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Legal Information Needs a Little Kedging
A sailing ship in calm water needs kedging -- one team drops a small anchor ahead, while the other pulls the ship forward. Alvin Podboy of Baker Hostetler encourages a similar cooperation between law firm libraries and vendors to keep legal information on a clearly plotted course.
Law.com – Jul 18, 2008 01:20 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A sailing ship in calm water needs kedging -- one team drops a small anchor ahead, while the other pulls the ship forward. Alvin Podboy of Baker Hostetler encourages a similar cooperation between law firm libraries and vendors to keep legal information on a clearly plotted course.
Law.com – Jul 18, 2008 01:20 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Military Commissions Can Move Forward With Detainee Trials, Judge Rules
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Arizona Department to GOP: Ken Starr Wants How Much?
GOP legislative leaders want former Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr to handle a U.S. Supreme Court appeal in a legal battle over Arizona's instruction of students learning English but there's been a snag. The Department of Administration has decided it will pay Starr up to $335 an hour, the state's regular rate for paying outside lawyers for complex appellate cases. That's about a third of Starr's $910-an-hour billing rate. Said one Republican of the roadblock, "I'm kind of perplexed."
Law.com – Jul 18, 2008 01:20 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
GOP legislative leaders want former Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr to handle a U.S. Supreme Court appeal in a legal battle over Arizona's instruction of students learning English but there's been a snag. The Department of Administration has decided it will pay Starr up to $335 an hour, the state's regular rate for paying outside lawyers for complex appellate cases. That's about a third of Starr's $910-an-hour billing rate. Said one Republican of the roadblock, "I'm kind of perplexed."
Law.com – Jul 18, 2008 01:20 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Prosecuting Official for Funds Misuse Led to Texas DA’s Downfall
Elected six times as district attorney of Rockwell County, in Texas, Ray Sumrow didn't expect his career move to be a prison cell. But that is where he is now spending his time after 22 years in office, serving a 15-year term for stealing public money. The architect of his…
ABA Journal – Jul 17, 2008 10:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Elected six times as district attorney of Rockwell County, in Texas, Ray Sumrow didn't expect his career move to be a prison cell. But that is where he is now spending his time after 22 years in office, serving a 15-year term for stealing public money. The architect of his…
ABA Journal – Jul 17, 2008 10:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Cross on House Brings $80K Tax Break
For George Michael, a cross placed on the side of his $3 million lakefront mansion in suburban Chicago resulted in a tax break of almost $80,000. But now officials in Lake Bluff, where it is located, say he owes $115,000 in fines for failing to get the village's permission to…
ABA Journal – Jul 17, 2008 10:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
For George Michael, a cross placed on the side of his $3 million lakefront mansion in suburban Chicago resulted in a tax break of almost $80,000. But now officials in Lake Bluff, where it is located, say he owes $115,000 in fines for failing to get the village's permission to…
ABA Journal – Jul 17, 2008 10:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
EU Ruling Defends Caregiver
The EU's highest court ruled that laws protecting the disabled from discrimination in the workplace also extend to employees who look after a disabled person at home.
Wall Street Journal – Jul 17, 2008 9:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The EU's highest court ruled that laws protecting the disabled from discrimination in the workplace also extend to employees who look after a disabled person at home.
Wall Street Journal – Jul 17, 2008 9:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Verdict Favors Mattel in Bratz Case
A federal jury found that MGA Entertainment's popular Bratz dolls were conceived while their designer worked for rival Mattel, a verdict that could reshape the fashion-doll market.
Wall Street Journal – Jul 17, 2008 9:17 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A federal jury found that MGA Entertainment's popular Bratz dolls were conceived while their designer worked for rival Mattel, a verdict that could reshape the fashion-doll market.
Wall Street Journal – Jul 17, 2008 9:17 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Fake News Article Results in Real Lawsuit
Admittedly not thinking about the consequences, a computing services manager for the University of Texas reportedly says he was the practical jokester who posted a fake Oklahoman article online under the byline of a real sportswriter. It falsely claimed that two quarterbacks at the University of Oklahoma had been arrested…
ABA Journal – Jul 17, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Admittedly not thinking about the consequences, a computing services manager for the University of Texas reportedly says he was the practical jokester who posted a fake Oklahoman article online under the byline of a real sportswriter. It falsely claimed that two quarterbacks at the University of Oklahoma had been arrested…
ABA Journal – Jul 17, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Some Federal Courthouses Swamped With ‘Crimmigration’ Cases
Federal courthouses in Texas and other border states are swamped with prosecutions for illegal border crossings. Immigration cases accounted for 58 percent of new federal prosecutions in April, the Dallas Morning News reports. The new cases are the result of a zero-tolerance policy designed to reduce…
ABA Journal – Jul 17, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Federal courthouses in Texas and other border states are swamped with prosecutions for illegal border crossings. Immigration cases accounted for 58 percent of new federal prosecutions in April, the Dallas Morning News reports. The new cases are the result of a zero-tolerance policy designed to reduce…
ABA Journal – Jul 17, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
DAs Seek Change in Law that Allowed Disclosure of Prosecutor Phone Records
The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association is seeking a change in a state law that allowed a defense lawyer to obtain prosecutors’ cell phone records. The law permits lawyers in criminal cases to subpoena cell phone and e-mail records without notifying the target, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Prosecutors…
ABA Journal – Jul 17, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association is seeking a change in a state law that allowed a defense lawyer to obtain prosecutors’ cell phone records. The law permits lawyers in criminal cases to subpoena cell phone and e-mail records without notifying the target, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Prosecutors…
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