Last week, Maryland Public Defender Nancy Forster, the state’s chief Public Defender since 2001, was suddenly terminated, with a reason given publicly, by a 2-1 vote of the Board of Trustees. Hours before the termination was made public, Forster fired two public defender lawyers. This week, acting Maryland Public Defender Elizabeth Julian restored the positions of the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 27, 2008
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 office’s five deputy district attorneys that he would be interviewing and hiring new attorneys once taking office. In a letter to the current staff, Butterfield wrote: “This letter [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 23, 2008
After defeating a lawsuit backed by powerful Hollywood studios, Sunnyvale’s Kaleidescape has fired its lead trial lawyer and is refusing to pay $400,000 in fees. Kaleidescape, which designs home entertainment systems that allow users to copy and store DVDs, won at trial against the DVD Copy Control Association in California Superior Court in 2007. The Hollywood-backed [...]
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