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John Marshall Law School Hires New Director of Diversity

The John Marshall Law School in Chicago announced on Wednesday that the school has hired Troy Riddle as its new…

Malala Receives Sakharov Prize

  Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old Pakistani girl who survived a Taliban attack, received the Sakharaov prize on Wednesday from the…

US Supreme Court Declines to Block Texas Abortion Law

  A closely divided 5-4 panel of the US Supreme Court refused to override the decision of the Fifth Circuit…

John Edwards Teaming Up with Old Partner to Form Law Firm

Former two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has announced that he will soon be floating a law firm with his…

Apple Samsung Battle Takes New Turn

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled on Monday that the US District Court for the Northern…

Internet Search Giants Implement Technology to Detect and Delete Child Porn

Google and Microsoft have ramped up their efforts to find child porn and to exclude related search terms from their…

Dentons Boosts Middle East Practice with Two New Partners

Dentons has hired two top lawyers for its Middle East practice. Ian Dalley, the former legal director of DLA Piper…

Patton Boggs Lays off Another 45 as Merger Nears

While Patton Boggs seems to be nearing its merger with Locke Lord, another 45 persons including 10 staff and 35…

Littler Crosses the 1000 Attorney Milestone

The largest employment and labor law practice firm of the world, Littler, announced on Friday that the firm has exceeded…

Canada Child Porn Bust Lands School Teachers, Doctors …

In a sweeping worldwide operation codenamed Project Spade, law enforcement authorities in Canada arrested at least 348 people and rescued…

Google’s Book Scanning Held as Fair Use

Ultimately, after eight years of legal battle between Google and the Author Guild US Circuit Judge Denny Chin, dismissed the…

FDA Ignores Medical Board and Approves Painkiller with Potential of Abuse

The FDA has totally ignored the 11-2 disapproval of its medical advisory board and proceeded to approve Zohydro, a drug,…