DOJ Says It Won’t Go After State Marijuana Laws for Recreational Use
On Thursday, the Obama administration said that it will not challenge the state laws that allow recreational use of marijuana.…
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Death Penalty for Workplace Violence at Fort Hood
On Wednesday, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who had opened fire in Fort Hood four years ago and…
Charleston School of Law – Going, Going
It’s official, the Charleston School of Law is going to be sold, and to all indications, InfiLaw Systems would be…
US Banks Paid More than $100 Billion in Litigation and Legal Fees
Bloomberg reported today that since the recession, the six biggest US banks have spent more than $100 billion in litigation,…
2nd Circuit Rules Asking For Lawyer Doesn’t Automatically Infer Guilt
On Monday, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled in a case that a defendant’s request for…
Facebook Agrees to $20 Million Settlement in “Sponsored Story” Case
On Monday, US District Judge Richard Seeborg approved a $20 million settlement by Facebook in the “Sponsored Story” class action.…
Syria Situation Growing Serious
On Tuesday, with the international community demanding military response to the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria, the country’s…
9th Circuit Rules against State Laws That Attempt to Oust Federal Gun Rules
On Friday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the decision of a lower court against the 2009 Montana…
Obama on Law School Tenure and Student Loans
Last week, President Obama went pitching for affordability in college education from all angles possible in his two- day bus…
Teenager Indicted for Child Pornography
On Tuesday, an 18-year old former student of the Eastern Michigan University was charged with three counts of child pornography.…
WWII Veteran, 88, Beaten to Death outside Eagle Lodge
RIP Delbert Bellon. He survived WWII, was wounded in action in Okinawa, but at the age of 88 couldn’t survive…
2nd Circuit Halts Apartheid Lawsuits against IBM, Daimler and Ford
On Wednesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. companies in the lawsuit cannot be…