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Federal Judiciary Working to Hire Staff and Public Defenders

House lawmakers on Capitol Hill were told today that the federal courts are planning to backfill staff and public defender…

Jim Vassallo

Mekka Don Leaves Weil, Gotshal & Manges for Music Career

Mekka Don is an up-and-coming MC from Ohio. He used IndieGoGo, a crowdfunding site, to fund his debut album, The…

Jim Vassallo

Law Professor at George Mason Attacked in Classroom With Pepper Spray

A professor of law at George Mason University was pepper sprayed while in a classroom on Wednesday when a man…

Jim Vassallo

Man Has McDonald’s Receipt Tattooed on Right Arm

An 18-year-old man from Norway loves McDonald's so much that he had a recent receipt from the fast-food chain tattooed…

Jim Vassallo

Bank of America Agrees to $9.5 Billion Settlement

Bank of America Corp. agreed to a $9.5 billion settlement over claims tied to faulty mortgages according to Bloomberg News.…

Jaan

U.S. Soybean Supply “Near Critically Low”

Soy stockpiles in the U.S., where farmers harvested the third-largest crop ever just six months ago, according to Bloomberg News,…

Jaan

Thursday Thoughts

This needs no introduction. And I’m late to bed.   1. Do any of you remember that Jergens tinted moisturizer…

Kathryn Wheeler

Facebook Buys Virtual Reality Product Company Oculus VR for $2 Billion

Social media giant Facebook has announced it is buying Oculus VR, a California-based company that creates virtual reality products, for…

Scott

Temple’s Beasley School of Law Granted Charter for Order of the Coif

The Temple University’s Beasley School of Law has been granted a charter to establish a chapter of the Order of…

Scott

Luxottica and “The Top 10 Google Glass Myths”

Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display that is being developed by Google in the Project…

Jaan

Canadian Man’s Girlfriend Fakes Quintuplet Pregnancy

Barbara Bienvenue, A 37-year-old Canadian woman convinced not only her boyfriend, but also her entire town that she was pregnant…

Jaan

Chris Christie’s Administration Changes Violated State Law

Bloomberg News has reported that New Jersey must begin amending or repealing the state’s climate-change regulations within 60 days. A…

Jaan