KA-CHING! Former SEC Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami Will Make $10...
The revolving door continues...The Securities and Exchange Commission's ex-Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami is now earning a lucrative paycheck at a big corporate law firm, the New York Times...
View ArticleWhy America Still Needs A Witness Protection Program
When a witness in the case against Boston mobster Whitey Bulger turned up dead last week — from suicide although speculations remain — thoughts surfaced of the bad, old days of mobsters intimidating or...
View Article5 Law Firm Interviews That Went Horribly Wrong
American law firms will visit law schools this fall for nerve-racking on-campus interviews (OCIs), which could be more stressful than ever given the crappy state of the legal industry.One redditor who...
View ArticleIf You Live In The UK, You'll Have To Tell Your Spouse That You Watch Porn
David Cameron's proposed UK porn ban is an ambitious, and at times confusing plan. The implementation of an "opt-out" ban on pornography, as well as strict measures to combat child pornography and...
View ArticleHere's The 46-Page White Paper Steve Cohen Gave To SAC Employees Yesterday...
Steve Cohen's Court date has been set for August 26th, but before he defends himself against the SEC, he defended himself to his employees at SAC Capital yesterday.On Friday the SEC charged him with...
View ArticleSan Diego Mayor Bob Filner Is Being Sued For Sexual Harassment By His Former...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Irene McCormack Jackson says she endured months of harassment from Mayor Bob Filner while serving as his communications director, and the turning point came at a staff meeting in June...
View ArticleAfter Defending Anti-Gay Law In The Supreme Court, Paul Clement Is...
A few months ago, famed conservative lawyer Paul Clement asked the Supreme Court to uphold America's biggest anti-gay law, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).Now Clement is trying to stop a...
View ArticleWhen I Was On Death Row, I Saw A Bunch Of Dead Men Walking
When I was on death row, I saw guys come to prison sane and leave this world insane, talking nonsense on the execution gurney.I am death row exoneree #138.There are 12 more people like me from Texas....
View ArticlePepsi's Naked Juice Agrees To Pay In Lawsuit Over 'All Natural' Labels
Naked Juice, the fruit and vegetable drink maker, agreed to a $9 million settlement in a class action lawsuit, LA Weekly reports.The plaintiffs had accused the company of falsely labeling some of its...
View ArticleDeath Row Prisoners Spend 22 Hours A Day In These Tiny Cells [PHOTOS]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has a disturbing new report out exposing what life is like for America's death row inmates.Most of America's death row inmates live alone in tiny cells for 22...
View ArticleHow The Government Can Fix Law Schools By Ditching Generous Loans
After running a scathing article on the "last days of BigLaw," The New Republic has published insight from legal industry bigwigs on how to fix law schools.One of those experts was Paul Campos, author...
View ArticleNYC Mayor Vetoes Bills Attempting To Limit Controversial 'Stop And Frisk'...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday vetoed two measures meant to curb the city's controversial stop-and-frisk policing policy, setting up a likely showdown with the City...
View ArticleThe White House Blasts The 'Amash Amendment' That Would Hamper The NSA's...
In a terse statement late Tuesday evening, the White House blasted the so-called "Amash Amendment" that would limit the National Security Agency's ability to collect data on personal phone...
View ArticleLance Armstrong's Lawyers: US Postal Service Got What It Asked For
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong said on Tuesday he should be able to keep the sponsorship money he got from the U.S. Postal Service during his record-breaking...
View ArticleEdward Snowden Allowed To Leave Moscow Airport And Enter Russia
Former NSA whistleblower/leaker Edward Snowden has been granted documents that will allow him to leave a Moscow airport where he has been for the last month, Reuters and Russian media report.BBC notes...
View ArticleAmericans Have Completely Flipped On Edward Snowden In The Past Month
The American public's views of National Security Agency leak source Edward Snowden have flipped in the past month, according to one poll — and now most support him being charged with a crime. According...
View Article'Hot For Teacher:' College Student Loses Free Speech Fight Over Lusty Essay
DETROIT (AP) — A college student suspended for writing an essay called "Hot for Teacher" has no First Amendment right to express his sexual attraction to his instructor, a judge said Tuesday.Joseph...
View ArticleA Bunch Of People Were 'Ready For A Car Chase' At Moscow Airport Where...
A bunch of reporters were waiting in and outside of the Moscow airport where NSA whistleblower/leaker Edward Snowden has been staying since June 23. Russia Today had a live feed.But Snowden's lawyer...
View ArticlePeter Fonda Is Furious About Dolce & Gabbana's 'Easy Rider' Shirt
Actor and producer Peter Fonda is suing Dolce & Gabbana for "Easy Rider" shirts he says wrongfully uses his image. The designers have nine shirts with Fonda's image from the 1969 movie, according...
View ArticleThe Death Of Big Law Is Being Massively Overhyped
As Rolling Stone just helpfully reminded us, even the best-intentioned magazine narrative can be undone by an overly provocative sales hook. The New Republic’s latest cover piece avoids the Rolling...
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