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S. Carolina: Hey, Court-Appointed Attorneys Representing Indigents: We Won’t Pay You

S. Carolina: Hey, Court-Appointed Attorneys Representing Indigents: We Won’t Pay You

In South Carolina, most court-appointed lawyers who represent indigent clients in criminal and civil cases won’t get paid by the state after this Wednesday, because of budget cuts. The SC…

Female Partners in DC Firms Take More Part-Time Hours Than Men

An interesting story at the DC Examiner, about the results of a study from the National Association for Law Placement: Female partners in DC law firms are taking part-time hours at…

Butts, Maher Join Obama in Washington

Butts, Maher Join Obama in Washington

President-elect Barack Obama is attracting even more Washington lawyers to his incoming administration. Cassandra Butts, who met Obama at Harvard Law, will serve as deputy White House counsel. She is…

State Police Persist in Ignoring Judges’ Orders — Guess Which State?

In Illinois (and it had to be Illinois), persons with records for non-violent misdemeanors and low-level drug & prostitution felonies can have their record expunged by petitioning a judge four years…

Union Defends Jobs of Deputy District Attorneys

The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees is attempting to block a Polk County, Oregon District Attorney from sacking five deputy district attorneys. District Attorney-elect Stan Butterfield notified the…

A Top-Ranked Law School with Free Tuition. No, Really.

A new law school is opening at the University of California Irvine next fall. And it’s waiving tuition for three years to lure top applicants: The financial carrot is part…

Idiot Judge Jails Woman for Wearing Muslim Head Covering in Court

A legal adviser for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is demanding that a Georgia judge apologize for jailing a woman who refused to remove her hijab, the traditional Muslim head covering,…

Morning News Roundup for Saturday

Morning News Roundup for Saturday

What’s going on in the legal world? A San Francisco landlord for Heller Ehrman won a court ruling earlier this month, that means bankruptcy is now likely for the defunct…

California Judges to Lose Perks; Some May Leave State

California Judges to Lose Perks; Some May Leave State

The California Supreme Court has voted unanimously not to review Sturgeon v. County of Los Angeles, which means judges in the nation’s largest county may lose up to $50,000 a year in…

Heller Ehrman Buried in Lawsuits; May Be Forced Into Bankruptcy

Heller Ehrman Buried in Lawsuits; May Be Forced Into Bankruptcy

A San Francisco landlord for Heller Ehrman won a court ruling earlier this month, that means bankruptcy is now likely for the defunct law firm. The San Francisco Superior Court…