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Attempt at Con-Ass Once More, written 3 days ago, A snippet of an Inquirer report, headlined Arroyo son leads Charter change move: MANILA, Philippines—Charter change is gathering steam in the House of Representatives with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's eldest son, Pampanga Representative Juan...

Steps to take if you are involved in a Truck Accident, written 3 weeks ago, Commercial trucks are involved in thousands of accidents every year. Truck accidents involving semi-trucks, vans, dump trucks, fire trucks and tractor trailers can be very serious because of the size of the truck and danger ...

Alabama: US sues Sec/State for failing to file absentee-vote reports, written 3 days ago, AP reports: The Justice Department has sued Alabama officials for allegedly violating a law that protects absentee voters overseas, including those serving in the military. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. D...

Final Judgment in SCO v. Novell: SCO Loses Again, written 2 days ago, The final judgment from Utah is here at last. It recites what the August 10, 2007 and July 16, 2008 orders said, but it also resolves the recent dispute over SCO's desire to voluntarily waive some claims and then bring them back...

Zoning and Regulation of Detroit's Adult Entertainment Businesses: Has it gone too far?, written 3 days ago, I. Background Detroit has been working hard to revive the city and bring residential growth to the downtown area. Millions of dollars have gone into renovating historic buildings, creating ne...

Citation of law review articles, written 2 days ago, Citation of law review articles. On a lark, I looked at the table of authorities for about two hundred party briefs filed in the past six months at the Federal Circuit.  These briefs each cited many cases and statutes.  Notably absent, however, ...

Wisconsin Bankruptcy Filings Up 38%, Judge Says More To Come, written 3 days ago, More than 12,000 bankruptcy cases have been filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin this year, representing a 38 percent increase through October of last year. In fact, filings have been com...

Old and new in central Ohio, written 1 week ago, I spent most of this weekend in central Ohio, visiting my daughter. We spent Saturday roaming the roads of Amish country, a bit northeast of Columbus and southwest of Cleveland. Two items struck my fancy. In Wooster, home of the College of Wooster,...

New BC Courthouse Library catalogue, written 1 week ago, One of the things I miss most about working in BC is the fantastic BC Courthouse Library system. This week’s news is just one more reason for that. They’ve now got a new name (Courthouse Libraries BC), URL (http://www.courthouselibrary.ca)...

Oral Argument of East Acupuncture v. Allstate, written 2 days ago, By way of an initial email daisy chain, to Larry Rogak for his Rogak Report, as augmented by the self-proclaimed gloriously hirsute Dave Gottlieb over at No-Fault Paradise, comes this report of this morning's oral argument of the Eas...

Steps to Set Up a Nonprofit Corporation in California, written 1 month ago, Here are the basic steps that need to be followed in the case of a nonprofit, assuming that the organization does not have any assets, is not leasing any property and that you don't receive more than $25,000 in gross receipt...

Finally, the Court Order Showing Dr.Sweeney Has Legal Custody and Waycross, Georgia Courts Have Venue, written 1 month ago, Finally, here is the October 2008 order from Waycross, Georgia, proving that Waycross has jurisdiction and that I have legal custody of Giovanni and Carmen.

Par for the Course for Western Golf Association in Korea, written 3 weeks ago, My colleagues Jonathan S. Jennings and Ashly Iacullo prevailed in an opposition against the application to register WGA for a variety of golf services on behalf of the Western Golf Association and its famous WGA ma...

Posting the latest legal news and analysis from East Timor in English. Sourced from media reports, press releases from the National Parliament and the Council of Ministers, United Nations police security briefings, United Nations Integrated Mission in Eas

Chronicling the high cost of our legal system.

Radio alert., written 2 days ago, I'll be on the "Week in Review" show with Joy Cardin on Wisconsin Public Radio at 8 AM Central Time t0morrow morning. That's 9 AM ET. Go here to listen on-line live. You can call in. We'll be talking about whatever news stories of the last week people wan...

Nine CA lawyers among 30 new partners at Latham & Watkins, written 3 days ago, Latham & Watkins LLP announced yesterday that 28 associates and two counsel, representing all of the firm’s departments, have been elected to the partnership, effective January 1, 2009. Among those attorneys are...

"Public Interest Lawyers Secure Right to Fees", written 2 days ago, This morning's Daily Journal has an article on the Supreme Court's decision yesterday in the Vasquez case. An excerpt: Attorney Michael Rubin of Altshuler Berzon in San Francisco ... said the opinion eliminates any potenti...

Paul Lippe, Legal OnRamp - Wired GC Seminar, written 1 week ago, The Wired GC continues its seminar series, Wired GC-Off The Meter. Our third seminar is entitled “Collaborate to Win”, and features Paul Lippe, CEO of Legal OnRamp, and will be held on Wednesday, November 24, 2008 at 1:30 PM EST. ...