Prager, Former UCLA Law School Dean, Named Dean of Southwestern
Southwestern Law School named Susan Westerberg Prager as the new dean of their school yesterday. Prager has a long history…
High Rates of Bar Passage in New York and Texas
The results are in, and Texas and New York are welcoming hundreds of new attorneys into their respective Bars. Earlier…
May Goals
So I’m a couple days behind on this one, but you all can forgive me, right? Since it’s the beginning…
Pentagon Says North Korea Close to Building Capacity for U.S. Nuclear Strike
A Pentagon report made to the Congress on Thursday observed that North Korea’s Taepodong-2 missile was close to developing capabilities…
Force-Feeding Prison Inmate on Hunger Strike Does Not Violate His Rights
On Thursday, the Court of appeals in New York found that a court order authorizing force feeding of a prison…
Krossed Out: “Kris Kross” Rapper Dies of Suspected Overdose
Rap fans will be wearing their black armbands backwards today, to honor the legacy of Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly, one…
Mintz Levin Hires Paul Davis at San Francisco Office
Becoming one of the fastest growing law firms in San Francisco, the law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky…
NY State Mandates Reporting of Pro Bono Work
New York State recently approved new requirements mandating that attorneys report their annual pro bono work in order to register…
3 in 10 Americans Polled Think Armed Rebellion Against the Government Might Soon be Necessary
What does it mean that we have a right to bear arms? The logic of the original amendment stipulated that…
Bangladesh Garment Factory Building Collapses and Kills 433
Labor conditions in Bangladesh have been bad for a long time, but the collapse of its Rana Plaza building have…
Above the Law Creates Consumer Focused Law School Rankings
As if the US News & World Report’s annual rankings of law schools wasn’t controversial enough, law blog Above the…
Lindsay Lohan Fails to Comply with her Rehab Deal
Anybody who narrowly escaped 90 days in jail for a pleasure cruise through rehab might be grateful and graceful with…