Congratulations To The 9,974 New Lawyers In New York!
Congratulations to everyone who passed the New York bar exam.And from a glance at the results, quite a few people have a reason to celebrate.Out of the 11,734 legal hopefuls who took the bar in July,...
View ArticleTodd Akin Was Arrested Eight Times For Protesting At Abortion Clinics
The Missouri Senate hopeful who sparked national outrage with his "legitimate rape" comment was arrested at least eight times for picketing abortion clinics, new records reveal.The Huffington Post has...
View ArticleREPORT: Bain Capital Used Dutch Loophole To Dodge A $100 Million Tax Bill
Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant and the website Follow the Money have today published a report detailing how Bain Capital may have been able to avoid $100 million in taxes by using the Netherland's tax...
View ArticleHere Are The Sealed Court Papers On 'Invalid Clicks' Facebook Doesn't Want...
Up to 20 percent of Facebook’s pay-per-click advertising revenue could be affected by a pending ruling from a California federal appeals court on whether a group of Facebook’s advertisers were charged...
View ArticleLawyer With Violent Past Finally Loses License After Admitting He Beat Client...
A West Virginia lawyer has been stripped of his license after pleading guilty to beating a client with a baseball bat.Joshua Robinson chased his client, David Gump, down the road in 2009 and pummeled...
View ArticleCoach Has Dealt A Massive Blow To Internet Counterfeiters
Coach just won a lawsuit against internet counterfeiters, which could set a precedent for the rest of the industry. The company won $257 million in damages from the companies, the largest settlement of...
View ArticleHere's What The Post-Election Lawsuit Bonanza Will Look Like
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, it's almost certain the close presidential race will spur legal battles over early voting, long lines, fraud, and voter suppression – especially in swing states.The...
View ArticleHershey Accused Of Using Child Labor In Africa
The company behind Hershey Kisses and a similarly-named theme park is allegedly refusing to release records that could show whether it uses child labor in West Africa.The Louisiana Municipal Police...
View ArticleFormer McCain Strategist: Voter Fraud Doesn't Exist
A former strategist for Sen. John McCain's failed 2008 presidential run had some harsh words for anyone claiming voter fraud is alive and well in the United States.During a Monday morning appearance on...
View ArticleSee Whether Obama Or Romney Is Tougher On Crime
Crime policy has not been a central issue in this year's presidential race, Berkeley law professor Barry Krisberg pointed out today in the blog The Crime Report.While crime dropped recently for the...
View ArticleUS Voters Could Win The Drug War Tomorrow
Voters in Colorado, Oregon and Washington could pass measures tomorrow that would potentially cripple Mexico's drug cartels.Sari Horwitz of Washington Post reports that the Sinaloa cartel, Mexico's...
View ArticleThese Four States Are Voting On Gay Marriage Tomorrow
Maryland, Maine, Washington state, and Minnesota will vote on gay marriage Tuesday,Politico reports.The battle for gay marriage is tight in all four states, but Maryland and Maine seem to have...
View ArticleBlogger Recounts Heartbreaking Stories Of Hurricane Sandy's Victims
Hurricane Sandy tore through the East Coast last week killing more than 110 people in the process.In New York City alone, the death toll had climbed to 40 by Thursday.Whitney Hess, a blogger who heads...
View ArticleLadies, Helping Your Banker Boyfriend Insider Trade Is Not The Way To Get Him...
The insider trading trial of former Mizuho International Plc investment banker Thomas Ammann and his ex-girlfriends is still going on in the UK, and one of his ex's took the stand today, according to...
View ArticleVerizon Employee Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Naked Photos Off A...
A Verizon Wireless employee at a store in Florida is accused of copying naked photos off the phone of a female customer, according to police.He allegedly shared the photos with a fellow worker. Now,...
View ArticleThe CIA's Benghazi Operation Could Be A Breach Of International Law
It's public knowledge now that the U.S. mission in Benghazi was "at its heart" a CIA operation, and there is evidence that U.S. agents—particularly murdered ambassador Chris Stevens—were aware of heavy...
View ArticleFive Reasons Why Law School Might Still Be A Good Idea
The conventional wisdom these days is law school is a big scam.It's unbelievably expensive. The third year is pretty much useless. The job market is atrocious.But there's a case to be made for going to...
View ArticleDutch Thieves Are Allegedly Stealing Porsche Headlights To Grow Marijuana
In the last week of October, the headlights of about 20 Porsche Panameras and Cayennes were stolen in Amsterdam.According to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, it is suspected that marijuana cultivators...
View ArticleClaire McCaskill Destroyed Todd Akin In The Missouri Senate Race
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill beat embattled Republican Congressman Todd Akin by a overwhelming margin in Missouri's Senate race Tuesday night. With 99% of precincts reporting, the Democratic Senator...
View ArticleHere's How Gay Marriage Is Faring In Tonight's Election
Voters in Maine, Maryland, Washington, and Minnesota had the opportunity tonight to approve or ban gay marriage in their respective states.Here's how the issue has fared thus far:Before the election,...
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