Here we go again, Ninth Circuit Judge Milan Smith wrote at the beginning of a Friday dissent in a mining case in which he joined prospectors, regulators, environmentalists and a remote Indian tribe...
A Florida judge revoked the bond of neighborhood-watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who was charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager, and ordered him to present himself to auth...
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. director Rajat Gupta was worth tens of millions of dollars in 2008 when he was allegedly passing confidential information about the investment bank to hedge-fund manager Raj ...
A federal judge blocked some parts of a Florida law that would regulate voter registration by outside groups, holding that the law had constitutional issues.
The law professor equivalent of career hits is the "number of times cited" in journals. The stat is a measure of influence, not stroke, but a high citation count open doors, just the same.
The jury in the John Edwards campaign-finance trial was led out of the back of the Greensboro, N.C., federal courthouse late yesterday afternoon by marshals and court security.
Law Blog rounds up the morning news.
Some potentially good news for retired Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partners, whose unfunded pensions were put in jeopardy by the law firm’s bankruptcy filing this week. They’ll get their own seat...
Weve seen it discussed by legal experts, political bloggers and in every newspaper in America, but now, someone who could actually claim to be an insider is talking about what he feels the Supreme Co...
Wall Street Journal Legal Reporter Ashby Jones discusses an appeals court ruling that the heart of a law that denies a host of federal benefits to gay married couples is unconstitutional.
The Boston-based First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled today that the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Cla...
Law Blog rounds up the mornings news.
The four alternate jurors -- at this point the only people with less to do than the media scrum that assembles in and around Courtroom One each day -- were put on standby by Judge Catherine Eagles of...
Bankrupt New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP got the green light Wednesday from the court to use some cash that remains in the firms accounts to pay for critical functions as it winds down its aff...
A clever person, incited by the Timess reporting on President Obamas kill list, has started a petition drive for a "Do Not Kill" list. If they petition reaches 25,000 signatures by the end of...
Reuters In a closely watched case in Thailand, a court sentenced a webmaster to an eight-month suspended sentence for failing to quickly delete comments seen as insulting to the countrys royalty. Chi...
A group of monks is suing the state of Louisiana to preserve its ability to build caskets without a state license.
The drama at failed New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP has shifted into bankruptcy mode, with plenty of fodder for insolvency wonks from court filings and appearances.
Have a look at whos expected to take the stand today in the insider-trading trial of former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta.
The richest family in South Korea went to court Wednesday to fight over the nations biggest business group -- Samsung.
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens joined Bob Dylan, Toni Morrison, John Glenn and other luminaries at the White House Tuesday to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.
Ramin Talaie for The Wall Street Journal As New York firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP limped toward bankruptcy, ending what had been at its height a 1,300-lawyer global enterprise, the bills piled up. Deweys...
By now, we all should know the dangers -- and liabilities -- associated with driving and texting. But what about the dangers of texting drivers?
The Associated Presss Kristi Eaton has the unusual story of the condemned pair of brothers, separated by more than 600 miles and 25 years.
A look at the potential witnesses in Day No. 6 of the Rajat Gupta trial.
President Barack Obama will award retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday at the White House.
Timothy Nelson, a parnter at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, has considered a future where private spacecraft and their jetsam clog Earths orbit, greatly increasing the chances of a collisi...
A U.S. district court ruling on who can claim profits from a defunct law firms unfinished cases could mean trouble for firms who take on partners from the ailing New York firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. A...
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