Obama Comes Out in Support of Same-Sex Partnership in Immigration Reform
On Friday, President Barack Obama came out in support of a proposal to include same-sex partnership in immigration and said…
Legal News
Rhode Island Now the 10th State to Legalize Same-sex Marriage
On May 1, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. The…
April Hires 2,100 in Legal Sector
This year we got hit with one of the hardest “spring swoons” in a long time – that time of…
Legal Industry Sheds Secretaries
Several prominent and successful law firms across the country are reducing the size of their secretarial staff. This trend is…
Wynn Resorts and Okada Must Freeze Their Legal Battle to Let the Feds Pursue Okada’s Alleged Casino Bribery
Two casinos have been at each other’s throats, Wynn Resorts Ltd and those owned by Kazuo Okada; the owners used…
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…
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…
New IRS Healthcare Rules Hits Employers Hard
The tentacles of Obamacare are starting to coil around employers now that the Internal Revenue Service has released its proposed…
Former Judge Calls on Congress to Question U.S. Attorney’s Brooklyn Office
After being taken for millions of dollars by a fraudulent investor, is it reasonable to assume that the victims of…
“Baby Raper” Executed
On Sept. 29, 1998, Steve Smith raped his live-in girlfriend’s 6-month-old daughter, Autumn Carter, while himself too drunk to know…
Mozilla Fights Against Spyware Company and its Exploits
Mozilla, maker of Firefox, the world’s most popular web browser, has a problem. Gamma International Ltd. is passing off a…
NY Court of Appeals Lowers Burden of Proof in Cases of Severe Child Abuse
On Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals dealt with the matter of burden of proof in cases of severe…