convention, has announced plans to open the Judge Paul Pressler School of Law in Shreveport.
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2010-08-11
2010-08-10 | | | | | | | | Legal Sector Lost 800 Jobs in July
Call it The Incredible Shinking Legal Services Field. The U.S. economy as a whole lost 131,000 jobs in July, and 800 of them were in the legal trade, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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