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6 Mar 2009, 9:27 am
There was only a minimally effective criminal legal code in Alaska before 1900; many major crimes were prosecuted under miners' law, legal proceedings authorized by the federal mining law, extended to Alaska in 1884. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 12:50 pm
 Today we are filing this amicus brief on behalf of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, National Fair Housing Alliance, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. in No. 08-453, Cuomo v. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 12:05 am
Not so fast, said al-Marri's lawyers at the American Civil Liberties Union in a brief filed at the high court Tuesday. [read post]
23 Feb 2009, 12:03 am
Supreme Court returns after a monthlong break to what may be potentially the term's most difficult and significant decisions affecting business, employees, the environment and civil rights. [read post]
18 Feb 2009, 7:56 pm
Kevin Brady, a highly respected Wilmington lawyer, has prepared the following detailed review of the case: The Chancery Court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment finding that the plaintiff had failed to demonstrate that it had a right under 8 Del. [read post]
17 Feb 2009, 7:00 am
Under a bar association's auspices, lawyers form committees and meet and talk about their cases and trends in the law; they attend functions and listen to law-related lectures; they file lawsuits or amicus briefs in the public interest; they issue reports to improve the law and how it is practiced. [read post]
14 Feb 2009, 11:56 am
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23–An Overview Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 governs class action practice in federal court. [read post]
29 Jan 2009, 2:10 pm
Today, with very narrow exceptions, if an auto company is caught violating the law, only a civil fine is imposed.Number 17Corporate crime is underprosecuted by a factor of say - 100. [read post]
27 Jan 2009, 12:30 am
High Court: Law Allows for Binding Fee Arbitration The Recorder Clients in fee disputes with lawyers do not necessarily have a right to a trial if they agreed beforehand to binding contractual arbitration, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday. [read post]
15 Jan 2009, 6:49 am by Roshonda Scipio
TITLE Abortion under state constitutions : a state-by-state analysis / Paul Benjamin Linton. [read post]
12 Jan 2009, 4:41 pm
His former law firm boss is Tom Perrilli, Obama's pick to run the Justice Department's civil division. [read post]
11 Jan 2009, 7:00 am
Even if the lawyer is aware of the constitutional and international law that supports the sole authority of the ancestral law, the lawyer will feel bound to say the law does not matter given the legal system’s prior suppression of its existence. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 9:58 am
" McClatchy adds, "Walter Dellinger, a Duke University law professor, said that Johnsen's appointment 'sends a very strong message that the administration intends to make sure that its power is exercised in conformity with constitutional rights and respect for civil liberties.'"The Washington Post (1/6, A2, Johnson, Barnes), meanwhile, reports that the four nominees are "pragmatic leaders who are likely to reverse some of the more… [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 9:57 am
" McClatchy adds, "Walter Dellinger, a Duke University law professor, said that Johnsen's appointment 'sends a very strong message that the administration intends to make sure that its power is exercised in conformity with constitutional rights and respect for civil liberties.'"The Washington Post (1/6, A2, Johnson, Barnes), meanwhile, reports that the four nominees are "pragmatic leaders who are likely to reverse some of the more… [read post]
23 Dec 2008, 5:47 am
NSSTA's committees, especially NSSTA's legal committee, are among the most valuable sources of information about the structured settlement industry. [read post]