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August 05, 2010 |

Civil Gideon: Should the State Provide Counsel to Indigent Litigants in Civil Suits?

In 1963, in the matter of Gideon v. Wainwright, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution mandated the right to counsel in criminal cases for defendants who were unable to afford an attorney.
9 minute read
September 24, 2007 |

Strategies for Content-Hosting Web Sites

Although the large-scale communication on the popular Web site YouTube effectively spreads information, copyright owners believe it directly infringes their rights. From YouTube's perspective, taking steps to prevent the posting of potentially infringing content could destroy its business model. The U.S. Copyright Act may provide a critical solution to this dilemma. The act provides a statutory "safe harbor" that potentially protects content-hosting service providers from liability to copyright owners.
18 minute read
May 01, 2013 |

Former Florida High Court Justice Revisits Judicial Role in Bush v. Gore in New Book

With neither candidate able to claim a clear victory at the polls, it was up to Florida's courts and, ultimately, the U. S. Supreme Court to determine the outcome of the 2000 presidential election.
5 minute read
July 07, 2003 |

'Stalwart' Helps Build Community

Pro Bono Bulletin Board: An Arnold & Porter associate leads an effort to help a Southwest D.C. community development corporation build a high-tech center; the Catholic Legal Immigration Network is looking for lawyers; firms give the gift of reading; and more.
8 minute read
April 23, 2013 |

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

K&L Gates adds two partners in Charleston; former Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough partners join Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton in Atlanta; and the New York office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton welcomes nine new attorneys, including three partners. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
5 minute read
November 09, 2012 |

Election Night Produces Mixed Results for Am Law Lawyers

Am Law lawyers and advisors running for office had a mixed night at the polls.
5 minute read
August 18, 2000 |

Y2K Lawyers: Don't Quit Your Day Job

Firms that armed themselves to the teeth to combat an onslaught of Y2K litigation are finding instead that the work is coming in at a trickle -- or not at all.
4 minute read
January 28, 2009 |

In peanut checks, gaps for salmonella to sneak by

ATLANTA AP - Food regulators didn't consider salmonella a threat to most peanut products before they traced an outbreak to a peanut butter plant in Georgia two years ago. Officials in the nation's top peanut-producing state promptly began checking for the bacteria during routine inspections, and everything went fine for about a year.
5 minute read
May 08, 2000 |

Lawyers and Technology: Step Right Up, Lawyers for Sale

Suddenly, the idea that legal services can be auctioned off is in vogue. Three services have gone public in the past month with their plans to create Web-based auctions of legal talent. The idea behind the sites: Lawyers will sharpen their pencils if they know they are competing for work, and corporations will discover firms that had been off their radar screen.
4 minute read

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