Gay court staffers
With no relief (yet?) from the Supreme Court, LGBT staffers are still fighting individual battles to get spousal benefits from the federal government.
Associates
Bellwether firm Cravath announced juicier year-end bonuses than last year, and at least four major firms scurried to match, but with no spring bonuses this year, total overall compensation for 2012 is slightly down.
Northern District's ED
The Northern District issued its first e-discovery guidelines that encourage more cooperation between parties. The court can dream, right?
Expert witnesses
The Fourth District was just fine accepting a mall employee as an expert witness on knives in a juvenile case. What's next? A gun expert from the Bass Pro Shop?
