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Amanda Griffin

Dechert Hands Out Bonuses in Time for Holidays

Summary: As another law firm announces their end-of-year bonuses, the year’s profits may be a promising one for many law…

Kentucky Removes Clerk Names from Marriage Certificates

Summary: Kentucky marriage licenses will no longer feature the names of county clerks in order to protect the religious freedom…

Passing Too Much Gas Gets a Man Beat Up

Summary: No one enjoys their significant other stinking up the bed, but one woman took things too far when her…

Rowan University to Start a Combined Bachelor’s and Law Degree Program

Summary: Rowan University has partnered with Widener University to create a 3+3 degree program. A partnership between Rowan University and…

Conditional Pardons Issued in New York for Former Juvenile Offenders

Summary: Approximately 10,000 former juvenile offenders in New York may get the chance to have their criminal history pardoned after…

Pennsylvania Governor Keeps Authority to Postpone Executions

Summary: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court established that the constitution gives the state governor authority to halt death penalties indefinitely. The…

Buchalter Nemer Adds Shareholder to San Francisco

Summary: Dylan Wiseman has left Littler Mendelson to join the office of Buchalter Nemer  is San Francisco as a Shareholder.…

Martin Shkreli Arrested for Securities Fraud

Summary: Prominent hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli has been arrested on issues surrounding the management of his…

Law Firm Hired to Investigate Bridgegate Scandal Criticized by Judge

Summary: Law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher received harsh words from a federal judge for not keeping the notes taken…

Solitary Confinement Class-Action Lawsuit Brought Against Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office

Summary: The use of solitary confinement in prisons has been heavily scrutinized over the last few years but this is the…

Trinity Western University Gets the Ruling They Wanted

Summary: A British Columbia Judge overturned the province’s law society decision to ban graduates from a Christian university from practicing…

Trial for Baltimore Cop in Freddie Gray Case Ends as a Mistrial

Summary: A mistrial has been declared after the jury was unable to reach a verdict for Baltimore police officer William…