Graduates tell law firms to keep clear of social media

Law firms looking to attract the best graduates should steer clear of social networking sites.

VictoryLand attorney: Judge's move won't affect raid chances

An attorney for VictoryLand said Tuesday that a Macon County Circuit Court Judge dropping his temporary restraining order is an expected, procedural move and won't affect whether VictoryLand can be raided.

Philippine massacre 'carefully planned': witness (AFP)

AFP - A powerful Muslim clan carefully planned and carried out the killings of 57 people -- including 30 journalists -- in the Philippines' worst massacre, a witness said Wednesday as the landmark trial began.

NC Attorney General To Address Crime Lab Problems

North Carolina's attorney general is speaking out about problems with the State Bureau of Investigation's crime lab. Attorney General Roy Cooper plans to talk about problems with the lab at a Wednesday news conference. Last month, a report by independent investigators found that SBI agents helped prosecutors obtain convictions over a 16-year period by misrepresenting blood evidence and keeping ...

Judge calls Nicollette Sheridan lawsuit "annoying" (Reuters)

Reuters - ABC suffered a few pre-trial setbacks on Tuesday related to former "Desperate Housewives" actress Nicollette Sheridan's $20 million wrongful-termination lawsuit against the network and series creator Marc Cherry.

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Legal action over $3bn Pilbara project

[AAP] - Iron ore explorer Cape Lambert Resources Ltd has begun legal action it says could stall a multi-billion-dollar magnetite operation in Western Australia s Pilbara region.Cape Lambert executive chairman ...

Legal action over Pilbara project

Cape Lambert Resources Ltd has begun legal action over Western Australia's Pilbara project.

Law Requires Coop to Post Prices Online

A new federal law requires Harvard and other publicly funded universities to post the prices and ISBNs of course books online.

Law Enforcement Explorer Post 3775 begins new season

After a success 2009-10 season, the Maple Grove Law Enforcement Post is eager to begin a new year. The Explorers a group of young men and women between the ages of 14 to 20 who have chosen to "explore" a career in the law enforcement profession.

Law gets tough on texting while driving

Text messagers beware. A new state law that makes texting while driving a primary offense for which a driver may be stopped went into effect Sunday.

Law Society supports on-the-spot fines

The Law Society has backed the Barnett Government's plan to introduce on-the-spot fines for minor offences.

Legal fees bust Fairhope budget

FAIRHOPE, Ala. - With a month and half before the end of the fiscal year, the city has spent twice as much money for legal fees than was budgeted, Councilman Rick Kingrea said this week.

Law firms taking on might of capital

YORKSHIRE'S law firms are competing with their London rivals to gain work from Britain's biggest companies, according to research compiled by the legal industry 'bible', the Legal 500. (07/09/2010 20:14:24)

Longtime friend testifies in Islamic charity trial (AP)

AP - A longtime friend of a man accused of using an Islamic charity to smuggle money to Muslim fighters in Chechnya has testified that defendant Pete Seda wanted to promote peace and help orphans.

Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of ResCare, Inc.

BALA CYNWYD, Pa.----Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of ResCare, Inc. relating to the proposed acquisition by an entity sponsored by Onex Partners III, L.P. .

Attorney general seeks freeze of former trooper's assets

The Indiana attorney general filed a lawsuit today to freeze the assets of a former state trooper, alleging he embezzled about $89,000 from the Indiana Toll Road post near Bristol.

Nanny says she kept lists of Anna Nicole's drugs (AP)

AP - A second nanny testifying at the drug conspiracy trial of Anna Nicole Smith's two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend said Tuesday that she kept a list of drugs given to the model and that it numbered 18 at one point.

John Lennon's killer is again denied parole in NY (AP)

AP - John Lennon's killer was again denied parole in New York, nearly 30 years after gunning down the ex-Beatle outside the musician's New York City apartment building.

Legal action over $3b Pilbara project

Iron ore explorer Cape Lambert Resources has begun legal action it says could stall a multi-billion dollar magnetite operation in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

Legal fight for WA iron explorer

IRON ore explorer Cape Lambert Resources has begun legal action it says could stall a multi-billion dollar magnetite operation in WA's Pilbara region.

Law enforcement snags 3 separate drivers on DUI charges with their kids in the car

Sect leader Jeffs fights extradition to Texas (AP)

AP - Polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs on Tuesday refused to sign a waiver that would have allowed his extradition to Texas, where he faces bigamy, aggravated sexual assault and assault charges over alleged incidents with underage girls at a church ranch.

Attorney General Addresses 'Invisible Epidemic'

Montana's attorney general unveils a new plan against prescription drug abuse, which he calls 'The Invisible Epidemic.'

Lawyer may be missing link

KUALA LUMPUR: Police believe that a missing lawyer could hold the key to the disappearance of missing millionaire Datuk Sooselawati Lawiya and three others.

Attorney General Holder tells religious leaders burning Qur’an is 'idiotic and dangerous'

Attorney General Eric Holder is calling the planned burning of the Qur’an at a Florida church idiotic and dangerous.

Attorney General Holder tells religious leaders burning Quran is 'idiotic and dangerous'

Attorney General Eric Holder is calling the planned burning of the Quran at a Florida church idiotic and dangerous.

Lawyer wants charge stayed during Toronto 18 sentencing hearing

The lawyer for one of the final men convicted in the "Toronto 18" terrorism plot has asked a Superior Court judge to stay one of the charges against his client.

Attorney General files lawsuit against former State Police Post Commander

On Tuesday Indiana Attorney General, Greg Zoeller, filed a lawsuit to freeze the assets of 58 year-old Dallard Tackett.

Law Office of Jonathan M. Stein, P.L. Investigates Possible Breach of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of ZymoGenetics, Inc.

BOCA RATON, Fla.----The Law Office of Jonathan M. Stein, P.L. is investigating the Board of Directors of ZymoGenetics, Inc. for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with their attempt to complete a sale of the Company to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. .

'Law & Order: SVU': Benson heads to Los Angeles

"Law & Order: SVU" will try to help out the newest member of the franchise, "Law & Order: Los Angeles," with a character crossover on Sept. 29. No surprise there.There is a little wrinkle to the crossover, though: Fans will meet Skeet Ulrich's "LOLA" character in the "SVU" episode -- before his own show's series premiere. "SVU" executive producer Neal Baer explains how Olivia Benson (Mariska ...

Attorney general seeks freeze of trooper’s assets

The Indiana attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday to freeze the assets of a former state trooper, alleging he embezzled about $89,000 from the Indiana Toll Road post near Bristol.

Attorney general investigating fake' campaign ballots

The state's attorney general is investigating allegations of campaign fraud after a Prince George's County senator complained his opponents are circulating false sample voting ballots to fool voters before Tuesday's primary elections.

Feds: Army base gunman threatened to kill Obama (AP)

AP - A former soldier accused of demanding mental treatment as he took hostages at gunpoint at a Georgia Army hospital later told investigators he planned to kill President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, federal prosecutors said in court documents filed Tuesday.

Colorado couple in court in Russian adoption abuse case (Reuters)

Reuters - Court proceedings for a Colorado couple accused of abusing three girls adopted from Russia were postponed on Tuesday after a defense lawyer told a judge that plea negotiations were under way.

Authorities: Ohio man ignored maggots on sick wife (AP)

AP - A grand jury has indicted an Ohio man in the death of his ailing wife, who was found with rotting bedsores on her body and maggots that apparently had been on her before she died.

Attorney: gradual progress in rectifying bookkeeping, upload practices in recorder’s office

DECORAH – Winneshiek County Attorney Andrew Van Der Maaten said Monday, gradual progress is being made toward rectifying concerns with some practices in the county recorder’s office.

Lawyer Says Convert's Supporters Defamed Him

A former lawyer for the Muslim parents of a girl who ran away from home after converting to Christianity says in a $10 million federal lawsuit that a blogger and a former attorney for the girl defamed him by alleging he has contacts with terrorists and criminals.

Legal aid must not be replaced with 'no win, no fee' deals

Legal aid is flawed but access to justice must not be left to the whim of the free market "Roughed up by the police on Saturday night? If so, ring us for 'no win, no fee' advice ..." In recent years, we have become all too familiar with crass ads run by claims companies and lawyers trying to drum up cases run on "no win, no fee", or conditional fee agreements (CFAs), to use the technical term ...

Kansas man charged with murdering burned teen (AP)

AP - A 36-year-old factory worker who spent much of his adult life in prison was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting and murdering a 14-year-old girl whose badly burned body was found behind gravel piles at the asphalt plant where he worked.