News
Gay Marriage Gets Boost from Ninth Circuit
The Recorder
Alex Kozinski became the second judge to publish an order requiring the federal government to recognize a same-sex marriage by providing spousal benefits.
Sometimes a Tip Is Just a Tip
The Recorder
A death penalty prosecutor was joking, a habeas investigation concluded, when he suggested a tip he left at a bar be shared with a juror to buy her vote.
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Shakeup at ABA Leads to Top Staff Exit
The National Law Journal
Amid a reorganization set in motion by the ABA's new president, the executive director and others have resigned.
Employers in Haze Over Medical Pot Use
The National Law Journal
They're confused about their obligations to workers who use marijuana for health reasons.
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Guilty Verdict For McKesson Chairman, but GC Acquitted
The Recorder
Jurors in the accounting fraud case likened Marcus Topel, who represented the ex-GC, to a country lawyer. They didn't like the team led by Theodore Wells: Too "New York acting."
Legal Pad Blog
Kunstler's Daughters Produce Documentary
Legal Pad
We chat with one of the daughters of William Kunstler. The sisters have made a documentary about the legendary lawyer, and it's screening in San Francisco. Also Blogged: More protests, but UC regents officially OK fee hikes anyway. And: BART cop's murder trial goes south. Plus: Somali piracy is in the news again — we talk to a maritime law attorney about whom you can sue over it. (Hint: probably not the pirates.)
Commentary
Know Your Place in the Big Law Hierarchy
Fulton County Daily Report
In a world of unspoken social rules, here's one to live by: Power Partners can do what they want.
In-House Lawyers Should Do the Tech/Privilege Juggle
Corporate Counsel
Advances like cell phones and PDAs pose attorney-client privilege questions faster than the courts can resolve them, so legal departments should choose carefully.
