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Former Ropes & Gray Employee Charged in $53 Million Insider-Trading Case

Former Ropes & Gray Employee Charged in $53 Million Insider-Trading Case

Arthur Cutillo, a former employee of the New York law firm Ropes & Gray, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Manhattan yesterday, along with six others charged in a…

Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Law School Grad

Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Law School Grad

On Friday U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of San Francisco ordered the National Conference of Law Examiners to accommodate Stephanie Enyart, a legally blind law school graduate attempting to take…

Lathrop & Gage Settles With FDIC for $7.4 Million

Lathrop & Gage Settles With FDIC for $7.4 Million

Lathrop & Gage has agreed to pay the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. $7.4-million to settle a legal malpractice suit that was originally brought against the firm by Washington Mutual. The…

The Return of Orly Taitz

The Return of Orly Taitz

She’s baaaaack! Everyone’s favorite birther, lawyer and dentist Orly Taitz, has filed pro se in a federal court in Washington DC. In the suit, Dr. Orly Taitz v. Barack Hussein…

Allan Ackerman to Leave Blagojevich Defense Team

Allan Ackerman to Leave Blagojevich Defense Team

Chicago defense attorney Allan Ackerman filed papers in federal court asking permission to withdraw from former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s defense team on Thursday. Ackerman said he is “No longer…

Judge Dismisses Case Against Blackwater Employees

Judge Dismisses Case Against Blackwater Employees

Five security guards from Blackwater Security who were on trial for allegedly participating in a massacre in Baghdad in 2007 are free men today. The judge in the case, Ricardo…

Congressman Wants Military Trial for Alledged Bomber

Congressman Wants Military Trial for Alledged Bomber

The leading Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security says that the Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, accused of attacking an Detroit bound airliner should be tried by a…

Separation of Church and Cars?

Separation of Church and Cars?

This one comes to us from South Carolina where the state legislature approved a new license plate design available for purchase containing the words “I believe” and the image of…

Gerard Lynch Confirmed for 2nd Circuit Seat

Gerard Lynch Confirmed for 2nd Circuit Seat

Gerard Lynch was confirmed by the Senate today for a seat on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, making him the first appellatejudge appointed by President Obama to win confirmation.…

Federal Courts Seek to Hire 13 Bankruptcy Judges

Federal Courts Seek to Hire 13 Bankruptcy Judges

The Judicial Conference, the policymaking arm of the US Federal Courts, is urging Congress to fill 13 new permanent bankruptcy judgeships in 10 judicial districts; convert 22 existing temporary judgeships…

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