Being a Judge is a responsible job requiring requisite decorum and behaviour. But a directive coming from the Florida Chief Justice has somewhat dispelled the image, showing that judges are bad boys and girls just like any other kids. Really. The Chief Justice, Jorge Labarga has directed his troops – being ththis month from Florida’s […]
“The Interview” release has been stopped in the wake of terror threats from Sony’s hacker enemies. The hacking attack on Sony was believed to be in retaliation for the release of “The Interview,” a comedy about an assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. Sony announced it
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McClatchey DC – The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on harsh treatment of detainees prompted renewed calls for legal action against CIA officers, but the Obama administration on Tuesday questioned the need for criminal prosecution. No prosecutions would be warranted if the intelligence officers were carrying out U.S. government policy and following legal guidance, said senior
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The merger between Morgan Lewis & Bockius and Bingham McCutchen has been placed Jami Wintz McKeon as a powerful lady in the law. Already chairing Morgan Lewis and acting as the woman heading the largest law firm in the US, she now rides shotgun on the merged firm which was described by Philly.com as a kind of ‘law firm
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of the big names in US jurisprudence: a judge’s judge who has sat on the Supreme Court since 1993. At 81, “R.B.G.” is regarded as both inspirational and brilliant with dissents that have marked judicial history in the US who has been the focal point of more law school discussions
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US Attorney General Eric Holder has announced a surprise resignation, (although it had been well flagged) placing the Obama administration in the need to assemble a rapid replacement for someone to continue the President’s various legal issues. Holder had a major contribution to play in his work with civil rights and helped shape how the
Did a university violate the law by ordering football players to remove crosses on their helmets? FOX News reports that Sasser, who is representing an unnamed student, gave the university until Wednesday to “cease your censorship and publicly acknowledge, in writing, the right of ASU’s students to engage in private speech, including speech in the
The hacking of Jennifer Lawrence nude pictures along with other celebrities is one thing, but revenge porn, where disgruntled partners and others publish nude pictures of others is a growing problem. Charlotte Laws, however, is taking the battle right back to the perpetrators. Charlotte Laws helped draft California’s anti revenge porn bill, even though many
It’s become one of the most vocal and visible social issues of recent times: marriage equality. Now LGBT lawyers are waiting to file with the US Supreme Court asking the top court to hear their case. But the question now is: which case will the Justices hear? Technically, the lawyers were responding to Supreme Court
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“The Rule of Law”. It has a ring to it, doesn’t it? It’s the foundation of so much we hold so dear. And yet, more than ever, the Rule of Law appears to be somewhat illusory in America, as if it is something that only the privileged and rich can enjoy. Can this be so?
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