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Minimum Wage Measure Passed in House, Moves to Senate
House Democrats, with help from 82 Republicans, overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday that would eventually lift the minimum wage by $2.10 an hour, the first increase in a decade. The legislation moves to the Senate, where Democrats intend to add billions of dollars in tax breaks to make it easier for business to swallow. "Let us raise the minimum wage. Let us help small businesses cope," said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont, helping craft tax breaks aimed at businesses that hire low income workers.Departures Shrink Kirkland's L.A. Office
Chicago-based juggernaut Kirkland & Ellis has continued to increase head count, revenue and profits firmwide. But in Los Angeles, key rainmakers are making less rain, and departures in the last six months have brought the 115-lawyer office to about 90 attorneys. With some of its leading lawyers reaching a stage where they're choosing to slow down, around 20 attorneys -- half of them partners -- have left the L.A. office over the last half year, some for top competitors.Mukasey Frustrates Senators With Waterboarding Answers
Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday refused once again to debate the legality of waterboarding and deflected questions from senators that sought his analysis on the controversial interrogation technique.View more book results for the query "White"
Judge Faults 'Inventory' Search, Suppresses Gun Found in Car Trunk
From Atticus Finch to Denny Crane
Perhaps I was just an impressionable 13-year-old, but I have spoken to other lawyers who feel the same as I do: Gregory Peck's portrayal of country lawyer Atticus Finch in the 1962 film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird" is the reason why we became lawyers in the first place. Fast-forward to 2004 and the beginning of the new fall television season, which boasts two new legal dramas, ABC's "Boston Legal" (lawyers as effete scumbags) and UPN's "Kevin Hill" (lawyers as redeemable human beings).Five Reasons To Choose Merit Selection
Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, the Philadelphia Bar Association and other organizations have been working for many years to reform Pennsylvania's process for selecting appellate judges and institute a merit selection system for filling vacancies on the Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth courts. Merit selection is a type of appointment process where a bipartisan, diverse citizen nominating commission recommends qualified candidates to the governor.When Three Isn�t a Crowd: It�s OK To Take Payment From a Third Party
Five or six times a week you get a call from a colleague to let you know you�ve been referred a possible new client.Historic Warren County Courthouse Will Be Renovated, Not Replaced
Almost a decade after Warren County's assignment judge declared courthouse facility improvement "the number one priority in this vicinage," the county freeholder board is taking action.Trending Stories
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