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A Death Sentence for Moussaoui Could Challenge Both Sides
Whether Zacarias Moussaoui -- the only person ever charged in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks -- will live or die is a decision that's expected any day. The confessed terrorist's frequent outbursts in court, as well as past statements relaying his belief that execution will lead him to paradise in the afterlife, have led some to believe that his goal is martyrdom. But at the same time, his erratic behavior makes it difficult to contemplate his next move with any certainty.
U.S. Judiciary Faces Challenge of Protecting E-Records
As court records become fodder for data sellers, the federal judiciary faces the challenge of balancing the competing interests of public access and privacy. While limiting electronic access and permitting courthouse access in some cases appears to balance interests, it creates a loophole for data aggregators. "This issue is being battled in every state and sometimes in counties within states. And the data brokers are always at the table," says Chris Hoofnagle of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.Defense scores victory on med mal expert rule
Atlanta lawyer R. Page Powell Jr. is enjoying a rare defense victory in the state Supreme Court's piecemeal consideration of the 2005 legislation that made it harder for plaintiffs to win suits. But don't tell him the court's Nov. 21 ruling on expert testimony in medical malpractice cases was "anti-plaintiff.
10 Dating Rules That Can Also Help You in a Job Interview
In this economic climate, lawyers have to bring their "A" game to every job interview. If you botch your initial encounter with a recruiter, human resources director or general counsel, you might not get another opportunity for months, if at all. Surprisingly, the rules for succeeding in the dating world and in the job market have more in common than you might think, says consultant Diana Rubin. She lists 10 dating rules that can help you improve your prospects of landing your dream job.
Analysis: The Forecast for 2013
Four years after Lehman Brothers died and the national economy plunged into a deep crisis, the legal marketplace remains splintered, uncertain and likely to stay that way. The Great Recession hasn't sunk all boats, nor lifted them. The health of practices varies by lawyer and practice group; within the same firm we find corridors never busier and others filled with lawyers who have little to do but pray for the patience of their partners.
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Eighth Circuit Revives Big Damages for Record Companies in File-Sharing Case
Publication Date: 2012-09-12 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
After the Eighth Circuit reinstated a $220,000 damages award against a Minnesota woman in a high-profile recording industry suit over illegal music downloads, her lawyers vowed to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Demshki v. Monteith
Publication Date: 2001-07-03 Practice Area: civil practice : federal |
discrimination |
employment lit./adr |
litigation
Industry: Court: 9th Cir. Judge: NOONAN and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges, and SEDWICK, District Judge Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:The Supreme Court has held that the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution grants the sta
N.J. Discipline Too Easy on Lawyers, Says Citizens' Legal-Reform Group
Viewed through the prism of a citizens' group that faults most states' attorney discipline systems as lenient on lawyers and burdensome on grievants, New Jersey's is middling at best. HALT -- short for "Help Abolish Legal Tyranny" -- graded the states on a curve and gave New Jersey a C-, ranking it 27th in the nation in terms of consumer friendliness. Officials representing the discipline system and the judiciary denounced the survey as biased and riddled with errors.Panel Orders College to Readmit Student Wrongfully Expelled
A college that refused to allow a graduate student in education to register for classes after he wrote a paper advocating corporal punishment must allow the student to re-enroll, an Appellate Division, 4th Department panel has ruled. Scott McConnell was a first-year graduate student at Syracuse, N.Y.'s Le Moyne College when he wrote a paper rejecting multicultural education and advocating corporal punishment -- the deliberate infliction of pain -- in the classroom, for which he received an A minus.TRENDING STORIES
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