Five men filed a lawsuit against the city of Richmond, Virginia after being threatened with arrest for sharing their faith on public property and at public events. The suit, Craft v. City of Richmond, alleges that police...

Although he argued his actions were justified to save the lives of unborn children, the jury Friday swiftly convicted an abortion opponent of premeditated first-degree murder for shooting  to death a late-term abortionist. The...

The online dating site eHarmony settled a lawsuit Tuesday in California by agreeing to be more inclusive with gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders, who are looking for love. In 2005, Eric McKinley, a gay...

A group of North Carolina lawyers plead guilty to running a scheme to “make drunken driving cases disappear.” Four Johnston County defense attorneys and a former court clerk pleaded guilty Monday to illegally dismissing...

International

Chinese Gov’t Monitors Text Messages For “Illegal” Content »

Chinese Gov’t Monitors Text Messages For “Illegal” Content As the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States addresses the first case of “sexting,” the Chinese government pressured one of their telecommunications companies to monitor...

News & Commentary

City of Richmond Sued For Threatening Christians »

City of Richmond Sued For Threatening Christians

Five men filed a lawsuit against the city of Richmond, Virginia after being threatened with arrest for sharing their faith...

Court Rules Legally Blind Law-Grad Can Use Device For Bar Exam »

Court Rules Legally Blind Law-Grad Can Use Device For Bar Exam

A federal district court judge ruled that a legally blind law-school grad who sued the National Conference...

Guity Verdict in Abortionist Murder »

Guity Verdict in Abortionist Murder

Although he argued his actions were justified to save the lives of unborn children, the jury Friday...

eHarmony To Settle With Gays, Again. »

eHarmony To Settle With Gays, Again.

The online dating site eHarmony settled a lawsuit Tuesday in California by agreeing to be more inclusive...

Florida Lawyer Charged In Running $1 Billion Ponzi Scheme »

A Florida lawyer who was arrested today and turned over to the FBI, pleaded not guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of more than $1 billion.  Several hours after his arrest, lawyer Scott Rothstein – the once high-flying attorney who courted politicians and celebrities, pleaded not guilty in federal court to five counts, including...

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Florida Lawyer Charged In Running $1 Billion Ponzi Scheme

City of Richmond Sued For Threatening Christians »

Five men filed a lawsuit against the city of Richmond, Virginia after being threatened with arrest for sharing their faith on public property and at public events. The suit, Craft v. City of Richmond, alleges that police officers with the city violated the men’s First Amendment rights by demanding that they stop their “disturbing” and “offending” religious expression, which...

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City of Richmond Sued For Threatening Christians

eHarmony To Settle With Gays, Again. »

The online dating site eHarmony settled a lawsuit Tuesday in California by agreeing to be more inclusive with gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders, who are looking for love. In 2005, Eric McKinley, a gay man from New Jersey filed suit against eHarmony for not offering matchmaking for gays and lesbians. eHarmony agreed to a settlement with the...

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eHarmony To Settle With Gays, Again.

Law School Dean Resigns To Run For California AG Seat »

The dean of California’s Chapman University School of Law says he is stepping down to seek the Republican nomination for state Attorney General. To date, only one candidate, state Sen. Tom Harman is seeking the GOP nomination to succeed Democrat Jerry Brown, as the Golden State’s chief legal officer. John Eastman, who teaches Constitutional Law, Property, Legal...

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Law School Dean Resigns To Run For California AG Seat

Supreme Court Affirms Freedom of Speech; Liberals Promise To Fight »

In an 8-1 vote last week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order preventing the Secretary of State from releasing the contact and personal information of over 138,000 individuals that signed a referendum petition that seeks to protect traditional marriage in Washington. The order will prevent several groups from making this personal information...

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Supreme Court Affirms Freedom of Speech; Liberals Promise To Fight

Verdicts & Settlements

Court Rules Legally Blind Law-Grad Can Use Device For Bar Exam

Court Rules Legally Blind Law-Grad Can Use Device For Bar Exam »

A federal district court judge ruled that a legally blind law-school grad who sued the National Conference of Bar Examiners can use adaptive technology when she takes the February 2010 California...

Guity Verdict in Abortionist Murder »

Guity Verdict in Abortionist Murder

Although he argued his actions were justified to save the lives of unborn children, the jury Friday swiftly convicted an abortion opponent...

eHarmony To Settle With Gays, Again. »

eHarmony To Settle With Gays, Again.

The online dating site eHarmony settled a lawsuit Tuesday in California by agreeing to be more inclusive with gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and...

Technology

Lawyers Warn: Bosses Who ‘Friend’ Face Liability Issues »

Lawyers Warn: Bosses Who ‘Friend’ Face Liability Issues

“Friend” requesting colleagues is often harmless and even may be appreciated by other co-workers; but if the boss “friends” their subordinates, employment lawyers...

European Court Adviser Says Google AdWords Don’t Violate Trademark Law »

European Court Adviser Says Google AdWords Don’t Violate Trademark Law

An adviser to the European Court of Justice says the use of a competitor’s trademark as a keyword by companies advertising on...

Russia Bans Highest-Grossing Video Game

Russia Bans Highest-Grossing Video Game »

Last Tuesday, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, blasted past 300 million dollars in sales on its opening day, become the highest-grossing launch in all entertainment categories, ever.In its first...